Doing Good and Doing Well Conference http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw Europe’s Leading Student-Run Conference on Responsible Business Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:23:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Bus schedule for conference speakers http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/24/bus-schedule-for-conference-speakers/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/24/bus-schedule-for-conference-speakers/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:27:57 +0000 christian.stueer http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=2266 Dear conference speaker,

Please find attached the current bus schedule for the conference.

Schedule
Friday, February 24:
Service: Area hotels → IESE Business School
7.45 – Hilton Diagonal Mar
8.00 – corner of Passeig de Gracia and Carrer d’Arago (near Desigual Shop/Casa Batllo)
8.15 – Sol Melia Hotel

[...]]]> Dear conference speaker,

Please find attached the current bus schedule for the conference.

Schedule
Friday, February 24:
Service: Area hotels → IESE Business School
7.45 – Hilton Diagonal Mar
8.00 – corner of Passeig de Gracia and Carrer d’Arago (near Desigual Shop/Casa Batllo)
8.15 – Sol Melia Hotel

Service: IESE Business School → Area hotels
17:30 – IESE to Hilton Diagonal Mar, via Sol Melia Hotel and a stop at the corner of Passeig de Gracia and Gran Via

Service: IESE Business School → Gala Dinner at Caixa Forum
19.00 – Avenida Pearson outside South Campus
23.00 – Caixa Forum to Hilton Diagonal Mar, via Sol Melia Hotel and a stop at the corner of Passeig de Gracia and Gran Via

 

Saturday, February 25:
Service: Area hotels → IESE Business School
8.00 – Hilton Diagonal Mar
8.15 – corner of Passeig de Gracia and Carrer d’Arago (near Desigual shop/Casa Batllo)
8.30 – Sol Melia Hotel

Service: Area hotels → IESE Business School
19.30 – IESE to Hilton Diagonal Mar, via Sol Melia Hotel and a stop at the corner of Passeig de Gracia and Gran Via

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Doing Good and Doing Well 2012 is finally going digital this year. We have a lot of great new features for the conference, first of which is the use of a new smartphone application Guidebook. Through the app, you can download a copy of the [...]]]>

Doing Good and Doing Well 2012 is finally going digital this year. We have a lot of great new features for the conference, first of which is the use of a new smartphone application Guidebook. Through the app, you can download a copy of the conference’s digital guide – complete with maps, schedule and panel leaders. Also get a chance to share the experience on Twitter and Facebook and give your feedback.

Download the app at guidebook.com/getit and search for “Doing Good and Doing Well 2012 Conference” to view our digital guidebook.

]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/23/dgdw-is-going-digital/feed/ 0 Allianz and ISGlobal at DGDW Conference http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/14/allianz-and-isglobal-at-dgdw-conference/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/14/allianz-and-isglobal-at-dgdw-conference/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:46:51 +0000 leonce.ano http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=2075 As an international financial services provider Allianz offers insurance, banking, asset management products and services to more than 76 million customers in about 70 countries.

Allianz has been committed to transparency and integrity and financial services for years and prioritizes ethical behavior in its corporate governance.

Allianz takes its role as a corporate citizen [...]]]> AllianzAs an international financial services provider Allianz offers insurance, banking, asset management products and services to more than 76 million customers in about 70 countries.

Allianz has been committed to transparency and integrity and financial services for years and prioritizes ethical behavior in its corporate governance.

Allianz takes its role as a corporate citizen seriously. Through structured community involvement with strategic partners Allianz leverages its core corporate competencies whilst engaging volunteer employees in these activities.

Applying financial expertise to the long-term benefit of the communities it operates in is an integral component of Allianz’ Corporate Citizenship. Allianz’ focus here is to find innovative solutions that address the local and global challenges these communities face – challenges such as climate change, poverty or an aging population. In all its corporate citizenship activities Allianz aims to bring in its core competencies, involve the know-how and skills of its employees and share the company’s knowledge to the benefit of society.

More information on Alliance…

Furthermore, Allianz has a network of corporate foundations, which, although operating independently of the company, play are a vital component of the Group’s social engagement. What all these corporate foundations have in common is that they address basic social, environmental and cultural issues of relevance to Allianz and the societies it operates in. The four Allianz SE foundations illustrate the breadth of issues covered:

-       The Allianz Cultural Foundation initiated a Debate on Europe 2010 series.

