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Europe's 

Leading 

Student-Run 

Conference on 

Responsible 

Business 

Barcelona, 

February 27-28, 

2009 

Conference Sponsors 

Supporting Sponsor 

The Doing Good and Doing Well 

Conference 2009

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Campus Map 

Doing Good and Doing Well 

Europe's Leading Student-Run Conference on 

Responsible Business

Welcome Letter 

Welcome to the 2009 Doing Good and Doing Well Conference! 

Dear Conference Guests, 

Thank you for joining us at the 2009 Doing Good and Doing Well Conference. On behalf of IESE 

Business School, IESE’s Responsible Business Club, and Net Impact, we would like to welcome 

you to Barcelona. 

The Doing Good and Doing Well conference was a result of the labors of two forward-thinking IESE 

graduate business students, Heather Blahnik and Emma Coles, in 2004. Over the past six years, 

the conference has grown dramatically and has proved to hundreds of socially-minded graduate 

business students and professionals that doing good and doing well are not mutually exclusive. 

This year, IESE Business School has partnered with Net Impact to bring this exciting event to an 

even larger audience. 

In light of recent events in the global economy, this year’s conference theme is Doing Good When 

We Are Not Doing So Well - Creating Sustainable Value in a Downturn. Our speakers will discuss 

the tough decisions leaders are facing during this economic downturn and explore the business 

case for continued commitment to social and environmental responsible practices. 

We hope that this conference will spark discussion and debate regarding the future of responsible 

business and that you will leave feeling equipped and inspired to do well in any economy. 

Enjoy the conference! 

Sincerely, 

Elizabeth Curran Liz Maw 

Conference Chair, DGDW 2009 Executive Director 

MBA Class of 2009 Net Impact 

IESE Business School 



Responsible Business 

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Conference Sponsors 

Supporting Sponsor 

In-kind Sponsors 

DGDW Sponsors & Partners 

We would like to thank our sponsors for their generous contributions. 




Table of Contents 

Campus Map p. 2 

Welcome Letter p. 3 

DGDW Sponsors & Partners p. 4 

About IESE Business School p. 6 

About Net Impact p. 7 

Conference Organizing Team p. 8 

Universities & Organizations Present at DGDW 2009 p. 10 

Keynote Speaker Sessions p. 12 

Panel Schedule & Important Information p. 14 

Panel Descriptions p. 16 

Cleantech Venture Seminar p. 27 

Career Forum / Trade Fair p. 28 

Speaker Biographies p. 29 

Food & Social Events p. 49 

General Information p. 50 

Transportation p. 51 

Exploring Barcelona p. 53 




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About IESE Business School 

About IESE Business School 

The Doing Good and Doing Well Conference is hosted by IESE Business School, one of the world’s top ranked MBA 

schools (Ranked 1st in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit, 2006 and 2005; 4th in Europe and 11th in the 

world by Financial Times, 2008). 

IESE Business School is the graduate school of management of the University of Navarra and is located in Barcelona 

and Madrid. It offers MBA, Global Executive MBA, Executive MBA and PhD in Management degrees, as well as a 

wide range of executive education programs for global senior executives and Continuing Education programs for 

alumni. 

In 2008 IESE celebrated its 50th anniversary. 

To learn more about the school, please visit www.iese.edu 

About IESE’s Responsible Business Club 

Founded in 2001, the IESE Responsible Business Club serves as a conduit for communication and collaboration 

between the students, the school, its alumni, and industry professionals interested and active in responsible business, 

social entrepreneurship, social investment, and the not-for-profit sector. 




About Net Impact 

Net Impact is a global organization of students and professionals using business to improve the world. We offer a portfolio of 

programs to educate, equip, and inspire our more than 10,000 members to make a positive impact through business. Spanning six 

continents, our membership is one of the most influential networks in existence today and includes current and emerging leaders 

in corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development, and environmental 

sustainability. 

From Curriculum Change to Career Resources to making an Impact at Work, Net Impact offers a portfolio of programs that enable 

our members to transform their ideals into measurable results. For more information on Net Impact’s programs and ways you can 

get involved to magnify your impact, visit netimpact.org. 

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Liz Maw 

Executive Director 

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Coree Brown 

Conference Associate 

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134 

Sarah Burke-Gorewitz 

Associate, Communications & 

Corporate Partnerships 

Josh Cleveland 

Program Manager 

Sarah Coleman 

Senior Manager, 

Corporate & Donor Relations 

Aaron Hanson 

Program Associate 

CHAPTER GROWTH 

NET IMPACT STAFF 

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YTD 

Undergraduate 

International 

Professional 

U.S. 

Professional 

International 

Student 

U.S. 

Student 

Jeni (Lafaurie) Izuel 

Chief Operating Officer 

Floor de Jong 

Winter/Spring Associate, 

Conference and Chapters 

Brenda Kenworthy 

Senior Communications Manager 

Dara Kosberg 

Senior Manager, 

Conference & Education 

Sitar Mody 

External Relations Manager 

Faculty & 

Administration 

1% 

International 

Professionals 

6% 

U.S. 

Professionals 

31% 

International Grad 

Students 

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Undergraduates 

4% 

Will Morrison 

Global Chapters Manager 

Sean O’Driscoll 

Bookkeeper 

88 First Street 

Suite 200 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

MEMBER COMPOSITION 

U.S. Grad 

Students 

50% 

Matthew Souther 

Membership/Executive Assistant 

Kirin Swanson 

Program Associate 

Krista Van Tassel 

Marketing & Communications Director 

Alejandra Villalobos 

Strategic Projects 

P: +1 (415) 495-4230 

F: +1 (415) 495-4229 

www.netimpact.org 

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Conference Organizing Team 

We would like to thank the following people for their effort to organize DGDW 2009. They have worked 

tirelessly over many months to ensure that this is an inspiring and educational event for all participants. 

IESE Business School Conference Organizing Team: 

Elizabeth Curran - Chairperson 

Florian Braun - Treasurer 

Han-Yu (Lisa) Wang - Logistics Lead 

Carmen Balacianu - De Arce - Speaker Team Lead 

Ewa Szymankiewicz - Website Lead 

Maria Sotomayor Ruiz & Thilo von Wissell - Marketing Leads 

Anne Agnew - Career Forum Lead 

Alvaro Carbon Ripepi & Paul O'Driscoll - Sponsorship Leads 

Jacob Pessah - Cleanteach Venture Seminar Lead 

Astrid Sandoval - Public Relations Lead 

Vincent Gautier - Energy & Environment Track Lead 

Charles Collins - Responsible Finance Track Lead 

Maria Sotomayor Ruiz & Sandra Schoenes - Healthcare Track Leads 

Rosie Innes - Career Services IESE 

Amy Kellehar - IESE Student Affairs 

With major contributions from: 

Laia Aguilar Sugranes 

Vikram Ahuja 

Gabriela Alcocer Gamba 

Ingrid Altes Casanovas 

Jakob Boehme 

Claudia Borasino Malca 

Alan Burchell 

Blanca Charles Chueca 

Cristina Daroca García-Barberena 

Katherine Fitzgerald 

Prasad Ganesan 

Francis Gotianun 

Nikita Jaiswal 

Aron Kuehnemann 

Prisque Lemble 

Katharina Lueth 

Akiko Matsuba 

Ashley Metz 

Lorenzo de la Mora Piñeyro 

Net Impact Organizing Team: 

Liz Maw - Executive Director 

Dara Kosberg - Senior Manager, Conference & Education 

Will Morrison - Global Chapters Manager 

Krista van Tassel – Marketing & Communications Director 

Coree Brown - Conference Associate 

Floor de Jong - Winter / Spring Associate, Conference & Chapters 

Matthew Souther - Membership / Executive Assistant 

Mareike Mueller 

Marissa Muller 

Miwa Nakamoto 

Ramon Olivas 

Ashley Olson 

Carla Pesquera Lesmes 

Maria Eugenia Prados de la Guardia 

Andreas Prosinecki 

Claudia Ribas Guarner 

Yelena Rybalova 

Thomas Schirmer 

James Mark Soriano Guanzon 

Naresh Tanna 

Lauren Thomas 

Abdul Bijur Vallarkodath 

Beatriz Vallina Garcia 

Aritz Zubizarreta Lasagabaster 




Conference Organizing Team 

IESE Business School Faculty & Staff: 

Jordi Canals 

Luis Palencia 

Elena Liquete 

Yolanda Serra 

Alejandro Herrera 

Johanna Mair 

Mike Rosenberg 

Christian Seelos 

Rosie Innes 

Amy Kellehar 

Antonio Davila 

Heinrich Liechtenstein 

"On-the-Day" Volunteers: 

Ines Bernardo 

Inés Borrell Claret 

Bruna Campassi 

Alex Casta 

Gurveersingh Chadha 

María Clara Beltran García 

Zachary Campeau 

Timothy Carlberg 

Thomas Cummings 

Thank you to you all! 

Lluis G. Renart 

Magda Rosenmöller 

Juan Roure 

Alberto Ribera 

Pedro Videla 

Cristina Gomis 

Thomas Wedell 

Manuel Macías 

Mercedes Ortega 

Felipe Ramos 

Charo Rodriguez 

Caroline Sas 

Diana Diekmann 

Anne Gaschemann 

Shilpika Gautam 

Bradley Geren 

Ece Gucalp 

Valeriya Khurdayan 

Christina Lee 

Marc Meyer 

Rafael Munilla Muñoz 

Maria Amelia Salerno 

Jana Zincikova 

Francesca Escandell 

Juana Quesada 

Ana Vilanova 

IESE Student Affairs 

IESE Printing 

IESE Publicaciones 

IESE Geo 

IESE IT 

IESE Media Relations 

IESE Restauración 

Rachelle Oribio 

Marta Parente Ribes 

Bruno Paro 

Mauricio Sanchez de Tagle Mccann 

Gerrit Schlingermann 

Jian Tao 

Andrew Thomas 

Salil Tuteja 




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Universities and Organizations Present at DGDW 2009 

Universities: 

American School of Professional Psychology 

Cornell University 

EADA Business School 

EAE Bussines School 

ESADE Business School 

ESSEC Business School 

European Business School 

Florida International University 

Goethe University Frankfurt am Main 

HEC Paris School of Managagement 

IE Business School 


Imperial College Business School 

INSEAD 

Institut Químic de Sarria, Universitat Ramon Llull 

International University in Geneva 

IOMBA, University of Geneva 

ISB/Cornell BOP Learning Lab in India 

Judge Business School, University of Cambridge 

Organizations: 

13MBAs.com 

AAR Health Services 

Accenture 

Active Capital Partners 

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance 

Air Water Treatment 

Aloe Private Equity 

Alter Company 

AMREF Spain 

Apposite Capital 

At Stake Advisors 

Axios International 

BA100K 

Barcelona Activa 

BASF Venture Capital GmbH 

Bbageto 

BeCitizen 

Biosensores 

Blue Green Capital 

Blue Horse Associates 

Bolding 

Booz & Company 

BP 

Cafedirect 

Caja de Ingenieros 

Cardiovascular Research Center 

Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) 

Citi 

Clean Energy Solutions 

Closure Systems International 

Col.legi Oficial de Farmaceutics de Tarragona 

Col.legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona 

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 

King's College London 

Leeds University Business School 

London Business School 

Mount Holyoke College 

Nottingham University Business School 

Said Business School, University of Oxford 

Rotterdam School of Management 

SDA Bocconi School of Management 

Thunderbird School of Global Management 

Trinity College Dublin 

Universidad de Barcelona 

University Maastricht, ELP 

University of Bath 

University of Bradford 

University of Dundee 

University of Exeter 

University of Jyvaskyla, Finland 

University of St. Gallen (HSG) 

Warwick Business School 

Criteria CaixaCorp 

Dalberg Global Development Advisors 

DeMeter Partners 

Demeter Partners 

Devex - The Development Executive Group 

Dyssaq 

Eco:operative 

ECP Private Equity 

EDP Renovaveis 

Eggleston Partners 

Enertika 

Environmental News Network 

Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company 

Equity Bank 

Essent Trading 

Esteve 

European Commission 

ExxonMobil 

First Book 

Fortis Bank 

Frog Design 

FSG Social Impact Advisors 

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition 

Global Play Foundation 

GlobalEdTech 

Grameen Health 




Universities and Organizations Present at DGDW 2009 

Organizations (cont'd): 

GRE Holding 

Green Power Revolution 

Habitaem 

Harlequin 

Havas Media 

Humanist Movement 

International Save the Children Alliance 

KenCall Outsourcing 

Kianda Foundation 

Kiva 

KPMG Global Sustainability Services 

Making a Life 

Mas Arna - La Casa Gran S.L. 

Masianday Peace Foundation 

MBAs Without Borders 

Mercados Emi 

Merck & Co., Inc. 

Millennium Promise 

Millennium Villages Project Earth Institute 

Mybnk.org 

MYC4 

Nanobiosym 

Net Impact 

New Street Capital 

Nike 

Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development 

Oliver Wyman 

OneCarbon 

Open Africa 

Panrico Donuts 

PharmAccess Foundation 

PICVISA 

PlaNet Finance 

PocketCultures 

Procter & Gamble 

Proniula 

Reserva Self-Storage 

Ricardo 

Roche Diagnostics 

Roell Consulting 

SAM Research AG 

Sanofi Aventis 

Saudi Aramco 

Schneider Electric 

Se+A 

SET Venture Partners 

SI Capital 

Sofinnova Partners 

Solariza Energía S.L. 

Solvay Pharma GmbH 

Soros Economic Development Fund 

Syngenta International AG 

Talentz Integrated Services 

TechnoServe 

TechnoSpin 

Telecom Development Company Afghanistan (Roshan) 

The Charity Bank 

The Climate Group 

The Clinton Foundation 

The Coca-Cola Company 

The Economist 

The Environment Council 

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 

The Gold Standard Foundation 

The Healthstore Foundation 

The Quimera Project 

The William J. Clinton Foundation 

Three Hands 

Trestle Group 

Triple Jump 

Trucost 

UNDP 

Unilever 

UPS 

Vartana & Canada Helps 

Verdtech Nuevo Campo 

Volans 

Wellington Partners 

World Health Organization 

World Microfinance Forum 

Ysios Capital Partners 




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Keynote Speaker Sessions 

Note: All keynote sessions will be held in the Aula Magna in the North Campus 

1 st 

Keynote Session: Anil Soni – CEO, Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative 

12:35 to 13:45, Friday 

Anil Soni is the Chief Executive Officer of the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS 

Initiative, which assists governments in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean to 

implement national HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs and which works to 

improve market dynamics for related medicines and tests. Previously, Anil was 

the founding Executive Director of Friends of the Global Fight and Advisor to the 

Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. 

