Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias to attend the closing event of Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, where the Prince will be awarded the Dean's Medal
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Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias to attend the closing event of
Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, where the Prince will be awarded the
Dean's Medal
- After the act, the School will hold a prize draw for charity to support a
UNICEF project
- The doyen of business schools, honoured and grateful for the participation of
their Royal Highnesses.
Philadelphia, PA, June 17th, 2010-The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania is pleased to announce His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias,
Felipe de Borbon will receive the Wharton Dean's Medal, the School's highest
award, at its Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, Spain, to be held June
24-25, 2010. His Royal Highness will attend the Forum's Farewell act accompanied
by his wife, Princess Letizia, where they will have the opportunity to exchange
opinions on the current global economic situation with some of the most renowned
international academic, business and financial leaders.
Themed, "A Whole New World: Where Do We Go From Here?", the Forum will convene
international and regional leaders of business, government, and academia to
discuss the most pressing issues facing today's changing global marketplace, and
to examine fresh opportunities for growth, emerging economies, and innovative
business ideas. Prince Felipe will be recognized with the Dean's Medal for his
outstanding work on behalf of Spain's economic, commercial, and cultural
interests, as well as his role as Honorary President of the Prince of Asturias
Foundation and the Prince of Girona Foundation. Granted annually in eight
categories, the Foundation's international awards promote the scientific,
cultural, and humanistic values that form part of mankind's universal heritage.
Thomas S. Robertson, dean of the Wharton School, will give the medal to the
Prince ( a honour that has been formerly awarded to Governmental and business
celebrities such as Alan Greenspan, César Gaviria y Álvaro Uribe, or Shimon
Peres ) during the Farewell ceremony of the Forum, followed by His Royal
Highness' Closing Remarks to the Forum's Organization and participants, and also
accompanied by a keynote speech from Antonio Garrigues Walker.
In addition to the presentation of the Dean's Medal, the Wharton Global Alumni
Forum in Madrid will feature presentations by Sebastian Escarrer, WG'93, Vice
President of Sol Melia S.A.; Angel Cano Fernández, Chief Executive Officer of
BBVA; Angel Corcóstegui, WG'80, GrW'82, General and Founding Partner of Magnum
Industrial Partners; Corrado Passera, CEO Banca Intesa San Paolo WG'., Mohammed
Alshaya, WG'84, Executive Chairman of M.H. Alshaya Co; and many other Spanish
and international business leaders. Panelists will speak on such topics as
internationalization, the future of energy, technology, private equity, tourism,
and real estate.
The Forum will also feature distinguished Wharton faculty, including Thomas S.
Robertson, Dean and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise,
Professor of Marketing; Jeremy J. Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of
Finance; Olivia S. Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, and Business and Public Policy;
Raffi Amit, Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management;
Mauro F. Guillen, Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management and
Sociology.
About His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbon y Grecia
Heir to the Crown since the proclamation of his father as King on November
22, 1975, Prince Felipe swore allegiance to the Constitution and to the King in
the Spanish Parliament on January 30, 1986, fully accepting his institutional
role as successor to the Crown. He holds a J.D. from the Autonomous University
of Madrid and a Master's degree in International Relations from Georgetown.
Since completing his academic studies in the United States, Prince Felipe has
fulfilled his institutional commitments in his capacity as Heir to the Crown,
chaired many official events in Spain and participated in key events in
different sectors and aspects of Spanish public life. He is Honorary President
of several associations and foundations, such as the Codespa Foundation, the
Spanish branch of the Association of European Journalists, and the Prince of
Asturias Foundation or the Prince of Girona Foundation. Within the framework of
these institutions, Prince Felipe focuses his interest on development projects,
volunteer work, the environment, higher education, the integration of young
people in the workplace and business, relations between business circles and
society, and social communication.
In 2001, in recognition of his commitment to volunteerism, United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan invited Prince Felipe to become an "Eminent Person"
to promote volunteerism in Spain and abroad within the framework of the
International Year of Volunteers.)
About the Wharton Dean's Medal
The Dean's Medal was created in 1983 to recognize outstanding leaders of private
enterprise, public service, and academia. The awardees are chosen for their
contributions to the enlargement of the global economy and to the improvement in
the lives of people worldwide. The dean selects individuals who, through
excellence in management, have truly made a difference in the creation of wealth
and value, and in the promotion of a peaceful and prosperous world. Past
recipients of the award include two Nobel Prize winners, presidents of five
countries, and many chairmen and chief executive officers from thirteen
countries worldwide. The website for the Dean's Medal is:
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/deansmedal/.
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 4,900 undergraduate, MBA,
executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 annual participants in
executive education programs; and an alumni network of 85,000 graduates.
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