SABF 2011 Magazine

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3SOUTH AMERICAN BUSINESS FORUM

The main event of SABF is a

yearly international conference.It consists of a meeting between

two groups of people: 100 college

students from around the world,

from the most diverse back-

grounds, together with 40 leaders

from the business, political, inte-

llectual and social domains. They

meet in Buenos Aires for 3 days

at a conference to discuss variousaspects of a particular topic of in-

terest for the present and futureof South America and the world.

On the other hand, during the

year, we organize different activi-

ties such as talks which are open

and free to all students.

The organizing team of the SABF

is entirely composed by volunteerstudents from the Instituto Tecno-

lgico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) who

devote their extracurricular time

to create a forum of excellence. To

achieve this, it is necessary to ob-

tain funds and resources, contact

speakers, outline the agenda and

spread the forum in universities

and media press; these are someof the various tasks performed by

the members of the organizingteam.

Today, after 7 years of existence,

no founder is within the organizing

team. There are two important

challenges to achieve the long-

term continuity of the Forum: on

one side, to transmit from genera-

tion to generation the importance

of the SABF in the development ofthe region and, secondly, to ensure

that the organization can continue

to evolve independently of thepeople that conform it.

The participant students are se-

lected through an essay that de-velops on the central subject to be

discussed at the conference, and

have all their expenses covered

by the organization since arriving

in Buenos Aires, including accom-

modation, transport and meals.

On the other hand, the current

leaders are chosen based on life-

time achievement, knowledge onthe subject to discuss and shared

values with the SABF.

What do we do? Who are we? How to participate?

The South American Business Forum is a nonprofit organization creat-

ed by students from the Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires. It aims

to strengthen the exchange between current and future leaders. In this

way, it seeks to contribute to sustainable development in South Amer-

ica with the generation of leaders. This is, to train tomorrows leaders

through dialogue with the leaders of today, showing responsibility with

students to improve their situation and the possibility of start doing it

today.

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As a global conference, the SABF already is incredible in its

workshops, speakers and the network it represents. Regar-

ding the organizing team, it did a fabulous job.

Whenever I had a problem, I could consult them with no he-

sitation. Always so thoughtful!

It is an unforgettable experience to meet people from the

elite worldwide and share ideas together. Who would imagi-

ne a Facebook group so strong even after the

conference? That is the SABF!

The SABF is an enriching and stimulating experience. Theorganization was impeccable and I was very impressed by

the level of professionalism and rigor of the team members.This forum is the result of years of experience. It allowed

me to explore my career and set goals. But what was most

important is that I could open my eyes and see incredible

phenomenas around me outside of my studies, tests and

grades, where my problems seem insignificant and para-

doxically making me stronger and conscious. Im young

but I am able to make decisions to influence and improve

this world.

Participating in the SABF was the difference between

dreaming and start to build. With a clear idea of how ex-

citing must be our future, the organizers of the SABF have

created an unique space in Argentina where thoughtscome from around the world into new horizons. The pillars

of the organization of the event are also the Forum axes:

excellence, ethics and commitment. The SABF encouragesus to take the path marked with the effort and desire (la

palabra original era ganas) that the organizers show every

year.

EXPERIENCES AT SABF

LOUYICHONG HE (HONG KONG)

SALWA JABRANE (MARRUECOS)

BRENDA DVOSKIN (ARGENTINA)

We invite you to learn how participant from three different nationalities lived the SABF 2011:


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I had the privilege of being invited to

the seventh edition of SABF to the

round Table Sessions. It was a very

stimulating experience, shared with

about ten students from different

nationalities and courses of studies.

After discussing some experiences of

my professional performance, therewas a very fruitful exchange about

the characteristics of the econo-

mic and social development of Latin

America. The enthusiasm, spontanei-

ty, commitment to progress and the

equality between the participants

was very encouraging.

On a complementary level, I really en-

joyed the encounter before and after

the workshop. The level of efficiency

and hospitality of the organizers is

exemplary, with great care and at-

tention to the guests, which is great. I

found myself surrounded by 100 stu-

dents of an excellent academic edu-cation, nice, restless, with an extraor-

dinary life force to find their way in life

and in their career, spreading joy, soli-

darity and commitment to building a

better world.

