The Wharton Global Alumni Forum
June 24-25, 2010 Madrid
Schedule Day 1 - June 23, 2010 (Wednesday)
* Dress Code: Business Casual for Forum and Business Suit for Thursday Dinner and Friday Lunch.
| Time & Location | Event |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM | Registration Desk Opens |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PMCastilla Room | Welcome Reception for Early Arrivers at the Melia Castilla Hotel |
Schedule Day 2 - June 24, 2010 (Thursday)
* Dress Code: Business Casual for Forum and Business Suit for Thursday Dinner and Friday Lunch.
| Time & Location | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM - 9:00 AMAranjuez Room | Networking Breakfast |
| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AMAranjuez Room | "Global Alumni Networking - How, When, and Where it can help you with your career or business endeavors" |
Speaker:Matthew Greene, WG'89CEO, Kota Global Securities, New York | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AMAuditorium | Opening Plenary and Keynote Address |
Welcome from the ChairmanSebastián Escarrer, WG'93Vice Chairman, Sol Melia SA, Palma de Mallorca | |
Welcome from the DeanThomas S. RobertsonDean, The Wharton School; Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise; Professor of Marketing | |
Keynote SpeechJeremy J. SiegelThe Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCastilla Room | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMAuditorium | Plenary Session: Internationalization Panel |
Moderator:Mauro F. GuillenDr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management; Professor of Management and Sociology; Director, Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies | |
Panelists:Mohammed Abdul Aziz Alshaya, WG'84Executive Chairman, M.H. Alshaya Co. W.L.L, Kuwait | |
| José María Álvarez-Pallete Chairman and CEO, Telefónica Latin America, Madrid | |
| Baldomero Falcones Chairman and CEO, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A. (FCC), Madrid | |
| Juan Inciarte Executive Board Member, Grupo Santander, Madrid | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Networking Break |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMTapices Room | Lunch, Sponsored by Telefonica |
Raffle Announcement | |
Keynote SpeechJohn MackChairman, Morgan Stanley, New York | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Concurrent Panel Discussions |
| Hidalgo Room | Panel #1:The Future of Energy |
Moderator:Stephen J. Kobrin WG’62, H’87William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management; Editor, Wharton School Publishing | |
Panelists:Carmen BecerrilPresident, ACCIONA Energía, Madrid | |
| Oscar Fanjul Vice Chairman and CEO, Omega Capital, Santiago | |
| Lady Barbara Judge, CW'66 Chairman, UK Atomic Energy Authority, London | |
| Amparo Moraleda Chief Operating Officer, Iberdrola International Division, Madrid | |
| Miguel A. Torres President and CEO, Bodegas Torres, Barcelona | |
| Auditorium | Panel #2:The New Financial World |
Moderator:Richard MarstonJames R.F. Guy Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics; Director, Weiss Center for International Financial Research | |
Panelists:Ana Patricia BotínExecutive Chairman, Banesto, Madrid | |
| Ángel Cano Fernández CEO, BBVA, Madrid | |
| Corrado Passera, WG'80 Managing Director and CEO, Intesa Sanpaolo, Milan | |
| Carlos Trascasa Director, McKinsey & Company, Madrid | |
| 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Cocktails |
| 8:00 PM - 11:45 PMTapices Room | Gala Dinner |
Keynote SpeakerDr. Roberto CanessaPediatric Cardiologist, Uruguay |
Schedule Day 3 - June 25, 2010 (Friday)
* Dress Code: Business Casual for Forum and Business Suit for Thursday Dinner and Friday Lunch.
