Santiago Íñiguez's book presentation in Paris “Philosophy INC.: Applying Wisdom to Everyday Management”

Santiago Íñiguez

President

IE University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/siniguez/

Santiago Íñiguez de Onzoño is the President of IE University and Professor of Strategic Management.

Additionally, he is a member of the boards of Renmin University Business School (China), Antai Business School (China), Luiss Business School (Italy), Mazars University (France), and FGV-EASP Fundaçao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). He has also served as member of the Board of EFMD, Chairman of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and Vice-Chairman of the Financial Times/IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance.

Santiago Íñiguez plays a leading role in business education and actively takes part in different forums and networks to foster innovation and development in higher education. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and frequently contributes in different journals and media on higher education and executive development.

Moreover, he is the author of “The Learning Curve: How Business Schools Are Reinventing Education” (2011) and “Cosmopolitan Managers: Executive Education That Works” (2016), as well as co-editor of “Business Despite Borders: Companies in the Age of Populist Anti-Globalization” (2018).

He holds a Degree in Law, a Ph.D. in Moral Philosophy and Jurisprudence (Complutense University, Spain) and an MBA from IE Business School. He was a Recognized Student at the University of Oxford.

Laurent Choain

Chief Leadership, Education and Culture

Mazars

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentchoain/?originalSubdomain=fr

Laurent Choain is the CEO of Mazars University and the Chief of Leadership, Education & Culture of Mazars. He aims to transform Mazars into a School of Excellence for each and every Mazarian, develop Mazars' unique partnership through cutting edge education and professional culture initiatives, and secure proper transitions at executive level by developing a strong and united community of leaders.

He is also the Chairman of the ‘Cercle de la Prospective RH’ (HR Foresight Association), as well as a founding member of the ‘Cercle du Leadership’ (Leadership Development Association) and a member of the editing committee of ‘Personnel’.

A graduate in Science and HR management from the Reims Management School and Paris I Sorbonne University, Laurent has led a 4-track career as Senior Executive in several large companies, lecturer in management, a consultant and an entrepreneur.

Christine Allard

President of the COCEF

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-allard-427b621/?originalSubdomain=fr

Christine Allard is the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in France (COFES).

For the past 15 years, she has been Head of Communication and Institutional Relations at Sanef Group (a subsidiary of the Abertis group, world leader in freeways), managing customer and corporate communications, sponsorship and institutional relations, in a context of transformation of a public service into a modern and innovative company.

She is also manager of the SAPN (Société des Autoroutes Paris Normandie).

Christine Allard is a graduate of Science Po Aix and holds an MBA from the IGS group. She also holds a master's degree from HEC Paris on communication strategy and corporate reputation.

Matt Symonds

Editor in Chief of BlueSky Thinking

https://www.linkedin.com/in/symondsgsb/?originalSubdomain=fr

Matt Symonds is co-Founder of some of the most popular business school and university platforms of the last 25 years. With Fortuna Admissions, he works alongside former directors and associates from Wharton, INSEAD, HBS, Stanford and other leading schools. His book "Getting the MBA Admissions Edge" was sponsored by McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, BCG and Bain. He is Chief Editor of BlueSky Thinking, which shares the insights, research and expertise of b-schools, universities and thought leaders.

He was the S of QS Quacquarelli Symonds, publishers of the QS World University Rankings, and launched the QS World MBA Tour. With John Byrne of Poets & Quants they host the CentreCourt MBA and Masters Festival, and he organizes Media Conferences to connect schools with the world's media.