My experience as a SABF speaker

was great. The organisers were very

enthusiastic, the participants, from

around the world - even very exotic

countries - had very interesting ideas

ideas allowing discussions full of con-

tent. Particularly, Id like to point out

the debate generated about free-

dom, comparing the deprivation inChina against that of the USA. SABF

is a great conference. Not only does it

gather great speakers such as Santia-

go Bilinkis, among others, but it also

provides the chance to visit compa-

nies and generate a casual dialogue

with their directors. A very recom-

mendable experience.

EXPERIENCES AT SABF

BERNARDO KOSACOFF

ALEX BCKER

Speakers

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR OF CENTRO EMPRESA, COMPETITIVIDAD Y DESARROLLO (CECYD), ITBA-UDESA

QLESS FOUNDER AND CEO


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GREAT PEOPLESDECISIONS

Santiago Bilinkis was in char-

ge of introducing the main

topic. First he shared his

experience at Singularity univer-

sity, and raised questions that re-mained present all through the

forum. His talk was divided into

three parts. In the first one, which

he named The Past of the Futu-

re, he highlighted how the future

has always let us down: If, by the

year 2000, we expected to travel

by space ships and to attend in-

tergalactic conferences imagine

the disappointment of being in

2011 without having solved the ba-sic problems related to everyday

life: food, transport and health.

He stated that while our form of

life hasnt changed in its essence

since the beginning of civilization,

the acceleration of development,

strongly boosted by the progress

in computer science allows now to

question everything that we have

been taking for granted and to

make real the future weve imagi-

ned. The computing world is go-

verned by different laws than we

are used to and this is what makeschanges so different to predict.

In the second part, named The

Present of the Future, Bilinkis

showed a glimpse of the technolo-

gies that, today are revolutionizing

almost every aspect of human life.

Finally, and as a conclusion, with

the title The Future of the Futu-

re, he highlighted the need of un-

derstanding that the changes thatwill come to happen during the

following years are impossible to

stop. We live in a world with huge

inequalities, and these technolo-

gies hold the key to either solve

them or make them worse.

exponential times, these decisions

turn more complex every time,and to make them successfully,

its necessary to have discipline,studies and to know how to listen.

Even though experience and the

intellectual coefficient are impor-

tant aspects when choosing a

candidate to be part of an orga-

nisation, during the last few years

the concept of emotional intelli-

gence (EI) has taken vital impor-tance. It was possible to observe

that successful cases at work are

consistent with a person with highlevels of EI and experience as well

as analytical skills. As a conclu-

sion, he encouraged the public to

develop emotionally to excel in a

competitive world.

THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE

It was possible to observe that success-

ful cases at work are consistent with a per-

son with high levels of EI and experience

as well as analytical skills

The changes that will come to happen

during the following years are impossible

to stop

SANTIAGO BILINKIS

CLAUDIO FERNNDEZ AROZ

The first plenary talk of SABF

2011 was given Claudio Fer-nandez Aroz, Senior Advi-

sor at Egon Zehnder Internatio-nal. His objective was to define

the characteristics and challenges

brought by having to choose em-

ployees in the dynamic world of

today.

His presentation was focused on

three fundamental aspects: why

is it so important to choose thebest?, why is it so hard to do?, and

how can you cope with this sort of

decision?

He pointed out that it is of utmost

importance to hire the best talents

to make a company triumph. In

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIN A DYNAMIC WORLD

TOMORROWS EDUCATION

T

his panel was led by Sajeev

Babu and Reinaldo Salga-

do, and moderated by Enri-que Szewach, president of Evalua-

dora Latinoamericana S.A.. The

three of them debated about the

role of the BRIC in the current dy-

namic economy. Enrique Szewach

said that since the crisis of 2008,

the BRIC has transformed into the

locomotive of worlds growth.

Then, Reinaldo Salgado, Minister

Couselor of the Embassy of Brazilin Economic Affairs said that tho-

se countries which belong to BRIC

have experienced growth rates of

almost 10% annually, and said that

in his country this has worked to

increase social inclusion rates. For

his part, Sajeev Babu, Counselor

of the Embassy of India in Argen-

tina, shared Indias characteristics

with the audience, emphasizing

diversity. He also focused on in-ternal development, increasing

demand for the new middle class,

and the challenges they face when

bringing technologies to the poo-

rest and rural sectors due to lack

of infrastructure.

