Reception

Opening Remarks:

Guillermo de la Dehesa, Chairman of the IE  Advisory Board
Diego del Alcázar, President of IE
Belarmino García, President of the IE Alumni Association
Santiago Iñiguez, Rector of IE University and Dean of IE Business School

Conference: The US crisis and its impact on the world economy

Introduction: Guillermo de la Dehesa, Chairman of the IE Advisory Board

Jim O´Neill, Head of Global Economic Research, Goldman Sachs

Coffee break

Conference: Europe in times of economic uncertainty

Introduction: Gonzalo Garland, IE Professor of Economic Environment and Director of External Relations

José Manuel González Páramo, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

Conference: Experiences and Future Strategies of Global Business Organizations

Moderator: Rafael Pampillon, IE Professor of Economic Environment

Santiago Fernández Valbuena, Chief Financial Officer, Telefónica

Lunch

Conference: The Advance of Emerging Economies

Introduction: Vanina Farber, IE Professor of Economic Environment

Carlos Asilis, Senior Partner, PRS LATAM LLC
                      

Conference: Economy and Development

Introduction: Carol Matlack, Paris Bureau Chief, BusinessWeek

Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Economic Chair, Columbia University

Panel: Outlook for the World Economy

Moderator: Gayle Allard, Vice Rector of Research at IE University and Professor of Economic Environment at IE

Gonzalo Garland, IE Profesor of Economic Environment and Director of External Relations
Juan Carlos Martínez Lázaro, IE Professor of Economic Environment
Jose Mª O´Kean, IE Professor of Economic Environment

Closing remarks

Belarmino García, President, IE Alumni Association

IE Business School - Caja Madrid Prize for Enterpreneurial Spirit. The prize will be awarded by Álvaro Sancho, Professor and Associate Director, Entrepreneurship Department at IE Business School

Prizes for the United Class and the Best Alumni Club in 2008. The prize will be awarded by Victoria Gimeno, Director, IE Alumni Association

Glass of Spanish wine

IE Alumni Conference Party at Fortuny, Calle Fortuny 34, Madrid.