Congratulations to the IE students whose teams placed 2nd and 3rd in this year's CFA Competition! Ahmed, Ameya, Dominik, Helga, Miguel, Alexander, Ankit, Chiristopher, Jantiene and Norma all worked very hard to realize such an accomplishment. Hats off to you!!!!

Here's what a few of our champions had to say:

"The competition was a great occasion to put the theory learned at IE into practice. It was a truly unique opportunity to get an insight on how Analysts value companies in a very challenging environment" - Dominik Lanz

"It is a great feeling coming second though we would have loved to win. It was an interesting and educative experience and we overcame several challenegs and in the end I must say it was a great learning curve. I thank IE and the CFA Institute of Spain for giving us the opportunity." - Ameya Prabhu

"Competition was fierce, but with the skills that we have acquired during the past several months at IE, we managed to successfully place 2nd and 3rd in Spain. This certainly reflects the level of IE's education and the strong mentorship we received throughout the process." - Ahmed Al Balooshi

You can read all about the competition below.

The International Advisory Board held their 2008 annual meeting in Segovia. Previously, they met with IE students to take part in an elegant and enjoyable reception, in which there were many networking opportunities. The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando was the perfect backdrop to hold the event.

IMBA Representatives invited everybody!

IE congratulates a New Generation of Business Leaders on their Graduation Ceremony

More than 200 IE students from four “MBA and General Management” programs have been awarded their masters title and are ready to succeed in today’s global business world.

Madrid, Spain (December 21st, 2007) – With a large number of students, alumni and visitors on hand, the IE hosted its traditional Graduation Ceremony featuring relevant representatives from industry leading companies such as Vocento (Belarmino García, CEO) and the Vega Group (Luis Carlos Infante Sánchez, Managing Director and Global Head of Human Resources).

It was 11.00 am; the room which had been reserved for the event was completely crowded; all the attendants were dressed in smart business clothes and in the front rows were sitting those of IE’s students whose skills and high level of commitment had led them to succeed in graduating from their masters program.

IE’s Dean – Santiago Íñiguez – started off by congratulating all the students for their valuable performance during the last months. He recognized their effort and hard work and underscored that it was now the right time to put into practice the knowledge and personal skills they had developed over the last academic period. He also emphasized the important contribution of the graduates’ friends, families and other people who had provided the necessary support to make it happen.

The event counted with the presence of selected personalities from Instituto de Empresa who are now playing an important role as the leaders of Top Industry companies. In particular, Luis Carlos Infante (Executive MBA 1987-1988) and Belarmino García (President of IE Alumni Association), delighted us with some of their experiences and work insights from their professional careers. Highlights of their presentations included personal stories rooted in their entrepreneurial experience in different industry sectors.

Afterwards the presentation of diplomas to each of the graduates, by Margje Geurts (Managing Director, International MBA), the new promotion of graduates 06/07 were welcomed by Belarmino García to the IE Alumni Association.

As part of the ceremony, those students and professors who had outperformed during the academic period received a special mention. Simon Berheide, Mathieu Frison, Amparo Marín de la Bárcena and Juan Antonio Pons, won the prize for the best student of each of their programs; Carl Kock won the prize of best professor of the executive programs and David Bach was awarded best professor of the post-graduate programs.

Finally, to conclude an event that had been full of enthusiasm and excitement, the auditorium stood up to listen to the Gaudeamus Ignitur which rounded off the Municipal Conference Center by an atmosphere filled up with feeling and strength.

Elated by the success of the session, the attendants were invited to a cocktail that was served in the foyer. Smiles, greetings, congratulations, joy … IE business School hat furnished another generation of tomorrow’s leaders ready to succeed in the global business world.

Amparo Marín de la Bárcena
amarin.mmtdb2007@alumno.ie.edu

July 2007 Dean Santiago Iñiguez with clubs coordinators.

Despite the tough winter and the heavy workload, we did it!
After 4 months of training, we were finally ³prepared² for the race. 11 MBA students accepted the challenge and took part in the San Sebastian's Sprint Triathlon (750m Swim, 20km Cycle, 5km Run), which took place last Sunday 10th of June 2007.
All of us finished the race despite the difficult conditions, the inappropriate bikes and freezing cold water!
So, please join me in congratulating our team!

A pesar del largo invierno y las cargas de trabajo los pasados meses, lo logramos!!
Después de 4 meses de entrenamiento, pudimos prepararnos para el triatlón.
11 estudiantes del IMBA aceptamos el reto y fuimos a competir al Sprint Triatlón de San Sebastián el pasado 10 de Junio de 2007: 750m nadando + 20km bicicleta + 5km carrera. Todos nosotros logramos llegar a la meta a pesar del clima, lo inapropiado de nuestras bicicletas y el agua congelada!
Así que, porque no se unen a mi para felicitar al equipo...

