Sunday, 18 June, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Optional City Tour
Panoramic city tour with a Guide, with photo stop
Bus tour starting from the Hotel AC Victoria Suites
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM “Warm Up” Session
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Welcome Reception and Registration
Monday, 19 June, 2023
Theme of the Day: Strategic Transformations
World Challenges and Opportunities: Developing and Implementing Strategic Transformations and Mindsets | Outside-In and Inside-Out Perspectives
World Challenges and Opportunities: Developing and Implementing Strategic Transformations and Mindsets | Outside-In and Inside-Out Perspectives
Start the day
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast Hotel |
Venue: | Hotel AC Victoria Suites |
8:15 AM | Bus Transfer |
Venue: | From Hotel Victoria Suites - to the IESE campus |
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome Coffee |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Session 1
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: | Kip Meyer Managing Director, Custom Partnerships, IESE Business School,and member of the Global Forum Organizing Team (USA-Spain) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Session 1
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: | Kip Meyer Managing Director, Custom Partnerships, IESE Business School,and member of the Global Forum Organizing Team (USA-Spain) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
09:15 AM - 10:15 AM Session 2
A discussion on “mega threats” and “mega opportunities” facing the world and humanity | what is being done | and what more needs to be done.
The Big Picture and Greater Global Purpose: Understanding Transformational Geopolitical and Global Realities
Speaker: (* indicates not confirmed) |
Yury Boshyk Global Executive Learning, Member of the Global Forum Organizing Team, author. (Canada) |
Brad Benson Board Member, Strategic Advisor, Executive Coach, formerly VP, Intel (USA) | |
Penny Naas President, International Public Affairs and Sustainability at UPS (USA) | |
Mike Rosenberg Professor of Practice of Management, IESE Business School, and author of Strategy and Geopolitics, and Strategy and Sustainability (Spain) | |
* Eric Stryson Managing Director, Global Institute for Tomorrow (Hong Kong SAR) |
Data-Driven Eco-Economic Decoupling: “How Do We Grow Economically Without Corresponding Increases in Environmental Pressure”.
Speaker: | Bengt Eliasson CEO of Stockfiller, Executive in Residence, founding member of Silicon Vikings, OPCO, and IBM. (Sweden) |
Food Security and Sustainable Food Production for the Growing Population.
Speaker: | Valerie Binner Senior Vice President Human Resources, and Global Leadership Team member, DeLaval. (Sweden) |
Pharma in Transformation: The Case of Eli Lilly and Company in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Speaker: | Stefan Bauer Transformation and Strategy Leader, Germany/Austria/Switzerland at Eli Lilly and Company in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. (Germany) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Session 3
Keynote:
The Path to Profitable Sustainability: The Missing Scientific and Technological Pieces of Achieving Our Sustainability Goals
Speaker: | Donald R. Sadoway Professor Emeritus, MIT, award winning inventor and entrepreneur (USA) |
Discussant: | Nicolas Helary Board Member, Managing Director, Vossloh Cogifer, and former CEO at Siemens, Energy Automation. (France) |
Venue | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 4
Sustainability and “Smart Cities”: What Does it Mean to be One of the World’s “Smartest Cities”?
