Research news and events
Recent events
CIPSH
From 7 to 10 October 2025, Excelia Business School hosted the CIPSH Academy 2025 on its Paris-Cachan campus, dedicated to the management of waterscapes. Held under the auspices of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) and Apheleia, the event brought together experts and international institutions to explore the relationships between human societies, cultures and water resources.
Combining philosophical heritage, Chinese perspectives and global sustainability challenges, this edition highlighted water as both a vital resource and a cultural landscape.
International Research Days on Artificial Intelligence (JIRIA)
On 26 and 27 November 2025, Excelia Paris hosted the 5th edition of the International Research Days on Artificial Intelligence (JIRIA), dedicated to the challenges of “AI, sovereignty and data protection”. Researchers and professionals compared their analyses of the impacts of AI in terms of cybersecurity, data governance and organisational transformation.
Mission-driven company, IRSI, La Rochelle campus – 04.06.26
At the Rencontres de l’IRSI, organised in partnership with the CEM Nouvelle-Aquitaine, researchers, business leaders and practitioners discussed the challenges of the mission-driven company.
Through the testimonies of Charentes Tourisme, MAIF and Laboratoire Science et Nature, participants explored the conditions for implementing this model, which aims to reconcile economic performance and societal impact. The presence of economic players such as Ponthier and Midipile also enriched the discussions by bringing complementary perspectives on the contemporary transformations of business.
This meeting helped to feed thinking on the mission-driven company as a lever for transforming business models in the face of today’s social and environmental challenges.
Round table on water, within CERIIM, La Rochelle campus – 16.06.26
CERIIM, the research lab of Excelia Business School, brought together the school’s lecturer-researchers at its last academic meeting of the year. On the agenda: research news, a progress update on ongoing projects and a round table devoted to water as a strategic challenge for organisations and regions.
Against a backdrop of environmental transitions that are transforming business models, public policies and individual practices, this meeting brought together academic, institutional and entrepreneurial perspectives on the governance, innovation and resilience issues linked to water resources.
Chaired by Ludivine Destoumieux, lecturer-researcher in marketing and member of the TIPS research group (Transforming Individual Practices on Water Sufficiency), the round table brought together Guillaume Krabal, Candice Lartigue, Lucie Baudoin and Kevin Grande. The discussions highlighted the complexity of water-related challenges as well as the levers for action that can be mobilised to support the transitions.
This meeting illustrates CERIIM’s purpose: to foster dialogue between research, public actors and businesses in order to produce useful knowledge and support the major transformations of society.