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Daniel has served as an executive for over 25 years, primarily as a CFO in family-owned companies and multinationals. He has worked professionally in Spain, France, the United States, Italy, and Germany.
He has been the CFO of companies like Gallina Blanca, Wrigley, Tui, Areas, and Carrefour España and has undertaken major merger, M&A, and transformation projects.
He has extensive experience as a proprietary director and is currently a board member at Avanterra.
He is also the president of the Esade Alumni Finance Club, a member of the Directors Club, and president of the CFO Circle at the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel has served as an executive for over 25 years, primarily as a CFO in family-owned companies and multinationals. He has worked professionally in Spain, France, the United States, Italy, and Germany.
He has been the CFO of companies like Gallina Blanca, Wrigley, Tui, Areas, and Carrefour España and has undertaken major merger, M&A, and transformation projects.
He has extensive experience as a proprietary director and is currently a board member at Avanterra.
He is also the president of the Esade Alumni Finance Club, a member of the Directors Club, and president of the CFO Circle at the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel has served as an executive for over 25 years, primarily as a CFO in family-owned companies and multinationals. He has worked professionally in Spain, France, the United States, Italy, and Germany.
He has been the CFO of companies like Gallina Blanca, Wrigley, Tui, Areas, and Carrefour España and has undertaken major merger, M&A, and transformation projects.
He has extensive experience as a proprietary director and is currently a board member at Avanterra.
He is also the president of the Esade Alumni Finance Club, a member of the Directors Club, and president of the CFO Circle at the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
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Francisco works as Head of Investments and Business Opportunities at BCC Grupo Cajamar Banca Privada.
He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has held various positions, including Director of Investee Companies and Joint Ventures, General Manager of SGIIC, CFO, Investment Fund Manager and Auditor of Financial Institutions at companies such as Cajamar, March Asset Management and EY.
His areas of expertise are asset management, business management and development, mergers and acquisitions, and team leadership.
Francisco works as Head of Investments and Business Opportunities at BCC Grupo Cajamar Banca Privada.
He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has held various positions, including Director of Investee Companies and Joint Ventures, General Manager of SGIIC, CFO, Investment Fund Manager and Auditor of Financial Institutions at companies such as Cajamar, March Asset Management and EY.
His areas of expertise are asset management, business management and development, mergers and acquisitions, and team leadership.
Francisco works as Head of Investments and Business Opportunities at BCC Grupo Cajamar Banca Privada.
He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has held various positions, including Director of Investee Companies and Joint Ventures, General Manager of SGIIC, CFO, Investment Fund Manager and Auditor of Financial Institutions at companies such as Cajamar, March Asset Management and EY.
His areas of expertise are asset management, business management and development, mergers and acquisitions, and team leadership.
Activa, versátil, multilingüe, orientada a resultados y con visión holística de empresa. Mentalidad abierta y bien estructurada, organizada y planificadora. Alta capacidad de comunicación y de adaptación a los entornos empresariales y sociales cambiantes. Visión del negocio, rigurosa, con capacidad para la gestión de personas y acostumbrada a la toma de decisiones. Experiencia demostrable en empresas de distintos sectores en todas las áreas económico-financieras.
Activa, versátil, multilingüe, orientada a resultados y con visión holística de empresa. Mentalidad abierta y bien estructurada, organizada y planificadora. Alta capacidad de comunicación y de adaptación a los entornos empresariales y sociales cambiantes. Visión del negocio, rigurosa, con capacidad para la gestión de personas y acostumbrada a la toma de decisiones. Experiencia demostrable en empresas de distintos sectores en todas las áreas económico-financieras.
Activa, versátil, multilingüe, orientada a resultados y con visión holística de empresa. Mentalidad abierta y bien estructurada, organizada y planificadora. Alta capacidad de comunicación y de adaptación a los entornos empresariales y sociales cambiantes. Visión del negocio, rigurosa, con capacidad para la gestión de personas y acostumbrada a la toma de decisiones. Experiencia demostrable en empresas de distintos sectores en todas las áreas económico-financieras.
Joan Maria holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade, a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Córdoba and a PhD in Business Administration from Ramon Llull University. He won the 2012 ACCID Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors. He has taught finance at Esade since 1966 and has been a guest lecturer at several universities in Spain and abroad. He has published six books on financial analysis and strategy. His seventh book is set to be published shortly. He works as a consultant on finance and business strategy. He provides advice to management teams. He sits on several boards and is a consultant to various general assembles.
Joan Maria holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade, a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Córdoba and a PhD in Business Administration from Ramon Llull University. He won the 2012 ACCID Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors. He has taught finance at Esade since 1966 and has been a guest lecturer at several universities in Spain and abroad. He has published six books on financial analysis and strategy. His seventh book is set to be published shortly. He works as a consultant on finance and business strategy. He provides advice to management teams. He sits on several boards and is a consultant to various general assembles.
Joan Maria holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade, a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Córdoba and a PhD in Business Administration from Ramon Llull University. He won the 2012 ACCID Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors. He has taught finance at Esade since 1966 and has been a guest lecturer at several universities in Spain and abroad. He has published six books on financial analysis and strategy. His seventh book is set to be published shortly. He works as a consultant on finance and business strategy. He provides advice to management teams. He sits on several boards and is a consultant to various general assembles.
Hola! I’m Clara Lin, from Chengdu, China. I’ve worked and studied in Singapore, Mexico, Spain and of course, China. After my MBA , I settled in Shanghai and worked with several startups in SaaS, Banking and Online Media industry. Currently, I’m running my own consulting company - Starluz, which provides business strategic consulting and marketing management services for Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and SMEs.
I´m passionate about learning new things and meeting new people. I enjoy organizing events, especially ESADE Alumni Events, to bring people together, to exchange ideas and to inspire each other. I like reading books, watching movies , exploring restaurants and discovering new places.
Google Sr. Technology Consultant - Product Manager
Diego is a deeply analytical, technology consultant, product manager, self-starter, and independent thinker who knows how to roll up his sleeves to create solutions to problems that have not been tackled yet.
10 years of experience implementing highly customized technology solutions for world-class Tech, Biotech, Finance, Manufacturing, and Insurance companies to address most critical issues in Commercial Operations and Strategy. Advising internal management and client decision-makers by presenting data findings based on deep analysis of marketing metrics and their correlation to sales growth.
Orchestrating agile transformation and building lean startups at HRS, a global player in the corporate travel arena: Experienced consultant and manager with professional experience in e-commerce and the corporate travel arena. Believes that purpose creates value for our employees and customers. Builds lean business models, startups and organizations that focus on creating value and learnings for the Chief Operating Officer. Skilled in building and leading winning teams through effective recruiting, coaching and mentoring. Strong customer and partner management with an empathetic communication, the skillset of an MBA from ESADE Business School and the mindset of a digital native.
Systemic coach and facilitator.
Expert in managing conflicts and difficult situations.
Development of personal relationships, leadership and work teams. Conflict transformation processes. Intervention in complex and uncertain situations; movement of one or more parts leads to a positive transformation of the entire situation.
Agricultural Engineer, Master in Public Management (Esade). Director of Interpersonal Relations and Work Dynamics at the Catalan Government’s Department of Territory and Sustainability. Former Director of Research and Innovation, former Director of the Technical Office of the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works and former Director of the Technical Office of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
Roland Scharrer is currently AXA Group Chief Technology & Innovation Officer as well as AXA Group Chief Data Officer.
As part of his mandate, he is responsible for leveraging data and emerging technologies at scale with the potential to disrupt the current insurance business model and provide opportunities to shape future businesses.
• Roland started at AXA Group in January 2018 as CTIO/CDO in charge of data & technology innovation teams in Paris, Lausanne, Singapore and San Francisco. Initially, he joined AXA Germany in 2016 as Head of Data Strategy & Analytics.
• Prior to joining AXA, Roland has worked in Germany, Spain, UK, US and India in software engineering, data science and strategy consulting, focussing on the Automotive and Financial Services industries.In his last position, Roland was Chief Data Scientist for Capgemini Consulting.
• Roland studied computer engineering, statistics, business administration and design thinking, among others at ESADE Business School Barcelona and Stanford/HPI School of Design Thinking.
Head of Digital Marketing in Abril Real Estate Group
Administrator of the Universidad del Pacífico Marketing specialist. Senior with +9 years of work experience in marketing, commercial management, product development and new business in the technology, last mile logistics, banking, startup and real estate sectors. With disruptive vision and focus on digital transformation.
Committed to the education, teaching and digital training of people, entrepreneurs and organizations as a professor of postgraduate courses and specialization programs.
With great multicultural life experience between Peru, Venezuela, Spain and Sweden. Nature lover Globetrotters in search of new learning and cultural experiences.
Head of Cultural Area and Communication Coordination
Eulàlia Pujolà Elies has more than 40 years of experience working as an organisational consultant at various companies. She holds a degree in industrial engineering and is an EFQM Excellence Model assessor accredited by Club Excelencia en Gestión. She also holds an MBA from Esade.
For the last 30 years, she has worked as the head of quality, auditing and regulations at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
As general manager of the family office of a leading European business group, Cristina is privileged to work with a team of great professionals. She previously worked at Banco Sabadell, where she gained 19 years of professional experience and which she will always consider to be her home. Her goal in joining the Esade Alumni Finance Club is to contribute new ideas and give something back to Esade.
Virtuts loves learning, conveying knowledge and surprising herself every day with new things. Perhaps because of this, she has dedicated part of her career to editorial content, contributing to projects aimed at enriching other people anywhere in the world. She is also an active participant in the Esade Alumni Cultural and Creative Industries Club, a venue for sharing knowledge and meeting other people with the aim of mutual enrichment.
Jordi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade and Director of the Executive Master in Economic-Financial Management in Barcelona.
He previously served as controller of a French multinational in the textile sector that distributes products through its own shops and through catalogue sales, as well as general manager of the manufacturing company that supplied this multinational. Before that, he managed a chain of shoe shops.
He has taught courses in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Portugal. His PhD thesis dealt with initial public offerings on the Spanish stock market and the Neuer Markt. His fields of interest include financial analysis and planning, investment decision-making and its effects on value creation, and the valuation of companies (especially non-listed companies) for acquisition processes, the search for investors for capital increases, and the placement of share packages.
He has advised numerous investors and entrepreneurs on company valuation operations. He is a member of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts (IEAF) and sits on several boards of directors. He holds the Expert in Business Valuation Certificate, awarded by the IEAF.
Board Member – Finances responsible
Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration by Esade, in 2003 I started my professional career at Ernst & Young, in Barcelona, in the External Audit division. In 2006 I joined Miguel Torres, where I was the Head of the International Financial Controlling Department at the Group's Headquarters, where I worked till I moved to Dubai, in 2012. From 2013 to 2017 I was the Finance Controller & Finance Manager at Natura Bissé in Dubai. Since 2017 I provide advisory and consulting services to Companies.
I live in Dubai since 2012 and I am a Board Member of Dubai Esade Alumni Chapter since 2016 (in charge of the Finance area).
Gestor Patrimonial con amplia experiencia en inversiones financieras, inmobiliarias y empresariales. Socio y Director General en LDGGROUP MULTIFAMILY OFFICE, asesoría fiscal, mercantil, laboral y patrimonial.
Actual Presidente de Esade Alumni Tarragona y miembro de la Junta Directiva desde 2016.
Padre de familia numerosa.
Más de 30 años de experiencia en el sector asegurador, básicamente en áreas directivas, comerciales y formación. Carrera profesional en varias aseguradoras y corredurías. Experto en previsión social complementaria. Actuario de Seguros y Economista (UB). Máster en Finanzas en Esade.
Más de diez años de experiencia en el liderazgo y definición de estrategias de negocio, marketing y ventas para el sector de la automoción como la multinacional BMW Ibérica en Madrid y en organizaciones más locales como Grupo Avisa que representa las marcas del grupo Volkswagen en Sevilla. Inicio de carrera profesional en el mundo de la agencia local como Grupo Imagen y Quid quid, y en medios de comunicación como Vocento y Grupo Prisa. Especialista en proyectos de Transformación Digital y Customer Experience orientados a redefinir modelos de negocio y propuestas de valor con el fin de contribuir a desarrollar organizaciones más competitivas e innovadoras. Experiencia como emprendedor en diferentes start-up en sectores como retail o servicios. Apasionado de los ratos en familia y amigos, de la práctica del golf y pádel, y de viajar para disfrutar la experiencia de conocer rincones únicos.
Silvia is the Founder and Managing Partner of Manent Capital, a Boston-based wealth management firm that focuses on helping young clients understand their personal and business finances so that they can feel accomplished, confident and excited about investing in their future dream goals. She has been featured on Forbes, CNN, Investor’s Business Daily. Market Watch & more. She has over six years of investment and wealth management experience, including individual investment management, comprehensive financial planning and high net worth advisory.
Prior to founding Manent Capital, Silvia worked as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley where she was responsible for providing clients with personalized plans to help them better manage their investments, cash flow and achieve their financial goals. Prior to this, Silvia worked with international ultra-high net worth clients at Credit Suisse in Zürich, Switzerland as well as J.P. Morgan in Boston, MA. Silvia began her career in Palo Alto, CA at Cepheid, a leader in molecular diagnostics and Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), a leader in critical care, hemostasis and point-of-care diagnostics.
Silvia received her undergraduate and master's degree in Finance and International Management from ESADE, a Top-Ranked European Business School. Silvia is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), the highest distinction in the investment management profession as well as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), the standard of excellence in financial planning. In addition to understanding the complexities of the changing financial climate, Silvia is held to the most rigorous ethical standards by both designations.
Silvia speaks English, Spanish, French and Catalan.
I am passionate about marketing and innovation. I graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018, after completing a semester in the American University of Georgetown. The MBA helped me boost my career and discover a deep passion for the healthcare industry. After the MBA, I briefly worked for the Spanish company Almirall, before landing at Johnson & Johnson where I entered in the marketing development program IRDP.
I started my career working as a communication and digital marketing consultant in various fields: arts, education, food and beverage, both in house as well as in agency. I got my BA and MA in foreign languages at the Venice University Ca' Foscari (with exchanges in France and Germany). As a result of my studies and the passion for traveling, I speak 6 languages fluently. I also hold an Executive Master in Digital Marketing from the Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona.
Jaime holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Valencia, an MBA from Esade and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Kingston University London.
Before joining Esade in 2005, he held various positions of responsibility in marketing and sales at multinational corporations operating in Spain and abroad. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management at Esade, where he coordinates the Sales and Key Account Management Area and directs the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade Madrid.
Among the Esade faculty, Jaime is a pioneer in educational innovation and in the application of new technologies to executive education.
I assist in processes of professional change when people find it difficult to achieve a goal or decide how to move towards it. My proposal is a practical, structured framework that enables coachees to make decisions confidently and enthusiastically and develop a plan for putting their decisions into practice. I use a mobilising method and proven tools, while also drawing on my own experience of personal and professional transformation.
If you want to improve your leadership and strengthen your communication and relationship skills, we will make the most of your abilities through action-oriented conversations, developing an awareness of your strengths to provide you with support and levers for overcoming barriers and obstacles to your development. With this objective in mind, I combine various methodologies focused on improving personal effectiveness.
Specialities: Career coaching, executive and leadership coaching, relational coaching, networking and personal branding.
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Carmen is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade.
She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, a Master in Economic Theory and a PhD in Economics, which has given her a broad vision of the world of finance. She is a Professor in the Department of Financial Management and Control at Esade, where she teaches and conducts research. Her main research interests are capital markets and asset valuation.
Her current research activities focus on alternative finance and shadow banking.
“I’m Partner at Font&Yildiz, experienced corporate and commercial lawyer qualified to practice Law in Spain and Argentina, with solid expertise in Real Estate Law and business Law. I received my Master´s degree in International Law by ISDE and an Executive Master in Business Administration (EMBA) by ESADE.
I’m also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and a regular collaborator of Acció and Spri within International transactions between Catalonia or the Basque Country and other countries.
As a boutique Law Firm with multi-lingual speaking lawyers we provide high service level with a cost-effective service to Companies and Individuals both local or international.”
Senior business executive (C-Level) with more than 12 years of experience in the strategy and startup development fields within the educational sector. He is currently working as the International Project Director for Universidad Continental. In addition, he is the founder of Grupo Acelera and also serves as the Institutional Representative for the European digital business school, ISDI, in Latin America.
After seven years working at Kantar, in the television audience sector, where I was developing the software to measure and analyse audiences across the world, I decided to give an impulse to my career. I enrolled into the Executive MBA at ESADE and moved to Paris with my wife to start a new personal and professional adventure. Here in Paris I am working at Netatmo, a brand of Legrand developing groundbreaking connected consumer electronics. I am currently leading projects in the energy sector with partners like Engie or Vaillant, putting together the best of the energy sector and our technical know-how in IoT, to connect energy products and convert them into smart objects.
Passionate of chess, I am an international player and I collaborate with several institutions to develop not only the competition of our sport but also to bring its cognitive benefits to society.
Career and leadership development, people and team management, support for generational change, professional transitions, emotional and stress management, adaptation to change and work-life balance.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French
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Passionately curious, with a strong interest in Geopolitics and International Relations. Sailing for a hobby.
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a Consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity where he participated in projects in TMT, Oil&Gas and Real Estate covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, he also holds office as elected Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE for a 4-year term ending in May 2025.
Alfredo graduated from Esade Business School in Barcelona with an MSc in Finance.
For over eight years, he has held various positions in the Marketing and Sales departments at Reckitt. He is an enthusiastic collaborator and board member of two NGOs in Barcelona: Entrecultures and Entxartxad, both of which have projects in developing countries.
Originally from Canada, Katharine is a Professor of Communication Strategy and Applied Neuroscience in the Executive Education programmes at Esade Business & Law School (Executive MBA, Executive Master in Global Governance and Progresa, an executive programme for emerging leaders organised by Deloitte and Esade). She is a well-known public speaker, having given talks at European Women in Tech, Microsoft Switzerland, PepsiCo, HP, General Electric, Lenovo, Bayer, Repsol Innovation & Technology Hub, EIT Health 2021, Facebook and Amazon Dubai. She has served as a mentor on public speaking and pitch-deck management for more than 800 startups from world-class accelerators in Spain and the European Union, where she has helped to raise more than €120 million in public and private funds. She is a mentor for Wayra (Telefónica) and Wayra’s Scale Up Women and The Thinx 5G, as well as for Barcelona World Mobile Capital. Katharine is the CEO of Swala Ventures, which invests in pre-seed and seed tech startups, particularly those focused on AR, MR, IoT and AI technologies. She is a member of the Mentoring and Coaching Network (MCN) of EIT Health, the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) and F10 Global. She has spoken at the conferences of the Society of Women Engineers in Europe, the European Union, APAC GMAT and the STEM Women’s Conference 2021.
Se inició profesionalmente en el área financiera en Fluidra, y ha ocupado y ejercido funciones de dirección y de consejera en las diferentes participadas del grupo familiar. Des de febrero del 2016 hasta julio 2019 Consejera Dominical de Fluidra.
Desde 1998 es Consejera Delegada de Dispur, S.L., brazo inversor del Family Office de la familia Planes, desarrollando actividades en los sectores Inmobiliario, Inversión Financiera y Private Equity.
Julio 2020 fundadora de Fundació Vinne, donde ejerce de Presidenta del Patronato.
Miembro de FOMM (Family Office Managers Meetings) asociación vinculada a la FOX (Family Office Exchange) de EEUU.
Jaime-Enrique is a co-founder and co-CEO, alongside his brother Paco, of Conren Tramway, a real estate investment and management company focused on investing in and developing office, residential and mixed-use buildings. He is also a board member of the Association of Construction Developers of Catalonia (APCE) and a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Before founding Conren Tramway, Jaime-Enrique worked in the financial industry of London, where he lived for 20 years. During that time, he was a partner responsible for Iberia at a European private equity fund and worked for 11 years in the investment banking and M&A departments of Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
He holds a Lic&MBA from Esade a Bachelor in Law from the University of Barcelona. He received a scholarship from La Caixa in the United Kingdom. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program for Growing Companies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has frequently collaborated with faculty from Esade’s Department of Economics and Finance, teaching classes in subjects organised by this department.
He was a co-founder and, for 13 years, president of the United Kingdom Chapter of Esade Alumni. He served as treasurer and vice chair of the British Spanish Society, a foundation that promotes UK-Spain relations. He has sat on the board of several organisations in Spain, including SARquavitae and Consorci de Salut i Social de Catalunya.
Dr.-Ing. in Electronics technology with 20+ years of expertise in the automotive industry, specialized in the fields of embedded software, hardware design and system & network architectures, with a proven track record of value creation in both exploitation (product development) and exploration (advanced engineering and applied research) disciplines. Along his career, he has been with Tier 1 & 2 companies from US, Germany and China, and has contributed to the successful launch of many commercial projects for OEMs in Europe and Asia, like BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover and Renault/Nissan, among others.
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in investment banking and private equity, where he participated in projects in TMT, oil and gas, and real estate, covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, Alfredo also holds office as Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE, having been elected for a four-year term ending in May 2025.
Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from Esade (‘09).
He currently holds the role of Innovation Beyond the Core Manager for Europe at Nestlé, within the Dairy and Nutrition categories, in which capacity he is responsible for creating and developing an ecosystem of digital solutions that includes new business models in order to generate further growth for the company.
He previously, worked at ISDIN Pharmaceuticals, where he developed a global community for beauty consultants, among other B2B projects.
He has more than 10 years of international experience in business consulting – strategy and operations – at Minsait (formerly Europraxis Consulting) and BeRepublic with a high-level strategic and business focus on different areas: economic-financial, technological, innovation and digital transformation.
He also teaches “Finance for Entrepreneurs” in the Master of Strategic Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IED.
After twenty-eight years working for various multinationals, he joined the ESADE Department of People Management and Organisation as Lecturer in 2011.
He was the Founder and first Director of Universitas Telefónica, the Spanish telecom's corporate university. In 2005 he led the team responsible for defining Campus Universitas Telefónica's strategic model and design and implementing its launch. During his tenure as Director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company has a presence.
From the outset, the focus of Universitas Telefónica's academic programme concentrated on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company's business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between executives.
Professor Rovira joined Grupo Telefónica in 1997 as Sub-Director General for Telefónica International's Business Development Area. He participated in defining and implementing the company's strategy for its expansion in specific Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a result of the latter, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created, and mobile phone services were implemented in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated as Head of Strategic Development in the international expansion of Atento, Grupo Telefónica's call centre subsidiary. In 2001, he moved to Terra as Global Director of Human Resources from which he led the internet company's restructuring and integration in Telefónica. He was later named Sub-Director General for Telefónica in Catalonia.
Before joining Grupo Telefónica, he worked in the banking sector for fifteen years, first for BBVA and then Banco Santander, working in the international and transactional banking areas.
As Head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he was very active in the bank's shares being traded in the leading markets around the world. Worth highlighting from his experience at Banco Santander are the design and development of e-banking and cash management services for companies.
Currently, he is Vice Chair for Iberia at the Oxford Leadership Academy and a member of its international faculty.
Marguerite has more than 30 years of international professional experience in the field of medium- and long-term finance, first in London and later at the European Investment Bank in the Spanish and Italian markets. She is currently a non-executive director at SME Long Term Finance (London) Ltd and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin, an MBA from Esade and a Master in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. In 2019-2020, she participated in the Programme for Directors at Esade in addition to similar courses in Milan and London.
I help people who are in processes of professional change, and/or who need to clarify the purpose and vision of their career and take concrete actions to achieve it. I help to identify and enhance people’s talent in order to boost personal and professional development and growth.
I share the vision of more than 20 years of experience in the field of human resources – multifunctional, sector-specific and multicultural – acquired in companies, in strategic human resources consultancy and in coaching for executives undergoing a career transition.
I work with a holistic structure and methodology that can be adapted to the pace, needs and vision of each individual. My approach is clear and pragmatic, and I use tools that allow us to facilitate the implementation of actions that will lead to the proposed objectives.
Ray Carbonell went from being Qnary’s first employee to their current CEO in just seven years. Ray has worked with founder Bant Breen from day 0, serving as a key player in Qnary’s growth and success, powering sustainable and scalable business practices across finances, operations, sales, ultimately building Qnary’s global footprint.
Qnary helps executives strengthen their reputation and grow their online presence through social media content, thought leadership and talent branding, ultimately raising their and their organization’s digital profile, driving brand awareness, talent retention and acquisition, as well as a number of other media and business opportunities. Qnary works with top executives from Fortune 500 companies across every industry including tech, finance, law, marketing, consumer goods, recruitment, and development.
Qnary’s unique approach, blending the efficiency of SaaS supported solutions and human-powered strategy, has positioned the company as an award-winning organization, including accolades such as Inc 500 and Entrepreneur 360 in 2018 and 2019. Under his guidance, Qnary has become a global organization, with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia. Ray’s leadership, curiosity, creativity, and aptitude for data-driven strategy has empowered the team at Qnary to go above and beyond, delivering incredible success for our clients.
Prior to joining Qnary, Ray held multiple analyst positions in private equity, venture capital, and investment consulting firms. He also ran operations, e-commerce, and the finance department at Solex Partners, a leading Spanish food company based in Chicago.
Ray’s passion has always been to elevate and grow businesses, through consulting and supporting executives on-and-offline. His experience in the financial consulting industry allows him to bring that level of understanding and management to Qnary and Qnary’s clientele.
Carlos Hernández Durán joined Uría Menéndez in 2018 and is a senior associate in the International Arbitration and Litigation Group in Madrid.
He has more than seven years of experience acting as a lawyer and arbitration secretary in commercial and investment-protection arbitration proceedings before various arbitral institutions and jurisdictions. He has experience working on cases subject to various legislations and related to different industrial sectors (construction, energy, engineering and telecommunications). He frequently represents multinational corporations and sovereign states in proceedings for recognition, enforcement and annulment of arbitral awards.
Before joining Uría Menéndez, he worked at another firm in Barcelona for three years.
His mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, he is fluent in English and has a basic level of German
MBA and university professor in Communication and Marketing. I integrate my experience in the business world working for consultants, companies and public institutions, with the purpose of promoting conscious leadership.
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Languages: Spanish and Catalan
Certifications: Coach col legiada ACC per l’ICF
I have experience in relationship selling for large corporations. I hold degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, a PDD from IE, and a Master's in Commercial Management and Marketing from ESADE Business School and have held positions of responsibility in sales of information technology, cloud, security, digital workforce, and customer relationship channels. I have sales experience with both the private sector and the public administration. I have been responsible for the business development and commercial management in national and international corporations and am a member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Business & ICT Club at ESADE Alumni. I am an active promoter of change and "making things happen.”
Core competencies:
• B2B Sales Team Management - sales for the corporate segment; setting and monitoring sales team objectives. Communication and team orientation towards achieving results.
• Strategic Account Management - experience in managing large accounts using Account Plan methodology for goal planning; executing strategic to tactical levels, business processes, market opportunities, key decision-making, and C-Level relationships.
• Business Development - analytical and creative thinking skills; achieving improvements by introducing new perspectives, ideas, and methods; adapting to changing market environments; proactively staying abreast of industry trends.
• Highly qualified and results-oriented senior B2B business development and marketing manager passionate about increasing revenue by driving innovation to market.
• My professional experience encompasses responsibilities in technical, marketing and commercial roles which puts me in a unique position to bridge the gap between business and engineering teams.
• I have found particular satisfaction in creating value, business edge and delivering on demanding goals. Reliable, energetic, thoughtful consultant and leader of cross functional teams, I put particular emphasis on the development of trustful relationships. Perseverant and determined, I am demanding of myself and others. Analytical and methodical, people find me pragmatic.
• Motivated by learning, I have worked in the FMCG, Automotive, Real Estate, Building Materials and Chemicals and Information Technology industries and have done consulting on brand protection solutions and track and trace systems in the Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, FMCG, Luxury, Cosmetics, Agrifood, Collectibles, Standards and Explosives industries.
I currently works as a Financial Officer at the World Bank in Washington DC. Originally, he is from Georgia and he has 10 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Previously he worked for a while in Georgia and briefly in Nepal. He is always eager to try new things and ready to experiment. He joined the ESADE DC chapter in 2023.
I completed Master of Science in Finance from ESADE in 2011.
Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).
She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.
Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.
I worked at Boehringer Mannheim and Roche Diagnostics since 1981 (38 years) until I retired as KAM-Andalusia in November 2019.
I am a 2007 Esade PMD alumnus and currently a member of the Board of Directors of ESADE Alumni in Eastern Andalusia.
Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.
After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.
During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.
Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!
Hard-core into sport and physical activity with a passion for numbers. Driving force behind high-performance work teams.
Education:
MBA ‘93
Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Sport
Advanced Studies Diploma - DEA
Diploma from the Spanish Ski School
Professional Experience:
More than 25 years of experience managing sports organizations: for-profit, non-profit, multinationals, and foundations.
Currently:
General Manager of Clubes Eurofitness
Board member of Trib3 Spain
President of the Catalan Association of Managers of Public Sports Facilities
Founding patron of España Activa
Bander is a transformative executive with sharp business acumen, embodying innovation, entrepreneurship, and a growth mindset. With expertise in shared services, leading teams, change management, business improvement, and organizational development, Bander offers a holistic approach to corporate transformation. In addition to the large corporate world, he excels in spearheading innovative projects and launching startups. He is passionate about empowering people and organizations to thrive. With nearly two decades of experience across government and private sectors, Bander consistently delivers positive impacts to clients, stakeholders, shareholders, and the wider community.