Moderator + Presenter: | Karl-Georg Degenhardt Global Executive Learning, member of the Global Forum Organizing Team (Germany) |
Speaker: | Joan Enric Ricart Professor, Co-academic director of IESE Cities in Motion and academic director of the UN Centre of Excellence of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Cities and co-author, most recently, of Cities and Governance. The Rise of Cities as Global Actors. (Spain) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Lunch
Venue: | IESE Campus | Dining Room |
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM Session 5
Keynote:
How the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) (Being, Thinking, Collaborating, Acting and Relating) Accelerate the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Speaker: | Marilee Adams Founder, the Inquiry Institute International, Adjunct Professor, American University School of Public Affairs. author, most recently of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Workbook: Master Your Mindset Using Question Thinking (USA) |
Patrick Mc Namara Internationally recognized IDG expert (France-Switzerland) | |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM Session 6
Sustainability Communities of Practice (CoP) Using Action Learning
The Sustainability Mindset Principles for Management Education: A Guide to Developing a Mindset for a Better World Using Action Reflection Learning
Speaker: | Isabel Rimanoczy, Convener of the PRME Working Group on the Sustainability Mindset, and author of The Sustainability Mindset Principles: A Guide to Developing a Mindset for a Better World and Stop Teaching: Principles and Practices for Responsible Management Education.(USA) |
UK-Austria: Academy of Sustainability and HDNW (House of Sustainable Economy)
Speaker: | Christine Abbott Director and Partner, Centre for Action Learning and co-author of Facilitating Action Learning: A Practitioner's Guide and Action Learning in Social Work. (UK) |
Michael Weiss Trainer, auditor, author and coach (Austria) | |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Break
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
03:45 PM - 05:00 PM Session 7
Discussions with Presenters, Recent Authors and Research Work in Progress
Presenter: | Participants choose to join a conversation with: |
Christine Abbott, Marilee Adams, Yury Boshyk, Ghislaine Caulat, Lars Cederholm, Tobias Degsell, Michael Diebold, Gunnar George, John Heywood, Michellana Jester, Dan Norenberg, Maxime Paquet with Nathalie Sabourin and Ron Chesire, Trevor Marchand, Rose Pillay, Joan Enric Ricart, Isabel Rimanoczy, Mike Rosenberg, Don Sadoway, Ernie Turner, Stefaan van Hooydonk, Michael Weiss. | |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Foyer Q 100 |
05:00 PM - 05:45 PM Session 8
Open Space (“Unconference Conference”)
Participants share and discuss dilemmas and Issues of concern in small topical groups of their choosing.
Those who already volunteered:
Venue: | IESE Campus | Foyer Q 100 |
06:00 PM - 07:45 PM Awards Ceremony
Global Forum / Gen. Robert Lex Dilworth Awards for Outstanding Contributions
Venue: | IESE South Campus | Auditorium |
08:00 PM Dinner
Restaurant: | El Jardi De l’Abadessa |
Venue: | Abadessa Olzet, 26 |
Walking Return to hotel (20 minutes) |
Tuesday, 20. June, 2023
Theme for the Day: Leadership
Start the day
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast Hotel |
Venue: | Hotel AC Victoria Suites |
8:15 AM | Bus Transfer |
Venue: | From Hotel Victoria Suites - to the IESE campus |
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome Coffee |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Session 9
Learning and Action Plans from Monday
Facilitator: | Michellana Jester MIT Sloan School, author, member of the Global Forum Organizing Team, and Global Executive Learning (USA) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Session 10
Are We Creating an Inclusive Society? Reaching Equality: What is Being Done and What More Needs to be Done?
Moderator and Presenter: | Chantal Fleuret Global Executive Learning, and member of the Global Forum Organizing Team (France) |
Speakers: | Deanna Grams Chief People Officer at TuneIn (USA) |
Maria Puig The Dignity, Diversity and Belonging Office Director, IESE (Spain) | |
Julia Prats Romeu Gender Equality Lead, "la Caixa” Foundation (Spain) | |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
10:30 PM - 11:00 AM Break
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Session 11
As a Leader Are you Powerful or Powerless in the Virtual Space?
Speaker: | Ghislaine Caulat Founder and Director of Black Gazelle Ltd & Virtual Leadership Associates, author of Virtual Leadership: Learning to Lead Differently (Germany) |
Discussant: | Andreas Fritz Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Seco Tools (Italy) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 12
Lessons from Leading and Supporting Business Transformations and Start Ups
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
The Future of Executive Learning and “Business Experimentation”
Speaker: | Thierry Bonetto Founder, Learning Futures, formerly Director of Learning and Development, and Global Head, the Danone Academy. (France) |
Lessons Learned from Leading Transformations
Speaker: | Anders Ericsson Entrepreneur in Residence, Telespazio, Senior Partner, SeriousFun, formerly VP Strategy and Innovation, and Consultancy Services, Seco Tools (Sweden) |
What Does it Mean to be “Business Interventionists”?
