Dear HEC UK Alumni, As you know, the HEC UK House is now open and we have been delighted to welcome our first cohort of HEC students (data science for business master), our first events and of course our first alumni stopping by the house! A number of you had lots of questions about the access and how to rent the rooms so we have prepared a FAQ section in this newsletter. In spite of the bank holidays in May, we have a jam-packed program for you, whether you're interested in, finance, sustainability, art, blockchain, wine, we have something for you! And did we mention the save the date for our Summer Party in June? Thank you for your continued support. We are excited to share our HEC UK House with you and hope that it will serve as a hub for creativity, innovation and learning, Kind regards, Your HEC in the UK Team Delphine, Laura, Wendy, Marie & Johanna | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HEC UK HOUSE | :white_question: I am a fee-paying member or Infinity Pass member, how can I access the House? :heavy_check_mark:️Infinity Pass and fee-paying Alumni can access the lounge 10 times until the end of the year. There is no need to book, the House is open from 9am to 5pm. You can always let us know by email if you prefer. Access to the events organised at the House is possible via registration only. Special rates are available for fee-paying members. :white_question: I am not a fee-paying member, how can I access the House? :heavy_check_mark:️Non-fee-paying Alumni can register to all the events organised at the UK House and purchase a ticket. If you wish to get 10 free access to the lounge until the end of 2023, you can become a fee-paying member and subscribe to an annual or a life-time membership. :white_question: I am not living in London but I travel often for business, can I come to the House from time to time? :heavy_check_mark:️Everyone from all around the world is more than welcome at the UK House! You can access the lounges of the UK House if you are a fee-paying member. Please stop by at any time when you are travelling to London and check the UK House agenda to register to our events! :white_question: Can I bring a guest at the House?
:heavy_check_mark:️Infinity Pass and fee-paying members can bring one guest at the House, in the lounges. This is quite an informal and open setting, so for a proper meeting members should rent a room instead. :white_question: Can I rent a meeting room at the House?
:heavy_check_mark:️Yes, you can rent one of our meeting rooms (max. 8 people): the Library or the Newton Room. We have special rates for Alumni: £150 for half a day / £300 for a full day. Please contact Johanna to book your room. :white_question: Do you have corporate membership? :heavy_check_mark:️We offer specific corporate memberships for businesses which could be interested in a "pied à terre" meeting room in Central London, with access to a meeting room three times a month. We also offer specific sponsoring opportunities if this is of interest. Please contact Marie for more details. | Discover our brand new online section for the UK House!
| HEC UK FINANCE CLUB: Networking and drinks Wednesday 10th May - 7:00pm IN PERSON Join us for the first HEC UK Finance Club event at the new HEC UK House! Informal networking and drinks to meet Alumni and visit the House! Register HERE | A coffee with Pablo Martin de Holan, the Dean of HEC Paris in Qatar Tuesday 16th May - 8:30am IN PERSON We are delighted to welcome Pablo Martin de Holan, Dean of HEC Paris in Qatar at the new HEC UK House to discuss HEC Paris in Qatar updates and discover their upcoming projects! Register HERE | Blockchain@hec UK: Legal, tax and regulatory frameworks for crypto markets Tuesday 23rd May - 5:00pm ONLINE Join us for a webinar that will cover the latest developments in the crypto legal, tax, regulatory domains and will dwell into highly debated themes such as regional disparities and DeFi regulation. Register HERE | HEC UK WINE CLUB: Wine tasting with Bodegas Sierra Cantabria D.O.Ca Rioja Wednesday 7th June - 7:30pm IN PERSON Join us for an exclusive wine tasting at the HEC UK House with Bodegas Sierra Cantabria D.O.CA. Rioja Register HERE | HEC UK GREEN CLUB: How to transition into the sustainability sector Wednesday 17th May - 7:00pm IN PERSON Join us for an interactive discussion on how to transition to the sustainability sector and have an overview of the diversity of career options, from corporate to climate tech in startups. Register HERE | HEC UK ART CLUB: Sevres at the Huntington Tuesday 16th May - 6:00pm ONLINE The HEC UK Art Club, in partnership with les Amis du Musée de Sèvres, is thrilled to invite you to a live discussion with Jeffrey Weaver, associate curator in the department of sculpture and decoration arts at J. Paul Getty Museum. Register HERE | ALUMNI x STUDENTS: Marketing networking drinks Monday 5th June - 6:30pm IN PERSON Come to share your tips and advice to our 45 HEC Marketing master students as they are coming to London for a study trip. Whether you wish to hire them, to mentor them or to just find out what is new on the Campus, they are looking forward to meeting you! Register HERE | HEC UK GOVERNANCE CLUB: Soft skills for board directors Tuesday 13th June - 5:30pm IN PERSON & ONLINE Join our panel discussion to celebrate the launch of HEC Alumni's latest collective book on corporate governance. Three of the book's contributors will share their experience on soft skills for non-executive directors. Register HERE | SAVE THE DATE! Our iconic Summer Party will be hosted at the HEC UK House on Wednesday 21st June from 7pm: we are lining up a program full of