PhD Annual Symposium 2026 – Hosted by HEC Montréal

Program

Thursday, March 12

Time Activity
11:30–13:30 Arrival and distribution of name tags
(B.307 – Multipurpose room)
Refreshments and snacks will be served
13:30–14:00 Opening speech
(B.307 – Multipurpose room)
14:00–15:30
Presentation Session #1
(C.403 — Louis-R-Chenevert)
Sustainability, ESG & Institutional Transformations 		Presentation Session #2
(A.451 — Deloitte)
Markets, Consumers & Meaning 		Workshop #1
(C.406 — Josée-Fiset)
The Alphabet of Chaos: An Arts-Based Exercise to Experience Creativity Under Constraints by Vicky Mercier 		Workshop #2
(C.412 — Mallette)
Using Generative AI for Qualitative Research in the Montreal Joint PhD Program by Anand Bhardwaj, Joel Perez-Torrents, Prof. Meaghan Girard, Prof. Celia Chui
15:30–16:00 Refreshment
(B.307 – Multipurpose room)
16:00–17:30
Presentation Session #3
(C.403 — Louis-R-Chenevert)
AI, Algorithmic Decision-Making & Fairness 		Presentation Session #4
(A.451 — Deloitte)
Innovation, Learning & Spatial / Policy Dynamics 		Workshop #3
(C.406 — Josée-Fiset)
Enseigner sans écran en 2026, pourquoi et comment ? by Paul Hernandez and Karl Janelle
17:30–20:30 Cocktail reception and speech by the HEC PhD Program Director
(B.307 – Multipurpose room)

Friday, March 13

Time Activity
08:00–09:00 Welcome Breakfast
(D.726 – Creativity room)
09:00–11:00 Workshop #4
(C.505 — Aimé Quintal)
Managerialism, performance culture, and psychological well-being: How can we draw inspiration from slow scholarship to survive and thrive in higher education? by Justine-Anne Rowell
11:00–11:15 Break (15 minutes)
11:15–12:15
Roundtable Session
(A.551 & A.549 — GDI & Port-Moresby)
Research-in-Progress 		Workshop #5
(C.505 — Aimé Quintal)
Ebbs and flows of the doctoral journey by Tobi Rodrigue 		Presentation Session #5
(C.521 — Helsinki)
Organizations, Work & Identity
12:15–13:30 Lunch
(D.726 – Creativity room)
13:30–15:00
Presentation Session #6
(C.521 — Helsinki)
Health, Care & Digitalization 		Presentation Session #7
(C.505 — Aimé Quintal)
Institutions, Governance & Public Action
15:00–15:30 Refreshment
(D.726 – Creativity room)
15:30–17:00
Workshop #6
(C.505 — Aimé Quintal)
Individual and collective resistance strategies of female doctoral students to power dynamics at the university, in particular in supervisory relationships by Margaux Maurel & Isabelle Roberge-Maltais 		Workshop #7
(C.515 — Guilford)
Comprendre et pratiquer le snowballing bibliographique à partir de données ouvertes : principes méthodologiques, outils et limites by Aymeric Mailler 		< Workshop #8
(A.551 — GDI)
Boundless Era: A Collaborative Open Innovation Game by Marie-Claire Hamel
17:00–17:30 Closing speeches
(A.878 – Guy-Fréchette)
17:30–20:30 Cocktail
(A.878 – Guy-Fréchette)