The Center participates in the organization of competitions and awards designed to recognize excellence in the entrepreneurial work of students and businesspeople and to stimulate innovation and business initiative.
 
EVENTS 2009-2010


• ACTIVITIES CO-ORGANIZED WITH OTHER ENTITIES

Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The purpose of these meetings has been to collect first hand information about the personal and work experiences of the winners, to go over the key factors of their success of growth, as well as to the problems and future challenges that actually have influence on the capacity of the companies to generate and support the long-term growth.

CEO’s Forum
An exclusive consortium of high-performing CEO peer groups from high growth, high-tech companies across the European Union. Members share the common goal of scaling their companies to significant stakeholder valuation.


• MANAGEMENT FORUMS

Foros de Inversión Privada y Family Offices
Madrid-Barcelona
October 6, 2009
October 29, 2009
November 19, 2009
January 28, 2010
March 11, 2010
April 22, 2010
June 1, 2010
July 12, 2010

III Programa de Formación para Inversores
Module I: Barcelona, October 6, 2008
Module II: Madrid, October 29, 2008

INDUSTRY MEETINGS

3rd Pharmaceutical Indutry Meeting: Towards a New Industry Sector?
 Barcelona, November 5, 2009

• ACTIVITIES

Global Entrepreneurship Week 
Barcelona, 16 -20 November, 2009

Entrepreneurial Tech Fair
Barcelona, January 2010

Growth & Investment Forum
Barcelona, March 2010

III Encuentro de Private Equity
Barcelona, March 2010 

IV Conferencia "El Deporte en la Gestión de Empresas"
Barcelona, April 2010

• Moreover, the Center is characterized for developing and provide model programs, such as:

Curso de Formación para Inversores Privados
The aim of the course is to take advantage of the knowledge of professors, investors and collaborators of IESE Business Angels Network, in order to stimulate the investors’ activity environment.  The contents offer tools and lessons to systematize and to manage the different phases through the investing process.

Investment Readiness Seminar
The objective of this seminar is to explore different dimensions of the creation and growth of new companies, as well as to foment innovation and creation of new businesses in companies already established.

The sessions include aspects related to the identification and evaluation of opportunities, definition on the business model, pick up resources, and forms to let the business grows.