The HEC Paris experience
Our participants get the opportunity to learn, not only from top faculty, but also from their classmates. Each program provides a multicultural and interactive environment where participants from different backgrounds, sectors and countries can share best practices and build up a valuable network of peers.
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It is becoming increasingly recognized that innovations that succeed follow a systemic, human-centered process of need identification, hypothesis generation, testing, learning, and iteration. This masterclass will introduce key design thinking principles that are not only a toolbox for stimulating creativity but also a methodology for solving problems. This process involves applying the concepts of design thinking and hypothesis-driven innovation to real-world needs and challenges, with a focus on understanding the need deeply by engaging in meaningful, empathetic interactions with users, creating and testing prototypes, and building and iterating key aspects of your business case. Participants will walk away with a toolkit of frameworks and exercises for generating ideas, refining the direction of an idea, testing, and evaluating the viability of the idea.<br />
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baseline"><strong>Dr. Seungah Sarah Lee <br />
Assistant Professor at HEC Paris in Qatar</strong><br />
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Her research broadly explores how nation-states and organizations negotiate the changing demands of a globalized world and adapt models for sustainable development to foster (social) entrepreneurship and innovation in their local contexts. Her most recent projects include studies on how semi-government organizations foster local entrepreneurship and innovation and the ways that accelerators appropriate and adapt global entrepreneurial narratives to cultivate an entrepreneurial culture among youth in the Arab Gulf. She received her PhD from Stanford University. Prior to academia, Dr. Lee worked in the Middle East, leading organizational strategy, program design, and impact evaluation for newly established education nonprofits and providing policy research and advisory services.</p>
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<p>Join us - either in-person or virtually - at HEC Paris in Qatar for an insightful masterclass that could reshape your approach to innovation. <br />
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Toward the end of the session, our Recruitment team will answer all your questions.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: 11th September 2024 ( Wednesday)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 18:00 - 20:00 (Doha Time)</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: HEC Paris in Qatar, Msherieb Downtown, 1st floor</p>
<p>Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation of your attendance with a link to join the session.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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It is becoming increasingly recognized that innovations that succeed follow a systemic, human-centered process of need identification, hypothesis generation, testing, learning, and iteration. This masterclass will introduce key design thinking principles that are not only a toolbox for stimulating creativity but also a methodology for solving problems. This process involves applying the concepts of design thinking and hypothesis-driven innovation to real-world needs and challenges, with a focus on understanding the need deeply by engaging in meaningful, empathetic interactions with users, creating and testing prototypes, and building and iterating key aspects of your business case. Participants will walk away with a toolkit of frameworks and exercises for generating ideas, refining the direction of an idea, testing, and evaluating the viability of the idea.<br />
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baseline"><strong>Dr. Seungah Sarah Lee <br />
Assistant Professor at HEC Paris in Qatar</strong><br />
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Her research broadly explores how nation-states and organizations negotiate the changing demands of a globalized world and adapt models for sustainable development to foster (social) entrepreneurship and innovation in their local contexts. Her most recent projects include studies on how semi-government organizations foster local entrepreneurship and innovation and the ways that accelerators appropriate and adapt global entrepreneurial narratives to cultivate an entrepreneurial culture among youth in the Arab Gulf. She received her PhD from Stanford University. Prior to academia, Dr. Lee worked in the Middle East, leading organizational strategy, program design, and impact evaluation for newly established education nonprofits and providing policy research and advisory services.</p>
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<p><br />
</p>
<p>Join us - either in-person or virtually - at HEC Paris in Qatar for an insightful masterclass that could reshape your approach to innovation. <br />
<br />
Toward the end of the session, our Recruitment team will answer all your questions.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: 11th September 2024 ( Wednesday)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 18:00 - 20:00 (Doha Time)</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: HEC Paris in Qatar, Msherieb Downtown, 1st floor</p>
<p>Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation of your attendance with a link to join the session.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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It is becoming increasingly recognized that innovations that succeed follow a systemic, human-centered process of need identification, hypothesis generation, testing, learning, and iteration. This masterclass will introduce key design thinking principles that are not only a toolbox for stimulating creativity but also a methodology for solving problems. This process involves applying the concepts of design thinking and hypothesis-driven innovation to real-world needs and challenges, with a focus on understanding the need deeply by engaging in meaningful, empathetic interactions with users, creating and testing prototypes, and building and iterating key aspects of your business case. Participants will walk away with a toolkit of frameworks and exercises for generating ideas, refining the direction of an idea, testing, and evaluating the viability of the idea.<br />
