The prize-winning women scientists from different countries in Latin America will be able to study Management Business Skills, one of EGADE Business School’s Executive Education programs .

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Within the framework of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 3M announced the 25 prize-winning women scientists in the 2022 edition of the 25 Women in Science Latin America initiative.

Recognition of the scientists’ success included access to the EGADE Business School Executive Education program Management Business Skills, which provides the latest knowledge and necessary competencies in leadership, business vision, exponential technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship for the future of business.

“We are very excited to form part of this type of initiatives, in which, through the EGADE Business School programs, we have the opportunity to contribute to the development of our country and of Latin America, and, in particular, of women leaders who generate a positive impact in the field of science. Our mission and commitment as the leading graduate business school in Mexico and Latin America consists of empowering the new generations of leaders who create shared value and transform society,” stated Jaime Martínez Bowness, Dean of the Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Business, Mexico City Region.

The second edition of the 3M initiative recognizes women scientists whose work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) improves and impacts the daily lives of individuals and their communities, inspiring more women and girls to pursue careers in STEM.

“25 Women in Science seeks to make the contributions of women who work in the different fields of science visible, break gender stereotypes, and promote inclusion in a key area of knowledge to develop and innovate solutions, enabling us to address the problems that beset humanity,” commented Adriana Rius, Communication and Brand Director for 3M Latin America.

Here is the list of the scientists selected for the 25 Women in Science Latin America 2022:

• Virginia Alvarado García (Costa Rica)
• Francisca L. Aranda (Chile)
• Alma Delia Báez González (Mexico)
• Renata Bannitz Fernandes (Brazil)
• Edna Johana Bolivar Monsalve (Colombia)
• Paola Castillo Juárez (Mexico)
• Iridian Cruz Silva (Mexico)
• Camila Martínez Checaltana (Chile)
• Andreza Martins (Brazil)
• Yael Natalia Méndez (Colombia)
• Natalie Millán Aguiñaga (Mexico)
• Fernanda Parborell (Argentina)
• Esther Pereira (Brazil)
• Nadac Reales (Chile)
• Yanin Albina Reyes Bermúdez (Peru)
• Thamy Livia Ribeiro Correa (Brazil)
• July Andrea Rincón López (Colombia)
• Sandra Santuario (Mexico)
• Ana Isabel Sarkis Fernández (Costa Rica)
• Carmenza Spadafora (Panama)
• Rosangela Silqueira Hickson Ríos (Brazil)
• Nathalia Tejedor Flores (Panama)
• Lina Carmenza Valderrama Aguirre (Colombia)
• Gabriela Venturini da Silva (Brazil)
• Blanca Nohemí Zamora Mendoza (Mexico)

The winners were also honored with a recognition by 3M Latin America, and the inclusion of their projects and stories in the second edition of the commemorative book “25 Women in Science Latin America 2022”.

This edition enjoyed the participation of scientists from across the region, who presented their projects and stories to a jury that selected the 25 most outstanding women scientists.

The jury was made up of prominent academics, leaders, and/or specialists from scientific industries, as well as people with an extensive background in science, research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

Find out more about the 3M initiative and the winning scientists in 2022 here.

EGADE Business School's MBM Online is the first degree from Mexico to be offered on Coursera and is designed to help recent graduates differentiate themselves in a competitive job market and accelerate their career.

By INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

To broaden the horizons of all those recent university graduates and young professionals who seek to empower their professional career with a competitive advantage from the start, regardless of their basic academic background or geographic location, EGADE Business School of the Tecnológico de Monterrey has launched the Master in Business Management (MBM) Online in collaboration with Coursera, one of the largest online learning platforms in the world.

The MBM Online is a program in Spanish whose flexible and part-time format allows young professionals in Mexico greater autonomy by transcending face-to-face barriers and enabling students to maintain a job position while applying practical knowledge on the spot. Thus, the new MBM Online becomes the most agile way to revolutionize the beginning of their professional careers.

