HEC Paris has hosted a special ‘Meet the Alumni’ event that gave professionals seeking executive education the opportunity to interact with a panel of eight graduates and current participants of the Executive MBA (EMBA) programme from the 2014 to 2018 cohorts.
The session was held at the Msheireb Enrichment Centre.
HEC Paris alumni shared their feedback about their professional and personal experience while on the programme and provided attendees with insights into how the EMBA degree gave them a vital edge in today’s competitive employment market, according to a statement.
Speakers also outlined why they chose HEC Paris for their executive education and the EMBA, the challenges of going back to school and juggling studies with their daily work routine, and offered advice to prospective participants.
Speakers from the current cohort described their experience of the programme so far and how they have been able to apply the knowledge and skills developed at each step of their studies into real-life situations in their workplace.
The alumni included Obaid Rahman from Ooredoo Global Services; Hend Zainal, communications consultant at Qatar Foundation; David Smith, regional infrastructure director at Turner and Townsend; Maryam al-Mansoori, chief officer – corporate planning and support, Msheireb Properties; and Reham Sabri Thawabi, AGM – head of branch network, Commercial Bank.
The EMBA 2018 programme participants who addressed the audience included Abeer al-Hammadi, IP commercialisation manager, Qatar Foundation Research and Development; Donovan Waite, senior crude oil portfolio adviser, Qatar Petroleum; and Jennifer Yakub.
The admissions team was also present at the event to answer questions on the enrolment process for HEC Paris executive education programmes.
HEC Paris alumni “benefit from one of the largest alumni networks in the world, with more than 57,000 members across 132 countries, providing members with the opportunity to network and share experiences with fellow graduates from around the world”, the statement notes.
The event in progress.