Anil was also a consultant at McKinsey & Company and has worked for the 

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, in the White House Office of National AIDS 

Policy, and with NGOs in Ghana and the Middle East. 

2 nd Keynote Session: Matthew Bishop - US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief for The Economist 

16:30 to 17:15, Friday 

Philanthrocapitalism, his new book with co-author Michael Green on the global 

boom now under way in philanthropy, has just been published by Bloomsbury. 

He is also the author of Essential Economics, the official Economist layperson's 

guide to economics. Before joining The Economist, Matthew was on the faculty 

of London Business School, where he co-authored three books for Oxford 

University Press. He has served as a member of the Sykes Commission on the 

investment system in the 21st Century. He was also on the Advisors Group of the 

United Nations International Year of Microcredit 2005. He has been honored as a 

Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a graduate of Oxford 

University. 

3 rd Keynote Session: Mark Albion - Author of "More than Money - Questions Every MBA needs to Answer" 

17:15 to 18:00, Friday 

Mark Albion spent nearly 20 years at Harvard University and its business school 

as a student and professor. A seven-time social entrepreneur, he left Harvard to 

develop a community of service-minded MBAs, co-founding Net Impact in 1993. 

He's made 600+ visits to speak at business schools on five continents (including 

the opening keynote for the first "Doing Good, Doing Well" conference at IESE), 

for which BusinessWeek magazine dubbed him “the savior of B-school souls." 

Mark is the author of seven books, most recently More Than Money: Questions 

Every MBA Needs to Answer, with a foreword by Net Impact executive director Liz 

Maw. This past fall, the book was distributed electronically to up to 55,000 MBAs 

in 75 schools, including IESE. In January 2009, a company was launched to help 

MBAs and other professionals implement the book's framework. An animated 

movie based on the book, "The Good Life Parable: An MBA Meets a Fisherman," 

was awarded the largest environmental film festival's official short-film selection 

last month. 




Keynote Speaker Sessions 

4 th Keynote Session: Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi 

- Global Head, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi Global Transaction Services 

14:30 to 15:30, Saturday 

Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi is the Global Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), the 

largest division of Citi’s Global Transaction Services (GTS) business offering an integrated 

set of cash management and trade solutions to corporate, financial institution and public 

sector clients worldwide. 

Prior to his current appointment, Francesco was Global Head of Cash Management and 

before that, Head of Global Transaction Services for Europe, Middle East and Africa, where 

he had responsibility for the Cash Management, Trade Finance and Services and Securities 

and Fund Services businesses across the region. 

Francesco has served in numerous leadership roles in his extensive career at Citi. He 

joined Citibank in 1983 as a Management Associate in New York. In 1984, he moved to 

the Corporate Bank in Lima, Peru, as a Relationship Manager, and later took on the role of 

Treasury Marketing Manager. In 1986, he was appointed Country Treasurer for Peru. In 

1987, Francesco moved to London to launch Citibank's Southern Europe Structured Finance 

business. In 1993, he was appointed Corporate Finance Head for Italy, based in Milan. In 

1996, he returned to London as Co-Head and Managing Director for Global Mergers and 

Acquisitions. 

In 1998, Francesco was appointed the Market Manager for Iberia responsible for the 

Corporate Bank and customer relationships in Spain and Portugal and Country Corporate 

Officer of Citigroup for Spain, based in Madrid. In 2001, he was named Chairman and CEO 

of Citibank International plc and the European Customer Group Executive for Citigroup’s 

Corporate Bank headquartered in London. 

Francesco graduated Magna Cum Laude from the American University in Washington DC 

with a B.S.B.A. degree in Finance. He received the Stanley I. Posner Award given to the 

graduating senior with the highest overall academic average. In 1983, he obtained an M.B.A. 

in Finance and International Business from Columbia University. Francesco is the Chairman 

of Citibank Holdings Ireland Ltd and Citibank Europe plc. He serves on the boards of 

Mapfre America S.A., Clearstream International, LCH.Clearnet, Business in the Community. 

He is also a board member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, a member of its Board of 

Governors, and is the Chairman of Junior Achievement – Europe and the ENGAGE network. 

5 th Keynote Session: Stewart J. Paperin 

- President, Soros Economic Development Fund and Executive Vice President, Open Society Institute 

17:45 to 18:45, Saturday 

Stewart J. Paperin serves both as Executive Vice President of the Soros Foundations and 

as a consultant to Soros Fund Management. Mr. Paperin manages the administration and 

operations of the Soros network in over forty countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the 

United States, Africa and Latin America. He also provides leadership to the foundations 

economic reform and economic development activities and serves as President of Soros 

Economic Development fund, a $150mln investment fund. 

Mr. Paperin earned BA and MS degrees from the State University of New York at 

Binghamton. He has served as a member of the Boards of Directors of Western Union 

Corporation, PennOctane Corp., Global TeleSystems Group, Inc., Golden Telecom Inc. 

and OAO Svyazinvest (Russia’s national telephone company) as well as a variety of 

emerging internet and telecommunication companies. Mr. Paperin has also served on the 

boards of directors of several economic policy institutes in Central and Eastern Europe 

and continues as a director of the National Urban Reconstruction Housing Authority of 

South Africa. 

Mr. Paperin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was also awarded the 

Doctor of Humane Letters degree by the State University of New York. 




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Panel Schedule & Important Information 

Economic & Social Development Track 

Panel Title Day Time Room 

How is Business Helping to Achieve the UN’s Millennium 

Development Goals 

Sustainability Consulting Priorities in a Crisis: 

Implications and Potential Opportunities 

African Entrepreneurs and Executives. What Do They 

Need to Succeed? 

The Evolution of Not -For-Profits – Movement Towards 

Sustainability 

Making the Business Case for Community Investing 

Social Entrepreneurs—Redefining the Role of Business 

in Society 

Valuing Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors: 

A New Source of Competitive Advantage 

Beyond the Mission Statement: Tools for Achieving 

Social Benefits through For-Profit Investments 

The Challenge of Microcredit: Scaling Microcredit 

through Innovation and Technology 

Friday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Saturday 

Saturday 

Saturday 

14:45 to 16:15 

14:45 to 16:15 

12:00 to 13:30 

10:00 to 11:30 

16:00 to 17:30 

16:00 to 17:30 




South Campus 

Auditorium 

Q401 

(North Campus) 

South Campus 

Auditorium 

Q401 


Q401 


South Campus 

Auditorium 

Responsible Finance Track - Sponsored by Charity Bank 


Energy & Environment Leadership Panel 

Involving Developing Countries in Climate Change 

Mitigation: the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) 

Renewable Energy: How is the Industry Faring the 

Global Recession? 

The Story Behind the Cleantech Boom 

Friday 

Saturday 

Saturday 

14:45 to 16:15 

10:00 to 11:30 

10:00 to 11:30 

Q103 


Q103 


Q401 


Energy & Environment Track - Sponsored by ExxonMobil 


Smart Technology: Can IT Reduce CO2 Emissions? Friday 14:45 to 16:15 

G301 

(South Campus) 

Saturday 

10:00 to 11:30 

G301 


Saturday 12:00 to 13:30 G301 


Saturday 

Saturday 

16:00 to 17:30 

16:00 to 17:30 

G301 


Q103 

(North Campus)

Panel Schedule & Important Information 

Healthcare Track - Sponsored by MSD 


Healthcare Delivery – How to Achieve the Biggest 

Impact? 

Friday 14:45 to 16:15 

G302 


Drug Donation – A Blessing or a Curse? 

Micro Health Insurance – Healthcare for $1.75 a year? Is 

there a business? 

Healthcare Leadership Panel 

Careers 

Real Business Careers with Social Impact Stories from 

the Other Side 

Saturday 

Saturday 

Saturday 

Please note this important information regarding panel location and attendance: 

•Nametag and ID 

Your nametag will be required to enter all events. Please carry it with you at all times. Lost 

nametags can be replaced at the Information Desk. 

•Conference Setting and Assistance 

The conference takes place on both the North and the South Campus of IESE Business 

School. Room locations are clearly indicated on the schedule and the campus map. Please 

allow extra time in case you have to move between the two campuses (7 minute walk). 

•Panel and Cleantech Venture Seminar Attendance 

10:00 to 11:30 

12:00 to 13:30 

16:00 to 17:30 

Please note that all panels and the Cleantech Seminar have a limited number of seats. The 

panels will start promptly and people will not be allowed in after the scheduled start time to 

avoid disruption to the sessions. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. If your chosen 

panel is full, please proceed to another panel with available space. 




G302 


G302 


G302 



Friday 

14:45 to 16:15 

G201 


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Panel Descriptions 

For further information about the panelists and moderators, please see the speaker 

biographies in the back of the brochure. 

Session 1 Panels – Friday, 27 February, 14:45 – 16:15 

How Is Business Helping to Achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals? 

Room: Auditorium (South Campus) 

Business, development, profit, sustainability - can they coexist? Since businesses have an ever increasing 

impact across the world, it is important that they play a significant role in reaching the United Nations Millennium 

Development Goals (MDGs). Can businesses contribute while still providing competitive returns to their 

shareholders? Are there best practices and sustainable strategies which can be implemented across different 

industries? Join us in a lively discussion on how the private sector has helped galvanize the global efforts to reach 

the MDGs by 2015 and whether or not this will be sufficient. 

Moderator: Wouter Deelder – Project Manager, Dalberg Strategic Consulting Firm 

Panelists: Rustom Masalawala – Director of Business Development, Millennium Promise 

Dr James Mwangi – Managing Director and Chief Executive, Equity Bank 

Sahba Sobhani – Program Manager, Growing Markets Initiative, 

United Nations Development Programme 

Panel organized by: Francis Gotiaun (IESE ’10) and Elizabeth Curran (IESE ’09) 

Valuing Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors: 

A New Source of Competitive Advantage 

Room: Q103 (North Campus) 

Many professional investors and sell side advisors are expanding their financial analyses to include the valuation 

of environmental, social and governance factors . This process enables investors to identify companies that align 

with their values, while exposing the competitive advantages, risks and opportunities inherent in their business 

activites. This panel brings together representatives of several leading European firms to discuss the techniques 

being used to quantify risks and evaluate companies according to their performance in this field. 

Moderator: Professor Heinrich Liechenstein – IESE 

Panelists: Bruno Berthon – Global Sustainability Lead, Accenture 

Stephanie Engels – Chief Investment Officer of SAM, 

Sustainable Asset Management, 

publisher of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI) 

Dr. Richard Mattison – Chief Operating Officer, Trucost 

Panel organized by: Mareike Mueller (IESE ’10) and Charles Collins (IESE ’09) 





Session 1 Panels (cont'd) – Friday, 27 February, 14:45 – 16:15 

Sustainability Consulting Priorities in a Crisis: 

Implications and Potential Opportunities 


In the the current economic crisis, businesses have been faced with difficult decisions about the allocation of 

resources. How does this situation emphasize or detract from a company’s focus on sustainability and their 

use of sustainability consulting? What does this imply about the perceived importance of integrating socially 

and environmentally responsible practices? This panel will explore the latest trends and the future challenges of 

sustainability consulting in order to understand its specific contribution to company performance, environmental 

impact, and social development. 

Moderator: Professor Christian Seelos – IESE 

Panelists: See update pages in conference pack for details 

Panel organized by: Aritz Zubizarreta Lasagabaster (IESE ’09) 

Smart Technology: Can IT Reduce CO2 emissions? 

Room: G302 (South Campus) 

The SMART 2020 report, prepared by The Climate Group, outlines the CO2 emissions of the IT sector and then 

demonstrates the potentially avoidable emissions in other sectors (e.g. energy, transport, buildings) thanks to the 

use of technology. It concludes that the savings are significantly greater than the added emissions produced by 

the IT industry. The Climate Group, Schneider Electric, and Eggleston Partners will discuss the challenges and 

opportunities that smart design and technology bring to many different sectors. 

Panel Moderator: Thomas Wedell – IESE 

Panelists: Andy Eggleston – Managing Partner, Eggleston Partners 

Emmanuel Lagarrigue – Senior VP of Business Development Europe, 

Schneider Electric 

Molly Webb – IT Program Manager, 

The Climate Group (main author of the SMART2020 report) 

Panel organized by: Vincent Gautier (IESE ’09) assisted by Miwa Nakamoto (IESE ’10) 




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Session 1 Panels (cont'd) – Friday, 27 February, 14:45 – 16:15 

Healthcare Delivery – How to Achieve the Biggest Impact? 


A 1994 World Bank study found that 88 cents of every dollar of public expenditure on medication is lost to 

inefficiencies with only 12 percent reaching the patient. The situation has unfortunately not improved in the 

fifteen years since this study. This panel will explore how we can improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery. 

Representatives from various backgrounds and geographies will take on this challenging topic. They will discuss 

scalability of projects and drug affordability for the poor. Furthermore, they will touch upon the role publicpartnerships 

play and the challenges they present, the need for better management in the healthcare delivery 

system, and how MBAs could contribute. 

Moderator: Professor Alberto Ribera – IESE 

Panelists: Dr Gunther Faber – CEO, The HealthStore Foundation, Franchise of CFW 

Nicholas Nesbitt – CEO and Founder, KenCall Outsourcing 

Steven C. Phillips – Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, 

Exxon Mobil Corporation 

Dr. Alfonso Villalonga – Chairman, AMREF Spain 

Panel organized by: Maria Sotomayor (IESE ’09) and Sandra Schoenes (IESE ’09) 

Real Business Careers with Social Impact - Stories from the Other Side 


MBAs often find it difficult to envisage the path from a business career to one in social impact. The area of scope 

is so wide and varied (including social entrepreneurship, microcredit, social investment, and CSR) that it requires 

a concerted effort to find the right role. This panel will seek to explore the opportunities for MBAs in the social 

impact sector and how to find these career options. The panel will explore how this decision is made and what key 

considerations should be made before embarking on a socially impactful career. 

Moderator: Michael Fields – Net Impact Board Member 

Panelists: Tal Dehtiar – Co-Founder and President, MBAs Without Borders 

Zachary Dominitz – Head of Corporate Affairs, Cafédirect 

Hugh Sinclair – Microfinance Consultant, Fern Software 

Panel organized by: Elizabeth Curran (IESE ’09) assisted by Nikita Jaiswal (IESE ’10) 





Session 2 Panels – Saturday, 28 February, 10:00 – 11:30 

African Entrepreneurs and Executives: Creating the Opportunity for Success 


Economic development is a complex issue in Africa, one for which there is no single solution. A holistic approach 

to economic and social development includes engagement with large and small scale enterprise, promotion of 

education and the creation of meaningful jobs. This panel brings together entrepreneurs who are playing a unique 

role in building economic capacity through various approaches. Representatives of the for-profit and not-forprofit 

world will share their experiences and offer their ideas on how corporations and organizations can increase 

opportunities for business development in Africa. 

