Industry Connexions | Digital Creativity

A series of meetings between students and mentors to allow tomorrow’s talents to benefit from the advice and experience of professionals with inspiring backgrounds in their chosen field.

Fourth Edition:

Monday February 6, 2023

Digital Creativity

From future managers, strategists or agency founders to tomorrow's professionals in the world of digital creativity, this edition aims to bring together mentors with varied and diversified backgrounds in their industry in order to guide HEC Montréal talent on the path to their professional future. Expected fields: video games, visual effects (cinema and television), immersive experiences (virtual reality, digital installations), digital and creative agencies, etc.

Schedule:

4 to 4:45 pm: Mentors Café to exchange with other industry professionals before the mentoring and networking sessions.

4:45 to 5 pm: Speech by a HEC Montréal Alumni who works in the field to present his or her inspiring story and career path.

5 to 6:30 pm: Speed-mentoring and networking. Each mentor meets with a small group of students at a time around a table to:

• Introduce themselves, talk about their background, interest in the field, share advice with students, and answer their questions.
• The students will have access to the list of mentors ahead of time and will therefore arrive with specific issues or questions.
• A cocktail will be served during the mentoring sessions.
• A virtual board will be available to highlight research projects in the field, job opportunities, upcoming events, etc.

7 pm: End of the event.

Students Profile:

• Students with a keen interest in your industry who could benefit from the guidance of professionals with experience in the field;
• The event will be open to all HEC Montréal students and registration will be required to participate due to the room capacity.

Would you be interested in sharing your experience, meeting our students and answering their questions, or would you like to nominate someone from your network? Contact Marion Malique, Corporate Relations Advisor: marion.malique@hec.ca

For all industries presented in 2022-2023 and to find out about our recruitment events, visit our calendar.

Fields Overview :

October, 2022 – Arts, Culture and Sports
November, 2022 – Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical
January, 2023 – Information Technology
February, 2023 – Digital Creativity
March, 2023 – Transformation, Construction and Transportation
April, 2023 – Cleantech and Sustainability