I am a Lawyer, Master in IP and IT Law, currently working as a Data Protection Specialist at Better Collective. I consider myself a creative, persuasive, communicative and empathetic person, curious about reconciling the ethics behind protecting creativity, privacy and innovation with my interest in technology, as I consider it an important cultural and social issue. I believe that the sudden legal changes in the Information Society, resulting from an accelerated technological development in an increasingly globalized world, generate new problems that our generation has the responsibility to solve. My main areas of interest are Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) Law, Life-Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Health Law, Environmental Law, and finally Labor Law.
Professional development and leadership/career coaching/team coaching.
In my over 25 years of experience in the business world, I have lived and witnessed multiple situations that help me quickly grasp the context and support in the process in the most appropriate way. Through open-ended questions and various tools, I will accompany you to achieve the best version of yourself... you will discover capabilities you were unaware of, internal strength you didn't know existed, and find solutions to the dilemmas you face. Likewise, with team coaching, you will transform your team into a high-performance one, generate commitment, dissolve conflicts, and achieve ambitious common goals with harmony.
Language: Spanish and English
Certification: Team Coach; European School of Coaching
Adrián holds a Lic&MBA from Esade (Class of 2012) and a Master of Science in Finance and Investments from the Rotterdam School of Management.
After his tenure at PwC – Corporate Finance department – he has proven experience in M&A and capital markets, where he has participated in transactions in Spain and cross-border across various industries in the Madrid and Barcelona offices.
He is currently an Executive at Importación Congelados Premium, where he leads the company's operations in Spain and Portugal.
He is also a collaborating professor in the Finance Department at Esade.
I am Mariona Planella. I was born and raised in Girona and graduated from the BBA at ESADE in 2022. Before joining Delivery Hero in Berlin last November, I held a Strategy & New Business position at Glovo in Barcelona and at Citigroup in London . As part of my hobbies, I try to balance my passion for food (I am a food vlogger) with my fitness goals (I am now training for Berlin’s Marathon). I also love traveling and embracing the cultural richness of the countries through their people and traditions, as much as I love the laid-back vibes of the Catalan seaside and family time back at home. I am also quite adventurous and after trying skydiving for the first time some years ago, I would like to become certified.
With a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order, today Laia is part of the young talent program at LLYC as a corporate and public affairs consultant, while she is also finishing a Master’s in Political and Social Communication. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Laia had an internship at the Government of Catalonia Delegation to the European Union and did an exchange at the University of St. Gallen, in Switzerland. Her interest in development cooperation and social action led her to join the NGO Ñimme, where she currently volunteers as the Institutional Relations Officer. This NGO carries out development projects in Gunjur Kuta, Gambia, including the renovation of the local school and the construction of a vegetable garden managed by women.
Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.
Expat Leadership, Life Transitions
MSc in International Business Management
As a certified coach and expat leadership expert, I empower professionals to navigate the challenges of living and leading abroad. With a background in business management and communications, I specialize in helping clients overcome cultural barriers, enhance leadership skills, and build confidence in international settings. Having lived and worked across five countries, I offer personalized coaching programs on leadership, cultural adaptation, and career transitions, enabling expats to thrive personally and professionally.
Language: English
Certification:
Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
Events responsible
Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration ESADE I started my professional career in Smartmission, a German start-up introduced in Spain by United Surgical Partners. It provided an integral supply management platform for medical assets through Internet. Then I joined USP Hospitales, where I was involved in all functional areas and departments, from Finance, Procurement and Strategy areas, to leading the definition and implementation of the Quality and Patient Care Department in all USP hospitals. I performed a management role, taking care of budget, forecast, business plans, operations and processes, leading the respective teams.
In 2012, I joined Antares Consulting, a consultancy firm specialized in strategy, management and technology in health, life sciences and social services, as a Sales and Quality Manager. Two years later, I co-founded Dubitat, the first global mobile platform for healthcare professionals intended to solve the doubts of their own patients, while maintaining their privacy and information confidentiality, charging for this service.
Julian is a strategy consultant who was born in Germany and is currently living in Sydney, Australia. After having studied internationally in Germany, the US, Spain and Australia as well as after having gathered work experience a bit around the world, Julian decided to move back to Australia. As an ESADE alumni (Master in International Management and CEMS 2012/2013) he also runs the Australian chapter of the ESADE alumni network. Despite of living in Sydney, Barcelona still has a place in his heart and he tries to be back every year with travel as one of his passions.
Team Lead Business Development at Zalando, Lea has joined the Berlin-based leading online fashion retailer in 2014 and has covered several roles in the company since. Her previous experience include that of Buying and Merchandising manager at Edition Lingerie, a Chantelle-owned Lingerie e-commerce, and Product Mager at Barcelona-based fast-fashion retailer Mango. At ESADE Lea completed the MSc in Marketing Management after a BSc in Management at Bocconi University.
Family Business Consultant and Executive Coach: Javier is a Civil Engineer, and Executive MBA of the 2014 promotion. He has extensive professional experience in management positions in Spain and abroad. He is dedicated to accompanying family businesses in the process of generational change, and strategic advice in the areas of business development, operations and people management.
Experiencia en políticas públicas relacionadas con la investigación y la innovación, particularmente en Estrategias para la Especialización Inteligente (RIS3). Acostumbrada a trabajar en la interfaz ciencia, empresa y política con el objetivo de fortalecer las dinámicas de innovación y competitividad Regional.
Mi pasión es generar el mayor impacto posible para mejorar nuestra sociedad. Me encanta conversar y si es con un buen vino, mejor.
I am a marketing professional with 10 years of experience in several fields, industries, and geographies. I am a person who thrives in fast-paced environments, working on challenging projects, loves learning new things, gaining valuable skills and strives to reach goals with the best results possible.
Currently, I am the Marketing and Loyalty Program Director with a prominent travel e-commerce company in the Russian Federation. In this role, I created two immensely successful loyalty programs and simultaneously launched 20+ co-brand projects in partnership with major banks in Russia and CIS countries within five years and with a team of five people.
A travel enthusiast, foodie and proud ‘Cuse alumna, I am always up for a new adventure, be it a weekend getaway to a fun unexplored location, a mesmerizing art exhibit, a thought-provoking play in one of Moscow’s many dramatical theaters, a yoga retreat or any other activity that inspires and challenges me.
Professional with more than 10 years of professional experience internationally in multinationals and technology companies. Specialist in growth, optimization and expansion of companies, has experience in the management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation and in the development of new products and services, with a strategic vision, 360º of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA. Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core is 4.0 technology and user experience under a customer centric perspective.
Tourism Professional with over 25 years of experience, Tourist Activities Technician and Diploma in Restoration from HTSI-Ramon Llull, with postgraduate studies in Tourism Management and Management DGT06 in Esade.
Specialist in Hotel Management and Events, with great experience in Operations and Commercial Strategy. Creative, analytical and methodical, although I always leave some room for improvisation ...
I like to learn and grow surrounded by passionate professionals, who inspire to progress, and at the same time, train those who want to learn from me.
Lover of life, of human relations and cultures, with the great luck of having traveled the five continents. I believe in the power of people, and music as the guiding thread of our most intimate feelings.
She joined the Commercial Area of Uría Menéndez in 2000 and has remained there since as counsel of the commercial law department.
Her practice revolves around the field of Commercial Law, especially purchase and sale operations, mergers and corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and investment and disinvestment operations of all kinds via national and international structures. She has more than 20 years of experience advising on contractual issues and secretaries of boards of directors.
She regularly works with entrepreneurs, foundations and social enterprises.
Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters at ESADE (Lic&MDE' 12) with exchange at Singapore Management University. During her times at ESADE, she represented the students awarded with talent scholarships in several occasions and she was also President of ESADE students' groups during the last 3
years of her Bachelor.
Previous professional experience includes striving at the Investment Management division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, collaborating on the M&A efforts at The Economist Group and working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. After an international career based out of London, Hong
Kong, New York and Madrid, Alba has now been living in Dubai for the last two years, driving the
strategy of Careem, the first unicorn in the MENA region.
She is also one fo the leaders of the LeanIn circle of "Women in Tech" in Dubai and President of the ESADE Alumni UAE Chapter.
Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.
He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.
Daniel holds a Bachelor in Economics and an MBA from Esade, as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago.
He is a co-founder and general partner at Nauta Capital, a technology venture capital firm that was founded in Barcelona and currently has offices in London and Munich. He gained experience as an mergers and acquisitions consultant at Deloitte and as Deputy General Manager at Taurus. He has been a board member at the European private equity association Invest Europe and at the Spanish Association of Capital, Growth and Investment (ASCRI).
At various stages of his career, has been a collaborator and academic assistant at Esade, teaching finance, strategy and international business expansion.
Directora ComeOn Brands! B2B Marketing
Soy Mónica Domínguez, una persona emprendedora, entusiasta y optimista por naturaleza. Me apasiona el mundo de la empresa y la creación de marcas con sentido.
Después de mas de 20 años ocupando puestos directivos, desempeñando funciones de Dirección de Marketing y Desarrollo de Negocio en diferentes sectores, en 2018 creé mi propio negocio ComeOn Brands!, una consultora de marketing estratégico y creación de marca en entornos B2B, ayudando a este tipo de organizaciones a generar más resultados, creando más valor.
Creo firmemente que es tiempo de entender que no se trata de trabajar para ser importantes, sino de hacer cosas que importen y en este nuevo camino, Esade siempre ha sido y será, mi perfecto compañero de viaje.
Mónica is a co-founder and partner at The Innova Room©, a strategic consulting firm specialised in the tourism industry (hotels, restaurants and leisure). The Innova Room builds bridges between business and design, always with a focus on innovation. Its projects range from market and feasibility studies to the development of new lines of business, improving the user experience and market repositioning.
Mónica holds a Master in Architecture from the University of Navarra, an MBA from Esade and a Postgraduate Degree in Cultural Management from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).
Over the course of more than 20 years, she has built her corporate career at multinational companies in various sectors, including hotels (NH Hotels), food and beverages (Heineken), architecture, engineering and consulting (IDOM International).
In 2010, she founded The Innova Room, where together with her partner she works on projects in Spain, Europe and Latin America. She is also a co-founder of other innovative ventures, including Mona & Leo Sustainable Lifestyle (a certified natural cosmetics brand) and INPULSA (an entrepreneurship and training network for the promotion of senior employment).
Multifaceted and committed to sharing knowledge, Mónica regularly contributes to media outlets, universities, business schools and professional forums on the subjects of innovation, design, tourism and entrepreneurship.
Mariano holds a Bachelor in Philosophy and Educational Sciences and an MBA from Esade (1988). He collaborates with the Esade Challenge for Talent as a private individual (1,000 x 1,000 programme) and serves as Vice President of the Insurance Club.
Since 2006, he has been the CEO of Arag SE Spain, a member of the group’s executive committee and President of Arag Services Spain and Portugal.
Over the course of his career, he has served as General Manager of the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), a board member at ARC Transsistance, Operations Manager at the Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia (RACC), General Manager of Universal Asistencia (RACC Group), a member of the executive committee of RACC, Deputy General Manager of Sabadell Aseguradora, Deputy CEO of Banco de Europa and General Manager of Investment and Leasing for Europe at the Banco de Europa Group.
Helena has 20 years of professional experience in general management. She currently serves as Director General of the CARES Foundation and Administrator of Empresa d’Inserció CODEC, both of which are dedicated to outsourcing operational and logistical services, to people with disabilities and to people at risk of social exclusion, respectively.
She holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). She has also completed the Leadership and Social Innovation Programme at Esade and the General Management Programme at IESE.
José Luis has built his career in operations and supply-chain management in the multinational environment of the auxiliary automotive industry, at companies such as Ficosa, Sintermetal and Gestamp.
He specialises in improving value flow in operations and planning by means of lean manufacturing techniques, DMAIC 6-Sigma, QRQC, automated production and robotics.
Ricard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor in Law from Esade (class of 2019). During his studies, he was involved in various academic activities, including the Esade Student Finance Society and the Esade debate team. After doing internships in the fields of corporate law (Uría Menéndez) and investment banking (Morgan Stanley), he decided to go to work for the family business. He currently serves as Business Development Manager at Plimon Global and is a member of the company’s board of directors. His primary responsibilities are management, growth and internationalisation.
Susana holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Zaragoza. She completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade in 2008 and the General Management Programme at IESE Business School in 2019.
She has 20 years of experience in executive positions at major companies in the health and social-care sector.
Specialised in management, she has held operations management and division management positions. In this capacity, she has contributed to the growth and transformation of the sector, which today is a benchmark for economic growth and job creation.
Throughout her career, Susana has worked with government bodies on the implementation and development of various services, emerging as a strong advocate for public-private partnerships.
Since 2019, she has served as Asset Management Director at Healthcare Activos, an investment platform specialised in real-estate assets in the health and long-term-care industry.
Using open-ended questions and specialised tools, I help coachees become aware of their potential and the changes they want to create. In particular, I can help you develop confidence/self-esteem, manage your emotions (fear, anger, sadness), better manage your interpersonal relationships, and make you more effective as a team leader and decision-maker in difficult contexts.
Clients explore these new methods, perspectives and resources on their own, with the aim of developing their full potential, adopting new perspectives, better managing their personal or professional life, becoming happier and more efficient, and having a more positive impact on the world.
Specialities:
Languages: Spanish, English, French
Certification:
With 10 years of experience as a lawyer in different law firms and multinational companies, and 10 years of experience as a coach in various multinational companies and organizations.
The coaching process with me is focused on helping individuals transform their professional careers by developing their own resources, tools, and skills to dare to drive and face the changes they know they need.
Additionally, I am also an expert in coaching processes for individuals over 50, who need to find realistic solutions to the challenges and changes imposed by the market, in the later stages of their working lives.
Languages: Spanish / English
Certification: ICF / ACC
My specialty is guiding leaders through their personal and professional development in changing times and environments. The goal of this process is to help them develop influential and motivational leadership so that they can achieve their goals, increase their performance, improve their team’s results and, at the same time, help them live fuller and happier personal and professional lives.
I do all this through change management, development of executive skills (soft skills), emotional intelligence, self-leadership and team leadership.
Coaching Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French, English
Certifications:
Engineer by education, supply chain manager by experience, and sportsman by passion, Alex has held different leadership positions in several multinational companies in Barcelona and Zürich. He co-founded Nexspares in 2018, a consultancy firm devoted to help aircraft operators source aircraft spares more efficiently.
In Switzerland since 2011, he loves riding his road bike, participates in the Zürich visual arts scene and enjoys discovering hidden places, bars and restaurants throughout the city
After spending more than a decade at PwC early in her career, Teresa has held executive posts at private enterprises and led public entities in a diverse range of industries, including automotive, IT, food, services and tourism.
She specialises in strategic financial management for sustainable business development in organisations. Among other posts, she currently sits on the board of a private-sector company and is the treasurer and a trustee of a private foundation.
In addition to participating as a speaker in Esade webinars, she serves as a mentor and actively collaborates with Esade Alumni Pro Bono Consultants.
Career Coaching for High Performance / Strengthening Women’s Leadership / Coaching Migrant Professionals and Native Returnees / Supporting Work-Life Balance / Guiding Brave Decisions
GH ‘86 / MBA ‘89
Coach, trainer and psychologist. Forty-two years of professional experience as a senior executive, trainer and entrepreneur.
I provide growth tools to individuals, teams and organisations.
Deep, disruptive, tenacious and passionate.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, French and Portuguese
Certification: Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation
Graduado en ADE por ESADE y experiencia académica en la universidad norteamericana de Emory University, estado de Georgia.
Josep inició su carrera en el departamento de Transacciones de Deloitte Barcelona como analista focalizándose en la reestructuración de empresas, asesoramiento de deuda y servicios de creación de valor para empresas. Durante la carrera universitaria, realizó prácticas en banca comercial de BBVA y en el departamento de estrategia y trade marketing de Reckitt Benckisser.
Es un amante del baloncesto, deporte que sigue practicando actualmente en Liga EBA, y que paralelamente a su carrera profesional en el mundo empresarial, le ayuda a mantener y reforzar su carácter de grupo, competitividad y responsabilidad.
Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.
His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.
He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.
Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.
I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.
Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.
TBD
Soy Consultora en Innovación & Personas. Especializada en el desarrollo de talento y en impulsar equipos. Las personas son el gran tesoro de las organizaciones.
Profesora en ESADE, speaker en TEDx y con más de 2.000 horas de formación InCompany impartida en grandes organizaciones, mejorando su marco de trabajo y alcanzando progresos reales tangibles. Encontrarás algunas de sus opiniones sobre mí en mi página web. Y me encanta seguir haciéndolo, siempre con profesionales y organizaciones comprometidos y con un propósito claro.
Ayudo a facilitar el cambio a líderes que quieren transformar sus organizaciones, para pasar a trabajar con equipos diversos, ágiles y con propósito. Ahora más que nunca, las organizaciones dependen de la diversidad de talentos y de la capacidad de organizar verdaderos equipos. Entre mis programas encontrarás “Impulsa talento femenino” -un programa de mejora de competencias para mujeres profesionales - y “Lidera el cambio” -un programa de mejora de competencias para líderes de equipos y equipos-.
He publicado 5 libros, entre los que están "¡Vamos! Cómo aplicar la iniciativa emprendedora en la empresa y en la vida" y "¿Somos malas madres? El libro para la madres que trabajan dentro y fuera de casa". Actualmente estoy escribiendo mi 6º libro, porque me encanta escribir y divulgar mi trabajo.
Supply Chain Director en NUTRITION & SANTE S.A.S
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in investment banking and private equity, where he participated in projects in TMT, oil and gas, and real estate, covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, Alfredo also holds office as Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE, having been elected for a four-year term ending in May 2025.
Jordi holds a Diploma in Social Sciences (Blanquerna–Ramon Llull University), a Bachelor in Social and Cultural Anthropology (University of Barcelona), a Master in Development Cooperation (University of Barcelona), an Executive Master in Public Administration (Esade) and a Master in Political and Social Communication (Blanquerna–Ramon Llull University). He also holds a Postgraduate Degree in Family and Social Welfare (University of Barcelona), a Postgraduate Degree in Regional Strategy and Competitiveness (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) and a Leadership for Public Management certification (IESE). His other specialised training includes: Political Communication and Campaign Management (IESE – Harvard Kennedy School), Strategic Prospect and Scenario Assessment (Ramon Llull University – Institute for Postnormal Studies) and Intercultural Development Models (Pacific University).
Jordi is the Director of the Tourism, Sustainability and Innovation Chair at the IQS School of Management (Ramon Llull University). Previously, since 1999, he held several responsibilities at Esade – San Ignasi University School of Tourism as an academic and research director, principal investigator in the Tourism and Hospitality Ethics Research Group (GRETHOS) and a lecturer in various undergraduate and master’s subjects such as “Anthropology and Tourism Sociology”, “Sustainable Tourism”, “Tourism and Community Development” and “Treasible Tourism”, among others. He also teaches at Esade Business School and at the University Development Service (SUD).
Jordi is a member of the UNESCO Education, Technology and Development Chair and the ETHOS Chair in Applied Ethics at Ramon Llull University. From 2003 to 2006, he led the advisory group for the implementation of the World Tourism Code for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). He is also a member of the Barcelona City and Tourism Council, the Board of Trustees for Tourism-Biosphere Sustainability and the Scientific Committee for Biosphere Certification.
In the public sphere, he has served as 1st Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Finance, Human Resources, and Promotion of Economy and Employment in the Cervelló City Council from 2011 to 2015. From 2016 to 2018, he was the President of the Catalan Government’s Council of Professional Training.
Since May 2022, he has served as Coordinator of Parliamentary Chambers for Catalonia.
Roanne works as a consultant with startups. Before enrolling in the MBA programme at Esade Business School (class of 2020), she acquired more than eight years of professional experience in multidisciplinary functions such as business and product development in e-commerce, retail and fashion, as well as account management in oil and gas. She has lived in seven countries so far and is passionate about new businesses, dogs and jazz.
VP, Government Account Management
National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Magdalena is a global health insurance executive with an Executive MBA from Esade. She also completed a healthcare MBA exchange at Duke. She has moved to Abu Dhabi seven years ago and is currently the Vice President for Government Account Management at the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, the leading health insurer in the region. She is a trusted advisor on topics related to cross-border care, global healthcare operations, innovation and new technologies.
Magdalena brings a wealth of experience in managing international healthcare setups and implementing complex projects in the UAE, the GCC and Europe. She has worked with several C-suites on implementing strategic initiatives and growing businesses. She is passionate and constantly updating her knowledge about AI, the metaverse and the impact on the healthcare space. In her free time, she enjoys travelling and dancing.
My name is Alejandra and I am from Colombia. I came to Barcelona three years ago to do the MSc in Marketing Management at Esade and fell in love with this city. After completing my studies, I joined the automotive industry as a trainee of the Volkswagen Graduate Programme. Now I am the Remarketing Project Manager in the Used Cars Department.
In my professional career, I have worked in many sectors, including banking, consultancy, insurance and FMCG. Every step is a new chapter and I am making the most of my current one in Barcelona.
My hobbies include going to the cinema, walking by the sea, doing yoga, going to concerts and festivals and simply enjoying every day. I am a very positive, energetic and open-minded person. I hope to transmit all my enthusiasm to this Chapter and its members!
See you soon!
Noah serves as an Investor at Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm. He focuses on property technology, home improvement, Industry 4.0, and water technology investments. Before joining Touchdown, Noah was an Investor at Pegasus Tech Ventures, advising and working on diligence for both venture and M&A opportunities. Additionally, Noah was the manager for Startup World Cup, a global pitch competition with a $1M investment prize. Before Pegasus, Noah worked in finance at TEGNA and also developed the financial plan for PeaceStartup, a social impact fund in Bogotá, Colombia.Earlier in his career, Noah worked in commercial real estate as a Land Acquisition Associate at K Hovnanian Homes and an Assistant to the Executive Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank and The Executive Director Of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield. Noah graduated magna cum laude from Towson University in Maryland and has a Master of Science in Finance from Esade. In his spare time, Noah enjoys attending concerts and being obsessive about food. He is a world traveler and has lived in five countries.
Professional with more than ten years of international professional experience in multinationals and technology companies, specialized in growth, optimization and expansion of companies.
He has experience in management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation, as well as in the development of new products and services, with a strategic and 360º vision of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA.
Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core business is technology 4.0 and the user-centric experience (customer-centric approach).
Empathetic program manager with 10 years of experience in academic administration and human resources, skilled at distilling complex concepts and making them digestible for diverse stakeholders. Enthusiastic about entrepreneurship, creating inclusive educational opportunities, and helping mission-driven companies grow through business development.
María Domingo joined Pérez-Llorca in 2022 as counsel in its Litigation practice. She previously worked at the Garrigues, Baker & McKenzie y Cortés, Abogados, office. Between 1998 and 2003, she earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees in Law at ESADE (Universidad Ramón Llull). She won the ESADE Talent Scholarship and participated in the Erasmus program at the University of Marburg (Germany).
María has extensive experience in legal proceedings on civil and mercantile matters regarding companies, obligations and contracts, civil liability and unfair competition. She has also participated as a lawyer and assistant at the Arbitration Court in different national and international arbitration proceedings.
Since 2014, María has been an associate professor of International Private Law in Esade’s Faculty of Law, where she teaches classes in the master’s in International Business Law, the bachelor’s in Law, the double degree in Business Administration and Law and the double degree in Law + Global Governance.
Leading and doing business through ownership and collaboration; having the courage to take action and achieve goals through the power of togetherness. Thanks to my international and multicultural profile, I have learned to lead in unknown environments. Through 5 different countries as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, I learned to share and connect with people to deliver results and lead projects from ideas to end results. As a nimble leader with almost 15 years of global experience, I am eager to keep trying, testing, and learning in a new and fast-paced environment with a strategic vision and a growth mindset to make both our people and our business prosper.
Max Hernández has a bachelor’s in Business Administration from ESADE.
He currently leads the Investment and Capital Management area at Renta Corporación. Max joined Renta Corporación 7 years ago and has been involved in the search for and later management of capital for a vehicle specialized in residential rentals (VIVENIO). Renta Corporación recently partnered with APG, a Dutch pension fund, to create the company Wellder, which specializes in investing in healthcare assets, primarily in senior-citizen residences.
Max was previously in the Corporate Finance Department at PwC with a focus on transactions in the real-estate industry.
With a PhD cum laude in Psychology, she specializes in team performance and leadership and has more than 13 years of experience in maximum performance, leadership, and talent development. She advises on the development of leadership, helping leaders and teams in different sectors and industries. Poets&Quants For Executives has included her on its list of the 101 best and brightest executive MBAs in the world in 2022. She has participated as a high-performance psychologist in two of the most important sporting events in the world: the Olympics and the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, and has achieved outstanding results, like several World Cups and an Olympic medal.
As a technology enthusiast and expert in optimizing business solutions with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've dedicated my career to assisting leading companies around the globe in reaching their goals. With over 25 years of experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Baan-Infor-SSA Global, and Software AG, I've led projects in various countries. This has equipped me with invaluable adaptability and problem-solving skills that are crucial in any business setting.
Originally from Spain, I've lived and worked in the Netherlands, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Spain, and Portugal, and I've journeyed to 42 countries. I currently reside in Dublin, Ireland. This global exposure has granted me a unique insight into diverse cultures and lifestyles, honing my adaptability and problem-solving skills. As an avid traveler, having circumnavigated the globe over 13 times, I've gained an unparalleled perspective on different cultures.
I have worked with over 100 international companies such as Indra, Airbus, Accenture, PwC, Real Madrid, Everis, Oracle, Nivea, Esade, Microsoft, Matsa, Celgene, Otis, Sa Nostra, Kaiku, ITP, Living Forever, Gas Natural, and Las Rozas Village, among others.
My approach is rooted in the Autocoaching methodology, and I'm renowned as the "happiness expert", nominated for the world's most prestigious well-being award, the United Nations Executive Education Initiative, for my innovative solution, Happiness Play. Additionally, as an international speaker in 11 countries and having virtual speaking experience in 13 countries, I've addressed audiences of up to 5,000 individuals.
My educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade and certifications in coaching, NLP, and Spiral Dynamics. This empowers me to apply critical thinking to my research and to foster collaborative processes for sustainable environments. I'm the creator of a new happiness technology, HappinessPlay, with an AI focus, enabling individuals to take control of their lives and find greater joy. I'm also the author of several books, including "Autocoaching: How to Get the Best Out of Yourself" published in 7 languages, "Autocoaching to Awaken" (Ed. LID), "AchievingHappiness.com", and “Zero Stress: 20 Days in the Life of a Happiness Expert”.
Tomás Junquera Rodríguez is the founder and CEO of Thomas Wellness Group, as well as being involved in other entrepreneurial ventures in the fitness world. In 2017, he completed the B2B Management program: Business Development Between Companies at Esade.
He is an entrepreneur by nature, excited by any proposal, passionate about improvement and learning, and obsessed with quality.
“You create what you believe”
Manel Sellarés is currently the president of Turris Panem S.L., a company that manufactures and sells high-end baked goods. At this company, he has developed and expanded a major network of points of sale of top-quality artisan bread in Barcelona.
He spent 15 years as the CEO of Frida Alimentaria and was later at Europastry when it was absorbed by Frida when the two companies merged.
Manel has a Bachelor’s in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona. He also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Esade in 1982 and graduated from the University of Chicago’s Executive Development Program in 2000.
Manel also has experience as a trainer and coach and has taught several courses based on personal development and leadership.
Gestor de entregas en la industria de los servicios financieros, que dirige equipos de desarrollo a escala global.
Originario de Budapest, inició su carrera como gestor de proyectos en una empresa húngara de software como proveedor de servicios, tras graduarse por la Universidad Corvinus de Budapest. Finalizó el programa de Gestión Estratégica Global en 2022 y obtuvo un máster de Esade y la Universidad de Virginia.
Comenzó la carrera profesional siendo analista-evaluador del Grupo FNZ y, al cabo de 6 meses, fue promocionado a gestor de entregas. Trabaja con las principales entidades financieras del Reino Unido proporcionándoles soluciones escalables de gestión patrimonial.
El voluntariado ha sido siempre una parte importante de su trayectoria. Fue formador de scouts en campamentos de formación de adultos en liderazgo y encabezó la delegación húngara a la 25ª Jamboree Scout Mundial en Corea del Sur. En la actualidad, es el comisionado internacional de la Asociación Scout Húngara.
Partner at Mercer Marsh Benefits Spain & Wealth Leader
More than 25 years of experience advising multinationals on transforming their business strategy via people. David has held different positions in Mercer and has become a partner in Mercer Marsh Benefits and Wealth in Spain.
He is an expert in helping companies redefine the working world, reshaping the results of retirement, and investing in employees to facilitate their health and wellbeing.
He has a degree in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University and a PMD from Esade. He is a member of the Spanish Actuaries’ Institute and is certified as an Insurance Mediator.
Professional in public management, with over 20 years of experience, graduated in Business Administration from ADE-URV, MBA from Eada, Management Control from Esade, with postgraduate studies in management, and legal and economic oversight of entities, in Teaching and University Management - URV.
Specialist in economic management issues and viability plans, always linked to the service sector, first in consultancy and later in a management team, providing a global and strategic vision and driving cross-cutting projects.
Enthusiastic, visionary, and committed to the growth and success of the organizations she collaborates with. With a combination of innovation, rigor, and a cross-cutting vision, she launches initiatives, both public and private, that not only generate benefits but also add value to grow teams, projects, organizations, and society.