Manuel lvarez Trong, Di-

rector of Proyecto Educar

2050, introduced us to the

famous discussion of what is it that

we understand by education, invi-

ting us to think it over. Educationis conviction, requires passion, desi-

re to help, perseverance, effort andhumility, generating human perfec-

tion.

He is sure that in order to build a

better society we need to start on

reality, to focus and tackle the pro-

blems facing us today efficiently.

lvarez Trong showed testimonials

and case studies where ProyectoEducar 2050 has been working to

address the huge gap between so-

cial classes and the uneven distribu-tion of resources.

As a conclusion, the speaker invited

us to commit and to submit innova-

tive proposals, actively participating

as young people. We must convinceourselves that the context in wich

we are born is no longer a determi-

ning factor for a better future: it is

time we demand and claim a good

education.

Education is conviction, requires passion,

desire to help, perseverance, effort and

humility generating human perfection

SAJEEV BABU Y REINALDO SALGADO

MANUEL LVAREZ TRONG



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CONCLUSIONS

Continuing with this editions

main Topic, in Fridays four-

th session Maristany stated

that the questions that determine

our generation are: How will thefuture be? Is there a way to pre-

dict it? Maristany thinks the solu-

tion is to imagine it... and create it.

Creative thoughts must be above

all other things. Even though loo-

king at the past is a useful tool, it is

not enough. We have to overcome

our mental barriers, accept cha-

llenges, face them, and let some

room to innovation.

In this way, he presented us with

different examples where ones

creativity generated innovati-

ve ideas in other peoples minds,

which finally led to the current

technological rush we are living.

Besides, Maristany affirmed that

owadays we are drowning in in-

formation: Internet makes the

amount of data infinite, but notalways trustworthy. Our future

should be to edit it and keep thebest parts of it to obtain useful

and valuable information.

Finally, he concluded his lecture

with a phrase which remained in

our minds: Being the smartest

or the strongest is not what mat-ters most, but being the one who

best adapts to changes. If one hasto change, one must realize it in

time.

T

o conclude the first day of

the conference, Diego Lu-zuriaga faced the difficult

task of developing conclusions,

based on the lectures which took

place during the whole day. He

started making a summary of the

main ideas mentioned by the di-

fferent speakers. Then, he deci-

ded to talk about other current

phenomena which grow exponen-tially and that had not been men-

tioned during the day: crime, pre-

dation, contamination, poverty.He stated that The accelerated

growth is usually based on non-

sustainable production. Even if we

can see good short term benefits,

a lot of projects have terrible long

term consequences

Finally, he referred to one of the

concepts that came up during the

day: belonging to the top ten per-

cent. He asked the students who

of them were really interested in

belonging to that ten percent. This

was how the debate started, and

the conclusion was that the im-portant thing was to find our own

singularity, an objective which is

more honest to ourselves than theincessant pursuit of belonging to

the elite.

We have to overcome our mental barri-

ers, accept challenges, face them, and let

some room to innovation.

We have to overcome our mental barri-ers, accept challenges, face them, and let

some room to innovation.

The important thing is to find our own

singularity, an objective which is more

honest to ourselves than the incessant

pursuit of belonging to the elite.

DIEGO LUZURIAGA

TECHNOLOGY AND EXPONENTIAL TIMESFERNANDO MARISTANY


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STUDENT WORKSHOPS

Mauricio talked about creative

economies and their impact re-

lated to regional development.

He affirmed that creativity, as agenerator of new ideas, could be

the key to crate a positive impact

on economies which, without this

would be held still. The whole de-

bate was related to what we un-

derstand for creative economy or

creative industry, and what would

be the best way to promote its

development through public and

private initiatives.

During her lecture, Clara spoke

about how our lives have changed

since the arrival of Internet and

new technologies. She emphasi-zed on the public side of informa-

tion, and how this would lead to

a more participative democracy.

On another aspect, she also ta-

lked about the negative side of

technology stating that the data

on the internet have a really blurry

barrier between whats public and

whats private, and rules which are

not very clear.

Inspired by radical ideas from

Ken robinson, militza started her

workshop with the quote: What

we need is not an evolution, buta revolution in education. She

discussed about the basis of edu-

cation, stating that they were mis-

taken, and concluding that there

is no point in improving standards

when the foundations are wrong.