Speaker: (* indicates not confirmed) |
Marischa van Zantvoort Founding Partner Magnifor Consulting (Netherlands) |
Alasdair Philip Founding Partner Magnifor Consulting (USA) | |
* Guillaume Niarfeix Co-Founder, Magnifor Consulting, and Co-Founders of the Risk Leadership Society (Nigeria) |
Leading Change: Leadership Lessons from Unexpected Quarters
Speaker: | Wyn Owen Director, WCO (UK) |
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Lunch
Venue: | IESE Campus | Dining Room |
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM Session 13
Helping Others: New Directions in Executive Coaching, Advising, Mentoring, and Peer to Peer Networking
Speaker: | Cornelia Choe Founder and CEO, The Leaders’ Alliance (Switzerland) |
Sharon Marshall Executive Development Manager, UPS (USA) | |
Dan Norenberg Executive and strategic leadership team advisor, coach and author of Executive Ownershift: Creating Highly Effective Leadership Teams (Germany) |
A New Way and Proven Way to Measure Results and Impact from Co-Development Action Learning.
Speaker: | Maxime Paquet Professor, Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Montreal, and author (Canada) |
Nathalie Sabourin Co-Founder of the Co-Leadership Group, and author (Canada) | |
Ron Cheshire Co-Founder of the Co-Leadership Group, and author (Canada) | |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM Session 14
Wisdom Panel: What Do Leaders Need to Unlearn and Develop?
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
Intentional Reflection
Speaker: | Rose Pillay Regional L&D Adviser (Africa), British High Commission Pretoria, and Founder, Panacea Hedging; author of Growing through Reflection (South Africa) |
The Art and Skill of Story Telling
Speaker: | Lars Cederholm Owner, CCT, poet and author (Sweden) |
The How of Memorable Interviews and Conversations
Speaker: | Rebecca Miller President, OPTIK NERVE, film maker, artist, writer (USA) |
Accepting and Conquering Illness with “Radical Acceptance” and What I Learned From This Experience
Speaker: | Bengt Eliason Executive in Residence, CEO at Stockfiller (Sweden) |
Empathy and Caring: My Experience from Assisting Ukrainian Refugees
Speaker: | Valerie Binner SVP Human Resources at DeLaval (Sweden) |
What does it mean to start your own company after many years with a major global company?
Speaker: | Hays Steilberg Leadership Advisor, Speaker, Investor, formerly Executive VP Corporate, Executives and Talent, Bertelsmann (Germany) |
Personal Reflections on the Global Purpose, and the Need for Collaborative Action
Speaker: | Jorge Tejeda Organizational and Executive Coach at Be Leaders Executive Consulting (Mexico) |
04:00 PM - 08:00 PM Special Event
”Innovative Spirit: Lessons in Leadership from the Sagrada Familia”
Introduction of the Sagrada Familia
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Please note: The participant partners can also register for the event. |
Presenter: (* indicates not confirmed) |
Judith Urbano Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, UIC Dean Department of Humanities, PhD in Art History (Spain) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
Bus transfer to Sagrada Familia
5:00 PM |
Sagrada Familia guided visit
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | |
Venue: | Sagrada Familia |
Transfer to Restaurant | Pez Vela on the beach
07:00 PM |
Debrief Sagrada Familia Learning and Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | |
Facilitator (* indicates to be confirmed) |
* Yih-Teen Lee Professor of Leadership and Cultural Bridging at IESE Business School (Spain) |
Venue: | Restaurant Pez Vela |
08:30 PM Dinner
Restaurant: | Pez Vela |
Venue: | Paseo del Mare Nostrum 19/21 (Ground floor of Hotel W, “HotelVela”) |
Wednesday, 21. June, 2023
Theme for the Day: On Organizational, Team and Individual Learning
Start the day
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast Hotel |
Venue: | Hotel AC Victoria Suites |
8:15 AM | Bus Transfer |
Venue: | From Hotel Victoria Suites - to the IESE campus |
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome Coffee |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Session 15
Learning and Action Plans from Tuesday
Facilitator: | Michellana Jester MIT Sloan School, author, member of the Global Forum Organizing Team, and Global Executive Learning (USA) |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM Session 16
Workshop: New Directions for Learning and Collaboration | Co-Development Action Learning
Facilitators: | Maxime Paquet, Nathalie Sabourin, Ron Chesire and GEL Team |