-       The Allianz Direct Help Foundation offers effective and sustainable help in response to catastrophes and natural disasters.

-       The Allianz Foundation for North America empowers young people to shape a secure future, for instance with a project entitled Engaging Workplace Diversity.

-       The Allianz Foundation for Sustainability runs the Deutscher Klimapreis, an award that honors the engagement of German schools in the field of climate protection.

Besides these Allianz SE foundations, Allianz subsidiaries also have many foundations of their own.

ISGlobalThe Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a non-profit organisation that tackles health problems affecting the world’s most vulnerable populations through the creation, sharing and application of knowledge. Its vision is a world in which every person can enjoy health.

ISGlobal is a public-private partnership with a longstanding commitment to global health that builds on the existing research, training and health activities of its founders and strives to contribute to the global effort to improve health worldwide.

]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/14/allianz-and-isglobal-at-dgdw-conference/feed/ 0 DGDW 2012 – 11 days to go! http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/13/dgdw-2012-11-days-to-go/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/13/dgdw-2012-11-days-to-go/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:44:23 +0000 devyani.pershad http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=1963 Only 2 weeks left for the 9th Annual Doing Good Doing Well Conference. On behalf of the organizing team, it is our pleasure to introduce to you the exciting happenings at the conference! Registrations are still open, so remember to SPREAD THE WORD!

CONFERENCE UPDATE 

Schedule updated and available online
We have uploaded the tentative schedule for [...]]]> Only 2 weeks left for the 9th Annual Doing Good Doing Well Conference. On behalf of the organizing team, it is our pleasure to introduce to you the exciting happenings at the conference! Registrations are still open, so remember to SPREAD THE WORD!

CONFERENCE UPDATE 

Schedule updated and available online
We have uploaded the tentative schedule for both days of the conference on the website. Decide already which panels you would like to attend! View the DGDW 2012 Schedule.

Keynote Speakers

 

Panel Discussions
Exciting panel discussions around topics such as the Financial Crisis, Social Business, Healthcare, CSR, Ethics and Compliance… and much more!
Check out the 22 panel descriptions online.

Speakers being updated!
Bios of confirmed speakers now available online! Have a look at the diverse organizations and backgrounds being represented at DGDW 2012!

Career Forum
More than 15 organizations confirmed for this year’s career forumscheduled to take place alongside the Sustainability Fair on Friday, February 24 from 17h – 19h.

Cleantech Venture Forum
Close to 30 cleantech entrepreneurs and investors signed up. View the schedule and details of the Cleantech Venture Forum on our website.

Social Investment Competition
Five student teams all geared up to battle it out for the investor vote at SIC! Don’t miss the public sessions on Saturday, February 25, 2012

Accommodation Deals
Still wondering where to stay? Have a look at the discount available for DGDW participants in our FAQ section. We count with the support of Hilton Diagonal Mar, Melia Barcelona Diagonal and budgetplaces.com

Questions?
Feel free to reach us as dgdw@iese.net

Look forward to meeting you in Barcelona!

 

]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/13/dgdw-2012-11-days-to-go/feed/ 0 Attending the conference? Join the conversation! http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/10/attending-the-conference-join-the-conversation/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/10/attending-the-conference-join-the-conversation/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:49:30 +0000 devyani.pershad http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=1876 Sign up on the DGDW 2012 event on linkedIn to network with other attendees: http://linkd.in/wpIr9E

Follow us on twitter for updates! http://twitter.com/iesedgdw

And, don’t forget to like the FB page: http://www.facebook.com/iesedgdw

See you all at the conference!

]]> Sign up on the DGDW 2012 event on linkedIn to network with other attendees: http://linkd.in/wpIr9E

Follow us on twitter for updates! http://twitter.com/iesedgdw

And, don’t forget to like the FB page: http://www.facebook.com/iesedgdw

See you all at the conference!

]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/10/attending-the-conference-join-the-conversation/feed/ 0 Accenture and Global Play Foundation at Career Forum http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/05/accenture-and-global-play-foundation-at-career-forum/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/05/accenture-and-global-play-foundation-at-career-forum/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:16 +0000 leonce.ano http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=1787 Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 244,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and [...]]]> Accenture logoAccenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 244,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.

Accenture is committed to helping forward-thinking organizations position sustainability as a key lever to long-term success and, ultimately, high performance. We help organizations leverage their assets and capabilities to drive innovation and profitable growth while striving for a positive economic, environmental and social impact.

