The 14th International Conference
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
March 7-8, 2024
On March 7-8, 2024, the University of Miami and IE University proudly hosted the 14th edition of “Reinventing Higher Education” at the University of Miami’s Newman Alumni Center. This conference brought together industry experts from around the globe to discuss the evolving roles of universities as innovation hubs and catalysts for positive societal change.
The theme, “Reinventing Higher Education: Connecting the Dots,” highlighted the importance of cross-collaborative innovation, connecting various knowledge domains to address societal issues and propel education forward. The panels explored the benefits of adapting education to our dynamic world, integrating emerging technologies like AI into every day learning, and plans to forge a new path for effective teaching and learning, using consortiums and alliances as models for a thriving educational ecosystem.
Speakers included
- Julio Frenk, President, University of Miami, United States
- Santiago Iñiguez, President, IE University, Spain
The 13th International Conference
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
March 6-7, 2023
On March 6th and 7th, 2023, IE University and the University of Cape Town (UCT) organized the 13th edition of the Reinventing Higher Education Conference. The event, hosted in Cape Town, was co-chaired by Sue Harrison, Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Cape Town, and Santiago Iñiguez, President at IE University, and gathered +40 experts from all continents to address questions critical to academia, government and the private sector.
The theme for the 2023 conference was “New Humans, New Society, New Higher Education” and it focused on future-ready graduates and their vision for higher education, alternative ways to foster the cross-border mobility of students, faculty and knowledge -currently at risk given current geopolitics; south–north partnerships, decolonial methodologies and embracing an Ubuntu vision for global higher education, among other key themes impacting higher ed.
In addition to traditional panels, the 2023 conference included design thinking workshops and an un-conference format, intended to bring inclusivity and disruption to the thinking of the participants and focused on enabling all the attendees – regardless of their level of seniority – to have a voice and to feel that their voice matters.
Speakers included
- Sue Harrison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Santiago Iñiguez, President, IE University, Spain
- Mamphela Ramphele, Founding Trustee, Nelson Mandela Foundation, South Africa
- Isabella Aboderin, Perivoli Chair in Africa Research and Partnerships & Director of PARC, University of Bristol, UK
- Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana, Ghana
- Valérie Amiraux, Vice-rector for Community and International Partnerships, Université de Montréal, Canada
- Patrick Awuah, Founder & President, Ashesi University, Ghana
- Kasturi Behari-Leak, Dean of the Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Divine Fuh, Director of the Institute for Humanities Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Geoffroy Gérard, General Director, IE Foundation, Spain
- Peter Haynes, Vice-Provost – Education & Student Experience, Imperial College London, UK
- Patrick Jack, reporter, Times Higher Education, UK
- Andrew Jack, Education Editor, Financial Times, UK
- Fadlo R. Khuri, President, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Ciku Kimeria, Africa Editor, Quartz, Kenya
- Laura Kohn-Wood, Dean of the School of Education and Human Development, University of Miami, United States
- Tawana Kupe, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Banchong Mahaisavariya, President, Mahidol University, Thailand
- Anne McElvoy, Chief Editor, The Economist, UK
- Linda Nordling, Freelance journalist, South Africa
- Martin Paul, Rector and CEO, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany
- Andrea Prencipe, Rector, Luiss University, Italy
- Elelwani Ragumondo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Transformation, Student Affairs and Social Responsiveness, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Venky Shankararaman, Vice Provost (Education), Singapore Management University, Singapore
- Sharan Singh, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Minerva University, United States
- Françoise Kayitare Tengera, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
- Nhlanhla Thwala, Vice-Chancellor, African Leadership University, Mauritius
- Ignacio Vega García, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Faculty & Internationalization, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
- Evelyn Welch, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol, UK
The 12th International Conference
LUISS UNIVERSITY, ROME, ITALY
November 15-16, 2021
On November 15 and 16, 2021, IE University and Luiss University brought together more than 35 experts and distinguished guests with backgrounds in academia, media, and the private and public sectors for the 12th annual Reinventing Higher Education conference, a hybrid event taking place online and at Luiss University in Rome. This year’s theme, “Global Engagement: Towards Responsive and Innovative Universities” evaluated the role of higher education in promoting positive change and innovation across society.
