The academic associate dean of EGADE Business School will be representing Latin America until 2027.
By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Eva Guerra, academic associate dean of EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey, was appointed as a new member of the Steering Committee of the Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA), during the Ordinary Assembly of Members, held on October 18 within the framework of the 59th CLADEA International Conference 2024 in Arequipa, Peru.
During the event, elections were held to select two new representatives for Latin America, one representative from outside the region and the President-Elect of the Steering Committee.
Guerra was elected to form part of the Steering Committee, representing Latin America until October 2027, along with Ignacio Bartesaghi, international director at Universidad Católica de Uruguay, who was also elected to represent the region.
During the same session, Gisela Veritier, director of ICDA Business School, Universidad de Córdoba in Argentina, was announced as the new President-Elect of the Steering Committee and will take office in October 2025 for a two-year term.
Hendrik Lohse, a professor at EM Normandie Business School in France, was elected to the quota from outside Latin America.
CLADEA is an international network that brings together higher education institutions and organizations committed to education and research in management.
Founded in 1964, CLADEA's main objectives include expanding and strengthening Business Administration Education, promoting its research, and disseminating management practices among social and economic organizations in Latin America.
With this appointment, Guerra is joining an international committee dedicated to continuing to propel business and administrative education in the region and beyond.
CLADEA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024
The title of the 59th edition of the CLADEA International Conference, organized by Universidad Católica San Pablo, was "Reimagining Business Education: Ready for Transformation?".
The event took place from October 16 to 18 and was attended by more than 60 speakers from over 30 countries. They participated in plenary sessions, workshops, and other top-level academic and social activities, contributing to the consolidation of education in administrative sciences worldwide.
The academics from EGADE Business School who took an active part in the conference included Guerra, who participated on a deans' panel on the Circular Economy and the crucial role of Business Schools; Christiane Molina, professor from the Department of Strategy and Leadership at EGADE Business School, who was part of a panel on the challenges and opportunities for alliances between academia and the public, private and NGO sectors to manage University Social Responsibility in Latin America; José Ernesto Amorós, associate dean of Faculty at EGADE Business School, who participated in an Editors' Meeting and CLADEA Research; and Linda Ruiz, a graduate of the Doctorate in Administrative Sciences at EGADE, who presented her research on technology adoption and entrepreneurship.
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— EGADE Business School (@egade) October 23, 2024