WHARTON GLOBAL ALUMNI FORUM MADRID 2010 : EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AT THE WHARTON GLOBAL ALUMNI FORUM
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Hosted in Madrid on June 24th and 25th
EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AT THE WHARTON GLOBAL ALUMNI FORUM
- The meeting will take place with the Spanish debate on renewable energy and
nuclear energy as a backdrop
Madrid, May 11 2010. The Wharton Global Alumni Forum will bring together
well-known business and institutional leaders to discuss the future of energy.
The forum will be chaired by Stephen J. Kobrin, Wharton Professor of
Multinational Management and speakers will include Carmen Becerril, President of
Acciona Energía; Amparo Moraleda, COO of Iberdrola; Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman
of the UK Atomic Energy Authority; Miguel Ángel Torres, President and CEO of
Bodegas Torres; and Óscar Fanjul, Vice President and CEO of Omega Capital.
Energy is a key topic in social and economic debate and speakers at the forum
will address high-profile issues such as energy dependency, oil prices and
environmental disasters, as exemplified by the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico. This is of particular interest in Spain at the moment as the debate
is raging about whether to embrace renewable energy and the subsidies associated
thereto or the advisability of betting on nuclear energy, with an imminent hike
in electricity bills as the backdrop to this decision.
One of the main topics of discussion is likely to be nuclear energy, thanks to
the presence of Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority,
and a firm supporter of the advantages delivered by nuclear energy and of the
need to build more nuclear power plants because she believes that renewable
energy is not an alternative due to its high costs and low reliability of
supply. In fact, nuclear energy is an issue of great interest not only in Spain
but also in other countries such as Italy, France, the United Kingdom and
Germany, where they have either already bet on this energy source or are
seriously considering doing so in the near future.
In contrast, top executives from Spanish renewable energy companies, such as
Carmen Becerril and Amparo Moraleda, will defend the importance of these energy
sources in shaping our future, or the need to implement them in our daily lives
through, for instance, transport choices. Another speaker, the distinguished
winemaker Miguel Torres, from Bodegas Torres, will provide an example of
sustainability applied to an agricultural sector, namely viticulture, and, in
particular, the use of renewable and clean energy sources in such industries.
Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid
Under the theme: "A whole new world: where do we go from here?" the Global Forum
for alumni and friends set to be held in Madrid on June 24th and 25th, will also
address issues ranging from finance to energy, telecommunications, innovation or
tourism.
Besides, some of the most distinguished professors from the academic staff at
Wharton School, experts on topics of great interest in today's world, will
impart Master Classes at the forum. For instance, Jeremy Siegel, one of the
world's leading financial experts; Mauro Guillén, a leading thinker on business
globalization; Raffi Amit, an expert on entrepreneurship and Olivia Mitchell,
one of the world's authorities on risk management and pension/retirement
research will be present at the forum.
Other leading figures who will be attending the forum include:
- Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman - Banesto
- Antonio Vázquez, Chairman & CEO - Iberia
- Taleb Rifai, Secretary General -World Tourism Organization (OMT)
- Ángel Cano, CEO - BBVA
- César Alierta, President -Telefónica
- Javier Monzón, Chairman- Indra
- Miguel Torres, President & CEO, Bodegas Torres
- María Garaña, President - Microsoft
- Amparo Moraleda, COO - Iberdrola División Internacional
- Lady Barbara Thomas Judge, Chairman - Autoridad Británica para la Energía
Atómica
- John Mack, Chairman - Morgan Stanley
- Jean Claude Baumgarten, President & CEO -World Travel and Tourism Council
- Corrado Passera, Managing Director & CEO - Intesa Sanpaolo
- Luis Alberto Moreno, Chairman - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
- Alberto Durán, Founder & CEO - Mundivox
- Oscar Fanjul, Vice Chairman & CEO - Omega Capital
- Saad Abdul Latif, CEO -Pepsico Asia, Middle East & África
- Roberto Canessa, Survivor from aircrash in Los Andes-1972
- Ángel Corcóstegui, Founder-Mágnum Industrial Partners
- Antonio Garrigues Walker, Chairman - Garrigues
- Carmen Becerril, President - Acciona Energía
- Felipe Oriol, Founder - Corpfin
- Isaac Devash, Managing Director - 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 visit
http://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.
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