Webinar «Nobility of Spirit: When business families search for the right questions» A dialogue between Francisco J. Riberas and Koldo Echebarria

The crisis has confronted us with the validity of some of our assumptions about how we, as humans, have organized our collective lives and he role of institutions to provide appropriate solutions for exceptional challenges like today’s. We have reached a moment where we need to rethink how we operate to leave a promising future for our coming generations. 

Business families have proven unique capabilities to lead the path on redefining organizations and their role in society. Strategic, global, but at the same time locally rooted and committed family businesses, are able to lead the way, if they are imbued with high levels of nobility of spirit. Nobility of spirit means having a broad perspective in the understanding of the complexities of the world in its different dimensions, having empathy towards others and incorporating it in the decision-making, and being reflective about oneself, our own behaviors and motivations. 

The Esade Global Business Family Initiative and Esade Alumni are pleased to invite you to this session, in which Francisco J. Riberas, Gestamp Executive Chairman, in a conversation with Koldo Echebarria, Director General of Esade, will share his reflections about the new questions that need to be addressed to build a better future, his understanding about were the world is going, the role that family business and business families can play, and his own personal journey as family business owner, global citizen and human being.