Market Secrets #14 - Marketing, UX and Sales
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
“Market Secrets” is a series of events, each covering different industries, offering informal meetings with mentors who have inspiring careers.
For this edition, we are looking for marketing experts, seasoned sales professionals, and user experience specialists from various sectors and backgrounds spanning large and small companies, agencies, startups, entrepreneurship, government...
Examples of represented functions: agency strategist, digital marketing expert, product manager, branding specialist, communications director, market research specialist, project manager, user experience specialist, UI designer, customer relations manager, regional sales director, business development manager, account manager...
Mentors' Mission:
- No formal presentation is required
- Introduce yourself, talk about your background and your profession, your interest in the field, share advice with the student community, and answer their questions
Format:
Each mentor meets successively with small groups of 1 to 3 students around a table.
Location:
Hélène-Desmarais building (downtown), conference center Claude-Séguin (A.373, 3rd floor)
Event schedule:
- 4:30 PM: arrival of mentors
- 4:45 PM: arrival of students
- 5:15 to 5:35 PM: welcome speech
- 5:35 PM to 7:15 PM: student/mentor meetings
- 7:15 PM to 8:00 PM: open networking time between students and mentors over cocktails and appetizers
Students' Profile:
- Second-cycle students (DESS, M.Sc., MBA, etc.) with a keen interest in the fields presented
- The event will nonetheless be open to all HEC Montréal students
- Registration will be required to participate
- Students will have reviewed the list of mentors beforehand and will thus be able to come prepared with specific issues or questions
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 Sonia Reboul, Advisor, Corporate Relations: [email protected]
2026-2027 ‘Market Secrets’ events:
- September 28, 2026 — Market Secrets #8: Operations, Logistics and Automation
- October 8, 2026 — Market Secrets #9: Manufacturing, Mining and Energy
- November 2, 2026 — Market Secrets #10: HR, Talent and Organizational Management
- November 24, 2026 — Market Secrets #11: Data, Digital Innovation and Cybersecurity
- February 15, 2027 — Market Secrets #12: Sustainability, Social Impact and Governance
- March 17, 2027 — Market Secrets #13: Transportation, Defence and Construction
- May 5, 2027 — Market Secrets #14: Marketing, UX and Sales