| Time & Location | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AMAranjuez Room | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Panel Discussions |
| Hidalgo Room | Panel #3:Technology and Innovation: Panaceas or Chimeras? |
Moderator:Alberto Durán, WG'93Founder and CEO, Mundivox Communications, Rio de Janeiro | |
Panelists:María GarañaPresident, Microsoft Spain, Madrid | |
| Eric Kacou, WG'04 Managing Director, OTF Group, Rwanda | |
| Regino Moranchel CEO, Indra, Madrid | |
| Eva Muraya Co-Founder & CEO, Color Creations Group Limited, Nairobi | |
| Juan Antonio Zufiría President of IBM, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel, Madrid | |
| Auditorium | Panel #4:Relaunching Private Equity |
Moderator:Raffi AmitRobert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management; Academic Director, Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs; Academic Director, Wharton Global Family Alliance | |
Panelists:Ángel Corcóstegui, WG'80, GR'82General Partner and Founder, Magnum Industrial Partners, Madrid | |
| Isaac Devash, WEV'88 Managing Director, Devash Investments and Consulting Ltd., Tel Aviv | |
| Antoine Dréan, WG'92 Founder & CEO, Triago & Mantra, Paris | |
| Olivier Marchal, WG'86 Managing Partner, Bain & Company EMEA, Paris | |
| Felipe Oriol, WG'74 President, Corpfin Capital, Madrid | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AMCastilla Room | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Concurrent Panel Discussions |
| Auditorium | Panel #5:Travel & Tourism Industry: Challenges for a Steady Recovery |
Moderator:Jehoshua EliashbergSebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing; Professor of Operations and Information Management | |
Panelists:Jean-Claude BaumgartenPresident and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council, London | |
| Sebastián Escarrer, WG'93 Vice Chairman, Sol Melia SA, Palma de Mallorca | |
| Jeanine Pires President, Embratur, Brazil | |
| Taleb Rifai Secretary General, World Tourism Organization, Madrid | |
| Antonio Vázquez Romero Chairman & CEO, Iberia Airlines, Madrid | |
| Hidalgo Room | Panel #6:Real Estate: Exploring the Road to Recovery |
Moderator:Olivia S. MitchellProfessor and Chair, Department of Insurance/Risk Management; Executive Director of the Pension Research Council | |
PanelistsIsmael ClementeManaging Director, RREEF, Deutsche Bank, Madrid | |
| Gordon DuGan, W'88 President and CEO, W.P. Carey & Co. LLC, New York | |
| Armin Lohr Director, Middle East, McKinsey & Company | |
| Pelayo Primo de Rivera, WG'94 Managing Director, Norfin, Madrid | |
| Christian Schulte Eistrup Managing Director, Capital Markets, MGPA, London | |
| Alfonso Vegara Founder and President, Fundación Metrópoli, Madrid | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PMCastilla Room | Networking Break and Little Snack |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Master Classes Taught By Wharton Faculty |
| Calatrava Room | Master Class #1Private Wealth Management: A Post Financial Crisis PerspectiveRaffi AmitRobert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management; Academic Director, Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs; Academic Director, Wharton Global Family Alliance |
| Doblan Room | Master Class #2The Film Industry: Predicting the UnpredictableJehoshua EliashbergSebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing; Professor of Operations and Information Management |
| Escudo Room | Master Class #3Where Is Globalization Taking Us? A User’s GuideMauro F. GuillenDr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management; Professor of Management and Sociology; Director, Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies |
| Patio Room | Master Class #4Legacies of the Financial Crisis Richard MarstonJames R.F. Guy Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics; Director, Weiss Center for International Financial Research |
| La Mancha Room | Master Class #5The Future of Retirement Against a Backdrop of Financial Crisis and Global AgingOlivia S. MitchellProfessor and Chair, Department of Insurance/Risk Management; Executive Director of the Pension Research Council |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PMTapices Room | Farewell Lunch |
Keynote SpeakerAntonio Garrigues WalkerChairman, Garrigues Abogados, Madrid | |
Dean`s Medal Ceremony | |
Speaker:HRH, Prince Felipe de AsturiasPrince of Spain, Spain | |
Entertainment | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PMPatio Room | Coffee |
Raffle Drawing and Awarding of Prizes | |
Announcement of the date and location of the next Forum |
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