Custom Seminar
Aspen Seminar for Zurich ‘Technology and geopolitics: security and disruptive technologies’
Aspen Institute España will hold a Custom Seminar for Zurich on ‘Technology and Geopolitics: Security and Disruptive Technologies’ on 28-29 October 2024 in Barcelona. Through Socratic dialogue, the Seminar will be moderated by José M. de Areilza, Secretary General of Aspen Institute España and Professor at ESADE and Luis Villa, independent strategy and design consultant and Aspen España Fellow.
MODERATORS
José M. de Areilza
Is the Secretary General of Aspen Institute España, Professor at ESADE Business School and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair-ESADE. He is also a Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations and Vicepresident of the Spain-USA Council Foundation. He has been Visiting Professor at INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, London Business School and WIlliam and Mary School of Law, Virginia. He has worked as Advisor to the Spanish Prime Minister on European and North American affairs. He writes a weekly column on international affairs at the ABC newspaper and is a Trustee of the Spanish Navy Museum. José M. de Areilza received an LL.B. degree with Special Graduation Prize from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and holds a Masters degree (LL.M.) and Doctorate degree (S.J.D.) from Harvard University and an M.A. from The Fletcher Schoo
Luis Villa
He holds a law degree. He is an independent consultant in Digital Strategy and advises executives and policy makers on Technology, Change and Innovation at the crossroads between Responsible Business, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability. Since the 1990s, he has worked in the fields of design, business, technology and innovation in different industries and countries, always with a creative and humanistic approach. Luis worked in companies that have driven change in business and society, such as Capgemini, The Cocktail or Fjord, acquired by Accenture, where he collaborated with the global team responsible for the transformation of Accenture in the development of new services and markets. During 2015 and 2016, he collaborated with the World Economic Forum analysing the impact of Digital Transformation in different industries and societies. Luis is a professor at Instituto de Empresa. He also participates in the Technological Transformations Group at the Real Instituto Elcano. Luis is an Aspen España Fellow, and has contributed to the Tech & Society initiative, where he has moderated several debates and talks.
Aspen Institute España
Aspen Institute España Foundation was established in 2010 to promote leadership inspired by civic values and to address critical issues for the future of society. Every year it organises 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 in a special way 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.
Zurich
Zurich España is a company in the Spanish insurance market with more than 130 years of experience in Spain. It has commercial agreements with Professional Associations and Associations to develop insurance offers specifically adapted to their needs. In addition, it has business agreements with large entities in different sectors in our country, such as the automotive and financial sectors; entities with the capacity to access a large customer base and with a defined distribution structure. Currently, the CEO of the Zurich Spain Management Committee is Vicente Cancio, Alumni of the Aspen Institute España Sustainability Seminar.
