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Closing the gender gap, Sophie van Gool’s mission (MBA 19)

According to the Annual Report on the Global Gender Gap published by the World Economic Forum, the main countries that are cnearby closing the gender gap are Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, Rwanda and Germany. Although the numbers are favorable since the gap has been quietly reduced by 0.6% worldwide, there... View Article

April 7, 2021 4:31 pm

Expanding Frontiers Through Digitalisation

Cellnex successfully clears the 700 MHz band in Spain The radio spectrum is like a motorway along which radio, television and telephone signals travel. Use of this space – which is regulated by governments – has evolved in tandem with needs and innovations, with extra lanes being added and traffic being rerouted to facilitate circulation.... View Article

January 28, 2021 3:51 pm

Esade Alumni Stratup Day

The ninth edition of Startup Day was organised jointly by Esade Alumni and Banc Sabadell to commemorate the vitality of the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem during a year dominated by the pandemic. At the event, the Best Startup of the Year Award was presented to Psious. Patricia Valentí (MBA ‘03), Director of Esade Alumni, delivered the... View Article

December 21, 2020 9:39 am

Alumni Involved in Social Investment Projects in Africa

Impact investing strives to create a net positive impact based on financial, environmental and social returns. These impacts should be intentional and measurable to be able to guarantee their positive contribution to society. Oryx Impact is an impact investing fund with a strategic focus on Africa that aims to increase livelihoods and thus reduce forced... View Article

December 21, 2020 9:41 am

Rethinking Business Strategy in Times of Crisis

The tourism crisis that has enveloped Spain since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the industry – and hotel chains in particular – to seek out alternative lines of business. This is the case at Gallery Hoteles, which has reopened its hotels – which had been closed since the declaration of the state... View Article

November 18, 2020 5:27 pm

Advanced analytics and smart buildings

Machine learning, a sub-area of Artificial Intelligence, has come to change our lives. The capacity to handle and to analyse large volumes of data in the wake of the technology advances of recent years is making paradigm shifts possible while increasing our capacities in practically all industrial sectors. The great impact IoT can have on... View Article

November 18, 2020 5:37 pm

Participate in the next ‘Startups Outlook’

A very important number of people are committed to innovating in daring, creative and original ideas that end up being successful and that at the same time generate new jobs, contributing to the improvement of the global economy. For this reason, in the next e-Magazine in October, entrepreneurs and startups have the opportunity to publicize... View Article

October 8, 2020 2:56 pm