Business Model Competition by General Atlantic

• Case Release: Monday, 10th March 2025
• Preparation Window: 24 hours
• Presentations: Tuesday, 11th March 2025, starting after 3:30 pm
• Judging Panel: Representatives from General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero Climate Fund
• Application Link (Apply before March 7th)

8:30 - 9:00 | North Campus Q-100

Registration Open

9:00 - 9:15 | Aula Magna

Opening Remarks

Mireia Las Heras, IESE MBA Academic Director

Ana Clara Pellegrino, IESE MBA Candidate 2025 & VP of DGDW Content, Responsible Business Club

9:15 - 10:00 | Aula Magna

Keynote #1: Rethinking Sustainability: Defining an Equitable Sustainable Path

Amir Lebdioui, Director, Oxford Centre of Technology & Industrialisation for Development (TIDE)

10:00 - 10:10 | Aula Magna

Introduction to sponsors and DGDW initiatives

10:15 - 11:05 | Aula Magna

Round Table #1: Green vs Just? Bridging the Sustainability Divide

Eva Romagosa, Co-founder and CSO, BusUp

Jessica Pons, Co-founder, Coinvertzio Impacto Socioambiental
Laurien Meuter, Founder, Tiny Miracles

Maria Antonia Valero, Deputy Sustainability Director, Grupo AMPER

Mike Rosenberg, Moderator, IESE MBA Professor

11:10 - 11:30 | Q-300

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:20

Breakout #1

Panel #1: Future by Design: Disruptive Innovations Driving Climate Resilience

Laetitia Stuchtey, The Landbanking Group

Melanie Refsgaard, Ramboll, Tender Manager

Catherine Dow, Moderator, IESE MBA Candidate 2026

Panel #2: Different Paths to Impact: Startups, Non-Profits and Social Enterprises in Action

Maria Sans Ibars, Coordinator of Institutional Relations, Fundraising and Communication

Pushkara Chaganti, Founder, Earthical

Laurien Meuter, Founder, Tiny Miracles

Brock Campbell, Moderator, IESE MBA Candidate 2025

Panel #3: Deep Blue Solutions: Business, Biodiversity and Beyond

David Rodés Miracle, Ocean Ecostructures, Chief Development Officer

Ferran Miquel Aymar, ISDIN, ESG Manager

David Chaim, Moderator, IESE MBA Candidate 2026

12:20 - 13:20 | Q-300

Lunch

12:40 - 13:50 | Q-100

Sustainability Company Expo

14:05 - 14:50 | Aula Magna

Aula Fireside #1: Masterclass: Driving Impact – How to Build Teams & Businesses That Matter

Lance Uggla, Vice Chairman of General Atlantic, Founder & CEO BNZ, Ex-CEO & Founder IHS Markit

Graciela Suárez, Moderator, IESE MBA Candidate 2025 & Co-President, Responsible Business Club

15:05 - 15:50 | Aula Magna

Round Table #2: Rewriting the Playbook: How High Impact Sector are Adapting

Amaia Alonso, Ecolab Global Sustainability Network Executive Member
Ernesto Barcelo, Chief ESG Officer, Gestamp

Pierre Vanderkelen, CEO, Fluitec

Robert Raney, Moderator, IESE MBA Professor

16:15 - 17:05

Breakout #2

Panel #4: From Farm to Fork: How to Reduce Emissions Across the Supply Chain While Improving Food Quality

Ayman Moghnieh, Managing Director, Naked Innovations

Teresa González García, CSO, Bollo Natural Fruit

Stéphanie Belloin, Moderator, IESE MBA Candidate 2026

Panel #5: From Compliance to Impact: What Really Drives ESG Adoption?

Jana Vives, New Business & Innovations Director, Vallformosa

Gabriel Gage, EMEA Head of Advisory, Seneca

Jaime Santisteban, CEO&founder, Transition X

Max Renaudin, CEO and Founder, Tree-Nation

Catherine Dow, Moderator, IESE MBA Candidate 2026

Workshop #1: Catalyzing Change for a Sustainable Future

Anuj Saush, ESG Center Leader, The Conference Board

Evi Angelidou, Director of Business Development, The Conference Board

Workshop #2: From Individualism to Collective Responsibility: Integrating Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Amaia Alonso, Ecolab Global Sustainability Network Executive Member
Sergi Camps, EU Corporate Account Manager, Ecolab

17:10 - 17:55 | Aula Magna

Keynote #2: Closing Inspiration - Vision of the future

Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder and Managing Partner, Spark Global, Award-Winning Founder and CEO in the Climate and Social Good Technology Space

17:55 - 18:05 | Aula Magna

Closing Remark & Hackathon Winner Announcement

18:15 - 19:35

Ending Cocktail