Federico Trigos’ participation as a workshop leader and member of the organizing committee was a key part of the annual event of the International Society of Transdisciplinary Engineering.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Federico Trigos, Business Analytics Professor at EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey, participated as a key element in the 29th annual conference of the International Society of Transdisciplinary Engineering (ISTE).

This edition of the event, called “TE 2022: The Future of Engineering”, brought together, from July 5 – 8, researchers, academics, and practitioners from more than 24 countries, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Trigos, together with Francisco Tamayo, Lean Thinking Professor at Tec de Monterrey, offered the workshop “Transdisciplinary Framework for Virtual Engineering Practices from Design to Course Deployment,” in which they shared a disciplinary framework for designing virtual reality practices applicable in the classroom.

In addition, during the congress parallel sessions, Trigos presented two papers:

• “A Transdisciplinary Framework for Engineering Education, Developing Tactical Engineering Decision Making Skills,” with Tamayo, and
   
• “Transdisciplinary Credit Allocation Policy to Foster Regional Economic Development through Financial Institutions,” with Carlos Mario Aldana, Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences student at EGADE Business School.

The papers were honored with an invitation to be published in extended versions in Product, an international and open access publication platform.

Additionally, Aldana presented the paper "A transdisciplinary spatial approach to creating a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem for regional development", co-authored with Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, and Teofilo Ozuna Jr., professor at EGADE Business School.

Trigos also sat on the TE 2022 conference committee, comprised of researchers from diverse universities worldwide.

As a member of ISTE and advocate of transdisciplinarity as a mindset, the professor would like to invite academics interested in this field to complete this form to apply for membership of this international society.

David G. Lozano Páez, Director of Human Capital and Competitiveness at Ragasa Industrias, has been included in the 2022 list of the magazine Mundo Ejecutivo. 

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

An EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey alumnus has been included in this year’s Top 20 CHRO list of the magazine Mundo Ejecutivo.

The alumnus is David G. Lozano Páez, Director of Human Capital and Competitiveness at Ragasa Industrias, who graduated from the MBA program in Monterrey.

The 2022 list recognizes twenty Chief Human Resources Officers in Mexico, selected for their achievements, careers and academic degrees, according to a methodology developed by Mundo Ejecutivo and the Mexican Association for Human Resources Management (AMEDIRH).

Lozano Páez’s achievements highlighted by the magazine include the development of a strategy that earned his organization fifth place nationwide in the Great Place to Work ranking “Best Places to Work in Challenging Times Mexico 2021,” in the 500 to 5000 employees category.

Another outstanding point was his leadership in planning and implementing the organizational transformation strategy (2017-2021) that led Ragasa towards the growth and institutionalization of its corporate governance.

He was also named for his contribution to generating competitiveness through a Culture of Continuous Improvement (Lean Enterprise), and the implementation of productivity projects that raise the execution standard across the entire business.

The list was published in the June 2022 issue of Mundo Ejecutivo.

The graduations at this site celebrated 23 EGADE MBA students from different Mexican states, Brazil and Colombia. 

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Class of June 2022 from the Guadalajara site celebrated the culmination of their graduate studies, closing the series of graduations held this month by EGADE Business School.

The ceremony took place on June 29 on the top floor of the Congress Center of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, and was broadcast by live.tec.mx and Facebook Live Live of EGADE Business School.

With this last celebration, and considering the graduations in Monterrey and Mexico City, a total of 418 master’s and doctoral degrees were awarded to the members of the Class of June 2022 worldwide.

During the ceremony in Guadalajara, a total of 23 new EGADE MBA alumni and alumnae from diverse states in Mexico, as well as Brazil and Colombia, received their degrees. 

The ceremony was presided over by Horacio Arredondo Villalba, Dean of EGADE Business School; Claudia Félix Sandoval, Vice-President of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Western Region; and Raúl Montalvo Corzo, Director of EGADE Business School, Guadalajara site.

‘WE ARE BEING CALLED TO SOLVE GREAT CHALLENGES’

In her message as guest speaker, Félix Sandoval mentioned that being women and men leaders means being aware of the great challenges faced by humanity, and that the new graduates, from their professional fields and with their master’s degrees, are being called to solve them.

“I would like to invite you to practice your lives thinking about a deep purpose, a legacy, that will define your own history and the history of the world,” the Vice-President said.

