A new edition of the Board Member Training program, from EGADE Business School’s Executive Education portfolio, was launched in March in a 100% online format and with 31 participants from different cities in Mexico and Latin America.
In this delivery, the program, which targets board members, strategic decision-makers, and company owners, shareholders and directors, has a duration of 60 hours and is divided into 12 modules.
Participants were welcomed by Jaime García Narro, Associate Dean of Executive Education, EGADE Business School; Carlos Serrano, independent director and Executive Director of the Board Member Training Program; and Jaime Martínez Bowness, Raúl Montalvo and Daniel Maranto, directors of the EGADE Business School sites in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, respectively.
In addition, master coach Benjamín Arriola led an icebreaker session, before the start of module 1 of the program, "Functioning of the Board of Directors ", taught by Roberto Danel, Chairman of the Best Practices in Corporate Governance Committee of the Business Coordination Council (CCE), and Gregorio Vázquez, EGADE Business School professor and Director of the consulting firm Vázquez Consultores.
This program helps participants hone their competencies and acquire specialized knowledge of how a Board of Directors functions, including the reinvention of the business model, acquisition of companies as a growth strategy, successful continuance of the family business, among other key topics for the company’s prosperity.
The modules are “Setting a Strategic Course”, “Capital Budgeting System”, “Measurement and Evaluation of Corporate Performance”, “Executive Compensation Systems”, “Legal Framework for the Board of Directors”, “Comprehensive Risk Management”, “Internal Control Systems”, “Governance in Entrepreneurial Families”, “A New Leadership Paradigm”, “Executive Succession Process” and “Negotiation Skills”.
The program’s outstanding educational model is based on experiential learning, conferences and discussion panels with special guests, practical experiences and high-level virtual networking.
Learn more about the Board Member Training programhere.
The Director of Strategic Alliances and Content at América Móvil shared anecdotes and details of his book with graduate students and Executive Education participants.
ByINSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
“The things that are truly valuable are priceless,” the entrepreneur Arturo Elías Ayub stated, during the virtual talk in which he presented his book El negociador: Consejos para triunfar en la vida y en los negocios.
Invited by EGADE Business School, the Director of Strategic Alliances and Content at América Móvil shared anecdotes and details of his book with graduate students and Executive Education participants.
The conversation was led by Osmar Zavaleta, Interim Dean of EGADE Business School, while Lucila Bracho, Director of Strategic Alliances and Customer Experience in Executive Education, moderated the audience Q&A session.
In El negociador, Ayub shares everything he has learned in business and in life, from his beginnings in his father’s store on Correo Mayor Street in the Historical Center of Mexico City, his transition to soccer as president of the Pumas football club, to ultimately become one of the most renowned businessmen and negotiators in Mexico through his work in Grupo Carso, one of the most important business groups in the world.
When going over some of the passages from the book, Zavaleta asked the author what attributessuccessful entrepreneurs have in common, according to his observations.
“The trait all the successful entrepreneurs I know have in common is, without doubt, hard work. That’s an attribute impossible to replace. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur but are not willing to travel a difficult road, you’d better find something else to do,” said the also CEO of Uno TV and General Director of the Telmex-Telcel Foundation.
The Shark Tank México cast member warned entrepreneurs that not only do they need to think creatively or innovatively, but also to put their projects into effect.
“Since the beginning of time, the most creative people get the best results. They are the ones who think outside the box and, very importantly, implement their ideas, because creativity turned into a reality is the one that works. There’s no point being creative and leaving it as a fantasy,” Ayub affirmed.
The entrepreneur urged the audience to take advantage of the digital tools that in this day and age are both plentiful and affordable and to let their creativity run free, thereby generating greater value for their organizations and clients.
Participants of 21 different nationalities explore the economic and financial perspectives of Mexico and the United States, backed by EGADE Business School and Miami Herbert Business School.
ByJOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Eighty-five students, from theOneMBA Class of 2021, gathered together virtually from March 8 to 13 to participate in the North America Residency, as part of the global immersion experiences included in the program.