More information on Accenture..

Accenture helps nonprofit organizations, which today face unprecedented challenges—global economic conditions mean a steady decline in government support as demands for their services increase. Accenture understands that nonprofits ultimately want to target donors more effectively and keep back-office expenses down using IT to drive transformation and realize lasting programmatic efficiency—so they can spend more effort and resources toward achieving their mission.

Global Play Foundation logoThe Global Play Foundation was established in 2005, as a result of a shared vision of four young professionals to be more actively involved in a philanthropic effort in the world that surrounds us. Since then, many collaborators who share the same dream of providing greater opportunities for boys and girls in developing nations by means of establishing programs associated with education and sports, have joined the organization in this effort.

In the past few years, the foundation has worked hard to provide an effective and solid structure that allows it to face the development of projects with maximum guarantee of success. There have been several trips to Mali and other countries in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa, which has allowed Global Play to learn more of the present situation and identify the most urgent needs.

Why the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa? The living conditions in the majority of the African countries, and particularly in this region (which are among the poorest in the world), makes emigration as the only way out for many of its inhabitants who are often forced to abandon their homes and their families in search of a better future.

More information on Global Play Foundation..
 That better future for boys and girls in Africa could come from a good education, which can lead to local opportunities and enable them to contribute their efforts to the development of their own communities and countries, without the need to abandon them. The Global Play Foundation aspires to promote welfare in disadvantaged societies, ultimately improving living conditions and opportunities for boys and girls; towards great hope for such countries in the years to come –towards great hope for the whole human being.What is the project based on? During travels to Mali the foundation has established collaborative agreements with many local communities. In the short term, the commitment made is to assist with developing school infrastructure and to provide school materials and medical assistance for students. In the mid and long term, the objective is to create lasting bonds and mutually enriching ties between local schools of Mali and Spain (and other countries such as the United States), allowing the exchange of knowledge and experiences.Global Play Foundation would like to take this opportunity to express gratitude for the enthusiasm, effort, ambition and support of friends and collaborators in launching this project, which aspires to give back to society part of all the good things we have received.

]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/02/05/accenture-and-global-play-foundation-at-career-forum/feed/ 0 ICRC and devex at Career Forum http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/30/icrc-and-devex-at-career-forum/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/30/icrc-and-devex-at-career-forum/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:43:22 +0000 leonce.ano http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=1629 ICRC and devex have just confirmed their attendance at our DGDW 2012 Career Forum.

 

The ICRC, established in 1863, works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate [...]]]> ICRC and devex have just confirmed their attendance at our DGDW 2012 Career Forum.

 

The ICRC, established in 1863, works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it employs some 12,000 people in 80 countries; it is financed mainly by voluntary donations from governments and from national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.

 

 “Until poverty has been eradicated, until the environment has been fully protected, until every person has a vote and basic human rights, there will be a need for development assistance.” J. Brian Atwood, Chairman, Board of Advisors 
Devex.

 

More information on Devex..
Devex assists thousands of professionals, businesses, and non-profit corporations who work everyday to make sustainable development a reality but who face the roadblocks of working in this highly fragmented and regulated industry. Devex strives to empower these organizations to bring more innovation and efficiency to development.

Devex, founded, a decade ago to help make development aid more efficient – so $200 billion in annual foreign assistance can have more impact for more people. It is a social enterprise providing a global platform – utilized by nearly every major development institution in the world – to help creating real market competition for projects, give professionals from the developing world an opportunity to work on aid projects in their own countries, support NGOs and donor agencies to attract and recruit the best-and-brightest, and informing a global industry.

Today, 500,000 professionals choose Devex for international development business, careers, and news. Our global staff – 100 innovative professionals in 5 global offices – is working tirelessly to support you, the professionals who serve the poor.

The Co-Founder and President of Devex, Raj Kumar, has been profiled in the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, Forbes, and the Washington Post , where Devex was called the Bloomberg of foreign aid. Beginning as a student project while he was doing graduate studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, today Devex operates the world’s most popular international development website (www.devex.com) and has offices in five countries and a global staff of 100. Raj and his colleagues at Devex are working to make foreign aid more efficient. Prior to Devex, he co-founded a successful internet start-up, SmartPortfolio.com, which was sold to TheStreet.com in 2000. Raj was also Principal and Political Director of Penn Schoen Berland, the political consulting firm. He was a strategist for campaigns in the U.S. and around the world, including presidential elections in Venezuela, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Israel, and Ukraine (where he conducted exit polling during the Orange Revolution). Raj worked for the White House as a member of the national advance team for President Clinton. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a speaker and writer on issues of global development and social entrepreneurship, and appears as a guest analyst in the media.