Associate professor at URV, and highly involved in the business world, serving on the executive committee of the Economists Association and the equality commission.
Now, launching L'Energètica de Catalunya, from the Financial and Transversal Services Directorate. "Make it happen" is her motto.
Carles Abelló was born in Reus in 1972. He studied at ESADE, graduating with a Lic&MBA in 1996. The degree is accredited by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Subsequently, he took a "Postgraduate Course in Management Control at ESADE in 2002" and various studies in the healthcare field, including a "Master's in Healthcare Management, URV 2010-11" and a "Postgraduate in Leadership, Management Skills and Executive Development in Health Organizations, 2023-2024" from the University of Manresa.
In his professional career, he initially worked in consulting, then in management control for a hydraulic works business group, and since 2008, he has been working in the healthcare sector. In healthcare, he has spent more than ten years as the Economic-Financial Director of a group of over 18 commercial companies and foundations. He currently holds the position of Economic-Financial Director of Salut Sant Joan de Reus – Baix Camp, an entity that manages the Hospital de Sant Joan de Reus and several primary healthcare areas.
He works at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), teaching as a part-time associate professor in the Bachelor of Business Administration and Finance and Accounting programs.
He is a collaborator with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), where he has taught courses in the Business Administration degree and currently supervises final degree projects (TFG).
He actively participates in the ESADE Alumni group of Tarragona.
Specialties: Career Coaching, Leadership & Executive Coaching, Team Coaching
I enjoy supporting brave individuals who dare to lead their professional careers and invest in their personal development to achieve greater professional visibility while also experiencing a deeper sense of fulfillment and enjoyment. I work with managers, directors, senior management, young professionals, and entrepreneurs.
I have been living abroad for 10 years and have extensive corporate experience in marketing, strategy, and team leadership at Unilever.
My clients, largely women, mostly work in Europe and North America across various industries such as: consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, fashion, financial services, technology, and the third sector.
Languages: Spanish, French, English, and Catalan
Certifications:
Business Process Consultant Part of the Zurich chapter board and loving to see how we grow and mature y con mucha illusion de ayudar a mis companeros a desarrollar el chapter y de seguir formando parte de la "Esade community"!
Madre de 2 "pre-teens" y disfrutando de la vida en Suiza, el chocolate y las montanas :)
As a Business Process Consultant based in Zurich, and having developed my career in several multinationals, leading the delivery of complex business transformation programs across departments, industries and geographies, I am now enjoying a new career path as an consultant helping companies redesigning their processes with the aim of gaining efficiencies and effectiveness, riding the wave and enjoying meeting new people, continue to learn and stepping out of my comfort zone!
Teymur Mammadov (MBA Full Time 2022) is a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. Originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, he has been living in Frankfurt for several years. Teymur has extensive experience in Master Data Management and Operations in the Pharmaceutical industry. Passionate about entrepreneurship, he co-founded a company focused on revolutionizing healthcare recruitment in the DACH region. Teymur enjoys good food, travel, and an active lifestyle. He is proud to be part of the Esade community, fostering collaboration and professional growth among alumni.
Jelliby Cofounder & Managing Partner
Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas & MBA por ESADE con un posgrado en International Management en la London School of Economics.
Su pasión por la tecnología la llevó a trabajar en consultoría digital desde el inicio de su trayectoria, en la que ha acompañado a muchas empresas en el proceso de adopción de nuevos modelos de relación con clientes, proveedores y empleados a través de soluciones digitales, desde distintas consultoras, tanto multinacionales como locales.
Actualmente es socia fundadora de Jelliby, una consultora especializada en la definición e implementación de estrategias digitales, y colaboradora académica en varias universidades.
After working for a year as an auditor, in 1979 he joined the ESADE department of finance management where he taught cost accounting, started the Executive Education management control course still available today, belonged to the team that started hospital management and until late 1999 was the coordinator of activities in Latin America.
2000 - 2018 managing director of Dentaid, SL
Currently involved with non-profit entities and is a board member of the Catalan Blood and Tissue Bank.
Omkar Wagh is passionate about building water and wastewater infrastructure solutions in developing countries to fulfill needs of exponentially increasing population because of rapid urbanization. His core areas of operation are water distribution networks, water boosting pumping stations, water recycling plants and wastewater treatment. He is currently exploring how data analytics and IOT can address challenges of water shortage and energy losses.
Per Lokkegaard is CEO at Dar Basil Holding, a Private Equity Firm in Saudi Arabia (JVs in Saudi Arabia with Multinationals). He is also Co-Founding partner in NeuroSteps©, the world´s first Company to bring Neuroscience to HR Assessments and Executive Development,
and Co-Founding partner in BiofreshTech®, a patent holder of two revolutionary environmentally friendly solutions to passive refrigeration without electricity,
which are expected to disrupt several industries on a global scale. Previously, he was CEO of EMS Seven Seas, the global market leader within Maritime Supply Chain and Logistics.
Per holds an Executive MBA from ESADE and BPSE from IMD.
Risk Policy Manager, Deutsche Bank AG
In his more than 15 years with financial industry, Bart has gained extensive experience with Risk Management, Group Finance, Global Technology and Project Management having worked in different roles in Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Since graduating from his FT MBA in 2013 he is located in Frankfurt being active member of local ESADE Alumni Chapter. Between 2013 and 2016 Bart coordinated MBA Summer Internship Program in Deutsche Bank’ Group Finance Global Technology, allowing number of ESADE MBA students get their practical experience in banking in Frankfurt. Like most of the ESADE community, he is passionate about travelling, learning about new cultures as well as embracing and promoting diversity.
While working in strategy consulting is quite time consuming, I always try to visit some new places in my free time, even on a short weekend trip. Barcelona is special to me, each year after graduation I come back at least once in the summer months. Being a ski lover, I'm used to spend a couple of weeks a year in mountains over the winter period. Professionally I advise clients mainly from retail and consumer products industries on the issues of strategic importance, focusing on customer experience and operations excellence.
Degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1989 and MBA from ESADE in 1995. He worked at the Institute of Cybernetics from 1988 to 1991, then joined TAO where he became technical director. After the acquisition of TAO by gedas, he assumed the functions of head of presale and product marketing (2005-2006). In 2007, after the acquisition of gedas by T-Systems, he took over the sales unit to automotive suppliers, and as of 2009 he assumed responsibility for large automotive manufacturers such as SEAT, the Volkswagen group and the rest of car manufacturers in Iberia. Since February 2019 he is an advisor to large companies on their own.
Joan holds a Bachelor in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a Diploma in Public Health from Spain’s National School of Public Health, a Master in Management from Esade and a Master in Drug Dependence from the University of Barcelona.
He is Deputy Director General of Drug Dependence and Director of the Programme for the Prevention, Control and Care of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Viral Hepatitis at the Catalan Health Department. He is a member of the inter-regional committee of the National Plan on Drugs and the regional coordinator of the National Plan on AIDS. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation and a coordinator of various European Union projects.
He has authored more than 50 articles in Spanish and international journals in the field of drug addiction. He is also a co-author of all of Catalonia’s strategic plans on drugs. He has sat on more than 25 scientific committees.
He teaches in the Master in Drug Dependence at the University of Barcelona and has participated in many conferences and seminars both in Catalonia and Spain and abroad.
He has received several awards and recognitions, including the Reina Sofia Award for the Prevention of Drug Dependence, the Diario Médico Award for Best Research Initiative, the Recognition for Best European Policy on Alcohol from the Assembly of European Regions, the Ignasi Fina Award for Occupational Health, the Recognition of Best Practices on Gender Violence
and Drugs from the Spanish Ministry of Health and the Knowledge-Action-Change Paolo Pertica Award for Best Harm-Reduction Policy in the Field of Drug Dependence.
He currently serves as President of the Esade Alumni Public Management Club.
Passionate about sales management and business innovation. I worked 2 years as an Economist in international ONGs previously in Brussels and than in Milan with focus on data analysis and scenario evaluation. I changed industry in 2008 and I moved to Eni Retail Gas & Power to develop my expertise in Marketing & Sales and to acquire a sound experience of the Italian Retail Energy Market. My current position is Head of Campaign Operation.
In 2015 I graduated from the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), an international double degree program held by Sda Bocconi and ESADE Business School.
Since December 2015 I am Board Member of the ESADE Alumni Milan Chapter.
Soci Director en iTLand
Executive with more than 15 years of experience. Currently I specialize in the adaptation of analog businesses to a digital environment, from the definition of strategy and process automation, to commercial support in the go-to-market strategy. I have implemented strategic projects in various industries: automotive, banking, microfinance, consulting, insurance, media, technology and education in Latin America. As a corporate executive, I have worked at all levels of business strategy, planning, development and growth in companies such as HSBC, Interbank, La Positiva and Pacífico Business School. I am passionate about teaching, I collaborate as a professor and postgraduate speaker in various business schools in Peru, Colombia and Central America.
Ramos Island born in Granada, studies course between Spain and England. Licensed by the Complutense in Business Administration and Senior Executive Program at ESADE.
Isla has developed her career in the technology sector, in companies such as IBM and Lenovo where she was the Director General. Since 2008, he developed an international career as a member of the Lenovo Steering Committee Europe Middle East and Africa. He has more than 10 years of experience in large Business Transformations, both from the digital point of view, as well as process optimization and post merger management. His areas of expertise are Technology, Transformation and International Management. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of a listed company, EZENTIS, and is currently a member of the Board of Save the Children. His great passions are education and the third sector, to which he is currently engaged.
Industrial Engineer and Executive MBA. Professional in the area of sub-chain management amb antecedents in the prevention of Occupational Hazards. Experience in the large consumer and chemical sector. Remarkable connection in export management, Demand planning and Requirements materials planning. Currently, it is focused on the implementation of projects for the management and execution of transport to Europe, Orient Mitjà and Nord d’Àfrica.
Jerome has worked in consulting for more than 10 years. He specialises in accelerating the transformation of organisations. He is the Business Director at Nexe and co-founder of a company dedicated to improving the quality of life of people affected by migraines. He also participated in the ideation of the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center. He is the Vice President of the Esade Alumni
Automotive and Mobility Club and occasionally collaborates with Esade as an Academic Assistant (Marketing, Operations) and as a consultant for Esade Alumni (BIT Club, Young Committee).
He previously worked as a manager at the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group for Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula in sales, marketing and business excellence positions. His long career at multinationals and in consultancy has led him to conclude that equality between men and women is the only path towards our best possible future.
Josep Miquel has a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a Master in Project Management from La Salle and an Executive MBA from Esade. His career has focused on project management and business development in the field of renewable energies, in addition to investing in innovation and startups in the field of energy transition. Since 2011, he has served as Investment Director for Spain and Portugal at InnoEnergy, where he is also a member of the company’s global investment committee. He is a member of the Esade BAN investors network, an academic assistant in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade, and a mentor and collaborator in various technology-transfer and development programmes for new tech companies.
Analista de crédito.
Graduada en ADE y en Derecho. Desde el inicio de su carrera, las finanzas despertaron su interés, y esta pasión la llevó a realizar el intercambio en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania.
Como analista del Departamento de Ratings, Celia participa en el análisis financiero de empresas, gobiernos y sus respectivos bonos en el mercado europeo del crédito. En los dos años en que ha trabajado en S&P Global, ha realizado rotaciones en los equipos de Finanzas Estructuradas y Gobiernos & Finanzas Públicas Internacionales.
Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters at Esade (Lic&MDE 12) with exchange at Singapore Management University. During her times at Esade, she represented the students awarded with talent scholarships in several occasions and she was also President of Esade students' groups during the last 3 years of her Bachelor.
Previous professional experience includes striving at the Investment Management division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, collaborating on the M&A efforts at The Economist Group and working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. After an international career based out of London, Hong Kong, New York and Madrid, Alba has now been living in Dubai for the last two years, driving the strategy of Careem, the first unicorn in the MENA region.
She is also one fo the leaders of the LeanIn circle of "Women in Tech" in Dubai and President of the Esade Alumni UAE Chapter.
CEO of Anticipa Real Estate – CEO of Aliseda Inmobiliaria
Responsible for Blackstone´s residential investments in Spain (€17bn AuM).
Before joining Anticipa Real Estate, he was a member of the management committee of CatalunyaBank, Senior Vice President of Port Aventura and Real Estate Corporate Manager of Criteria Holding (“la Caixa”).
He is board member of several Real Estate companies, member of the ULI-Barcelona executive committee and vice chairman of the Esade Real Estate Council.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business & Economics from the UAB (1988-1993) and an MBA from the Esade Business School.
Online business and innovation manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Internet industry (first project in 1995). Skilled in Innovation Financing, Business Planning, B2B, E-commerce and Entrepreneurship ("I know how to improve your business with an efficient use of technology"). Strong business development professional with a LADE & MBA from Esade and trained in Philosophy and Psychology in the E.E.P.A. (París).
Daniel has built a career in marketing at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA). In recent years, he created and led the Corporate Marketing Department.
Over the course of his career at CCMA, he has led various departments, including Market Research, Commercial Marketing, Children and Youth Segment Marketing (Club Super3) and Self-Advertising on TV3, later becoming Marketing Director of TV3. He also oversees marketing at Catalunya Ràdio, where he created the company’s Corporate Marketing Area.
He holds a Bachelor and Master in Business Administration from Esade and an MBA from McGill University in Montreal.
Esade EMBA, and a seasoned Chief Financial Officer with capability honed from 18+ years of corporate leadership, enterprise scale-up, and Board Advisory activities with market-leading banking firms and multi-sector conglomerates operating in global markets from a Middle East base. A highly effective commercial tactician, Ahmed is adept at setting strategic direction, building culture, developing teams, and transforming business operations to support a significant growth agenda in competitive global markets.
Technically proficient across Finance (public/private sources of debt/equity); US GAAP; IFRS; internal and Board reporting; treasury/cash management; MIS and human resources, Ahmed offers a refined strategic perspective and capability spanning business strategy development and implementation, company restructuring, business model pivot, planning, and product innovation.
He is suited to business-driver roles as CFO or Group Financial Controller in Real Estate, Education, and Consulting sectors and is attracted to complex business models associated with firms undergoing rapid growth or about to undertake acquisition, transformation, or worldwide expansion.
Ahmed earned his Executive MBA from Esade Business School in Barcelona (a top ten business school globally) and his Bachelor of Commerce from Mansoura University in Egypt. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the California Board of Accountancy and a Graduate of the IFRS Certificate Program from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A Certified Trainer with a background providing advisory services to corporate clients in collaboration with the PwC Academy and Qatar University, he strongly supports developing the next generation of executives in an organization and plays a key role in acting as a mentor to aspiring business leaders in the teams he oversees.
Eduard is a Business Development Manager for Iberia at Klöckner Pentaplast, where he manages and supports the sales network in project development and in the sale of plastic materials for food packaging.
His educational background is in industrial engineering and he specialises in packaging, a sector in which he has more than 15 years of experience.
For most of his career, he has been focused on the commercial area, working as a sales and export manager at various industrial and service companies. He earned an Executive MBA from Esade in 2006.
Coaching for executives and managers in transformation processes
Coaching for first-time managers:
Coaching high-performance teams:
I help teams identify success strategies that will help them achieve their goals and generate other forms of learning that will take them to the next level, enabling them to become high-performance teams.
Language: Spanish
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
Maggie Robb is an innovative operations professional.
She loves expanding her horizons and pushing her limits through travel and outdoor adventures. Passionate about empowering women in her community, equity and social impact, she has experience at multinational corporations and entrepreneurial ventures in multiple countries. She currently resides in San Francisco, CA.
Leader and strategic partner with an MBA specializing in finance and more than 15 years of experience holding executive positions in the strategic, sales and business management areas within the microfinancing sector in Peru, Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Bolivia, specifically working in entities focused on consumer segments, SMEs, and retail. Focused on global business management, applying a strategic vision and sustainable growth, all the while prioritizing a positive working environment.
Solid knowledge of strategy design, negotiations, and market studies, focused on developing and promoting ideas and innovation and seeking ongoing improvements, commitment and horizontality.
Researcher and permanent lecturer in digital topics.
International Solidarity Consultant at Esade.
Member of the Peruvian Human Resource Association (APERHU) as an independent partner.
Senior Management Program in Sustainability at EADA.
Internationally accredited as an HR Business Partner by TP Group.
Risa is an Esade MBA (Class of 2018) and has +10 years experiences in sales & marketing in various industries such as Oil industry, FMCG industry, Sports marketing agency and Online services industry.
She is currently working in the global branding department in Rakuten HQ in Tokyo. Sports marketing is also her passionate area and experienced in the global sports partnerships in Rakuten as well as worked in Red Bull.
Outside of work, Risa likes to travel and is a certified travel guide in Japan (Japanese and English). Also sports and dog lover :)
I am in the middle of my Full Time MBA (graduate 2022) and I am the current MBASA President. Prior to the MBA I had a 14 year career with PwC spending approximately the first half in audit/ assurance and the last in M&A and capital markets. I had the opportunity to live and work in the UK and Vancouver as well as extensive travel around the world. Although, as you have probably worked out, this “experience” puts me firmly at the older end of the MBA class!
I am using the MBA to facilitate a move into the Healthcare sector, preferably in Barcelona, and with that in mind will be starting my internship with Werfen this summer.
Outside of the MBA I enjoy spending time with my new born first child Guillermo and my wife Anna (originally from Barcelona) as well as being a passionate ultra runner.
I assist leaders and professionals in navigating complex challenges, improving on their leadership, and achieving their career goals.
My methodology centers on reflective, action-oriented conversations that foster exploration and growth, helping clients develop the skills and mindset to drive self awareness and inner-transformation, to unlock their full potential, and achieve lasting change and positive impact in their organization and society.
Specialties:
Certifications:
MSc in Marketing Management 2019 – Class Representative
Graduada en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas por la Universidad Ramon Llull, en el MSc in Marketing Management por ESADE, y en dos programas internacionales en Negocios y Marketing por Università Bocconi y University of California, Los Angeles, Paula es una líder con vocación de servicio.
Inició su carrera en la industria de la moda y la cosmética de lujo, trabajando en la Asociación Española del Lujo y en la Asociación del Paseo de Gracia, en Barcelona y en Londres. Siguió yéndose a París, como Digital Project Manager mundial para Gucci Beauty, marca ilustre dentro del porfolio de la división de lujo de Coty. En 2020, Paula optó por volver a Barcelona y explorar el ámbito del Product Management, esta vez desde una multinacional más cercana, Mango. Actualmente se encuentra de vuelta en el ámbito digital, y con foco en performance y crecimiento se encarga de gestionar una amplia cartera de clientes de distintos sectores.
Paula siempre está lista para nuevos desafíos, y para ella seguir conectada a ESADE Alumni a través de la Comisión Young era la manera más natural y efectiva de seguir conectada a toda la comunidad de ESADE.
• International Business Law, Skills and Management for Lawyers, ESADE, LL.M. 14
• International Tax Law, ESADE, MLT 19
Push further, dig deeper and climb higher.
Corporate lawyer. Specialist in M&A and Private Equity, International taxation, accounting & financial analysis. Active in ESADE Alumni Social (Latin America). Mentor for young entrepreneurs
Sport fanatic with passion for nature. Fond of Trekking Boot Camps. Focus on tech innovation, IT solutions #DigitalFutureSociety.
Key words: #circulareconomy #enviroment #sustainability #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
Adjunct professor in the Department of Society, Politics, and Sustainability at Esade, affiliated with the Esade Center for Social Impact and the Institute for Social Innovation. He conducts his teaching and research activities in the fields of social entrepreneurship and impact investment. He earned his doctorate at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Before developing his academic career, he worked in the corporate finance sector at Deloitte, led the Momentum Project social acceleration program at Esade, and was a professor and consultant at the Central American University (UCA) in Nicaragua.
Àmplia experiència en l’assessorament i auditoria d’empreses del sector de consum, turisme, gestió patrimonial, telecomunicacions i sector públic, gràcies als més de 13 anys de carrera professional tan a Deloitte com anteriorment a Arthur Andersen. Addicionalment, també vaig ocupar els càrrecs de responsable d’Administració del Grup i Director d’Auditoria Interna i Compliment Normatiu al Grup Pyrénées.
Sóc Lic&MBA per ESADE, i disposo de titulació específica sobre les Normes Internacionals de Comptabilitat del Sector Públic (NICSP) i àmplia experiència tan en NIIF com en normativa comptable andorrana i espanyola.
Entre les meves aficions, sóc un apassionat de la muntanya i del es activitats que s’hi poden practicar, però principalment de les curses i de l’esquí de muntanya.
Nacida en Barcelona. Supongo que, debido a mi doble nacionalidad, siempre he buscado entornos internacionales. Me apasionan los nuevos retos, los cambios, viajar y la gente. Tengo más de 12 años de experiencia en Hosteleria, Retail y Consultoría en diferentes países principalmenteen el área de RRHH. Soy una defensora de la importancia de las habilidades en un entorno como el que vivimos hoy que tanto nos puede diferenciar como grandes líderes.
Soy ingeniero industrial por el Centro Politécnico Superior de Zaragoza y por la Universidad Tecnológica de Compiègne (Francia) y director comercial de Grupo Pronet desde su fundación hace ya 21 años. Soy igualmente miembro de la junta directiva del Círculo Aragonés de Economía.
Mi experiencia como empresario me ha hecho entender y empatizar con las inquietudes de los profesionales desde la perspectiva directiva o de equipo. Una de mis obsesiones es potenciar el talento y la iniciativa, y en ESADE he encontrado un lugar perfecto porque comparten y fomentan estos valores.
En ESADE alumni tengo la suerte de poder dar continuidad a la energía y deseos de contribución al sector profesional que me transmitió el PDC y además de compartir el entusiasmo, el conocimiento y la experiencia con mis grandes compañeros, sin duda un privilegio y una experiencia altamente motivante.
Empresario, emprendedor e inquieto por naturaleza
With more than 15 years of experience in the creation and development of marketing strategies, Cristina has held various marketing positions at Red Bull. She has been the Chief Marketing Officer at Llaollao since 2021.
Her expertise revolves around brand positioning and the development of business strategies in different markets, setting and meeting marketing and sales objectives, and developing and consolidating brand image over the long term.
She holds a Bachelor a Telecommunications Engineering and an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade (2016). She also completed the Digital Business programme at Santa Clara University.
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I guide my clients in creating satisfying career paths as well as dealing with challenges. My coachees range from diplomats to entrepreneurial professionals, working in corporations or building up their own ventures. Leaving your comfort zone may be scary at times, but it is a very rewarding growth experience. It’s lonely at the top, so having a trusted sparring partner who gives you honest and appreciative feedback is key. My coaching is resource- and system-oriented, but my toolbox comprises many more approaches which I apply in particular situations.
- Languages: Spanish, German, English, Portuguese, French
- Certifications: GPI (r) Coach
- Specialities: Executive Coaching and Leadership Development/ Career Coaching – Evaluation and Transition
Reno grew up in Berlin, completed his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Business Administration at ESADE Business School in Barcelona and holds a CEMS Master’s degree in International Management from HEC Paris.
He is the Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Oriente, a leading Southeast Asian Fintech platform headquartered in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Oriente, he worked at the Latin America M&A Advisory Group at J.P. Morgan in New York and Santiago de Chile, and the Investment Banking Division at Deutsche Bank in São Paulo.
Devoted to promoting diversity and empowering young talent, he is a member of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong, President of the city’s ESADE Alumni Chapter, and a volunteer for various non-profit organizations.
A passionate start-up advisor and crypto investor, Reno enjoys spending time with friends, exploring new cultures, as well as practicing hobbies such as DJing, basketball, running, wakeboarding and chess.
Transformative educational leader and an Academic Vascular Surgeon with over 15 years of leadership success inspiring, changing, and disrupting healthcare, public administration, and Education on a national, regional, and international levels. With a passion for improvement, a transformative mindset, and an understanding of the impact of change for all stakeholders to create win- win situations that achieve the desired target
Visc a Milà, la meva ciutat, amb la meva dona i el meu fill d’1 any.
La meva passió per les vendes i les finances em va portar a treballar al sector dels serveis financers durant més de quinze anys, on vaig tenir l’oportunitat de col·laborar amb institucions com el Santander Consumer Bank, Hoist Finance i la Banca Mediolanum, entre d’altres.
L’any 2022, vaig cofundar IrBox, una empresa de serveis digitals amb seu a Milà que ofereix serveis web i de disseny gràfic multilingües a empreses que operen en mercats estrangers.
He cursat l’Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), un doble grau conjunt d’Esade Business School i la SDA Bocconi. Vaig estudiar al Politecnico di Milano i a la Universitat Marconi de Roma, on em vaig graduar en Enginyeria Industrial l’any 2008.
M’agraden els esports, especialment navegar, esquiar i fer senderisme.
I have specialised in health innovation for 15 years. I have a PhD in Biochemistry and Biomedicine from UCM, a CORE from Harvard Business School and a PMD from Esade. I care about my plant population, I enjoy the cultural scene from live music to contemporary art, and in my free time I like to attend conferences.
My career in health innovation has included positions in big pharma, research centres, hospitals, startups, venture capital and government agencies. I have held technical and leadership roles in operations, strategy, R&D, value creation and investment, building value proposals that involve various stakeholders and countries. With a focus on impact, inclusivity and sustainability, I entered politics as Chief of Staff in the Department of University, Innovation, and Digital Transformation in the Government of Navarre. Today, I improve the European environment for innovation as an Advisor on Innovation, Industrial Policy and Digital in the European Parliament in Brussels.
On the social side, I founded and presided over PRISMA, an association for affective-sexual and gender diversity in science, technology and innovation, and ComunicaBiotec, an association for biotechnology communicators. I previously led the Health 2.0 Madrid Digital Health meetings.
As an immunologist, I have published various articles in specialised journals, mentored various startups and participated in the faculty of various acceleration programmes. I also write opinion articles on innovation for various Spanish media outlets.
I am originally from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and I am fluent in Italian, English, Catalan and French, although my native languages are Galician and Spanish . I currently live in Brussels, Belgium, and I fly regularly to Madrid and Barcelona. You can follow me on @erreuvedos.
Dr. Roi Villar Vázquez
Innovation and General Management.
Spanish cell: +34 600288873
Skype: roivillarv
A manager in economy-finance and control in the environmental sector with a turnover of almost 1 billion euros per year. Member of the Steering Committee.
She reports to the CEO and the Audit Committee. She has additional responsibilities in other areas like strategy, risk management, corporate governance, and corporate operations. She has a team of 20 people reporting to her. Base processes in outsourcing (around 50 people).
Experience in auditing (Big Four), management control, budgeting, outsourcing, digitalization, and transformation of the financing function.
Damián Vallejo is a partner at the New York office of Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP. Damián focuses on dispute resolution, and he has experience in civil and common-law legal systems. His practice revolves around representing companies, states and individuals in commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and commercial litigation. Damián also advises clients on the structuring and restructuring of investments under international investment treaties, and he represents clients in commercial disputes in U.S. courts on matters related to the enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards. He also advises funds specializing in litigation finance, helping them to assess the disputes in which they may invest and to negotiate and structure that investment.
Damián is an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University Law School. He currently serves as the vice-president of the New York and Washington, D.C. chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA).
He has a Master’s in International Legal Studies from the Georgetown University Law Centre in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Law from ESADE Law School. Before becoming a partner at Dunning Rievman & MacDonald, Damián worked on the international arbitration teams at Cooley and Chadbourne & Parke in New York and at Albors Galiano & Portales in Barcelona
I am currently the Global CEO of Keralty, a healthcare organization that offers comprehensive healthcare solutions tailored to people’s specific needs. With over 5 years in this role, I have led the company's global operations and contributed to its growth and success.
Before joining Keralty, I served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sanitas Internacional Europa & Asia for 2 years and 9 months. During my tenure, I oversaw the development of healthcare models and strategies and helped position the company as an industry leader. We experienced significant growth and became a consolidated business group during this time.
I also have experience in operations and maintenance, having served as the Director of Operations at Alimatic for 7 years. This position allowed me to develop a strong understanding of efficient operations and maintenance practices.
In terms of education, I completed a Global CEO program at IESE Business School - University of Navarra. I also earned a diploma in Health and Society Management of Primary Healthcare from Fundación Universitaria Sanitas. Additionally, I hold an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Esade Business School and a degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Electromechanics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. I began my educational journey with a degree in Electronic Engineering and Industrial Electricity from Alumni Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for making a positive impact. I am committed to driving growth, developing innovative solutions, and contributing to the betterment of society through my work in the healthcare and renewable energy sectors.
Arantxa Layseca, better known as Ara Retadora in social media, is a marketeer with 8 years of experience in retail. She has been a full-time entrepreneur since December 2022, focused on the financial education market for children and teens.
The aim of her company and projects is to break down barriers and promote financial inclusion, providing easy-to-understand information so that Latin American children and youth have the opportunity to lay the foundations to be able to make better decisions regarding their money throughout their entire lives.
I am a MBA with more than 20 years of leadership in financial institutions and consulting firms.
As the life sciences and health care leader for Deloitte S-Latam, I am responsible for the overall sector that includes providing consulting, advisory, tax and audit services to clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, and consumer healthcare segments.
In my commercial role I lead the relationship with a Global Crown Jewel client in the region and others in the sector, which entails enabling and coordinating client teams around the region.
My career has spanned such topics as innovation, marketing, public relationships and data analytics. I have led consulting engagements of process improvement, data analytics and go – to market of leading life sciences organizations and within the Financial Sector. My specialization is in the development and implementation of emerging/disruptive data analytics and behavioral science solutions.