She emphasized the importan-

ce of making educational servi-

ces more affordable to be able to

reach a wider public.

Education should boost talent.

Leandro stated that the current

educational system is the main cau-

se of shortage in trained human re-

sources, because it is based on the

postulate that there is only one kind

of intelligence, therefore coveringstudents natural talents.

He proposed to reformulate the

concept of intelligence, turning it

into a wider one, promoting creati-

vity and student motivation and re-

vitalizing the role of teachers. Tea-

chers shouldnt be a transmitter of

information, teachers should fill stu-

dents minds with questions.

Temitope used exponential

growth and its requirements to

show the difference that is ge-

nerated between rural and urban

areas. He discussed in detail the

factors which dont allow rural

areas to keep up with develop-ment. Among these factors he

mentioned the increasing de-mand of a suitable educational

and health system. There is a

huge variety of solutions and

ways to approach them Temito-

pe concluded.

LEANDROPISARONI GERBALDO

CLARA ANTONIOMAURICIO

BARRERA BARRAGN

MILITZA GIULLIANA

JOHNSON CASTAEDA

TEMITOPE ISEDOWO

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLGICA NACIONAL - CBA OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY

NIGERIA

PERUARGENTINABOLIVIA

ARGENTINA

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIOUNIVERSIDAD CATLICA BOLIVIANA SAN PABLO UNIVERSIDAD INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA

Juan Pablo stated that in exponen-

tial times, the evolution of Web 2.0

creates new opportunities which

allow to seize the synergy among

different groups of work. He re-

ferred to technology as a way of

democratization, a tool to achievefreedom. He considers that having

Internet access should be a right,because it is the only means which

allows plurality of sources. The web

is social, and according to Juan Pa-

blo, collective intelligence implies

that teams are more than the in-

dividuals.

JUAN PABLONIETO STABILE

UNIVERSIDAD CATLICA DEL URUGUAY

URUGUAY


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Jorge Goulu based his workshop

on how IBM managed to remain a

leader among innovative compa-

nies around the world for many

years. He told us the strategy

used by the company and how it

went from being a commodities

company to a company dedicatedto research. He stressed out the

necessity to invest big amounts

of money in the research & Deve-lopment area in order to lead the

future.

Alex Bottan focused in the power

of innovation. He remarked thatthis is one of the fundamental at-

titudes that GE adopts and des-cribed how companies push this

forward in Latin America by inves-

ting in infrastructure and building

a new business culture. In addi-

tion, he told us that GE boosts

imagination at work because bu-

siness works under the incentives

that the environment offers.

In the Google Offices, Victor Valle talked about the values and ethics in

the companies. He started with the definition of absolute and relative

values in order to later show the similarities and differences between

business ethics and general ethics that rule relationships among peo-

ple. Lastly, he initiated a group activity with the objective of discoveringthe activities that Google considers of paramount importance related

to its values system.

Globant, a company that develops

software for other big companies,

shared its vision of innovation withus, stressing the need to establish

relationships in the long term with

the consumers in order to keep

this kind of innovative processes

constant. The methodology to un-

dertake this consists in proposing

ideas and new products to consu-

mers in order for them to determi-

ne the necessary modifications for

it to satisfy the needs.

WORKSHOPS IN OFFICES

JORGE GOULU - IBM

ALEJANDRO BOTTAN - GE

VCTOR VALLE - GOOGLE

GUIBERT ENGLEBIENNE - GLOBANT

President & CEO, IBM Argentina

Executive and Regional President for Argentina,

Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, General Electric

Chief Financial Officer for the Spanish-speaking markets in Latin America, Google

Co-Founder y CTO


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WORKSHOP SESSION

Juan Carlos Fernandez based his

workshop on IMPSAs expansion

and commented about the com-

pany policy. He emphasized thefact that in a situation of openess

to other countries, the company

must consider the integration of

national human resources. This

enables the insertion of knowled-

ge of the local culture, as well as

the commercial techniques of that

country, helping the development

of the society involved. Thanks

to this policy, his company is cu-

rrently positioned in more than 25countries.

