“Internal combustion engines and personal vehicles are going to be greatly scaled back in the next decade,” says engineer Zdravka Bondider (EMBA ’22). She’s talking about the state of the only industry she’s ever known. “In fact, many countries in Europe are taking steps to exit internal combustion engines altogether.” It’s a heady statement coming… Continue Reading
A glitzy punctuation mark on the end of an academic year marked by a gradual, heartening return to normal conditions, a school-wide three-day graduation ceremony saw the HEC Paris Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 descended upon Paris and Jouy-en-Josas to reconnect and to rejoice in all their accomplishments. Days for the EMBA’s Among them,… Continue Reading
On any given day, Boston-based physician Dr. Quoc Dien Trinh, EMBA ’22, has every minute of time already spoken for. “This morning, it’s research. Then, I’m talking to you. Then straight afterward I’m interviewing someone to fill a position.” An Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, he is a health services researcher with… Continue Reading
For Roberta Guatelli, EMBA ‘2022, motorsports is elementary. Like simple arithmetic, understanding the marriage of engineering and motorsports comes naturally to her; she’s quick to embrace the elegance and the allure of both. “Working in motorsports is very nice because you work on the things that people love,” she says. “People are passionate about racing.… Continue Reading
Last week, Michelin Group CEO Florent Menegaux graced the stage at Bellon Auditorium along with a small panel that included representatives of each of the two HEC Paris MBA programs and EMBA Adjunct Professor Piers Cumberlege. Menegaux, a 25-year veteran of one the automotive industry’s most iconic firms, delivered a gripping treatise on steering the… Continue Reading
The humble email account might be your most critical IT tool. Why? If a hacker takes control of your email, chances are that he or she will be able to break into all your other tools and accounts. Easy to understand, then, that recent years have seen explosive growth in email protection services as part… Continue Reading
Bulu Iraddim Ismailova, Roxanne Crossley, Esperanza Orrego, and Jenni Peltola Toft are typical participants in the HEC Paris EMBA program. They have achieved much in their careers. They are ambitious, highly capable leaders in their respective fields. The HEC Paris program appealed to them chiefly because of the quality of its offer; in turn, they… Continue Reading
Warren Buffet invested in airlines in the 1980’s, lost money, and famously swore off investing in airlines ever again. Some 30 years later, the Oracle of Omaha changed his mind, against his own advice. He poured money into airlines in 2016, only to sell Berkshire Hathaway’s positions at a loss in 2020. Suffice it to… Continue Reading
This EMBA Specialization tackles an area of business that has been growing in scope since the emergence of Asia, India, and Africa as economic leaders has profoundly reshaped globalization and economic competition. Helmed by Professor David Menasce, it also aims to provide participants with concrete tools to implement strategies that are financially successful while at the… Continue Reading
The HEC Executive Community regularly organizes leadership activities and networking excursions. Conceived as a way to foster community within the program participants of HEC Executive Education—a separate HEC Paris entity from the Executive MBA— these activities are nonetheless open to EMBA participants and alumni, representing one of the few opportunities for them to network… Continue Reading
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