Hosted by Santiago Iñiguez, President of IE University (Spain) and Andrea Prencipe, Rector of Luiss University (Italy), the conference offered a great opportunity to jointly reflect on innovative educational initiatives, ranging from enquiry-based approach to problem-based teaching to digitally-enhanced teaching tools.
Some of the main topics addressed in this conversation were the dramatic changes occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on a new global landscape for Higher Education; the crucial importance of open exchange of ideas, diversity of thoughts and how universities can ensure a plurality of views and nurture open-minded and inclusive graduates; the relevance of collaborative initiatives and how higher education can mitigate external factors to enable cross border collaboration; or the need for Universities and companies to embrace the SDGs and make them the center of their research/innovation and community impact.
Speakers included
- Andrea Prencipe, Rector, Luiss University, Italy
- Santiago Iñiguez, President , IE University , Spain
- Patrick Awuah, Founder & President, Ashesi University, Ghana
- Kasturi Behari-Leak, interim Director of Academic and Professional Staff Development in the Centre for Higher Education Development, UCT, South Africa
- Francesca Bria, Chair, CDP Venture Capital SGR – National Innovation Fund, Italy
- Thomas Estermann, Director, Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association, Belgium
- Mathias Falkenstein, Managing Partner, XOLAS, Germany
- Dilly Fung, Pro-Director for Education, LSE, UK
- Gonzalo Garland, Executive Vice President, IE Foundation, Spain
- David Garza, Rector & Executive President, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
- Alice Gast, President, Imperial College London, UK
- Anthony C. Grayling, Founder & Principal, The New College of the Humanities / Northeastern University, UK
- Lucas S. Grosman, Rector, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
- Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger, Rector, WU, Austria
- Ahmad M. Hasnah, President , Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
- Umran S. Inan, Advisor to the Board & Former President, Koç University, Turkey
- Andrew Jack, Education Editor, Financial Times, UK
- Ilham Kadri, CEO, Solvay, Belgium
- Valery Katkalo, First vicerrector, HSE , Russia
- Raffaele Marchetti, Deputy Rector for Internationalization, Luiss University, Italy
- Peter Mathieson , Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh, UK
- Dwight A. McBride, President, The New School, USA
- Anne McElvoy, Journalist, The Economist, UK
- Maria Cristina Messa, Minister Education, Italian Governement, Italy
- Carlos Montúfar, Rector, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
- Francia Morales, Executive Advisor, The Stork, Spain
- Manuel Muñiz, Provost, IE University, Spain
- Barbie Latza Nadeau, Rome Bureau Chief, The Daily Beast, Italy
- Satoshi Nakano, President, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
- ‘Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President (Globa Engagement), King’s College London, UK
- Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor, UCT, South Africa
- Felipe Portocarrero, Rector, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru
- Nunzio Quacquarelli, CEO , QS, UK
- Simona Romani, Deputy Rector for Sustainability and Innovation inTeaching and Learning, Luiss University, Italy
- Venky Shankararaman, Vice Provost of Education, SMU, Singapore
- Alessandro Speciale, Rome Bureau Chief, Bloomberg, Italy
- Michael Spence, President, UCL, UK
- Francesco Starace, CEO, ENEL, Italy
- Daniela Trani, Director of the YUFE Alliance, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Federico Valdés, Rector, UDD, Chile
- Kate Vivian, Acting Vice President for International Affairs, SciencesPo, France
- Liu Wei, President, Renmin University , China
The 11th International Conference
Virtual gathering “New Realities and New Visions for Higher Education”
November 17, 2020
On November 17, the presidents and rectors of several international universities from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North America came together online to take part in a virtual conference entitled Reinventing Higher Education: New Realities, New Visions for Higher Education.
Hosted by Santiago Iñiguez, President of IE University (Spain) and Andrea Prencipe, Rector of Luiss University (Italy), the conference examined the different realities and changes brought about mainly as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic, and also discussed the challenges related to new higher education models.
Some of the main topics addressed in this conversation were the challenge of new societal models and how universities are responding to this from a humanistic perspective; international mobility –prompting mixed feelings about the key value of physical interaction vs the benefits of virtual mobility-; financial models, such as the opportunities private-public initiatives present; and sustainability, an issue the panelists unanimously acknowledged as requiring universities to leave their comfort zones and become agents of change, pushing for new opportunities and growth.
