Earlier in March, the IESE Family Business Club, together with Professor Heinrich Liechtenstein and two practitioners, Sebastian Ehrensberger and Ginka Christenson, organised the annual Family Business Day at IESE in conjunction with the LAND* elective course offered to 2nd years in the Winter Term. The event was organised specifically to bring together a diverse group…
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Rocking the MBA – The story of Simplicity
An Eclectic Bunch The first time most of us met was at the start of our second year. Giancarlo organised a meetup by the turtle pond and as we introduced ourselves, it became quickly apparent how diverse the assembled group was in terms of musical backgrounds and tastes. Some with formal training and others self-taught…
Tourism in Lebanon made possible by IESE MBAs
IESE Business School was mentioned in the news in Lebanon! Being the largest group to have traveled to Lebanon in the last few years (83 IESE students and partners!), we appeared on two of the most reputable news channels in Lebanon – MTV and L’Orient Le Jour! Why is it an achievement? While tourism was…
Picking up the Pieces: Bringing TEDx back to campus
How do you pick a topic that is broad and generic, yet personally meaningful to yourself and others? This question floated through my mind often around this time last year, soon after taking on the role as organizer of TEDxIESEBarcelona. I had taken the reigns from a fantastic team that had put together a virtual…
IESE Impact Fund – Impact Investing at IESE
Founded by the MBA Class of 2017, the IESE Impact Fund (formerly known as IESE For Impact Community Fund or IFIC) is IESE’s own student-led impact investment fund. Its mission is to create the next generation of impact-focused leaders, investors, and businesses poised to deliver tangible and sustainable good. Practically, this means giving students hands-on…