Chair Course

Chair Partners present major challenges, cases studies and research projects to be solved by students.

Topics for group research projects carried out by students supervised by both an ESSEC tutor and a corporate partner tutor. Students present their results to the whole class, the Prof. and Chair partners.

Topics to be addressed:

Shaping the future of finance: What are the mega trends?
Real estate asset management: current issues and challenges
ESG investing-the new normal?
The use of AI in asset management industry, Cybersecurity, Robot Advisors;
The EU new deal and its implications - Regulatory Framework
Financial innovation in the Green Economy: Green mortgages, Green Bonds….
Climate physical risk and Climate risk transition- implications in real estate investments
Structured Finance: Stakes and constraints of ESG on Structured finance
Mergers and acquisitions: The impact of growing ESG investments and COVID crisis on Corporate Restructuring …

Topics for field projects:

ESG Best practices on real estate asset managers
Middle class social residences
Life sciences - a rising trend in Europe