BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS DEBATE KEY FACTORS IN THE POST-CRISIS ERA AT THE WHARTON GLOBAL ALUMNI FORUM IN MADRID
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with its 85 000 global
alumni, will hold its prestigious Global Alumni Forum for the first time in
Madrid
Madrid, 30 April, 2010: With the theme "A whole new world: Where do we go from
here?" the Wharton Global Alumni Forum to be held in Madrid on June 24 and
25, 2010, will cover topics ranging from finance, energy, telecommunications,
innovation and tourism. Global business leaders and senior Wharton School
faculty members will debate new forms of business leadership that the world
economic recovery will require.
Dean Thomas S. Robertson of the Wharton School said, "the goal of the Wharton
Global Alumni Forum is to create a platform to discuss the many challenges and
opportunities we incur in the current economic climate. It is especially timely
to hold this year's forum in Madrid as we will discuss subject matter relevant
to the European region and the world. With our global reputation for
intellectual leadership and excellence in business education, Wharton holds a
unique position in bringing together leaders and thinkers to discuss these
issues."
The Global Alumni Forum in Madrid is expected to draw over 500 business leaders
from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, made up of Wharton
alumni and their invitees.
According to Sebastián Escarrer (WG'93,) Chairman of the Organizing Committee, a
Wharton graduate and Vice Chairman of the Sol Meliá group, and Chairman of
Wharton EMEA Executive Board: "this will be a unique opportunity for Madrid to
hold a Forum like this, an honour that it will share with only the main
financial capitals in the world." The forum will be supported by the Wharton
alumni Club Spain, chaired by Pelayo Primo de Rivera.
Topics for panel discussions include:
* The Future of Energy
* The New Financial World
* Technology and Innovation
* Relaunching Private Equity
* Real Estate: Exploring the Road to Recovery
* The challenges of tourism
* Internationalization
Master classes will be given by Wharton's leading professors on topics of
interest to the region including Jeremy Siegel, on finance, Mauro Guillen, on
business globalization, and Olivia Mitchell, on risk management and Raffi Amit,
on entrepreneurship.
Between others, speakers include:
* Alfredo Sáenz, CEO, Santander
* Ana Patricia Botín, Chairwoman, Banesto
* Baldomero Falcones, Chairman and CEO, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas,
S.A (FCC)
* Antonio Vázquez, Chairman, Iberia Airlines
* Taleb Rifai, Secretary General for World Tourism Organization
* Angel Cano, Chief Executive Officer, BBVA
* César Alierta, Chairman Telefónica
* Javier Monzón, Chairman, Indra
* Miguel Torres, President and CEO, Bodegas Torres (Wine Cellar)
* María Garaña, Managing Director Spain, Microsoft
* Amparo Moraleda, Chief Operating Officer, Iberdrola International Division
* Lady Barbara Thomas Judge, Chairwoman of the British Atomic Energy Authority
* John Mack, Chairman, Morgan Stanley
* Jean Claude Baumgarten, President-World Travel and Tourism Council
* Mohammed Alshaya (WG'84), Executive Chairman, M.H. Alshaya Co.
* Corrado Passera, Managing Director and CEO, Intesa Sanpaolo
* Luis Alberto Moreno, Chairman, Interamerican Development Bank
* Alberto Durán, Founder & CEO, Mundivox
* Oscar Fanjul, President, Omega Capital
* Saad Abdul Latif, CEO-Pepsico Asia, Middle East & Africa
* Roberto Canessa, survivor Andes Plane's crash
* Ángel Corcóstegui, Founder-Magnum Industrial Partners
* Antonio Garrigues Walker, Chairman-Garrigues
* Carmen Becerril, Chairwoman- Acciona Energía
* Felipe Oriol, Founder-Corpfin
* Isaac Devash, Founding Partner - Israeli International Funds
* Antoine Drean- Founder, Triago
Wharton's presence in Europe continues to grow through our fourteen alumni clubs
across the continent. As a continued commitment to greater understanding in this
region, Wharton publishes its thought leadership online newsletter, Knowledge (at)
Wharton with its 1.4 million subscribers, in Spanish and Portuguese. Universia
Knowledge(at)Wharton is a bi-weekly online resource that offers latest business
insights, information and research from a variety of sources. Please
visithttp://www.wharton.universia.net.
About the Wharton Global Alumni Forum
Since 1993, thirty nine Wharton School Global Alumni Forums have been held in
thirty one of the world's leading cities across five continents including
Shanghai, Mumbai, London, Beijing, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Dubai
and Paris. The forum in Madrid is one of two this year - the other held in Seoul
in May. For a full listing of the speakers and topics of the Wharton Global
Alumni Forum in Madrid, please visit: http://www.whartonmadrid10.com/Madrid10
About the Wharton School
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania - founded in 1881 as the
first collegiate business school - is recognized globally for intellectual
leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business
education. The most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world,
Wharton bridges research and practice through its broad engagement with the
global business community. The School has more than 4,700 undergraduate, MBA,
executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 12,000 annual participants in
executive education programs; and an alumni network of more than 85,000
graduates.
For more information:
María Umbert
Vice President Communications
SOL MELIA
comunicacion(at)solmelia.com
T: 971 224464
[HUG#1411003]
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