GEMBA ALUMNI DAY
November 14, 2019
Barcelona
GEMBA ALUMNI DAY
November 14, 2019
Barcelona
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We want to make the GEMBA Alumni Day 2019 an unforgetable event for all our GEMBA Alumni.

We want to present some aggregated insights from across the world, tap into the powerful GEMBA Network, discuss some of the most relevant topics, facilitate powerful networking dynamics, and create an interest-centric learning approach that can carry well into the future through a workshop we call NetHow. 

In addition, a session with Prof. Eric Weber – who will host this day – and a company visit to Amazon make for an exciting day that will end with a networking dinner in a great atmosphere. 

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
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AGENDA

Thursday, November 14

10.30 am11.00 amRegistration & Coffee
11.00 am11.15 amWelcome 
11.15 am12:30 am     NetHow - Part I 

 (R)evolution of Corporate Culture: Tops and Flops

 Ilona Simpson, Head of Cross Function, Innogy SE, UK (GEMBA '07) 

12:30 am12:45 amMeet the Dean 

   Franz Heuzkamp, Dean 

12:45 am1:45 pmNetHow - Part II

   

Transformation: The Path to Digital Success

Hal Bosher, CEO, Yoma Bank, Myanmar (GEMBA’09)



Responsibility and Accountability: My Entrepreneurial Journey at Terragon Group

Elo Umeh, CEO, Terragon Limited, Nigeria (GEMBA’16)


1:45 pm2:45 pmNetworking Lunch
2:45 pm4:00 pm                                                            Session                                                               
Prof. Eric Weber, Associate Dean 
4:00 pm6:0 pmOPTION A - Amazon Company   (Waiting List)
4:00 pm6:45 pmOPTION B - Entrepreneurship Day - Afternoon Session
Session 1 - Cutting-Edge Technology Start Ups  
Session 2: Entrepreneuship with Impact
7:15 pm
Optional bus from IESE to Networking Dinner
7:30 pm10:00 pmNetworking Dinner  
   Real Club de Polo Barcelona  

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

ILONA SIMPSON (GEMBA '07)

Head of Cross Functional Services Information Technology
Innogy SE



Ilona is a technologist, problem solver and a corporate innovation advocate.



In her professional career she worked across a number of sectors: top tier consulting firms; large multinationals; PE backed businesses; start ups and scale ups. She also advised Venture Capital and Private Equity firms.

 

In that time, she served on two Executive Committees (Aston Martin and DHL Specialist Services) and successfully turned around a technology P&L (4 fold growth in 2 years). As a start-up investor (Freetrade, NorthRow, Paperclip and JustPark), she also serves as a mentor and gives on product and market strategy, business models and growth.

 

In her current executive role in IT at innogy, a German headquartered energy company, she initiated and oversaw development of a strategic Transparency initiative, focusing on leveraging data to support the new, more decentralised steering model of technology. She is currently driving the BizDevOps initiative which aims to radically change operating model of the future business.

 

ELO UMEH (GEMBA '16) CEO, Terragon Group


Elo is an Entrepreneur, who has worked in mobile and digital media on the Africa continent for over 15 years. He has gained valuable experience in different countries – Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. He was part of the founding team that grew a mobile technology start up and took it public in Nigeria. Elo has consulted widely for various organizations in the telecommunications and banking sectors, including the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on development of rural telephony initiatives, Mobile Payments in West Africa and the deployment of new products.

Through his passion and drive, he founded Africa’s leading data and marketing technology business - Terragon Group. The business serves various multinational and local brands. With offices in the leading commercial cities across Africa – Nairobi, Accra, Johannesburg and head quartered in Lagos. Terragon also has its research and development team in Bangalore, India.


Elo is passionate about leveraging the unique ways Africans use the mobile device to intelligently connect brands to their customers. He has been in founding and leadership roles with the Mobile Marketing Association, Nigeria and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) West Africa.

HAL BOSHERGEMBA '09 

Chairman of the Boards of Directors, Wave Money


Hal Bosher is the Chairman of the Board of Wave Money; a Director and Investment Committee Member of Delta Capital Myanmar and Advisor to the Board of Yoma Bank. Hal was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yoma Bank until September 2019 where he led Yoma Bank’s transformation for seven years growing the Banks assets by more than 2B USD. While at Yoma Bank,

Hal co-founded Wave Money, Myanmar’s largest mobile money provider, which now has more than 14 million customers. Delta Capital Myanmar is Myanmar’s largest private equity fund with $120m USD under management.

 

Prior to moving to Myanmar with his family in 2012 Mr. Bosher spent 10 years with the World Bank Group at both the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Most recently, he was MIGA’s Regional Representative for Northern Asia based in Hong Kong. While at MIGA, he founded the Agency’s private equity business supporting the development of frontier market funds. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Bosher worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), McKinsey & Co., and INSEAD Business School. 

 

A Canadian national, Mr. Bosher holds a BA in economics and political science from McGill University in Montreal; an MA in International Finance and Southeast Asian Studies from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC; and a Globak Executive MBA from IESE Business School in Spain.

 

LOCATION

Academic Program - IESE North Campus

LOCATION

Academic Program - IESE North Campus