EWMD 40th Anniversary: "From Social Circles to Global Systems: Navigating the Connected World" 

Madrid, October 25th to 27th 2024

Announcing Tickets for EWMD’s 40th Anniversary Conference in Madrid!

We are thrilled to announce that tickets for the EWMD 40th Anniversary Conference are officially on sale! Join us from October 25th to 27th in the vibrant city of Madrid, Spain, for an unforgettable celebration under the theme "From Social Circles to Global Systems: Navigating the Connected World."

40th Year Anniversary Conference Preliminary Program

Saturday, October 26th

08:30 - Bus Transfer

• Bus Shuttles departing at 08:30 from Calle de los Mártires de Alcalá, 5 (12’ walking distance from Plaza España) to meeting location Ciudad Grupo Santander. Recommended to be at the shuttles departure point 15 minutes in advance. 

09:00 - 10:00 Doors Open 

• Registration, Networking & Welcome Coffee 

10:00 - 10:30 Opening

• Welcome by Paola Ligabue, former EWMD International Co-Presidents & Head of Conference Organization 
• Welcome by Mayte Valverde Elices, Grupo Santander
• Welcome by Robert Baker, conference moderator
• Welcome by Nadine Nembach & Tanju Cepheli, EWMD International Co-Presidents

10:30 - 11:00 Keynote 1

• Michelle Müller A View on Connectivity & Gender Equality for Young Generation

11:00 - 11:30 Keynote 2

• Tulia Lopes "Conscious communication in the era of AI"  

11:30 - 12:00 Break 

12:00 - 13:00 Panel Discussion "What are the Competencies We Need in a Highly Connected and Connecting World?

• Panelists: Tulia Lopes, Jara Pascual, Saskia Listle, Alejandra Nuño plus two open seats, moderated by Robert Baker 

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch Break 

14:15 - 15:00 Group Session 

• Group picture and group networking

15:00 - 15:45 Workshop Slot 

• Workshop 1: Robert Baker "How to speak about male allyship and win male allies?"
• Workshop 2: Tulia Lopes "Strategic Communication: Navigating Complexity with Confidence and Clarity"
• Workshop 3: Jara Pascual "Empower women to create innovation ecosystems as a way to leverage networks of networks for their career"
• Workshop 4: Nohelis Ruiz "Professional Development: Keys and guidelines for the Female Talent of the Future" - IN SPANISH
• Workshop 5: Saskia Listle "From Artificial to Augmented - Harnessing AI to Enhance our Thinking, Research, and Actions"
• Live on Tape Recording of EWMD Podcast She did it with Simone Lersch, Saskia Grossmann and founding Mothers
• Exhibition of Past-Presidents and EWMD Podcast "40 years, 40 stories"

15:45 - 16:00 Break

16:00 - 16:30 Closing Session 

16:30 Ending 

17:00 Bus Transfer 

Conference Speakers

Robert Baker, Founder and CEO, Potentia Talent Consulting

Robert Baker has been a passionate supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout his 40 plus year consulting career. He now runs his own business, focusing on delivering keynotes, workshops and coaching for business executives to help them develop their inclusive leadership skills and so build diverse and inclusive workplaces.

He is a Board member of European Women on Boards, responsible for D&I Strategy, and is a Trustee of UN Women, UK. Robert is Disrupter in Residence in DE&I on the Global MBA Program at EDHEC Business School and also a visiting lecturer on Male Allyship at the University of Amsterdam Academy.

In recognition of his work in gender balance, Robert was named a Top 50 Trailblazer in Gender Equity in January 2023 by We Are The City and was awarded as Corporate Male Champion of the Year 2024 by Women in Management.

Michelle Müller, Head of Consulting at ZEAM

Michelle is 21 years old and the Head of Consulting at the company ZEAM in Switzerland. ZEAM is a Generation Z agency that helps companies in the DACH region, such as Porsche, Allianz, and Vodafone, to connect, interact, and understand the relevance of young people as customers and future employees.

In her daily work, she aspires to encourage cross-generational exchange and cooperation between Gen Z, also referred to as True Digital Natives, and economic decision-makers. She wants to empower young thinking in a world ruled by older generations.

Additionally, she is committed to advancing gender equality, striving to bring young women and men together.