“The increasing automation of production processes and the current global disruption have accelerated the digital transformation of businesses, with which the relevance of skills in business development and management has also increased. With this in mind, MBM Online is designed to equip new professionals with fundamental business training, with an emphasis on real-world skills that prepare them to generate business strategies with a positive impact in the business sector,” said Eduardo Aguiñaga, National Director of Full-Time Programs at EGADE Business School.

The MBM Online curriculum has a disruptive approach based on a mixed academic model in which real-time sessions, interaction and collaboration through immersive online platforms and multiple other teaching strategies, such as specialized workshops and business simulators are part of it. Furthermore, with challenge-based learning and the analysis of real case studies, the program promotes contextualized knowledge for immediate application.

“It is an honor to partner with EGADE Business School of Tecnológico de Monterrey to help recent graduates develop the critical skills needed to succeed in the digital economy,” said Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera. “This new degree will enable young Spanish-speaking professionals across Latin America and around the world to learn high-demand business and technology skills, and unlock greater economic opportunities for themselves, their companies, and their communities.”

This innovative postgraduate course offers the value of an international master's degree without the need to cross borders. In an increasingly interconnected world, where diversity of thought, ideas and experiences is essential, learning new skills together with colleagues from different countries improves the understanding of global business, while developing capacities for intercultural dialogue and collaboration. In addition to the above, recent graduates and young professionals who take MBM Online will be able to expand their network of contacts by accessing the EGADE Business School community, which has more than 20,000 executives, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Likewise, this program will allow participants to maximize their potential and expand their job opportunities, with the support of the academic excellence of EGADE Business School and a faculty internationally recognized for its transformation leadership and proven quality not only in the classroom, but also within their competing industries.

Registration is now open and the first generation of the program will begin its courses in September 2022.

More information about the MBM Online of EGADE Business School on Coursera here.

EGADE MBA alum and international accrediting association honoree is the founder of Mujeres Mexicanas con Discapacidad (Mexican Women with Disabilities) and leader of the Diversity and Inclusion Office at Tec de Monterrey.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Maryangel García-Ramos, activist and advocate for diversity and inclusion in Mexico, was honored in 2022 as one of the select group of 27 Influential Leaders by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the most important business school accreditation organization in the world.

This annual recognition is awarded exclusively to graduates from the over 900 AACSB-accredited institutions, who, given their track record and impact, serve as a model for the next generation of business leaders across the globe.

“Maryangel is a transformative leader and champion of the rights of people with disabilities, especially girls and women, and is deeply committed to the development of diversity and inclusion solutions for our communities and organizations. It is an honor and a privilege to have extraordinary alumni and alumnae who, like Maryangel, exhort us to strengthen our diverse representation of society and business, in pursuit of equality and respect,” said Osmar Zavaleta, Interim Dean of EGADE Business School.

.@maryangel_, alum of @egade, is a transformative leader and influential advocate for D&I in Mexico. She founded the nonprofit @mexicanas_, which has successfully championed reform to secure equal protection for women with disabilities. #AACSBleads

🔗https://t.co/PEoG0PwD6o pic.twitter.com/dqcHgOCupM

— AACSB (@AACSB) February 1, 2022

Maryangel, an EGADE MBA alum, is a woman with motor disabilities who has worked for over 15 years to bring about a transformation in the recognition of rights, which has influenced her life purpose.  

She is aware of the opportunities and privileges that come with studying for a master's degree, which is just one of the opportunities, together with others related to health services and employment, which are not readily available to the majority of persons with disabilities in Mexico.

As a result, she has dedicated her leadership and talent to advocate for and elevate the rights of persons with disabilities and extensively champion Mexico’s diversity and inclusion agenda.

“We are living in a time of enormous systemic inequality in which even considering a world that recognizes us through meritocracy is naive and insensitive. Looking at diversity and inclusion strategies with a vision of reducing inequalities is of utmost importance in organizations, educational institutions, and the community, thereby ensuring that no one is left behind. There can be nothing about the community without community. We don’t need a voice (we already have that); we need a platform and a place in the decision-making process for designing society and systems to include each and every one of us,” Maryangel commented, on being named an Influential Leader.

As founder and director of the nonprofit Mujeres Mexicanas con Discapacidad, Maryangel has achieved considerable reform to advance equality and protection for women with disabilities in Mexico.

