Aspen-Mentor Seminar on “Leadership and Values”

Aspen Institute España and Fundación Mentor will host the 2nd Edition of the Aspen – Fundación Mentor Seminar on “Leadership and Values” on September 17, within the framework of the Foro Fundamental, a gathering that will bring together around twenty university students in Vigo. This seminar, organized in collaboration with Fundación Banco Sabadell, will be moderated by Carmen Pérez-Llorca, Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives at IE Law School and Aspen España Fellow.

The seminar “Leadership and Values” provides a space to reflect on the values that inspire our decisions in both personal and professional contexts, and on how we contribute to the common good. Through Socratic dialogue, the Seminar is based on the prior reading of classic and contemporary texts in philosophy, politics, and literature, serving as a foundation to discuss the fundamental values of an open society and the inherent tensions in defining such a society. The seminar brings together a small group of participants from various academic disciplines, offering a balanced and pluralistic forum to reflect and debate on the current state and future of our societies through the lens of timeless human values. To ensure the exchange of ideas and mutual learning, the seminar is conducted under the Chatham House Rule.

Carmen Pérez-Llorca

Carmen Pérez-Llorca Zamora is Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives at IE Law School. Prior to joining IE Law School, she served as Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs at the University of Miami School of Law. Carmen held positions in the Government of the Community of Madrid, including Deputy Minister of Educational Organization and Director General of Employment, among others. She was also a member of the Madrid Regional Assembly. She has practiced law at Allen & Overy in Madrid and Dewey Ballantine in New York, among other firms, specializing in banking and finance law. Carmen Pérez-Llorca holds a Law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is an Aspen España Fellow and a member of the Advisory Board of the CEU Institute of American Studies. She is admitted to the bar in Spain as well as in the United States (New York and North Carolina).

Aspen Institute España

Aspen Institute España was established in 2010 to promote leadership inspired by civic values and to address critical issues for the future of society. Every year it organizes more than seventy debates, seminars and conferences on leadership and values, the digital future, sustainability, democracy, geopolitics and the economy. The President of Aspen Spain is Javier Solana and its Secretary General José M. de Areilza. The project is supported by fifteen Spanish companies and a large network of alumni. It is part of the international network of Aspen Institutes, present in more than twelve countries, and collaborates especially with The Aspen Institute in the United States. This philanthropic institution was founded in 1950, among others by José Ortega y Gasset, to train leaders in all sectors of society with a humanistic vision and a connection to civic and democratic values. Today it is recognised as one of the most influential think tanks in the world, with more than fifty ongoing programmes in the fields of public policy and leadership.

Fundación Mentor

The Mentor Foundation was created in 2017 at the initiative of a group of companies and university teachers who detected the need to train students whose next step will be the labour market, in skills that are highly valued in organisations and in society. To enhance the professional and human projection of students, the foundation organises courses in which students work on essential areas such as emotional intelligence, communication, conflict resolution and negotiation, teamwork, leadership and time management.