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The most significant annual event for all IE alumni is the Global Alumni Forum, which this year will take place on Friday, September 30^th in Madrid. The GAF brings you a unique opportunity to meet not only your former classmates but also alumni from other intakes and programs, and fellow members of the IE Community, many of whom are from your sector, your area, and share your interests.

In this edition, we will have the honor to receive relevant players from the world of economy, institutions and academia, such as Ángel Gurría, OECD General Minister, Eduardo Punset, Science Commentator and Emilio Azcárraga, President of Televisa. Check out the Agenda of the event for more information about the program and speakers.

Looking forward to seeing our alumni on September 30^th!

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El Global Alumni Forum es el evento anual más importante para todos los antiguos alumnos de IE. Este año se celebrará el viernes 30 de septiembre en Madrid. El GAF te brinda la oportunidad de rencontrarte con antiguos compañeros de clase y también con antiguos alumnos de otras convocatorias y programas, además de los miembros de IE Community, muchos de los cuales proceden del mismo sector, área o tienen los mismos intereses que tú.

En esta edición, tendremos el honor de contar con importantes ponentes del mundo de la economía, las instituciones y del ámbito académico, como Ángel Gurría, Secretario general de OECD, Eduardo Punset, Comunicador científico y Emilio Azcárraga, Presidente de Televisa. Para más información sobre el programa y los ponentes, mira la agenda del evento.

¡Esperamos ver a nuestros antiguos alumnos el próximo 30 de septiembre!

Richard Barnard current student of the International MBA program – Class of 2010 describes his experience during the MBAT Sports Weekend.

 This past weekend close to a hundred IE Business School students from across the English, Spanish, November, April IMBA intakes and the other Master programmes flew to Paris to take part in the annual MBA Tournament (“MBAT”). MBAT is hosted by HEC Business School on its campus close to Versailles west of Paris.

MBAT brings together business schools from across Europe including the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, among others. For 3 days each year these business schools compete in a broad spectrum of sports, winning individual event trophies and aiming ultimately for the MBAT Cup, awarded to the overall champion.

Coinciding with the end of Core Period 2 and a few days holiday from the IMBA programme the mood was relaxed. IE students competed in several activities and the teams performed superbly. Special congratulations must go to the IE Football Team who once again proved they are the best in Europe in 2011, beating LBS in the final to be crowned MBAT champions.

Gold medals were also won by the IE Golf Team and for Women’s cross-country. Silver medals were won by the Women’s Football Team, Men’s Rugby Team, and Bronze by the Swimming team and Golf Team 2. Personally, I represented IE at Cricket and Tug-of-War; whilst not participating in a champion team at either of these two sports, the sporting camaraderie made the weekend extremely enjoyable.

 The diversity of the IE student body shone through and the MBAT weekend provided a fantastic opportunity for all students from all the various programmes to meet, mix and have fun. The weather helped; three days of glorious Parisian sunshine ensured that good times were had by all participants on and off the sports fields.

We also made time to visit the centre of Paris and see the sights. The cricket team decided to do this on the first day, taking the approach of “bringing cricket to Paris” and playing at each of the major landmarks across the heart of the city, culminating in a game of cricket beneath the Eiffel Tower.

On a final note, although there was not a prize for it, I believe that by popular consent IE also won the disco dance floor challenge … at least I won something!

A good example of how IE Business School helps women to reach their professional goals is through events like “IE Women’s day: Women without fear of power”, taking place next 1^st June at our Madrid campus and will speak about the keys to success for women.

 This event will count on the presence of Mrs. Mónica Deza, Vice President of Innovation of the McCann World Group in Spain and Counselor of APD, Mrs. Mª Paz Sánchez, Director of General Electric Capital in Spain, and Mrs. Elisa Martínez de Miguel, Executive Partner of Newmann international.

 These women have enjoyed success in their careers, and they will share with us their personal experiences, opinions about the current position of women in the world and their professional development.

 The audience will also have the opportunity to network with each other and the different speakers.

If you want would like to attend, please click here.

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 Un claro ejemplo de cómo IE Business School ayuda a las mujeres a lograr sus objetivos profesionales, es a través de eventos como el “IE Women’s day: Mujeres sin miedo al poder”, que se celebrará el próximo 1 de junio en nuestro campus de Madrid, el cual va dirigido a todas las mujeres que quieran conocer las claves del éxito femenino.

 El evento contará entre otras con la participación de Dña. Mónica Deza, Vicepresidente de Innovación de McCann World Group España y Consejera de la APD; Dña. Mª Paz Sánchez, Directora para España de General Electric Capital o Dña. Elisa Martínez de Miguel, Executive Partner de Newmann international.

