Students and Faculty

Business and Climate Change Summer Program

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51%

Women

Nationalities represented

55%

Student nationalities outside of Europe

Average age

48%

Post-bachelor's level

29%

Non-business background

*Total Summer School 2024 Profiles

Some Students' Home Academic Institutions in 2024

Vienna University, Austria
Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil
McGill University, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada
FUDAN University, China
Peking University, China,
Shanghai University, China
Sciences Po Paris, France
TUM Munich, Germany

HKUST, Hong Kong
Ashoka University, India
IITB Bombay, India
Bocconi University, Italy
LUISS Business School, Italy
University of Tokyo, Japan
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
ESADE, Spain
IE Business School, Spain
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

University of California, Berkeley, USA
Cornell University, USA
HULT International BS, USA
Imperial College London, UK
London School of Economics, UK
London Business School, UK
University College London, UK
University of Cambridge, UK
University of Oxford, UK

Students

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What I appreciated most was the program's direct applicability to the real world. Dynamic exchanges and practical case studies allowed me to acquire skills that I now use daily in my career.

When I decided to join the summer program at HEC Paris...

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Joining the summer program ‘Business and Climate Change’ as a young professional has given me new knowledge and insights that are invaluable in my work.

I currently work as business developer in the Voluntary Carbon Market. Together with...

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Business & Climate Change

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Climate change and sustainable development is one of the most pressing issues that the world faces today, and something that will underpin the progress of our societies going forward.

In this global context, the Business and Climate Change...

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The HEC Paris 'Business and Climate Change' summer program left me feeling inspired, energized and ambitious.

As a Geography student, the financial aspect of this course has provided me with a more holistic understanding of the complexity of the...

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Academic team

Jean-Michel-Gauthier_Energy-and-Finance_HEC-Paris Jean-Michel Gauthier is an international energy expert and professor at HEC Paris, as well as Associate Professor at Ecole Polytechnique Paris. He has also served for the past 16 years as Deloitte’s Chief Economist Officer for Energy and Resources.

Jean-Michel has over 30 years of energy sector experience. After 12 years at Total where he was responsible for oil and gas project development, he joined Deloitte in 2001 as Partner in charge of the Energy and Resources Industry Line. He became Global Leader of Energy and Resources for Deloitte Corporate Finance in 2008.

He has carried out financial advisory engagements for oil & gas major corporations, large integrated power utilities as well as energy-intensive companies. He has acted as Trustee for the European Commission in respect of power auctions.

He also regularly advises governments, including France’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defense on energy purchase policy and market issues, as well as Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on nuclear regulatory issues.

Jean-Michel is the Executive Director of the Energy and Finance Chair at HEC Paris. He also delivers Executive Education programs for the Qatar Foundation, the EU Institute of Innovation and Technology (KIC Innoenergy) as well as China’s energy leaders. He was awarded the 2018 Vernimmen Prize (HEC Paris Best Teaching Award).

Jean-Michel Gauthier
Academic Director,
Affiliate Professor,
HEC Paris