Executive MBA ESADE 2019 / Telecommunications Engineer / ICT Degree /
Senior business development manager used to integrate technology into all business areas to change how companies operate and deliver value to customers.
Fifteen years of work in global project management positions to co-found 3 SaaS start-ups and participate as a senior advisor with an edge-tech perspective.
Strong academic and research profile. Specializations in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) field and how these businesses converge with politics.
Teaching Assistant at the University of Chicago for the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Leaders program. ESADE tutor for the Final Degree Projects and in-Company projects. http://CAIDP.org member for whom I conduct research and studies in AI and its relation with democratic values and the rule of law.
I enjoy electronic music, philosophical studies, and writing essays in English and Spanish about the impact that digital spheres of influence interact and emerge in what we understand as reality.
I was born in Argentina, lived in several countries, and have Italian nationality. I like to learn about subjective cultures and languages.
I'm based in Leuven, Belgium working as EMEA Account Executive and business and partnership development manager at ImmuniWeb, a Geneva-based company delivering AI/ML leveraged cybersecurity platforms with a presence in more than fifty countries after starting as a Geneva-based start-up four years ago.
With a bachelor’s in Business Administration, he has 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, where he has led the development, professionalization, and growth of chains of sports facilities in administrative and managerial roles.
A professor in the Master’s in Managing Sports Facilities at the University of Alcalá de Henares, he is currently the general manager of the chain of smart priced gyms Dreamfit, a benchmark thanks to its disruptive positioning on innovation and profitability in the industry in Spain.
Originally from Cagliari, I now live in Milan after experiences in Spain, the UK and China. I am proud father of a 2 year old boy and soon to be (December) of a girl.
I have started my career in marketing at Sony in Barcelona and then moved to the UK where I pursued product marketing roles for an additional 2 years. In 2015 I decided to switch careers to e-commerce and moved to Amazon before joining Alibaba Group in Hangzhou the next year.
Since 2018 I am back to Milan where I was part of the founding team of Alibaba locally. I currently lead the European Customer Success team to support European SMEs exporting through Alibaba.com platform.
I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University in Milan.
I have an out of scale yellow personality; people and relationships are what give me energy everyday!
This is probably the least thing you would read by someone who has a Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry and has spent many many years wearing a white coat behind a laboratory bench. But that's me.
I grew up in Milan. I moved to Santa Barbara, California, for my Ph.D.. I have spent one year in Angers, France, for a post-doctoral research program and then I moved back to Milan, but only to decide to move out again to Amsterdam.
In The Netherlands, I developed my passion for business which took me to enroll in Esade and attend the EMBA program in 2019.
I am currently working in procurement for a large multinational chemical company, but I am very attracted by the entrepreneurial ecosystem. So much that I gave birth to two start-ups.
If you don't see me in the office talking to my colleagues, I am probably scuba diving in some tropical sea!
Chanakya Shah es un profesional experimentado, con un diverso historial que ha desarrollado en la India, España, Nigeria, los EAU y Canadá.
Con varios años de experiencia en start-ups, multinacionales y empresas familiares, Chanakya posee una combinación única de experiencia analítica y habilidad para los negocios. Como analista de datos, ha perfeccionados sus capacidades estadísticas y analíticas, facilitando la resolución de problemas y la toma de decisiones desde un enfoque basado en datos. Además, su experiencia de gestión de empresas familiares le ha proporcionado una comprensión profunda de la importancia de la colaboración, la gestión de recursos y la adaptabilidad para lograr el éxito. Sirviéndose de sus múltiples conocimientos y habilidades, Chanakya sentó las bases para constituir la empresa Thycure Pharma Private Limited en 2022, con la visión de mejorar las vidas de los pacientes y de sus familias, proporcionándoles medicinas de alta calidad.
Es graduado en Comercio y en Contabilidad y Finanzas por la Universidad de Bombay y MSc in Marketing por Esade Business School. Se graduó por Esade en 2011.
Master's degree in Information Society and Knowledge from the UOC and Diploma in Labor Relations from the University of Oviedo, where he also studied Philosophy. Holds a Master's in Human Resources Management from the Center for Financial Studies, completed the Executive Management Program (PADE) at INDAE, the Executive Development Program (PDD) at ESADE, and completed the Digital Transformation Program at MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, along with numerous courses and programs related to business management and its environment.
His last 25 years of professional career have been linked to improving organizational management and regulatory compliance. He served as Quality and Environment Director at the Asturian engineering and project management company INGEMAS, S.A (now part of the TSK group), and from 2002 to 2020, he was the director of the AENOR delegation in the Principality of Asturias, where he led the company's territorial development plan.
He actively participates in various regional forums and has been a professor in various Master's programs and training programs organized by the University of Oviedo, ICEX, the Asturian Innovation Club, or the Chambers of Commerce. He is a founding partner of Óptima Tres Consultores, a company specialized in business cooperation projects. Currently, he works as a consultant and independent advisor in several Asturian companies from various sectors (communication, energy and waste management, strategic consulting, Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance).
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, Executive MBA from Esade, and several master's degrees and postgraduate studies in the real estate sector. With over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and as a senior executive in real estate companies of all kinds, from SMEs to large multinational corporations. Currently, he is the CEO of KENSINGTON Finest Properties International for Catalonia and Andorra.
Joaquín Panten completó sus estudios universitarios en Esade, obteniendo la licenciatura en Ciencias Empresariales y el Máster en Dirección de Empresas.
Su trayectoria profesional incluye roles en Caixa d’Estalvis de Barcelona y Commerzbank AG, donde ocupó diversos cargos relacionados con análisis de créditos, banca corporativa y dirección de oficina. Desde 2013, trabaja en Deutsche Leasing como German Desk Manager.
Es políglota, hablando alemán, castellano, catalán, inglés, francés y portugués, y es miembro actual del Círculo de Economía y del Círculo de Directivos de Habla Alemana.
Jordi Mora is the President of Pimem, the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Mallorca, and the Fourth Vice President of Conpymes. Additionally, he is the managing partner of Urban Hostel Palma and Escola Superior Balear.
Married with two children, Jordi is passionate about sports, reading, music, and cinema. He loves new business projects and is always seeking opportunities to innovate and grow.
Jordi studied at Esade, where he completed the Executive Finance program in 2005-2006 and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 1993-1994.
His professional career and personal interests reflect his dedication and enthusiasm for business development and leadership in various fields.
Experience as an Analyst, specializing in customer-centric platform solutions and client relationship management.
Soon to be consultant in the process optimization department in Munich.
MSc in Global Strategic Management from ESADE and the University of Virginia.
Proficient in five languages and experienced in international horse jumping competitions.
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade in 2023 as part of the first graduating class, Alejandra Borrell Fisas’s career has been guided by her interest in public policy and business management. She has worked in the European Parliament, where she contributed to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) and EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committees. She later served as a Business Analyst at DAMM, where she gained invaluable business analysis skills. Alejandra is currently about to start the ICEX-CECO Master’s in International Management with the goal of furthering her knowledge of management and international business.
Life motto: “Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg” “Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right”
Interests: music, business and history literature, networking and sports like hiking and diving.
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Ingeniero especializado en Gerencia de Proyectos, MSc, DEA y PhD en Ciencias Administrativas con énfasis en Aplicación Estratégica de Tecnología en Organizaciones Gubernamentales y Posdoctorado en docencia mediada con TIC. Su desarrollo profesional ha estado enmarcado en el sector académico como alto directivo, colaborador e investigador, así como conferencista en aplicación estratégica de tecnología en organizaciones. De manera paralela ha permanecido vinculado al sector TIC, en el ámbito de la definición estratégica empresarial y la definición competitiva sectorial como ingeniero en empresas privadas, alto directivo en el gobierno colombiano y consultor a través de agencias de apoyo multilateral para múltiples gobiernos latinoamericanos. En la actualidad se desempeña como Vicerrector Académico de la Universidad EAN Colombia.
Videesh Pursnani is an entrepreneur and investor based out of Mumbai/Dubai. He has a background in technology, startups and innovation.
He is the founder and CEO at Opulus Ventures which is currently incubating his brand Opulus Wealth which aims to multiply client's wealth through deeply researched product solutions delivered through a combination of human interface and digital technology.
He is also a Strategy and Growth advisor to Kyzersoft - a fintech startup with 1M$ ARR. Prior to this he made a successful exit from his renewables startup, Greenlance Energy.
He has a B.Tech from Mumbai University and a Double Masters from Esade and Copenhagen Business School (CEMS). He is interested in topics like startups, business strategy, healthcare and innovation.
To know more about Videesh, check out www.videesh.in
Passionate about exploring and intrigued by challenge, after I studied in the business schools of 4 European countries I started building experience in management consulting and financial analysis of international projects.
I like crunching numbers and building business plans and financial reports. So far, I am working for corporates but partnering with start-ups and small businesses to explore growth opportunities would be extra inspiring. On the side, I love traveling and releasing all my energy left on my new hobby, squash.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy. She is based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business.
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010. She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
Hola! I’m Clara Lin, from Chengdu, China. I’ve worked and studied in Singapore, Mexico, Spain and of course, China. After my MBA , I settled in Shanghai and worked with several startups in SaaS, Banking and Online Media industry. Currently, I’m running my own consulting company - Starluz, which provides business strategic consulting and marketing management services for Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and SMEs.
I´m passionate about learning new things and meeting new people. I enjoy organizing events, especially ESADE Alumni Events, to bring people together, to exchange ideas and to inspire each other. I like reading books, watching movies , exploring restaurants and discovering new places.
Erinn is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and former BBA exchange student at ESADE Business school. As a Development Associate for international NGO, Well Aware, Erinn focuses on fundraising, communications, and developing growth for the nonprofit's clean water work. She is passionate about people and creating sustainable social impact that effectively addresses society's most pressing issues. She graduated with a BBA in marketing and plans to pursue a Master's degree within the social innovation sector.
Orchestrating agile transformation and building lean startups at HRS, a global player in the corporate travel arena: Experienced consultant and manager with professional experience in e-commerce and the corporate travel arena. Believes that purpose creates value for our employees and customers. Builds lean business models, startups and organizations that focus on creating value and learnings for the Chief Operating Officer. Skilled in building and leading winning teams through effective recruiting, coaching and mentoring. Strong customer and partner management with an empathetic communication, the skillset of an MBA from ESADE Business School and the mindset of a digital native.
Paulina holds a degree in Industrial Civil Engineering from the University of Chile and an MBA from Esade, Spain, with 17 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Shipping industries. She specializes in the development of mobile voice and data products, regulatory compliance, project management, and developing improvement proposals based on profitability.
She has skills in leading, motivating, and working with multidisciplinary teams, a strong orientation towards achieving objectives, and excellent interpersonal skills.
She has advanced English proficiency (TOEIC 835).
Systemic coach and facilitator.
Expert in managing conflicts and difficult situations.
Development of personal relationships, leadership and work teams. Conflict transformation processes. Intervention in complex and uncertain situations; movement of one or more parts leads to a positive transformation of the entire situation.
Agricultural Engineer, Master in Public Management (Esade). Director of Interpersonal Relations and Work Dynamics at the Catalan Government’s Department of Territory and Sustainability. Former Director of Research and Innovation, former Director of the Technical Office of the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works and former Director of the Technical Office of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
Roland Scharrer is currently AXA Group Chief Technology & Innovation Officer as well as AXA Group Chief Data Officer.
As part of his mandate, he is responsible for leveraging data and emerging technologies at scale with the potential to disrupt the current insurance business model and provide opportunities to shape future businesses.
• Roland started at AXA Group in January 2018 as CTIO/CDO in charge of data & technology innovation teams in Paris, Lausanne, Singapore and San Francisco. Initially, he joined AXA Germany in 2016 as Head of Data Strategy & Analytics.
• Prior to joining AXA, Roland has worked in Germany, Spain, UK, US and India in software engineering, data science and strategy consulting, focussing on the Automotive and Financial Services industries.In his last position, Roland was Chief Data Scientist for Capgemini Consulting.
• Roland studied computer engineering, statistics, business administration and design thinking, among others at ESADE Business School Barcelona and Stanford/HPI School of Design Thinking.
My name is Lucia Lagunas, I am 28 years old and I have a Law Degree from the Public University of Navarra. Subsequently, I completed an optional Master's Degree in Access to Law, completing it with the postgraduate course in International Business Law, at the Esade Law School.
Simultaneously to my specialization in international business law, I took the course of Skills and Management for lawyers, in Esade. This new training has allowed me to acquire more international knowledge applied at all times to Spanish and European Law, as well as to develop new essential skills in the practice of the 21st century, such as leadership, negotiation, work. as a team, motivation and empathy, among others.
I consider myself a proactive, disciplined person, with initiative and eager for improvement every day.
Regarding my professional aspect, I started doing internships in Pamplona, in the area of Corporate Law at ARPA Abogados Consultores and subsequently, I undertook an international career in the legal department of a German company, VR. LEASING, Aktiengesellschaft, located in Frankfurt (Germany).
Once in Spain again, I have worked for two and a half years as a lawyer in the area of Real Estate & Foreign Investment in an office in Barcelona and currently, I continue to train and work as a lawyer in the area of Corporate & New Technologies in the office of Miliners SLP lawyers
Director of the Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences and professor of the ESADE Busines School. Degree in Mathematical Sciences. University of Barcelona (UB) and PhD in Mathematics Applied by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). His research areas focus on Artificial Intelligence, in particular in ways of reasoning and his relationship with multi-criteria decision making. He has been president of the Catalan Association of Artificial Intelligence (2006-2010). He has led several research projects with both public and private funding. He has more than 50 publications in international magazines of recognized impact. He is currently participating in the editorial board of the international Journal "Information Fusion Journal".
She has served as CEO of Esade for 8 years (2010–2018). She is currently a full professor in the Department of Directorate-General and Strategy. She is a doctor of the Ramon Llull University, a graduate in Business and Master's Sciences in Business Direction by Esade and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Head of Cultural Area and Communication Coordination
Eulàlia Pujolà Elies has more than 40 years of experience working as an organisational consultant at various companies. She holds a degree in industrial engineering and is an EFQM Excellence Model assessor accredited by Club Excelencia en Gestión. She also holds an MBA from Esade.
For the last 30 years, she has worked as the head of quality, auditing and regulations at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
Jordi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade and Director of the Executive Master in Economic-Financial Management in Barcelona.
He previously served as controller of a French multinational in the textile sector that distributes products through its own shops and through catalogue sales, as well as general manager of the manufacturing company that supplied this multinational. Before that, he managed a chain of shoe shops.
He has taught courses in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Portugal. His PhD thesis dealt with initial public offerings on the Spanish stock market and the Neuer Markt. His fields of interest include financial analysis and planning, investment decision-making and its effects on value creation, and the valuation of companies (especially non-listed companies) for acquisition processes, the search for investors for capital increases, and the placement of share packages.
He has advised numerous investors and entrepreneurs on company valuation operations. He is a member of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts (IEAF) and sits on several boards of directors. He holds the Expert in Business Valuation Certificate, awarded by the IEAF.
Board Member – Finances responsible
Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration by Esade, in 2003 I started my professional career at Ernst & Young, in Barcelona, in the External Audit division. In 2006 I joined Miguel Torres, where I was the Head of the International Financial Controlling Department at the Group's Headquarters, where I worked till I moved to Dubai, in 2012. From 2013 to 2017 I was the Finance Controller & Finance Manager at Natura Bissé in Dubai. Since 2017 I provide advisory and consulting services to Companies.
I live in Dubai since 2012 and I am a Board Member of Dubai Esade Alumni Chapter since 2016 (in charge of the Finance area).
Dynamic and challenging environments promote self-improvement which I am very passionate about and dedicated to. Combining my technical skills of analytical and innovative thinking with my interpersonal skills of leadership and communication have ensured exceptional results for both the company and my clients.
Licenciada en medicina y cirugía por la Universidad de Barcelona. Especialidad en medicina de familia y comunitaria; con una trayectoria profesional desarrollada en el sector público de la salud con diferentes responsabilidades directivas en el ámbito hospitalario y de atención primaria; así como en la Gerencia de la Región sanitaria de Girona ( Catsalut ).
Más de 30 años de experiencia en el sector asegurador, básicamente en áreas directivas, comerciales y formación. Carrera profesional en varias aseguradoras y corredurías. Experto en previsión social complementaria. Actuario de Seguros y Economista (UB). Máster en Finanzas en Esade.
Hi, since completing my MBA in Barcelona in 2008 I’ve been based in China, initially for 8 years in Shenzhen and for the past number of years I’ve been living here in Hong Kong. My professional experience in that time covers consumer electronics manufacturing, supply
chain management, e-commerce and now Fintech.
From a personal perspective I enjoy spending time with friends and family and taking the opportunity to travel and see more of this part of Asia. Unfortunately though with the busy work life in Hong Kong and the recent new arrival into my family travel has been somewhat
curtailed recently.
While the Hong Kong alumni chapter is small I look forward to welcoming new arrivals to Hong Kong to engage with the chapter and build an active ESADE Alumni community here.
Silvia is the Founder and Managing Partner of Manent Capital, a Boston-based wealth management firm that focuses on helping young clients understand their personal and business finances so that they can feel accomplished, confident and excited about investing in their future dream goals. She has been featured on Forbes, CNN, Investor’s Business Daily. Market Watch & more. She has over six years of investment and wealth management experience, including individual investment management, comprehensive financial planning and high net worth advisory.
Prior to founding Manent Capital, Silvia worked as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley where she was responsible for providing clients with personalized plans to help them better manage their investments, cash flow and achieve their financial goals. Prior to this, Silvia worked with international ultra-high net worth clients at Credit Suisse in Zürich, Switzerland as well as J.P. Morgan in Boston, MA. Silvia began her career in Palo Alto, CA at Cepheid, a leader in molecular diagnostics and Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), a leader in critical care, hemostasis and point-of-care diagnostics.
Silvia received her undergraduate and master's degree in Finance and International Management from ESADE, a Top-Ranked European Business School. Silvia is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), the highest distinction in the investment management profession as well as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), the standard of excellence in financial planning. In addition to understanding the complexities of the changing financial climate, Silvia is held to the most rigorous ethical standards by both designations.
Silvia speaks English, Spanish, French and Catalan.
Analista de riesgos de negocio, experto en implantación y control de procedimientos internos, mentor a tiempo parcial, conocimientos en estrategias empresariales, desarrollo corporativo, innovación, geopolítica e inversiones.
10 años de experiencia en departamentos corporativos de empresas cotizadas.
Jaime holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Valencia, an MBA from Esade and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Kingston University London.
Before joining Esade in 2005, he held various positions of responsibility in marketing and sales at multinational corporations operating in Spain and abroad. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management at Esade, where he coordinates the Sales and Key Account Management Area and directs the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade Madrid.
Among the Esade faculty, Jaime is a pioneer in educational innovation and in the application of new technologies to executive education.
I assist in processes of professional change when people find it difficult to achieve a goal or decide how to move towards it. My proposal is a practical, structured framework that enables coachees to make decisions confidently and enthusiastically and develop a plan for putting their decisions into practice. I use a mobilising method and proven tools, while also drawing on my own experience of personal and professional transformation.
If you want to improve your leadership and strengthen your communication and relationship skills, we will make the most of your abilities through action-oriented conversations, developing an awareness of your strengths to provide you with support and levers for overcoming barriers and obstacles to your development. With this objective in mind, I combine various methodologies focused on improving personal effectiveness.
Specialities: Career coaching, executive and leadership coaching, relational coaching, networking and personal branding.
Certificacions:
Javier is a professional with 20 years of experience in transformation, business development and leading sales teams at insurance companies. He currently works as Director of Digital Business, Direct and Alliances at Seguros Santalucía. Before that, he was the company’s Director of Business Development. Previously, he worked for 12 years at the “la Caixa” insurance group (both VidaCaixa and SegurCaixa), where he was responsible for various businesses, and also as a senior consultant at Accenture, where he developed global programmes for the operational and technological transformation of insurance companies in Spain and the United Kingdom. He holds an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Master in Savings and Provisioning from Pompeu Fabra University.
“I’m Partner at Font&Yildiz, experienced corporate and commercial lawyer qualified to practice Law in Spain and Argentina, with solid expertise in Real Estate Law and business Law. I received my Master´s degree in International Law by ISDE and an Executive Master in Business Administration (EMBA) by ESADE.
I’m also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and a regular collaborator of Acció and Spri within International transactions between Catalonia or the Basque Country and other countries.
As a boutique Law Firm with multi-lingual speaking lawyers we provide high service level with a cost-effective service to Companies and Individuals both local or international.”
Magister en Marketing y Gestión comercial con más de 4.5 años de experiencia.
Apasionado por la gestión de personas, el mundo digital y de apoyar las causas sociales para crear un impacto positivo en la sociedad.
Hoy en día con mucha ilusión de sumar y desarrollar el Chapter Perú Esade Alumni.
After seven years working at Kantar, in the television audience sector, where I was developing the software to measure and analyse audiences across the world, I decided to give an impulse to my career. I enrolled into the Executive MBA at ESADE and moved to Paris with my wife to start a new personal and professional adventure. Here in Paris I am working at Netatmo, a brand of Legrand developing groundbreaking connected consumer electronics. I am currently leading projects in the energy sector with partners like Engie or Vaillant, putting together the best of the energy sector and our technical know-how in IoT, to connect energy products and convert them into smart objects.
Passionate of chess, I am an international player and I collaborate with several institutions to develop not only the competition of our sport but also to bring its cognitive benefits to society.
Career and leadership development, people and team management, support for generational change, professional transitions, emotional and stress management, adaptation to change and work-life balance.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French
Certifications:
Digital business strategist. Especializada en el mundo digital, Anna empezó su carrera profesional en el mundo de las start ups i en el sector del deporte, trabajando en empresas como el FC Barcelona. En 2017, cursó el Executive Master en Digital Business por ESADE y desarrolló, durante casi tres años, la experiencia digital de Banco Sabadell. En 2020, volvió al mundo del deporte entrando en Dorna Sports, empresa propietaria de los derechos comerciales y televisivos de campeonatos de motor, entre ellos MotoGP™️. Allí ha empezado la construcción y desarrollo digital de sus OTTs.
For over eight years, he has held various positions in the Marketing and Sales departments at Reckitt. He is an enthusiastic collaborator and board member of two NGOs in Barcelona: Entrecultures and Entxartxad, both of which have projects in developing countries.
Originally from Canada, Katharine is a Professor of Communication Strategy and Applied Neuroscience in the Executive Education programmes at Esade Business & Law School (Executive MBA, Executive Master in Global Governance and Progresa, an executive programme for emerging leaders organised by Deloitte and Esade). She is a well-known public speaker, having given talks at European Women in Tech, Microsoft Switzerland, PepsiCo, HP, General Electric, Lenovo, Bayer, Repsol Innovation & Technology Hub, EIT Health 2021, Facebook and Amazon Dubai. She has served as a mentor on public speaking and pitch-deck management for more than 800 startups from world-class accelerators in Spain and the European Union, where she has helped to raise more than €120 million in public and private funds. She is a mentor for Wayra (Telefónica) and Wayra’s Scale Up Women and The Thinx 5G, as well as for Barcelona World Mobile Capital. Katharine is the CEO of Swala Ventures, which invests in pre-seed and seed tech startups, particularly those focused on AR, MR, IoT and AI technologies. She is a member of the Mentoring and Coaching Network (MCN) of EIT Health, the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) and F10 Global. She has spoken at the conferences of the Society of Women Engineers in Europe, the European Union, APAC GMAT and the STEM Women’s Conference 2021.
My name is Natalia and I am from Riga, Latvia.
I have 15 years of professional experience in analytical management, internal and external auditing, internal controls and risk identification in multinationals and startup companies.
I am active in Esade Ban and Alumni Social.
I enjoy travelling and active living, as well as discovering new places inside and outside the city.
Jaime-Enrique is a co-founder and co-CEO, alongside his brother Paco, of Conren Tramway, a real estate investment and management company focused on investing in and developing office, residential and mixed-use buildings. He is also a board member of the Association of Construction Developers of Catalonia (APCE) and a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Before founding Conren Tramway, Jaime-Enrique worked in the financial industry of London, where he lived for 20 years. During that time, he was a partner responsible for Iberia at a European private equity fund and worked for 11 years in the investment banking and M&A departments of Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
He holds a Lic&MBA from Esade a Bachelor in Law from the University of Barcelona. He received a scholarship from La Caixa in the United Kingdom. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program for Growing Companies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has frequently collaborated with faculty from Esade’s Department of Economics and Finance, teaching classes in subjects organised by this department.
He was a co-founder and, for 13 years, president of the United Kingdom Chapter of Esade Alumni. He served as treasurer and vice chair of the British Spanish Society, a foundation that promotes UK-Spain relations. He has sat on the board of several organisations in Spain, including SARquavitae and Consorci de Salut i Social de Catalunya.
Dr.-Ing. in Electronics technology with 20+ years of expertise in the automotive industry, specialized in the fields of embedded software, hardware design and system & network architectures, with a proven track record of value creation in both exploitation (product development) and exploration (advanced engineering and applied research) disciplines. Along his career, he has been with Tier 1 & 2 companies from US, Germany and China, and has contributed to the successful launch of many commercial projects for OEMs in Europe and Asia, like BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover and Renault/Nissan, among others.
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in investment banking and private equity, where he participated in projects in TMT, oil and gas, and real estate, covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, Alfredo also holds office as Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE, having been elected for a four-year term ending in May 2025.
After a 28-year career at various multinationals, in 2011 he became a Lecturer in the Department of People Management and Organisation at Esade.
He was the founder and first director of Universitas Telefónica, Telefónica’s corporate university. In 2005, he led the team responsible for defining the strategic model, design and launch of the Universitas Telefónica Campus. During his tenure as director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company operates. From the outset, Universitas Telefónica’s academic programme has focused on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company’s business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between company executives. Prof. Rovira joined the Telefónica Group in 1997 as Deputy General Manager of Business Development at Telefónica International. He participated in defining and executing the strategy for the company’s expansion in selected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created and mobile telephone services were rolled out in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated in the international expansion of Atento, the Telefónica Group’s call centre subsidiary, as head of strategic development. In 2001, he joined Terra as Global Director of Human Resources; in this capacity, he led the restructuring and integration of the company into Telefónica. He was subsequently appointed Deputy General Manager of Telefónica in Catalonia. Before joining the Telefónica Group, he spent 15 years in the banking industry, first at BBVA and later at Banco Santander, where he worked in the international and transactional banking areas. As head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he played a very active role in getting the bank’s shares listed on the world’s major stock markets. His experience at Banco Santander included designing and developing electronic banking and cash management services for companies.
He is currently Vice Chair for Iberia and a member of the international faculty at the Oxford Leadership Academy.
After twenty-eight years working for various multinationals, he joined the ESADE Department of People Management and Organisation as Lecturer in 2011.
He was the Founder and first Director of Universitas Telefónica, the Spanish telecom's corporate university. In 2005 he led the team responsible for defining Campus Universitas Telefónica's strategic model and design and implementing its launch. During his tenure as Director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company has a presence.
From the outset, the focus of Universitas Telefónica's academic programme concentrated on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company's business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between executives.
Professor Rovira joined Grupo Telefónica in 1997 as Sub-Director General for Telefónica International's Business Development Area. He participated in defining and implementing the company's strategy for its expansion in specific Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a result of the latter, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created, and mobile phone services were implemented in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated as Head of Strategic Development in the international expansion of Atento, Grupo Telefónica's call centre subsidiary. In 2001, he moved to Terra as Global Director of Human Resources from which he led the internet company's restructuring and integration in Telefónica. He was later named Sub-Director General for Telefónica in Catalonia.
Before joining Grupo Telefónica, he worked in the banking sector for fifteen years, first for BBVA and then Banco Santander, working in the international and transactional banking areas.
As Head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he was very active in the bank's shares being traded in the leading markets around the world. Worth highlighting from his experience at Banco Santander are the design and development of e-banking and cash management services for companies.
Currently, he is Vice Chair for Iberia at the Oxford Leadership Academy and a member of its international faculty.
Marguerite has more than 30 years of international professional experience in the field of medium- and long-term finance, first in London and later at the European Investment Bank in the Spanish and Italian markets. She is currently a non-executive director at SME Long Term Finance (London) Ltd and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin, an MBA from Esade and a Master in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. In 2019-2020, she participated in the Programme for Directors at Esade in addition to similar courses in Milan and London.
Josuan holds a Bachelor in Law and ICT from the University of Deusto (2020). He completed the Double Master in Legal Practice + Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection at Esade Law School in 2021. He currently practises law in the Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection Department at Cuatrecasas and is a Legal Counsel Secondee at Adevinta.
I help people who are in processes of professional change, and/or who need to clarify the purpose and vision of their career and take concrete actions to achieve it. I help to identify and enhance people’s talent in order to boost personal and professional development and growth.
I share the vision of more than 20 years of experience in the field of human resources – multifunctional, sector-specific and multicultural – acquired in companies, in strategic human resources consultancy and in coaching for executives undergoing a career transition.
I work with a holistic structure and methodology that can be adapted to the pace, needs and vision of each individual. My approach is clear and pragmatic, and I use tools that allow us to facilitate the implementation of actions that will lead to the proposed objectives.
Ray Carbonell went from being Qnary’s first employee to their current CEO in just seven years. Ray has worked with founder Bant Breen from day 0, serving as a key player in Qnary’s growth and success, powering sustainable and scalable business practices across finances, operations, sales, ultimately building Qnary’s global footprint.