 Las asistentes tendrán la oportunidad de intercambiar opiniones entre ellas y de charlas con las diferentes ponentes.

Si quieres asistir a este evento, pincha aquí.

At IE Business School we take the threat of climate change very seriously. We therefore encourage our students to care about the environment while they develop their managerial skills. Symbolic of our dedication to corporate responsibility we would like to introduce you to the IE Energy Day – taking place on Thursday the 19th of May at 19:00(CET). This event is organized by IE to stimulate discussion on the environment and ways that businesses can help promote a carbon neutral world.

 We invite the IE Community to learn more about the energy sector by attending the speech titled “The Goal of Climate Change” by Mr. Jesús Abadía Ibáñez – IE Business School Executive MBA Alumni and Director of Environmental and Sustainable Development for ENDESA. Also participating and moderating the debate will be Mr. Carlos Garía Suárez – CEO of Tenoma Energía Sostenible S.A. and professor of Renewable Energy and Corporate Social Responsibility at IE Business School.

 At the end of the conference we also invite you to an informal cocktail where you will have the opportunity to network with members of the IE Community, professors and professionals from the sector.

To register for the IE Energy Day Event click here.

En IE Business Business School nos tomamos muy en serio el asunto del cambio climático. Por esto, animamos a nuestros estudiantes a que se preocupen por el medioambiente a la vez de que desarrollan sus habilidades en gestión. Nos gustaría presentaros el IE Energy Day, el cual tendrá lugar el jueves 19 de mayo a las 19.00 (CET), un acontecimiento que simboliza nuestra dedicación a la responsabilidad social. Este acto está organizado por IE, en el que se discute sobre medioambiente y el modo en que los negocios pueden ayudar a promover un mundo libre de carbono.

Invitamos al IE Community a aprender sobre el sector energético asistiendo a la charla titulada “El objetivo del cambio climático”, del Sr. Jesús Abadía Ibáñez, ex alumno de IE Executive MBA y Director de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo sostenible de ENDESA. El Sr. Carlos García Suázer, CEO de Tenoma Energía Sostenible S.A.  y el profesor de Energías Renovables y de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa en IE Business School también participarán y moderarán el debate.

Os invitamos al final de la conferencia a que asistáis a un cóctel informal donde tendrás la oportunidad de charlar con los miembros de IE Community, profesores y profesionales del sector.

Para registrarte en el IE Energy Day pincha aqui.

If you are interested in visiting our Madrid campus and meeting current students we have a Campus Tour every Friday at 2PM. A representative of the Admission’s Team will give you a tour of the Campus located in the financial heart of Madrid and guide you through our facilities. Campus Tours not only give you an idea of how classrooms and workgroup rooms look like but also you get a sense of the International environment that is present daily in the school. Furthermore you also have the opportunity to network with other people that want to study at IE.

To register for upcoming Campus Tours please click here.

For the last 30 years EFMD has been organizing Case Writing Competitions with the aim to improve management education by developing new teaching materials and learning methodologies. This year IE Business School won the “Euro – Mediterranean Managerial Practices and Issues” category for the case “Novartis, Commercial Strategy for Success” written by professors Claire Bastien and Teresa Serra.

According to EFMD this year’s competition was a great success breaking the record in the number of submissions received. Education institutions across the globe can use these cases for teaching purposes, at IE Business School we take a practical approach to teaching focusing on the case methodology.

To learn more about the EFMD Case Competition click here.

IE Consulting Club in association with Accenture and Cemex are hosting the “IE Management Consulting Forum 2011″. The forum will be held this afternoon at 4pm and Saturday 9th of April. The event will include presentations, case workshops and discussion panels involving senior business leaders sharing their opinions on different topics in businss.

For more information about the IE Consulting Day click here.

As every year, the IE Global Alumni Forum will take place, an event that brings together Alumni from IE Business School who are invited to attend and have the opportunity to strengthen their network.

Last year over 1,000 managers and entrepreneurs from 43 countries met in Madrid and explored ways to exit the economic crisis. Experts including Joaquín Almunia, Luis Rojas Marcos and Bernardo Kliksberg addressed economic crisis, the continuous fight against poverty and the management of critical situations.

This year our Global Alumni Forum will take place in two different locations, namely Lima and Madrid on the 25th of March and on 30th of September respectively.

Diego del Alcázar – President of IE explains the importance of the event:

“In this first 2011 Global Alumni Forum, key players from the world of politics and entrepreneurship will be joining us to share their vision of the importance of innovation, entrepreneurship and academia. Peru was the venue of the APEC and ALC-UE forums in 2009, which resulted in it becoming a reference for both local and international investment.