‘WE HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO INSPIRE’

The graduate Florencia Alejandra Zermeño Valencia acted as the representative speaker of the Class of June 2022 from the Guadalajara site.

Her message referred to the challenge posed by studying a postgraduate degree in the middle of a pandemic.

“It made us stronger, it made us resilient, it made us adapt. And we did it! And we should feel extremely proud of this,” she said.

Zermeño Valencia said that during the two years of their master’s degree, they developed new skills that made them not only better decision-makers, but also better human beings.

“(Each of us is) fully trained to succeed, to face adversity and to inspire anyone we meet,” the graduate commented.

‘TRANSFORM YOUR ENVIRONMENT’

On taking the pledge, Arredondo Villalba urged the graduating students to be entrepreneurial leaders who transform their environment.

“(Be leaders) to build a better society for all, always acting ethically, with a focus on pe ple, pursuing ideals that will lead you to achieve your fulfillment and that of others,” the Dean said.

With this new generation, a total 7,248 academic degrees have been awarded by EGADE Business School.

In this way, EGADE Business School is fulfilling its firm intention of contributing to the preparation of men and women leaders with purpose and consciousness, capable of generating shared value and of transforming society.

The CIE offers a meeting space for investment opportunities under the entrepreneurship through acquisitions model 

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Within the framework of Enlace+ Day Monterrey, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) of EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey held its second Search Fund Investment Forum.

The event took place on June 17 in the Auditorium of EGADE Business School, Monterrey, seeking to offer a meeting space for investment opportunities under the entrepreneurship through acquisitions model, regarding either the search stage or the acquisition of companies.

This edition, apart from offering a brief panorama of the current situation of Search Funds in Mexico and their potential in the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, enjoyed the presence of the investment firms Cerasus Capital and Belth Capital.

Forum participants included Félix Cárdenas, Director EGADE Business School’s CIE, and experts Manuel Núñez and Jerónimo Siqueiros.

Search Funds offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to become equity-owning CEOs and can provide investors with attractive returns.

NEW GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS INTRODUCED AT ENLACE+ DAY MONTERREY CHAPTER

Enlace+ Day, held at EGADE Business School Monterrey, included the introduction via video of the 29 companies selected nationwide in the 2022 call and who will form part of the Class of 2024 of the Enlace+ Professionalization Program.

At the event, the 29 selected companies, five firms and their entrepreneurs were welcomed to the Monterrey Chapter:

· Bebida Viva (Marcelo Hinojosa): Produces healthy, practical and nourishing beverages, such as Bebida Viva Kombucha and Rocamina Agua Mineral.

· Kolonus (Francisco Macedo, Ángel Ortiz, and Humberto de León): Digital platform consisting of software, hardware, and processes, with innovative 360° applied technology, centered on the best experience for residents.

· Skye Group (José Arturo Caballero, Gustavo García, and Stella Jiménez): Consulting services and applied innovation development for idea validation, product development, concept validation, launch of startups and/or spin-offs, or the creation of innovation centers.

· Teiker (Héctor Quintanilla, Noé Quintanilla, and Rodrigo Sosa): eCommerce logistics solutions for businesses that require last-mile delivery, product storage, pick & pack, kitting services, and any other similar requirement within the overall logistics system.

· Tortiregias (Gerardo Sánchez and Neliza López): Corn-based products made to the highest quality standards and with best manufacturing practices, raising awareness about healthy eating.

The 29 selected companies will receive guidance and strategic support for 2.5 years to become a model of success in Mexico. The national list is available here.

Ramiro Lozano, National President of Enlace+, was in charge of welcoming the attendees, who included the network’s board members, mentors, and entrepreneurs, investors, and Tecnológico de Monterrey officers.

In addition, Elda Cota, President of Enlace+ Monterrey, delivered a message to recognize the new generation of entrepreneurs from that chapter.

The event concluded with a networking session among the members of the Enlace+ network, Tec community, and strategic partners, who shared perspectives of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. 

EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey professors are a symbol of excellence and prestige, creating knowledge for business transformation and impacting corporate decision-making processes.