The participants of 21 different nationalities explored the North American business environment from the economic and financial perspectives of Mexico and the United States, guided by EGADE Business School and Miami Herbert Business School professors.
Activities included sessions with academics and opinion leaders from both schools, talks and discussion panels with business leaders from the region, cultural experiences from both countries, and spaces for networking.
A broad diversity of topics was discussed, spanning sustainable business, corporate innovation, trends in the Covid-19 era, cybersecurity, transformational leadership, among many others.
Among the guest speakers were Jorge Luis Torres Aguilar, OneMBA graduate and Vice-President of Operations at FedEx Express in Mexico;Leticia Gammill, Security Channels Leader at Cisco, and Founder and President of WOMCY; Fernando Sepúlveda, President of the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs in the United States; and Alex Sánchez, President and CEO of Florida Bankers Association, to name a few.
Some of the students shared their experiences and key takeaways obtained during the North America Residency:
“A very good mix of cultural immersions, and macro environment and insight lectures, as well as leadership development content. I found it inspiring. We are in a global business environment; nothing is purely regional, given the interaction with and impact on each other. We need to think about how to make the world sustainable and care about humanity.” Li Li, a Chinese student at the School of Management, Xiamen University.
“EGADE and Miami Herbert Business Schools did a very good job with the online experience for this residency. Not only did they invite good speakers, but we also had the opportunity to practice negotiation skills and leadership exchange experiences, strengthening our abilities to shape and define the future. I appreciated the coffee chats to network with our colleagues from different parts of the world. I was surprised by the positive economic theory of Paulo Leme showing us that the post-Covid reopening of the economy can lead to sustainable, non-inflationary growth. Another key takeaway for me was the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to produce and innovate together to compete for vis-a-vis with the rest of the world. I am more aware now of how they want to proceed and the importance of thinking in terms of regions to create specific synergies.” Sarah Soenen, a Belgian student at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University.
“A key component of thriving in the new normal produced by the Covid-19 pandemic is blending a deep level of resilience with professionalism. The two factors were brilliantly displayed throughout the residency, as was an astute demonstration of why the OneMBA program academics are at the top of their respective academic games (the talk on negotiation was spot-on). My key takeaway from the North American residency, on the region’s business environment, is that the area is one of vast opportunities, but with deeply ingrained complexities and paradoxes. I enjoyed discussing the topic of sustainability in business. I found it particularly interesting to see how the issue of sustainability is no longer a choice, but a necessity, for modern business. I also enjoyed the different talks on health and wellness. Personally, a lesson I have learned from the ongoing pandemic is the need to show (and demand) empathy for others when our worlds circle out of tilt. I genuinely hope it is a lesson that we all remember after the pandemic ends.” Bob Enofe, a Nigerian student at Sao Paulo School of Business Administration, Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP).
“I really had a great time during these days. The content was great and very helpful for my studies on the region. The level of interaction with my peers was much more profound and productive than our previous residency, which was unexpected given the constraints of the virtual environment. North America is booming again. After several years of self-isolation, the US government is showing signs of re-engagement with the outside world. Mexico and Canada are going to profit from the reopening of the US markets as the vaccination plans roll out before schedule. The US economy and Florida Banks were the technical meetings I enjoyed the most. But what stole my heart and my mind was Saturday’s session, where self-development took the stage. Again, congratulations to the EGADE/UM teams who worked hard to bring truly personal experiences (life mindfulness) into the ‘Zoom world.’” Gabriel Cambuí, a Brazilian student at Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami.
“The experience was awesome! It is so great to have the opportunity to share the best of our region with people from all over the planet, our culture, our food, our people, and the way we do business. With the pandemic slowly going away, I think we have all learned that the only way we can get out of this and future challenges is by working together. North America is a huge economic bloc with huge potential and the capacity to cooperate with other regions in the globe in the quest for development, sustainability, and social improvements. I believe the most relevant topics for the current situation revolve around well-being, work-life balance, leadership through uncertainty, and innovation. Both the synchronous and asynchronous lectures equipped us with many tools and knowledge that we can easily use and bring back to our workplace.” Emmanuel Echeverría, a Mexican student at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey.
