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MBA Alumni Reunion 2009: Have you registered?


Over 500 people have already registered for the MBA Alumni Reunion to be held on Saturday 30th May. A chance to reunite with your classmates and IESE professors, many don't want to miss out on a day that promises to be stimulating, fun and full of activity. Your peers have already signed up....Have you? Register now!Banner MBA Reunion ENG
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Continuous Education | Community | Professional Development  | Membership Advantages
Continuous Education Program

Boton rojo  5/18/2009 Madrid
Crisis and attitude: an interior freedom to respond
Prof. Santiago Alvarez de Mon

Boton rojo  5/25/2009 Barcelona
An organizational behaviour perspective on the recent financial crisis
Prof. Jeffrey Pfeffer (Stanford)

Boton rojo  5/28/2009 Stuttgart
Key Elements in Good Governance of Family Owned Business
Prof. Josep Tàpies

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E-conferences Programs
 
E-conf_mottaThe Motta Experience
Stanley Motta, Member of the International Advisory Board (IAB) of IESE and President of the Motta Group, one of the most important family-owned business groups in Latin America, shares his first-hand experience in leadership, managing generational change and upholding a culture of entrepreneurship.

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Networking: A shift towards networking through online networks
The way in which we network with other professionals has changed profoundly. Old boy networks, while still useful in certain contexts, now seem an out-dated way of moving in professional circles. Online networks such as Linked-In, Facebook and Xing are the new way to make yourself known and get to know others.
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Boton rojo  XIII Food and Drink Industry Meeting, 5/26, Barcelona

Boton rojo  A New Approach in the Management of Cultural Institutions, 6/1-4, Madrid

Boton rojo  Concessions on Infrastructures, 6/2-3, Barcelona

Boton rojo  XV Telecommunications Industry Meeting, 6/4-5, Madrid

Boton rojo  Business strategy in the digital age, 6/8-10, New York

Boton rojo  Inside Russia, 6/8-12, Moscow & St. Petersburg

Boton rojo  Women and leadership: management skills, networking and compromise, 6/8-11, Barcelona

Boton rojo  Developing creativity and innovation in the company, 6/15-19, Madrid

Boton rojo  Managing Change: from the idea to the execution6/16-18, Barcelona

Boton rojo  Entrepreneurs: In Search of New Opportunities for Growth, 6/22-24, Madrid

Boton rojo  PDD: Pamplona (17/9) PDG & PADE

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Research
insight - modelos negocioThe Big Picture of Business Model Design 
Purposeful design, within and across a firm’s boundaries, is the essence of a successful business model. In their working paper, “Designing Your Future Business Model: An Activity System Perspective,” due to be published in the journal Long Range Planning as part of a special issue on business models, IESE’s Christoph Zott and Wharton’s Raphael Amit provide managers and entrepreneurs with a framework to show how this can be done.
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insight - emprenderEntrepreneurship Today, the Trade of Tomorrow 
“Entrepreneurs are neither born as entrepreneurs nor full of knowledge; they are people like everyone else, but have found ways to develop the necessary entrepreneurial skills.” This is how IESE Prof. Pedro Nueno sees it in Emprendiendo hacia el 2020 (Entrepreneurship Toward 2020), a new revised edition of his book published in 2005. Though some may learn entrepreneurial skills from their families, which gives them a head start, Nueno insists that starting companies is not something in a person’s genes.
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Campus Upcoming Events
Campus - BallarínIESE mourns the loss of Prof. Ballarín 
IESE Professor Eduardo Ballarín, who died on April 27 at his home in Majadahonda (Madrid), will be sorely missed. Ballarín, aged 62, was Nissan Chair of Corporate Strategy and International Business and a valued member of the Department of Strategic Management.

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Campus - GAR logoIESE launches the Global Alumni Reunion microsite 
This week, the IESE Alumni Association launched the new website for the Global Alumni Reunion 2009, to be held in New York in October. The web includes information about the speakers tha will contribute to the academic sessions, under the theme for this year's conference: "Reframing the Future of Business." Alumni can also access exclusive deals on flights, agreed with Barceló Viajes, and hotels rooms at the Waldorf Astoria and The Marriott are also available.
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Boton rojo  Class Reunions:

Barcelona, 5/7: PDD-3-01 Dinner outside IESE

Barcelona, 5/20: PDG-2-08 Prof. Antonio Subirá & lunch in IESE

Barcelona, 5/21: PDD-1-08 Academic session & dinner in IESE

Santiago de Compostela, 5/29: MBA-72

Boton rojo  International Sessions:

Brussels, May 4: Jacques Bughin, Director de McKinsey & Company, Brussels

Munich, May 7: Prof. Pedro Videla

Stuttgart, May 28: Prof. Josep Tàpies

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Professional Development Newsmakers

The Alumni Association supports the career development of its Members.

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Video_ReicheHow to retain talent
In this video, Prof. Sebastian Reiche explains how to retain the most promosing employees in multinational corporations in his presentation "Five Key Dimensions for Retaining Talent in Multinational Corporations."

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DKV firma acuerdo con la Alumni Association

From May 4, DKV, the European leader in health insurance, has agreed a new insurance policy exclusively for Members, offering excellent conditions. Cover for a family of 5 costs from 188,3 €/monthly as part of your currents medical package or 257,5 €/monthly in repayment, including a dental policy, no additional costs post-registration and attractive loyalty benefits during the first 60 days of registration.
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Newsmakers - facebookFacebook frenzy 
The Facebook fever leaves none untouched and IESE is no exception. Following the re-launch of its group the Alumni Association page is more active than ever and now has over 1,170 fans. Popular among students for networking, staying in touch and organizing events, it is an indispensable networking tool for young professionals. It's not so much a question of "Why would you join?" But rather, why wouldn't you?
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Newsmakers - amsterdamSpecial 50th Anniversary Alumni Session in Amsterdam  
Close to 90 alumni and guests gathered at the offices of McKinsey & Co. in Amsterdam on April 22, to attend a special IESE 50th Anniversary celebration event. The event included the participation of IESE's Dean Jordi Canals and distinguished guest speaker Onno Ruding, former Finance Minister of the Dutch Government.
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