By COMUNICACIÓN INSTITUCIONAL | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

In this installment, we would like to share the most outstanding columns, interviews and articles by EGADE’s faculty, published in the media during June 2022:

Cristian Granados

• Entrepreneur - ¿Cómo fomentar el intraemprendimiento de alto impacto en los colaboradores de las compañías? (How to Foster High-Impact Intrapreneurship Among Companies’ Collaborators)

Daniel Maranto

• El Financiero – Lo que las organizaciones podemos aprender de una tripulación aérea (What Can Organizations Learn From a Flight Crew?)
• NEO – Transdisciplinaridad: un camino al océano azul (Transdisciplinarity: A Path to the Blue Ocean)

Diana Kolbe

• El Financiero – “Preloved Fashion”, una tendencia que está al alza en México “Preloved Fashion,” a Rising Trend in Mexico

Everardo Elizondo

• Reforma – Exhibe modelo de ineficiencia de 4T  (The 4T’s Model of Inefficiency Exposed) 
• Dinero en Imagen – Tasa de interés podría elevarse hasta 9.5%, advierten especialistas (Interest Rates Could Rise to 9.5%, Specialists Warn)
• Reforma – Guía económica para extraviados (4) (Economic Guide for the Lost)
• Reforma – Guía económica para extraviados (5) (Economic Guide for the Lost)
• Reforma –  ¿Desglobalización? (Deglobalization?)
• Reforma – Avatares económicos del momento (Current Economic Avatars)

Federico Trigos

• NEO – Transdisciplinaridad: un camino al océano azul (Transdisciplinarity: A Path to the Blue Ocean)

Felipe Symmes

• Entrepreneur – Cómo la inversión de impacto puede conectar a las comunidades indígenas con la globalización sin perder su identidad (How Impact Investment Can Connect Indigenous Communities With Globalization Without Losing Their Identity)

Félix Cárdenas

• El Financiero – ¿Qué es un Independent Sponsor y por qué lo prefieren los inversionistas? (What Is an Independent Sponsor and Why Are They the Choice of Investors?
• Expansión – Riesgo Prometedor (Promising Risk)

Héctor Shibata

• El CEO – ¿Qué opciones de financiamiento tengo si soy emprendedor? (What Financing Options Do I Have as an Entrepreneur?)
• Alto Nivel – El método para identificar y desarrollar tu propuesta de valor (A Method for Identifying and Developing Your Value Proposal)

Javier Reynoso

• El Financiero – Hacemos demasiado ¿Por qué? (We Do Too Much. Why?)

Jesús Garza

• El Financiero – Inminente alza de tasas (The Imminent Rate Hike)
• El Financiero – Escasez de agua y apagones (Water Shortage and Power Cuts)
• El Financiero – Siguiendo a la Fed (Following the Fed) 
• El Financiero – Comienza la desaceleración (Deceleration is Starting) 
• El Financiero – La solución de la escasez del agua – privatización (The Water Shortage Solution – Privatization)

Jorge Martínez

• Reforma – ¿Conviene invertir en México? (Is Investing in Mexico a Good Idea?)

José Luis Pineda

• El Financiero – Marketing del servicio público (Marketing Public Services)

María Concepción del Alto

• Hablemos de Bolsa – La importancia de la independencia y la equidad de género en los consejos de administración (The Importance of Independence and Gender Equality on Boards)

Miguel Moreno Tripp

• El Financiero – Interés compuesto (Compound Interest)
• El Financiero – Profecías que se autocumplen (Self-Fulfilling Prophecies)
• El Financiero – ¿Aterrizaje forzoso? (Emergency Landing?)
• El Financiero – Acoplamiento o Desacoplamiento (Connection or Disconnection)

Raúl Montalvo

• Expansión – El arte y la técnica de la estrategia corporativa (The Art and Technique of Corporate Strategy)
• El Empresario – Las pymes tienen mejor adaptación pero mayores desafíos (SMEs Adapt Better but Face Greater Challenges)

Sascha Fürst

• El Empresario – La digitalización y su impacto dentro del emprendimiento sustentable en México (Digitization and its Impact Within Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Mexico)

Learn more about the EGADE Faculty here.

In his address, Dean Horacio Arredondo Villalba urged the graduates to lead innovative, ethical, sustainable businesses to tackle the challenge of inequality. 

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Class of June 2022 of EGADE Business School Santa Fe, Querétaro and Lima, Peru celebrated their graduation in Mexico City.

The ceremony took place on June 28 in the Sports Hall at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Campus Santa Fe, and was broadcast live on live.tec.mx and Facebook Live of EGADE Business School.