Speakers included
- Santiago Iñiguez, President, IE University, Spain
- Andrea Prencipe, Rector, Luiss University, Italy
- Nakano Satoshi, President, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
- Anthony C. Grayling, Master, New College of the Humanities, United Kingdom
- Frédéric Mion, Former President, Sciences Po, France
- Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Fadlo R. Khuri, President, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Federico Valdés, Rector, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
- Martin Paul, President, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Patrice Geoffron, Interim President, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, France
- Ahmad M. Hasnah, President, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
- Carlos Montúfar, Rector, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
- Umran Inan, Advisor to the Board & Former President, Koç University, Turkey
- Dilly Fung, Pro Director Education, The London School of Economics & Political Sciences, United Kingdom
- Lucas S. Grosman, Rector, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
- Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Mathias Falkenstein, Managing Partner, XOLAS, Germany
- Nelson C. Baker, Dean of Professional Education, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- José Manuel Páez Borrallo, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
- Vanessa Scherrer, Vice President for International Affairs, SciencesPo, France
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, April 4-5, 2019
On April 4 – 5, 2019, Brown University and IE University welcomed education, entrepreneurial and business leaders from around the world to the 10th edition of “Reinventing Higher Education”, a conference designed to examine issues that impact academia, government, and the private sector, as their future workforce continues to be buffeted by change.
This edition took place in the United States, on the Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island. The Conference engaged key stakeholders to promote a rich discussion on the future of higher education and on different ways academia, government and the private sector can work together to build the human capital of tomorrow.
The event focused on a key question: How can higher education institutions, governments, and the private sector address the needs of a changing workforce, and how can they create collaborative synergies among all three groups to create more efficient, equitable, and effective models for educational delivery?
Speakers included
- Santiago Iñiguez, President, IE University
- Christina Paxson, President, Brown University
- Jim Yong Kim, Vice Chairmen and Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
- Jill Agostino, Deputy Editor, Special Sections, The New York Times
- Kofi Appenteng,President and CEO, Africa-America Institute
- Michael Arthur , President and Provost, UCL
- Dan Beaudry, Managing Director for North America, QS Unisolution
- Jean Chambaz ,President, Sorbonne University
- Bob Chapman , Chairman and CEO, Barry-Wehmiller Companies
- Elsa del Castillo, President, Unievrsidad del Pacífico
- José Escamilla , Educational Innovation Director, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Julio Frenk, President, University of Miami
- Dilly Fung, Pro-Director OF Education, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Lucas S. Grosman , Universida de San Andrés
- Ahmad Hasnah, President, Hamad bin Khalifa University
- Meghan Hughes, President, Community College of Rhode Island
- Umran Inan, President, Koc University
- Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, The Financial Times
- Fadlo Khuri , President, American University of Beirut
- Jane Larsson, Executive Director, CIS
- Nick Leiber, Journalist, NYT
- Alison Lewis, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, Head of Futures Think Tank, University of Cape Town
- Rick Locke, Provost, Brown University
- Anne McElvoy , Senior Editor, The Economist
- Rosanne Somerson , President, RISD
- Carlos Montúfar, Founder and Rector, Universidad de San Francisco de Quito
- Brian Moynihan , Chairman of the Board and CEO, Bank of Amrcia
- Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
- Du Peng, Vice President for International Affairs, Renmin University of China
- Andrea Prencipe, Rector, LUISS University
- Nunzio Quacquarelli, CEO, QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- Fred Swaniker, Founder and CEO, African Leadersihp University
- Federico Valdés, Rector, Universidad del Desarrollo
- Nick van Dam, Chief Learning Officer, IE University
- Maria Zuber, Vice President for Research, MIT
The 9th International Conference
IE University, Madrid, Spain, March 5-6, 2018
In its 9th edition, Reinventing Higher Education returned to IE University’s Madrid campus, following two previous editions held in Chile (2016) and in Mexico (2017).
On March 5-6, experts from Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States discussed the global impact of higher education and the challenges it faces in times of anti-globalization measures.
The symposium, organized with the support of IE Foundation and British Council, brought together university administrators, policy makers, entrepreneurs and top managers, academics, student representatives and media experts to discuss the status and future evolution of Higher Education (HE), and to debate the direction research, learning, governance and management of universities should take.