Mayte Valverde Elices, Global Talent Manager at Grupo Santander

Passionate of the transformative power of mentoring and networking, she firmly believes that learning and being able to take on the experiences and opinions of others is what enables us to grow and develop in a way that would otherwise be unthinkable.

 In her previous positions, Mayte has been director in the areas of Operations and Technology, specialized in the development and implementation of innovative models, leading diverse and multi-disciplinary teams in different countries, providing service to all the geographies where Banco Santander operates. She currently leads several strategic HR projects globally.

She believes in talent management from a new employee-centred perspective, putting people into value to find, develop and project their best version in a changing, complex, and digital environment.

She is co-founder of Santander Women Network and President of Women in Banking in Spain. As a mentor, she collaborates in initiatives, both within and outside the Santander Group, supporting directors, university students with disabilities and young people at risk of exclusion.

Actively participates as speaker in events related to diversity and inclusion at international level.

Mayte holds a degree in Economic and Business CC from Complutense University and a master’s degree in Digital Business and in Disruptive Technologies in The Valley. Her passion for learning has led her to carry out multiple development programs within the Santander Group, recently including Women in Leadership and being a teacher and Academic director of an HR Innovation program in a Digital Business School.

Tulia Lopes, Communication Architect

Tulia Lopes is a Communication Architect. She empowers professionals to amplify their influence and impact in every speaking situation. Drawing from her decade-plus career and architectural expertise, she deconstructs communication barriers to foster genuine connections.

With leadership roles in multinational corporations and project management in 40+ languages, she champions effective communication's transformative potential. She has been awarded Women of Excellence by the Women Economic Forum in La Hague, and "Distinguished Toastmasters" for outstanding accomplishment and leadership excellence within the organisation.

She is an international speaker and trainer, having shared her message and knowledge on stages and rooms all over the globe. She is the author of "Leading in High Heels," and is currently the President of the Professional Speakers Association of Spain.

Tulia embodies the essence of impactful communication

Saskia Listle, Founder of Academy of Future Skills

Saskia Listle is the founder of the Academy of Future Skills, a consultancy on the future of our skills. She is a bridge builder between humans and tech - two things that are inherently intertwined but too often artificially separated.

Today Saskia is helping companies to draw on their full digital potential to create a better product, service or working environment. She is also an activist for diversity and equality in the digitalization sphere and helps underrepresented groups gain a voice in creating the future.

Saskia explores the topic in her newsletter, The Grey Area and a series of conversations published in the podcast Conversations with my Future Skills.

Nohelis Ruiz Arvelo, Consultant, Strategist, Trainer, Keynote Speaker

Nohelis Ruiz Arvelo is a consultant for extraordinary talents, a strategist, trainer, and keynote speaker specializing in networking and professional positioning. She holds degrees in Diplomacy and International Relations (UCV), DEUG in Economics and Management (Paris-Sorbonne), and various Masters in Negotiation, Marketing & Product, e-commerce & Social Networks, and International Business IT Certification (BIT). She is the author of "Triunfa haciendo Networking" (2016), "Networking Para Dummies" (2018), and "Iniciar el Nuevo Mundo" (2020). "Registro Oficial de Sueños" (Cuaderno de trabajo 2023). Co-author of the book "Networking para todas las Diversidades (Expected publication in October 2024). As a guest professor, she has taught at E.T.C. University, UNIR Talent Development, IE, EAE Business School, and other business schools. She created the "Open Augmented Inclusion" model.

With over 15 years of experience, Nohelis has worked as a consultant in Employee Experience, Customer Experience, Public Relations, corporate events, and out-of-context experiences. She has also collaborated with various bi-national chambers of commerce and the automotive sector. She advises executives on brand strategy and personal legacy, leveraging their unique gifts and extraordinary talents. Her work often focuses on human behavior and neuroscience to help individuals project themselves and create sustainable relationships using technology. Nohelis contributes to FORBES Central America, VOGUE SPAIN, VOGUE MÉXICO, ETICH Computerworld University – IGD, and has interviewed entrepreneurs on the Cadena SER Madrid Norte show "Hoy por Hoy." Her most groundbreaking talk is "Intuition & Singularity: What Being Human Means for the Future." She identifies as a #Lifehacker & #ConsciousnessBooster.