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Break
Venue: | IESE Campus | Lounge Area |
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM Session 17
New Frontiers in Learning, Creativity, and Innovation
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
Moderator + Presenter: | Michellana Jester MIT Sloan School of Management, member of the Global Forum Organizing Team, author, and Global Executive Learning (USA) |
The Role of Curiosity and Its Cross Cultural Contexts
Speaker: | Stefaan van Hooydonk Founder, Global Curiosity Institute, co-founder, The Earth Academy, and author of The Curiosity Manifesto: How curiosity helps individuals and workplaces thrive in transformational times.(Belgium) |
Creativity and Collaboration
Speaker: |
Tobias Degsell Former curator, Nobel Prize Museum, founder and CEO of Combiner , creativity expert, “collaboration evangelist” and author of Conjunctions (forthcoming), (Sweden) |
How to Become a Learning-Driven Business
Speaker: | Alaa Garad Director of Academic Programs, Reader in Organizational Learning and Business Excellence, Alm College, and co-author of The Learning-Driven Business: How to Develop and Organizational Learning Ecosystem (UK) |
Silicon Valley Trends and Their Implications
Spearker: | Jim Myrick Resident at Autodesk, Partner at neue.se (USA) |
Questioning the Role of Technology for Executive Learning
Speaker: | Steve Woodward Woodburn Mann Leadership Science Institute, and former CEO and Chief HRO (South Africa) |
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Tapas Lunch
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM Session 18
Workplace and the Work Environment
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
Addressing Mental and Physical Well Being: Exhaustion, Fatigue and Other Mental Challenges - How Sick or Healthy Are We?
Speaker: | Michael Hagemann VP Change and Transformation Engagement and Enablement, DPDHL, and author of Three Key Success Factors for Transforming Your Business: Mindset, Infrastructure, Capability (Germany) |
Eco-Distress--and comments on the recent book, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
Speaker: | John Heywood Senior Associate, Action Learning Associates, and executive coach (France) |
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM Session 19
Organizational and Team Learning
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
How Some Organizations Develop a Significant Workplace for Continuous Learning and Self-Realization
Speaker: | Trevor Marchand Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of London, and author most recently of The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work (France, UK) |
New Directions in Team Performance, Learning Collaboration and Transformation
How To Accelerate Learning and Transformation
Speaker: | Gunnar George Managing Director at Compassion Communication, formerly with Ericsson, author of Accelerating Learning and Transformation (forthcoming) (Sweden) |
Integrating and Using Individual Learning Styles with Team Learning and Performance
Speaker: | Kay Peterson Founder, Institute for Experiential Learning, and co-author with David A. Kolb of How You Learn is How You Live: Using Nine Ways of Learning to Transform Your Life (USA) |
Shared Disciplines: A Better Way to Lead and Coach.
Speaker: | Ernie Turner President, Leadership in Motion (LiM) co-author with Tan Swee Heng of Shared Leadership Disciplines: A Better Way to Lead Teams (forthcoming)(USA) |
03:15 PM - 03:45 AM Break
Venue: | IESE Campus | Q 300 |
03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Session 20
New Generation Perspectives on the Path Ahead
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM Session 21
Briefing and Introduction to Collective Problem Solving and Learning
Speaker: | Bernhard Hauser Professor for Change Management and Action Learning at the University of Applied Management, and author of Action Learning Workbook: mit Praxistipps, Anleitungen und Hintergrundwissen fur Trainer, Berater und Fascilitators (Germany) |
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Session 22
Next Steps for Collaborative Action Global Forum Retrospectives Information about the 2024 Global Forum
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM Summary + Closure
Summary and Closure
Venue: | IESE Campus | Auditorium Q 102 |
07:30 PM Bus Departure | Final Closing Dinner
Start: | Bus starts from Hotel Victoria Suites |
Restaurant: | Can Travi Nou |
Address: | 12 Carrer de Jorge Manrique, 08035 Barcelona |