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<td><img alt="Lee" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="822a0198-7529-47fb-b409-e910e74938b1" height="406" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Seungah-Lee.png" width="406" /></td>
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<p style="language:en-US;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;
margin-right:0in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;vertical-align:
baseline"><strong>Dr. Seungah Sarah Lee <br />
Assistant Professor at HEC Paris in Qatar</strong><br />
<br />
Her research broadly explores how nation-states and organizations negotiate the changing demands of a globalized world and adapt models for sustainable development to foster (social) entrepreneurship and innovation in their local contexts. Her most recent projects include studies on how semi-government organizations foster local entrepreneurship and innovation and the ways that accelerators appropriate and adapt global entrepreneurial narratives to cultivate an entrepreneurial culture among youth in the Arab Gulf. She received her PhD from Stanford University. Prior to academia, Dr. Lee worked in the Middle East, leading organizational strategy, program design, and impact evaluation for newly established education nonprofits and providing policy research and advisory services.</p>
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<p><br />
</p>
<p>Join us - either in-person or virtually - at HEC Paris in Qatar for an insightful masterclass that could reshape your approach to innovation. <br />
<br />
Toward the end of the session, our Recruitment team will answer all your questions.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: 11th September 2024 ( Wednesday)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 18:00 - 20:00 (Doha Time)</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: HEC Paris in Qatar, Msherieb Downtown, 1st floor</p>
<p>Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation of your attendance with a link to join the session.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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Design Thinking and Evaluating Commercial Viability
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In the midst of an increasingly complex and uncertain world, individuals are taking greater initiative in shaping their own futures. Whether seeking to advance your career, explore global opportunities, or transition into a new industry, developing and expanding your skills, experience, and network has become essential.</p>
<p>HEC Paris in Qatar, a world-renowned business school, invites you to join our information session on September 04, 2024. The program is specifically designed to equip business professionals with the in-depth knowledge and leadership skills necessary to thrive in today's fast-changing job market.</p>
<p>With Professor and Alumni Perspectives<br />
Join us online to get an insightful overview of the journey at HEC Paris in Qatar. You will learn more about programs structure, the core values and the application process as well as getting our Alumni perspectives.<br />
Towards the end of the session, our Recruitment team will answer all your questions.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: 4 September 2024 ( Wednesday)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 17:30 - 18:30 (Doha Time)</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: Online</p>
<p>Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation for your attendance with a link to join the session.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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In the midst of an increasingly complex and uncertain world, individuals are taking greater initiative in shaping their own futures. Whether seeking to advance your career, explore global opportunities, or transition into a new industry, developing and expanding your skills, experience, and network has become essential.</p>
<p>HEC Paris in Qatar, a world-renowned business school, invites you to join our information session on September 04, 2024. The program is specifically designed to equip business professionals with the in-depth knowledge and leadership skills necessary to thrive in today's fast-changing job market.</p>
<p>With Professor and Alumni Perspectives<br />
Join us online to get an insightful overview of the journey at HEC Paris in Qatar. You will learn more about programs structure, the core values and the application process as well as getting our Alumni perspectives.<br />
Towards the end of the session, our Recruitment team will answer all your questions.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: 4 September 2024 ( Wednesday)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 17:30 - 18:30 (Doha Time)</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: Online</p>
<p>Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation for your attendance with a link to join the session.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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<br />
In the midst of an increasingly complex and uncertain world, individuals are taking greater initiative in shaping their own futures. Whether seeking to advance your career, explore global opportunities, or transition into a new industry, developing and expanding your skills, experience, and network has become essential.</p>
<p>HEC Paris in Qatar, a world-renowned business school, invites you to join our information session on September 04, 2024. The program is specifically designed to equip business professionals with the in-depth knowledge and leadership skills necessary to thrive in today's fast-changing job market.</p>