Jara Pascual, CEO Collabwith

Jara Pascual is CEO of Collabwith, author of the book "Innovation and Collaboration in the Digital Era". Consultant and professor at different universities. Board member of the K4I Innovation Forum at the European Parliament. Expert advisor on innovation in the European Parliament and the European Commission and Chair of the WG Innovation Ecosystems of the European IoT Alliance and Member of AMIT-MIT. 

Jara is a telecommunications engineer from Pompeu Fabra University, and has an MBA from RSM Erasmus University in Rotterdam. She writes about innovation in different digital magazines. Jara has 15 years experience in innovation management doing innovation

 cultural transformations and projects in corporate companies such as adidas Group, ECCO, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, and R&D laboratories. 

Alejandra Nuño, Sociologist, Health & Wellness Business Growth

Alejandra Nuño, sociologist, with a specialisation in health and diversity from the University of Aberdeen, UK. Master's degree in Human Resources from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Master's Degree in Communication and Public Relations from ESERP Business School, PDG Management from ESIC Business School. Health Innovation Executive Program by IESE, Business Coolhunting, London School of Economics, UK.

She has more than 25 years of experience in business growth consultancy, in the field of strategy, innovation and strategic communication, in national and international markets, from a triple perspective as an entrepreneur, American multinational and in-company growth manager. But above all my professional life is marked as an entrepreneur, I have experienced success and failure.

Twice named Top VoIce LinkedIn Gender Equity. Candidate of the TOP 100 Women Leaders of Spain. Among the TOP 100 Speakers of Spain 2024 - the only sociologist on the list. Lecturer at several universities/business schools, inspirational speaker and collaborator in the main Spanish and international media. Recognised as an honorary member by Camebol, La Paz, Bolivia in 2024.

I" am deeply committed to social transformation that promotes sustainable business growth with a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of people and a positive impact on the community.

I have always volunteered with homeless people, and since last June, I am now volunteering with Caritas Spain, in the Casa de la Mujer, Madrid, specifically working with women at risk of exclusion, mainly immigrants."

Stay tuned for more Speakers' announcements!

40th Year Anniversary Conference Highlights

Friday, October 25th

Welcome Dinner at 11 NUDOS Terraza Norde Madrid: Kick off the weekend with a delightful dinner at one of Madrid’s premier venues, setting the stage for a weekend of networking and learning.

Accreditations starting from 8PM and dinner service starting at 9PM. 

Saturday, October 26th

Full-Day Conference at Banco Santander Venue, Ciudad Grupo Santander (Ciudad Santander Av. de Cantabria, s/n, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Metro Line: ML3, Metro stop: Cantabria). The full-day conference will feature keynote sessions, interactive workshops, and panels designed to provide an engaging and enriching experience for all attendees. Shuttles (included in the fee) will drive participants from Madrid city center to the conference venue and back at the end of the day.

Departure at 08:30 address from Madrid city: Calle de los Mártires de Alcalá, 5 (12’ walking distance from Plaza España) Meeting location Ciudad Grupo Santander. 

We recommend participants to arrive at least 15 minutes prior the shuttles departure.

Meet the EWMD Founding Mothers!

Gala Dinner

The day will conclude with a Gala Dinner at NUBEL RESTAURANT, Reina Sofia Museum, where we will celebrate in style at one of Madrid’s most iconic cultural settings.

During the evening, She Made a Difference Award will take place, the Orga Team is currently selecting some prominent women to find our 2024 international awardee. More info will follow!

Recommended dress code: Cocktail. High heels are not mandatory!

Accreditations starting from 8:15PM and dinner service starting at 9PM. 

Sunday, October 27th

Sunday activities will be available for booking separately from the 40th-anniversary package (Friday to Saturday). Available activities are: 

• Discover Madrid City Center with a 2 Walking Tour
• Rooftops of Madrid
• Prado Adventure

Secure Your Ticket Now!

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to connect with leading professionals, engage with high-quality speakers, and be part of an enriching program designed to navigate the complexities of our connected world. This milestone event marks EWMD’s 40th anniversary, making it a unique occasion to connect, exchange, and engage with EWMD members from many countries and chapters. Purchase your early bird ticket by June 30th to benefit from special pricing. Spots are limited, so we recommend purchasing your tickets as soon as possible. More information on prices and booking conditions will be available at the registration process link. All genders are welcome! Click the button below and secure your ticket today!

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