Isabel Aguilera Navarro

An exploration of climate change, technological transformation and corporate coherence, drawing on experience in technology and sustainability committees. The talk examines the global economic context, compliance criteria and sector insights, including perspectives from construction and comprehensive water cycle management.

Key takeaways:

• The relationship between climate change, technological transformation and corporate strategy.
• How compliance criteria and sustainability considerations shape the global economy.
• Sector perspectives on sustainability, including construction and water cycle management.

An overview of the trends shaping corporate development, including emerging technologies, evolving business models, talent transformation, and the changing role of management and governance.

Key takeaways:

• Key technological and economic trends influencing corporate development.
• How business models and organisational structures are evolving.
• The implications of talent evolution and governance changes for organisations.

Drawing on leadership experience in multinational companies, this talk explores how organisations are transformed and how leadership approaches evolve across sectors including tourism, health and financial services.

Key takeaways:

• Lessons from leading transformation in multinational organisations.
• Leadership approaches applied across different industries.
• Practical perspectives on managing organisational change.

A discussion on innovation as a core component of competitive organisations, examining strategies, business models and organisational structures that support innovation across different sectors.

Key takeaways:

• Why innovation must be embedded within organisational strategy.
• The role of business models and structures in enabling innovation.
• Competitive approaches to sustaining innovation across sectors.

An analysis of how cities and citizens are evolving together, viewed through technological, urban planning, sustainability and innovation perspectives.

Key takeaways:

• The changing relationship between citizens and urban environments.
• The role of technology and innovation in city development.
• How sustainability considerations shape the future of cities.

A reflection on the motivations behind entrepreneurship and the lessons learned from failure, exploring how entrepreneurial experience influences competitiveness.

Key takeaways:

• Motivations that drive individuals to become entrepreneurs.
• Lessons learned from entrepreneurial failure.
• How entrepreneurial experience contributes to competitiveness.

An examination of how the role of boards of directors is evolving, focusing on governance responsibilities, strategic oversight and the management of innovation, sustainability and talent.

Key takeaways:

• The evolving responsibilities of boards of directors.
• How boards oversee strategy, innovation and sustainability.
• Governance considerations across different sectors and geographies.

A perspective on water as a strategic resource, linking climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, comprehensive water cycle management and economic impact across sectors.

Key takeaways:

• The connection between climate change and water resource management.
• The role of water within the Sustainable Development Goals.
• The economic implications of water management across sectors.

An exploration of how gender, age, multiculturalism and other emerging diversities influence organisations, innovation and the expectations of investors, customers and employees.

Key takeaways:

• The impact of gender and technology on organisational change.
• How different forms of diversity affect business performance.
• Emerging expectations from investors, customers and employees.

A call for collaboration across different talents and disciplines to address major geostrategic challenges, strengthening competitiveness through the use of new technologies.

Key takeaways:

• The importance of collaboration in solving global challenges.
• How technological development supports competitiveness.
• The role of collective talent in addressing geostrategic issues.

Based on her book, this talk explores emerging trends and strategic alternatives organisations can consider when preparing for rapid and continuous change.

Key takeaways:

• Key trends shaping the future of business and society.
• Strategic perspectives for responding to rapid change.
• Approaches organisations can consider when preparing for the future.

A discussion of leadership in multinational organisations, focusing on high-performance teams, leadership evolution and managing organisations through change.

Key takeaways:

• Leadership approaches in multinational companies.
• Building and managing high-performance teams.
• How leadership evolves in periods of organisational change.

An examination of emerging disruptions and trends, including new business models and new ways organisations compete, alongside the capabilities and values needed to remain competitive.

Key takeaways:

• Major disruptions shaping the connected future.
• How competition and business models are changing.
• Capabilities and values required for competitiveness.

Drawing on visits to Silicon Valley, this talk explores technologies, trends and business practices observed in highly innovative companies.

Key takeaways:

• Trends emerging from Silicon Valley’s innovation ecosystem.
• Business practices used by leading technology companies.
• Technologies influencing the next generation of organisations.

A perspective on working across technology companies including HP/Compaq, Dell, Google and GE, highlighting different organisational approaches to talent, innovation and technology.

Key takeaways:

• Insights from working within global technology organisations.
• Different approaches to innovation and organisational maturity.
• The role of talent and technology in shaping successful companies.

A reflection on the motivations behind entrepreneurship, the reasons for entrepreneurial failure, and the lessons learned through that experience.

Key takeaways:

• Factors that motivate individuals to pursue entrepreneurship.
• Reasons entrepreneurial ventures may fail.
• Lessons drawn from entrepreneurial experience.