AN EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
AN EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
The Global Senior Management Program (GSMP) creates space for senior leaders to step away from their day-to-day responsibilities and look at their challenges with greater distance, clarity and perspective.
Beyond the academic journey, the experience brings learning into contact with the realities shaping business today. Faculty-led sessions, peer exchange and encounters with influential voices from business and institutions create a setting in which participants can question assumptions, examine global trends and reflect on their own leadership context.
At the GSMP, leadership development goes beyond acquiring knowledge. It is about expanding perspective, building meaningful connections and preparing to lead with purpose in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
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GLOBAL OUTLOOK AND MULTILATERAL PERSPECTIVE
GLOBAL OUTLOOK AND MULTILATERAL PERSPECTIVE
Understanding the forces shaping international business
The GSMP cohort visited the United Nations Development Programme for a conversation with George Gray Molina, Chief Economist at the Global Policy Bureau, who shared his perspective on the global economic outlook and the role of multilateral responses in moments of geopolitical uncertainty.
The session placed business decision-making within a broader institutional and economic context. Participants explored how global volatility, international tensions and development challenges influence markets, organizations and the environments in which senior leaders operate.
By bringing a multilateral perspective into the experience, the conversation helped participants connect macroeconomic insight with executive responsibility. It encouraged them to look beyond immediate business priorities and reflect on how leaders can interpret uncertainty with greater strategic awareness.
PRIVATE MARKETS AND VALUE CREATION
PRIVATE MARKETS AND VALUE CREATION
An executive perspective on capital, growth and transformation
Participants joined a conversation with Carlos Reyes, Managing Director at Palladium Equity Partners, who offered an executive view on how private markets are reshaping global finance and creating new opportunities for value creation.
The discussion explored the strategic logic behind private capital: how investors identify growth potential, support transformation and work with companies to build sustainable value in competitive markets.
For the GSMP cohort, the session connected finance with strategy, governance and execution. It offered a practical lens on how capital allocation and operational ambition can accelerate transformation and shape long-term business impact.
HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEMS, AI AND HUMAN TALENT
HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEMS, AI AND HUMAN TALENT
Leading innovation where technology and people intersect
Victor Bultó, President of Novartis US, shared his perspective on the differences between U.S. and global healthcare ecosystems, as well as the leadership challenges emerging in the age of AI.
The conversation opened a reflection on how senior leaders navigate highly complex, innovation-driven environments, where scientific progress, regulation, market dynamics, technology and social impact are deeply connected.
A central theme was the role of human talent in an AI-driven context. The session invited participants to consider how organizations can embrace technological transformation while preserving the judgment, creativity and leadership capabilities that make change possible.
