International Newsletter - november 2017 |
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> New York/webinar : Careers Workshop: Intuition for Business, 14 NOV., Register > Paris: Afterwork for Energy Sector, 16 NOV., Register > Lausanne: Afterwork, 16 NOV, Register > Paris: Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility, 22 NOV., Register > Webinar: Entrepreneurship: Success depends on the dream team, 23 NOV, Register > London : Wine Tasting: Vranken Pommery Monopole, 28 NOV., Register
> London: Emotional Intelligence : A Key to Unlocking Performance, 1 DEC., Register
> Hong Kong: Annual China Gala, 1 DEC, Register
> Düsseldorf : HEC Alumni X-Mas Drinks, 4 DEC.,Register
> Geneva : Lunch with the new CEO of Ulysse Nardin, 13 DEC, Register
> Geneva: Dinner with Peter Todd, 11 JAN, Save the date
> London: UK Gala at the V&A Museum, 8 MARCH, Save the date
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NEW!! THE HEC MAGAZINE NOW HAS AN ENGLISH SECTION!To better share top-level content with our growing international alumni community, the HEC Magazine now offers a new section with articles in English only. To get a taste, check out our article "Hosting the Olympics: Good or Bad Deal" on the economic implications of France’s successful bid to host the games to Paris in 2024.
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SHARING FRENCH 'ART DE VIVRE' WITH OUR FOREIGN STUDENTSFor the 2nd year, HEC Alumni’s community mobilized to welcome over 200 new foreign students to their homes for a meal. This event was designed to welcome non-French students to our alumni community and also to give them some insights into French family life. A tremendous success, students and came back a common refrain: "Thank you and please, let’s do it again!!". Find out more.
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FEEDBACK FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN GATHERINGOver 160 alumni (see the photos) heard Peter Todd speak about the new double degree with Yale School of Management. There was also a panel discussion on global transformations with Ted Synder, Dean of Yale SOM; Frédéric Rozé (H.83), CEO of L’Oréal USA; Guillaume Le Cunff (E.06), President of Nespresso USA; and William Warshauer, CEO of Technoserve. NYC alumni also got to meet their new Chapter President, Evelyne Estey (H.81). Many thanks to BNP Paribas for sponsoring!
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Leadership advice for women from Anne Thévenet-AbitbolIn this exclusive interview, Anne Thevenet-Abitbol, Prospective and New Concepts VP at Danone and co-founder of the EVE Program, proposes ways of going beyond the glass ceiling (responsibility, discovery, intuition, transformation…). Watch the video.
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WELCOME DAY AT HECTo celebrate its 137th intake, HEC Paris organized a special "Welcome Day", inviting all new degree students and their families to spend a day on the campus, 3 September. Over 2,000 people were welcomed by Dean Todd and had the opportunity to visit the campus, meet students and attend conferences. Find out more.
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NEW CHAIR ON PRIVATE EQUITY AND INFRASTRUCTURECreated in partnership with Antin Infrastructure Partners, this new Chair aims to support excellent academic education and complement the practical training of high-level professionals by explaining the value creation tools used by infrastructure funds as part of their investments
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HEC PARIS IN ABIDJAN Just a few months before the opening of an HEC Representative office in Abidjan, HEC Paris launched many programs there this fall, including CAP2020 which aims to train 5700 senior civil servants from 14 Ivorian Ministries and State Agencies. Find out more.
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RECRUIT AT HEC'S CARREFOURS JOB FAIR Join the companies that have already signed up for HEC Paris’ biggest job fair on 23 & 24 January. Whether a start-up, or a multi-national, your company can benefit from meeting 3500 HEC students. For more information.
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CROWDFUNDING BACKERS PLAY IT SAFE
The online crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has the reputation of helping innovative start-ups get funding. Cathy Yang and her co-authors find, however, that innovative ideas - products that were both novel and useful - actually receive significantly less funding from this platform than other projects. What are the implications for entrepreneurs? For more information.
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