She has developed labor inclusion and innovation strategies for NGOs and organizations such as Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she currently collaborates as the Diversity and Inclusion Office leader at the institution’s Center for the Recognition of Human Dignity.

As part of her work at Tec, she has participated in the creation of five committees which represent diverse groups: gender equality, persons with disabilities, LGBT+ community, socioeconomic diversity, and cultural diversity. She currently sits on the Tec gender diversity committee Impulsa and works with the other four committees.

Maryangel has represented Mexico at the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and has reached thousands of future leaders through her TEDx Talks, “The Power of My Story” and “The Disability Revolution,” and through her keynotes, including “Sex, Beauty, and Women with Disabilities” and “The Disability Story: Diversity in the Media,” at SXSW.

NPR named her one of Six Fearless Women who were an inspiration in 2018. In 2021, InStyle magazine recognized her as one of the 30 Badass Women in Mexico to follow, while Hulu featured her story in the mini-documentary Acentos Bienvenidos.

Maryangel has also won numerous awards for championing diversity and inclusion, most recently Premio Incluye and the Mujer Tec Award.

We are thrilled to announce our 2022 Class of Influential Leaders. This year's class spotlights 27 business school grads who are making an impact around the globe.

🌟Congratulations!🌟

View the class: 🔗https://t.co/jg08iwT9DK pic.twitter.com/NUStEEy3GO

— AACSB (@AACSB) February 1, 2022

Maryangel's Class of 2022 AACSB Influential Leaders is comprised of 17 alumnae and 10 alumni from 27 business schools in Australia, Canada, France, India, Lebanon, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and the United States who share her passion and dedication. to lead and innovate within their industries and impact their communities.

EGADE Business School has earned AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditations, the “triple crown”, representing the highest recognition a business school can obtain internationally and awarded to just 1% of business schools worldwide.

Further information on Maryangel’s story and impact can be found here.

The full list of AACSB Influential Leaders 2022 can be found here.

For their outstanding scientific contributions, Tec’s Business School (Undergraduate and EGADE Business School) Professors earn Admission, Promotion or Continuance in Mexico’s National System of Researchers.

By INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Twenty professors from the Tecnológico de Monterrey Business School (Undergraduate and EGADE Business School) were recognized in the 2021 Call for Admission, Promotion or Continuance in Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council for Science and Technology Council  (CONACYT).  

Here are the results:  

Newly admitted:

• SNI Level I: Delia Lizette Huezo Ponce and Sascha Fürst.

• SNI Candidate Level: David Pérez Castillo, Linda Elizabeth Ruiz Castro, and Oscar Eliud Ortíz Mendoza.

Promotions:  

• From SNI Level I to SNI Level II: Sergio Manuel Madero Gómez.

• From SNI Candidate Level to SNI Level I: Eduardo Enrique Aguiñaga Maldonado, Elliott Tyler Kruse, Francisco Javier Valderrey Villar, Lizbeth Martínez Ramírez, Miguel Ángel López Lomelí, and Olivia del Roble Hernández Pozas.

Continuance:  

• SNI Level II: José Antonio Núñez Mora and René Cabral Torres.

• SNI Level I: Consuelo Adelaida García De la Torre (†), Edgar Rogelio Ramírez Solís, Javier Francisco Reynoso Javier, Lorena de la Paz Carrete Lucero, María Andrea Trujillo León, and María de la Paz Toldos Romero.

“We are extremely grateful for and recognize your contribution, through your research activities, to the positioning of the Business School,” said María Elena Vázquez, National Dean of the Tec de Monterrey School of Business.

With these new admissions, promotions and continuances, which come into effect as of January 2022, the School now has 71 SNI-recognized professors, of whom 31 belong to the Candidate Level, 28 to Level I, 10 to Level II, and 2 to Level III.

In addition, 11 graduates of EGADE Business School’s Doctorate in Administrative Sciences (DCA) and the Doctorate in Financial Sciences (DCF) —some of whom are professors at the institution— were also recognized in the call:

• SNI Level II: Francisco Ortiz Arango (DCF) and Salvador Cruz Aké (DCF).