 

Join us at Doing Good and Doing Well for a chance to meet their representatives!

]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/30/icrc-and-devex-at-career-forum/feed/ 0 Social Investor Judges confirmed for the Social Investment Competition http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/30/social-investor-judges-confirmed-for-the-social-investment-competition/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/30/social-investor-judges-confirmed-for-the-social-investment-competition/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:36:46 +0000 annamarie.harling@iese.net http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=1653 The Social Investment Competition is pleased to announce that all 10 experienced social investor judges, 5 innovative social entrepreneurs and 5 enthusiastic student teams are confirmed for the SIC taking place during DGDW on Saturday 25th February.

The 10 investor judges are:

Tim Radjy, CEO, Alphamundi Luca Torre, CEO, Ambers & Co Capital José Martin [...]]]> The Social Investment Competition is pleased to announce that all 10 experienced social investor judges, 5 innovative social entrepreneurs and 5 enthusiastic student teams are confirmed for the SIC taking place during DGDW on Saturday 25th February.

The 10 investor judges are:

  • Tim Radjy, CEO, Alphamundi
  • Luca Torre, CEO, Ambers & Co Capital
  • José Martin Cabiedes, Founder, Cabiedes & Partners
  • Luis Berruete, Co-founder, Creas
  • Paul Simon, Associate Partner, Earth Capital
  • Luciano Balbo, Partner, Fondación Oltre
  • Michael Von Stumm, Partner, Frog Capital
  • Catalina Parra Baño, Founder, Fundación Hazloposible
  • Fabio Malanchini, Investment Manager, Impact Finace
  • Oliver Karius, Partner, LGT Venture Philanthropy

The 5 student teams are:

  • Columbia Impact Investing Initiative, Columbia Business School
  • Continuum Partners, ESADE Business School
  • Momentum Investment Group, IESE Business School
  • SiSi, IESE Business School
  • Social Business Fund, IESE Business School

The 5 social entrepreneurs offer innovative solutions to some of today’s most pressing problems. They are geographically and sectorial diverse, however for the integrity of the competition they will not be announced until their business plans have been distributed to the participating teams and judges.

We are looking forward to welcoming all participants to Barcelona on 24th and 25th February 2012.

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]]> http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/30/keynote-speakers-at-dgdw-2012/feed/ 0 4th Keynote confirmed – Jeffrey Spector, Chief of Staff, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/11/4th-keynote-confirmed-jeffrey-spector-chief-of-staff-bill-melinda-gates-foundation/ http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/2012/01/11/4th-keynote-confirmed-jeffrey-spector-chief-of-staff-bill-melinda-gates-foundation/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:03:39 +0000 devyani.pershad http://blog.iese.edu/dgdw/?p=1543 Jeffrey Spector

Jeffrey currently serves as Chief of Staff to Melinda Gates at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, he provides strategic and analytical support to Co-chair Melinda Gates and program teams on the full range of the Foundation’s work, which cuts across health, education, and poverty issues domestically and [...]]]> Jeffrey Spector

Jeffrey Spector

Jeffrey currently serves as Chief of Staff to Melinda Gates at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, he provides strategic and analytical support to Co-chair Melinda Gates and program teams on the full range of the Foundation’s work, which cuts across health, education, and poverty issues domestically and around the world. Jeffrey joined the Foundation as a Program Analyst on the Financial Services for the Poor team, working to significantly increase the poor’s access to improved financial services.

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Jeffrey’s previous work experience was primarily in the private sector. He served as an Investment Analyst at John A. Levin & Co.’s event-driven hedge fund in New York, performing security analysis. Prior to that position, he helped to start up Linktone (NDAQ: LTON), a Shanghai-based mobile services provider, overseeing the company’s international business development and later market research efforts. Jeffrey also served as a consultant to the U.S. government, conducting research and analysis for the HELP Commission, a federal commission charged with reviewing all U.S. foreign assistance in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness.

Jeffrey holds a bachelor of science in economics from Duke University and loves snowboarding, hiking, producing amusing videos, and walking in Susan G. Komen 3Day events with his family.

www.twitter.com/jeffreyspector

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