IE's MBA and LLM students and alumni met with the International Advisory Board in order to talk about their backgrounds, interests and future career possibilities.

Dear all,

It is a pleasure to invite you to the third conference organized with highly prestigious speakers within the ie Mentor program in the framework of LiderA.

The conference will take place on March 22nd on the theme "Can an executive career be planned?"

Objectives: The conference will debate some of the issues faced in an executive career including what skills are needed to grow within a company to management positions and if there are differences between the needs and ambition of women and men. We will also address the need for mobility in global organizations, managing families and personal lives and discuss other topics that are part of the choices one has to make to successfully reach the top of organizations. An open debate will follow the presentation of the speaker.

Speaker: Ms. Isabel Linares, President of the Sanitas Foundation, member of Sanitas’ Board of Directors and member of IHI Danmark Board of Directors.

Place: Instituto de Empresa. Aula Magna. María de Molina, 11. Madrid
Date: Thursday, March 22nd 2007. From 19:30h to 21:00h.
Registration until: TODAY!!! Friday, March 16th 2007.

Seats are limited; please confirm your attendance to Corinne.Huber@ie.edu
The conference will be held in English.

Download fileTO READ THE SPEAKER´S CV

Dean Santiago Iñiguez with Clubs Co-ordinators and 2006 Deans Class.

On 19 December, 56 IE students from the International MBA, the Spanish MBA and the MBA for Professionals making up the top 20% of their graduating class, were inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Honor Society, an organization that awards top business students enrolled in programs accredited by AACSB International.

The 2006 BGS Inductees of IE Business School

Beta Gamma Sigma was established in the US in 1913 with the aim of fostering and promoting excellence in the study and practice of business throughout the world. The organization is rooted on the founding principles of honor, integrity and the pursuit of wisdom, and supports the advancement of business thought at the individual and societal levels. At present, more than 300 universities are members of this renowned international organization.

In December 2003, IE Business School became the first Collegiate Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma in Europe. To date, nearly 300 IE students and seven professors have been inducted into the BGS Honor Society.

Check the list of the 56 Inductees! Download file

Tenemos el placer de invitarte a la segunda conferencia del ciclo que organiza el Centro de Diversidad del Instituto de Empresa con referentes de alto prestigio en el cuadro de ie mentor, una iniciativa piloto en el marco del Programa LiderA de la Comunidad de Madrid.

La conferencia, impartida en español, se celebrará el 25 de enero sobre el tema “Desarrollo emprendedor”.

Objetivos: El objetivo de esta segunda sesión será analizar la problemática a la hora de desarrollar una empresa así como las ventajas y desventajas de ser emprendedor – especialmente emprendedora – en un diálogo abierto.

Ponente: Dña. María Eugenia Girón Dávila, Megadvise - Asesoramiento y consultoría estratégica especializada

Lugar: Instituto de Empresa. S-101. Serrano 99. Madrid
Fecha: Jueves, 25 de enero de 2007. 19:30 horas hasta las 21:00 horas.
Fecha límite inscripción: Jueves, 18 de enero de 2007.

Las plazas están limitadas, por favor, confirma tu asistencia a Corinne Huber (Corinne.Huber@ie.edu)

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Centro de Diversidad
Instituto de Empresa

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Tenemos el placer de invitarte al ciclo de cuatro conferencias que organiza el Centro de Diversidad del Instituto de Empresa con referentes de alto prestigio en el cuadro de ie mentor, una iniciativa piloto en el marco del Programa LiderA de la Comunidad de Madrid.

La primera conferencia se celebrará el 12 de diciembre sobre el tema "Dificultades en la carrera profesional".

Objetivos: El objetivo de está primera sesión será analizar algunas de las dificultades con las que la mujer ejecutiva se enfrenta en su carrera profesional, en un dialogo abierto.

Ponente: D. Juan José Güemes, Consejero de Empleo y Mujer de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Lugar: Instituto de Empresa. Aula Magna. María de Molina, 11. Madrid
Fecha: Martes, 12 de diciembre de 2006. 19:30 horas hasta las 21:00 horas.
Fecha límite inscripción: Viernes, 1 de diciembre de 2006.

La conferencia se impartirá en español.

Las plazas están limitadas. Por favor, confirma tu asistencia a Corinne.Huber@ie.edu antes del 1 de diciembre.

Pincha sobre el siguiente recuadro para leer el CV de D. Juan José Güemes