• SNI Level I: Ambrosio Ortíz Ramírez (DCF), Arturo Briseño García (DCA), Eduardo Enrique Aguiñaga Maldonado (DCA), Eduardo Gaona Domínguez (DCA), Flor Esthela Morton Rodríguez (DCA), Griselda Dávila Aragón (DCF), and Mario César Dávila Aguirre (DCA).

• SNI Candidate Level: David Pérez Castillo (DCA) and José Anselmo Pérez Reyes (DCA).

“My heartiest congratulations, appreciation, and acknowledgement to our research professors and EGADE Business School graduates, and to the faculty from the Business School, for their contribution to consolidating their careers as researchers and ratifying the excellence, innovative approach, and transcendence of their academic work,” said Osmar Zavaleta, Interim Dean of EGADE Business School and Associate Dean for Research of EGADE Business School and the Tec de Monterrey School of Business.

List compiled by the LinkedIn News team highlights the must-follow profiles in Mexico, addressing key workplace, career, and other sector-related topics.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Osval Orduña, EGADE Business School graduate and Talent and DI (Diversity and Inclusion) expert, was included on the Top Voices Employment 2022 list presented by LinkedIn Noticias México.

The list includes the 10 expert profiles the social network recommends following, chosen from among the recruitment and selection, human resources, and career counseling professionals who publish relevant content for job seekers or those who would like to grow in their professional career.

Why follow Orduña?

LinkedIn spotlights coaching, diversity, inclusion, talent acquisition, and employer branding, among the main topics addressed in his profile.

“In addition, he often shares information on talent acquisition, headhunting best practices, problem-solving, and continuous improvement,” the social network stated.

Orduña is currently the CEO of his own consulting firm, Orduña Talent Services, founded in 2020.

He has worked in various talent consulting projects at DiDi, The Adecco Group, Antal International, and Lucas 5, playing a key role in revitalizing and improving recruitment processes, and served clients such as OYO Rooms, Rappi, Uber, and Ricoh.

He graduated with a Master in Manufacturing Management, from EGADE Business School, and a B.A. Economics, from Tecnológico de Monterrey.

To create the list, LinkedIn editors considered the content published by each expert on LinkedIn, seeking to highlight a diverse set of voices that reflect the current employment reality.

Consult the complete list here and follow Orduña’s profile here.

Cristina Ferral was the recipient of the Tecnológico de Monterrey award for her contribution through sports.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Cristina Ferral, EGADE Business School Master in Finance alumna and professional soccer player with FC Tigres Women, was announced as one of the winners of the 2022 Tec Mujer Tec Awards.

The Tigres midfielder was honored in the category “Sports and sports management” in the eleventh edition of this award which recognizes the track record, contributions, and talent of women in the Tec community.

"(This prize) is an invitation to motivate future generations to realize that academic studies and sports can go hand in hand and that both can be achieved,” Ferral stated in a video posted on Tigres Women’s Twitter account.

✨ ¡𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚! ✨

La Emperatriz @cristinaferral, fue nombrada por el @TecdeMonterrey como 𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚 del ‘Premio Mujer’ en la categoría 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢ó𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚.

Aplausos para nuestra Amazona 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/h7NIdDR3Li

— Tigres Femenil 🐯 (@TigresFemenil) January 21, 2022

BETWEEN CLASSROOMS AND FIELDS

Her talent and achievements in soccer offered Ferral the opportunity to complete her high school, undergraduate, and graduate studies with a scholarship, while, in parallel, advancing in her sports development.

Born in Ciudad Madero, Ferral began to display her outstanding talent as a child in the  Tamaulipas State Women’s Soccer Team, winning national championships over four years in children’s categories.

As a youth, she was called up to the Mexican National Team in the 2010 U-17 World Championship, in Trinidad and Tobago.

She enrolled at Tec to study and play in the Campus Monterrey women’s soccer team, accomplishing, during this stage, five national university championships and runner-up with Mexico in the 2013 World Universiade in Kazan.

She continued her studies at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, where she formed part of the women’s soccer team and completed her B.A. in Business Administration.