In the Lima and Madrid Global Alumni Forums we’re aiming to add yet another successful event to those of previous years. At our last Forum in Madrid I had the pleasure of seeing over 1,500 of you who had travelled from countries around the world to be here, showing that together we form a dedicated network of global leaders.”

We look forward to seeing you on March 25th!

Fore more information on the Global Alumni Forum in Lima, Peru; please click here.

Last weekend IE ‘s Football Club became Champions when travelled to London to compete in a football tournament hosted by London Business School. Today we interviewed IE FC’s coach and International MBA 2009 graduate, Luis Arreaza.

Hi Luis, thank you for accepting doing this interview. Could you please introduce yourself?

Hi, my name is Luis F. Arreaza, Alumn from the 2009 International MBA class and coach for the current IE Football Club Men’s team. At the moment, I’m working at Horwath International, a financial consulting firm in Madrid.

Tell us more about this MBA Tournament and why IE Business School participated?

This tournament was organized by London Business School with the idea of contributing to eradicate poverty in Africa. The tournament “Tackle Africa Cup” promoted greater emphasis on investment in the African Continent.

IE Football Club participated because we are committed to causes that promote the greater good, beyond the scope of profitable business. For this reason we were keen on supporting LBS in their efforts. In 2009, LBS also supported our tournament, “GreenLaces Cup”,  aimed at raising environmental awareness. Additionally, it was a great opportunity to network and meet new people from different countries and different business schools.

What do you need to do to join IE Football Club?

IE Football Club is more than just a place where everyone comes in and plays the game. Our idea is to have dedicated individuals inside and outside the field, who represent values such as integrity, respect, honesty, dedication, determination, fraternity, and sportsmanship.

To be involved, players need to come to practice, show commitment to our cause, and help the club with extracurricular events such as fundraisers, tournaments, and charities.

Since IE Football Club is one of the most popular clubs within the IE community, it’s important to honor IE when representing all our students at international tournaments, which is another reason why we choose players that embody the values mentioned above.

How many people were selected to play the tournament and what do you look for when you make the selection?

I chose 18 players initially, based on their commitment, skills, and availability to travel.

Given that the International MBA program is quite intense, how do people manage to coordinate classes and football?

This is an interesting question because it’s one of the main reasons behind players leaving the team. IE FC staff has made sure to plan ahead our practices and training sessions so we expect students can also plan their activities.

I have told my players that this is a situation where they have to show off their management skills, and prioritize their goals. In my opinion, this experience with IE Football Club will have a huge impact during their professional lives because players will know the true identity of their characters, and realize that when they set a goal for themselves, it can materialize with hard work and determination.

A good example of this philosophy is our Championship win this past March 6^th at London Business School´s Tackle Africa Cup. We brought a group together with our willingness and dedication to succeed, everyone put their best effort forward and took the trophy home.

What is the next goal of IE Football Club?

We intend to keep training hard and recruiting students that represent IE values that we want to spread. Through this, we are confident to win upcoming tournaments such as IESE´s Spring Games and HEC´s MBA Tournament; along with other ambitious tournaments such as UCLA´s MBA World Cup.

Yesterday we celebrated the Graduation Ceremony of the International MBA students November 2009 intake at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid. During this ceremony as well as the presentation of Diplomas, the award for the best entrepreneurial project doctordoctor -an eHealth website to help patients organize their medical lives- and the awards for best students and best professors were granted. After the Graduation Ceremony the celebration continued at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid where our recent graduates networked with their colleagues from other intakes and programs as well as with IE staff.

We want to congratulate all our International MBA November 2009 intake recent graduates whose success we celebrated yesterday. They received their IE master’s Degree Diploma after a year of huge effort and achievement. Some of them will be leaving Madrid soon, but we will be in touch through our blogs, events and IE Communities. We wish you all the best in the future!

Ayer celebramos la Ceremonia de Graduación del International MBA de la convocatoria de Noviembre 2009 en el Palacio de Congresos de Madrid. Durante esta ceremonia además de la entrega de Diplomas, se otorgaron los premios al mejor proyecto emprendedor Doctordoctor (una página web de salud que ayuda a pacientes a organizar su vida médica),  y los premios para los mejores estudiantes y profesores. Después de la Ceremonia de Graduación la celebración continuó en el Círculo de Bellas Artes en Madrid donde los recién graduados pudieron hacer network con sus compañeros de otras convocatorias y programas y también con personal de IE.

Queremos dar la enhorabuena a todos los recién graduados de International MBA de la convocatoria Noviembre 2009 cuyo éxito celebramos ayer. Ya han recibido su Diploma de Máster de IE tras un año de gran esfuerzo y logros.  Algunos de ellos se irán de Madrid pronto pero estaremos en contacto a través de nuestros blogs, eventos y IE Communities. ¡Os deseamos todo lo mejor en el futuro!