“Although it was a 100% virtual residency, the presentations, discussions, and panels were extremely revealing regarding economic data and impacts throughout each North American country and as a cluster. My most important takeaway is that USMCA, as one of the world’s most profitable and developed commercial agreements in the globe, nowadays depends on traditional industries that may well disappear in the near future due to the accelerated technological disruption boosted by the Covid-19 pandemic. We also had great talks on the increased importance of developing and maintaining a humane mindset.” Mauricio Lecea, Mexican student at EGADE Business School.
Another exiting day at the North America Residency of the #OneMBA. Our EXATEC Roberto Sanchez showed to our international leaders the most common and savory dishes that Mexico offers. ¡Buen provecho! ? ? ? @robersanchezvapic.twitter.com/kLNfgQp906
This global residency is one of the four included in the OneMBA curriculum. This time there were participants from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Rumania, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, United States and Venezuela.
OneMBA students are from an international consortium of schools that offer this executive global program, and are senior-level executives who live and work across the globe.
The consortium schools are:
EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Sao Paulo School of Business Administration, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP), Brazil
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, Netherlands
School of Management, Xiamen University (SMXMU), China
Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami, United States
The global executive program OneMBA was launched in 2002 and its first class graduated in 2004. Today, its network of 1,400 graduates in leadership positions is spread across 50 countries.
EGADE Business School and the Tec School of Engineering and Science present a webinar on algorithms and the ethics of Artificial Intelligence, within the EGADE Future Forum series.
By ASTRAYA RODRÍGUEZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Even though Artificial Intelligence Artificial and its tools enjoy a certain degree of autonomy, they do not measure up to human intelligence, stated Ramón López de Mántaras, research professor at the Scientific Research Council (CSIC) in Spain.
“At present, the ethics of these tools fall to programmers and the teams behind them, not the tools themselves,” said the also founder and Director of the CSIC Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.
The expert spoke within the webinar “The dictatorship of algorithms. Leading the ethics of Artificial Intelligence” as part of the EGADE Future Forum series.
The event was moderated by Jacob Escobar, Director of EGADE’s Specialization in Digital Strategy and the Master in Business Analytics, and enjoyed the participation of Luis Eduardo Falcón, Director of the Master in Applied Artificial Intelligence of the Tec School of Engineering and Science (EIC).
When asked if a machine could replace a human being, López de Mántaras commented that “many human tasks, such as creativity, and strategic and analytical capacities, will not be automatable.”
“The business mindset should focus on creating human-machine teams,” he said.
López de Mántaras explained that to avoid algorithmic bias, multidisciplinary, diverse teams must be formed and ethics experts incorporated in order to monitor and intervene in the development of an application or algorithm.
The webinar, which was co-presented by EGADE Business School and Tec’s EIC, can be viewedhere.
This 20-week program starts on April 13th, with the objective of providing the tools, knowledge and guidance necessary to design successful labor inclusion projects for persons with disabilities.
ByJOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Persons with disabilities can face multiple barriers to joining the workforce that prevent their full inclusion in the work environment, on equal terms with others.
Therefore, to assure genuine organizational inclusion, it is important to have a comprehensive, cross-cutting project, taking into consideration diverse design and implementation aspects.
With this objective, EGADE Business School’s Center of Conscious Business for a Sustainable Future, together with Movimiento Congruencia and Éntrale, an alliance for the labor inclusion of persons with disabilities, is extending an invitation to the latest edition of the +Talento Diploma Course, which will be offered in an online format for the first time ever.
The 20-week program, which starts on April 13th, provides the tools, knowledge and guidance necessary to design successful labor inclusion projects for persons with disabilities that participants will be able to implement in their organizations.
During the program, they will learn about the concepts of disability;regulations, appropriate terminology and accessibility parameters;recruitment of persons with disabilities and inclusive culture;inclusive internal and external communication; and techniques related to awareness and working team training, among other topics.