Fin Goulding, Vice-President of

SABRE Holdings in Buenos Ai-

res, focused on the fact that

nowadays, changes are fast-oc-curring. From the point of view

of the company, its necessary

for its employees to react in an

efficent way to them. During his

workshop, Fin made participants

reflect upon what skills must lea-

ders develop to handle a working

group under these conditions.

Alex Bcker, Founder and CEO

of QLess, explained the 10 steps

that need to be followed to initia-

te a technological start-up basedon his experience. He affirmed

that identifying the problem and

finding a solution are the starting

points of the whole project, and

he also emphasized the importan-

ce of patenting the product. Other

important actions are: recruiting a

team and spreading the project

between people that could be

interested. Finally, he proposed

working with people you knowand trust, as he considers it essen-

tial for success.

Davids workshop was based in

the relation between communi-

cation and globalization, and how

both concepts affect the economy

and society. He emphasized that

we live in a world with distributed

networks, where there is no needfor the existence of an interme-

diary. Finally, he pointed out thatglobalization is an opportunity to

generate new businesses, because

nowadays the initial capital can be

replaced by knowledge and crea-

tive ideas.

Change is what most impacts our

lives. In his workshop, Alvaro Tei-

jeiro showed how important chan-

ge is, and its increasing speed in

the emergence of new business

opportunities. He emphasized the

role of Internet in our daily lives andthe importance of empirical analy-

sis instead of only basing businessdecision-making on a theoretical

study. Finally, Alvaro outlined the

multiplying factor of the imple-

mentation and proper execution of

an idea, however small it may be.

You will achieve more if you start

now.

Pilar comparti con los participan-

tes su experiencia liderando CARE,

una ONG dedicada a adaptar tec-

nologas informticas para perso-

nas con discapacidad. CARE sur-

gi conformado por un grupo de

profesionales con amplia experien-cia en la capacitacin de personas

con discapacidad, con un objetivoclaro: La sociedad de la informa-

cin debe ser accesible e inclusiva

para todos. Durante el taller se

expusieron historias de vidas, y se

discutieron los desafos y oportu-

nidades que brindan en este cam-

po las nuevas tecnologas.

JUAN CARLOS FERNNDEZ

DAVID DE UGARTE

FIN GOULDING

LVARO TEIJEIRO

ALEX BCKER

MARA DEL PILAR FERRO

IMPSA

COOPERATIVA DE LAS INDIAS SNICO CARE

SABRE QLESS


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ROUNDTABLES

MARCOS GOLFARI

GUILLERMO LABORATO

FELIX PEA

FEDERICO IMPOSTI HUERTA

TULIO CALDERN

Regional Director, Ogilvy

General Manager, Latin America & Global Strategic Planning Director Packaging and Converting

Business , DOW

Specialist in International Economic Relationships and Economic Integration. Director of the Institute of

Trade, Standard Bank Foundation.,

Country Manager, Amadeus Argentina

Director at Aerospace Projects, INVAP

Love what you do

You have to adapt to the company, it willnot adapt to you

The shortcomings today, both of public and pri-vate universities, is communication between them,and this is what increases the dissociation andreduces the integration of society

I think that the multicultural point of view

is the key

Know your people. The only way to make things

is with a team

My job is only to generate ideas, mix two andgenerate a third one. What happens if you have anelephant and a hippopotamus? You get a vacuumcleaner

Entrepreneurs start small but think big

You dont have to handle diversity, you haveto appreciate it and enjoy it.

I had a lot of luck . The luck factor hasalways been there.

People are migrating their solutions; someoneelse has already solved your problem in anotherpart of the world


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KRISHNA SUNDARESAN

ERNESTO TABOADA

FAUSTINO ARIAS

BERNARDO KOSAKOFF

JAVIER BRAUN

Manager, Irevna

Executive Director, Argentine-China Chamber of Commerce

General Manager, CALSA

Academic Director of Business, Competitiveness and Development Center, ITBA - UdeSA

General Director for the South Cone Region, Avaya

You are intelligent, you are qualified, youknow how to communicate with people, youwill not have problems to succeed

The lack of consensus always carries peopleto take bad decisions

Paradigms are the worst obstacles for humanity

I am not an academic despite being a professor

and giving lots of conferences. My ambition is notpublishing in a top five, I am interested inenabling future societies to live in a better way

The important thing is to meet the magic

equation of doing what you like, enjoy doing itand getting paid for it

Choose your team, not your business plan

The cultural barrier is the biggest obstacle inthe relationship with China

We will be as big as our dreams

How about teaching jobs? In Argentina fewpeople are trained for even basic skills

Only after five years in a company can youstart adding value as an employee


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The activity of group dynamics was a unique moment during the forum.