Moderator: Professor Lluis G. Renart – IESE 

Panelists: Malik Bakayoko – Operations Counsel, North, West and Central Africa, 

The Coca-Cola Company 

Mercedes Otaduy Guerin – Project Manager/Administrator, Kianda Foundation 

Nicholas Nesbitt – CEO and Founder, KenCall Outsourcing 

Noel de Villiers – Founder, Open Africa and Ashoka Fellow 

Panel organized by: Lorenzo de la Mora (IESE ’09) 

Beyond the Mission Statement: Tools for Achieving Social Benefits through For-Profit 

Investments 


Access to capital is a critical driver for economic growth and social development. Private equity firms are 

increasing their investment in emerging markets, filling the void in which development capital was previously 

unavailable. In their work, some private equity firms are deviating from the standard investment model and 

seeking to promote economic and social development with their funds, rather than focusing solely on financial 

returns. These firms go beyond the mission statement by taking into account the social benefits of projects. This 

panel will explore the deal structure process, management of capital and measuring of performance. Join our 

panel of experts to compare and contrast the standard private equity methods with for-profit social investment 

methodologies. 

Moderator: Professor Juan Roure – IESE 

Panelists: Reuben Abraham – Executive Director, Center for Emerging Markets Solutions, 

Indian School of Business 

Zain Laher – Vice President, Emerging Capital Partners, Private Equity 

Stewart Paperin – President, Soros Economic Development Fund 

Panel organized by: Lauren Thomas (IESE ’10) and Charles Collins (IESE ’09) 




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Session 2 Panels (cont'd) – Saturday, 28 February, 10:00 – 11:30 

The Challenge of Microcredit: Scaling Microcredit through Innovation and Technology 


Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank brought to light microcredit solutions for the people 

at the bottom of the pyramid. Since those early beginnings, microcredit has evolved and has been successfully 

implemented in regions throughout the world. However, scaling and adapting this model to different environments 

is crucial to sustain this growth. This panel will address issues beyond the traditional microcredit business model 

and explore how innovative models and technology may be used to scale microcredit in developing countries. 

The audience will be challenged to brainstorm solutions for more effective microfinance, lower operational costs, 

and new technological applications that could be used to resolve the challenges that the microcredit sector will 

encounter as it continues to grow. 

Moderator: Professor Antonio Davila – IESE 

Panelists: Mads Kjaer – CEO, My C4 

Jacques Toureille – General Manager, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance 

Lukas Wellen – Senior Consultant, Triple Jump 

Panel organized by: Carmen Balacianu (IESE ’09), assisted by Katharina Lueth (IESE ’10) 

Energy and Environment Leadership Panel 


This panel brings together leaders from the energy sector to discuss the impact of the current crisis on corporate 

commitment to environmental sustainability. What some view as a threat, others approach as an important 

opportunity to advance sustainability. How can the industry position itself to take full advantage of the new trends 

and overcome the challenges in order to continue supporting environmental sustainability? 

Moderator: Professor Mike Rosenberg – IESE 

Panelists: Luis Adão da Fonseca – Chief Business Development Officer, EDP Renovaveis 

Todd Onderdonk – Senior Energy Advisor, Corporate Planning, ExxonMobil 

Steve Parker – Managing Director of Strategic Development and Executive Director, 

Ricardo Strategy Consulting 

Representative of Iberdrola Renovables 

Panel organized by: Vincent Gautier (IESE ’09) and Miwa Nakamoto (IESE ’10) 




Drug Donation – A Blessing or a Curse? 




Most life-saving medications are simply unaffordable for those at the bottom of the pyramid. However, drug 

donations present their own problems since it is difficult to ensure that donated drugs actually reach patients due 

to lack of accountability and general inefficiencies. This panel will shed light on both traditional and innovative 

approaches in making drugs accessible and affordable to the poor and how to evaluate them in terms of efficacy. 

Moderator: Dr. Gunther Faber – CEO, The HealthStore Foundation, Franchise of CFW 

Panelists: Brenda D. Colatrella – Executive Director, Global Health Partnerships, Merck 

Joseph Saba – Co-Founder and CEO, Axios 

John Sargent – Founder and CEO, BroadReach 

Alexander Schulze – Manager, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development 





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Cleantech Venture Seminar will take place at the same time 

Room: Aula Magna (North Campus) 

See the Cleantech Venture Seminar inlay for further information 

The Evolution of Not-For-Profits – Movement Towards Sustainability 


There is increasing pressure on Not-For-Profits to compete for donor funds, especially in the current crisis. Donors 

are expecting greater accountability, clearer reporting of outcomes and greater impact with fewer funds. This panel 

will explore how these organizations are using business strategies to make themselves more sustainable. 

Moderator: Mark Albion – Founder, Making a Life 

Panelists: Head of Unit, Relations with Civil Society and Non State Actors, 

EuropeAid, European Union 

Gib Bulloch – Co-Founder and Executive Director, 

Accenture Development Partnerships 

Panel organized by: Claudia Borasino (IESE ’10) and Elizabeth Curran (IESE '09) 

Involving Developing Countries in Climate Change Mitigation: the Clean Development 

Mechanism (CDM) 


The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has been added to the Kyoto Protocol in order to engage developing 

countries in the global effort against climate change. This mechanism encourages technology transfers and 

investments from richer countries to developing ones through a market system. This panel will explore the role 

companies such as One Carbon, Essent Trading and The Gold Standard Foundation play in light of the post-Kyoto 

negotiations and global commitment to reduce carbon output. Join our panelists for an in-depth analysis of the 

current challenges and future opportunities for the Clean Development Mechanism and carbon market. 

Moderator: Professor Christian Seelos – IESE 

Panelists: Jan-Willem Bode – CEO, One Carbon 

Nyame de Groot – VP Emissions, Essent Trading 

Jasmine Hyman – Marketing Director, The Gold Standard Foundation 

Panel organized by: Vincent Gautier (IESE ’09), assisted by Prisque Lemblé (IESE ’09) 






Micro Health Insurance – Healthcare for $1.75 a Year? Is There a Business? 


In the finance sector, microcredit has proved to be a sustainable business model that can enable the poor to 

lift themselves from poverty. Innovative social entrepreneurs are now exploring if Micro Health Insurance is 

the answer to the global health crisis. Can the microcredit model be adapted to provide affordable healthcare 

coverage for people at the bottom of the pyramid? What would be the right structure and pricing for a sustainable 

Micro Health Insurance model? Join us for a lively discussion on innovative models, key success factors, and 

different approaches to sustainability in the healthcare sector. 

Moderator: Professor Johanna Mair – IESE 

Panelists: Jagi Gakunju – CEO, AAR 

Mathew Jowett – Senior Health Financing Specialist, World Health Organization 

Shadab Mahmud – Project Leader, Grameen Health Initiative 

Onno Schellekens – Managing Director, PharmAccess Foundation and Founder, 

Health Insurance Fund 





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Social Entrepreneurs - Redefining the Role of Business in Society 


A new generation of entrepreneurs are currently challenging norms. The enterprises that they create are not only 

generating sustainable financial returns but adding value to society across multiple levels. This panel will introduce 

you to four social entrepreneurs that have employed innovative business models. These entrepreneurs will share 

their key lessons on how to start a social enterprise as well as advise on whether to create a Not-for-Profit, forprofit, 

or hybrid organization and ultimately how to survive in the current economic downturn. 

Moderator: Charmian Love – COO of Volans 

Panelists: Jessica Jackley Flannery – Co-founder, Kiva.org 

Lily Lapenna – Founder, MyBnk.org 

Aaron Pereira – Founder, Vartana 

Kyle Zimmer – President and Co-Founder, First Book 

Panel organized by: Astrid Sandoval (IESE ’09) 

The Story Behind the Cleantech Boom 


Clean Technology has experienced a massive influx of interest from investors, entrepreneurs and the wider public. 

Despite this, it has still not been clearly defined. This panel will discuss what constitutes Cleantech today and 

show how this category of business has grown to encompass many industries. Panelists will offer insight into their 

expectations of technologies and industries driving the future of Cleantech. 

Moderator: Professor Juan Roure – IESE 

Panelists: See update pages in conference pack for details 

Panel organized by: Jacob Pessah (IESE ’09) 






Making the Business Case for Community Investing 


In the past, a company’s greatest service to its community may have been simply providing jobs and products or 

services. Consumers, clients and employees are now demanding more, looking to corporations to provide value 

and engagement in the communities in which they operate. On this panel, three professionals from very different 

industries and backgrounds discuss their organization’s models and motivations for investing in the people and 

places around them. Panelists will cover how they choose where to invest, how community investing fits into 

growth, the hazards and the unexpected benefits of community involvement. 

Moderator: Mark Albion – Founder and Author, Making a Life 

Panelists: Shainoor Khoja – Director Corporate Affairs, Roshan (Telecom Development 

Company Afghanistan Ltd) 

Jan Levy – CEO and Founder, Three Hands 

Ralph Schonenbach – CEO, The Trestle Group 

Panel organized by: Elizabeth Curran (IESE ’09), assisted by Asif Shariff (IESE ’09) 

Renewable Energy: How is the Industry Faring the Global Recession? 


The global recession has had a severe impact on most sectors of the global economy, including the renewable 

energy industry. Power generation companies embarking on large scale projects are demanding intensive capital 

investments at a time when lending is limited. In such a period of uncertainty, is the renewable energy industry 

in turbulent waters or in safe territory? This panel aims to deliver a comprehensive view on how the renewable 

energy industry is coping with the global recession and attempts to provide insight on what challenges and 

opportunities may lay ahead. 

Moderator: Professor Mike Rosenberg – IESE 

Panelists: Jordi Dolader – President, Mercados EMI 

Charles Donovan – Head of Structuring, BP Alternative Energy 

William Hargett – Director, Solar Projects, BG Capital 

Panel organized by: Vincent Gautier (IESE ’09), assisted by Miwa Nakamoto (IESE ’10) 




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Healthcare Improvement Leadership Panel 


Millennium Development Goals include three health-related goals: reduce child mortality; improve maternal 

health; and, combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases. In order to achieve these goals, the involvement of 

all major stakeholders in the healthcare sector is necessary. The Global Fund, the World Health Organization, the 

Millennium Villages Project, and Sanofi Aventis amongst others have launched major initiatives designed to meet 

these goals but there is still a long way to go. Panelists will share their ideas on how different players in the sector 

can work most effectively and how business can make a significant contribution towards this effort.. 

Moderator: Professor Magda Rosenmöller – IESE 

Panelists: Robert Filipp – Head of Innovative Finance, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria 

Antoni Gelonch – Senior Projects Director, Sustainability, Sanofi Aventis 

Dr. Unni Karunakara – Deputy Director of Health, Millennium Villages Project 

Joseph Kutzin – Regional Advisor, Health Systems Financing Head, 

World Health Organization (WHO) 

Panel organized by: Maria Sotomayor (IESE ’09), and Sandra Schoenes (IESE ’09) 




Cleantech Venture Seminar 

Saturday, 28 February, 12:00 - 13:30 

Room: Aula Magna (North Campus) 

The IESE Cleantech Venture Seminar is an annual deal-flow event with select early-stage Cleantech 

entrepreneurs and Europe’s finest Cleantech venture capital firms. The seminar takes place on the second day of 

the Doing Good and Doing Well conference and it is open to registered attendees of the conference. 

The objective of the conference is two-fold. Firstly, it is to provide a venue for promising Cleantech entrepreneurs 

to network with and pitch for funding in front of interested venture capital firms. Geographically, our entrepreneurial 

focus is on the Iberian Peninsula and it is limited to carefully screened early-stage Cleantech firms. 

Secondly, we aim to introduce Doing Good and Doing Well conference attendees to some of the latest trends 

in Cleantech and to the methodologies venture capitalists use in the Cleantech space to evaluate potential 

investments. 

• During the seminar, select Cleantech entrepreneurs pitch for funding in a short presentation followed 

by a Q&A from participating venture capitalists 

• This year’s participating venture capital firms include some of the finest in European Cleantech, 

including: Aloe Group, BASF Venture Capital, DeMeter Partners, Sofinnova Partners SI Capital and 

Wellington Partners 

• Some of the latest technologies and companies being showcased include: solar powered motorcycles, 

new models for energy efficiency, a 100% vegetable alternative to biodiesel, marine turbine 

technology, and organic treatment mechanisms for residual water 

Please refer to the inlay for the complete list of participating firms and technologies. We hope you will find this 

seminar to be a valuable and thought-provoking event. 

Organized by: Jacob Pessah (IESE '09), Ramon Olivas (Yale '09), Aron Kuehnemann (IESE '10) 




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Friday 27, February, 18:00 - 19:30 

Room: Q100 (North Campus - Outside Aula Magna) 

Career Forum / Trade Fair 

Through the Career Forum, the DGDW conference gives the opportunity to those interested in developing a career in a 

range of areas related to responsible business to meet companies and organizations who are actively looking or have at 

some time hired MBA students. Organizations cover a broad range of areas including renewable energy, social investment, 

social entrepreneurship, microfinance, development, sustainability, consulting and CSR to name a few. 

This year we have also introduced a new initiative, the Trade Fair, to allow all participants to learn more about select 

organizations participating in the conference. The Trade Fair offers a great opportunity for participants to learn about an 

organization and for them to showcase the organization and distribute materials, for example a sustainability report, critical 

findings etc while creating a two-way network in the industry. It will run at the same time as the Career Forum. 

There will be three types of companies: 

1. Companies that are hiring MBAs or business professionals for full time positions after 1 May, 2009. 

2. Companies that are hiring MBAs for 2009 summer internship from June to September. 

3. Companies that do not have MBA or business professional positions currently available but have hired 

business profiles in the past and might be considering hiring another at an unspecified time in the future. 

Some examples of companies that are attending the Career Forum include: 

Accenture 

Adopt A Business 

Ashoka 

Dalberg 

Endeavor 

ExxonMobil 

FSG Social Impact Advisors 

GAIN 

Global Play 

Grameen Health 

Grassroots Development Fund 

Hanns R. Neuman Stiftung 

Hugh Sinclair 

IFC 

Katten Elljay Limited 

KPMG 

MBAs Without Borders 

Save the Children 

Technoserve 

The Charity Bank 

The William J. Clinton Foundation 

Telecom Development Company Afghanistan (Roshan) 

Each company will be assigned an individual stand and students will be free to visit the companies/organizations of their 

choice. 

You will find additional information on the Career Forum/Trade Fair in your conference pack. 

