By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
EGADE Business School hosted the 32nd edition of the International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2025), the annual academic event of the International Society of Transdisciplinary Engineering (ISTE), held from July 7 to 11 at its Monterrey site.
Under the theme "Transdisciplinarity for a Better World", the conference brought together over 60 researchers, professors, students, and industry leaders from 14 countries, aiming to address complex global challenges in engineering, sustainability, education, and digital transformation from a collaborative perspective.
This transdisciplinary approach focuses on solving complex problems by integrating academic and professional knowledge, qualitative and quantitative disciplines, and active stakeholder participation to generate holistic, applicable solutions that combine technical expertise with strategic management.
Throughout the five-day program, the conference featured more than 50 paper presentations, keynote speeches, workshops, and cultural activities, covering topics such as sustainability, conscious business, human-AI systems, educational innovation, and the future of engineering collaboration.
VOICES SHAPING THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION
Keynote speakers included Vicente Saiso, Global Vice President of Sustainability at CEMEX, and Rafaela Diegoli, Academic Vice President of Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Other featured speakers were Luis Gerardo González, Academic Director of the Center for Conscious Enterprises (CEC), and Edgar Barroso, Director of the Entrepreneurship and Transformation Lab (LET), both from Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Workshops were led by researchers from City St George’s University of London, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, MIT, and Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Participants also enjoyed campus tours and cultural visits to the Santa Lucía Riverwalk, the Museum of Mexican History, and La Milarca Museum.
RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING RESEARCH
The conference honored the most impactful papers presented:
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Best Academic Paper Award: Léo Sahnouni, Jean-Bernard Bluntzer, Morad Mahdjoub, and Egon Ostrosi for “Ergodesign and Its Application in Workplace, Equipment, and Tool Design at Lohr Industrie.”
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Best Industry Paper Award: R. Chadwick Holmes and Daniel Hussmo for “Using Agentic Artificial Intelligence to Predict Industry Partnerships for Circular Ecosystems.”
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Best Student Paper Award: Mengyao Yang, Kendrik Yan Hong Lim, and Bryan R. Moser for “Risk Analysis of Alternative Marine Fuel Releases Using Digital Twins.”
From EGADE Business School, Alicia Galindo, Director of the Master in Finance, was nominated for the Best Industry Paper Award for research “Harmonizing Financial and Environmental Integrated Reporting: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Public Companies.” Likewise, Guillermo Ituarte, a PhD student in Administrative Sciences, and Francisco Valderrey, professor and doctoral advisor, were nominated in the Best Academic Paper Award category for their work "Financing Dynamics and Investment Decisions in Supply Chain Systems."
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP FROM EGADE
The conference was chaired by Federico Trigos, Research Professor in the Department of Marketing and Business Intelligence at EGADE Business School, who served as the TE2025 Conference Chair.
During the event, Trigos was elected as a member of the ISTE Board, led by Bryan R. Moser, MIT professor and Academic Director of the System Design & Management (SDM) program.
By convening global thought leaders, EGADE Business School reaffirmed its commitment to transformation through collaborative, integrative, and transdisciplinary approaches in education, business, and technology—connecting knowledge with action, innovation with purpose, and leadership with impact.
