ESADE - Business School

The Leadership Speaker Series is a cycle of lectures organised by ESADE Business School, which offers direct contact with international personalities from all professional fields, discussing the topic of leadership and what it takes to be a great leader. Other topics involve new business trends, innovating techniques, corporate social responsibility, etc. always related to management issues. It is an opportunity to obtain first-hand advice from the top! Not to be missed!

Some recent lectures delivered at ESADE Business School, include:

Lena Pripp-Kovac
Head of EMEA Corporate Responsibility, Dell.

David Risher
Former SVP, US Retail and Worldwide Marketing, Amazon.com.

Martin G. Christopher
Professor, Cranfield University, School of Management: "Relationship Marketing: The UK Perspective".

Thomas Sattelberger
Executive Vice-President, Product and Service Member of the Airline Board, Lufthansa: "Leadership in turbulent times of change: Experiences of Lufthansa & General Reflections".

Soonu Kochar
Indian Ambassador to various countries: France, Argentina, Holland. Currently, visiting Professor at ESADE, ISA-HEC (France) and Rotterdam School of Management: "September 11th - A year after".

Masaru Yoshitomi
Dean of the Institute of the Asian Development Bank and Visiting Executive Professor of Finances at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania: "Unique Characteristics of deflation and economic policy issues in Japan".

Richard Boyatzis
Professor and Director of the Department of Organisational Behaviour at the Weatherhead School of Management, CASE Western Reserve University: "Leadership and Emotional Intelligence".

Danuta Hübner
Minister for European Integration, Secretary of the Committee for European Integration of the Republic of Poland: "Poland's Contribution to the Development of the European Union".

Srikumar S. Rao, Ph.D.
Louis and Johanna Vorzimer Professor of Marketing at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University and Columbia Business School. Publications in New York Times, Fortune, Business Week and contributing editor for Forbes: "Are you Ready to Succeed? Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life".

William Kramer
Deputy Director of the Development through Enterprise (DTE) program, and a Senior Fellow, at World Resourt Institute (WRI). Founder of The Knowledge Initiative, Inc.: "Development through Enterprise: Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility".

Brad Smith
Microsoft's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and member of its Global Board, "Innovation and Responsible Leadership".

Judge Jean Paul Costa
President of the European Court of Human Rights: "European Court of Human Rights: historical developments and current challenges".
 
Prospective Speakers include:
Bernd Beetz, Chief Executive Officer of Coty, Inc.
Erich Stamminger, CEO Adidas, Sportswear.