Speakers included
- Phil Baty, World Rankings Editor, Times Higher Education
- Stela Campos, Career Editor & Columnist, Valor Economico
- Jerónimo Castro, Director Ejecutivo, COLFUTURO
- Dr Martyn Davies, Managing Director, Emerging Markets & Africa, Deloitte
- Abdelhafid Debbarh, Advisor to the President at Université Internationale de Rabat
- Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary General of the League of European Research Universities
- Dr. Mathias Falkenstein, Managing Director, Centre for Higher Education – CHE Consult
- Lucía Figar, Chairwoman IE ROCKETS
- Ginn Fung, South China Morning Post
- Pilar Garcés, Director General of Universities and Research in the Ministry of Education of Castile and Leon
- David Garza, Rector at TEC Monterrey
- Dr. Olaf Hahn, Senior Vice President, Robert Bosch Stiftung Gmbh
- Ahmad Hasnah, President at Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Fadlo R. Khuri, President of the American University of Beirut
- Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, President & Founder, Almaty Management University
- Rianne Letschert, Rector at University of Maastricht
- Teresa Martin-Retortillo, President IE Exponential Learning
- Carlos Mas, Executive Vice President of the IE Foundation
- Thabo Mbeki, Former President of South Africa and President of University of South Africa
- Anne McElvoy, Senior Editor at The Economist and Head of The Economist Radio
- Cornelius McGrath, 2016 LinkedIn Top Voice/Entrepreneur, Founding Member at ProMazo
- Dr. Manfred Pohl, CEO and founder of My Europe 2100 and the Frankfurter Zukunftsrat
- Robert D. Reid, Senior Executive Advisor and former VP and Chief Accreditation Officer at AACSB
- Diego Rubio, Executive Director, Center for the Governance of Change, IE University
- Vanessa Scherrer, Vice President Delegate for International Affairs of Sciences Po
- Karen Sibley, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives; Dean, School of Professional Studies; Vice Chair, Department of Education at Brown University
- Federico Valdés, Rector of Universidad del Desarrollo
- Kevin Van Cauter, Senior Higher Education Adviser for Internationalisation at the British Council
- Nick Van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer, McKinsey
- David Van Zandt, President, The New School
- Ivonne Vargas, Coaching Empresarial
The 8th International Conference
TEC de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, December 11-12, 2017
For the second consecutive year IE University, Universidad del Desarrollo, and Tecnológico de Monterrey, came together to create a space for reflection and discussion on the future of Higher Education.
The seminar “RHE: The University of the Future” was a Latin American edition of the conference held annually by IE for the previous 7 years in Spain and on this occasion on December 11 and 12 in Monterrey City, Mexico, forming part of the 4th International Conference on Educational Innovation, “Designing the Future of Education” run by Tec de Monterrey.
The seminar focused on addressing the challenging scenario facing higher education, with a special focus on the impact of an increasingly globalized world undergoing profound technological and social change.
Speakers included
- Salvador Alva, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Kerry Healey, Babson College
- Pablo Navas, Universidad de los Andes
- Federico Valdés, Universidad del Desarrollo
- Santiago Iniguez, IE University
- Colleen Silva-Hayden, Harvard University
- Joaquín Guerra, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Giovanni Dubois, Coursera
- Shankar K. Prasad, Brown University
- María Eugenia Marín, IE University
- Daniel Contesse, Universidad del Desarrollo
- Tom Robinson, AACSB International
- Claudio Muñoz, Telefónica de Chile
- Arturo Cherbowski, Santander Universidades
- Ignacio de la Vega , EGADE Business School
- Alberto Bello, Expansión
- Luis Pablo de Beauregard, El País
- Gabriel Pardo, Mercurio
- Rachael Pells, Times Higher Education
- Geoffroy Gérard, IE Foundation
The 7th International Conference
Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile, November 24-25, 2016
IE University, Universidad del Desarrollo and Tecnológico de Monterrey, came together to create a space for reflection and discussion on the future of Higher Education.
The seminar “RHE: The University of the Future” was a Latin American edition of the conference held annually by IE for the previous 7 years in Spain, and which took place on November 24- 25, in Santiago, Chile.
