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  • MARCH 11TH, 2025

    15:00 - 16:25 | North Campus Foyer
    Registration Open

    15:45 - 16:25 | Q-103

    Infosys Company Presentation

    16:30 - 16:35 | Aula Magna

    Welcome Address

    Marc Badia, Deputy Dean | IESE Business School

    16:35 - 16:45 | Aula Magna

    Opening Remarks (Virtual)

    Rosalinde van der Vlies, Clean Planet Director | European Commission

    16:50 - 17:40 | Aula Magna

    Keynote #1: The Politics of (Impact) Measurement

    Tom Adams, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | 60 Decibels

    18:00 - 18:55 |

    Breakout #1:

    Q-103
    Workshop #1: Infosys Hackathon - Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Value Chain*

    Nidhi Gulati, Principal, Business Consulting Sustainability & Design | Infosys

    Elena Könitz, Global Academic Relations Associate | Infosys

    Q-101

    Panel #1: Harnessing Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing - Driving Solutions for Environmental and Climate Change Challenges

    María Puch, Head of Growth | BFA

    Peter BenHur Nyeko, Co-Founder & Director | Mandulis Energy (Cleantech Entrepreneur)

    Ines Serra Baucells, Founder and CEO | Biosorra

    Moderated by: Graciela Suárez Rentería, IESE MBA '25

    Aula Magna

    Panel #2: Global Challenges, Impactful Responses - Creating Effective Impact Strategies During the Poly-Crisis Era

    Alexander Baic, Partner & Director | BCG

    Rhea Hamilton, Managing Director | BeyondNetZero

    Julian Simon, Global Head of Energy Management and Business Innovation | Qualitas Energy

    Paloma Giménez de Córdoba, Investment Vice President - Private Equity & Impact | Arcano Capital

    Moderated by: Claudio Rizzi, IESE Assistant Professor of Financial Management

    19:00 - 20:00 | Q-300

    Networking Cocktail

    MARCH 12TH, 2025

    8:30 - 9:00 | North Campus Foyer

    Registration Open

    9:00 - 9:15 | Q-300

    Welcome Breakfast

    9:00 - 9:55 | Q-103

    Infosys Presents: DGDW Hackathon Team Presentations*

    10:00 - 10:15 | Aula Magna

    Welcome Address

    10:15 - 11:05 | Aula Magna

    Keynote #2: Leveraging the Power of Technology & Innovation

    Erin Beilharz, Principal Consultant | Lufthansa Systems

    11:05 - 11:25 |

    Breakout #2

    Aula Magna

    Panel #3: Sustainability Through the Lens of Technology

    Remy de Tonnac, Partner | ETF Partners - Environmental Technologies Fund

    Sebastian Cerone, Co-Founder & CEO | Sentrisense

    Romi Sumaria, Head of Business Development & Partnerships | Terra Quantum AG

    Moderated by: Usama Nadeem, IESE MBA '25

    Q-102

    Panel #4: Driving Change - The Manager's Role in Fostering Sustainable Employment Opportunities for Migrants and Refugees

    Amaia Elizalde, Director for Spain | Tent Partnership for Refugees

    Sofia Prim, Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs | Sanofi

    Karina Kleissl, Co-founder and Migration Consultant | EGALA and KLARO Impact

    Moderated by: Maria Fernanda Hoyos, IESE MBA '25

    Q-103

    Panel #5: ESG: Where Are We Now and Where Will We Go? Combating Negative Sentiment and Moving Toward Positive Change.

    Maria Merry Del Val, Director | Holtara

    Ivan Comerma, Co-Founder and Partner | Systema Capital

    Alejandro Dominguez Fernandez, Global Sustainability | Acciona

    Moderated by: Kendall Uggla, IESE MBA '25

    12:05 - 13:20 | North Campus Foyer

    Sustainability Company Expo

    Infosys | Ecolab | Segundo Plato | Biosorra | Bumerang | Nora Foods | Anthesis Group | Bein Mindset | Go Zero Waste | Mandulis Energy | Veolia | Terra Quantum AG

    13:20 - 14:30 | Q-300

    21st Edition of DGDW Lunch

    14:30 - 14:40 | Aula Magna

    Post-Lunch Address

    14:40 - 15:35 | Aula Magna

    Institute for Sustainability Leadership (ISL) Panel: Knowledge Made Purposeful

    Fabrizio Ferraro, Professor and Head of Strategic Management Department | IESE

    Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Technology | IESE

    Desirée Pacheco, Professor of Entrepreneurship | IESE

    Igor Kadach, Associate Professor of Accounting and Control | IESE

    Moderated by: Sumedha Kamra, IESE MBA '24

    15:40 - 16:35 |

    Breakout #3

    Q-101

    Panel #6: Diversity and Inclusion Beyond Communication

    Lotus Smits, D&I Expert, Former Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Culture | Glovo

    Francesc Sistach, CEO | Specialisterne

    Kevin Hawkins, Advisor | We Create Space

    Laura Fernandez, CEO | Bein Mindset

    Moderated by: Graciela Suárez Rentería, IESE MBA '25

    Q-102

    Panel #7: Empowering Sustainable Futures - The Economic and Geopolitical Impact of Battery Recycling Innovations

    Timm Lux, Associate Director | BCG

    Raul Yuste Sepulveda, Global Key Account Manager for Battery Recycling | BASF

    Pablo Astorga, Head of Battery Storage | OX2

    Moderated by: Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, IESE Assistant Professor of Operations

    Q-103

    Workshop #2: ECOLAB Water Stewardship for Future Leaders - Will you do everything that is in your hands to embrace change in the system?

    Jose Picanol, Marketing Manager Segment, Bev&Brew, Food & Beverage Europe | Ecolab

    Amaia Alonso, Global Leadership Sustainability Network | Ecolab

    17:00 - 17:55 |

    Breakout #4

    Aula Magna

    Panel #8: Towards Net Zero - Exploring Pathways to Decarbonization Across Sectors

    Nidhi Gulati, Principal, Business Consulting Sustainability & Design | Infosys

    Fabian Bauer, Project Manager | Roland Berger GmbH

    Juan Mollins | Entrepreneur, Businessman and Business Advisor | Industria Circular TNP, SL

    Moderated by: Maria Fernanda Hoyos, IESE MBA '25

    Q-102

    Panel #9: From Surplus to Impact - Sustainability in the Food Value Chain

    Mette Lykke, CEO | Too Good To Go

    Gilles Tisserand, Group Vice President Climate, Biodiversity, Water and Product Sustainability | Tetra Pak

    Maria Portabella, Founder | Segundo Plato

    Moderated by: Cynthia Kreng, IESE MBA '24

    18:00 - 18:45 | Aula Magna

    Keynote #3: Applied Innovation and its Influence on Sustainability and Ecological Transformation

    Katarzyna Wszola, Director of Innovation | Veolia

    18:45 - 19:00 | Aula Magna

    Closing Remarks

    19:00 - 20:00 | Q-300

    21st Edition Closing Cocktail

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