IESE Responsible Business Club
IESE Responsible Business Club
Build your own schedule based on your sustainability preferences and goals!
MARCH 12TH, 2024
15:00 - 16:25 | North Campus Foyer
Registration Open15:45 - 16:25 | Q-103
Infosys Company Presentation
16:30 - 16:35 | Aula Magna
Welcome Address
Marc Badia, Deputy Dean | IESE Business School
16:35 - 16:45 | Aula Magna
Opening Remarks (Virtual)
Rosalinde van der Vlies, Clean Planet Director | European Commission
16:50 - 17:40 | Aula Magna
Keynote #1: The Politics of (Impact) Measurement
Tom Adams, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | 60 Decibels
18:00 - 18:55 |
Breakout #1:
Q-103
Workshop #1: Infosys Hackathon - Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Value Chain*Nidhi Gulati, Principal, Business Consulting Sustainability & Design | Infosys
Elena Könitz, Global Academic Relations Associate | Infosys
Q-101
Panel #1: Harnessing Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing - Driving Solutions for Environmental and Climate Change Challenges
María Puch, Head of Growth | BFA
Peter BenHur Nyeko, Co-Founder & Director | Mandulis Energy (Cleantech Entrepreneur)
Ines Serra Baucells, Founder and CEO | Biosorra
Moderated by: Graciela Suárez Rentería, IESE MBA '25
Aula Magna
Panel #2: Global Challenges, Impactful Responses - Creating Effective Impact Strategies During the Poly-Crisis Era
Alexander Baic, Partner & Director | BCG
Rhea Hamilton, Managing Director | BeyondNetZero
Julian Simon, Global Head of Energy Management and Business Innovation | Qualitas Energy
Paloma Giménez de Córdoba, Investment Vice President - Private Equity & Impact | Arcano Capital
Moderated by: Claudio Rizzi, IESE Assistant Professor of Financial Management
19:00 - 20:00 | Q-300
Networking Cocktail
MARCH 13TH, 2024
8:30 - 10:00 | North Campus Foyer
Registration Open
9:00 - 10:00 | Q-300
Welcome Breakfast
9:00 - 9:55 | Q-103
Infosys Presents: DGDW Hackathon Team Presentations*
10:00 - 10:10 | Aula Magna
Welcome Address
10:10 - 11:05 | Aula Magna
Keynote #2: Leveraging the Power of Technology & Innovation
Erin Beilharz, Principal Consultant | Lufthansa Systems
11:10 - 12:05 |
Breakout #2
Aula Magna
Panel #3: Sustainability Through the Lens of Technology
Remy de Tonnac, Partner | ETF Partners - Environmental Technologies Fund
Sebastian Cerone, Co-Founder & CEO | Sentrisense
Romi Sumaria, Head of Business Development & Partnerships | Terra Quantum AG
Moderated by: Usama Nadeem, IESE MBA '25
Q-102
Panel #4: Driving Change - The Manager's Role in Fostering Sustainable Employment Opportunities for Migrants and Refugees
Amaia Elizalde, Director for Spain | Tent Partnership for Refugees
Sofia Prim, Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs | Sanofi
Karina Kleissl, Co-founder and Migration Consultant | EGALA and KLARO Impact
Moderated by: Maria Fernanda Hoyos, IESE MBA '25
Q-103
Panel #5: ESG: Where Are We Now and Where Will We Go? Combating Negative Sentiment and Moving Toward Positive Change.
Maria Merry Del Val, Director | Holtara
Ivan Comerma, Co-Founder and Partner | Systema Capital
Alejandro Dominguez Fernandez, Global Sustainability | Acciona
Moderated by: Kendall Uggla, IESE MBA '25
12:05 - 13:20 | North Campus Foyer
Sustainability Company Expo
Infosys | Ecolab | Segundo Plato | Biosorra | Bumerang | Nora Foods | Anthesis Group | Bein Mindset | Go Zero Waste | Mandulis Energy | Veolia | Terra Quantum AG
13:20 - 14:30 | Q-300
21st Edition of DGDW Lunch
14:30 - 14:40 | Aula Magna
Post-Lunch Address
14:40 - 15:35 | Aula Magna
Institute for Sustainability Leadership (ISL) Panel: Knowledge Made Purposeful
Fabrizio Ferraro, Professor and Head of Strategic Management Department | IESE
Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Technology | IESE
Desirée Pacheco, Professor of Entrepreneurship | IESE
Igor Kadach, Associate Professor of Accounting and Control | IESE
Moderated by: Sumedha Kamra, IESE MBA '24
15:40 - 16:35 |
Breakout #3
Q-101
Panel #6: Diversity and Inclusion Beyond Communication
Lotus Smits, D&I Expert, Former Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Culture | Glovo
Francesc Sistach, CEO | Specialisterne
Kevin Hawkins, Advisor | We Create Space
Laura Fernandez, CEO | Bein Mindset
Moderated by: Graciela Suárez Rentería, IESE MBA '25
Q-102
Panel #7: Empowering Sustainable Futures - The Economic and Geopolitical Impact of Battery Recycling Innovations
Timm Lux, Associate Director | BCG
Raul Yuste Sepulveda, Global Key Account Manager for Battery Recycling | BASF
Pablo Astorga, Head of Battery Storage | OX2
Moderated by: Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, IESE Assistant Professor of Operations
Q-103
Workshop #2: ECOLAB Water Stewardship for Future Leaders - Will you do everything that is in your hands to embrace change in the system?
Jose Picanol, Marketing Manager Segment, Bev&Brew, Food & Beverage Europe | Ecolab
Amaia Alonso, Global Leadership Sustainability Network | Ecolab
17:00 - 17:55 |
Breakout #4
Aula Magna
Panel #8: Towards Net Zero - Exploring Pathways to Decarbonization Across Sectors
Nidhi Gulati, Principal, Business Consulting Sustainability & Design | Infosys
Fabian Bauer, Project Manager | Roland Berger GmbH
Juan Mollins | Entrepreneur, Businessman and Business Advisor | Industria Circular TNP, SL
Moderated by: Fabian Bauer, Project Manager at Roland Berger
Q-102
Panel #9: From Surplus to Impact - Sustainability in the Food Value Chain
Mette Lykke, CEO | Too Good To Go
Gilles Tisserand, Group Vice President Climate, Biodiversity, Water and Product Sustainability | Tetra Pak
Maria Portabella, Founder | Segundo Plato
Moderated by: Cynthia Kreng, IESE MBA '24
18:00 - 18:45 | Aula Magna
Keynote #3: Applied Innovation and its Influence on Sustainability and Ecological Transformation
Katarzyna Wszola, Director of Innovation | Veolia
18:45 - 19:00 | Aula Magna
Closing Remarks
19:00 - 20:00 | Q-300
21st Edition Closing Cocktail
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