From the beginning, ESADE has been a place for dialogue, where relevant personalities from all over the world in politics, business and academia meet.

Below are the names of some of the individuals who have participated in ESADE events in recent years:

- James Austin, Professor, Harvard Business School
- Richard Boyatzis, Professor, Weatherhead School of Management
- Martin G. Christopher, Professor, Cranfield School of Management
- Carlos Ghosn, World President, Nissan Motor
- Jacques Gourmelon, World Corporate Director of Social Issues, Danone
- Danuta Hübner, Minister for European Integration and Committee Secretary, Poland
- Michael Jensen, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
- Soonu Kochar, Indian Ambassador to France, Argentina and Holland, and Visiting Professor, Rotterdam School of Management
- Philip Kotler, Professor, Kellogg School of Management
- John Kotter, Professor, Harvard Business School
- Lena Pripp-Kovac, Director, Corporate Responsibility, EMEA Dell
- Jean-François Rischard, European Vice President, World Bank
- David Risher, Former Senior Vice President of US Retail, and World Marketing, Amazon.com
- Thomas Sattelberger, Executive Vice President, Products and Services; Administrative Council Member, Lufthansa
- Brad Smith, Senior Vice President, Head of Legal Affairs and Member of the World Management Council, Microsoft
- Norbert Walter, Economist, Head of Deutsche Bank
- Masaru Yoshitomi, Professor, Wharton School of Management; Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute, (ADBI) Tokyo