The +Talent Diploma Course has been taught in person in Monterrey since 2014, and in Mexico City as of 2016.To date, it has prepared more than 140 executives from 50 companies in Mexico as specialists in the design of labor inclusion projects for persons with disabilities.
Download the brochure for the online edition of the +Talent Diploma Coursehere, and request further information here.
TALENT DIVERSITY, A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Directors from EGADE Business School, Movimiento Congruencia and Éntrale, an alliance for the labor inclusion of persons with disabilities, gave their opinions on the competitiveadvantage offered by the +Talento Diploma Course, as well as the awareness, insight and knowledge required to manage talent diversity:
“We know that a diverse working team can enrich organizations and contribute positively to the achievement of their objectives. However, accomplishing the inclusion and integration of persons with disabilities involves a certain degree of complexity. This is why we need to develop competencies and apply them in the design of projects that, when implemented in the organization, will bring us closer to a culture of labor inclusion. The +Talento Diploma Course does all of this,” explained Christiane Molina, Director of the Center of Conscious Business for a Sustainable Future.
“Preparing and empowering our collaborators with the +Talent Diploma Course has allowed us to identify and cover areas of opportunity related to inclusion in our company. We have been able to reinforce our commitment to equal opportunities for persons with disabilities, recognizing that talent does not have a disability. I also had the opportunity to attend the presentation of the impeccable final projects of four companies that completed the +Talent Diploma Course, which showed me the two main benefits of taking it: the first is directly reflected in the training of specialists on the subject, and the second in the design of comprehensive, cross-cutting projects on labor inclusion for persons with disabilities,” commented Fernando Méndez Elizondo, Vice-President of Human Resources at CEMEX México and Movimiento Congruencia board member.
“The +Talento Diploma Course is, without doubt, the ideal tool for initiating your program on labor inclusion for persons with disabilities. Over the past few years, we have seen how participating companies have advanced exponentially in their inclusion initiatives, achieving excellent results in a very short time,” said Fernando Estrada Franco, Executive Director of Éntrale, an alliance for the labor inclusion of persons with disabilities, and President of the Ibero-American Network of Inclusive Companies.
STATISTICS
Employment and disability issues in Mexico
The labor force participation rate for persons with disabilities is 29.9%, which is low compared to 53.7% for persons without a disability. 69.6% of persons with disabilities aged 12 years or more are not economically active. (INEGI: Population and Housing Census, 2010).
Just 25% of persons with disabilities who work have a written employment contract and social benefits25%. (CONAPRED, 2020).
Regarding the main problems declared by persons with disabilities, 30% refer to the lack of access to employment opportunities. (ENADIS: National Survey on Discrimination, 2017).
March 8, International Women's Day, is a time to remember the fight for women’s rights and gender equality led by thousands of women throughout history.
By INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
As part of Tecnológico de Monterrey, EGADE Business School recognizes that March 8, International Women's Day, is a time for individual and collectivereflection on the progress made in gender equality and on the inequalities and barriers that continue to exist, preventing the full development of girls and women.
The following are reflections by an EGADE Business School student, alumna and professor, creating awareness among the community in order to continue to advance towards a society where everyone, men and women alike, can achieve their full potential.
“Let’s take a few moments to recognize and show our appreciation for all the women from our past, since, precisely, thanks to them we can enjoy the opportunities and rights we have today,” said Adriana Meave, entrepreneur and Full-Time MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship student.
“I would love to remind women how exciting it is to be a woman with all the contrasts we enjoy. Tell them to dare, to believe in themselves. You should only compete with yourself because respect, equality and equity should be gender-neutral,” commented Adriana Hernández, EGADE MBA alumna and Supply Chain Manager for Latin America at Panduit.
“Let’s collaborate with each other to create new opportunities. And men can also help to make these key positions available to us in every context of society,” stated Christiane Molina, professor, researcher and Director of EGADE Business School’s Conscious Business for a Sustainable Future Center.
