‘Corporate compliance has recently become one of the most popular legal issues and its importance will continue to grow as companies engage in an ethical and transparent business culture,’ said David Velázquez, a lecturer at ESADE Law School, speaking at the ‘Sixth Meeting of Central American Jesuit Universities' held at the Central American University (CAU) in Nicaragua. The meeting, which was also attended by ESADE Law School lecturer Antonio Delgado, focussed on regulatory compliance and conflict management in companies. ‘Including these subjects in undergraduate and postgraduate studies, in addition to the creation of specialist courses, is necessary so that companies can count on trained professionals to respond to these new demands,’ said Velázquez.

Interuniversity meeting

Wendy Bellanger, academic vice-rector of the CAU, remarked that these meetings between universities contribute to measuring ‘the impact generated from classrooms in society’. David Velázquez emphasised that: ‘the idea of these meetings is to share experiences and establish a framework for working together’. For his part, Antonio Delgado stressed that: ‘the exchange between schools in different parts of the world enables us to learn from each other and enrich our vision on questions such as risk management systems in a global environment.’

In relation to the themes of the meeting, the Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan universities contributed their visions of the reality of Central America. A meeting and workshop with Nicaraguan entrepreneurs shared visions from the academic field and included the perspectives of various Nicaraguan economic and social groups.

Other speakers during the conference included: Martha Pérez, dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala; Edwin Ricardo Flores, head of the Department of Business Administration at the José Simeón Cañas Central American University in El Salvador; Luz Marina Sequeira, dean of the Faculty of Economics at the CAU in Nicaragua; José Adán Aguerri, president of the Nicaraguan Private Enterprise Council (COSEP); and Regina Lacayo, director of the Business Development Centre at the Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce (CCSN).