Qnary helps executives strengthen their reputation and grow their online presence through social media content, thought leadership and talent branding, ultimately raising their and their organization’s digital profile, driving brand awareness, talent retention and acquisition, as well as a number of other media and business opportunities. Qnary works with top executives from Fortune 500 companies across every industry including tech, finance, law, marketing, consumer goods, recruitment, and development.
Qnary’s unique approach, blending the efficiency of SaaS supported solutions and human-powered strategy, has positioned the company as an award-winning organization, including accolades such as Inc 500 and Entrepreneur 360 in 2018 and 2019. Under his guidance, Qnary has become a global organization, with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia. Ray’s leadership, curiosity, creativity, and aptitude for data-driven strategy has empowered the team at Qnary to go above and beyond, delivering incredible success for our clients.
Prior to joining Qnary, Ray held multiple analyst positions in private equity, venture capital, and investment consulting firms. He also ran operations, e-commerce, and the finance department at Solex Partners, a leading Spanish food company based in Chicago.
Ray’s passion has always been to elevate and grow businesses, through consulting and supporting executives on-and-offline. His experience in the financial consulting industry allows him to bring that level of understanding and management to Qnary and Qnary’s clientele.
Mariana de la Rosa joined Uría Menéndez in 2016 and is currently a senior associate.
She is an academic assistant in Private International Law at Esade Law School (Ramón Llull University) and in Civil Procedural Law in the Master in Legal Practice at Abat Oliba CEU University.
She has more than seven years of experience in litigation before the civil and commercial courts at all levels, as well as in commercial arbitration – both national and international – and consulting on commercial and bankruptcy matters. Mariana advises clients in Spain and abroad from various economic sectors. Her professional activity is focused on the following areas: civil liability, construction contracts, corporate conflicts, banking and sales contracts, bankruptcy law, claims arising from the purchase or sale of portfolios, and enforcement of real and personal guarantees.
Her mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, she is fluent in English and French and has a basic German level.
MBA and university professor in Communication and Marketing. I integrate my experience in the business world working for consultants, companies and public institutions, with the purpose of promoting conscious leadership.
Specialties:
Languages: Spanish and Catalan
Certifications: Coach col legiada ACC per l’ICF
I have experience in relationship selling for large corporations. I hold degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, a PDD from IE, and a Master's in Commercial Management and Marketing from ESADE Business School and have held positions of responsibility in sales of information technology, cloud, security, digital workforce, and customer relationship channels. I have sales experience with both the private sector and the public administration. I have been responsible for the business development and commercial management in national and international corporations and am a member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Business & ICT Club at ESADE Alumni. I am an active promoter of change and "making things happen.”
Core competencies:
• B2B Sales Team Management - sales for the corporate segment; setting and monitoring sales team objectives. Communication and team orientation towards achieving results.
• Strategic Account Management - experience in managing large accounts using Account Plan methodology for goal planning; executing strategic to tactical levels, business processes, market opportunities, key decision-making, and C-Level relationships.
• Business Development - analytical and creative thinking skills; achieving improvements by introducing new perspectives, ideas, and methods; adapting to changing market environments; proactively staying abreast of industry trends.
I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).
Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.
I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.
I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.
I currently works as a Financial Officer at the World Bank in Washington DC. Originally, he is from Georgia and he has 10 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Previously he worked for a while in Georgia and briefly in Nepal. He is always eager to try new things and ready to experiment. He joined the ESADE DC chapter in 2023.
I completed Master of Science in Finance from ESADE in 2011.
Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).
She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.
Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.
Olga Wendling is a business leader striving to enable a more sustainable, equitable, and just world.
Born behind the "Iron Curtain," Olga was destined to stay in the box. Indeed, she unwillingly obtained a law degree to maintain a family tradition. However, she became a trial attorney, defending her clients against more powerful opponents.
The fall of the "Iron Curtain" opened up a new world of opportunities. Olga left Russia for Latin America and the US, learned three foreign languages, graduated with an MBA from HEC Paris, France, and built an international career.
She held executive roles in a variety of sectors and industries, working for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to startups. Olga's focus remained consistently on sustainable business growth and innovation, including:
She is also known for her ability to bring together multi-functional and geographically dispersed teams to reach ambitious business goals. Her favorite quote: "It always seems impossible until it’s done" (N. Mandela).
Throughout her 20+ years of professional career, Olga consistently innovated and challenged the status quo. One of her favorite projects was a global project for corporate-startup partnerships. Olga designed a proprietary methodology and interviewed over 100 partners and corporate managers to collect best practices and risk areas, with the final recommendations approved by the Board.
Having lived and worked in six countries over three continents, Olga has witnessed inequality, gender bias, and social disparities in society and the workplace. As a result, Olga decided to use her expertise to help build more transparent, collaborative, and open business ecosystems.
During the pandemic, Olga moved to California and started ex-change.space, a hybrid coaching platform for entrepreneurs. She translated her 20-year professional career into a holistic framework of online tools, signature trainings, and courses. Her goal was to support the growth of entrepreneurship as a vehicle for innovation and positive impact.
Back in Geneva, Olga has launched a new venture, Global Social Enterprise. It is a disruptive technology-enabled platform that unlocks hidden social wealth by recognizing the economic value of volunteering and other socially beneficial activities. The goal is to reduce economic disparities and foster gender equality, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.
After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.
During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.
Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!
Hard-core into sport and physical activity with a passion for numbers. Driving force behind high-performance work teams.
Education:
MBA ‘93
Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Sport
Advanced Studies Diploma - DEA
Diploma from the Spanish Ski School
Professional Experience:
More than 25 years of experience managing sports organizations: for-profit, non-profit, multinationals, and foundations.
Currently:
General Manager of Clubes Eurofitness
Board member of Trib3 Spain
President of the Catalan Association of Managers of Public Sports Facilities
Founding patron of España Activa
Alejandro is a seasoned professional with 15 years of global project and program management experience across diverse sectors. He excels in strategic planning, business management, and contracts administration, demonstrating a unique blend of skills in people management and innovative technology solutions. Alejandro has successfully launched global initiatives, collaborated with major multilateral organizations, and built partnerships on five continents. His academic background includes a joint MBA and International Business master's degree and a Doctorate in Global Education. As a dedicated people manager, he prioritizes transparency and cohesive teamwork. Alejandro's career spans roles such as Program Management Specialist at The World Bank Group and Research and Development Lead at Brain and You.org. Currently a Contractor at the American Clean Power Association, he brings a wealth of experience to complex global projects, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability.
I am a Lawyer, Master in IP and IT Law, currently working as a Data Protection Specialist at Better Collective. I consider myself a creative, persuasive, communicative and empathetic person, curious about reconciling the ethics behind protecting creativity, privacy and innovation with my interest in technology, as I consider it an important cultural and social issue. I believe that the sudden legal changes in the Information Society, resulting from an accelerated technological development in an increasingly globalized world, generate new problems that our generation has the responsibility to solve. My main areas of interest are Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) Law, Life-Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Health Law, Environmental Law, and finally Labor Law.
Award-Winning Multilingual (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) International Supply Chain Professional.
Results driven business development leader with a 15+ year background in international sales, relationship management, new client acquisition, and key account management. Passionate for connecting clients to compelling opportunities within their market space.
Professional development and leadership/career coaching/team coaching.
In my over 25 years of experience in the business world, I have lived and witnessed multiple situations that help me quickly grasp the context and support in the process in the most appropriate way. Through open-ended questions and various tools, I will accompany you to achieve the best version of yourself... you will discover capabilities you were unaware of, internal strength you didn't know existed, and find solutions to the dilemmas you face. Likewise, with team coaching, you will transform your team into a high-performance one, generate commitment, dissolve conflicts, and achieve ambitious common goals with harmony.
Language: Spanish and English
Certification: Team Coach; European School of Coaching
Irene Juan Valeomillos is the current Marketing Director at MIVI Salud, where she stands out for her global vision and purpose-driven strategy. Her empathetic and solution-oriented approach has allowed her to excel in the fields of marketing and advertising.
Throughout her career, Irene has held key roles in planning and strategy, specializing in advertising media and account management. Her professional trajectory includes collaborations with renowned brands in Spain such as Renault, Coca Cola Company, McDonald's, Flying Tiger, Cervezas Victoria, and Twenix.
With a solid experience and a focus on innovation and effectiveness, Irene continues to drive the growth and success of MIVI Salud.
I am Mariona Planella. I was born and raised in Girona and graduated from the BBA at ESADE in 2022. Before joining Delivery Hero in Berlin last November, I held a Strategy & New Business position at Glovo in Barcelona and at Citigroup in London . As part of my hobbies, I try to balance my passion for food (I am a food vlogger) with my fitness goals (I am now training for Berlin’s Marathon). I also love traveling and embracing the cultural richness of the countries through their people and traditions, as much as I love the laid-back vibes of the Catalan seaside and family time back at home. I am also quite adventurous and after trying skydiving for the first time some years ago, I would like to become certified.
With a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order, today Laia is part of the young talent program at LLYC as a corporate and public affairs consultant, while she is also finishing a Master’s in Political and Social Communication. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Laia had an internship at the Government of Catalonia Delegation to the European Union and did an exchange at the University of St. Gallen, in Switzerland. Her interest in development cooperation and social action led her to join the NGO Ñimme, where she currently volunteers as the Institutional Relations Officer. This NGO carries out development projects in Gunjur Kuta, Gambia, including the renovation of the local school and the construction of a vegetable garden managed by women.
Jubilado - director Administració Serveis Centrals FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A.
Perteneciente a la octava promoción de Ciencias Empresariales de ESADE, y con diversos cursos y seminarios de especialización y actualización.
Ha desarrollado su actividad profesional en el área de Administración y Finanzas en el sector de la Construcción y de forma derivada en los sectores de Inmobiliaria, Medio Ambiente, Concesiones de Infraestructuras, e Industriales (subcontratistas y cemento).
Ha desempeñado diversas funciones: implantación de sistemas de información, normativa, elaboración estados financieros, control de gestión, control de participadas, reporting interno y externo (CNMV), planificación estratégica, gestión tributaria, etc.,
Su carrera profesional ha transcurrido los últimos 34 años, hasta su jubilación, en FCC, S.A.
Actualmente asiste a sesiones de la de Real Academia de Doctores y otras instituciones relacionadas con los temas de economía, finanzas, derecho y el medio ambiente.
Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.
Expat Leadership, Life Transitions
MSc in International Business Management
As a certified coach and expat leadership expert, I empower professionals to navigate the challenges of living and leading abroad. With a background in business management and communications, I specialize in helping clients overcome cultural barriers, enhance leadership skills, and build confidence in international settings. Having lived and worked across five countries, I offer personalized coaching programs on leadership, cultural adaptation, and career transitions, enabling expats to thrive personally and professionally.
Language: English
Certification:
Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
Ying-Chih (Tiffany) Chiu, ESADE MBA Class of 2015 with exchange program in McCombs School of Business.
During the MBA, Tiffany was the vice president of Operations Club and had her summer internship in Vodafone Espana.
She now works as Product Marketing Manager in Microsoft Taiwan, in charge of Microsoft 365 Productivity Platform Go-To-Market strategy in Taiwan market.
Team Lead Business Development at Zalando, Lea has joined the Berlin-based leading online fashion retailer in 2014 and has covered several roles in the company since. Her previous experience include that of Buying and Merchandising manager at Edition Lingerie, a Chantelle-owned Lingerie e-commerce, and Product Mager at Barcelona-based fast-fashion retailer Mango. At ESADE Lea completed the MSc in Marketing Management after a BSc in Management at Bocconi University.
Family Business Consultant and Executive Coach: Javier is a Civil Engineer, and Executive MBA of the 2014 promotion. He has extensive professional experience in management positions in Spain and abroad. He is dedicated to accompanying family businesses in the process of generational change, and strategic advice in the areas of business development, operations and people management.
Managing Partner in Commercial Consulting
Thanks to extensive experience as a Business Unit Director in a leading company in the automotive and industrial sectors, he has created ByJ Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in commercial and sales. We specialize in making a deep diagnosis of the Commercial Area of a company, and propose an action plan, getting involved in the implementation. He is an MBA Esade and with extensive experience as Chairman of the Administration Council in a multinational company.
Experiencia en políticas públicas relacionadas con la investigación y la innovación, particularmente en Estrategias para la Especialización Inteligente (RIS3). Acostumbrada a trabajar en la interfaz ciencia, empresa y política con el objetivo de fortalecer las dinámicas de innovación y competitividad Regional.
Mi pasión es generar el mayor impacto posible para mejorar nuestra sociedad. Me encanta conversar y si es con un buen vino, mejor.
Alexandra holds a Bachelor in Law from Esade Law School. She joined the Corporate Law Department at Uría Menéndez in 2000 and was appointed coordinating associate in January 2010. Her practice focuses on corporate law, particularly on company acquisitions and sales, mergers and restructuring, joint ventures, and investment and divestment transactions of all sorts through national and international structures.
She has more than 15 years of experience advising on contractual and board secretarial matters (financial transactions and mergers and acquisitions). She also works regularly with entrepreneurs and social enterprises
Professional with more than 10 years of professional experience internationally in multinationals and technology companies. Specialist in growth, optimization and expansion of companies, has experience in the management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation and in the development of new products and services, with a strategic vision, 360º of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA. Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core is 4.0 technology and user experience under a customer centric perspective.
Tourism Professional with over 25 years of experience, Tourist Activities Technician and Diploma in Restoration from HTSI-Ramon Llull, with postgraduate studies in Tourism Management and Management DGT06 in Esade.
Specialist in Hotel Management and Events, with great experience in Operations and Commercial Strategy. Creative, analytical and methodical, although I always leave some room for improvisation ...
I like to learn and grow surrounded by passionate professionals, who inspire to progress, and at the same time, train those who want to learn from me.
Lover of life, of human relations and cultures, with the great luck of having traveled the five continents. I believe in the power of people, and music as the guiding thread of our most intimate feelings.
She joined the Commercial Area of Uría Menéndez in 2000 and has remained there since as counsel of the commercial law department.
Her practice revolves around the field of Commercial Law, especially purchase and sale operations, mergers and corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and investment and disinvestment operations of all kinds via national and international structures. She has more than 20 years of experience advising on contractual issues and secretaries of boards of directors.
She regularly works with entrepreneurs, foundations and social enterprises.
Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters at ESADE (Lic&MDE' 12) with exchange at Singapore Management University. During her times at ESADE, she represented the students awarded with talent scholarships in several occasions and she was also President of ESADE students' groups during the last 3
years of her Bachelor.
Previous professional experience includes striving at the Investment Management division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, collaborating on the M&A efforts at The Economist Group and working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. After an international career based out of London, Hong
Kong, New York and Madrid, Alba has now been living in Dubai for the last two years, driving the
strategy of Careem, the first unicorn in the MENA region.
She is also one fo the leaders of the LeanIn circle of "Women in Tech" in Dubai and President of the ESADE Alumni UAE Chapter.
David is the Director of Mercer Consulting, S.L.U.
He has more than 20 years of experience advising multinational companies on how to transform their business strategy through people. He has held various positions at Mercer, including Business Leader at Mercer Marsh Benefits, the employee-benefits strategic area at Marsh McLennan.
His area of expertise is the design of compensation and benefits policies aligned with business objectives. He has in-depth knowledge of the infrastructure and tourism sectors. He has extensive knowledge of pensions and personal insurance in the Spanish market and has led the implementation of international benefit-strategy programmes as well as merger and acquisition processes.
He holds a Bachelor in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University of Madrid. He completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade. He is also a qualified insurance mediator and is a member of the Institute of Spanish Actuaries.
Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.
He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.
Robert is the Managing Director and CFO of Innogy Spain, a German-owned utility focused on renewable energy generation, networks, and the retail electricity and gas business. He is also an academic assistant at Esade, where he provides tutoring on business plans, among other topics, for various programmes.
Daniel holds a Bachelor in Economics and an MBA from Esade, as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago.
He is a co-founder and general partner at Nauta Capital, a technology venture capital firm that was founded in Barcelona and currently has offices in London and Munich. He gained experience as an mergers and acquisitions consultant at Deloitte and as Deputy General Manager at Taurus. He has been a board member at the European private equity association Invest Europe and at the Spanish Association of Capital, Growth and Investment (ASCRI).
At various stages of his career, has been a collaborator and academic assistant at Esade, teaching finance, strategy and international business expansion.
Psicóloga especializada en organizaciones y trabajo con más de 30 años de experiencia como consultora en el ámbito de personas. Socia Directora de Psicotècnia y, desde el año 1995 profesora asociada en la Facultat de Educación y Psicología de la Universitat de Girona y colaboradora académica del departamento de Personas y Organización de Esade.
Mónica is a co-founder and partner at The Innova Room©, a strategic consulting firm specialised in the tourism industry (hotels, restaurants and leisure). The Innova Room builds bridges between business and design, always with a focus on innovation. Its projects range from market and feasibility studies to the development of new lines of business, improving the user experience and market repositioning.
Mónica holds a Master in Architecture from the University of Navarra, an MBA from Esade and a Postgraduate Degree in Cultural Management from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).
Over the course of more than 20 years, she has built her corporate career at multinational companies in various sectors, including hotels (NH Hotels), food and beverages (Heineken), architecture, engineering and consulting (IDOM International).
In 2010, she founded The Innova Room, where together with her partner she works on projects in Spain, Europe and Latin America. She is also a co-founder of other innovative ventures, including Mona & Leo Sustainable Lifestyle (a certified natural cosmetics brand) and INPULSA (an entrepreneurship and training network for the promotion of senior employment).
Multifaceted and committed to sharing knowledge, Mónica regularly contributes to media outlets, universities, business schools and professional forums on the subjects of innovation, design, tourism and entrepreneurship.
Helena has 20 years of professional experience in general management. She currently serves as Director General of the CARES Foundation and Administrator of Empresa d’Inserció CODEC, both of which are dedicated to outsourcing operational and logistical services, to people with disabilities and to people at risk of social exclusion, respectively.
She holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). She has also completed the Leadership and Social Innovation Programme at Esade and the General Management Programme at IESE.
José Luis has built his career in operations and supply-chain management in the multinational environment of the auxiliary automotive industry, at companies such as Ficosa, Sintermetal and Gestamp.
He specialises in improving value flow in operations and planning by means of lean manufacturing techniques, DMAIC 6-Sigma, QRQC, automated production and robotics.
After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade, Xavier became an executive at a family business in the graphic arts industry, where he now serves as Director of Graphic Creation and Production Projects. He also manages Wheris, a company he co-founded, which is dedicated to the universal accessibility of information – both printed and digital – for people with visual and hearing disabilities or reading difficulties.
Susana holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Zaragoza. She completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade in 2008 and the General Management Programme at IESE Business School in 2019.
She has 20 years of experience in executive positions at major companies in the health and social-care sector.
Specialised in management, she has held operations management and division management positions. In this capacity, she has contributed to the growth and transformation of the sector, which today is a benchmark for economic growth and job creation.
Throughout her career, Susana has worked with government bodies on the implementation and development of various services, emerging as a strong advocate for public-private partnerships.
Since 2019, she has served as Asset Management Director at Healthcare Activos, an investment platform specialised in real-estate assets in the health and long-term-care industry.
Using open-ended questions and specialised tools, I help coachees become aware of their potential and the changes they want to create. In particular, I can help you develop confidence/self-esteem, manage your emotions (fear, anger, sadness), better manage your interpersonal relationships, and make you more effective as a team leader and decision-maker in difficult contexts.
Clients explore these new methods, perspectives and resources on their own, with the aim of developing their full potential, adopting new perspectives, better managing their personal or professional life, becoming happier and more efficient, and having a more positive impact on the world.
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Languages: Spanish, English, French
Certification:
Experta en estrategia e internacionalización empresarial, desarrollo corporativo e impacto ESG, competitividad y emprendimiento.
Es Miembro del ICA, instituto de Consejeros y Administradores y participa en consejos y órganos consultivos de varias organizaciones. Actividad que compagina, por un lado, con la docencia, como profesora en el master de relaciones internacionales y diplomacia corporativa de la Universidad de Deusto y por otro, como business ángel participando y apoyando a varias start ups.
Tiene 27 de años de experiencia profesional y 10 años en el extranjero asesorando a Organismos Internacionales, Corporaciones, Gobiernos, PYMEs y emprendedores. En su última etapa profesional como Socia de consultoría de PwC ha sido responsable de la solución de competitividad para el desarrollo empresarial en España y miembro Comité ejecutivo Internacional de PwC para Comisión Europea y Banco Mundial.
Anteriormente desarrolló su carrera profesional en Bruselas asesorando a gobiernos y corporaciones en el desarrollo de proyectos internacionales financiados con Fondos Europeos, BEI y Organismos de financiación Multilateral en Europa, América Latina y Africa.
Maryam, es Licenciada en Derecho con especialidad jurídico-económica por la Universidad de Deusto con Diploma en Derecho Internacional por la Universidad Robert Schumann de Estrasburgo, Máster en Derecho Comunitario y Europeo por la Universidad Católica de Lovaina, Máster en Comercio Internacional por la Escuela Solvay, Universidad Libre de Bruselas. Postgrado en gestión Executive Programe por ESADE y Programa Consejeros ESADE-PwC.
My specialty is guiding leaders through their personal and professional development in changing times and environments. The goal of this process is to help them develop influential and motivational leadership so that they can achieve their goals, increase their performance, improve their team’s results and, at the same time, help them live fuller and happier personal and professional lives.
I do all this through change management, development of executive skills (soft skills), emotional intelligence, self-leadership and team leadership.
Coaching Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French, English
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My name is Pedro Abadia and I am a recent member of the board of the chapter of Esade Alumni in Miami, USA. I landed here in 2019 and still finding my spot, with the hectic virical times we are having.
I got my degree (Lic&MBA was the title back then) in 1998, and also part of the CEMS community. I am an all-terrain manager (o culo inquieto), having lived in 5 countries, worked for 4 companies (I am a loyal culo inquieto, after all), 4+ sectors, and moved through the companies' functions and types... finance, project management, sales and marketing, supply chain and more recently HR and consulting... in both multinational and SME's. Still lots to learn, always and forever, while we last.
I am always happy to land a helping hand to those who need it and I love when the projects end up well... which is more difficult than the spreadsheets and consultants always say.
I like team sports, history, travel, arts, food and wine and interesting people. I am rather opinionated but love to exchange (and challenge) ideas, and my best friends' first impressions of me apparently were rather negative... meaning I probably improve with time.
Engineer by education, supply chain manager by experience, and sportsman by passion, Alex has held different leadership positions in several multinational companies in Barcelona and Zürich. He co-founded Nexspares in 2018, a consultancy firm devoted to help aircraft operators source aircraft spares more efficiently.
In Switzerland since 2011, he loves riding his road bike, participates in the Zürich visual arts scene and enjoys discovering hidden places, bars and restaurants throughout the city
After spending more than a decade at PwC early in her career, Teresa has held executive posts at private enterprises and led public entities in a diverse range of industries, including automotive, IT, food, services and tourism.
She specialises in strategic financial management for sustainable business development in organisations. Among other posts, she currently sits on the board of a private-sector company and is the treasurer and a trustee of a private foundation.
In addition to participating as a speaker in Esade webinars, she serves as a mentor and actively collaborates with Esade Alumni Pro Bono Consultants.
Certified in Wingwave®, a method of performance and emotion coaching that helps coachees reduce their stress, increase their creativity, and improve their mental well-being and resilience, all in just a few sessions.
This method is based on three techniques:
1. Bilateral hemisphere stimulation
2. Neurolinguistic programming (NLP)
3. Myostatic test
SPECIALITIES IN THE WINGWAVE METHOD
Stress regulation: managing stressful situations at work or in your personal life and rediscovering positive emotional resources.
Achieving goals and reaching maximum potential: mental and emotional preparation for maximum performance and heightened creativity.
Changing limiting beliefs
Languages: Spanish and Catalan
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Graduado en ADE por ESADE y experiencia académica en la universidad norteamericana de Emory University, estado de Georgia.
Josep inició su carrera en el departamento de Transacciones de Deloitte Barcelona como analista focalizándose en la reestructuración de empresas, asesoramiento de deuda y servicios de creación de valor para empresas. Durante la carrera universitaria, realizó prácticas en banca comercial de BBVA y en el departamento de estrategia y trade marketing de Reckitt Benckisser.
Es un amante del baloncesto, deporte que sigue practicando actualmente en Liga EBA, y que paralelamente a su carrera profesional en el mundo empresarial, le ayuda a mantener y reforzar su carácter de grupo, competitividad y responsabilidad.
Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.
His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.
He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.
Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.
I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.
Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.
Ingeniero y MBA hispano-alemán de 49 años de edad, especializado en gestión de proyectos, eficiencia energética y sostenibilidad en el sector de la hostelería de ocio.
Más de 20 años de experiencia profesional en diversos sectores en áreas como dirección general, gestión de proyectos, facility management, sostenibilidad, estrategia y diseño organizativo.
Idiomas nativos: Español, alemán y catalán. Inglés fluido. Portugués, italiano y francés muy básicos.
Creativo, autodidacta, analítico.
Casado y con 3 hijos.
Colombian lawyer with experience in contracts, corporate law, e-commerce and data privacy. Master in International Business Law from ESADE Business & Law School, and Master in Digital Law and Information Society from the Universitat de Barcelona.
A dedicated lawyer and team player. Always looking for the best solutions for internal and external clients. He has worked in law firms, consulting firms, and retail companies, which allows him to have a broad knowledge of what is expected of a lawyer as a business partner.
Enthusiastic about new technologies in the legal sector that can help lawyers and clients to achieve a more efficient business.
TBD
Soy Consultora en Innovación & Personas. Especializada en el desarrollo de talento y en impulsar equipos. Las personas son el gran tesoro de las organizaciones.
Profesora en ESADE, speaker en TEDx y con más de 2.000 horas de formación InCompany impartida en grandes organizaciones, mejorando su marco de trabajo y alcanzando progresos reales tangibles. Encontrarás algunas de sus opiniones sobre mí en mi página web. Y me encanta seguir haciéndolo, siempre con profesionales y organizaciones comprometidos y con un propósito claro.
Ayudo a facilitar el cambio a líderes que quieren transformar sus organizaciones, para pasar a trabajar con equipos diversos, ágiles y con propósito. Ahora más que nunca, las organizaciones dependen de la diversidad de talentos y de la capacidad de organizar verdaderos equipos. Entre mis programas encontrarás “Impulsa talento femenino” -un programa de mejora de competencias para mujeres profesionales - y “Lidera el cambio” -un programa de mejora de competencias para líderes de equipos y equipos-.
He publicado 5 libros, entre los que están "¡Vamos! Cómo aplicar la iniciativa emprendedora en la empresa y en la vida" y "¿Somos malas madres? El libro para la madres que trabajan dentro y fuera de casa". Actualmente estoy escribiendo mi 6º libro, porque me encanta escribir y divulgar mi trabajo.
Roanne works as a consultant with startups. Before enrolling in the MBA programme at Esade Business School (class of 2020), she acquired more than eight years of professional experience in multidisciplinary functions such as business and product development in e-commerce, retail and fashion, as well as account management in oil and gas. She has lived in seven countries so far and is passionate about new businesses, dogs and jazz.
VP, Government Account Management
National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Magdalena is a global health insurance executive with an Executive MBA from Esade. She also completed a healthcare MBA exchange at Duke. She has moved to Abu Dhabi seven years ago and is currently the Vice President for Government Account Management at the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, the leading health insurer in the region. She is a trusted advisor on topics related to cross-border care, global healthcare operations, innovation and new technologies.
Magdalena brings a wealth of experience in managing international healthcare setups and implementing complex projects in the UAE, the GCC and Europe. She has worked with several C-suites on implementing strategic initiatives and growing businesses. She is passionate and constantly updating her knowledge about AI, the metaverse and the impact on the healthcare space. In her free time, she enjoys travelling and dancing.
My name is Alejandra and I am from Colombia. I came to Barcelona three years ago to do the MSc in Marketing Management at Esade and fell in love with this city. After completing my studies, I joined the automotive industry as a trainee of the Volkswagen Graduate Programme. Now I am the Remarketing Project Manager in the Used Cars Department.
In my professional career, I have worked in many sectors, including banking, consultancy, insurance and FMCG. Every step is a new chapter and I am making the most of my current one in Barcelona.
My hobbies include going to the cinema, walking by the sea, doing yoga, going to concerts and festivals and simply enjoying every day. I am a very positive, energetic and open-minded person. I hope to transmit all my enthusiasm to this Chapter and its members!
See you soon!
Noah serves as an Investor at Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm. He focuses on property technology, home improvement, Industry 4.0, and water technology investments. Before joining Touchdown, Noah was an Investor at Pegasus Tech Ventures, advising and working on diligence for both venture and M&A opportunities. Additionally, Noah was the manager for Startup World Cup, a global pitch competition with a $1M investment prize. Before Pegasus, Noah worked in finance at TEGNA and also developed the financial plan for PeaceStartup, a social impact fund in Bogotá, Colombia.Earlier in his career, Noah worked in commercial real estate as a Land Acquisition Associate at K Hovnanian Homes and an Assistant to the Executive Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank and The Executive Director Of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield. Noah graduated magna cum laude from Towson University in Maryland and has a Master of Science in Finance from Esade. In his spare time, Noah enjoys attending concerts and being obsessive about food. He is a world traveler and has lived in five countries.
Professional with more than ten years of international professional experience in multinationals and technology companies, specialized in growth, optimization and expansion of companies.
