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More than 1,000 IE graduates from 50 countries attended the IE Global Alumni Weekend 2018, the main annual meeting of the business school’s alumni. Among the topics graduates gathered at the IE campus in the Spanish capital over the weekend looked at were the main challenges facing companies, the impact of the international socio-economic situation and the challenges of technology, along with leadership and social innovation in a world in disruption.

The event was attended by Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, president of IE University, as well as the deans of IE Business School, IE Law School, IE School of International Relations, IE School of Human Sciences and Technology and IE School of Architecture and Design. All of them highlighted the institution’s new projects and training proposals, focused on technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, diversity management and balanced by the humanities.

During the Global Alumni Weekend, participants had the opportunity to return to their alma mater and attend master classes in the same classrooms where they studied. Many will have visited new spaces and buildings at the IE Madrid campus; among them state-of-the-art tech initiatives such as WOW Room, IE’s classroom of the future; as well as entrepreneur and innovation hub Area 31. Attendees also had the opportunity to meet IE teaching staff and business executives to strengthen their network.

12 Jun 2018