<p>With Professor and Alumni Perspectives<br />
Join us online to get an insightful overview of the journey at HEC Paris in Qatar. You will learn more about programs structure, the core values and the application process as well as getting our Alumni perspectives.<br />
Towards the end of the session, our Recruitment team will answer all your questions.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: 4 September 2024 ( Wednesday)</p>
<p><strong>Time</strong>: 17:30 - 18:30 (Doha Time)</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: Online</p>
<p>Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation for your attendance with a link to join the session.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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Shape your career with our Executive MBA & Emerging Leaders track EMBA
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Leading increasingly involves dealing with irresolvable tensions that often persist over time. It is not merely a matter of reaching a compromise between two opposing goals, maximizing gains, or reducing risks. The real challenges of leadership resemble more of a balancing act amidst opposites, calling for sustaining alternatives over time that are both interdependent and contradictory. How can we achieve pressing short-term goals without sacrificing long-term objectives? How can we be innovative and bold in seeking alternatives—departing from what has made us successful—while simultaneously guided by the desire to improve efficiency, leveraging what we excel at? These are just some of the enduring paradoxes leaders face daily. In this session, we will explore some of the pressing paradoxes of leadership and how to navigate them.<br />
</p>
<h4>Takeaways:</h4>
<ul>
<li>To understand how to structure our thinking and effectively reconcile dilemmas in our lives and at work.</li>
<li>To identify effective responses to seemingly contradictory agendas.</li>
<li>To understand emotions, build personal resilience, and communicate better in these situations.</li>
<li>To explore how to create a culture that can address tensions and flourish in them.</li>
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<p><strong>Professor Tomas Farchi <br />
Organizational Behavior HEC Paris in Qatar</strong><br />
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Tomas' research focuses on how groups and organizations can mobilize and translate knowledge from other fields to address complex business, scientific and/or societal challenges.</p>
<p>His methodological approach is marked by the extensive use of in-depth qualitative and mix-method approaches, while his research contributes to organizational sociology and innovation in complex fields. His early work has focused on healthcare contexts, examining the nature of boundaries and mechanisms that influence knowledge sharing and translation on clinical teams and innovation projects, and the institutional and policy landscapes that affect them. His ongoing work has expanded to encompass complex business and social problems, exploring how solutions originated in diverse contexts can be successfully translated and embedded into new practices and ways of organizing to tackle such challenges. Tomas is a regular speaker at academic and practitioner conferences and delivers executive education programs for leading companies in a variety of industries. His research is published in leading academic journals - such as Organization Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Social Science & Medicine, International Journal of Innovation Management, among others - and in academic and professional handbooks. He currently serves on the editorial board of Discover Health Systems Journal. Tomas is Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford) and holds a visiting position at IAE Business School (Argentina) and RWTH Aachen Business School (Germany). He completed a Doctorate of Philosophy and Master of Science at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.</p>
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<p>Additionally, we extend an invitation for you to participate in an enlightening hybrid masterclass upon registration attendees will expeditiously receive a detailed email outlining the event.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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Leading increasingly involves dealing with irresolvable tensions that often persist over time. It is not merely a matter of reaching a compromise between two opposing goals, maximizing gains, or reducing risks. The real challenges of leadership resemble more of a balancing act amidst opposites, calling for sustaining alternatives over time that are both interdependent and contradictory. How can we achieve pressing short-term goals without sacrificing long-term objectives? How can we be innovative and bold in seeking alternatives—departing from what has made us successful—while simultaneously guided by the desire to improve efficiency, leveraging what we excel at? These are just some of the enduring paradoxes leaders face daily. In this session, we will explore some of the pressing paradoxes of leadership and how to navigate them.<br />
</p>
<h4>Takeaways:</h4>
<ul>
<li>To understand how to structure our thinking and effectively reconcile dilemmas in our lives and at work.</li>
<li>To identify effective responses to seemingly contradictory agendas.</li>
<li>To understand emotions, build personal resilience, and communicate better in these situations.</li>
<li>To explore how to create a culture that can address tensions and flourish in them.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 914.667px;">
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<td style="width: 443px;"><img alt="Tomas" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c16485b3-b940-41a0-bf7e-33d862a1d57e" height="441" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tomas.png" width="441" /><br />