Organized by: Anne Agnew (IESE ’09), Rosie Innes (IESE Career Services) & Maria Eugenia Prados (IESE ’09) 




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Speaker Biographies (Listed Alphabetically) 

Reuben Abraham - Executive Director, Center for Emerging Markets Solutions at the Indian School of Business 

Reuben is a professor and Executive Director of the Center for Emerging Markets Solutions at the 

Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad. He serves on the global board of directors of the Soros 

Economic Development Fund (SEDF), which aims to catalyze growth in emerging markets. Under the 

aegis of SEDF, he has helped set up a unique India-focused SME early stage fund with Google and 

Omidyar Network as co-investors, which he is a senior adviser to. He serves as an adviser to several 

companies, including a financial services company; a large real estate company; and three start-up 

companies. A TED Global Fellow in 2007, he now serves on the TED Fellows selection committee, 

and is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative. Before ISB, he did his M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. from 

Columbia University in New York. During his time at Columbia, he was an Associate Fellow in Global 

Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, and also a Fellow at the Public Policy Consortium. He 

was a Sloan Foundation/CITI Telecommunications Fellow in 2000. 

Luis Adao da Fonseca - Chief Business Development Officer, EDP Renovaveis 

Mr. Adao da Fonseca is a member of Management and is the Chief Business Development Officer 

of EDP Renovaveis. In 1998 Mr. da Fonseca held the position of assistant lecturer in Economics and 

Business Sciences School and in the Human Sciences School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 

(this doesn’t make sense, rephrase) until leaving later the same year to become a consultant for 

McKinsey & Company. Mr. da Fonseca left McKinsey & Company in July 2000 to enter into a Master 

in Business Administration degree program at INSEAD, which he completed with distinction in 2001. 

He then assumed the role of management for renewable energy development projects with the EDP 

Group development division. Mr. da Fonseca was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of NEO in 2005, 

a position he held until transitioning to Chief Development Officer of NEO in 2007. As chief development 

officer, Mr. da Fonseca is responsible for new business initiatives and international markets. In 2007 

Mr. da Fonseca served on the executive committee of ENEOP II, S.A. Mr. da Fonseca holds a Master’s 

Degree in Economics from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, a Master of Business Administration 

from INSEAD, as well as a postgraduate degree in leading change and organizational renewal from the 

Stanford Graduate School of Business. 

Malik Bakayoko - Operations Counsel, North, West and Central Africa, The Coca-Cola Company 

Bruno Berthon - Global Lead, Sustainability Practice, Accenture 

Malik Bakayoko is a native Ivorian with international education and work experience in financial 

institutions and multinational manufacturing companies. He also worked for the public sector in Ivory 

Coast by participating in the review of the Mining Industry Environmental Impact Act and has been 

involved in two major university studies on the review of the Ivorian Labor Code and the updating of the 

private sectors bylaws following the adoption of the OHADA Uniform Acts harmonising the commercial 

regulation in 16 French speaking countries in West Africa. Malik Bakayoko taught at the Inter-African 

School of Insurance and Banking from 2001 to 2003. Currently he is Legal Counsel of Coca-Cola North, 

West and Central Africa Business Units, co founder of a micro-credit institution in Ivory Coast and owner 

of Versud School, a family business in Ivory Coast. His fields of interest include the development of 

African entrepreneurs and alternative sources of funds on the African Continent. 

Bruno Berthon is the Accenture Global Sustainability Practice Lead, based in Paris. He has worked 

with the top management of multinationals across several industries, including consumer goods, 

retail, telecommunications and media on their transformation agenda. Over the last 14 years, he has 

specialized in helping organizations address the challenges of globalization, large-scale operating model 

change and innovation. As the global lead of the sustainability practice, Mr. Berthon’s expertise lies in 

helping multinational clients evaluate business opportunities related to climate change and sustainability 

challenges across sectors. He was previously Accenture’s Strategy Practice Lead for the Gallia region 

(Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and also led Accenture’s Business Launch Center 

focusing on Internet-related activities. 





Alessio Beverina - Principal, Sofinnova Partners 

Jan-Willem Bode - CEO, One Carbon 

Alessio Beverina is a Principal in charge of investments in the energy related sectors, focusing in the 

semiconductor, components, materials and systems for storage, creation, metering. Alessio started 

as an analyst with Sofinnova Partners in April 2005. He began his career in 1997 as a researcher at 

LETI, one of the most important European Labs in the research field applied to electronics. From 2000 

to 2003, he worked in the central R&D group for STMicroelectronics, in charge of advanced CMOS 

technologies. Alessio holds 5 patents and has published several publications. 

He graduated from Politecnico di Milano, in chemical engineering, with a specialisation in chemistry and 

physics of solid materials, and with an MBA from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP- 

EAP). 

Aristotelis Bouratsis - Head of Unit, Relations with Civil Society and Non State Actors, EuropeAid, European Union 

Head of Unit, Relations with Civil Society and Non State Actors, EuropeAid Mr. Bouratsis joined the 

EuropeAid Co- operation Office in 2001 when he was appointed Head of Unit “Co-financing with NGOs”, 

horizontal operations and link between Relief, Rehabilitation and Development”. Since March 2005, he 

has served as Head of Unit: Relations with civil society and non state actors” in unit F.5. Previously he 

worked with the European Commission in various positions for 19 years. He holds a PhD in “Economy 

and Enterprises Management” from University Montpellier, France. 

Jan Willem Bode is the Managing Director of OneCarbon and is based in the Barcelona office in Spain. 

He was previously the Managing Director of the International Corporate Carbon Solutions Group within 

Ecofys and the Managing Director of Ecofys Spain and Ecofys UK. He has been involved in policy 

studies, project development and strategic consultancy in the areas of Emissions Trading and the Kyoto 

Mechanisms, since 1995. He has been responsible for a large number of carbon management projects, 

with various blue-chip companies. Jan Willem Bode is a member of both the Gold Standard Technical 

Advisory Committee as well as the Voluntary Carbon Standard steering Committee. His professional 

career started with a technology assessment of the carbon abatement potential of specific industrial 

technologies in the EU, and the evaluation of national and international policies and measures in the 

areas of climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy. After joining Ecofys NL, he was 

responsible for the Ecofys activities in the area of Emissions Trading and the Kyoto Mechanisms. 

Gib Bulloch - Co-Founder and Executive Director, Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) 

Gib is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP), a ringfenced 

not-for-profit consulting group within Accenture, whose clients include many of the major 

international NGOs and development agencies. ADP's main focus is bringing affordable business and 

technology expertise to the international development sector and promoting private sector engagement 

in sustainable development. In his role as Executive Director of ADP, Gib travels and works extensively 

in developing countries and is a regular speaker on the role of business in development, corporate 

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Brenda D. Colatrella - Executive Director, Global Health Partnerships, Merck 

Jordi Costa - Business Angel, BA100K 


Ms. Colatrella is Executive Director, Global Health Partnerships, within the Office of Corporate 

Responsibility at Merck & Co., Inc., responsible for key global health and access partnerships and 

Merck's relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the global health arena. Prior to assuming 

this position, Ms. Colatrella was the Executive Director, HIV Policy and External Affairs for the Europe, 

Middle East, Africa, Canada region, with a primary focus on driving Merck and industry initiatives to 

improve access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the developing world. From 2003 until April 2006, 

Ms. Colatrella served as Senior Director, Office of Contributions and Senior Vice-President of The Merck 

Company Foundation. Ms. Colatrella received her B.A. from Muhlenberg College, summa cum laude, 

Phi Beta Kappa, and her M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business where she was 

the recipient of the Dean's Award. For seven years (1997 through 2003), two of which as Chairperson, 

Ms. Colatrella has served on the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), a coalition of 

pharmaceutical companies and private voluntary organizations dedicated to raising the standards for 

product donations globally. 

Jordi Costa has extensive public company experience as a former Executive (VP Finance Europe) 

of United Tecnologies Automotive and Lear. During his involvement with the company, sales soared 

from 20 M € to 450 M € in 20 years. Jordi is also involved in Private Equity. He has invested in two 

companies, namely Roni (Chile), and Emedicalfiles (USA), with a focus on nutrition and health, as 

well as in the following companies: TecnoArtes (Spain), Picvisa (Spain), CMV (Spain) focusing on 

sustainable development, more precisely in Renewable Energy and Power Generation, Recycling and 

Reduction of Resource Consumption. Finally, he has also invested in Rioja Winery, L.A. Independent 

Producer, and Real Estate. Jordi has lived in 7 countries (Spain, US, Portugal, Germany, France, 

Sweden, Monaco), and has traveled to more than 50 countries. He is fluent in English, French, Catalan 

and Spanish, and has a good command of Portuguese and Italian. He also studied Japanese and 

Russian. Jordi Costa studied Business Administration at ESADE Business School in Barcelona (Spain) 

and holds a Master Degrees in International Management obtained at Thunderbird, AZ (USA). 

Antonio Dávila – Professor of Entrepreneurship, IESE Business School 

Wouter Deelder - Project Manager, Dalberg 

Antonio Dávila is director of IESE's Ph.D. program and professor of entrepreneurship and accounting 

and control. He has held teaching and assistantship positions at the Universities of Stanford and 

Harvard. Prof. Dávila earned his Ph.D. from Harvard Business School and his MBA from IESE. His 

teaching and research interests focus on management systems in entrepreneurial firms, new product 

development and innovation management and performance measurement. In 2005, he was awarded 

IESE's Research Excellency Award. He was also the winner of the Ramón y Cajal Scholarship awarded 

by the Spanish government (2004). Other prizes and awards he received include the Accounting 

Research Paper Award Carlos Cubillo Valverde (2003), the Management Accounting Section of the 

American Accounting Association Best Dissertation Runner-Up Award (1999) and the McKinsey Best 

Paper Award from the Strategic Management Society (1998). Prof. Dávila is co-author of Making 

Innovation Work: How to Manage It, Measure It, and Profit from It (2006) and Performance Measurement 

and Management Control Systems to Implement Strategy (2000) and has edited a third book, The 

Creative Enterprise (2007). He has also contributed several book chapters and published various 

research articles in academic journals including The Accounting Review, Accounting Organizations and 

Society, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Research Policy, and Harvard Business Review. 

Since joining the firm in 2005, Wouter has built up extensive experience in the areas of global health, 

institutional reform and social investment. Most recently Wouter managed Dalberg’s support to the 

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s implementation work of the Affordable Medicines 

Facility – malaria (AMFm), an innovative financing initiative to lower the price of anti-malarial medicines. 

Wouter also worked with GAVI on their procurement strategy, designed an innovative financing 

mechanism to fund R&D towards neglected diseases and he has been engaged in managerial reform 

projects for the WHO, UNEP, UN Habitat and the UN Secretariat. Prior to Dalberg, Wouter worked 

as a strategy consultant for Bain & Company in Europe and the US, advising leading companies on 

strategy and organization. Wouter holds a Master’s degree in Management from the London School of 

Economics as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Economics from Erasmus University 

Rotterdam. 





Tal Dehtiar - Co-Founder and President, MBAs Without Borders 

Jordi Dolader – President, Mercados EMI 

Tal Dehtiar, a proud Canadian, is the Co-Founder and President of MBAs Without Borders. He received 

his MBA from DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and has a BA from the University 

of Western Ontario. Tal has a diverse background which includes previous work in the Healthcare and 

Mining industry in Canada. He has worked on a number of international projects prior to starting MBAs 

Without Borders, including launching an agri-business to support rural communities in Belize, creating a 

small-scale volunteer program in Costa Rica and starting-up and producing a radio show in Singapore. 

Tal has traveled, worked, studied or lived in over 50 countries and speaks English, Russian, Hebrew and 

Spanish. He is a recipient of the 2004 Ontario Global Trader Award, 2005 Arch Award, was nominated 

for the 2005 YMCA Peace Award and Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2005 and 2006. Tal was named one 

of the Youth Action Fellows for 2007 and a Semi-Finalist for Echoing Green in 2008. 

Jordi Dolader is an expert on energy policy and regulation, with extensive experience in Latin America 

and Europe. From April 1999 to 2005, he was Commissioner at the National Energy Commission, Spain 

(CNE). From 1998 to 1999), he was Director of Distribution and Commercialization of the Spanish 

National Electricity Commission (CNSE); from 1992 to 1998 he was Vice President of the power utility 

Edenor in Buenos Aires (Argentina); from 1996 to 1998, he was Director of the Dock Sud Thermal 

Power Plant in Buenos Aires. He worked previously in the company Enher (Spain) as manager of 

planning and electricity demand forecasting department (1973-1992). He started his professional career 

in the utility Fecsa (Spain). From 2000 to 2005 he cooperated with the European Commission, through 

CEER and ERGEG, in the construction of the internal energy market. 

Zachary Dominitz - Head of Corporate Affairs, Cafédirect 

Zachary Dominitz joined Cafédirect in July of 2007 as Head of the Corporate Affairs Department. He is 

a strategy and communications expert, with extensive experience in consumer goods, the environment, 

and social enterprise. He’s helped organisations such as UnLtd and Belu Water and worked for 

companies including Sony, Columbia Records, Nokia, and British Telecom. He was a member of the 

Media Affairs Department at the White House during President Clinton’s first term, and spent five years 

prior to that as a journalist. He has a Masters in Business Administration 

from London Business School. 

Charles Donovan – Head of Structuring and Valuation, BP 

Charles Donovan is the Head of Structuring and Valuation for BP’s global thermal power activities. 

Previous to his current role, Charles was part of the strategy team that launched BP Alternative Energy 

in November 2005. Alternative Energy combines BP’s worldwide activities in solar photovoltaics, wind 

energy, biofuels, advanced thermal power, and technology venturing. Charles began work on climate 

change and energy issues as an Energy Policy Analyst with the US Environmental Protection Agency in 

Washington, DC. He subsequently worked for the Enron Corporation in its London and Houston offices 

where he was responsible for project financing and investment risk analysis. He also spent several 

years in private sector consulting where he advised national governments and multinational energy 

companies in Europe on the impacts of climate policy on investment in power generation and primary 

energy sectors. Charles holds a bachelor degree from the University of Washington and graduated with 

honors from The Owen Graduate School of Business at Vanderbilt University. His MBA work included a 

concentration in corporate finance. He is currently undertaking a Doctorate of Business Administration 

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Andy Eggleston - Managing Partner, Eggleston Partners 

With more than 30 years business experience both as a general manager and a consultant, Andy 

runs his own firm, Eggleston Partners. He advises management teams on performance improvement, 

strategy, marketing, customer and channel issues. His special interest is new technologies, with 

particular emphasis on the environment. Prior to forming Eggleston Partners, Mr. Eggleston worked 

for the last twenty years in the automotive industry. His roles include President of R. L. Polk Europe 

and Vice-President of Marketing for Ford of Europe. He was hired into that role after six years with A. 