The new EGADE alumni and alumnae who make up this class in Santa Fe, Querétaro and Lima, hail from Mexico and 11 other countries (Germany Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, U.S.A., Peru, Russia and Venezuela), and earned 223 master’s degrees and 1 doctorate.

Per program, the class comprised 158 graduates from the EGADE MBA in Santa Fe, Querétaro and Lima; 3 from the Full-Time MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship; 21 from the EGADE - W.P. Carey Executive MBA; 38 from the Master in Finance; and 1 from the Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences.

The ceremony was presided over by Horacio Arredondo Villalba, Dean of EGADE Business School; Ana María Zermeño Padilla, Associate Dean of Admissions and Academic Operations, EGADE Business School; Fernando Moya Dávila, Director of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, EGADE Business School; and Jaime Martínez Bowness, Dean of the Mexico City Region, School of Business, Tecnológico de Monterrey.

In his address, Martínez Bowness congratulated the students for graduating with great pride from one of the top business schools in the world, and urged them to continue to grow and learn at every opportunity.

“And, on becoming lifelong learners we also become mentors and even professors. Therefore, we will also be inviting you later on to consider teaching a class, revisiting your old classrooms, or coming to Tec to give a conference and share everything you have learned with the coming generations,” Martínez Bowness stated.

LET’S INCLUDE IN OUR VISION THE VALUES OF INTEGRITY AND GENEROSITY: STUDENT SPEAKER

As the student speaker, Agustín de la Maza Huesca, a graduate of the EGADE - W.P. Carey Executive MBA, thanked the institution and faculty for providing his class with such an exceptional development platform

“Teaching and learning in these circumstances was a huge challenge, and with our adaptability we were able to overcome it. To our dear professors, thank you for challenging us, for pushing us to new heights, for questioning us. We know that excellence is achieved with the guidance of experts and in-depth, deliberate practice. Thank you for guiding us to excellence,” acknowledged De la Maza, who graduated with honors and the highest grade average in his program.

On addressing his fellow students, De la Maza highlighted that apart from enjoying a learning experience filled with diversity, another valuable aspect consisted of the ties they were able to create, not only of friendship, but also for mutual feedback, advice and guidance regarding their professional and personal lives.

“When we started this program, we used technology efficiently to collaborate, but it was actually when we were finally able to share a classroom and our trips that our relationships took on another dimension; I am talking about the dimension of caring, respect and trust, which is essential for any important relationship in our lives. I would like to invite you to take care of these relationships, strengthening them with new moments that will allow them to last forever,” he said.

The end of this period, he told the new graduates, offers a chance to revisit and reframe their vision, including the values of integrity and generosity.

“We can’t think about creating value just for ourselves, but must create it for everyone around us and for our society. Congratulations on today’s achievement and on the successes of your brilliant future,” De la Maza concluded.

LEAD INNOVATIVE, ETHICAL, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE OF INEQUALITY: ARREDONDO VILLALBA

Before taking the pledge, Arredondo Villalba delivered a message to the new EGADE alumnae and alumni (EXATEC).

The Dean recalled the vision of Tecnológico de Monterrey, “Leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship for human flourishing,” and invited the graduates to reflect on the role they will play in tackling the challenge of inequality.

“What role will this class play in this human flourishing? How are you going to take what you have learned from our professors and from the exchange between each and every one of you to tackle this challenge?” he asked.

In response, Arredondo Villalba asked them to lead innovative, ethical, sustainable businesses that will transform the challenge of inequality into a challenge of development, either by creating new companies or questioning the status quo of their organizations.

The Class of June 2022 from the Monterrey site and from the EGADE MBAOnline graduated in that city on June 25.

The EGADE Business School Guadalajara Class of June 2022 will be graduating on June 29.

Daniel Rodríguez Cofré, CEO of FEMSA, was the guest speaker in the first of three graduation ceremonies to be held this month at the EGADE Business School sites

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

The class of June 2022 of EGADE Business School, Monterrey site, and the EGADE program MBAOnline celebrated the culmination of their postgraduate studies in the first of three graduation ceremonies to be held this month.

The ceremony took place on June 25 in the EGADE Monterrey Congress Hall and was broadcast live on live.tec.mx and Facebook Live  of EGADE Business School.