Lendera and RedGirasol stand out on the list of high-potential companies that, according to the specialized business journal, were able to transform to continue to develop their business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ByJOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Two crowdfundingplatforms cofounded by graduates of EGADE Business School at Tecnológico de Monterrey were included on the Forbes México list “The 30 most promising companies 2021”.
These companies are Lendera and RedGirasol, which form part of the list of high-potential companies that, according to the journal specializing in the world of business and finance, managed to reinvent themselves despite the difficulties generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and were able to weather the adversity of the past twelve months.
LENDERA: CONNECTING CROWDFUNDING WITH LEASING FOR COMPANIES
Fernando Padilla Ezeta, EGADE Business School MBA graduate, is the company’s co-founder and CEO.
Lendera is a crowdfundingplatform that seeks to connect investors with small and medium-sized enterprises which need to lease work equipment.
People who invest their resources through the company can acquire the equipment necessary for SMEs and obtain returns from leasing assets during the contracted time.
According to the publication, Lendera has managed to connect over 105 financial institutions, such as SOFOMES (Multi-purpose Financial Companies),which signed up to invest, creating a digital community that has attracted both companies and investors.
At present, the company founded in 2016 plans to start operating in the United States and Canada, as well as Europe, whereSpain could be the first country to participate on that continent.
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REDGIRASOL: MERGING CROWDFUNDING WITH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY
Mauricio de Mucha, a graduate of EGADE Business School’s Master in Finance, is the co-founder and CEO of RedGirasol.
The crowdfunding platform emerged in 2016 to connect individuals and companies who would like to install solar panels with those that seek to invest in green projects.
According to the publication, the company currently has more than 10,000 investors, 500 financed solar generation systems in 28 Mexican states, and 200 panel installers on its platform, thereby preventing the emission of 1,740 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere.
This system has enabled small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as homes, to save nearly 14 million pesos in tariff payments, while 11.2 million pesos have been paid in returns and installers have achieved sales of over 100 million pesos.
“(Being selected by Forbes México) rewards the effort, dedication and resilience displayed by the entre team for months and years. We reaffirm our commitment to continuing to prepare a medium that allows all of us to drive the energy transition and produce better conditions for the next generations,” De Mucha commented in a LinkedIn post.
Consult the full list of the 30 Most Promising Companies 2021 here.
A diverse group of international visiting professors from the United States, India, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Canada, and Venezuela have joined EGADE Business School’s faculty.
ByINSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey is pleased to welcome the international visiting professors who have joined its distinguished Faculty for the January-March and April-June 2021 academic periods.
This diverse group of professors will be teaching courses in the remote format, enriching the experience of students from our programs and promoting international collaboration with innovative approaches in different areas:
Abhishek Nayak (India) is an assistant professor at University of Amsterdam Business School (Netherlands). He has been invited once more as a visiting professor to EGADE Business School to teach the courses Data Analytics & Machine Learning, Digital Marketing, and Business Intelligence. His research work focuses on advertising effectiveness and media synergy. Abhishek holds a Ph.D. in Business Studies Specialization in Marketing and a Master in Research Methodology in Management Science, IE Business School (Spain); an MBA in International Business, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (India); and a Bachelor of Technology, Nirma Institute of Technology (India).
Jaime Salas (USA) is a professor at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (USA). EGADE Business School has invited him once again to teach courses as a visiting professor in the area of Service Management. Jim coordinates an international research team that collaborates with a leading European technology company in implementing service strategies and is a researcher at the Center for Services Leadership, Arizona State University. For over 10 years, Jim held leadership positions at AT&T in the area of corporate sales. He earned a Ph.D. and MBA, from W. P. Carey School of Business - Arizona State University (USA), and a B.A. in Marketing, from the University of Phoenix (USA).
James Ritchie-Dunham (USA) is President of the Institute for Strategic Clarity, cofounder of Vibrancy, and academic affiliate at Harvard University (USA) and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain). He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach the course Strategic Management. He coauthored Ecosynomics and Managing from Clarity. He holds a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences, University of Texas at Austin (USA); MBA, ESADE; Master of International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management - Arizona State University (USA); and a B.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa (USA). He has completed postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard and MIT.
