4YFN 2026: IA for Meaningful Impact

Humanising the role of AI: Esade’s challenge at 4YFN 2026.

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Executive Master in Marketing and Sales - EMMS

An international path to strategic leadership in Marketing & Sales

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#5 Best Open Programs, while its Custom Programs were ranked 11th, according to the Financial Times 2025 ranking.

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At Esade, we recognize that the sustainable success of an organization depends on its ability to align talent development with strategic objectives. Therefore, we design customized corporate training solutions that transform your teams, encourage innovation, and develop results-oriented leaders.

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Modules that delve into strategic business areas to enhance performance and operational efficiency.

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They are clear about their future and find their own path. As entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders, they lead with purpose in organizations and companies around the world. They are shaping the future by creating positive change.

They are women with impact. Women like you.

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A strategic approach: partnerships for talent development

Individual and group plans: we work with you to identify specific development needs, ensuring that each program aligns with short, medium, and long-term business goals.
Strategic alignment: to encourage cohesion and overall performance, we ensure that training plans address organizational challenges and the growth aspirations of internal talent.

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startups supported on the eWorks accelerator program.

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Esade Executive Education, 5th best in the world

Esade Executive Education has consolidated its global leadership, reaching the top 5 position globally in terms of Open Programs, while its Custom Programs were ranked 11th, according to the Financial Times’ 2025 ranking. Esade’s Open Programs received an overall score of 9.76 out of 10 from participants, standing out as the 1st business school in the world in terms of guiding students after they graduate, the #2 in terms of acquiring new skills and #3 for faculty.

This recognition reflects Esade’s commitment to providing a transformative education, one that’s connected to the real challenges that companies and professionals face.

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Tomas Waisman

Participant, Esade Fusion Point, CBI 2023 Program and Esade MBA student

"As an MBA student, I was given the opportunity to create, together with a team of engineers and designers, a prototype that empowers individuals and governments to prevent air pollution and improve air quality. This project goes beyond finance and economics and shows how to understand and create dynamic systems and maximize sustainable benefits".
George Chondrakis

Director, EEI - Esade Entrepreneurship Institute

“Entrepreneurship is an art and a science. We study entrepreneurship to identify the best practices and the startup configurations that are most likely to survive”.
Irene Unceta

Academic director of the Bachelor of Business Administration & Bachelor in Artificial Intelligence for Business

“This new degree is a great opportunity to have the best of both worlds. You study the business aspects and therefore consider the impact of your job – while also focusing on developing more technical skills. It offers a unique balance between both”.

AI agents: The future of artificial intelligence

The creation of value in the AI sector is rapidly shifting toward specific applications—an area where, for now, everything is yet to be built.

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Is artificial intelligence sustainable?

The AI industry has pursued a development path with high economic and ecological costs. However, recent market innovations show that a more sustainable formula is possible.

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AI design is a choice — and people deserve better options

By prioritizing human-centric innovation, AI can empower users and foster trust, satisfaction and mutual enrichment between humans and machines.

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Youth and intergenerational leadership: crucial factors for making businesses more innovative, inclusive and ESG-oriented

The SERES Foundation and Esade brought HP, PRISA and Randstad together to examine how intergenerational collaboration can bolster a company’s response to social challenges against a backdrop of uncert...

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Esade launches next-gen Global Master’s programs with immersive experiences in Asia and the Middle East

The Global Master in Finance and the Global Master in International Management combine academic excellence, strategic partnerships, and real-world international exposure to prepare the next generation...

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Esade brings the crucial conversation about human criteria and leadership in the AI era to 4YFN 2026

Heralding the slogan “AI for Meaningful Impact”, Esade consolidates its mandate as the academic partner of 4YFN and Talent Arena, with an agenda targeting the importance of the human touch, criteria a...

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Tuesday 17 February 2026

Créixer en digital: drets, propòsit i co-responsabilitat 12:00h In person | Esade Barcelona Register

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4YFN 2026: IA for Meaningful Impact

Executive Master in Marketing and Sales - EMMS

Full Time MBA

Executive Education