He has experience in management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation, as well as in the development of new products and services, with a strategic and 360º vision of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA.
Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core business is technology 4.0 and the user-centric experience (customer-centric approach).
Lorena is CEO and a shareholder at Tekton Labs, an innovation, design, and technology company. Thanks to her strategic focus and long-term vision, she has driven Tekton’s growth in various regions around the world, in particular, in the North American market.
Before joining Tekton, Lorena worked for a variety of companies in the HR and marketing areas. Throughout her career, she has stood out for consistently creating value through her focus on action and her ability to make things happen.
With a solid education in business management and an Esade MBA, Lorena is a leader who can transform companies, nurture a culture based on learning, and inspire high-performance teams.
María Domingo joined Pérez-Llorca in 2022 as counsel in its Litigation practice. She previously worked at the Garrigues, Baker & McKenzie y Cortés, Abogados, office. Between 1998 and 2003, she earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees in Law at ESADE (Universidad Ramón Llull). She won the ESADE Talent Scholarship and participated in the Erasmus program at the University of Marburg (Germany).
María has extensive experience in legal proceedings on civil and mercantile matters regarding companies, obligations and contracts, civil liability and unfair competition. She has also participated as a lawyer and assistant at the Arbitration Court in different national and international arbitration proceedings.
Since 2014, María has been an associate professor of International Private Law in Esade’s Faculty of Law, where she teaches classes in the master’s in International Business Law, the bachelor’s in Law, the double degree in Business Administration and Law and the double degree in Law + Global Governance.
Leading and doing business through ownership and collaboration; having the courage to take action and achieve goals through the power of togetherness. Thanks to my international and multicultural profile, I have learned to lead in unknown environments. Through 5 different countries as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, I learned to share and connect with people to deliver results and lead projects from ideas to end results. As a nimble leader with almost 15 years of global experience, I am eager to keep trying, testing, and learning in a new and fast-paced environment with a strategic vision and a growth mindset to make both our people and our business prosper.
I have ten years of experience leading strategic planning, financial analysis, and project evaluation departments in multinational companies in several sectors (retail, testing-inspection-certification, and healthcare).
I love to travel and discover new places, people, and cultures. Undoubtedly, one of the most valued experiences in my career has been the opportunity to work with multicultural teams.
Now, I am back in Santiago after spending four years living in Peru and Spain.
With a PhD cum laude in Psychology, she specializes in team performance and leadership and has more than 13 years of experience in maximum performance, leadership, and talent development. She advises on the development of leadership, helping leaders and teams in different sectors and industries. Poets&Quants For Executives has included her on its list of the 101 best and brightest executive MBAs in the world in 2022. She has participated as a high-performance psychologist in two of the most important sporting events in the world: the Olympics and the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, and has achieved outstanding results, like several World Cups and an Olympic medal.
As a technology enthusiast and expert in optimizing business solutions with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've dedicated my career to assisting leading companies around the globe in reaching their goals. With over 25 years of experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Baan-Infor-SSA Global, and Software AG, I've led projects in various countries. This has equipped me with invaluable adaptability and problem-solving skills that are crucial in any business setting.
Originally from Spain, I've lived and worked in the Netherlands, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Spain, and Portugal, and I've journeyed to 42 countries. I currently reside in Dublin, Ireland. This global exposure has granted me a unique insight into diverse cultures and lifestyles, honing my adaptability and problem-solving skills. As an avid traveler, having circumnavigated the globe over 13 times, I've gained an unparalleled perspective on different cultures.
I have worked with over 100 international companies such as Indra, Airbus, Accenture, PwC, Real Madrid, Everis, Oracle, Nivea, Esade, Microsoft, Matsa, Celgene, Otis, Sa Nostra, Kaiku, ITP, Living Forever, Gas Natural, and Las Rozas Village, among others.
My approach is rooted in the Autocoaching methodology, and I'm renowned as the "happiness expert", nominated for the world's most prestigious well-being award, the United Nations Executive Education Initiative, for my innovative solution, Happiness Play. Additionally, as an international speaker in 11 countries and having virtual speaking experience in 13 countries, I've addressed audiences of up to 5,000 individuals.
My educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade and certifications in coaching, NLP, and Spiral Dynamics. This empowers me to apply critical thinking to my research and to foster collaborative processes for sustainable environments. I'm the creator of a new happiness technology, HappinessPlay, with an AI focus, enabling individuals to take control of their lives and find greater joy. I'm also the author of several books, including "Autocoaching: How to Get the Best Out of Yourself" published in 7 languages, "Autocoaching to Awaken" (Ed. LID), "AchievingHappiness.com", and “Zero Stress: 20 Days in the Life of a Happiness Expert”.
Tomás Junquera Rodríguez is the founder and CEO of Thomas Wellness Group, as well as being involved in other entrepreneurial ventures in the fitness world. In 2017, he completed the B2B Management program: Business Development Between Companies at Esade.
He is an entrepreneur by nature, excited by any proposal, passionate about improvement and learning, and obsessed with quality.
“You create what you believe”
Manel Sellarés is currently the president of Turris Panem S.L., a company that manufactures and sells high-end baked goods. At this company, he has developed and expanded a major network of points of sale of top-quality artisan bread in Barcelona.
He spent 15 years as the CEO of Frida Alimentaria and was later at Europastry when it was absorbed by Frida when the two companies merged.
Manel has a Bachelor’s in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona. He also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Esade in 1982 and graduated from the University of Chicago’s Executive Development Program in 2000.
Manel also has experience as a trainer and coach and has taught several courses based on personal development and leadership.
Gestor de entregas en la industria de los servicios financieros, que dirige equipos de desarrollo a escala global.
Originario de Budapest, inició su carrera como gestor de proyectos en una empresa húngara de software como proveedor de servicios, tras graduarse por la Universidad Corvinus de Budapest. Finalizó el programa de Gestión Estratégica Global en 2022 y obtuvo un máster de Esade y la Universidad de Virginia.
Comenzó la carrera profesional siendo analista-evaluador del Grupo FNZ y, al cabo de 6 meses, fue promocionado a gestor de entregas. Trabaja con las principales entidades financieras del Reino Unido proporcionándoles soluciones escalables de gestión patrimonial.
El voluntariado ha sido siempre una parte importante de su trayectoria. Fue formador de scouts en campamentos de formación de adultos en liderazgo y encabezó la delegación húngara a la 25ª Jamboree Scout Mundial en Corea del Sur. En la actualidad, es el comisionado internacional de la Asociación Scout Húngara.
Partner at Mercer Marsh Benefits Spain & Wealth Leader
More than 25 years of experience advising multinationals on transforming their business strategy via people. David has held different positions in Mercer and has become a partner in Mercer Marsh Benefits and Wealth in Spain.
He is an expert in helping companies redefine the working world, reshaping the results of retirement, and investing in employees to facilitate their health and wellbeing.
He has a degree in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University and a PMD from Esade. He is a member of the Spanish Actuaries’ Institute and is certified as an Insurance Mediator.
Professional in public management, with over 20 years of experience, graduated in Business Administration from ADE-URV, MBA from Eada, Management Control from Esade, with postgraduate studies in management, and legal and economic oversight of entities, in Teaching and University Management - URV.
Specialist in economic management issues and viability plans, always linked to the service sector, first in consultancy and later in a management team, providing a global and strategic vision and driving cross-cutting projects.
Enthusiastic, visionary, and committed to the growth and success of the organizations she collaborates with. With a combination of innovation, rigor, and a cross-cutting vision, she launches initiatives, both public and private, that not only generate benefits but also add value to grow teams, projects, organizations, and society.
Associate professor at URV, and highly involved in the business world, serving on the executive committee of the Economists Association and the equality commission.
Now, launching L'Energètica de Catalunya, from the Financial and Transversal Services Directorate. "Make it happen" is her motto.
Valentino’s goal in life is to shorten distances between people by supporting the development and innovation of the transportation industry, enabling a globally connected world.
In Dubai since 2019, he has been effortlessly striving to advance the regional’s transportation industry, first in Dubai Airports and more recently with his own consulting company GTM, which operates across the GCC region. Holding an executive Master in Marketing and Sales and an MBA, Valentino comes from a technical background in Aerospace Engineering and has extensive experience in Airport Strategic Management, Project & Contract Management as well as Business Development working both with government authorities and in the private sector.
When not on an airplane nor a train traveling to his next destination, Valentino enjoys scuba diving, skiing, studying, cooking and exploring new cities.
Carles Abelló was born in Reus in 1972. He studied at ESADE, graduating with a Lic&MBA in 1996. The degree is accredited by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Subsequently, he took a "Postgraduate Course in Management Control at ESADE in 2002" and various studies in the healthcare field, including a "Master's in Healthcare Management, URV 2010-11" and a "Postgraduate in Leadership, Management Skills and Executive Development in Health Organizations, 2023-2024" from the University of Manresa.
In his professional career, he initially worked in consulting, then in management control for a hydraulic works business group, and since 2008, he has been working in the healthcare sector. In healthcare, he has spent more than ten years as the Economic-Financial Director of a group of over 18 commercial companies and foundations. He currently holds the position of Economic-Financial Director of Salut Sant Joan de Reus – Baix Camp, an entity that manages the Hospital de Sant Joan de Reus and several primary healthcare areas.
He works at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), teaching as a part-time associate professor in the Bachelor of Business Administration and Finance and Accounting programs.
He is a collaborator with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), where he has taught courses in the Business Administration degree and currently supervises final degree projects (TFG).
He actively participates in the ESADE Alumni group of Tarragona.
More than 25 years of experience as a Human Resources executive with international responsibility in American and Spanish multinational companies in the Information Technology sector, all of which are market leaders. Extensive 'in-company' training in Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership, Professional Careers, Competency Development, Emotional and Relational Intelligence, and Conflict Management, among other areas.
Expert in positive intelligence, career development and redesign, leadership competency development, emotional and relational management, and conflict management.
Currently a member of the Coaches Community of the Lead Program at Esade.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Business Process Consultant Part of the Zurich chapter board and loving to see how we grow and mature y con mucha illusion de ayudar a mis companeros a desarrollar el chapter y de seguir formando parte de la "Esade community"!
Madre de 2 "pre-teens" y disfrutando de la vida en Suiza, el chocolate y las montanas :)
As a Business Process Consultant based in Zurich, and having developed my career in several multinationals, leading the delivery of complex business transformation programs across departments, industries and geographies, I am now enjoying a new career path as an consultant helping companies redesigning their processes with the aim of gaining efficiencies and effectiveness, riding the wave and enjoying meeting new people, continue to learn and stepping out of my comfort zone!
Teymur Mammadov (MBA Full Time 2022) is a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. Originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, he has been living in Frankfurt for several years. Teymur has extensive experience in Master Data Management and Operations in the Pharmaceutical industry. Passionate about entrepreneurship, he co-founded a company focused on revolutionizing healthcare recruitment in the DACH region. Teymur enjoys good food, travel, and an active lifestyle. He is proud to be part of the Esade community, fostering collaboration and professional growth among alumni.
Graduated from Esade as part of the first cohort of the Bachelor in Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order in 2023 and holds a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Organizations from the Center for International Studies (CEI). He has gained various international experiences, notably an exchange program at Koç University in Istanbul, as well as courses at SciencesPo Paris and the Fletcher School in Boston. He has worked as a collaborator in the economic and political analysis section of the Spanish Embassy in Ankara and in the Geopolitical Analysis Department of the Ministry of Defense. His main interests lie in diplomacy and security and defense affairs, particularly in the Middle East region.
Consultant for companies in the timely and efficient management of the technological services of its organization, integrating with the best practices and measures of protection of information, from S21sec | Nextel, the biggest "pure player" of cybersecurity in southern Europe.
Previously he served as an international auditor for IT systems and services development processes; He also worked as director of support projects for the banking business, within the main financial institution of the country, his native country.
Computer Engineer and MBA FT 2004 - in addition to an inveterate music lover and a film buff in practice - we share his experiences in various Ibero-American forums, motivating the work teams to effective results from the start.
Omkar Wagh is passionate about building water and wastewater infrastructure solutions in developing countries to fulfill needs of exponentially increasing population because of rapid urbanization. His core areas of operation are water distribution networks, water boosting pumping stations, water recycling plants and wastewater treatment. He is currently exploring how data analytics and IOT can address challenges of water shortage and energy losses.
I am an expert in financial evaluation, credit review of corporations, credit rating adjustment for companies, and credit rating system development with over 15 years experiences in the guarantee insurance industry and now I am invlolved in underwriting of surety line and Bond XoL in the reinsurance department"
Risk Policy Manager, Deutsche Bank AG
In his more than 15 years with financial industry, Bart has gained extensive experience with Risk Management, Group Finance, Global Technology and Project Management having worked in different roles in Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Since graduating from his FT MBA in 2013 he is located in Frankfurt being active member of local ESADE Alumni Chapter. Between 2013 and 2016 Bart coordinated MBA Summer Internship Program in Deutsche Bank’ Group Finance Global Technology, allowing number of ESADE MBA students get their practical experience in banking in Frankfurt. Like most of the ESADE community, he is passionate about travelling, learning about new cultures as well as embracing and promoting diversity.
While working in strategy consulting is quite time consuming, I always try to visit some new places in my free time, even on a short weekend trip. Barcelona is special to me, each year after graduation I come back at least once in the summer months. Being a ski lover, I'm used to spend a couple of weeks a year in mountains over the winter period. Professionally I advise clients mainly from retail and consumer products industries on the issues of strategic importance, focusing on customer experience and operations excellence.
Joan holds a Bachelor in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a Diploma in Public Health from Spain’s National School of Public Health, a Master in Management from Esade and a Master in Drug Dependence from the University of Barcelona.
He is Deputy Director General of Drug Dependence and Director of the Programme for the Prevention, Control and Care of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Viral Hepatitis at the Catalan Health Department. He is a member of the inter-regional committee of the National Plan on Drugs and the regional coordinator of the National Plan on AIDS. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation and a coordinator of various European Union projects.
He has authored more than 50 articles in Spanish and international journals in the field of drug addiction. He is also a co-author of all of Catalonia’s strategic plans on drugs. He has sat on more than 25 scientific committees.
He teaches in the Master in Drug Dependence at the University of Barcelona and has participated in many conferences and seminars both in Catalonia and Spain and abroad.
He has received several awards and recognitions, including the Reina Sofia Award for the Prevention of Drug Dependence, the Diario Médico Award for Best Research Initiative, the Recognition for Best European Policy on Alcohol from the Assembly of European Regions, the Ignasi Fina Award for Occupational Health, the Recognition of Best Practices on Gender Violence
and Drugs from the Spanish Ministry of Health and the Knowledge-Action-Change Paolo Pertica Award for Best Harm-Reduction Policy in the Field of Drug Dependence.
He currently serves as President of the Esade Alumni Public Management Club.
I am Alejandra, from Colombia. I came to Barcelona 3 years ago to do the MSc in Marketing Management at ESADE and fell in love with this city. After completing my studies, I joined the automotive industry as a trainee of the Volkswagen Graduate Program. Now I am the Remarketing Project Manager in the Used Cars Department.
In my professional path I have worked in many sectors, from banking, consultancy, insurance to FMCG. Every step is a new chapter and I am taking the most out of my current one in Barcelona.
Amongst my hobbies, I like going to the cinema, walking by the sea, doing yoga, going to concerts and festivals and simply enjoying every day. I am a very positive person, energetic and open minded. Hope to transmit all my enthusiasm to this Chapter and its members!
See you soon!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alejapeve
Soci Director en iTLand
Executive with more than 15 years of experience. Currently I specialize in the adaptation of analog businesses to a digital environment, from the definition of strategy and process automation, to commercial support in the go-to-market strategy. I have implemented strategic projects in various industries: automotive, banking, microfinance, consulting, insurance, media, technology and education in Latin America. As a corporate executive, I have worked at all levels of business strategy, planning, development and growth in companies such as HSBC, Interbank, La Positiva and Pacífico Business School. I am passionate about teaching, I collaborate as a professor and postgraduate speaker in various business schools in Peru, Colombia and Central America.
Ramos Island born in Granada, studies course between Spain and England. Licensed by the Complutense in Business Administration and Senior Executive Program at ESADE.
Isla has developed her career in the technology sector, in companies such as IBM and Lenovo where she was the Director General. Since 2008, he developed an international career as a member of the Lenovo Steering Committee Europe Middle East and Africa. He has more than 10 years of experience in large Business Transformations, both from the digital point of view, as well as process optimization and post merger management. His areas of expertise are Technology, Transformation and International Management. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of a listed company, EZENTIS, and is currently a member of the Board of Save the Children. His great passions are education and the third sector, to which he is currently engaged.
Industrial Engineer and Executive MBA. Professional in the area of sub-chain management amb antecedents in the prevention of Occupational Hazards. Experience in the large consumer and chemical sector. Remarkable connection in export management, Demand planning and Requirements materials planning. Currently, it is focused on the implementation of projects for the management and execution of transport to Europe, Orient Mitjà and Nord d’Àfrica.
Jerome has worked in consulting for more than 10 years. He specialises in accelerating the transformation of organisations. He is the Business Director at Nexe and co-founder of a company dedicated to improving the quality of life of people affected by migraines. He also participated in the ideation of the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center. He is the Vice President of the Esade Alumni
Automotive and Mobility Club and occasionally collaborates with Esade as an Academic Assistant (Marketing, Operations) and as a consultant for Esade Alumni (BIT Club, Young Committee).
He previously worked as a manager at the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group for Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula in sales, marketing and business excellence positions. His long career at multinationals and in consultancy has led him to conclude that equality between men and women is the only path towards our best possible future.
I´m a technology ecosystem’s strategy specialist with finance background, analyzing how platform ecosystems define strategies, innovate, achieve profitable growth, and succeed in highly competitive industries (ehealth, tech & gaming).
My +10 years of work experience, include:
• Corporate experience in top companies.
• Strong finance background: corporate, planning, controlling, modeling, DCF, Multiples, Start-up KPIs.
• Industry and company research and business intelligence for investment strategy purposes.
• Delivering Executive Education courses on Platforms' strategy in top business school.
• Entrepreneur's experience (from product conceptualization, leading and developing teams, to fund rising).
• Speaking 6 languages + Programming (SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, RegExp, LAMP).
Among other hobbies, I’m also long-term investor in Nasdaq companies, producing electronic music that you can find on Spotify or iTunes, Djing, devoted to landscape photography traveling around the world, and doing serial entrepreneurship by incubating and co-funding hi tech starts-up at tech universities.
Josep Miquel has a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a Master in Project Management from La Salle and an Executive MBA from Esade. His career has focused on project management and business development in the field of renewable energies, in addition to investing in innovation and startups in the field of energy transition. Since 2011, he has served as Investment Director for Spain and Portugal at InnoEnergy, where he is also a member of the company’s global investment committee. He is a member of the Esade BAN investors network, an academic assistant in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade, and a mentor and collaborator in various technology-transfer and development programmes for new tech companies.
Analista de crédito.
Graduada en ADE y en Derecho. Desde el inicio de su carrera, las finanzas despertaron su interés, y esta pasión la llevó a realizar el intercambio en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania.
Como analista del Departamento de Ratings, Celia participa en el análisis financiero de empresas, gobiernos y sus respectivos bonos en el mercado europeo del crédito. En los dos años en que ha trabajado en S&P Global, ha realizado rotaciones en los equipos de Finanzas Estructuradas y Gobiernos & Finanzas Públicas Internacionales.
Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters at Esade (Lic&MDE 12) with exchange at Singapore Management University. During her times at Esade, she represented the students awarded with talent scholarships in several occasions and she was also President of Esade students' groups during the last 3 years of her Bachelor.
Previous professional experience includes striving at the Investment Management division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, collaborating on the M&A efforts at The Economist Group and working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. After an international career based out of London, Hong Kong, New York and Madrid, Alba has now been living in Dubai for the last two years, driving the strategy of Careem, the first unicorn in the MENA region.
She is also one fo the leaders of the LeanIn circle of "Women in Tech" in Dubai and President of the Esade Alumni UAE Chapter.
Andrea is a principal associate in the real estate practice area at Garrigues. She specialises in real estate investment, real estate financing and all aspects related to the activity of investment funds in the real estate sector.
Her experience includes advising clients on all types of real estate transactions (sale and purchase, sale and leaseback, leasing, construction and development) and assisting in the implementation of financial transactions with underlying real estate assets.
She holds a Bachelor in Law from Esade. She is a member of the executive committee of the Esade Alumni Real Estate Club and the executive committee of the Young Leaders programme at the Urban Land Institute.
Online business and innovation manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Internet industry (first project in 1995). Skilled in Innovation Financing, Business Planning, B2B, E-commerce and Entrepreneurship ("I know how to improve your business with an efficient use of technology"). Strong business development professional with a LADE & MBA from Esade and trained in Philosophy and Psychology in the E.E.P.A. (París).
Esade EMBA, and a seasoned Chief Financial Officer with capability honed from 18+ years of corporate leadership, enterprise scale-up, and Board Advisory activities with market-leading banking firms and multi-sector conglomerates operating in global markets from a Middle East base. A highly effective commercial tactician, Ahmed is adept at setting strategic direction, building culture, developing teams, and transforming business operations to support a significant growth agenda in competitive global markets.
Technically proficient across Finance (public/private sources of debt/equity); US GAAP; IFRS; internal and Board reporting; treasury/cash management; MIS and human resources, Ahmed offers a refined strategic perspective and capability spanning business strategy development and implementation, company restructuring, business model pivot, planning, and product innovation.
He is suited to business-driver roles as CFO or Group Financial Controller in Real Estate, Education, and Consulting sectors and is attracted to complex business models associated with firms undergoing rapid growth or about to undertake acquisition, transformation, or worldwide expansion.
Ahmed earned his Executive MBA from Esade Business School in Barcelona (a top ten business school globally) and his Bachelor of Commerce from Mansoura University in Egypt. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the California Board of Accountancy and a Graduate of the IFRS Certificate Program from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A Certified Trainer with a background providing advisory services to corporate clients in collaboration with the PwC Academy and Qatar University, he strongly supports developing the next generation of executives in an organization and plays a key role in acting as a mentor to aspiring business leaders in the teams he oversees.
Business development expert with a holistic vision of the company, occupying positions of responsibility in the Sales, Marketing and Operations areas in SMEs as well as in multinational companies, a great connoisseur of the B2B market and experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. Experience in the strategy of selling key products for the company, creating new departments and improving processes, launching new products in the market, among others. Accustomed to working in a transversal way with multidisciplinary teams and leading teams of up to 8 people, as well as coordinating more than 60 people. Associate Professor at University of Girona and MBA at Esade.
Eduard is a Business Development Manager for Iberia at Klöckner Pentaplast, where he manages and supports the sales network in project development and in the sale of plastic materials for food packaging.
His educational background is in industrial engineering and he specialises in packaging, a sector in which he has more than 15 years of experience.
For most of his career, he has been focused on the commercial area, working as a sales and export manager at various industrial and service companies. He earned an Executive MBA from Esade in 2006.
I can help you go from #noicant to #yesican. I provide guidance and tools that will enable you to recognise your strengths and communicate them vigorously. I can also assist with competency development to help you achieve mental empowerment and personal growth that transfers strength, self-confidence and ease and enables you to advance towards your goals.
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Languages: Spanish/Catalan
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Maggie Robb is an innovative operations professional.
She loves expanding her horizons and pushing her limits through travel and outdoor adventures. Passionate about empowering women in her community, equity and social impact, she has experience at multinational corporations and entrepreneurial ventures in multiple countries. She currently resides in San Francisco, CA.
Juan has spent much of his career in the automotive industry, specifically at the Nissan Group, where he held various positions of responsibility in different European countries and eventually became Finance Project Director for Nissan Europe. In parallel with his activity at Nissan, he also spent more than 15 years working as a customs broker at a family business. He currently serves as Finance Senior Advisor to several companies. He also advises startups and is a business angel.
Leader and strategic partner with an MBA specializing in finance and more than 15 years of experience holding executive positions in the strategic, sales and business management areas within the microfinancing sector in Peru, Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Bolivia, specifically working in entities focused on consumer segments, SMEs, and retail. Focused on global business management, applying a strategic vision and sustainable growth, all the while prioritizing a positive working environment.
Solid knowledge of strategy design, negotiations, and market studies, focused on developing and promoting ideas and innovation and seeking ongoing improvements, commitment and horizontality.
Researcher and permanent lecturer in digital topics.
International Solidarity Consultant at Esade.
Member of the Peruvian Human Resource Association (APERHU) as an independent partner.
Senior Management Program in Sustainability at EADA.
Internationally accredited as an HR Business Partner by TP Group.
Risa is an Esade MBA (Class of 2018) and has +10 years experiences in sales & marketing in various industries such as Oil industry, FMCG industry, Sports marketing agency and Online services industry.
She is currently working in the global branding department in Rakuten HQ in Tokyo. Sports marketing is also her passionate area and experienced in the global sports partnerships in Rakuten as well as worked in Red Bull.
Outside of work, Risa likes to travel and is a certified travel guide in Japan (Japanese and English). Also sports and dog lover :)
I am currently studying the ESADE Full-Time MBA and I am MBASA Vice-President of Student & Alumni Connections
I am a senior executive with more than a year of experience as a Regional Internal Audit at DuPont and Corteva, and 7 years as a Consultant in EY. This experience provided me with an extensive global experience across Risk Assessment, Process improvements, Strategy, Business Development and Client Relations among different industries such as Agriculture, Oil & Gas, Food & Consumer Goods, and Pharmaceutical. A widely exhaustive experience in the field of Risk Advisory has equipped me with a specialized skill set spanning the following areas: Finance, Strategy, Operations, Marketing and HR.
I assist leaders and professionals in navigating complex challenges, improving on their leadership, and achieving their career goals.
My methodology centers on reflective, action-oriented conversations that foster exploration and growth, helping clients develop the skills and mindset to drive self awareness and inner-transformation, to unlock their full potential, and achieve lasting change and positive impact in their organization and society.
Specialties:
Certifications:
MSc in Marketing Management 2019 – Class Representative
Graduada en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas por la Universidad Ramon Llull, en el MSc in Marketing Management por ESADE, y en dos programas internacionales en Negocios y Marketing por Università Bocconi y University of California, Los Angeles, Paula es una líder con vocación de servicio.
Inició su carrera en la industria de la moda y la cosmética de lujo, trabajando en la Asociación Española del Lujo y en la Asociación del Paseo de Gracia, en Barcelona y en Londres. Siguió yéndose a París, como Digital Project Manager mundial para Gucci Beauty, marca ilustre dentro del porfolio de la división de lujo de Coty. En 2020, Paula optó por volver a Barcelona y explorar el ámbito del Product Management, esta vez desde una multinacional más cercana, Mango. Actualmente se encuentra de vuelta en el ámbito digital, y con foco en performance y crecimiento se encarga de gestionar una amplia cartera de clientes de distintos sectores.
Paula siempre está lista para nuevos desafíos, y para ella seguir conectada a ESADE Alumni a través de la Comisión Young era la manera más natural y efectiva de seguir conectada a toda la comunidad de ESADE.
• International Business Law, Skills and Management for Lawyers, ESADE, LL.M. 14
• International Tax Law, ESADE, MLT 19
Push further, dig deeper and climb higher.
Corporate lawyer. Specialist in M&A and Private Equity, International taxation, accounting & financial analysis. Active in ESADE Alumni Social (Latin America). Mentor for young entrepreneurs
Sport fanatic with passion for nature. Fond of Trekking Boot Camps. Focus on tech innovation, IT solutions #DigitalFutureSociety.
Key words: #circulareconomy #enviroment #sustainability #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
Adjunct professor in the Department of Society, Politics, and Sustainability at Esade, affiliated with the Esade Center for Social Impact and the Institute for Social Innovation. He conducts his teaching and research activities in the fields of social entrepreneurship and impact investment. He earned his doctorate at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Before developing his academic career, he worked in the corporate finance sector at Deloitte, led the Momentum Project social acceleration program at Esade, and was a professor and consultant at the Central American University (UCA) in Nicaragua.
Since May 2020, I have been in charge of the management of Espic, a company that provides contact center services for third parties. I joined from Andorra Telecom, where in recent years I held various positions in the commercial field.
I hold a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Universitat Ramon Llull and later pursued an Executive MBA at ESADE.
Nacida en Barcelona. Supongo que, debido a mi doble nacionalidad, siempre he buscado entornos internacionales. Me apasionan los nuevos retos, los cambios, viajar y la gente. Tengo más de 12 años de experiencia en Hosteleria, Retail y Consultoría en diferentes países principalmenteen el área de RRHH. Soy una defensora de la importancia de las habilidades en un entorno como el que vivimos hoy que tanto nos puede diferenciar como grandes líderes.
Soy ingeniero industrial por el Centro Politécnico Superior de Zaragoza y por la Universidad Tecnológica de Compiègne (Francia) y director comercial de Grupo Pronet desde su fundación hace ya 21 años. Soy igualmente miembro de la junta directiva del Círculo Aragonés de Economía.
Mi experiencia como empresario me ha hecho entender y empatizar con las inquietudes de los profesionales desde la perspectiva directiva o de equipo. Una de mis obsesiones es potenciar el talento y la iniciativa, y en ESADE he encontrado un lugar perfecto porque comparten y fomentan estos valores.
En ESADE alumni tengo la suerte de poder dar continuidad a la energía y deseos de contribución al sector profesional que me transmitió el PDC y además de compartir el entusiasmo, el conocimiento y la experiencia con mis grandes compañeros, sin duda un privilegio y una experiencia altamente motivante.