She subsequently embarked on her career as a professional soccer player, emigrating to France in 2017 to join Marseille Olympique.

In 2018, Ferral returned to Mexico to become a member of UANL Tigres and, in that same year, won the championship with the Mexican National Team in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, and graduated from EGADE Business School with a Master in Finance.

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With Tigres, she has been a three-time champion in the Clausura 2019, Guardianes 2020, and Guardianes 2021 Women’s Liga MX tournaments.

Off the field, Ferral is known as the co-founder of the nonprofit Impulse, which provides support for low-income women student-athletes to complete their studies and play sports.

She also manages a private children’s soccer academy in Monterrey.

¡Muchísimas felicidades a todas las ganadoras de nuestra décima edición de Premio Mujer Tec! 💜 pic.twitter.com/mv1AKyVZ7u

— Premio Mujer Tec (@PremioMujerTec) January 19, 2022

MUJER TEC AWARDS

The call for the 2022 Mujer Tec Awards was held from November 1 to 26, 2021, for female students, alumnae, faculty, collaborators, and directors of Tec de Monterrey, Tecmilenio, TecSalud, and Sorteos Tec.

The 15 winners in the 10 categories of the tenth edition were announced on January 17.

The prize-giving ceremony will be broadcast on March 1 on live.tec.mx.

With information from CONECTA and CANCHA.

International Olympics director and MAF graduate has been selected as one of the most relevant players in driving the post-COVID-19 sports economy.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Forbes México included Israel Villalpando, EGADE Business School Master in Finance graduate and Associate Director of Commercial Finance at the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on its list of the “22 Sports Protagonists” who will play a decisive role in the industry’s recovery in 2022.

“Across the world, there are some directors who go unnoticed, remaining out of the limelight, but who have a decision-making or leadership position within important international organizations in the sports industry. This is the case of Israel Villalpando, who has formed part of the Paralympic and Olympic movements for over 10 years,” claimed the business magazine.

The EGADE alumnus and also former elite athlete, who currently works at the IOC site in Lausanne, Switzerland, is an expert in commerce and sports and highly experienced in strategic management for global organizations and mega-events.   

"Today he is one of the people who control, regulate, and manage financial topics for one of the most important sports institutions in the world,” Forbes México said about Villalpando.

This year, the selection of “22 Sports Protagonists” by Forbes México presents the country’s directors and athletes who will play a pivotal role in driving the sports economy.

The list was published in the magazine’s January 2022 issue, which also presents high-profile figures from diverse areas of national life who will be key to the country’s post-COVID-19 recovery.

EGADE alumnus (EXATEC), distinguished in the Entrepreneurial Engineer category, is a founding partner of Girasolve Energy, a company engaged in implementing solar energy projects.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Luis Ángel Plata Cavazos, who graduated from the Specialization in Energy Management at EGADE Business School, was recognized as one of the winners of the 2020-2021 National Youth Award of the Mexican Youth Institute (Imjuve). 

The 27-year-old from Allende, Nuevo León, was one of the 19 young people distinguished in this edition for his contributions to society and to mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

This award consists of 10 distinctions in two categories: A, which contemplates young people between 13 and 17 years old; and B, which recognizes 18-to-29 year-olds.

Plata Cavazos won an Entrepreneurial Engineer award in the B category.

"I developed my ability to solve problems from a broader perspective at EGADE; I learned to think more disruptively and raised my expectations and level of discipline,” he stated in an interview with CONECTA.

The EGADE alumnus graduated from UANL as an engineer and is a founding partner of Girasolve Energy, a company engaged in implementing solar energy projects.

"My focus is on strategic planning. I am interested in assuring significant savings for our customers, building projects that generate 100% clean energy and reducing CO2 emissions into our atmosphere," commented.

The National Youth Award winners received a pure gold medal, a rosette, 100 thousand pesos in commercial commission and bond custody and administration contracts (Codes), and a diploma signed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. 

The prize-giving ceremony was held on December 20, 2021.

Plata Cavazos was also distinguished with the Ceneval Award for Excellence in Academic Performance in 2016 and the 2019 Nuevo León State Youth Prize. 

With information from CONECTA.