T. Kearney where he was Head of the Automotive Practice in the London office. Prior to that he was 

a Director of FMM Group Ltd (now part of DHL), based in Paris, from where he ran the European 

operations supplying fleet management, leasing and logistics services to corporates and automotive 

OEM’s. Latterly he was the Project Director for the award-winning ENV hydrogen-powered motorcycle. 

He has worked in North America, Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and the Far East. Mr. Eggleston 

was Chair of the UK Government's Broadband Competition and Co-operation task group, and a member 

of the Confederation of British Industry's e-commerce committee. He has appeared frequently on BBC 

radio and television, CNN, Sky News, Reuters TV and Discovery channel as a subject matter expert 

on the automotive sector. Mr. Eggleston holds a Master’s degree in Modern Languages and Linguistics 

from the University of Oxford, and an MBA from Cranfield Management School. He speaks fluent French 

and Spanish, and has a working knowledge of German (which he is actively improving). 

Stéphanie Engels, PhD - Account Manager Sustainability Services, SAM 

Michael C. Fields – Board Member, Net Impact 

Stéphanie Engels is Account Manager in the SAM Sustainability Services team, a business unit created 

to answer the needs of companies requesting information and know-how about sustainability issues. 

She joined SAM in 2007. Stéphanie Engels studied environmental science at the Swiss Federal Institute 

of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. She conducted her PhD on “determinants of environmental innovations in 

the food and beverage industry” at the Center for Comparative and International Studies (ETH Zurich), 

Chair for International Political Economy, under the supervision of Prof. Thomas Bernauer. Additionally 

she was a visiting researcher at the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at the Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology (MIT). 

Michael C. Fields currently holds a Sr. leadership position with a major International Consulting Firm. 

Mr. Fields has the responsibility of actively supporting firm-wide pro bono engagements in the United 

States and International communities. Past and current client engagements include: The Smithsonian, 

Special Olympics International, Children’s Hospital Washington DC, Evidence Dance Company, 

Chance To Shine Cricket Foundation London, Youth Orchestra’s of the America’s, and the MTV Europe 

Foundation. Mr. Fields has experience in developing and implementing high profile CSR projects with 

domestic and international non-profit organizations as well as wide experiences on nonprofit boards 

and as a volunteer leader, advocate, and public speaker. Mr. Fields holds a Master of Science degree, 

Applied Behavioral Science with a Concentration in Organization Development from Johns Hopkins 

University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce with a Concentration in Marketing and 

Human Resource Management from The University of Virginia. 

Robert Filipp - Head of Innovative Finance, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 

Robert Filipp brings a wealth of experience in development finance and private banking to the Global 

Fund. Robert began his professional career at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 

when at the age of 24 he became a Regional Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility at UNDP 

in New York. Following a stint at The World Bank in Washington, D.C., he joined a private equity firm 

and eventually founded his own venture capital firm, Pimacom S.A. with investments in India and other 

emerging economies.In 2005, intrigued by the model of the Global Fund and the potential to create 

synergies between traditional donor financing and new approaches to aid, Robert joined the Global 

Fund as an advisor on innovative financing and subsequently became Head of Innovative Financing. 

During his tenure at the Global Fund, the Debt2Health initiative has been launched, which increases 

domestic investments in health from debt conversions. Robert Filipp has been educated in Law, 

Economics and International Relations at Bonn University, Harvard University, the Fletcher School of 

Law and Diplomacy and at The American University in Washington D.C. and Cairo. Besides his native 

German, he speaks English, French, Hindi, Polish, Russian as well as a little Arabic and Spanish. 





Yvette Go - Associate, SET Venture Partners 

Sam Gray - Principal, Apposite Capital 

Yvette is Associate at SET Venture Partners, powered by Chrysalix and Robeco, B.V. (SETVP), a clean 

energy VC with € 50 mln committed capital. Her focus is on companies in biofuels, biomass, waste-toenergy, 

hydrogen and fuel cells. Before joining SETVP, Yvette worked at DSM as the global Product 

Portfolio Manager for the company’s Powder Coating Resins Business Unit. She has worked in the 

chemical industry, at DSM and Shell International Chemicals, for 10 years, during which she held posts 

in Sales & Marketing, Purchasing and Product Development. Yvette holds Masters degrees in Business 

Administration (IESE’s Global Executive program) and Chemical Engineering (Delft University of 

Technology, the Netherlands). 

Sam joined Apposite Capital as a specialist healthcare venture capital and private equity investor in 

July 2007. Sam has been involved in deal-making in the healthcare sector since 2000 when he joined 

Deutsche Bank's European mergers and acquisitions practice. At Deutsche Bank, he worked with a 

number of multinational corporate and private equity clients on divestitures and acquisitions, including 

public takeovers and leveraged buy-outs. Following this, Sam joined the Business Development team 

at the Belgian pharmaceutical company, UCB, working on global product licensing and M&A, including 

UCB's $2.7bn acquisition of the UK public biotech company, Celltech, as well as a number of inlicensing 

deals and divestitures. Sam has a first degree in Natural Sciences and a master's degree in 

Chemistry from Cambridge University, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

Antoni Gelonch – Senior Projects Director, Sustainability, Sanofi Aventis 

Mathieu Goudot - Aloe Group 

Antoni Gelonch-Viladegut obtained his Degrees in Pharmacy and in Laws at the University 

of Barcelona. Also, he obtained another dDegree in Enterprises Direction at IESE of The University of 

Navarra. His first job was in a hospital as a pharmacist. He thent, and then had worked for ten years in 

the Public Administration (Education and Health Departments) of the Catalan Government. 

After 1997 he worked in the Pharmacy industry sector, first as External Relations Manager in MSD, 

second as Institutional Relationships Director in Ssanofi-Ssynthélabo Spain and finally as CSR 

Director in Ssanofi-Aaventis Spain. At present, just now, he is a Senior Project Director, Sustainable 

Development at Ssanofi-Aaventis Group level in Paris and, in addition, he assumes as well as holding 

for interim the position of interim Sustainable Development Director. He is also a member of a large 

number of Councils and Foundation Boards of some Foundations, in the fields of Health Sciences and 

Arts Promotion. 

Mathieu Goudot is based in the Paris office and is responsible for conducting due diligence, analytical 

analysis and market research on investment opportunities. Mathieu is a graduate from Insitute d'Etudes 

Politiques de Paris with a specialization in finance. He is also a graduate of the Ecole Normale 

Superieure de Cachan with a major in mechanics and technology. Mathieu previously held a variety of 

internships at Goldman Sachs and Paris Orleans (the Private Equity investments holding of Rothschild 

Bank) where he has been involved in the review and evaluation of incoming business proposals. He 

dedicates some of his time to two think tanks: one on the "service economy" and the other on natural 

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Nyame de Groot - VP Emissions, Essent Trading 

In 2004, Nyame foresaw the importance and value of future emissions trading, and took initiatives to get 

Essent Trading in on the ground floor of this new market. He developed the business plan, and since 

then has played a key role in managing the emissions desk. Under his guidance, Essent Trading enjoys 

a leading role in the market with many "first time ever" deals (first international spot deal, first exchange 

traded CER, first registered Gold Standard Project in China). The emissions desk is not only profitable 

but has led to the development of a new core competence within the company. Before joining Essent 

Trading in 2000, Nyame worked as a market maker on the European Option Exchange, the predecessor 

to AEX/Euronext. As a market maker he ran proprietary books in both stocks and options. Nyame 

holds a Masters degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, and has 

completed post-graduate studies leading to a qualification as a Certified Financial Analyst. 

William Hargett - COO/Director of Commercial Development with BG-Capital 

Bill Hargett is COO/Director of Commercial Development with BG-Capital, a solar energy development 

company based in Barcelona. BG-Capital develops and arranges financing for large-scale ground 

-mounted and rooftop solar installations and recently closed 5.1MW of ground-mounted projects in July 

of this year. Bill graduated from IESE Business school in May 2006. Prior to BG-Capital, he worked 

primarily in the microfinance sector in New York, assisting in the training and development of small 

banking networks in Latin America and other developing economies and has led consulting projects with 

USAID in Serbia. 

Jasmine Hyman - Director of Programs and Partnerships, The Gold Standard Foundation 

Jessica Jackley Flannery – Co-Founder, Kiva.org 

Jasmine Hyman works on strategic relations and programmes for the Gold Standard Foundation. She 

also oversees Gold Standard initiatives to boost demand for quality carbon offsets in Europe and the 

U.S. From 2001-2005, Jasmine worked on climate and sustainable agriculture issues at the Food and 

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. She was the head writer and correspondent for the 

International Year of Rice in 2004, where she wrote speeches for the Food and Agriculture Director 

General and varying representatives to ASEAN. Jasmine began her study of greenhouse gas emission 

markets in earnest while doing a Masters of Science at the London School of Economics in Environment 

and Development in 2005. She earned an honors B.A in Urban Studies at Columbia University in 2001. 

There, she received academic distinction for her thesis, "Recipe for a Green State" which examined the 

economic, social, and historic influences upon state-level environmental policies. 

Jessica Jackley Flannery is a co-founder of Kiva.org, the world's first peer-to-peer online microlending 

website. Kiva lets internet users lend as little as $25 to specific developing world entrepreneurs, 

providing affordable capital to help them start or expand a small business. Kiva has been one of the 

fastest-growing social benefit websites in history, connecting hundreds of thousands of people through 

lending across over 120 countries. Jessica first saw the power and beauty of microfinance while working 

in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with Village Enterprise Fund and Project Baobab on impact 

evaluation and program development. Jessica is sector-agnostic about social change, and has worked 

for public, nonprofit, and private organizations including the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, 

Amazon.com, Potentia Media, the International Foundation, World Vision, and others. Jessica’s work 

with Kiva has been featured in a wide array of media and press including Oprah, the Today Show, 

CNN, BBC, NBC, ABC, PBS, NPR, the WSJ, NYTimes, the Economist, and more. Jessica speaks 

widely on microfinance and social entrepreneurship, and serves as a director on several boards related 

to microenterprise development, including Opportunity International. Jessica holds an MBA from the 

Stanford Graduate School of Business with Certificates in Global Management and Public Management, 

and a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University. Jessica is a trained yoga 

instructor, avid surfer, and poet. 





Matthew Jowett - Senior Health Financing Advisor, World Health Organisation 

Matthew Jowett is Senior Health Financing Advisor with WHO Europe, and worked as a researcher 

and advisor on public policy for over ten years, specialising in health financing issues in low and middle 

income countries. For four years in the Philippines, Matthew worked on the development of partnerships 

between microfinance institutions and the government health insurance company, to extend coverage to 

informal economy workers. 

Dr. Unni Karunakara - Deputy Director of Health, Millennium Villages Project 

Dr. Unni Karunakara is the Deputy Director of Health at the Earth Institute at Columbia University for 

the Millennium Villages Project and is an Assistant Professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population 

and Family Health at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. Between 1995 and 2007, Dr. 

Karunakara worked for Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). He was until recently the medical director for 

MSF's Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, where he worked to improve access to treatment and 

diagnosis in resource-poor settings and advocated for more R&D in neglected tropical diseases. Prior 

to this he was based in MSF's Amsterdam office where he worked in the medical department for several 

years. In this role, he advised numerous programs in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, and 

was a member of MSF's international working group on neglected diseases. He also managed MSF 

responses to outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers. Dr. Karunakara has a great deal of experience 

working in international health. He has worked in Angola, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, Congo, El 

Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Iraq, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. He 

has a master’s degree in International Health from Yale and a doctorate in Population Dynamics from 

Johns Hopkins, with a focus on forced migration, was a visiting fellow at the Refugee Studies Center 

of the University of Oxford, and completed his medical degree at Kasturba Medical College, India. Dr. 

Karunakara is currently a member of MSF's board of directors in the United States. 

Shainoor Khoja - Director Corporate Affairs, Roshan (Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd) 

Mads Kjaer - Founder and CEO, MYC4 

Shainoor Khoja has a BSc in Physiotherapy, an MBA in Health Management, a basic background in Law 

and several Postgraduate qualifications in Corporate Social Responsibility. Shainoor has successfully 

operated projects and businesses in four different continents working within diverse cultures, in 

challenging environments and in multiple languages. For the last four years she has focused on the 

mobile technology sector setting up a new division within the mobile technology industry in corporate 

social responsibility from start up to project delivery and operation. The project manages a budget of 

over $2 Million USD and integrates social development mobile technology projects such as mobile 

money, village phone models and bottom of the pyramid business strategies. Shainoor continues 

to develop the programs by researching and creating innovative uses of technology for business 

expansion and societal benefit in areas such as Telemedicine, transfer of educational content through 

mobile phones, training programs to build in-country human capacity. She has expanded the program 

to promote of strategic tri-sector partnerships, manage partner relationships and direct PR and media 

efforts. Shainoor is also working with academic institutions such as Harvard and Berkeley’s Haas 

Business School MBA students assisting their understanding of business in emerging markets. Most 

recently she also advises start-up companies in insurance, financial services and healthcare within 

Central Asia and the GCC. 

Mads started the creation of MYC4 in 2005 together with Tim Vang, founding the company in 2006. 

MYC4 is a web 2.0 marketplace and a tool for people to end poverty through business. Prior to this, 

Mads worked for Kjaer Group A/S since 1984, the last 20 years as CEO and from August 2006 on as 

Chairman. Mads has 25 years of market experience from emerging countries and lived in Zimbabwe, 

Uganda and South Africa. He is the Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Denmark. MYC4 connects people 

and capital online to facilitate investments in African Businesses - in support of the United Nations 2015 

Millennium Development Goals and Global Compact. 




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Joseph Kutzin - Regional Advisor, Health Systems Financing Head, World Health Organization (WHO) 

Joseph Kutzin is Head of the Barcelona Office for Health System Strengthening of the World Health 

Organization's Regional Office for Europe. He is a health economist with over 20 years’ experience 

in health financing policy and health system reform. A US citizen, he began his career as a Health 

Policy Analyst with the Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs. He joined the World Bank in 1989 and 

worked there for four years, co-authoring a book on the economics and financing of public hospitals 

in developing countries. His career with WHO began at the Organization's headquarters in Geneva 

in 1994, where he developed work on health financing policy and the evaluation of reforms. In 2000 

he moved to Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia as WHO’s Senior Resident Policy Advisor to the Ministry of 

Health. While there, he established and managed a health policy analysis unit that has since become 

an integral part of the health system. He moved to Copenhagen in 2003 as the WHO/EURO Regional 

Advisor for Health Systems Financing in the Division of Country Health Systems, a position he continues 

to hold along with his role as Head of the WHO Office for Health System Development in Barcelona that 

began in 2007. He has published numerous articles as well as co-authored and edited books on health 

financing in Europe as well as in low and middle-income countries. In 2007 and 2008, he worked closely 

on the development of the Tallinn Charter on Health Systems: Health Systems, Health and Wealth. The 

Charter was adopted by the Governments of the 53 Member-States of the European Region. He holds a 

Master’s Degree in Development Economics from Boston University. 