Empresario, emprendedor e inquieto por naturaleza
With more than 15 years of experience in the creation and development of marketing strategies, Cristina has held various marketing positions at Red Bull. She has been the Chief Marketing Officer at Llaollao since 2021.
Her expertise revolves around brand positioning and the development of business strategies in different markets, setting and meeting marketing and sales objectives, and developing and consolidating brand image over the long term.
She holds a Bachelor a Telecommunications Engineering and an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade (2016). She also completed the Digital Business programme at Santa Clara University.
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I guide my clients in creating satisfying career paths as well as dealing with challenges. My coachees range from diplomats to entrepreneurial professionals, working in corporations or building up their own ventures. Leaving your comfort zone may be scary at times, but it is a very rewarding growth experience. It’s lonely at the top, so having a trusted sparring partner who gives you honest and appreciative feedback is key. My coaching is resource- and system-oriented, but my toolbox comprises many more approaches which I apply in particular situations.
- Languages: Spanish, German, English, Portuguese, French
- Certifications: GPI (r) Coach
- Specialities: Executive Coaching and Leadership Development/ Career Coaching – Evaluation and Transition
After 17 years working in different organisations, I have a very broad vision of the business world. Through unconditional acceptance and belief in you, active listening, empathy and assertiveness, we will work together to develop your potential and well-being in a pragmatic and authentic way. We can work on either the personal or professional sphere. Everything is interconnected, since we are a single being.
In order to be able to choose freely, we will first look into who you are, in order to re-discover and connect with your values, interests and motivations. Enjoying a full life requires thought, emotion and behaviour acting in harmony and always in keeping with your values.
One of my key elements is learning and knowledge development. I have received training to acquire and expand my toolkit to guide you along the path to self-knowledge, the development of autonomy and selfesteem, the identification and modification of your negative thoughts or emotions, the improvement of your emotional management, the improvement of your time management, etc.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan
Certifications:
- International Coaching Expert, Gold Level, Instituto Europeo de Coaching (IEC)
Chetan Anand is an experienced operator and management consultant with deep expertise in Telecom and Digital space. After leading CXO agenda at Sub-saharan Africa and Far East Asian telecom operators, Chetan relocated to Dubai in 2012 to focus on GCC and larger Middle Eastern market.
In his current role as Chief of Staff of Huawei Middle East President’s office, Chetan is driving the strategic, partnership and investment initiatives in High Tech., IT and Network space in Middle East. Chetan brings a wealth of experience in advising companies (e.g. Telcos, Banks, PSU entities etc.) looking to grow revenues beyond core by either launching new business units and/or investing/acquiring digital ventures. Additionally, he has a proven track record of supporting public and private sector companies during their digital transformation and enabling them to thrive in a highly competitive new digital economy.
Chetan is passionate about (1) businesses (and ideas) that not only create economic value but also promote social well being (2) venture funding (active angel investor) and (3) collaborating with early stage start-ups (as mentor and/or as a tech. partner offering ‘sandbox’ environment for testing their proof of concepts)
I live in Milan, my hometown, with my wife and my 1-year-old son.
My passion for sales and finance led me to work in the financial services industry for over 15 years, where i could collaborate with institutions such as Santander Consumer Bank Italy, Hoist Finance and Banca Mediolanum among others.
In 2022 i co-founded a digital services company, IrBox, based in Milan that offers multilingual Web & Graphic Design services for companies working with foreign markets.
I hold an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales EMMS, a double degree joint program from Esade Business School and SDA Bocconi. I studied both at Politecnico di Milano and at Marconi University in Rome, where i graduated in industrial engineering, bachelor’s degree, in 2008.
I enjoy sports, particularly sailing, skiing and hiking.
I have specialised in health innovation for 15 years. I have a PhD in Biochemistry and Biomedicine from UCM, a CORE from Harvard Business School and a PMD from Esade. I care about my plant population, I enjoy the cultural scene from live music to contemporary art, and in my free time I like to attend conferences.
My career in health innovation has included positions in big pharma, research centres, hospitals, startups, venture capital and government agencies. I have held technical and leadership roles in operations, strategy, R&D, value creation and investment, building value proposals that involve various stakeholders and countries. With a focus on impact, inclusivity and sustainability, I entered politics as Chief of Staff in the Department of University, Innovation, and Digital Transformation in the Government of Navarre. Today, I improve the European environment for innovation as an Advisor on Innovation, Industrial Policy and Digital in the European Parliament in Brussels.
On the social side, I founded and presided over PRISMA, an association for affective-sexual and gender diversity in science, technology and innovation, and ComunicaBiotec, an association for biotechnology communicators. I previously led the Health 2.0 Madrid Digital Health meetings.
As an immunologist, I have published various articles in specialised journals, mentored various startups and participated in the faculty of various acceleration programmes. I also write opinion articles on innovation for various Spanish media outlets.
I am originally from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and I am fluent in Italian, English, Catalan and French, although my native languages are Galician and Spanish . I currently live in Brussels, Belgium, and I fly regularly to Madrid and Barcelona. You can follow me on @erreuvedos.
Dr. Roi Villar Vázquez
Innovation and General Management.
Spanish cell: +34 600288873
Skype: roivillarv
Damián Vallejo is a partner at the New York office of Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP. Damián focuses on dispute resolution, and he has experience in civil and common-law legal systems. His practice revolves around representing companies, states and individuals in commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and commercial litigation. Damián also advises clients on the structuring and restructuring of investments under international investment treaties, and he represents clients in commercial disputes in U.S. courts on matters related to the enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards. He also advises funds specializing in litigation finance, helping them to assess the disputes in which they may invest and to negotiate and structure that investment.
Damián is an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University Law School. He currently serves as the vice-president of the New York and Washington, D.C. chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA).
He has a Master’s in International Legal Studies from the Georgetown University Law Centre in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Law from ESADE Law School. Before becoming a partner at Dunning Rievman & MacDonald, Damián worked on the international arbitration teams at Cooley and Chadbourne & Parke in New York and at Albors Galiano & Portales in Barcelona
I am an experienced executive with a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, I serve as the Executive President at Grupo Profármaco, a Spanish company specializing in marketing pharmaceutical products in Central America and the Dominican Republic. In this role, I oversee the operations of wholly-owned subsidiaries in seven countries and lead a team of 100 sales representatives responsible for promoting and distributing both our own portfolio and products from international laboratories.
My career journey also includes serving as the Business Development Director at Grupo Profármaco, where I conducted market analyses and developed business plans for licensing-in products. I focused on therapeutic areas such as Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Urology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, and General Medicine.
In terms of education, I completed an Executive Coach program at IE Business School. Additionally, I hold a Master's degree in Management of Pharmaceutical Companies from IE Business School and a Bachelor's and MBA in Business Administration from Esade.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership, business acumen, and strategic thinking in the pharmaceutical industry. I am passionate about driving growth, developing successful marketing strategies, and delivering exceptional results for the organizations I work with.
Arantxa Layseca, better known as Ara Retadora in social media, is a marketeer with 8 years of experience in retail. She has been a full-time entrepreneur since December 2022, focused on the financial education market for children and teens.
The aim of her company and projects is to break down barriers and promote financial inclusion, providing easy-to-understand information so that Latin American children and youth have the opportunity to lay the foundations to be able to make better decisions regarding their money throughout their entire lives.
Biopharma executive & consultant with a proven track record in design & execute high-quality strategic solutions, achieve growth-oriented commercial strategies, drive operational efficiencies & market innovative healthcare services. Awarded for Strategic and Innovative projects in different career stages.
Executive MBA ESADE 2019 / Telecommunications Engineer / ICT Degree /
Senior business development manager used to integrate technology into all business areas to change how companies operate and deliver value to customers.
Fifteen years of work in global project management positions to co-found 3 SaaS start-ups and participate as a senior advisor with an edge-tech perspective.
Strong academic and research profile. Specializations in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) field and how these businesses converge with politics.
Teaching Assistant at the University of Chicago for the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Leaders program. ESADE tutor for the Final Degree Projects and in-Company projects. http://CAIDP.org member for whom I conduct research and studies in AI and its relation with democratic values and the rule of law.
I enjoy electronic music, philosophical studies, and writing essays in English and Spanish about the impact that digital spheres of influence interact and emerge in what we understand as reality.
I was born in Argentina, lived in several countries, and have Italian nationality. I like to learn about subjective cultures and languages.
I'm based in Leuven, Belgium working as EMEA Account Executive and business and partnership development manager at ImmuniWeb, a Geneva-based company delivering AI/ML leveraged cybersecurity platforms with a presence in more than fifty countries after starting as a Geneva-based start-up four years ago.
With a bachelor’s in Business Administration, he has 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, where he has led the development, professionalization, and growth of chains of sports facilities in administrative and managerial roles.
A professor in the Master’s in Managing Sports Facilities at the University of Alcalá de Henares, he is currently the general manager of the chain of smart priced gyms Dreamfit, a benchmark thanks to its disruptive positioning on innovation and profitability in the industry in Spain.
Originally from Cagliari, I now live in Milan after experiences in Spain, the UK and China. I am proud father of a 2 year old boy and soon to be (December) of a girl.
I have started my career in marketing at Sony in Barcelona and then moved to the UK where I pursued product marketing roles for an additional 2 years. In 2015 I decided to switch careers to e-commerce and moved to Amazon before joining Alibaba Group in Hangzhou the next year.
Since 2018 I am back to Milan where I was part of the founding team of Alibaba locally. I currently lead the European Customer Success team to support European SMEs exporting through Alibaba.com platform.
I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University in Milan.
I have an out of scale yellow personality; people and relationships are what give me energy everyday!
This is probably the least thing you would read by someone who has a Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry and has spent many many years wearing a white coat behind a laboratory bench. But that's me.
I grew up in Milan. I moved to Santa Barbara, California, for my Ph.D.. I have spent one year in Angers, France, for a post-doctoral research program and then I moved back to Milan, but only to decide to move out again to Amsterdam.
In The Netherlands, I developed my passion for business which took me to enroll in Esade and attend the EMBA program in 2019.
I am currently working in procurement for a large multinational chemical company, but I am very attracted by the entrepreneurial ecosystem. So much that I gave birth to two start-ups.
If you don't see me in the office talking to my colleagues, I am probably scuba diving in some tropical sea!
Chanakya Shah es un profesional experimentado, con un diverso historial que ha desarrollado en la India, España, Nigeria, los EAU y Canadá.
Con varios años de experiencia en start-ups, multinacionales y empresas familiares, Chanakya posee una combinación única de experiencia analítica y habilidad para los negocios. Como analista de datos, ha perfeccionados sus capacidades estadísticas y analíticas, facilitando la resolución de problemas y la toma de decisiones desde un enfoque basado en datos. Además, su experiencia de gestión de empresas familiares le ha proporcionado una comprensión profunda de la importancia de la colaboración, la gestión de recursos y la adaptabilidad para lograr el éxito. Sirviéndose de sus múltiples conocimientos y habilidades, Chanakya sentó las bases para constituir la empresa Thycure Pharma Private Limited en 2022, con la visión de mejorar las vidas de los pacientes y de sus familias, proporcionándoles medicinas de alta calidad.
Es graduado en Comercio y en Contabilidad y Finanzas por la Universidad de Bombay y MSc in Marketing por Esade Business School. Se graduó por Esade en 2011.
Master's degree in Information Society and Knowledge from the UOC and Diploma in Labor Relations from the University of Oviedo, where he also studied Philosophy. Holds a Master's in Human Resources Management from the Center for Financial Studies, completed the Executive Management Program (PADE) at INDAE, the Executive Development Program (PDD) at ESADE, and completed the Digital Transformation Program at MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, along with numerous courses and programs related to business management and its environment.
His last 25 years of professional career have been linked to improving organizational management and regulatory compliance. He served as Quality and Environment Director at the Asturian engineering and project management company INGEMAS, S.A (now part of the TSK group), and from 2002 to 2020, he was the director of the AENOR delegation in the Principality of Asturias, where he led the company's territorial development plan.
He actively participates in various regional forums and has been a professor in various Master's programs and training programs organized by the University of Oviedo, ICEX, the Asturian Innovation Club, or the Chambers of Commerce. He is a founding partner of Óptima Tres Consultores, a company specialized in business cooperation projects. Currently, he works as a consultant and independent advisor in several Asturian companies from various sectors (communication, energy and waste management, strategic consulting, Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance).
Graduate from Ecole Polytechnique Paris (Master of Science in Engineering 1996 – Applied Mathematics) and ENSTA (Master of Science in Engineering 1999- Applied Mathematics and computer science)
Joaquín Panten completó sus estudios universitarios en Esade, obteniendo la licenciatura en Ciencias Empresariales y el Máster en Dirección de Empresas.
Su trayectoria profesional incluye roles en Caixa d’Estalvis de Barcelona y Commerzbank AG, donde ocupó diversos cargos relacionados con análisis de créditos, banca corporativa y dirección de oficina. Desde 2013, trabaja en Deutsche Leasing como German Desk Manager.
Es políglota, hablando alemán, castellano, catalán, inglés, francés y portugués, y es miembro actual del Círculo de Economía y del Círculo de Directivos de Habla Alemana.
Jordi Mora is the President of Pimem, the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Mallorca, and the Fourth Vice President of Conpymes. Additionally, he is the managing partner of Urban Hostel Palma and Escola Superior Balear.
Married with two children, Jordi is passionate about sports, reading, music, and cinema. He loves new business projects and is always seeking opportunities to innovate and grow.
Jordi studied at Esade, where he completed the Executive Finance program in 2005-2006 and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 1993-1994.
His professional career and personal interests reflect his dedication and enthusiasm for business development and leadership in various fields.
Experience as an Analyst, specializing in customer-centric platform solutions and client relationship management.
Soon to be consultant in the process optimization department in Munich.
MSc in Global Strategic Management from ESADE and the University of Virginia.
Proficient in five languages and experienced in international horse jumping competitions.
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade in 2023 as part of the first graduating class, Alejandra Borrell Fisas’s career has been guided by her interest in public policy and business management. She has worked in the European Parliament, where she contributed to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) and EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committees. She later served as a Business Analyst at DAMM, where she gained invaluable business analysis skills. Alejandra is currently about to start the ICEX-CECO Master’s in International Management with the goal of furthering her knowledge of management and international business.
Life motto: “Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg” “Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right”
Interests: music, business and history literature, networking and sports like hiking and diving.
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Como Director de Procurement de Saica estoy a cargo de un equipo de profesionales con la responsabilidad de comprar y aprovisionar para las seis fábricas de papel de papel de la compañía en España, Francia y el Reino Unido.
El equipo se encarga además de liderar las compras centrales para las otras tres divisiones del grupo Saica. Participo además activamente en todas aquellas líneas de trabajo de las asociaciones sectoriales que tengan como objetivo incrementar la recogida y el reciclado del papel usado tanto en España como en Europa
Currently, in Learning & Development at Reliance's Distributed Renewable Energy business in Mumbai. I am also a Teach For India fellow.
Passionate about environmental conservation, I spend my time birding and finding ways to lead a minimal lifestyle.
Juan Francisco Mejía. Casado. Licenciado en Ciencias Administrativas y Licenciado en Banca y Finanzas por la Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas, programa de Administración y Dirección de Empresas por ESADE, Curso Académico de Doctorado en Economía Internacional y Desarrollo por la Universidad de Barcelona, cursos en ESADE de Finanzas y Empresa Familiar. Consultor internacional en proyectos de Organismos Multilaterales, Director-Fundador de la Empresa de Consultoría SOLUCIONA EMPRESARIAL con oficinas en Venezuela-República Dominicana-Panamá.
Passionate about exploring and intrigued by challenge, after I studied in the business schools of 4 European countries I started building experience in management consulting and financial analysis of international projects.
I like crunching numbers and building business plans and financial reports. So far, I am working for corporates but partnering with start-ups and small businesses to explore growth opportunities would be extra inspiring. On the side, I love traveling and releasing all my energy left on my new hobby, squash.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy. She is based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business.
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010. She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
Hola! I’m Clara Lin, from Chengdu, China. I’ve worked and studied in Singapore, Mexico, Spain and of course, China. After my MBA , I settled in Shanghai and worked with several startups in SaaS, Banking and Online Media industry. Currently, I’m running my own consulting company - Starluz, which provides business strategic consulting and marketing management services for Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and SMEs.
I´m passionate about learning new things and meeting new people. I enjoy organizing events, especially ESADE Alumni Events, to bring people together, to exchange ideas and to inspire each other. I like reading books, watching movies , exploring restaurants and discovering new places.
Erinn is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and former BBA exchange student at ESADE Business school. As a Development Associate for international NGO, Well Aware, Erinn focuses on fundraising, communications, and developing growth for the nonprofit's clean water work. She is passionate about people and creating sustainable social impact that effectively addresses society's most pressing issues. She graduated with a BBA in marketing and plans to pursue a Master's degree within the social innovation sector.
Vicente Vento is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DTCP, an investment management group with c. $1.6 billion assets under management and advisory from Deutsche Telekom and other institutional investors, and a portfolio of over 60 companies. The group provides venture and growth capital, special situation investments, and advisory services to the technology, media and telecommunication sectors. It operates and invests in Europe, the US and Israel.
Mr. Vento is a member of Deutsche Telekom’s top leadership team, a Board Director at Stroeer Media and smarkets, and a Board Observer at Swiss Towers, Cloudreach and keepler. In the past, he served as a Board Director at Scout24, Strato, InteractiveMedia and Nexmo.
Prior to founding DTCP, Mr. Vento had been the Head of M&A and a Senior Vice President at Deutsche Telekom after having held various advisory and asset management positions at Morgan Stanley, Blackstone and Royal Capital Management.
Mr. Vento earned an MSc and an MBA in Business Administration from ESADE Business School.
Paulina holds a degree in Industrial Civil Engineering from the University of Chile and an MBA from Esade, Spain, with 17 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Shipping industries. She specializes in the development of mobile voice and data products, regulatory compliance, project management, and developing improvement proposals based on profitability.
She has skills in leading, motivating, and working with multidisciplinary teams, a strong orientation towards achieving objectives, and excellent interpersonal skills.
She has advanced English proficiency (TOEIC 835).
I am originally from Belgrade, and grew up in Yugoslavia, Germany and Canada. Different cultures have always been a key part of my life, which attracted me to ESADE in the first place. Now I am keen to foster the ESADE spirit in Hamburg by helping create a vibrant local alumni community.
I have been working for various technology companies in Canada and Germany for over 15 years. As a business developer I specialize in setting up strategic partnerships for software products and services, such as payment, accounting & HR, and ecommerce solutions.
I graduated in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, where I also completed a Master in German Literature. I moved back to Europe for the ESADE MBA which then brought me to Hamburg in 2012, where I’ve been since.
I enjoy discovering different places near and far, and especially the many things Hamburg has to offer - whether eating, socializing or checking out the many happenings in the city. I play tennis and the cajon, and try to sail and ski whenever time permits.
Roland Scharrer is currently AXA Group Chief Technology & Innovation Officer as well as AXA Group Chief Data Officer.
As part of his mandate, he is responsible for leveraging data and emerging technologies at scale with the potential to disrupt the current insurance business model and provide opportunities to shape future businesses.
• Roland started at AXA Group in January 2018 as CTIO/CDO in charge of data & technology innovation teams in Paris, Lausanne, Singapore and San Francisco. Initially, he joined AXA Germany in 2016 as Head of Data Strategy & Analytics.
• Prior to joining AXA, Roland has worked in Germany, Spain, UK, US and India in software engineering, data science and strategy consulting, focussing on the Automotive and Financial Services industries.In his last position, Roland was Chief Data Scientist for Capgemini Consulting.
• Roland studied computer engineering, statistics, business administration and design thinking, among others at ESADE Business School Barcelona and Stanford/HPI School of Design Thinking.
My name is Lucia Lagunas, I am 28 years old and I have a Law Degree from the Public University of Navarra. Subsequently, I completed an optional Master's Degree in Access to Law, completing it with the postgraduate course in International Business Law, at the Esade Law School.
Simultaneously to my specialization in international business law, I took the course of Skills and Management for lawyers, in Esade. This new training has allowed me to acquire more international knowledge applied at all times to Spanish and European Law, as well as to develop new essential skills in the practice of the 21st century, such as leadership, negotiation, work. as a team, motivation and empathy, among others.
I consider myself a proactive, disciplined person, with initiative and eager for improvement every day.
Regarding my professional aspect, I started doing internships in Pamplona, in the area of Corporate Law at ARPA Abogados Consultores and subsequently, I undertook an international career in the legal department of a German company, VR. LEASING, Aktiengesellschaft, located in Frankfurt (Germany).
Once in Spain again, I have worked for two and a half years as a lawyer in the area of Real Estate & Foreign Investment in an office in Barcelona and currently, I continue to train and work as a lawyer in the area of Corporate & New Technologies in the office of Miliners SLP lawyers
Director of the Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences and professor of the ESADE Busines School. Degree in Mathematical Sciences. University of Barcelona (UB) and PhD in Mathematics Applied by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). His research areas focus on Artificial Intelligence, in particular in ways of reasoning and his relationship with multi-criteria decision making. He has been president of the Catalan Association of Artificial Intelligence (2006-2010). He has led several research projects with both public and private funding. He has more than 50 publications in international magazines of recognized impact. He is currently participating in the editorial board of the international Journal "Information Fusion Journal".
She has served as CEO of Esade for 8 years (2010–2018). She is currently a full professor in the Department of Directorate-General and Strategy. She is a doctor of the Ramon Llull University, a graduate in Business and Master's Sciences in Business Direction by Esade and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Lluís Farras is an economist with more than 35 years of experience working as a finance director and controller at multinationals and medium-sized companies in various industrial and service sectors. For the past five years, he has been a partner at a consulting firm that advises small and medium-sized companies.
He also collaborates with non-profits, social organisations and sports teams by developing feasibility plans.
Pedro leads processes of organisational change and strategic implementation. He has experience in governance and general management in both the public and private sectors, as well as at family businesses, startups, SMEs and corporations in a variety of industries, including logistics, real estate, education, health, technology, industry and consumer goods. He currently serves as Deputy General Manager at the Port of Barcelona. He sits on the board at various companies and is a trustee of the CARES Foundation. He holds a Bachelor in Labour Sciences, an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Diploma in Family Business Consulting from the Family Firm Institute.
Board Member – Finances responsible
Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration by Esade, in 2003 I started my professional career at Ernst & Young, in Barcelona, in the External Audit division. In 2006 I joined Miguel Torres, where I was the Head of the International Financial Controlling Department at the Group's Headquarters, where I worked till I moved to Dubai, in 2012. From 2013 to 2017 I was the Finance Controller & Finance Manager at Natura Bissé in Dubai. Since 2017 I provide advisory and consulting services to Companies.
I live in Dubai since 2012 and I am a Board Member of Dubai Esade Alumni Chapter since 2016 (in charge of the Finance area).
Dynamic and challenging environments promote self-improvement which I am very passionate about and dedicated to. Combining my technical skills of analytical and innovative thinking with my interpersonal skills of leadership and communication have ensured exceptional results for both the company and my clients.
Licenciada en medicina y cirugía por la Universidad de Barcelona. Especialidad en medicina de familia y comunitaria; con una trayectoria profesional desarrollada en el sector público de la salud con diferentes responsabilidades directivas en el ámbito hospitalario y de atención primaria; así como en la Gerencia de la Región sanitaria de Girona ( Catsalut ).
Más de 30 años de experiencia en el sector asegurador, básicamente en áreas directivas, comerciales y formación. Carrera profesional en varias aseguradoras y corredurías. Experto en previsión social complementaria. Actuario de Seguros y Economista (UB). Máster en Finanzas en Esade.
Hi, since completing my MBA in Barcelona in 2008 I’ve been based in China, initially for 8 years in Shenzhen and for the past number of years I’ve been living here in Hong Kong. My professional experience in that time covers consumer electronics manufacturing, supply
chain management, e-commerce and now Fintech.
From a personal perspective I enjoy spending time with friends and family and taking the opportunity to travel and see more of this part of Asia. Unfortunately though with the busy work life in Hong Kong and the recent new arrival into my family travel has been somewhat
curtailed recently.
While the Hong Kong alumni chapter is small I look forward to welcoming new arrivals to Hong Kong to engage with the chapter and build an active ESADE Alumni community here.
Silvia is the Founder and Managing Partner of Manent Capital, a Boston-based wealth management firm that focuses on helping young clients understand their personal and business finances so that they can feel accomplished, confident and excited about investing in their future dream goals. She has been featured on Forbes, CNN, Investor’s Business Daily. Market Watch & more. She has over six years of investment and wealth management experience, including individual investment management, comprehensive financial planning and high net worth advisory.
Prior to founding Manent Capital, Silvia worked as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley where she was responsible for providing clients with personalized plans to help them better manage their investments, cash flow and achieve their financial goals. Prior to this, Silvia worked with international ultra-high net worth clients at Credit Suisse in Zürich, Switzerland as well as J.P. Morgan in Boston, MA. Silvia began her career in Palo Alto, CA at Cepheid, a leader in molecular diagnostics and Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), a leader in critical care, hemostasis and point-of-care diagnostics.
Silvia received her undergraduate and master's degree in Finance and International Management from ESADE, a Top-Ranked European Business School. Silvia is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), the highest distinction in the investment management profession as well as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), the standard of excellence in financial planning. In addition to understanding the complexities of the changing financial climate, Silvia is held to the most rigorous ethical standards by both designations.
Silvia speaks English, Spanish, French and Catalan.
Analista de riesgos de negocio, experto en implantación y control de procedimientos internos, mentor a tiempo parcial, conocimientos en estrategias empresariales, desarrollo corporativo, innovación, geopolítica e inversiones.
10 años de experiencia en departamentos corporativos de empresas cotizadas.
■ Ayudo a las personas que sufren enfermedades raras a tener una mejor calidad de vida a través de proyectos con los profesionales médicos que ayudan a mejorar el conocimiento de estas patologías, mejorando los procesos de diagnóstico y facilitando el acceso al mercado de los medicamentos huérfanos.
■ Cuento con más de 16 años de experiencia profesional en el sector farmacéutico y desde el mes de marzo de 2020 soy el responsable de la unidad de negocio de enfermedades raras en España y Portugal para la multinacional Chiesi.
■ Me apasiona aprender y compartir mis conocimientos y experiencia, conociendo a gente de diferentes sectores y perfiles, creo que es una forma muy enriquecedora de crecer personal y profesionalmente. Soy una persona con mucha iniciativa y me ilusiona poner en marcha proyectos o actividades donde podamos compartir conocimientos e inquietudes.
■ En todo lo que hago, intento poner mucha pasión y esfuerzo, ¡es mi mejor manera de disfrutar del camino!
I assist in processes of professional change when people find it difficult to achieve a goal or decide how to move towards it. My proposal is a practical, structured framework that enables coachees to make decisions confidently and enthusiastically and develop a plan for putting their decisions into practice. I use a mobilising method and proven tools, while also drawing on my own experience of personal and professional transformation.
If you want to improve your leadership and strengthen your communication and relationship skills, we will make the most of your abilities through action-oriented conversations, developing an awareness of your strengths to provide you with support and levers for overcoming barriers and obstacles to your development. With this objective in mind, I combine various methodologies focused on improving personal effectiveness.
Specialities: Career coaching, executive and leadership coaching, relational coaching, networking and personal branding.
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Javier is a professional with 20 years of experience in transformation, business development and leading sales teams at insurance companies. He currently works as Director of Digital Business, Direct and Alliances at Seguros Santalucía. Before that, he was the company’s Director of Business Development. Previously, he worked for 12 years at the “la Caixa” insurance group (both VidaCaixa and SegurCaixa), where he was responsible for various businesses, and also as a senior consultant at Accenture, where he developed global programmes for the operational and technological transformation of insurance companies in Spain and the United Kingdom. He holds an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Master in Savings and Provisioning from Pompeu Fabra University.
“I’m Partner at Font&Yildiz, experienced corporate and commercial lawyer qualified to practice Law in Spain and Argentina, with solid expertise in Real Estate Law and business Law. I received my Master´s degree in International Law by ISDE and an Executive Master in Business Administration (EMBA) by ESADE.
I’m also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and a regular collaborator of Acció and Spri within International transactions between Catalonia or the Basque Country and other countries.
As a boutique Law Firm with multi-lingual speaking lawyers we provide high service level with a cost-effective service to Companies and Individuals both local or international.”
Magister en Marketing y Gestión comercial con más de 4.5 años de experiencia.
Apasionado por la gestión de personas, el mundo digital y de apoyar las causas sociales para crear un impacto positivo en la sociedad.
Hoy en día con mucha ilusión de sumar y desarrollar el Chapter Perú Esade Alumni.
An Industrial Engineer from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya and ESADE MBA, Javier has developed his entire professional career through leading multi-national companies in the Energy sector, holding varied responsibilities.
Based in France since 2007, he is currently business development manager for automation systems at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. This work requires in-depth knowledge about the electricity grid market, latest technologies and, specially, the current expectations of grid operators facing the necessary digital transformation and its determining role in succeeding the energy transition, for which Javier brings more than 25 years of experience in the sector.
Previously, he has worked between Spain and France for companies such as ABB, General Electric, Alstom and Areva, in numerous international positions ranging from product management and marketing through to strategy or technical sales. Javier began his professional career, as an engineer in the company Endesa Distribución Eléctrica in Barcelona, and it was after completing his MBA at ESADE in 1998 that he decided to move from mostly technical jobs to developing a commercial career within the Grid sector.