The seminar focused on addressing the challenging scenario facing higher education, with a special focus on the context of Latin America.
Speakers included
- Federico Valdés, Universidad del Desarrollo
- Santiago Iñiguez, IE University
- Carlos Simonsen, Fundación Getulio Vargas
- Cristián Zegers, Diario El Mercurio
- Joaquín Guerra, Tec de Monterrey, México
- María Eugenia Marín, IE University
- Carl Langebaek, Universidad de los Andes
- Juan Eduardo Vargas, UDD
- Daniel Contesse, UDD
- Claudio Muñoz, Telefónica Chile
- Fernando López, Google Chile
- Adrián Ali, HP Latinoamérica
- Mauricio Larraín, ESE Business School
- Oscar Landerretche, Codelco
- Cristián Larroulet, UDD
- Elías Selman, América Economía
- Ana Torres, El País
- Bernardo Amador, QS
- Pedro Montt, Comisión Nacional de Educación
- Geoffroy Gérard, IE University
The 6th International Conference
IE University, Madrid, October 19-20, 2015
IE University held the sixth edition of its International Conference Reinventing Higher Education at IE’s Madrid campus on October 19 – 20, 2015. This 6th edition focused on “Shaping Global Citizens”.
The overriding aim of the conference, organized in collaboration with the British Council, was to bring together university administrators, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics, student representatives and media experts to discuss the status and future evolution of Higher Education (HE).
Speakers included
- Simon Manley, British Ambassador
- Frédéric Mion, Sciences Po
- Ahmad Hasnah, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (QF)
- Karen Sibley , Brown University
- Cristián Larroulet, Universidad del Desarollo
- Andrew Mackay, British Council Spain
- Jacqueline Jenkins, British Council
- Jacqui Chan, Airbus & Airbus Group
- Lee Newman, IE School of Human Sciences & Technology
- Maripé Menéndez, International Baccalaureate
- John T.S. Keeler, University of Pittsburgh
- Joe Avison, Chronicle of Higher Education
- A.C. Grayling, New College of the Humanities
- Arantza de Areilza, IE University
- Chris Parr, Times Higher Education
- Malini Sen, Times of India
- David Wheeler, Al Fanar Media
- Al Goodman, CNN
- Salvador Carmona, IE University
The 5th International Conference
IE University, Madrid, October 20-21, 2014
IE University held the fifth edition of its International Conference Reinventing Higher Education at IE’s Madrid campus on October 20-21, 2014. This 5th edition focused on “Towards a More Interconnected World”.
The overriding aim of the conference, organized in collaboration with the British Council, was to bring together university administrators, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics, student representatives and media experts to discuss the status and future evolution of Higher Education (HE).
Speakers included
- Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)
- Thomas Estermann, European University Association (EUA)
- Paul Norris, UK NARIC
- Kurt Deketelaere, League of European Research Universities (LERU)
- Davide Canatta, Youth Council of My Europe.
- Salvador Carmona, European Accounting Association
- Gillian Flaxman, British Council School
- Ahmad Hasnah, Hamad bin Khalifa University
- Emmanuel Davidenkoff, l’Etudiant
- Dan LeClair, AACSB
- Ernesto Macaro, Oxford University
- Phil Baty, Times Higher Education
- Maria Eugenia Marin, IE University
- Aurélien Krejbich, Sciences Po
- Mark Levy, British Council
- Sabine Hansen Peck, Amadeus IT Group
- Sebastián Escarrer Jaume, Meliá Hotels Group
- Charles Hardy, Linkedin
- Christian Schutz, Siemens AG
- Anne McElvoy, The Economist
The 4th International Conference
IE University, Madrid, October 7-8, 2013
IE University held the fourth edition of its International Conference Reinventing Higher Education at IE’s Madrid campus on October 7 – 8, 2013. This 4th Edition focused on “Time for New Frontiers and Cross-collaboration in Higher Education”.
The overriding aim of the conference, organized in collaboration with the British Council, was to bring together university administrators, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics, student representatives and media experts to discuss the status and future evolution of Higher Education (HE).
