Thursday, June 11, 2009

Held at the Hotel Arts Barcelona

11:00 AM
Optional Tours 

8:00 - 10:00 PM
Opening Reception 
Co-hosted by Dean Thomas F. Cooley and Juan Antonio Samaranch-Salisachs, MBA 1986, and the Barcelona 2009 Alumni Host Committee 

Friday, June 12, 2009

Held at the Casa Llojta de Mar 

10:00 - 11:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Courtyard & Arcades

11:00 AM
Welcome & Morning Plenary Session
Saló de Cònsols
(Click name for biographical information) 

• Thomas F. Cooley, Richard R. West Dean and Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics, NYU Stern School of Business
• Jordi Hereu i Boher, Mayor of the City of Barcelona
• Juan Antonio Samaranch-Salisachs, MBA 1986 and Chairman of the Barcelona 2009 Alumni Host Committee

11:30 AM
Morning Plenary Session -
A Look to the Future: NYU Stern and the Global Network University

• Sally Blount, Vice Dean and Dean of the Undergraduate College & Special Advisor to the NYU Provost for Global Academic Integration
• Hilary Ballon, Vice Chancellor for NYU Abu Dhabi Initiatives, and University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU Wagner

12:15 - 12:30 PM
Break

12:30 - 1:30 PM
Saló de Cònsols
NYU Stern Chat with Financiers Series: A Conversation with Alfredo Sáenz
Moderated by Roy C. Smith, Kenneth G. Langone Professor of International Business, NYU Stern School of Business

• Alfredo Sáenz, Chief Executive Officer, Banco Santander, S.A.

1:30 - 3:30 PM
Luncheon
Saló de Contractacions

3:30 - 5:00 PM
Afternoon Plenary Session -
Independent Film:  The Growth of Global Cinema
Saló de Cònsols
Moderated by Al Lieberman, Executive Director, Entertainment, Media & Technology program, NYU Stern, with special guest:

• Michael Barker, Co-President and Co-Founder, Sony Pictures Classics

5:00 - 7:00 PM
Spanish Wine Tasting and Tapas
Saló de Contractacions

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Held at the Casa Llojta de Mar 

9:00 - 10:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Courtyard & Arcades

10:30 - 11:30 AM
Opening Keynote Address
Saló de Cònsols

• Jordi Gual, Chief Economist, "La Caixa"

11:30 - Noon
Break

Noon - 1:30 PM
Saló de Cònsols
Morning Panel Discussion -
Restructuring and the Credit Markets in 2009 - 2010
Moderated by Edward I. Altman, Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, NYU Stern

• Tony C. Alvarez, II,  MBA 1976, Co-CEO, Alvarez & Marsal LLC
• Mark Patterson, MBA 1986, Chairman, MatlinPatterson, LLC
• Fabio Canè, MBA 1990, Head of Investment Banking, Intesasanpaolo

1:30 - 3:30 PM
Luncheon
Saló de Contractacions

3:30 - 5:00 PM
Afternoon Panel Discussions
Choice of one of the panels below

Panel A -
Family Business in the 21st Century: An Anachronism or an Institution for Economic Growth and Stability?
Saló del Ple
Moderated by Marti Subrahmanyam, Charles E. Merrill Professor of Finance, NYU Stern

• Alejandro Beltrán, Managing Director, McKinsey Spain
• Claudio Boada, Chairman, Círculo de Empresarios
• Marc Puig, Chairman & CEO, The Puig Beauty & Fashion Group

Panel B -
Architecture & Urban Development as Engines for Economic Growth
Saló Daurat
Moderated by Hilary Ballon, Vice Chancellor for NYU Abu Dhabi Initiatives, and University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU Wagner

• Robert Campbell, Architecture Correspondent, The Boston Globe, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Jerry L. Cohen, BS 1953 and MBA 1959, Senior Advisor, Tishman Speyer Properties
• Josep Antón Acebillo Marín, CEO, Barcelona Regional, S.A.
• Beatriz Plaza, Professor of Economics, University of the Basque Country, and Consultant, Museums as Economic Engines, Bilbao, Spain

5:00 - 8:00 PM
Free time

8:00 - 9:15 PM
Cocktail Reception
Held at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Palau Nacional, Podi/Vesibul

9:30 - Midnight
Closing Dinner
Oval Hall
Click here to view a video of the Closing Dinner remarks and entertainment.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

11:00 AM
Optional Tours