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On this occasion, 168 masters and 3 doctors were recognized. The graduates hailed from different Mexican states and six other countries (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and Venezuela) in Latin America. Per program, 88 graduated from the EGADE MBA, 22 from the EGADE MBAOnline, 12 from the EGADE – UNC Charlotte MBA in Global Business & Strategy, 44 from the Master in Finance, 1 from the Master in Business Management, and 3 from the Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences.

The graduation ceremony in Monterrey was presided over by Daniel Rodríguez Cofré, CEO of FEMSA and guest speaker; Juan Pablo Murra Lascurain, Rector for Higher Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Horacio Arredondo Villalba, Dean of EGADE Business School; René Cabral Torres, Associate Dean of Faculty Development, EGADE Business School; Daniel Maranto Vargas, Director of EGADE Business School, Monterrey site; and Jorge Velarde Chapa, Director of Academic Programs, EGADE Business School.

WE MUST ALWAYS LIVE BY OUR VALUES: GUEST SPEAKER

In his address, Rodríguez Cofré shared with the graduating students some of the qualities required to lead with a sense of humanity.

PHOTO GUEST SPEAKER

"We must always live by our values. I would like to invite you to be good, upright people. There is no greater satisfaction than doing good for others. Be kind, don’t be so hard on yourselves or others, especially your teams. Try to be unassuming and humble, let go of your ego; if you are in an organization, you are there to serve and to safeguard it, your teams and others,” the executive stated.

Rodríguez Cofré told the graduates that as leaders they will be responsible for creating appropriate contexts to enable their teams to flourish.

“Be willing to unlearn, to acknowledge that some of our ways of thinking and of doing things will no longer work in the new reality,” the guest speaker said.

NOW IT’S OUR TURN TO TEACH OTHERS: STUDENT SPEAKER

Karen Patricia Rodríguez Bú, EGADE MBA student at the Monterrey site, delivered a message on behalf of her class.

The alumna, who graduated with honors, the highest grade average in her program and the top average of her class, urged her peers to think always about the coming generations and the role they play in their future.

“I would like to invite you to remember that we came here to learn, but now it’s our turn to teach others. Let’s not work to decipher an uncertain future, but to transform it, building a decent, inclusive and sustainable world,” Rodríguez Bú said.

ENRICH OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES: RECTOR

Before taking the pledge from the graduates, Murra Lascurain urged them to live life to the full and enrich other people’s lives, by being empathetic, instilling hope in the new generations, driving entrepreneurship, and keeping their intellectual curiosity alive.

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“I would like you to know that you will always be welcome at your alma mater, and will continue to form part of our history and community, now as EXATEC (Tec Alumni). We will be the witnesses to your achievements and battles. Build extraordinary lives. Mexico and the world need you,” the Rector stated.

EGADE Business School will continue to celebrate the graduations of the Class of June 2022 with ceremonies on June 28 and 29 at the Santa Fe and Guadalajara sites, respectively.

Business Territory forms part of Tec Sounds and is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

By VALENTINA FLORES CÁCERES | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

The gender gap in STEM, financial health, celebrity brands, and deglobalization were the topics addressed by Business Territory, the podcast of EGADE Business School and the School of Business of Tecnológico de Monterrey in June.

In case you missed them, here are the four episodes:

Episode 81: Women and STEM: closing the gap

Helena Polyblank, cofounder and CPO of Mendel, discusses the topic of women in STEM aeras and their professional development.

Episode 82: Financial well-being check-up

Humberto Guevara, Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Tecnológico de Monterrey and Lecturer in the EGADE Business School Master in Finance, shares basic recommendations for protecting your financial health. 

Episode 83: Making celebrity brands more authentic

Lucila Osorio, Interim Director of the Retail Trade Center of the School of Business and Research Professor at EGADE Business School, reveals how authenticity is the key to success.

Episode 84: Deglobalization scenarios: an opportunity for Mexico?

Michael Devlyn, Chairperson at DNG Holdings and CEO of Strategic Projects and Expansion at Devlyn Holdings, and Ricardo Buitrago, Research Professor in the Department of Strategy and Leadership at EGADE Business School, explain how the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have triggered the reinvention of global capitalism.

Episode 84 brings the fourth season of Business Territory to a close; the fifth season will start on August 16, with a new episode every Tuesday.

Business Territory Business Territory forms part of the Tec Sounds podcast bar, available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.