surprises to celebrate summer with music, dance and tropical cocktails! Early booking is recommended: purchase your tickets here! | THROWBACK ON LONDON DSB STUDY TRIP In April, the HEC UK Office organised a Learning Expedition to London for c.40 students from the Master in Data Science for Business. The students spent 3 intensive days where they had they had the opportunity to visit companies, meet with data scientists, and network with HEC alumni. This trip provided the students with a unique opportunity to gain insight into the world of data science and how it is applied in the business world. Read the full article here. | THROWBACK ON LIFE PROJECT FESTIVAL CLOSING EVENING AT THE HEC UK HOUSE We were delighted to host the closing event of HEC Life Project Festival, both in person and online with HEC Alumni & Corporate Partners at the HEC UK House. The event was led by Anne-Valérie Corboz, Dean at HEC Paris & Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Associate Professor at HEC Paris in Qatar, who spoke about Thinking Differently: innovation, leadership and diversity for high performance. Read more here. | ANNUAL HEC ALUMNI GALA DINER IN PARIS Spring is here and in a few weeks, on Wednesday 24th May, we will host the HEC Gala Dinner in the wonderful Musée Rodin, the most prestigious event in Paris. Many of you have confirmed your company's presence or reserved a table for your HEC class. We are already expecting 300 guests for this exceptional evening! There are still some seats available, which we are pleased to offer from today at the single or "couple" rate. Join this prestigious evening and book your tickets here! | JULIE SADDI: REROUTING Our very own Julie Saddi, leader of the HEC UK Art Club is showcasing her brilliant work at the Art Space, Cass Art in Islington from May 28th to June 10th. We are gathering a group of HEC Alumni to go to the exhibition and meet with Julie on Wednesday 31st May at 10am. Please contact Marie if you wish to come as well. We hope to see you there. | CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: HEC UK TECH CLUB | We are delighted to introduce you to our new HEC UK Tech Club members! A big thank you to Maud and Elisabeth for joining Ranya and Magali and taking the lead and organise insightful gatherings for our Alumni in the tech industry. If you wish to follow their updates and events, you are welcome to join the HEC UK Tech Club WhatsApp Group. | Maud LARPENT Nationality: French, British Location: London Program: Grande Ecole Year of graduation: 2005 Experience: Product Management, Travel, Tech, Online Marketplaces
Interests: innovation (in particular in Femtech and AI), tennis, rowing, scuba diving, live music | Elisabeth OSMONT D’AMILLY Nationality: French Location: London Program: Grande Ecole Year of graduation: 2016 Experience: General Management, Go-to-Market and Growth strategies, Organisational Design, Business Transformation Interests: Travels, Art, History, Mentoring, Personal development, Barre workouts and Hiking | Magali BOURCY Nationality: French Location: London Program: Grande Ecole Year of graduation: 2003 Experience: Digital Transformation, Ecommerce, Management And Business Development, Online Retail Interests: Art, Travel, Literature, Music | Ranya EL BISSOURI Nationality: French, Moroccan, British Location: London Program: Grande Ecole Year of graduation: 2011 Experience: Digital Transformation, Strategic Marketing, Ecommerce Interests: Technology, Capital Markets, Travel, Art, History, Architecture, Literature, Cooking, Swimming | READINGS: OUR SELECTION FOR YOU | Our May selection comes from Knowledge@hec that gather top quality research and articles from HEC Professors and Alumni | How The Market Power of Credit Rating Agencies Influences the Ratings they Publish Global credit rating agencies (CRAs) play an important role in economic growth or decline. Generous credit ratings may allow businesses to take on too much debt, at risk of defaulting. Overcautious ratings can hinder their access to finance, stifle investment, slow growth. A study by award-winning HEC Paris researcher Professor Pepa Kraft and collaborators in the U.S. and Hong Kong suggest that CRAs ratings are influenced by their country-level market share. Read more. | How Consumers Read and Memorize a Price Researchers in Marketing Gilles Laurent of ESSEC Business School and Marc Vanhuele of HEC Paris study how consumers read and assimilate prices while shopping. Their novel theory refutes the intuitive hypothesis made by previous research in consumer behavior that prices are read from left to right, and has implications for policy regulations, to prevent misleading consumers in their purchase decisions. Read more | How Inclusive Corporate Culture Matters in the #MeToo Era Gender diversity in corporate boards of directors has long been on the agenda, but whether and when investors reward companies that make efforts towards such inclusion remains an open question. Researchers in Accounting Crystal Shi (HEC Paris), April Klein and Mary Brooke Billings (New York University) investigate whether the #MeToo movement had an impact on investors' perceptions of the benefits of having a diverse and inclusive corporate culture, as reflected by the gender makeup of corporate boards. Read more.
| 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 Laura | 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 Marie | Connect with HEC UK Community: | HEC Paris - UK Office 43 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PS 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. | | |
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