Organizing Committee

The PhD Annual Symposium 2026 is organized collaboratively by doctoral students and faculty representatives from Montreal’s leading business schools.

Host Institution

HEC Montréal

Organizing Committee

The committee includes PhD student representatives and faculty members from:

• HEC Montréal
• McGill University – Desautels Faculty of Management
• Concordia University – John Molson School of Business
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - École des sciences de la gestion (ESG)

General Organizing Committee

• Félix Joly
• Karl Janelle
• Marie-Eugénie Lamare

Website Coordinator

• Juan Sebastian Riveros Perez

Logistics Committee

• Seyed Shayan Nazemi
• Paul Hernandez
• Sama Gholami
• Toho Serges Stephane Kambire

Communications Committee

• Célaine Glacial
• Helena Campos Gutierrez
• Houria Hadjadji
• Karelle L’Heureux
• Nicolas Turcotte-Légaré
• Seyed Shayan Nazemi

Selection Committee

• André Luis Bezerra Cavalcanti Godoi
• Hourik Sarafian
• Juliette Ellul
• Karl Janelle
• Margaux Maurel
• Nicolas Turcotte-Légaré
• Seyed Shayan Nazemi

DEI Committee

• Isax Michon-Dupuis
• Seyed Shayan Nazemi
• Toho Serges Stephane Kambire
• Margaux Maurel