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<p><strong>Professor Tomas Farchi <br />
Organizational Behavior HEC Paris in Qatar</strong><br />
<br />
Tomas' research focuses on how groups and organizations can mobilize and translate knowledge from other fields to address complex business, scientific and/or societal challenges.</p>
<p>His methodological approach is marked by the extensive use of in-depth qualitative and mix-method approaches, while his research contributes to organizational sociology and innovation in complex fields. His early work has focused on healthcare contexts, examining the nature of boundaries and mechanisms that influence knowledge sharing and translation on clinical teams and innovation projects, and the institutional and policy landscapes that affect them. His ongoing work has expanded to encompass complex business and social problems, exploring how solutions originated in diverse contexts can be successfully translated and embedded into new practices and ways of organizing to tackle such challenges. Tomas is a regular speaker at academic and practitioner conferences and delivers executive education programs for leading companies in a variety of industries. His research is published in leading academic journals - such as Organization Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Social Science & Medicine, International Journal of Innovation Management, among others - and in academic and professional handbooks. He currently serves on the editorial board of Discover Health Systems Journal. Tomas is Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford) and holds a visiting position at IAE Business School (Argentina) and RWTH Aachen Business School (Germany). He completed a Doctorate of Philosophy and Master of Science at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.</p>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p>Additionally, we extend an invitation for you to participate in an enlightening hybrid masterclass upon registration attendees will expeditiously receive a detailed email outlining the event.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:qatar-events@hec.fr">qatar-events@hec.fr</a> | Phone: +974 4141 3200 | Web: <a href="https://www.qatar.exed.hec.edu/">qatar.exed.hec.edu</a><br />
Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECParis.inQatar">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hecparisqatar/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hecparis-inqatar/">LinkedIn</a></p>
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Leading increasingly involves dealing with irresolvable tensions that often persist over time. It is not merely a matter of reaching a compromise between two opposing goals, maximizing gains, or reducing risks. The real challenges of leadership resemble more of a balancing act amidst opposites, calling for sustaining alternatives over time that are both interdependent and contradictory. How can we achieve pressing short-term goals without sacrificing long-term objectives? How can we be innovative and bold in seeking alternatives—departing from what has made us successful—while simultaneously guided by the desire to improve efficiency, leveraging what we excel at? These are just some of the enduring paradoxes leaders face daily. In this session, we will explore some of the pressing paradoxes of leadership and how to navigate them.<br />
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<li>To understand how to structure our thinking and effectively reconcile dilemmas in our lives and at work.</li>
<li>To identify effective responses to seemingly contradictory agendas.</li>
<li>To understand emotions, build personal resilience, and communicate better in these situations.</li>
<li>To explore how to create a culture that can address tensions and flourish in them.</li>
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<p><strong>Professor Tomas Farchi <br />
Organizational Behavior HEC Paris in Qatar</strong><br />
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Tomas' research focuses on how groups and organizations can mobilize and translate knowledge from other fields to address complex business, scientific and/or societal challenges.</p>
<p>His methodological approach is marked by the extensive use of in-depth qualitative and mix-method approaches, while his research contributes to organizational sociology and innovation in complex fields. His early work has focused on healthcare contexts, examining the nature of boundaries and mechanisms that influence knowledge sharing and translation on clinical teams and innovation projects, and the institutional and policy landscapes that affect them. His ongoing work has expanded to encompass complex business and social problems, exploring how solutions originated in diverse contexts can be successfully translated and embedded into new practices and ways of organizing to tackle such challenges. Tomas is a regular speaker at academic and practitioner conferences and delivers executive education programs for leading companies in a variety of industries. His research is published in leading academic journals - such as Organization Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Social Science & Medicine, International Journal of Innovation Management, among others - and in academic and professional handbooks. He currently serves on the editorial board of Discover Health Systems Journal. Tomas is Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford) and holds a visiting position at IAE Business School (Argentina) and RWTH Aachen Business School (Germany). He completed a Doctorate of Philosophy and Master of Science at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.</p>
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<p>Additionally, we extend an invitation for you to participate in an enlightening hybrid masterclass upon registration attendees will expeditiously receive a detailed email outlining the event.</p>
<p><strong>Contact Us</strong><br />
Please feel free to contact us for any further information:<br />
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