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April 2012 • Nº 102
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More than 3,000 alumni took part in the last Global Alumni Reunion. This year brings a new challenge and IESE will cross again the ocean with the first Global Alumni Reunion in Latin America.

Sao Paulo will receive the Alumni community on Nov. 1, 2 and 3. Book your trip now and take advantage of the special discounts that we have negotiated! Remember that time is limited and the more time that passes, the more expensive the trip will be.

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Continuous Education | Professional Development | Community  | Membership Advantages
Continuous Education Program

Boton rojo  4/4 Tokyo 
Trends, challenges and opportunities
Prof. Jan Oosterveld

Boton rojo  10/4 MadridTweet
Social media para la alta dirección
Prof. Julián Villanueva

Boton rojo  16/4 Madrid Tweet
Slumdog Millionaire: cuando la realidad excede a la ficción. Sonrisas de Bombay: historia de un emprendedor social
Prof. Santiago Álvarez de Mon

Boton rojo  18/4 London
Started Up: Works in Progress
Prof. Rob Johnson

Boton rojo  19/4 Toronto 
Dangerous Connections: Hedge Funds, Brokers and the Emergence of a Consensus Trade
Prof. Jan Simon

Boton rojo  26/4 Barcelona Tweet 
The New Innovation Game: What Can We Learn From Emerging Markets?
Prof. Jordi Canals

Programa de Continuidad 

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Professional Development

Upcoming SUCCEED workshops

On April 16, a new series of SUCCEED workshops will be organized on IESE’s Barcelona campus. This tool seeks to be a source of support for building your Professional and Personal Plan and is aimed at all IESE Alumni Association members who – regardless of current personal and professional situations – would like to reflect on their professional lives, evaluate the implications of professional aspects of life on those that are personal, and learn how they can expand their opportunities in case of possible career changes.

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On Campus
Quinquenios BarcelonaPADE, PDG and PDD 5-year anniversaries in Barcelona 
More than 400 graduates of the PADE, PDG and PDD programs who are making their 5-year anniversaries met up with former classmates and professors at IESE on March 22. They were the first to receive the new Global Alumni Reunion “teaser”, a gift to remind them that this year IESE will again cross the ocean to explore new horizons.
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Encuentro PDDPDD Meeting Madrid 
More than 500 PDD alumni met in Madrid to attend the PDD 2012 Meeting. They were welcomed by Prof. Francisco Iniesta, director of IESE in Madrid. After a panel discussion moderated by Prof. José Ramón Pin on professional career development, the alumni enjoyed a wine reception on the campus.
 
John DeereCEO of John Deere Ibérica at IESE
John Deere Ibérica is the first Spanish company to receive the Industrial Excellence Award, a prize awarded by IESE, INSEAD, WHU and the Rotterdam School of Management. In his remarks at IESE, CEO Mario de Miguel described the transformation process that has taken John Deere Ibérica to the highest levels of global excellence.
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Case Competition17ª International Case Competition Concludes 
The 17th edition of IESE’s International Case Competition was held on March 22-24, with the participation of MBA students from several of the world’s leading business schools. After two days of debate focused on a business case on Mango, written by IESE Prof. Joan Enric Ricart, and with input from Mango`s director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Xavier Carbonell, INSEAD’s team was declared the winner.
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Off Campus
Edwin MosesEdwin Moses, Olympic gold and former world record-holder at Alumni session 
“There are many ways of looking at legends. But although my mother said I was born ready to run, between being born and later having the street I was born on named after me, I had to do a lot of hard work,” said Edwin Moses at a Continuous Education session in London.
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Palau de la Música CatalanaBenefit Concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana 
On May 24, a concert will be held to benefit the Fundació Raval Solidari at the Palau de la Música Catalana. The foundation has been leading social action activities in the Barcelona neighborhood of Raval for 14 years and regularly helps more than 2,000 people.
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IESE On Stage
Javier EstradaJavier Estrada at the Telefónica Leadership Conference in Miami 
Prof. Javier Estrada participated in The Global Playing Field: 2012 and Beyond at the Telefónica Leadership Conference held in Miami. This annual conference brings together more than 600 leadership, talent management and HR professionals from major multinationals for three days.
 
Antonio ArgandoñaAntonio Argandoña opens seminar on the role of companies in society 
On March 8, Prof. Argandoña led the inaugural session at the 1st International Workshop: The Role of Business in Society and the Pursuit of the Common Good, organized by ESSEC Business School in France.
 