Javier is married and has two children, with whom he lives in the Paris region. He is member of Alumni's Paris chapter since more than 12 years and has been collaborating as a board member since 2015.
Career and leadership development, people and team management, support for generational change, professional transitions, emotional and stress management, adaptation to change and work-life balance.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French
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Digital business strategist. Especializada en el mundo digital, Anna empezó su carrera profesional en el mundo de las start ups i en el sector del deporte, trabajando en empresas como el FC Barcelona. En 2017, cursó el Executive Master en Digital Business por ESADE y desarrolló, durante casi tres años, la experiencia digital de Banco Sabadell. En 2020, volvió al mundo del deporte entrando en Dorna Sports, empresa propietaria de los derechos comerciales y televisivos de campeonatos de motor, entre ellos MotoGP™️. Allí ha empezado la construcción y desarrollo digital de sus OTTs.
Miembro de la Junta del Club de Finanzas desde 2021 y Presidente de la Comisión Young desde septiembre de 2020. Ha dedicado la mayor parte de su carrera profesional a las finanzas y a la consultoría.
A parte de su título en ESADE, tiene un Máster en Finanzas Corporativas y diversos títulos en innovación social y medioambiental (lleva a cabo diversos proyectos pro-bono para diversas organizaciones nacionales e internacionales).
Con una amplia experiencia internacional (1 año en Colombia y 2 años en Chile), actualmente trabaja en BNP Paribas CIB - Group Finance, especializada en Guarantees & Facilities de EMEA, localizada en Madrid.
Director of Talent Development (learning and development) at P&G for Europe, responsible for the global Talent Practice for FBNL, SE, and Switzerland (headquarters).
She collaborates with line managers and HR directors in designing strategies and facilitating the execution of solutions based on the company's capacity to impact its performance in the region (+50 markets, +30,000 employees, 15 billion dollars in business). She oversees international Talent Practice programs (talent acquisition and management) in seven countries. She has developed almost her entire professional career at P&G, holding various roles at both local and regional levels in the HR and Brand departments early in her career.
As a Talent leader, she sponsored the Future Female Leaders program, which aims to promote women's access to Sales careers at P&G. This program has been developed over the last four years, has been recognized by P&G globally, and has been implemented in several countries.
Ricardo holds a Bachelor in Labour Relations from the University of the Latin American Educational Centre (UCEL). He continued his training in labour relations at Garrigues and studied marketing and sales at Esade. He is also a co-active coach. Over the past 28 years, he has built his career in human resources at large multinationals. Since 2015, he has been the Director of Human Resources and Organisation at Volkswagen Spain. Over the years, he has driven the transformation of the company’s culture, mainly by promoting the development of leadership, female talent, work-life balance and well-being – four major issues that have always interested him and which he believes are fundamental for the development of talent in organisations.
My name is Natalia and I am from Riga, Latvia.
I have 15 years of professional experience in analytical management, internal and external auditing, internal controls and risk identification in multinationals and startup companies.
I am active in Esade Ban and Alumni Social.
I enjoy travelling and active living, as well as discovering new places inside and outside the city.
Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas & MBA por ESADE con un posgrado en International Management en la London School of Economics.
Su pasión por la tecnología la llevó a trabajar en consultoría digital desde el inicio de su trayectoria, en la que ha acompañado a muchas empresas en el proceso de adopción de nuevos modelos de relación con clientes, proveedores y empleados a través de soluciones digitales, desde distintas consultoras, tanto multinacionales como locales.
Actualmente es socia fundadora de Jelliby, una consultora especializada en la definición e implementación de estrategias digitales, y colaboradora académica en varias universidades.
Dr.-Ing. in Electronics technology with 20+ years of expertise in the automotive industry, specialized in the fields of embedded software, hardware design and system & network architectures, with a proven track record of value creation in both exploitation (product development) and exploration (advanced engineering and applied research) disciplines. Along his career, he has been with Tier 1 & 2 companies from US, Germany and China, and has contributed to the successful launch of many commercial projects for OEMs in Europe and Asia, like BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover and Renault/Nissan, among others.
Professional, +20 years participating in the definition and monitoring of the Growth Strategy of Groups of Multinational Companies in the industrial, services and real estate sector mainly.
Career developed in:
- Arthur Andersen (Audit)
- Lar Group (Real Estate)
- Aliberico Group (Aluminum Transformation)
- Cuñado Group (Pipe-Valve-Flanges- Steel Accessories / Capital Goods and Energy Industries)
From the areas of
- Corporate Finance
- Organization
- IT & Communications
- M&A
- International Expansion and Business Development.
As an executive profile, he is characterized by being “The Engine that makes things move.”
Proprietary Director in manufacturing companies in the metal sector (Period 2004 – 2011) highlighting her business vision, reliable and precise analysis capacity, communication and negotiation skills.
She has a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from the University of Valladolid (1990-1994) and Loughborough University United Kingdom (1995) with postgraduate training EMBA IESE Business School (2002-2004). He has participated in the Executive PDI Icex 2nd Edition (2017-2018) and more recently in the ESADE Advisor Program (Feb 2022).
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in investment banking and private equity, where he participated in projects in TMT, oil and gas, and real estate, covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, Alfredo also holds office as Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE, having been elected for a four-year term ending in May 2025.
After a 28-year career at various multinationals, in 2011 he became a Lecturer in the Department of People Management and Organisation at Esade.
He was the founder and first director of Universitas Telefónica, Telefónica’s corporate university. In 2005, he led the team responsible for defining the strategic model, design and launch of the Universitas Telefónica Campus. During his tenure as director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company operates. From the outset, Universitas Telefónica’s academic programme has focused on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company’s business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between company executives. Prof. Rovira joined the Telefónica Group in 1997 as Deputy General Manager of Business Development at Telefónica International. He participated in defining and executing the strategy for the company’s expansion in selected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created and mobile telephone services were rolled out in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated in the international expansion of Atento, the Telefónica Group’s call centre subsidiary, as head of strategic development. In 2001, he joined Terra as Global Director of Human Resources; in this capacity, he led the restructuring and integration of the company into Telefónica. He was subsequently appointed Deputy General Manager of Telefónica in Catalonia. Before joining the Telefónica Group, he spent 15 years in the banking industry, first at BBVA and later at Banco Santander, where he worked in the international and transactional banking areas. As head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he played a very active role in getting the bank’s shares listed on the world’s major stock markets. His experience at Banco Santander included designing and developing electronic banking and cash management services for companies.
He is currently Vice Chair for Iberia and a member of the international faculty at the Oxford Leadership Academy.
After twenty-eight years working for various multinationals, he joined the ESADE Department of People Management and Organisation as Lecturer in 2011.
He was the Founder and first Director of Universitas Telefónica, the Spanish telecom's corporate university. In 2005 he led the team responsible for defining Campus Universitas Telefónica's strategic model and design and implementing its launch. During his tenure as Director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company has a presence.
From the outset, the focus of Universitas Telefónica's academic programme concentrated on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company's business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between executives.
Professor Rovira joined Grupo Telefónica in 1997 as Sub-Director General for Telefónica International's Business Development Area. He participated in defining and implementing the company's strategy for its expansion in specific Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a result of the latter, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created, and mobile phone services were implemented in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated as Head of Strategic Development in the international expansion of Atento, Grupo Telefónica's call centre subsidiary. In 2001, he moved to Terra as Global Director of Human Resources from which he led the internet company's restructuring and integration in Telefónica. He was later named Sub-Director General for Telefónica in Catalonia.
Before joining Grupo Telefónica, he worked in the banking sector for fifteen years, first for BBVA and then Banco Santander, working in the international and transactional banking areas.
As Head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he was very active in the bank's shares being traded in the leading markets around the world. Worth highlighting from his experience at Banco Santander are the design and development of e-banking and cash management services for companies.
Currently, he is Vice Chair for Iberia at the Oxford Leadership Academy and a member of its international faculty.
Samuel is the Executive Chairman of Ackermann International. He has more than 25 years of professional experience managing executive search companies. He is a recognised expert on technology and telecommunications and has been assisting companies in this market for more than 20 years. He oversees the Spanish and Latin American operations of Ackermann International.
Josuan holds a Bachelor in Law and ICT from the University of Deusto (2020). He completed the Double Master in Legal Practice + Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection at Esade Law School in 2021. He currently practises law in the Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection Department at Cuatrecasas and is a Legal Counsel Secondee at Adevinta.
With my extensive experience in executive recruitment and my knowledge of market needs, I help my clients face moments of professional transition – whether due to a job change or a promotion – by fostering knowledge of their own skills, interests and motivations, while also developing the most appropriate way to come across and persuade others.
Areas:
· Identification and development of competencies and leadership styles
· Professional transition
· Empowerment through self-awareness and control of strengths and motivations
Ray Carbonell went from being Qnary’s first employee to their current CEO in just seven years. Ray has worked with founder Bant Breen from day 0, serving as a key player in Qnary’s growth and success, powering sustainable and scalable business practices across finances, operations, sales, ultimately building Qnary’s global footprint.
Qnary helps executives strengthen their reputation and grow their online presence through social media content, thought leadership and talent branding, ultimately raising their and their organization’s digital profile, driving brand awareness, talent retention and acquisition, as well as a number of other media and business opportunities. Qnary works with top executives from Fortune 500 companies across every industry including tech, finance, law, marketing, consumer goods, recruitment, and development.
Qnary’s unique approach, blending the efficiency of SaaS supported solutions and human-powered strategy, has positioned the company as an award-winning organization, including accolades such as Inc 500 and Entrepreneur 360 in 2018 and 2019. Under his guidance, Qnary has become a global organization, with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia. Ray’s leadership, curiosity, creativity, and aptitude for data-driven strategy has empowered the team at Qnary to go above and beyond, delivering incredible success for our clients.
Prior to joining Qnary, Ray held multiple analyst positions in private equity, venture capital, and investment consulting firms. He also ran operations, e-commerce, and the finance department at Solex Partners, a leading Spanish food company based in Chicago.
Ray’s passion has always been to elevate and grow businesses, through consulting and supporting executives on-and-offline. His experience in the financial consulting industry allows him to bring that level of understanding and management to Qnary and Qnary’s clientele.
Mariana de la Rosa joined Uría Menéndez in 2016 and is currently a senior associate.
She is an academic assistant in Private International Law at Esade Law School (Ramón Llull University) and in Civil Procedural Law in the Master in Legal Practice at Abat Oliba CEU University.
She has more than seven years of experience in litigation before the civil and commercial courts at all levels, as well as in commercial arbitration – both national and international – and consulting on commercial and bankruptcy matters. Mariana advises clients in Spain and abroad from various economic sectors. Her professional activity is focused on the following areas: civil liability, construction contracts, corporate conflicts, banking and sales contracts, bankruptcy law, claims arising from the purchase or sale of portfolios, and enforcement of real and personal guarantees.
Her mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, she is fluent in English and French and has a basic German level.
My name is Alberto Dell’Anna, a seasoned finance professional currently serving as the Vice President of Business Development and Sustainability at Banco Sabadell. With over 7 years of experience at Banco Sabadell, I have progressed from a Business Development Analyst role in America and Asia to positions of increasing responsibility. I started as an Officer, then became an Assistant Vice President, and in April 2021, I was appointed as Vice President of Business Development for America and Asia. Since January 2022, I have held my current role based in Miami, Florida, United States.
In terms of education, I earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Finance specialization from the University of Northern Colorado. I furthered my studies with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Management from ESADE Business & Law School. I also participated in an exchange program at Nanyang Technological University, focusing on doing business in Asia. Recently, I completed a Certificate in Management Essentials from Harvard Business School Online, expanding my knowledge in that area.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong skills in business development, sustainability, and strategic analysis. I am dedicated to driving business growth while promoting sustainability across all our operations. I firmly believe that integrating sustainability into business strategy is essential for making a positive impact on society and the environment.
In summary, my professional journey in the finance sector, combined with my expertise in business development and focus on sustainability, position me as an asset in the industry.
I have experience in relationship selling for large corporations. I hold degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, a PDD from IE, and a Master's in Commercial Management and Marketing from ESADE Business School and have held positions of responsibility in sales of information technology, cloud, security, digital workforce, and customer relationship channels. I have sales experience with both the private sector and the public administration. I have been responsible for the business development and commercial management in national and international corporations and am a member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Business & ICT Club at ESADE Alumni. I am an active promoter of change and "making things happen.”
Core competencies:
• B2B Sales Team Management - sales for the corporate segment; setting and monitoring sales team objectives. Communication and team orientation towards achieving results.
• Strategic Account Management - experience in managing large accounts using Account Plan methodology for goal planning; executing strategic to tactical levels, business processes, market opportunities, key decision-making, and C-Level relationships.
• Business Development - analytical and creative thinking skills; achieving improvements by introducing new perspectives, ideas, and methods; adapting to changing market environments; proactively staying abreast of industry trends.
I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).
Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.
I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.
I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.
He holds a bachelor’s in Political and Government Science, a Master’s in Public Management and a Master’s in Public Direction. He is a public administration professional, academic contributor to EsadeGov and editor of PUBLIC. He has served as the president of the Catalan Public Management Association (2011-2017).
Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).
She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.
Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.
Olga Wendling is a business leader striving to enable a more sustainable, equitable, and just world.
Born behind the "Iron Curtain," Olga was destined to stay in the box. Indeed, she unwillingly obtained a law degree to maintain a family tradition. However, she became a trial attorney, defending her clients against more powerful opponents.
The fall of the "Iron Curtain" opened up a new world of opportunities. Olga left Russia for Latin America and the US, learned three foreign languages, graduated with an MBA from HEC Paris, France, and built an international career.
She held executive roles in a variety of sectors and industries, working for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to startups. Olga's focus remained consistently on sustainable business growth and innovation, including:
She is also known for her ability to bring together multi-functional and geographically dispersed teams to reach ambitious business goals. Her favorite quote: "It always seems impossible until it’s done" (N. Mandela).
Throughout her 20+ years of professional career, Olga consistently innovated and challenged the status quo. One of her favorite projects was a global project for corporate-startup partnerships. Olga designed a proprietary methodology and interviewed over 100 partners and corporate managers to collect best practices and risk areas, with the final recommendations approved by the Board.
Having lived and worked in six countries over three continents, Olga has witnessed inequality, gender bias, and social disparities in society and the workplace. As a result, Olga decided to use her expertise to help build more transparent, collaborative, and open business ecosystems.
During the pandemic, Olga moved to California and started ex-change.space, a hybrid coaching platform for entrepreneurs. She translated her 20-year professional career into a holistic framework of online tools, signature trainings, and courses. Her goal was to support the growth of entrepreneurship as a vehicle for innovation and positive impact.
Back in Geneva, Olga has launched a new venture, Global Social Enterprise. It is a disruptive technology-enabled platform that unlocks hidden social wealth by recognizing the economic value of volunteering and other socially beneficial activities. The goal is to reduce economic disparities and foster gender equality, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.
After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.
During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.
Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!
With training in Pedagogy and a specialization in Human Resources, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and Sales Direction (Marketing and Sales), my professional experience has been in the field of Human Resources, where I have held management positions in multinationals offering professional services.
I have been associated with Loyola University for over 10 years, since it was created, where I have held different responsibilities: Executive, Admissions/Marketing, and Professional Careers.
I am still the Deputy Director of this department, which seeks to guide students and promote their employability and the search for their best professional opportunities through relations with businesses/institutions, designing strategic plans and activities to
improve the students’ professional competences/skills, and ultimately serving as a bridge between the university and the job market.
I love topics related to business, the job market, managing people, developing talent, and education in general.
Alejandro is a seasoned professional with 15 years of global project and program management experience across diverse sectors. He excels in strategic planning, business management, and contracts administration, demonstrating a unique blend of skills in people management and innovative technology solutions. Alejandro has successfully launched global initiatives, collaborated with major multilateral organizations, and built partnerships on five continents. His academic background includes a joint MBA and International Business master's degree and a Doctorate in Global Education. As a dedicated people manager, he prioritizes transparency and cohesive teamwork. Alejandro's career spans roles such as Program Management Specialist at The World Bank Group and Research and Development Lead at Brain and You.org. Currently a Contractor at the American Clean Power Association, he brings a wealth of experience to complex global projects, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability.
Graduated from Esade Business & Law School with a Master's in Law of ICT, Social Networks, and Intellectual Property. I am a lawyer with experience in new technologies and digital environments applied to intellectual property. Capable of working efficiently with multidisciplinary teams, mainly composed of creative and technological areas. I always seek to add value to the business with creative and innovative strategies.
Award-Winning Multilingual (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) International Supply Chain Professional.
Results driven business development leader with a 15+ year background in international sales, relationship management, new client acquisition, and key account management. Passionate for connecting clients to compelling opportunities within their market space.
More than 20 years of managerial experience in the life sciences industry, including pharmaceutical, OTC, medical devices, and similar at companies like Novartis, LEO Pharma, LETI pharma (reported to CEO and board), and Fresenius Medical Care. She has managed launches, mature products, and a variety of channels (pharmacy, hospital, primary care, B2B, online), along with changes in cycles, restructurings, growth, sector changes, and diversification. She is currently the Commercial Head Director of Fresenius Medical Care IBERIA, a leading global dialysis technology company with turnover of 140M in Iberia. She is also a member of the group’s board in Spain and Portugal.
She is a mentor and advisor of startups and SME’s at Acció (Catalonia Trade & Investment, Government of Catalonia). She is the co-founder of WA4STEAM, an association of women investors who invest in tech startups, a member of Ejecon (an association of women managers and executives), and the secretary of the executive board of the Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club. She has experience starting companies and startups from scratch, as well as transforming teams and companies.
She is currently managing a major transformation of the company: digitalization, sustainability, and change in the sales model. She has also been a winner of the Womenalia award.
Irene Juan Valeomillos is the current Marketing Director at MIVI Salud, where she stands out for her global vision and purpose-driven strategy. Her empathetic and solution-oriented approach has allowed her to excel in the fields of marketing and advertising.
Throughout her career, Irene has held key roles in planning and strategy, specializing in advertising media and account management. Her professional trajectory includes collaborations with renowned brands in Spain such as Renault, Coca Cola Company, McDonald's, Flying Tiger, Cervezas Victoria, and Twenix.
With a solid experience and a focus on innovation and effectiveness, Irene continues to drive the growth and success of MIVI Salud.
Senior Business Manager and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in Leadership, Innovation, Transformation Processes, Cultural Change, and Entrepreneurship at an international level. I am dedicated to supporting Executives in achieving their goals, no matter how challenging they may seem, ensuring that they always find and give their best version and enjoy the journey.
In addition to my work as an Executive and Team Coach, I also work on these aspects as a Mentor in processes of Change and Personal and Professional Development.
Languages: Spanish / English
Certification: International Coaching Federation (ICF) and European School of Coaching (EEC) Certified
He is a professor of Business Law at Esade (URL); a lawyer specialized in corporate governance, company law, and M&A; a partner at Cuatrecasas; secondary of the board of administration of several companies; and a member of the board of the Círculo de Economía. He was the dean of the Law Faculty at Esade (URL) and president of Esade Alumni.
Jubilado - director Administració Serveis Centrals FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A.
Perteneciente a la octava promoción de Ciencias Empresariales de ESADE, y con diversos cursos y seminarios de especialización y actualización.
Ha desarrollado su actividad profesional en el área de Administración y Finanzas en el sector de la Construcción y de forma derivada en los sectores de Inmobiliaria, Medio Ambiente, Concesiones de Infraestructuras, e Industriales (subcontratistas y cemento).
Ha desempeñado diversas funciones: implantación de sistemas de información, normativa, elaboración estados financieros, control de gestión, control de participadas, reporting interno y externo (CNMV), planificación estratégica, gestión tributaria, etc.,
Su carrera profesional ha transcurrido los últimos 34 años, hasta su jubilación, en FCC, S.A.
Actualmente asiste a sesiones de la de Real Academia de Doctores y otras instituciones relacionadas con los temas de economía, finanzas, derecho y el medio ambiente.
I graduated in 2007 from ESADE after spending one year in HEC Paris doing my double degree program. Eager for new international experiences I joined Société Générale inside the graduate program, which offer me the chance to work in different countries and meeting colleagues around the world. After working in M&A and Equity markets teams, I decided to focus my career in the credit field, specializing in arranging acquisition loans for large corporates and Private Equity funds.
In my current job, I advise clients in the process to raise financing in capital markets for companies exposed to a large variety of sectors. In my current job, I have a privileged seat to see how companies are quickly changing, impacted by innovation and digitalization trends.
Definitely we are living in a time of deep changes that are shaping tomorrow’s world!. I complement my dedicated job with an active engagement in ESADE’s Paris chapter since 2010. My tasks are to make alumni get to know each other and keep ESADE network alive. Last but not least, my friends usually tell me that I’m a passionate runner, a seasoned traveler and intrepid reader.
Digital strategist and expert in accelerating company growth by creating new business models and developing digitalization strategies. I support executives in imagining, designing, and executing their transformation processes. General Manager at RocaSalvatella and professor in various innovation and digital transformation programs. Industrial Engineer, Master's in Operations Management from ESADE, and PDD from IESE.
Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.
Expat Leadership, Life Transitions
MSc in International Business Management
As a certified coach and expat leadership expert, I empower professionals to navigate the challenges of living and leading abroad. With a background in business management and communications, I specialize in helping clients overcome cultural barriers, enhance leadership skills, and build confidence in international settings. Having lived and worked across five countries, I offer personalized coaching programs on leadership, cultural adaptation, and career transitions, enabling expats to thrive personally and professionally.
Language: English
Certification:
Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
Ying-Chih (Tiffany) Chiu, ESADE MBA Class of 2015 with exchange program in McCombs School of Business.
During the MBA, Tiffany was the vice president of Operations Club and had her summer internship in Vodafone Espana.
She now works as Product Marketing Manager in Microsoft Taiwan, in charge of Microsoft 365 Productivity Platform Go-To-Market strategy in Taiwan market.
Passionate about digital, fast paced, innovative, disruptive and multicultural environments. After 7 years working as financial consultant in Barcelona, I started my Digital career in one of the fastest growing German Start-Ups in Europe, mainly in Marketing Operations, Business Analytics and Processes functions. I hold a Business Administration degree and a Tax and Management Master from ESADE, Spain. Based in Munich, Germany, I am part of the ESADE Alumni Chapter Board in the Bavarian region.
Family Business Consultant and Executive Coach: Javier is a Civil Engineer, and Executive MBA of the 2014 promotion. He has extensive professional experience in management positions in Spain and abroad. He is dedicated to accompanying family businesses in the process of generational change, and strategic advice in the areas of business development, operations and people management.
Managing Partner in Commercial Consulting
Thanks to extensive experience as a Business Unit Director in a leading company in the automotive and industrial sectors, he has created ByJ Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in commercial and sales. We specialize in making a deep diagnosis of the Commercial Area of a company, and propose an action plan, getting involved in the implementation. He is an MBA Esade and with extensive experience as Chairman of the Administration Council in a multinational company.
Hi, my name is Irakli and I am ESADE MBA graduate from Co2017. After finishing my MBA studies I have joined IKEA supply chain team in Älmhult where IKEA was born 70 years ago. I am privileged to represent ESADE Alumni in Sweden and to help build a strong collaboration between ESADE and IKEA. Looking forward to supporting ESADE community in connecting with Swedish talent as well as with the business represented in Sweden.
Experiencia en políticas públicas relacionadas con la investigación y la innovación, particularmente en Estrategias para la Especialización Inteligente (RIS3). Acostumbrada a trabajar en la interfaz ciencia, empresa y política con el objetivo de fortalecer las dinámicas de innovación y competitividad Regional.
Mi pasión es generar el mayor impacto posible para mejorar nuestra sociedad. Me encanta conversar y si es con un buen vino, mejor.
Alexandra holds a Bachelor in Law from Esade Law School. She joined the Corporate Law Department at Uría Menéndez in 2000 and was appointed coordinating associate in January 2010. Her practice focuses on corporate law, particularly on company acquisitions and sales, mergers and restructuring, joint ventures, and investment and divestment transactions of all sorts through national and international structures.
She has more than 15 years of experience advising on contractual and board secretarial matters (financial transactions and mergers and acquisitions). She also works regularly with entrepreneurs and social enterprises
I was born in the 60s and I consider myself a "Perennial", the ageless generation! . In 2013 I celebrated the fiftieth anniversary. Being surplus quota allowed me to get rid of the Military Service, finish my academic training and enter the labor market without interruptions.
I consider myself the fruit of multinationals. I accumulate more than 30 years of experience in 3 technology companies. During these 6 years I have had the luxury of leading strategic and operational areas. Having a permanent, avant-garde and real-time training is priceless! 7 years ago I focused on promoting intrapreneurship and managing change processes.
Since April 2019 I have a new challenge in Schneider Electric: direct the strategy and implement the new Client Software platforms to improve your user experience in the journey towards the Digital Transformation of the complex B2B environment.
All this multicultural and multidisciplinary baggage gives me a broad business vision and an enormous capacity for adaptation, as well as the virtue of promoting transformation projects, or business development, in highly volatile and uncertain VUCA scenarios.
On a personal level, I have a passion to undertake, innovate and motivate teams. I love technology and simplicity, I like intrigues, dilemmas and the art of magic, as well as reinventing day to day. My experience in intrapreneurship encourages me to advise startups and, my motivation for innovation and technology, lead me to support ESADE Alumni within the Board of Directors of the Business Innovation & Technologies Club and the ESADE Business Angels network BAN, as "collaborative startup advisor".
I have learned that companies are "living beings", with the obligation to evolve. If they don't, they disappear. As I would say @Darwin, it is a simple matter of adaptation!
Digital optimist addressing the change of era, I work at the Endesa Digital Transformation Office, with a specific focus on the business vision ("economics" and planning), implementation of the agile methodology and digitalization initiatives. On the other hand, I am part of the Board of an investment club in digital startups.
In the last professional stage I developed functions of management control, development of dashboards for senior management and participation in strategic projects in Enel.
Previously, 11 years managing teams and projects of an organizational and operational type, negotiating with public administrations, cooperating with multiple departments of the company and with suppliers.
I have grown in 5 different countries, which has given me the ability to work in multicultural environments and be very adaptable to changes.
Mireia is an Audit Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Barcelona, specialising in the tourism and real estate sectors. She has been a member of the Spanish Official Register of Account Auditors (ROAC) since 2006.
She has 20 years of experience auditing and advising businesses in Spain, especially groups that apply IFRS Standards. She specialises in working with tourism and real estate clients. She has international experience, having worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers USA in Washington DC from 2006 to 2007. She is the partner responsible for the auditing business in the tourism sector at PwC Spain.
Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters at ESADE (Lic&MDE' 12) with exchange at Singapore Management University. During her times at ESADE, she represented the students awarded with talent scholarships in several occasions and she was also President of ESADE students' groups during the last 3
years of her Bachelor.
Previous professional experience includes striving at the Investment Management division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, collaborating on the M&A efforts at The Economist Group and working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. After an international career based out of London, Hong
Kong, New York and Madrid, Alba has now been living in Dubai for the last two years, driving the
strategy of Careem, the first unicorn in the MENA region.
She is also one fo the leaders of the LeanIn circle of "Women in Tech" in Dubai and President of the ESADE Alumni UAE Chapter.
David is the Director of Mercer Consulting, S.L.U.
He has more than 20 years of experience advising multinational companies on how to transform their business strategy through people. He has held various positions at Mercer, including Business Leader at Mercer Marsh Benefits, the employee-benefits strategic area at Marsh McLennan.
His area of expertise is the design of compensation and benefits policies aligned with business objectives. He has in-depth knowledge of the infrastructure and tourism sectors. He has extensive knowledge of pensions and personal insurance in the Spanish market and has led the implementation of international benefit-strategy programmes as well as merger and acquisition processes.
He holds a Bachelor in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University of Madrid. He completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade. He is also a qualified insurance mediator and is a member of the Institute of Spanish Actuaries.
Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.
He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.
Robert is the Managing Director and CFO of Innogy Spain, a German-owned utility focused on renewable energy generation, networks, and the retail electricity and gas business. He is also an academic assistant at Esade, where he provides tutoring on business plans, among other topics, for various programmes.
Daniel holds a Bachelor in Economics and an MBA from Esade, as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago.
He is a co-founder and general partner at Nauta Capital, a technology venture capital firm that was founded in Barcelona and currently has offices in London and Munich. He gained experience as an mergers and acquisitions consultant at Deloitte and as Deputy General Manager at Taurus. He has been a board member at the European private equity association Invest Europe and at the Spanish Association of Capital, Growth and Investment (ASCRI).
At various stages of his career, has been a collaborator and academic assistant at Esade, teaching finance, strategy and international business expansion.
Jorge is an attorney in the Intellectual Property and New Technologies Department at Cuatrecasas. He has extensive experience advising clients in the entertainment, life sciences and e-commerce industries.
He holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Navarra and a Master in Intellectual Property and the Information Society from Esade. He has also completed various programmes at Harvard Law School and IE Law School.
He is the author of numerous articles on legal doctrine and other publications, including the book Aspectos legales de las redes sociales (Editorial Bosch, 2016).
Psicóloga especializada en organizaciones y trabajo con más de 30 años de experiencia como consultora en el ámbito de personas. Socia Directora de Psicotècnia y, desde el año 1995 profesora asociada en la Facultat de Educación y Psicología de la Universitat de Girona y colaboradora académica del departamento de Personas y Organización de Esade.