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1. Event in Mexico with Javier Muñoz. 2. Prof. Mario Capizzani in Basel. 3. Session in Paris.
Evolution of the European Venture Philanthropy Forefront and Japan’s Initiatives.” The session was introduced by Prof. Heinrich Liechtenstein, who defined the concept of impact investing from a European perspective, and featured the participation of Tomoya Shiraishi, CEO of Social Investment Partners; and Reiji Yamanaka, director of KIBOW Impact Investment.
NOVEMBER 21 The conference “Redesigning a Post-MBA Career” included presentations from Satoshi Igarashi (MBA ’07), general deputy manager of the Tokyo Business Division at Shinkin Central Bank; Shota Imako (MBA ’98), senior manager of Project NuGen Division Energy Systems & Solutions Company at Toshiba Corporation; Daisuke Tanaka, engagement manager at McKinsey & Co; Shigeki Uchihashi (MBA ’11), senior manager of Project Promotion Section and Enterprise Performance Management Department at Rakuten; and Mitsuaki Watanabe, CEO and founder of AXIOM.
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coaching. Thanks to Cindy Hongdong (GEMBA ’14) and Pilar Baltar (GEMBA ’07) for organizing this meeting.
The regional chapter in the United Kingdom, presided over by Paco Ybarra (MBA ’87), organized the first IESE Alumnae Gathering. For this first edition, it was decided to have a debate on women’s leadership and how to stimulate it — one of IESE’s priorities. There was an introductory session by Joanna Moss, IESE career advisor in the U.K. and cofounder and director of Moss Perform, a company that offers executive and leadership
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The world is increasingly digital, and the tourism sector of course must also adapt to this reality. The degree of adaptation of new technology and solutions, and particularly the speed at which change occurs, is key for businesses and administrations when it comes to providing better solutions to their
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