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Programs

Orientar la organización al cliente, 04/17-19, Barcelona

XIV Encuentro de marcas de prestigio, 04/25, Barcelona

Coaching directivo: Desarrollando el talento en la organización, 05/7-10 and 06/5-7, Madrid

Contabilidad y finanzas para directivos no financieros, 05/8, 16, 22, 29 and 06/5, 12, Madrid

V Foro de dirección comercial, 05/10, Barcelona

XVIII Encuentro de telecomunicaciones y de la sociedad de la información, 05/22-23, Barcelona

Marketing relacional One2One, 05/22-24, Madrid

¿Cómo mejorar mis competencias directivas?, 05/23-24 and 06/28, Barcelona

La correcta toma de decisiones, 05/28-30, Madrid

Encuentro del sector del agua, 05/30, Barcelona

XVI Encuentro de alimentación y bebidas, 06/5, Barcelona

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Multimedia
Eye on IESEEye on IESE April edition 
Topping the news in the March edition of "Eye on IESE," is Dean Jordi Canals' recent trip to Asia for meetings and sessions with alumni in key locations such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.
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Antonio Argandoña_VideoStrike Signals Uncertainty
The general strike planned by unions on March 29 in Spain is a reflection of the high level of uncertainty that people are feeling, although most consider the government's austerity measures to be good policy, explains IESE Prof. Antonio Argandoña of the Department of Economics.
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Adrian Done_VideoManaging the Future: The Way Ahead 
IESE's Adrian Done offers a glimpse inside Issue 12 of IESE Insight magazine, to be published on March 15. The dossier helps managers get to grips with the big global trends that are going to have considerable impact on everyone's life in the years ahead.
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Javier ZamoraAll the Knowledge That's Fit to Print
In March 2012, after 244 years in publication, the Encyclopedia Britannica decided to stop publishing its printed edition and focus solely on its online version. The rise of Wikipedia and the transformation of information into a commodity, sparked the demise of the printed version of Encyclopedia Britannica, which consisted of 32 volumes weighing a total of 129 pounds, says Javier Zamora of IESE's Department of Information Systems.
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Research
Portada InsightManaging the Future: The Way Ahead
IESE Insight
Stop worrying about the future and start preparing for it instead. The latest issue of IESE Insight review arms you with the tools you need to take control over how you manage and navigate the big global trends of our times. IESE's Adrian A. Done highlights 12 global trends. Ian Goldin warns of systemic risks. Devin Fidler and Marina Gorbis list 10 new skills that every worker needs. And IESE's Mike Rosenberg sets out a scenario planning process.
IESE Alumni Members can access all of this premium material, or you can simply register for free or subscribe from the magazine site.
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PharmaRegulators vs. Pharma: Room for Compromise
Verniers, I.; Stremersch, Stefan; Croux, C.
Regulators and pharmaceuticals are typically at odds when it comes to launching new drugs. In a new paper that explores the interrelationship between launch timing and price, IESE's Stefan Stremersch and colleagues propose ways to align the interests of both parties.
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Securitization: Better Discipline Than Bank Run?
Campos, Rolf; Islas, Gonzalo
Banking research has been heavily influenced by studies of "moral hazard," prompting the belief that the best way to enforce good behavior from banks is through the threat of bank runs. Yet IESE Prof. Rolf Campos and Gonzalo Islas suggest that securitization, applied in an appropriate manner, may be a superior disciplinary mechanism.
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SSRNIESE Faculty Members Feature Strongly in SSNR Repository
Reflecting IESE Business School's commitment to excellence in research, the school has recently moved into the top slot among international business schools in the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) listing for number of downloads of papers written by the school's professors. On March 6, IESE  had registered a total of 86,076 downloads over the previous 12 months.
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IESE in the News
Boton rojo International PressBoton rojo National Press

26-03-2012
Rising tide of collaborations
South China Morning Post (China)

15-03-2012
Banco do Equador mira nicho Espanhol
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)

08-03-2012
Interview with Prof. Pankaj Ghemawat
Associated Press Television News (Global)

04-03-2012
National public radio broadcast the interview with Prof. Juan José Toribio, on the topic of the debt of the Spanish regions
National Public Radio (NPR (USA))

23-03-2012
La financiación de la empresa en 2012, por José Luis Suárez
El Economista

22-03-2012
¿Cómo remontó EE.UU.?, por Eduardo Martínez Abascal
La Vanguardia

14-03-2012
Mi idea de progreso, por Santiago Álvarez de Mon
Expansión

04-03-2012
En el trabajo, ¿temido o querido?, por Nuria Chinchilla y Maruja Moragas
La Vanguardia

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