Emmanuel Lagarrigue - Sr. VP Business Development Europe, Schneider Electric 

Zain Laher - Vice President of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) 

Jan Levy - Director, Three Hands 

Emmanuel Lagarrigue is the Business Development Senior Vice-President for Europe at Schneider 

Electric, one of the worldwide leaders in energy management for buildings, industrial processes 

and data centers. Emmanuel is in charge of sales and marketing organization optimization, channel 

management, M&A and, above all, of the development of new businesses for Schneider Electric in 

Europe. Developing technologies for the optimization of energy usage and accelerating their introduction 

in buildings, industry and datacenters is the first priority for Schneider Electric today. Prior to his current 

appointment, Emmanuel has served in several leadership roles in France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and 

Argentina. Emmanuel was educated as an engineer and holds a degree in marketing management. 

Zain Laher is a Vice President of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) based in Johannesburg. ECP is the 

first private equity group to raise more than $1.6 billion for investment in companies across the African 

continent. The ECP team has been investing in Africa since 2000. Today, the firm has a nine-year trackrecord 

of investing in Africa through six successful funds and over 50 investments, 20 exits and a strong 

portfolio of remaining transactions. At ECP, Mr Laher is involved in deal sourcing, investment appraisal, 

execution and monitoring. Prior to joining ECP in 2006, Mr. Laher was with Standard Bank Plc in London 

where he focused on emerging market resource banking. He was previously in the Investment Banking 

Division in South Africa where he focused on project finance transactions in South Africa and other 

emerging markets. He started his career as a graduate trainee at Standard Bank’s Investment Banking 

Division in South Africa and worked in various divisions including Corporate Finance, Project Finance, 

Global Markets and Credit. Mr Laher currently sits on the board of Spencon International Limited and 

Blue Financial Services. He is a citizen of South Africa. 

Jan graduated from IESE in 2001 and joined Three Hands in the UK (www.threehands.co.uk) as its 

second employee, in 2005. Three Hands links businesses with non-profit organisations, for mutual 

benefit. Many of Three Hands’ programmes are designed to address the learning & development 

objectives of individuals and teams from business, through challenging real-life projects that benefit 

charities and communities, in the UK and developing countries. Three Hands’ current clients include 

O2, Sky, Legal & General, The Guardian newspaper and Standard Chartered Bank. As a Director of 

the company, Jan’s responsibilities are varied and include developing relationships with companies and 

charities, devising and delivering innovative community-based projects to benefit both company clients 

and community organisations, and other general management duties common to small businesses, 

from marketing to tea-making. Prior to that he had gained experience in both the private and voluntary 

sectors; he spent three years at UK NGO Business in the Community, working on various corporate 

community involvement projects. He has an MBA from IESE Business School, Barcelona, and he has 

worked with NGOs in La Paz, Bolivia dedicated to assisting orphaned and deaf children. In his early 

career, he was a director of a successful publishing and marketing business. 





Heinrich Liechtenstein – Professor, Entrepreneurial Finance, IESE Business School 

Charmian Love - Chief Operating Officer, Volans 

Professor Liechtenstein holds a Ph.D. in Managerial Science and Applied Economics from The 

Economics School of Vienna, Austria, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from IESE Business 

School, and a BSc in Business Economics from the University of Graz. Professor Liechtenstein 

specializes in entrepreneurial finance and the management of wealth. He is co-author on several 

publications on private equity and angel investing. His ongoing research in this field focuses on 

operational value creation in private equity. As a consultant he collaborated with leading families and 

financial institutions and serves on the board of three family controlled companies. 

Charmian is the COO of Volans, a for-profit company focused on developing and scaling entrepreneurial 

solutions to social, environmental and economic challenges. Prior to her move into the social innovation, 

Charmian was a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where she 

worked with clients in the financial services and social impact practice areas. Her projects included 

the organization of the inaugural Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Summit and the coordination of 

the selection process for the Schwab Foundation's Canadian 'Social Entrepreneur of the Year' award. 

Charmian has also been involved in strategy roles with both non-profit organizations and private/public 

partnerships including MaRS, an innovation centre focused on creating economic and social value. 

Currently Charmian holds the position of Past Chair at the Flavelle Foundation and is a member of the 

British Council's TN2020 global leadership programme. She holds an honours degree in Art History from 

Queen's University in Canada as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

Shadab Mahmud - Program Manager, Grameen Health 

Shadab Mahmud is the Program Manager for Grameen Health, the grand vision of 2006 Nobel Peace 

Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Shadab graduated from Boston 

University in 2007 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, and his childhood goal has been to bring 

health care to the poorest of the poor in Bangladesh. Shadab hails from the same ancestral village 

near the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh as Professor Yunus, and the two met for the first time 

at Boston University, where Shadab invited and hosted Professor Yunus for an inspirational lecture on 

Grameen Bank to an audience of nearly 3000. Since then, Shadab has begun his professional career 

by working for the cause of Grameen Health with the goal of bringing sustainable health care not only 

for the poor in Bangladesh, but for those in other developing countries worldwide. 

Johanna Mair – Professor of Strategic Management, IESE Business School 

Johanna Mair is a Professor of Strategic Management at IESE, the Business School of the University 

of Navarra in Barcelona. Her research and teaching lies at the intersection of Corporate Strategy and 

Entrepreneurship for Social Impact and her work has been featured extensively in academic journals, 

books and the global press. She was recognized as a "Faculty Pioneer" by the Aspen Institute and 

received the "Ashoka Award for Social Entrepreneurship Education” in 2007 and was awarded the 

2008 Gold Prize of the IFC-Financial Times Essay Competition and the 2007 Strategic Management 

Society "Best Paper for Practice Implications Award". She serves on the advisory board of a number of 

companies, foundations, and social investment funds; and consults with large multinational companies 

and international organizations such as the World Bank. 




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Rustom Masalawala - Director of Business Development, Millennium Promise 

Dr. Richard Mattison - Chief Operating Officer, Trucost 

Rustom Masalawala is the Director of Business Development at Millennium Promise and a Research 

Associate at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He brings a combination of public/private sector 

experience. In his prior job he worked as the Health Portfolio Manager at Acumen Fund, a leading Social 

Venture Organization. Mr. Masalawala has also served as a consultant to a number of organizations 

working in the developing world. As Director of Business Development, Mr. Masalawala is responsible 

for identifying key business opportunities in each of the Millennium Villages clusters, building sustainable 

businesses with the eventual goal of putting the clusters on a path to self-sustainability. To that end, he 

works closely with partners in both the private and public sector. Mr. Masalawala holds a Bachelors in 

Physics/Math from the University of Mumbai, a Masters in Computer Science from SUNY and a Diploma 

in Business Management from Xaviers University. 

Richard joined Trucost in July 2001 and is responsible for directing Trucost's overall research 

programme. Richard has an in-depth understanding of corporate environmental performance and in 

particular the environmental impacts of the supply chain. He is also responsible for leading Trucost's 

projects with the UK Government, the Environment Agency, the International Finance Corporation and 

the Carbon Disclosure Project. Richard is a member of the UK Government's Sustainable Development 

panel and is a regular public speaker on environmental matters. Prior to this role, Richard was a strategy 

consultant at the Mitchell Madison Group and marchFIRST, where he developed the retail financial 

services practice in London. Richard has a PhD in Neuroscience and a BSc (Hons) in Physiology from 

Edinburgh University. 

Dr. Bernhard Mohr - Investment Manager BASF Venture Capital GmbH 

Bernhard Mohr joined BASF Venture Capital in 2006 as Investment Manager. Bernhard has held senior 

positions in the BASF Group since 1996 and brings to BASF Venture Capital an international expertise 

in marketing, finance, corporate development and chemical research & development. In his previous 

position, he was Head of Global Strategic Marketing in the Business Unit Performance Chemicals. He 

also worked and lived in Spain for four years as Head of Corporate Development and Controlling for 

BASF Espanola. Bernhard studied chemistry at the Universities of Stuttgart and Cincinnati and earned a 

doctorate from the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. Prior to joining BASF, 

he held postdoctoral appointments in Japan, France and USA. 

Dr. James Mwangi - Managing Director and Chief Executive, Equity Bank 

Dr. James Mwangi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Equity Bank since 2004. Before 

taking up this position, he served as the Finance and Strategy Director for a period of 12 years. Dr. 

Mwangi’s involvement in Microfinance has been recognized through accolades and awards both 

globally and locally. He serves on the UN Advisory Group on Inclusive Financial Systems since April 

2006. In 2007, Dr. Mwangi was appointed advisor to the United Nations Environmental Program on 

Commercialization of Microfinance in Africa. He served on the 8 member global round table team that 

discussed the role that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is playing in the Microfinance space. In 

June 2007, Dr. Mwangi received the 2007 Global Vision Award in Microfinance, alongside Nobel Peace 

Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus in recognition of Microfinance as one of the “Concepts of the Future” 

that will change the world economy. In July 2008, Equity Bank was voted the Best Bank in Kenya in 

the 2008 Euromoney Awards for Excellence on the grounds of “…achievements in lending to the retail 

sector and reaching out to the “un-banked”, pioneering efforts which bigger banks are now trying to cope 

with”. Locally, Dr. Mwangi serves on the Technical Team- Operationalizing Kenya’s Vision 2030, and 

his contribution to the country has been recognized by the award of the Head of States Commendation 

(HSC) and the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS). Under the leadership of Dr. Mwangi, Equity Bank 

has transformed from a technically insolvent Building Society to the leading microfinance bank in Africa, 

converted into a fully regulated commercial bank, a publicly listed company and home to 42% of all bank 

accounts in Kenya. US-based Micro Capital rated Equity Bank as the best microfinance bank in Africa, 

and third best in the world in 2007. Equity Bank has now become a case study for Strathmore Business 

School, Lagos Business School and Stanford Business School among others. 





Nicholas Nesbitt – Co-Founder and Chief Executive, KenCall EPZ 

Nicholas Nesbitt is co-founder and Chief Executive of KenCall EPZ Ltd, the first and leading 

international outsourcing company in Kenya. KenCall began operations in early 2005 and has 

grown from humble beginnings into the largest single employer of college graduates in East Africa with 

almost 500 on staff, of which over 70 percent are women. The company focuses on outsourcing sales 

and marketing work for American and British companies and has recently been successful outsourcing 

work for East African banks, cell phone and insurance companies. Prior to founding KenCall, Mr. 

Nesbitt lived in the US for over 20 years. In his last position, Nicholas was a Vice President and General 

Manager at Qwest Communications where he led the company’s global indirect sales channel. His 

organization was responsible for $1 billion in sales in telecommunications services through numerous 

third party companies, such as Perot Systems, Accenture, KPMG as well as smaller regional technical 

consulting companies. Previously, Mr. Nesbitt ran the sales outsourcing organizations at Rhythms 

NetConnections, US WEST and Square D Company. He began his professional career working for the 

management consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group in Boston. Mr. Nesbitt received his MBA 

from Stanford University and both his Master’s and Bachelor’s engineering degrees from Dartmouth 

College. He was born and raised in Kenya where he was ranked in the Top 1% of all graduating high 

school students. Mr. Nesbitt was recently appointed by the 

President of Kenya to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya for a four year term. The 

President also awarded Nicholas a presidential medal of honor, The Order of the Grand Warrior, in 

recognition of his pioneering spirit and his dedication to Kenya’s development through the creation and 

growth of KenCall and the BPO outsourcing industry. 

Todd Onderdonk - Senior Energy Advisor, Corporate Planning, ExxonMobil 

Todd Onderdonk is a Senior Energy Advisor in ExxonMobil's Corporate Planning Department. In this 

capacity, he is responsible for assessing economic and energy trends, emerging energy technologies, 

and related market and public policy issues around the world. He is a principal contributor to 

ExxonMobil's long-term global energy outlook, including the identification of potential implications for 

energy markets and the Corporation's strategic plans. He is also active in communicating ExxonMobil's 

view of the energy future -- including underlying fundamentals and related implications -- to a wide 

variety of audiences. Todd has worked in the energy industry for over 30 years in a variety of executive 

management and advisory positions involving business activities in the United States and around the 

world. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a M.B.A. in Finance from 

Indiana University. He and his wife have three boys and reside in Texas. 

Mercedes Otaduy Guerin - Project Manager, Kianda Foundation 

Kianda Foundation was started as a non-profit educational trust aimed at promoting the educational, 

cultural and spiritual welfare of women in Kenya. A Trust Deed established the Foundation on 9 January 

1961. It is registered under the Land (Perpetual Succession) Act. It achieves its aims through the 

establishment and management of schools, colleges, and training centres for both women and girls, 

thus promoting their general education. Kianda Foundation projects have grown continuously over the 

years in answer to the real needs of women’s development in different fields at a particular time. The 

projects of the Foundation respond to the conviction of the Trustees that women provide the key to a 

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Steve Parker - Chairman of the Advisory Board, Ricardo Strategy Consulting and Executive Member of the Board, Ricardo Plc 

Aaron Pereira – Founder, Vartana and Ashoka Fellow 

Stephen Parker joined Ricardo on 1 August 2002 from A. T. Kearney, one of the world's leading 

management consulting practices, and was appointed to the Board on the same day. Parker established 

and grew the Strategy Consulting Business of Ricardo to become one of the larger dedicated automotive 

consulting firms with offices in the UK, USA, Germany, China and Japan. In December 2008 he became 

Chairman of the newly formed Advisory Board of Ricardo Strategy Consulting in addition to his other 

responsibilities. He also leads Ricardo activities in the Clean Energy sector where they have a growing 

presence and is an advisory to the regional development agency in the UK. At A. T. Kearney he was 

employed as a Vice President of their Global Automotive Practice, having responsibility for the provision 

of strategy and operational consulting to the executive teams of both automotive manufacturers and Tier 

1 suppliers. Previous roles include Director of Business Development and General Manager for Perkins 

Technology Ltd at Perkins Engine Group, a position he held for eight years in management positions, as 

well as eight years in management positions at PSA Peugeot Citroën. 

Aaron Pereira's work has focused on the intersection of individuals, finance and change. He founded 

CanadaHelps and Vartana to inspire more donors to give and to open up new avenues of financing for 

social sector organisations. CanadaHelps has raised over $50 million for social sector organisations 

across Canada, engaging over 150,000 people, and has also helped build the capacity of thousands 

of social sector organisations. Vartana is a new financial institution focused on the Canadian social 

sector aiming to meet a critical need for the 180,000 organisations that work to strengthen Canada's 

social fabric. It is being created through a unique collaboration with two of Canada's largest financial 

institutions. At the age of 23, Aaron became the youngest ever Ashoka Fellow. Aaron completed a 

degree in economics from Queen's University, and is currently studying at Oxford University. 

