by Josep Maria Reichardt El Family Business Institute (IEF) held on October 2, 3 and 4, 2022 the XXV National Congress of the Family Business, in the Cáceres Congress Palace, Under the motto The heartbeat of Spain. This congress is aimed exclusively at members of the Family Business Institute and the Territorial Associations of Family Businesses linked to it. The family business It is one of the pillars of the economy, not only in Spain, but also in most developed countries. It is also one of the sectors where more purchase and sale of real estate they are made when the patrimonial transmissions and successions take place.
The details of the activities of the XXV National Congress of the Family Business materialized in a dense and interesting program that included both academic and cultural activities. He attended the event George de Juan, Director of the Family Business Chair Bosch Aymerich of the UIC.
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Inauguration of the XXV National Congress of the Family Business
On the first day of the Congress, the visit to the Helga de Alvear Museum of Contemporary Art, at 18:30 p.m., followed by the reception of the Congress in the Plaza de Santa María with the intervention of Mr. Miguel Angel Leal, President of the Extremadura Association of Family Businesses (AEEF) and the Mayor of Cáceres, D. Luis Salaya, and subsequently the attendees were offered a cocktail.
On the second day, that is to say on Monday, October 3, the reception of attendees was given until 09:30 a.m. for security reasons, and then the presentation video of the Congress was shown. This was followed by the official inauguration with the participation of Mr. Andrés Sendagorta, President of the Family Business Institute and Mr. Guillermo Fernández Vara, President of the Junta de Extremadura. The act was chaired by: HM The King, echoing the event the Royal House in its Official Twitter account.
The presentations were grouped under the titles:
- CREATING THE FUTURE: BUSINESS AND EDUCATION
- INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS
- THE CHALLENGES OF A CENTENARY LEGACY
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AS A SOLUTION TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS
- PASSING THE WITNESS: THE CASES OF GRUPO CATALANA OCCIDENTE AND GRUPO PIKOLÍN
- PORTUGAL: THE LANDSCAPE OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Participants in the Congress:
The different presentations had the participation or moderation of:
- Pilar Alegría, Minister of Education and Vocational Training.
- Ms. Rocío Hervella, President of the Castilla y León Family Business Foundation.
- Mr. Juan José Cano, President of KPMG in Spain.
- Mr. Antonio Simões, CEO of Santander Spain and Regional Manager for Europe.
- Mr. Alfonso Sesé, President of Grupo Sesé.
- Mr. Francisco J. Riberas, President of Gestamp.
- Mr. Rafael del Pino, President of Ferrovial.
- Mr. Oscar García Maceiras, CEO of Inditex.
- Mr. Gabriel Torres Pascual, Director of Innovation at Pascual.
- Ms. Patricia Riberas, Director of transformation and organization of Gestamp.
- Ms. Rosa Tous, Vice President and Reach & Relevance Officer of Tous.
- Mr. Ángel Rivera, General Director of Santander Commercial Banking.
- Saskia de Rothschild, President of Domaines Barons de Rothschild.
- Mr. Fernando Rodés, ISP Executive President.
- Mr. José Luís Simões, President of Luis Simões.
- Mr. Jorge de Melo, CEO of Grupo Sovena.
- Mrs. Maria Inês da Mota Sá, Member of the Strategic Sustainability Committee of Mota Engil.
- Mr. Miguel Ángel Leal, CEO of the Industry Division of CL Grupo Industrial and President of AEEF.
- Mr. Javier Ormazábal, President of Velatia.
- Mr. Ignacio Rivera, Executive President of Corporación Hijos de Rivera.
- Mr. Mauricio González Gordon, Chairman of González Byass.
- Mr. Andrés Lantero, President of Grupo Lantero.
- Mr. José Luis Blanco, General Executive Director of the IEF.
- Mr. José Mª Serra, President of Grupo Catalana Occidente.
- Mr. Hugo Serra, Vice President of Grupo Catalana Occidente.
- Mr. Alfonso Soláns, President of Grupo Pikolin.
- Mr. Álvaro Soláns, Vice President of Grupo Pikolin.
- Mr. Miguel Abelló, Executive President of Torreal.
Other participants in the XXV National Congress of Family Businesses:
- Mr. Alberto Núñez Feijóo, President of the Popular Party, which was followed by a cocktail at the Palacio de Congresos.
- Mr. Andrés Sendagorta, President of the Family Business Institute.
Other Congress events:
- Dinner at the Castillo de la Arguijuela, on the road to Mérida.
- Cocktail for attendees at the Palacio de Congresos.
