EGADE Business School faculty and academic leaders participate as speakers in the virtual edition of the most important entrepreneurship festival in Latin America.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Future are the critical topics of the 2020 edition of INCmty, to be held from November 2 to 6, with the prominent participation of EGADE Business School.

This year, the most important entrepreneurship festival in Latin America, organized by Tecnológico de Monterrey, will be a 100% virtual event.

EGADE Business School faculty and academic leaders will be joining over 200 speakers in sharing ideas and experiences in forums, conferences, panels, and other activities.

INCmty 2020 will include the III International Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (EiiE), promoted by Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute and Universidad de Cantabria, in collaboration with EGADE Business School.

Another event within INCmty 2020 will be the INC Family Forum, organized jointly by Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Entrepreneurial Family Institute and Lansberg·Gersick & Associates.

EGADE Business School’s activity agenda:

Monday, November 2

8:45 - 9:00 am | Inauguration of the III International Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (EiiE), with the participation of:

• Ignacio de la Vega, Dean of EGADE Business School.
• Osmar Zavaleta, Associate Dean of Research, EGADE Business School.
• José Ernesto Amorós, National Director of Doctoral Programs, EGADE Business School.
• Geraldina Silveyra, Academic Director, Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute.

7:00 a 8:00 pm | Experiences: Business & Wine | Presented by EGADE Business School, with the participation of:

• Jaime Martínez Bowness, Director of EGADE Business School, Mexico City site.
• Cynthia Espinosa, founder of Wine Society Mx.

Tuesday, November 3

8:00 - 9:00 am | Panel: Alternatives to traditional entrepreneurship models focusing on wellbeing and human flourishing, within the EiiE, with the participation of:

• José Ernesto Amorós, National Director of Doctoral Programs, EGADE Business School.
• Jesús Campos, Director of CIIESS, Universidad Iberoamericana.
• Matthew Guttentag, Director of Research and Impact, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE).
• Dafna Kariv, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Capstone Program leader, Adelson School of Entrepreneurship - IDC Herzliya.

5:00 - 5:45 pm | Panel: Innovation in Latin America, within the Human Growth Summit, with the participation of:

• Ignacio de la Vega (moderator), Dean of EGADE Business School.
• Rogelio de los Santos, Managing Partner, Dalus Capital.
• Tomás Lopes Teixeira, CIO, IDB Lab.
• Juan David Castaño Alzate, Vice-President of Business Enhancement, Bogotá Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday, November 4

12:00 - 1:00 pm | Fireside chat: Work automation and the challenges faced by businesses with the application of AI, with the participation of:

• Ignacio de la Vega, Dean of EGADE Business School.
• Wilson Pais, Digital Native Companies Lead, Microsoft in Latin America.

7:00 - 8:00 pm | Experiences: Pixel art | Presented by EGADE Business School, with the participation of:

• Eduardo Aguiñaga, National Director of the Master in Business Management, EGADE Business School.
• Francisco Incapie Huerta, Chairman of the Board, Calidad y Negocios FAIH.
• Alejandro Incapie Huerta, CEO, Calidad y Negocios FAIH.

Thursday, November 5

11:00 a 12:00 pm | Myths and realities of the Circular Economy, within the Sustainability Summit, with the participation of:

• Eduardo Aguiñaga, National Director of the Master in Business Management, EGADE Business School.
• Carlos Scheel, Professor Emeritus, EGADE Business School.

11:35 am a 12:25 pm | Panel: What do stakeholders think of CVCs?, within the forum INC Corporate Venture Capital, with the participation of:

• Félix Cárdenas, Director, EGADE Business School Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Managing Partner, Ascendis Capital.
• Christine Kenna, Partner, IGNIA.
• Abraham Tijerina, Nuevo León 4.0 Coordinator.
• Luis Alberto Pérez, Cofounder and Director, CIGE México.
• Eduardo Cortina (moderator), President of AMEXCAP and Managing Director at Colony LatAm Partners.

2:35 - 3:15 pm | Panel: Should CVCs invest in VC as LPs? Why?, within the forum INC Corporate Venture Capital, with the participation of:

• Félix Cárdenas (moderator), Director, EGADE Business School Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Managing Partner, Ascendis Capital.
• Federico Antoni, Partner, ALLVP.
• Héctor Sepúlveda, Managing Partner, Mountain Nazca.
• Nicolás Berman, Partner, Kaszek Ventures.

Friday, November 6

11:30 - 11:50 am | Boost your business with Artificial Intelligence, within the Emerging Technologies Summit, with the participation of:

• José Rivera Montanez, Professor, EGADE Business School.

For further details, visit the festival website: https://www.incmty.com/