Speakers included
- Jo Beall, British Council
- Scott Slorach, University of Law
- Vincenzo Raimo, University of Nottingham
- Marc Smelik, University of Leeds
- Gordon McKenzie, UK Ministry of Business, Innovation and Skills
- Don Guttenplan, International Herald Tribune
- Ahmad Hasnah, Qatar Foundation
- Arpad von Lazar, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Prof. Mazliham Mohd Su’ud, University of Kuala Lumpur
- Stavros P. Xanthopoylos, Fundación Getulio Vargas Online
- O’Neill AS Outar, University of Alberta
- Jean-Claude Burgelman, European Commission
- Donatella Sciuto, Politecnico di Milano
- Gayle Allard, IE Business School
- Carlos Delgado Kloos, Universidad Carlos III
- Michele Petochi, World Economic Forum
- Teresa Garcia-Milá, Universidad Pompeu Fabra
- Daniel Peña, Carlos III
- Salvador Carmona, IE University
- Cesar Alvarez, IQSOS Consulting
The 3rd International Conference
IE University, Madrid, October 22-23, 2012
IE University held the third edition of its International Conference Reinventing Higher Education at IE’s Madrid campus on October 22 – 23, 2012. This 3rd edition was focused on #Edupreneurship: New Species & Avenues to Differentiation in Higher Education. Edupreneurship was emerging as a new landscape, eliminating borders between academic institutions, community and business, and shaping new alliances which benefit the higher education sector.
Speakers included
- Arnoud de Meyer, Singapore Management University
- Thomas Estermann, European University Association
- Roger Goodman, University of Oxford
- Sergei Myasoedov, Academy of the Russian Government
- Vandyck Silveira, IBMEC
- Michael Speaks, DUniversity of Kentucky
- Jack Grove, Times Higher Education
- Michele Petochi, World Economic Forum
- Annie Lin, Wikimedia Foundation
- Kenneth K. Wong, Brown University
- Carlos Cruz Limon, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Pat Killingley, British Council
- Mahmoud Ezzamel, Cardiff University
- Salah Khalil, Alexandria Trust
- Celia de Anca, IE Business School
- David Wheeler, Al Fanar Media
The 2nd International Conference
IE University, Madrid, October 18, 2011
Following the success of the first Reinventing Higher Education Conference held in Segovia on May 4, 2010, IE University, in collaboration with the Chronicle of Higher Education held the second edition focused on “The Role of the University in a Global Society” at IE University’s Madrid campus on October 18, 2011.
Speakers included
- David Wheeler, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Lisa Anderson, The American University in Cairo
- Thomas Estermann, European University Association
- Vladimir Mau,Russian Presidential Academy
- David E. Van Zandt, The New School
- Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick
- Carlos E. Cruz Limón, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Santiago Iñiguez, IE University
- Nunzio Quacquarelli, QS Ltd
- Carlos I. Simonsen Leal, Fundação Getulio Vargas
- Massimo Egidi, LUISS Guido Carli University
- Matthew Gutmann, Brown University
- Fulvio Ortu, Bocconi University
- Connell Monette, Al Akhawayn University
- Francis Vérillaud, Sciences Po
- Francisco Ramirez, Stanford University
- Santiago Cabanas, United World Colleges
- Rick Cameron, Antwerp Int. School
- Martha Mackenzie, University of Oxford
- Tetiana Mykhailiuk, AIESEC International
- Julian Metcalf, International Baccalaureate
The 1st International Conference
IE University, Segovia, May 4th, 2010
In 2010 IE University launched the Reinventing Higher Education Conference, bringing together over 30 experts at its Segovia campus to discuss emerging trends in the field of higher education.
Speakers included
- Michael Arthur, University of Leeds
- David Wheeler, Chronicle of Higher Education
- Carlos Cruz Limón, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Werner Muller-Esterl, Frankfurt University
- Massimo Egidi, LUISS Guido Carli University
- Luca S. Paderni, Google
- Ann Mroz, Times Higher Education
- Carlos Angulo, Rector of Uniandes
- Vince Tompkins, Brown University
- Bernard Ramanantsoa, HEC
- Francisco Ramírez, Stanford University
- David Mills, University of Oxford
- Eero Kasanen, Aalto University
- Nunzio Quacquarelli, QS Ltd
- Joachim Treusch,Jacobs University
- Zhongming Wang, Zhejiang University