Dr. Steven C. Phillips - Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, ExxonMobil 

Dr. Steven C. Phillips is the Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, Exxon Mobil Corporation, 

where his responsibilities include overseeing the Corporation's "outside-the-fenceline" community and 

public health programs throughout its global operations. In this capacity, he has worked closely with 

governments, NGO's, U.N. agencies, multilateral, faith-based, and community organizations, and the 

private sector in fostering "public-private partnerships" as a development platform to address urgent 

global health priorities. Dr. Phillips currently serves on the Boards of malaria NO MORE, Net Impact, 

and the World Economic Forum's Global Health Initiative. He serves as an advisor to the United Nations 

Special Envoy for Malaria. He is a member of the Harvard School of Public Health's Leadership Council 

and the advisory panels of Medicines for Malaria Ventures, the UCSF Global Health Group, Episcopal 

Relief and Development's "NetsforLife" Initiative, the World Bank Malaria Booster Program, and the 

Strategic Advisory Group of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. He is also a 

Private Sector Advisory Board representative to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria. Dr. Phillips 

received his B.S. and M.D. degrees from Stanford University. He did his post-graduate training in 

internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco, received a Master in Public Health from 

UCLA, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine. Dr. Phillips is a member 

of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. Prior to 

joining Exxon, Dr. Phillips served in the U.S. Public Health Service and was assigned to the Epidemic 

Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. 





Christopher Pommerening - Managing Partner, Active Capital Partners 

Christopher Pommerening started his professional career in Spain in 1998 co-founding AutoScout24 

Spain S.A. In 1999 he established venture catalyst company VCMORE GmbH by offering consulting 

services and investment to start-ups through a network of business angels. In the year 2000 he also set 

up B24 Networks, a Europe-wide online marketplace for the yachting sector. Christopher was appointed 

Managing Director of Scout24 Spain in 2001 in order to prepare the internationalisation of the Scout24 

Group. In 2002 he co-founded Active Capital Partners, one of Europe’s few entrepreneurial driven 

Venture Capital companies and he co-started the Spanish chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organisation 

(EO), one of the largest entrepreneur organisations in the world. In 2006 he was elected to be the 

Ambassador for EO Europe & Africa, in order to grow the organisation in 10 different countries. In 2007 

he created the terminology for Venturepreneurship and together with his partners he created the concept 

for the Venturepreneurs’ Organisation. In 2008 he initiated the Global Entrepreneurs Week in Spain and 

founded the Barcelona Entrepreneurship City Community, in order to promote Barcelona to become one 

of the leading hubs for entrepreneurship in Europe. Currently he is Managing Partner of Active Capital 

Partners, member of the Board of Directors of Vinus & Brindis, Polymita Technologies and BuyVIP. He 

also is advisor of Linqia and Gild International and a member of the Venture Committee of ASCRI. 

Lluis G. Renart Cava, Professor, IESE Business School 

Albert Ribera – Professor, IESE Business School 

Mike Rosenberg – Professor, IESE Business School 

Lluis G. Renart is the single author or co-author of more than forty cases and related documents and 

has won five prices in the European Case Writing Competition. He has been Visiting Professor at 14 

business schools located in Europe, Africa and South America and in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 

he was highly active in Africa (a) as Member of the Advisory Board of the newly created Strathmore 

Business School (Nairobi, Kenia), and (b) field training local Kenyan and Senegalese business school 

professors in the art and science of real business case writing, spending about a month teaching and 

doing field work in Africa each year. 

Albert Ribera is Associate Professor in the department of managing people in organizations. Throughout 

his professional career he has mostly held educational and managerial positions in international 

organizations such as the WHO (World Health Organization), EAMS (Euro Arab Management School), 

ADBI (Asian Development Bank Institute), the European Commission, and the ICU (Istituto per la 

Cooperazione Universitaria). He is the author or co-author of six books and several articles. 

Mike Rosenberg teaches long term strategy, scenario planning and analysis of business problems in 

executive education and full time and global executive MBA. Mr. Rosenberg's research is concerned 

with how long term technological and socio economic trends affect the business climate. He has a 

particular interest in the potential of alternative energy sources to change the competitive dynamics of a 

number of industries including the automotive sector. Prior to joining the IESE faculty, Mike Rosenberg 

worked as a Management Consultant to the international automotive industry in Heidrick & Struggles, A.T. 

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Magdalene Rosenmöller – Professor, IESE Business School 

Juan Roure – Professor, IESE Business School 

At IESE, Magdalene Rosenmöller teaches the second-year MBA elective course on health sector 

management and she is also lecturer in the executive education department. She delivers lectures in 

other programs in Europe, Latin America and Asia, including the China European International Business 

School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. She holds a Ph.D. in Health Policy from the University of London, UK; a 

M.D. from the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg, France, and an MBA from IESE Business School, 

Spain. Magda Rosenmöller gained valuable executive experience at the World Bank's Latin American 

and Caribbean Region where she worked as health economist for two years (2000-2002). Frequently 

serving as expert in different assignments for the European Commission (health research and health 

policy) and the European Parliament, she has extensive experience in health policy and health research 

issues in Europe, particularly the new Member States. She is currently in charge of the scientific 

coordination of the EC FP6 SSP research project on patient mobility in Europe (www.europe4patients. 

org) and previously served as expert evaluator on the Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI). 

Juan Roure is a professor in the entrepreneurship department, and Member of IESE's International 

Advisory Board. He teaches negotiation entrepreneurship and private equity in IESE's executive 

education programs and MBA program. His current areas of interest include venture capital, intraentrepreneurship, 

growth, strategies, family venturing and corporate and family governance. 

Prof. Roure is co-author of "The Venture Capital Cycle in Europe" and of "Good Governance in 

the Family Business" and has published several studies and documents. Within the Center for 

Entrepreneurship and Family Business, he leads the Business Angels Network, which has resulted in 

the founding of 18 companies in the last two years, and other initiatives and projects such as the Venture 

Academies in Central Europe for biotech entrepreneurs. Other activities include the organization of the 

Entrepreneur of the Year award in Spain and the Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth Conference. 

Joseph Saba - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Axios International 

Dr Joseph Saba is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Axios International. Dr Saba is an infectious 

diseases physician with expertise in clinical research and medical management. From 1988 to 1993, 

Dr Saba worked as a physician in Paris at the Claude Bernard Hospital, Department of Infectious and 

Tropical Diseases. In 1993, he joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in Rwanda to help develop 

the National Plan for HIV Vaccine Development. From 1994 to 1995, he worked for the WHO Global 

Programme on AIDS in the Department of Clinical Research and Drug Development. In January 1996, 

he joined the newly-established Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS where he coordinated 

an International Working Group on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) 

and supervised a multi-center clinical trial in three countries in Africa. He spearheaded discussions 

with GlaxoWellcome that led to the announcement of substantial price reductions (up to 75%) on AZT 

for PMTCT. Dr Saba also designed and coordinated the UNAIDS HIV Drug Access Initiative in four 

countries (Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda and Vietnam), a program that pioneered delivery of antiretroviral 

therapy through public health systems in resource-constrained environments. Axios specializes in 

strategic advice and technical assistance to improve access to treatment and care in low- and middleincome 

countries. It is now recognized as a leading global consultancy in this field, with 130 specialized 

and multidisciplinary staff in 14 countries. Under Dr. Saba’s leadership, Axios has launched a number 

of successful drug access programs and developed new models for health systems strengthening. The 

creative access strategies currently being spearheaded by Axios are widely-recognized as changing the 

paradigm for affordable access to new medicines and diagnostics in the developing world. 





John Sargent - CEO & Founder, Broadreach Healthcare 

Dr. John Sargent has extensive experience in developing, implementing and managing large-scale 

healthcare programs in the US and the developing world. He is one of the Founders of BroadReach 

Healthcare and currently serves as President. Dr. Sargent is responsible for the delivery of all client 

engagements and for the design and implementation of BroadReach’s innovative HIV/AIDS prevention, 

care, and treatment programs. He conceived and designed the South African ARV Treatment Program 

and established the company’s operations in South Africa and Kenya. In addition to his work in 

South Africa, Dr. Sargent has worked on HIV/AIDS strategy and program design consultancies for 

governments, multi-lateral funding and assistance agencies, and global NGOs. Before assuming 

founding BroadReach, he served as Senior Director and National Practice Leader at the Advisory 

Board Company – a Washington, DC based healthcare research, consulting firm, and think tank. At 

the Advisory Board, Dr. Sargent helped found and manage a $25M operations consulting practice, and 

was responsible for the overall leadership, management, and delivery of all operationally focused client 

engagements. Prior to this, he served as a management consultant within the New York office of APM/ 

CSC Healthcare, a leading US healthcare consulting firm. Dr. Sargent received his undergraduate 

degree in Biology from Dartmouth College, his master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology as a 

Fulbright Scholar from Oxford University, and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. 

Onno Schellekens - Managing Director, PharmAccess Foundation 

Ralph Schonenbach - CEO, Trestle Group 

Mr. Onno Schellekens is Managing Director of the PharmAccess Foundation. PharmAccess is a notfor-profit 

organization that provides medical, administrative and financial support to public and private 

health care providers and health insurers. He has also founded a sister organization – the Health 

Insurance Fund (HIF) in 2005. The HIF is funded through, amongst others, a 150 million USD grant 

from the Dutch government which is used to provide premium subsidies to health insurance schemes 

that provide coverage for low-income groups. It purchases services through private & public healthcare 

providers. Mr. Schellekens is co-founder of the Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA). The IFHA 

was established in 2007 with substantial financial support from several large Dutch banks, insurers, 

investment funds and multinationals such as SNSReaal, ACHMEA, AEGON, FMO, Goldman Sachs, 

Heineken, Shell and Unilever. It provides risk-capital for the health sector in sub-Saharan Africa. He 

graduated from the University of Groningen with a Master’s degree from the School of Management 

and Organization in 1989. After graduation Mr. Schellekens worked for 10 years in various positions 

for Solvay Pharmaceuticals. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Schellekens was CEO of MarviQ, an application 

service provider. He is the author of several publications on health insurance, medical treatment and 

HIV/AIDS in Africa. In 2008, he won a prize from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the 

Financial Times for a provocative essay entitled “A new paradigm for increased access to healthcare in 

Africa”. In 1989 he won a price from the Dutch Employer Federation for the best study on the future of 

the European pharmaceutical industry. 

Mr. Schonenbach is the CEO of Trestle Group and he is on the Board of Trestle Group Foundation. He 

has held senior positions with the firms Andersen and Ernst & Young. Over the span of his career, he 

has established several successful consulting practices with a primary focus in the financial services 

industry and has advised high-level executives around the world on how to transform the way they 

manage and deliver services, as well as how to tackle the pressures brought about by resource 

constraints. Through Trestle Group Foundation, he is passionately involved with providing support 

to both women and emerging entrepreneurs in developing countries. Mr. Schonenbach frequently 

speaks at conferences and has authored a variety of publications. He earned a degree in Business 

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Alexander Schulze – Manager, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development 

Alexander Schulze has a Master in Sociology (Social Anthropology and African Studies) from the 

University of Mainz and a Master in Development Cooperation from the Swiss Federal Institute of 

Technology in Zurich. He currently serves as Manager at the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable 

Development in Basel, where he is in charge of some of the health initiatives which the Foundation 

supports in Mali and Tanzania. He is a PhD student in Development Sociology at the University 

of Bayreuth.The working title of his research work is “Health protection in the context of social 

differentiation in Africa”. His main areas of work and research include access to healthcare, healthcare 

financing, social security and social differentiation. 

Christian Seelos – Director, IESE Platform for Strategy and Sustainability (IPSS) 

Hugh Sinclair - Global Operations Manager, Fern Software 

Christian Seelos is the Director of the IESE Platform for Strategy and Sustainability (IPSS) and a senior 

lecturer and senior researcher in the Strategic Management Department at IESE. He teaches MBA and 

executive courses in International Business, Global Strategic Management, Social Entrepreneurship and 

Strategy and Sustainability at various business schools in Europe, Africa and the United States. Recent 

appointments include Visiting Scholar at SCANCOR, Stanford University; Visiting Executive Professor at 

Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. Prof. Seelos researches emerging topics at the interface 

between company strategy and the global sustainability agenda. Topics include poverty and inequality, 

new approaches at the "bottom of the pyramid", climate change, water stress, and emerging governance 

aspects. His research also focuses on innovative business models and social entrepreneurs that create 

new markets and foster economic and social development in the poorest countries. His insights on novel 

corporate strategies in emerging markets were recognized by the Strategic Management Society (Best 

paper award for practice implications, 2007) and also won him the Gold Price of the highly contested 

IFC-FT essay competition on private sector development in 2008. 

Hugh is an economist and ex-investment banker. He has been an Africa/Latin America microfinance 

consultant since 2002, working with Microfinance institutions, funds, platforms, networks & software 

providers. He has worked throughout Argentina, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, 

Nigeria, Panama, Peru & Tanzania. He specializes in turn-around, product design, back-office 

restructuring, competitive positioning, IT systems, training, funding, due diligence and increasingly 

M&A. His 2008 projects have included back-office advisory work for MyC4 (Denmark & Africa); IT 

system to facilitate M&A and freeware IT for microfinance (Ireland & Panama); fund advisory (Europe & 

Central America); portfolio restructuring (Brazil). He graduated from IESE in 2001. He currently lives in 

Amsterdam, Panama & Bariloche. 

Sahba Sobhani - Programme Manager, Growing Markets Initiative, United Nations Development Programme 

Sahba Sobhani is the programme manager of the Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative, a United 

Nations Development Programme led multi stakeholder initiative that aims to raise awareness and 

disseminate information on how businesses can contribute to human development and to the Millennium 

Development Goals. He is the lead author of its first report, recently launched in over 30 countries, on 

"Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor" which offers strategies and tools 

for companies to expand beyond traditional business practices and bring in the world’s poor as partners 

in growth and wealth creation. Creating Value for All showcases 50 case studies by researchers in 

developing and developed countries that demonstrated the successful pursuit of both revenues and 

social impact by local and international small- and medium-sized companies, as well as multinational 

corporations. Previously, he managed two key private sector initiatives in the executive office of the 

former Administrator of UNDP, Lord Malloch Brown, including the Commission on the Private Sector 

and Development by headed by Paul Martin, the former Prime Minister of Canada, and Ernesto Zedillo, 

Mexico’s former President and the African Financial Markets Initiative. In this capacity, he was the coauthor 

of "Unleashing Entrepreneurship" Report, the seminal report of the Private Sector Commission 

produced at the request of then-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the managing editor of the 

African Stock Markets Handbook. Mr.Sobhani has also worked in the private sector at Idealab in Palo 

Alto and Newscom Limited in Singapore. He is a graduate of Yale University. 