José Rivera (USA) has been, for the past 28 years, a faculty member at University of Michigan, Central Michigan University, Oakland University, and Wayne State University (USA). He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor in the academic department Marketing and Business Intelligence. He has extensive professional experience in the automotive industry, collaborating at Daimler AG (Mercedes Benz), General Motors, and Chrysler. He holds an MBA, from Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a B.S. Mechanical Engineering, from UNAM.
Luis Felipe Cisneros Martínez (Canada) is a professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at HEC Montréal and Scientific Director of Pôle Entrepreneuriat / Repreneuriat / familles en affaires, at the same institution. He is the coauthor of the most important surveys on entrepreneurship in Québec: Indice Entrepreneurial Québécois and Portrait de l’Écosystème Startup de Montréal. He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor in the academic department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He holds a Doctorate in Administrative Sciences, HEC Paris (France); Master in Control and Decision Systems, Université Paris IX (France); MBA and B.A. in Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes.
Manuel Alonso Coto (Spain) is a professor at IE Business School (Spain) and Director of Digital Innovation in the Executive Education Division, at the same institution. He has joined EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach the course Digital Marketing. He has coauthored diverse books, such as El plan de marketing digital and Marketing político 2.0, among others. He earned a Doctorate in Economic Sciences, specializing in Digital Marketing, from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain); Master in International Trade, EOI Business School (Spain); Executive MBA, IE Business School; and B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).
Marcio Amaral Baptista (Portugal) is an associate researcher at the Center for International Studies - University Institute of Lisbon (Portugal). He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor in the academic department Strategy and Leadership. He has two decades of experience as a global executive and consultant at Xerox Corp., Booz Allen & Hamilton, Go To Market Consultoria, and the Brazilian Navy. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); MBA, COPPEAD - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and B.Sc. in Economics, Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil).
Meir Russ (USA) is a Professor Emeritus at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (USA). He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach the courses Leadership and Managing People in Organizations. He has published numerous scientific articles and performed a diversity of editorial activities, as editor-in-chief of the Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management (OJAKM). He earned a Ph.D. in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and International Business, from Ohio State University, and an MBA and B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering, from Tel Aviv University.
Spyros Angelopoulus (Grecia) is a professor of Information Management at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (Netherlands). He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach the course Business Intelligence. His research focuses on user behavior on online platforms, organizational adaptation during digital transformation, and user security and privacy issued on online platforms. He was selected as a “Cloud Faculty Expert” by Google, for his commitment to leading transformation in Cloud Computing research and education. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems and Management, University of Warwick (UK); M.Sc. in Engineering Management and Dipl./M.Eng. in Production Engineering and Management, both from the Technical University of Crete (Greece).
Tamara Carleton (South Korea, USA) is CEO and founder of Innovation Leadership Group, instructor in the program Continuing Studies, and collaborates at the Stanford University Innovation Lab. She is returning to EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach courses in the area of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is the author of the book Playbook for Strategic Foresight and Innovation. She has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University (USA); M.S. in Public Relations, Syracuse University (USA); and B.A. in Communications, George Washington University (USA).
Urbi Garay Lluch (Venezuela) is a professor at Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA). He is joining EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach the course Corporate Finance. His research focuses on alternative investments, asset valuation, emerging markets, and corporate governance. His extensive scientific production can be found in numerous publications in journals, books, and case studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance, University of Massachusetts (USA); M.A. in Internal Economics, Yale University (USA); and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela).
Vicente Quesada (Spain) is a partner of the Rokk3r Fuel ExO global venture capital fund. He is returning to EGADE Business School as a visiting professor to teach the courses Fintech and Finance Innovation and Management of Microfinance Companies. He has served as CEO of Gauss Trading and Director of Santander Investment. He earned a Ph.D. in Business & Economics, from Harvard University (USA) and UNED (Spain), and a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, from ICAI (Spain).
Learn more about the Global Visiting Faculty program here.
