EAE Business School Holds the 2025 Annual Alumni Meeting and Presents the First EAE Alumni Awards
EAE Business School, part of the higher education network Planeta Formación y Universidades, held once again its Annual Alumni Meeting 2025, an event under the claim “Navigating the Future”, which brought together more than 400 former students of the business school at the Mutua Madrileña Auditorium in Madrid. Additionally, over 100 people followed the event via streaming.
This annual meeting served as the stage for the first edition of the EAE Alumni Awards, which recognize executives and companies in the fields of innovation, social commitment, and outstanding professional careers of the year.
2025 Award Winners:
- Professional Career: Paloma Fernández Monroy (MBA & Master in Commercial Management), General Director of Suarez, recognized for her ability to lead transformation processes while preserving the brand’s artisanal essence.
- Collaborating Company: IBM, for its active support in training on AI, machine learning, and quantum computing.
- Entrepreneur Alumni: Juan Carlos García Carrizo, CEO and co-founder of Articae Smart Technologies, specialized in energy efficiency.
- Greatest Social Impact: Galo Zapata, founder of Voluntarios.pe, a collaborative social impact platform.
The welcome to this new edition of the EAE Alumni Annual Meeting was led by the president of EAE Alumni and SMB Commercial Director at Lyreco Spain, Ramón Abella, who introduced the event’s keynote speaker, Elsa Punset. A Spanish writer, communicator, and philosopher, Punset is a leading figure in Spain in the application of emotional intelligence as a tool for positive change.
The event also featured the round table “Navigating Change with Strategy and Innovation”, moderated by Pablo Medina, Business and Talent Area Director at EAE Madrid, with contributions from Fabián Urriago Guzmán (Global MBA alumnus), Knowledge Management Director at Pérez-Llorca Colombia; Jorge Aldegunde (Executive MBA alumnus), Global Head of Railway at DNV; Claudia Ajo García (Executive MBA alumna), Technology Strategy Senior Manager at Accenture; and Victoria Mayo Caballero (Master in Human Resources Management and Talent Development alumna), People Analytics & AI Manager at NTT Data.
With this edition, the EAE Alumni Annual Meeting reinforces its role as a space for networking, inspiration, and learning for the EAE community.
