Women Pass It On: IE – AmCham Spain Professional Networking Event

Dear students and alumni,

We are pleased to invite you to a joint event on July 11th from 16.00h to 18.00h organised by IE Talent & Careers and American Chamber of Commerce in Spain on IE Campus Serrano 105.
 

Women Pass It On: Professional Networking Event

The IE Women Initiative flourished with the work of IE Faculty, researchers, student clubs, alumni and staff, to design the best possible tools to attract and retain women talent, especially in Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. IE and our Women Initiative’s goal is to inspire confidence and advance women along their pursuit of success. In collaboration with AmChamSpain, IE Talent & Careers department would like to invite you to this Women Professional Networking Event with focus in the sector of Retailing, Financial Services and Technology. After introductory remarks by IE, AmChamSpain and panelists, we invite the audience joining the women leaders from different sector in a group discussion, and networking cocktail. You will be able to exchange ideas regarding different challenges facing by the women professionals, possible tips for career development and new trends in different sectors.
 

Programme

15.45               Registration

16.00 - 16.15   Opening Speech

• Dr. Celia de Anca, Director of IE Center for Diversity
• Ms. Cristina Perez de Zabalza, Leader of Talent Development Group, Diversity Committee, AmChamSpain

16.15 - 16.45 Panel with Women in Senior Management from Member Companies of Amcham Spain

Moderator: Dr. Amber Wigmore Álvarez, Executive Director of Talent & Careers at IE

• Cristina Pérez de Zabalza, Partner, Head of Retail Shopping Center Leasing Spain, Cushman & Wakefield
• Rosa Tevar, Director of Licences, Warner Bros
• Pilar Aurrecoechea, General Manager Global Accounts, Mastercard
• Benedetta Cossarini, General Director, AIG
• Clara de Miguel, Managing Director, Accenture
• Mónica Villas, CTO, IBM

16.45-17.05- Group Discussion by Sector.

The audience will be able to choose the workgroup based on their sectorial experiences or interests. Each of the group will be led by 2 panelists and IE Talent & Careers sector-specific colleagues as follows:

Group A (Retailing): Cristina and Rosa (IE Talent & Careers KAM- Andrea Gutiérrez)

Group B (Financial Services): Pilar and Benedetta (IE Talent & Careers KAM- Raquel Mediavilla)

Group C (Technology): Clara and Mónica (IE Talent & Careers KAM- Alessandra Aloisio)

Content to be discussed by groups:

• Career development challenges for women directors
• Challenges in International career development
• Generational perspectives on work-life balance
• Q&A from IE students (within the workgroup)

17.05-17.15 Group Discussion Summary

17.15-17.30    Panel Wrap-up

17.30-18.00- Networking Cocktail