Jacques Toureille - General Manager, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) 

Jacques Toureille is the General Manager of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, based in Geneva, 

Switzerland. Jacques was seconded from the World Bank in January 2001, to manage the development 

and institutionalization of the microfinance practice within the Aga Khan Development Network. As head 

of the Agency, he is responsible for overseeing the implementation of microfinance, microinsurance, 

and small business development programmes, through sixteen financial institutions operating in thirteen 

different countries (Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, 

Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Tanzania), with assets of over USD 250 million 

and employing over 3,500 staff. At the World Bank, Jacques had been responsible for designing and 

overseeing the implementation of major financial sector reforms successively in Sub-Saharan Africa, in 

Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and in South Asia. Prior to joining the World Bank in 1985, 

Jacques held the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Oman Bank for Agriculture and Fisheries in 

the Sultanate of Oman, and prior to that was a Management Consultant with Arthur D. Little. Jacques 

is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Lyon (1970), and holds an MBA from INSEAD (1973). Jacques is a 

member of the UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. 

Noel de Villiers - Founder of Open Africa and Ashoka Fellow 

Barbara Wagner – Senior Consultant, Dalberg 

Noel is an Ashoka fellow since 2006. With the conviction that Africa’s greatest assets are its people, 

its cultural heritage, and its natural resources, Noel de Villiers is creating a continent-wide network of 

community-owned and operated tourism routes that leverage these resources to create economic and 

social development opportunities for African rural areas, towns, and cities. Through his organization, 

Open Africa, Noel is building a pan-African network of urban and rural tourism routes that are locally 

owned and managed, but marketed internationally. The vision behind this network is to create economic 

and social opportunities by harnessing the growing potential of tourism in Africa for marginalized 

communities. He is putting control of this potential into the hands of local communities by working with 

them to identify, promote, and manage their own cultural and natural assets. These efforts create new 

businesses, preserve cultural heritage, and foster community pride of civic cooperation and leadership 

in a new generation. Noel’s model encourages marginalized local communities to form their own 

businesses to serve the tourism market, thereby affording them entry to a previously unreachable 

economic system. Through creative online marketing and industry partnerships, these enterprises 

are brought to a new level of quality, marketability and potential. The shared effort of developing and 

sustaining not just individual enterprises but linked tourist routes leads to infrastructure development, 

increased political participation, and links to the international community. Open Africa also creates 

a platform for community leaders to champion a new path of growth and development for their 

communities. 

Barbara Wagner has worked extensively on strategy projects in the areas of organization, change 

management and policy. At Dalberg, Barbara has advised a number of UN Agencies – most recently 

through her work on “Delivering as One”, where she helped selected countries identify how the United 

Nations system in the country could work more coherently and effectively in the areas of development, 

humanitarian assistance and the environment. Prior to joining Dalberg, Barbara worked with McKinsey 

& Company, where she advised leading multinational corporations and multilateral organizations on 

strategy, operations management and finance. Barbara holds a Master of Science in Economics from 

Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Spain and a graduate degree in International Business 

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Molly Webb - Corporate Engagement Manager, The Climate Group 

Molly is responsible for developing and coordinating The Climate Group activities across the ICT sector. 

Current work includes developing a SMART 2020 Initiative based on the report she co-authored: 

SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age (June 20, 2008). The initiative is 

developing projects that accelerate ICT sector opportunities to enable climate change solutions. Prior to 

joining The Climate Group, Molly was a Researcher at Demos, a London based think tank, where she 

focused on science, innovation and environmental policy, and co-authored The Disrupters: Lessons for 

low-carbon innovation from the new wave of environmental pioneers (2007). 

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg – Managing Partner, 13 MBAs and Innovation Consultant 

Lukas Wellen – Senior Consultant, Triple Jump 

Kyle Zimmer - President and Co-Founder, First Book 

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is the founder of 13mbas.com, a professional network for Harvard, 

Stanford, Wharton, IESE, and nine other top-tier business schools. He also works as a consultant 

specialising in innovation and creative cultures, and has assisted companies such as Abbott 

Laboratories, Joost, MTV Europe and The Danish Parliament. Prior to his business career, he spent four 

years as an infantry officer with the Danish Army. He is currently working on a book about innovation 

together with Professor Paddy Miller of IESE Business School (see www.miller-wedell.com). Thomas 

Wedell-Wedellsborg holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a Master’s degree in Media Science 

from the University of Copenhagen. His personal website is www.wedellsblog.com. 

Following studying macroeconomics in Amsterdam and South Africa, Lukas Wellen worked as a country 

risk analyst at Rabobank. Afterwards he set-up MFIs in Yugoslavia and Ukraine for ProCredit bank and 

in Vietnam for the Women’s Union. Since 2006 Lukas works for Triple Jump as an advisor to microbanks 

in east Africa and in the Caucasus. He is also responsible for implementing mobile payment systems at 

MFIs in east Africa. Lukas Wellen has been Board member of an MFI in Cambodia and currently serves 

on the board of an MFI in Georgia. 

As president and co-founder of First Book, an organization providing new books to children in need, 

Kyle has earned a reputation as a leader in the fight to end illiteracy. She is a member of the Board of 

Directors for Ashoka and was named 2007 Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the United 

States by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. In 2008, Kyle was named the first ever 

American Marketing Association Nonprofit Marketer of the Year. Under Kyle's leadership, First Book has 

distributed more than 60 million books to children in thousands of communities since 1992. 




Other Information Section 




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Food: 

Food and Social Events 

Coffee breaks, lunches, and Saturday breakfast are provided during the conference and included in your 

conference ticket. Please refer to your schedule for the exact location and service hours. Note that there is no food 

or drinks (water as the only exception) allowed in any of the sessions. Please finish your drinks before you enter 

any session. Also, there are several vending machines available at the South Campus Student Lounge. Where 

You you can get some quick coffee, tea, water, juices, and snacks. 

Friday Small Group Dinners: 

These dinners will focus on different conference-related topic areas such as cleantech and international 

development. If you have not already pre-registered for a dinner via the online survey, you can visit the 

Information Desk to see if there is still spaces availability. 

Saturday Pintxos Dinner: 

We have arranged a Basque style Pintxos dinner on Saturday night. If you would like to attend and have not 

already sign-up via the online survey, please visit the Information Desk on Friday to see if they can accommodate 

you as the dinner is subject to capacity limits. 

Location: Sagardi Restaurant - Carrer de Muntaner 70-72 (corner of Carrer de Aragó), Barcelona 

Saturday Night Party: 

The party will start at 20:30. It will be another great chance to network with conference attendees and celebrate a 

successful conference. 

Location: Solo Bar - Pasatge de la Concepcio 7, Barcelona (between Passeig de Gracia and 

Rambla de Catalunya) 

Please bring your nametag to receive the drinks discount. 




General Information 

Information and Help Desks: 

If you need any help during the conference, please come to our help desk or talk to any of our conference guides. 

Our conference guides are dressed in red conference polo shirts and are happy to answer all your questions. 

There are two help desks available – one is located at the North Campus at the registration area, and the other 

one is located at the South Campus on the First Floor of B Building. 

Information Hotline: +34 93 253 65 09 

If you have any questions during the conference, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you. The 

number is only valid during conference hours, Friday 9am to 8pmand Saturday 9am to 7pm. 

Dress Code 

Dress code for the entire conference is business casual. You may want to dress more formally if you are 

participating in interviews. Dress for the Satur¬day party does not allow people to enter with hats or sports gear. 

Computers and Internet Access: 

IESE Terminals 

There are a number of open computer terminals available for your use around the campus. You can initiate a 

session by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and by entering the following information: 

Username: IESEGUEST 

Password: Guest-08 

Domain: IESE 

Kindly log-out of the system once you are finished with your session. 

Your Personal Laptop or Mobile Device 

Alternatively, you could connect to the Internet through your own laptop or mobile device. To establish a session, 

simply search and connect to the wireless network named IESEWLAN. Then, start your internet browser, which 

should automatically take you to the IESE Wireless Page. If this does not happen, please manually enter the 

address: http://wireless.iese.org. Once on this page, input the following information and start surfing! 

Username: WIRELESS 

Password: Guest.08 

We are ready to assist you if you have any questions or are experiencing difficulties using our systems. Please do 

not hesitate to approach any of the conference guides if you encounter any difficulties. 

Vending Machines: 

There are several vending machines available at the South Campus Student Lounge. You can get some quick 

coffee, tea, water, juices, and snacks. 

ATM/Cash Machine: 

In case you need cash, there is an ATM located at the North Campus next to the Aula Magna. Please ask our 

conference guides for the exact location. 

Important Addresses and Phone Numbers: 

Conference Hotline 

+34 93 253 65 09 


Avenida Pearson, 21 

08034 Barcelona 

+34 93 253 42 00 (General Front Desk) 

Hotel Sansi Pedralbes 

Avenida Pearson, 1-3 

08034, Barcelona 

+34 93 206 38 80 

Hotel Condal 

Calle Boqueria 23 

Barcelona 

+34 933 181 882 




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Taxis: 

Transportation 

• Associació Radio Taxi Miramar 

Telephone number: 93 433 1020 

• Autotaxi Mercedes Barcelona, S.L. Fleet: 135 Vehicles 


• Cooperativa de Radio Taxi Metropolitana de Barcelona 


• Radio Taxi 033 


• Servi Taxi 

Telephone numbers: 93 330 0300, 93 339 9262 

Taxis can also be hailed on the street; a green light on the roof indicates that they are available for hire. However, 

only a few available taxis pass through the area of the IESE campus. 

Shuttle Bus: 

A shuttle bus service will run between IESE and Plaça Catalunya. This is only for those who have registered 

online before the conference. If you did not do so and would like to use this service, please go to the information 

desk to check availability. Also, please check your schedule for the departure times. Please be on time and show 

your conference pass when you board the bus. 

Public Transportation: 

Bus 

Various bus lines pass near IESE’s campus (the bus stop is at the lower end of Avenida Pearson, on the 

intersection with Avenida d’Esplugues): 

• Line 22 to Carretera d’Esplugues. 

• Line 60 to Zona Universitaria. 

• Line 63 to Sant Just. 

• Line 64 to Pedralbes 

• Line 75 to Les Corts. 

• Line 78 to Sant Joan Despí. 

Metro 

Line 3 (Green) in the direction of Zona Universitaria is nearest to IESE. Exit at the metro stop María Cristina. From 

there, move up (west, outbound direction of the city) Avenida Diagonal to the next roundabout (Placa de Pius XII); 

move up the hill on Avenida de Pedralbes until the end of it; keep left and take the first right: Avenida Pearson, 

IESE is at No. 21. The walk is about 20-30 minutes. 

Ferrocarril (regional train) 

Take any of the following lines to Sarriá station stop (20 minute walk to the IESE campus) 

• S1 Terrassa-Rambla 

• S2 Sabadell-Rambla 

• S5 Rubí 

• S55 Universitat Autónoma 

Another option is to exit at stop Reina Elisenda (15 minutes walk to the IESE campus) of the following line: 

• L6 Reina Elisenda 

Directions: From both stations get onto Passeig de la Bonanova; move along that street westward (outbound of 

the city) until it turns into Carrer del Bisbe Catalá; continue on that street until a 3-way intersection with Avenida de 

Pedralbes; take the next right: Avenida Pearson, IESE is at No. 21. 

For more information, please visit http://www.tmb.net/vullanar/en_US/vullanar.jsp 




Exploring Barcelona 

Walking: 

There is no better way to really experience a city than moving by foot. The most popular neighborhoods for strolling in Barcelona are 

• the Old Town with Barrio Gótico, El Born and Raval, 

• Eixample with most of the Modernisme buildings and Gaudi’s famous architectural masterpieces 

• Barceloneta as the former fishers’ and workers’ home directly at the sea side, and 

• Gracia as the Catalan soul of Barcelona 

Please visit the tourist office on Plaça Catalunya for guided walking tours. 

Bike Rentals / Tours 

A convenient and fast, yet emission free way of exploring a city is by bike. Several companies offer rentals and guided tours; here are just 

two of them: 

BikeTours Barcelona 

Meeting Point: in front of the Tourist Office on Placa Sant Jaume, Metro station “Liceu” or “Jaume I” 

Tour starts at 11:00, Price is € 22 

Phone: +34 93 268 21 05 

info@bicicletabarcelona.com 

www.biketoursbarcelona.com 

Barcelona Ciclo Tour 

Meeting Point: at the door of Hard Rock Cafe, Metro station “Plaça Catalunya” 

Tour starts at 11:00, Price is € 21 

Phone: +34 933 17 19 70 

info@barcelonaciclotour.com 

www.barcelonaciclotour.com 

GoCar - GPS Guided City Tours 

"Suddenly open-top buses and coach tours look boring" 

You can’t help smiling when you see it - and you don’t stop grinning when you’re in one. It’s a small ‘talking car’ that takes you on a 

personal guided tour of Barcelona. Unlike a traditional tour, GoCar gives you complete autonomy over where, what and in what order 

you see sights and also how long you spend at any given point. The cars have a personality and a sense of humor, telling the stories that 

bring a city to life while guiding the way with clear driving directions. 

Special offer for DGDW Participants: €15 off any rental - Tours from €10 per person 

Carrer Freixures 23 -in front of Santa Caterina Market (100m from the Cathedral) 

Phone: +34 93 269 1820 

barcelona@gocartours.com 

www.gocartours.es 

Scooter Rentals / Tours 

You will have noticed by now that there is a constant sound over the entire city: that of roaring scooters, or “motos”. It is definitely the 

preferred means of transportation by many locals and students alike, just take a look at the gate of IESE! Several companies offer rentals 

and tours including helmet and lock. Here are just two of them: 

Cooltra – Move like a local! 

Passeig de Joan Borbó, 80-84; Metro station “Barceloneta”, at the end of the Barceloneta beach front 

Phone: +34 93 221 40 70 

info@cooltra.com 

www.cooltra.com 

Mondo Rent 

Passeig de Colom, 24; Metro station “Drassanes” 

Phone: +34 93 301 13 17 

info@mondorent.com 

www.mondorent.com 

Bus Turístic 

The double-decker Barcelona Bus Turístic is the most convenient way to discover Barcelona's most interesting and attractive sights. You 

can get on and off the Bus Turístic as many times and for as long as you like at any of the 44 tour stops. Combine 3 different tourist tours 

with the same ticket -you have six transfer stops- and... let yourself be transported! All tours begin and end at Plaça Catalunya. 




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Please visit www.dgdw.org soon for announcement of DGDW 2010. 

We also have an online community at Xing. 

Go to the Xing stand during the conferece to sign up so we can easily stay in contact. 

Thank you!

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