Dear HEC alumni in the UK, We hope you are well and had a wonderful summer, and are now ready for ‘la Rentrée’! You will see below our full list of events for the next few weeks. We are quite excited to welcome our Finance Students in London ‘in real life’ next week, a number of you will kindly welcome them in your companies, thank you for this, and you can all meet them during the networking events (on Thursday evening for a reception and Friday evening for a casual pub evening). Please join us for an exclusive breakfast at Harrods with La Prairie on Friday 16th September, this is our “la Rentrée’ event, we look forward to catching up with you! And please save the date for a Blockchain event, and in October for a Wine Tasting, a Masterclass with our wonderful Marketing professor Gachoucha Kretz about brands in the metaverse, and a networking event with the Strategic Management students…. And voilà, it will already soon be half term, time flies here at HEC in the UK! We really hope to see you in person soon, so we can update you on our exciting projects, including the HEC UK House! As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments or propositions, and please do forward this newsletter to your promotion friends who might not have subscribed to it! Kind regards, Your HEC in the UK Team Delphine, Laura, Lauren, Wendy & Sophie PS – This is Lauren’s last newsletter, please join us in wishing all the best to Lauren for her next endeavours, HEC in the UK has been so lucky to have Lauren these last few years, and it has been such a privilege for all of us to work with Lauren! PS2 - We are delighted to welcome Laura Saint-Lo as our new Deputy Director. Laura looks forward to meeting you during our next events. | Networking Reception - Finance Study Trip Thursday 8th September – 7.30pm UK Time - IN PERSON. 260 HEC Masters students from Majeure Finance, MSc in International Finance and MSc in Managerial and Financial Economics will come to London for the traditional study trip. Join this cocktail reception at The Caledonian Club, meet top talent for your companies & share your experience with students. Register HERE | HEC UK Sport & Wellbeing Club - Runthrough 10K Sunday 11th September – 9.30am UK Time - IN PERSON. Take on this great 10k event at one of London's most iconic parks. This fast course has great potential for PB's. There will be a slight hill during the event but nothing that will be too challenging. Come to embrace the iconic park and draw the summer season to a close. Register HERE | HEC UK Blockchain Club - Save the date - Blockchain and Sustainability Wednesday 28th September – 5pm UK Time - ONLINE. The panel composed of professionals from the blockchain infrastructure, VC community and sustainability experts will aim to provide a reality check about such controversies and address how blockchain could be made more sustainable. Register HERE | MASTERCLASS - Brands and Metaverse with Gachoucha Kretz & Christophe Tucci Tuesday 11th October - 7.00pm UK Time - IN PERSON. Register HERE | Pub drinks - Finance Alumni & Students Friday 9th September - 6.00pm UK Time - IN PERSON. This will be a casual gathering to further exchange with HEC Students and fellow HEC alumni in Finance.. Register HERE | September Breakfast @ Harrods with La Prairie Friday 16th September - 8.00am UK Time - IN PERSON. Join us for a delightful breakfast with an exclusive presentation by La Prairie, followed by networking, to reconnect, meet the HEC UK team and network with other HEC UK Alumni, Corporate Ambassadors & Volunteers. Tickets are very limited so please book early if you wish to secure your spot. Register HERE | HEC UK Wine Club - Wine tasting with Château Pichon Baron Wednesday 5th October – 7.30pm UK Time - IN PERSON. The HEC Wine Club UK is delighted to invite you to a very exclusive wine tasting with AXA Millesime’s CEO presenting Pichon Baron and Suduiraut at the White Horse (sister club of Hedonism) in Mayfair next to Green Park. Register HERE | Alumni x Students - Strategy Networking Cocktail Tuesday 18th October – 7.30pm UK Time - IN PERSON. Over 100 HEC Masters students will attend this cocktail reception as the new class of Majeure Strategy and MSc in Strategic Management comes to London on a study trip devoted to networking, company visits, conferences and team building. The objective of the evening is to foster networking between current students and alumni, so speeches will be kept to a minimum! Register HERE | :mailbox_with_mail: Invitation: ONLINE Alumni Finance Event 2022 - on ZOOM HEC Paris and the HEC Alumni Association invite you to the 12th annual Alumni Finance Event on Thursday 22nd September 2022, from 16:00pm (CET) - 3pm London time. If you can't join the networking evening in London, might be a great way to support and network with the students! The aim of this event is to allow students who are contemplating a career in the Finance sector to have a chat with Finance professionals and to learn about the sector and the different career paths. For you, this is an opportunity to share your experience and in doing so, to contribute to the excellence of the HEC Paris education. Registration here | :speaking_head_in_silhouette: HEC Talks with Emmanuel Faber Going live on LinkedIn on September 12, 2022, at 8 P.M., HEC Paris is honored to welcome Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board and HEC Alumnus, to address our incoming students during the first HEC Talks of the new academic year 2022/23. You can join and register here. | :video_camera: Video: HEC Paris Purpose & Sustainability Seminar 2022 380 first-year students begin their learning journey at HEC Paris with a seminar in Chamonix focused on the quest for meaning, climate issues and leadership. Please watch the video here. | :loudspeaker: HEC UK Clubs: We NEED YOU! Join our team of Alumni Volunteers to organise exciting online / in-person events to bring together the international Alumni community. HEC UK is currently looking for new volunteers to join the HEC UK Digital and Green Clubs. If you are interested in one of these two topics, this can be for you! >>> Would you like to join one of the HEC UK Clubs? View the booklet & contact Sophie. | :pencil2:️ Stay connected to your network: update your profile on HEC Alumni By updating your details on HEC Alumni such as your location, professional experiences, industry, we will be able to tailor gatherings, events and offer you more relevant services. To update your profile you can log into your HEC Alumni Account and follow this link here: >> UPDATE YOUR PROFILE You will find here a tutorial video which demonstrates how to easily update your HEC Alumni Profile | :mobile_phone_arrow:HEC In the UK Instagram: Summer Serie☀️ Did you notice our Instagram Clubs series? It took place over the summer and you can hear more about our clubs activities on Instagram! Please do not hesitate to follow us! By the way, did you know we also have WHATSAPP GROUPS for HEC alumni based in the UK? If you have not joined it yet, please respond to this message and we’ll send you the link! | BECOME A CORPORATE AMBASSADOR Help HEC Paris foster synergies with your company in talent recruitment, talent development, brand & knowledge and business development. >>> View brochure & contact Lauren | BE AN ALUMNI VOLUNTEER Join a supportive and fun team of 30 active volunteers led by Karim Saddi (H.97) and Herve Hatt (H.86), to organize 100+ events hosted each year. Gain exclusive access to the HEC network, and enjoy many fun and great moments! >>> View HEC UK Clubs Booklet To join a club, please contact Sophie | SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE DURING A SHARE AND GROW COFFEE CHAT Share your talent, expertise, story and make the HEC UK community benefit from what you can bring to them. If you would like to suggest a speaker or animate a Share and Grow session, like Blandine Surry (H.99) or Agathe Pinchon (H.03), please contact Sophie | Connect with HEC UK Community: | HEC Paris - UK Office 91 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0EF ukoffice@hec.fr If you no longer wish to receive news from HEC in the UK, please update your preferences on your HEC Alumni account. | | |