In groups of 5 and with coloured blocks, the participants built representa-

tions of what they were asked, but faced unexpected artificial difficulties,

like building in the darkness or using blocks of a single colour. In this way,

organizational phenomena and teamwork were manifested and the im-

portance of knowing how to adapt in adverse situations was highlighted.

The coordinator of the activity said: If I have a group without leaders,

one will naturally come up.

Reaching the end of SABF, Nabeel Goheer presented a different look ofadvances in science and technology. Facing situations such as the study

of the human genome or the disolution of virtual distances with different

kinds of communication, we are facing evolutions that carry new cha-

llenges with them, and said: Arent we playing to be God? Lastly, he

proposed that the collective thought and the willingness to lead are the

keys for generating the solutions and changes that we are looking for to

have a better future. He encouraged us to change what we believe is not

correct.

The closing ceremony of the seventh edition of the South American Bu-

siness Forum was led by Rob Britton, director at AirLearn. In it, Britton

punctualized the different topics and aspects mentioned by the speakers

during the SABF 2011 edition. In particular, he pointed out the great

quantity of ideas shared by Santiago Bilinkis and recognzed the honesty

from the Economy and Development panel members.

On the other hand, he highlighted some important concepts about edu-

cation and progress such as the one remarked by Trong: The cradle

cannot be an impediment for the personal development or the idea sha-red by Fernndez Aroz: Choosing with whom to work should not be a

load. After that, Rob Britton answered some questions and listened to

comments from the participants who thanked the labour of the organi-

zing team for making this event and also the wisdom from the chosen

speakers who shared the whole experience with them.

GROUP DYNAMICS

LIVING IN EXPONENTIAL TIMES

CLOSING PLENARY

NABEEL GOHEER

ROB BRITTON


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Since its beginning in 2005, SABF as an organization has grown significantly every year. Last edition was no

exception and a new key element for its future development was added to the organizational structure: the

Board of Trustees. This is a group of four leading

personalities who, over the years, have proven to be really committed to the SABF.

Its purpose is to advise the Board of Members in matters of planning and long-term strategy of SABF, and

assist the organizing team in specific issues.All the ideas and knowledge they provide are of great importance for the successful development of the

conference, giving their opinions primarily on the selection of speakers and topics to discuss each year.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ROB BRITTON

FELIX PEA

DIEGO LUZURIAGA

JOS LUIS ROCES

DIRECTOR, AIRLEARN

DIRECTOR, FUNDACIN STANDARD BANK

CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, EQUITAS VENTURES

VICE DEAN, ITBA

I am honored to serve on the

SABF Board of Trustees as the

only overseas member. I have a

deep commitment to support theForum, and have worked to help

develop it almost since the begin-

ning. Although my passion and

commitment is strong, the hours

Three reasons prompt us to sup-

port the SABF and participate inthe BOT. These are: it being or-

ganized by students from a pres-tigious academic institution, and

having demonstrated continuity of

the initiative for several years now;

having, each edition, the participa-

tion of students from other coun-

I remember well when some ITBA

students came to tell me, severalyears ago, of a program like SABF

and I remember having told them

something like ...

I think it is a great idea, especially

if you can keep it over time ...

And so it was: a program desig-

The SABF is an initiative of ITBA

students, that through the yearshas shown continuity and impro-

vement, based on promoting dia-

logue between young people, from

around the world, concerned about

issues that will impact their future

I give to the SABF is tiny compa-

red to the tireless work of each

conferences organizers and of

the ITBA alumni who provide di-rection. I chose to serve SABF

because I believe deeply in busi-

ness education and in the transfor-

mative power of international con-

ferences when you assemble 100

committed young people from all

over the world, good things happen!

Every person who is a able to giveback has an obligation to do so, and

contributing to the SABF is to me an

important element in my voluntary

service, con mucho gusto!

tries, selected with rigorous crite-

ria; and third, the approach given,each annual meeting, to the rele-

vant issues for the future career ofthose involved, and the develop-

ment and the integration of their

respective countries.

The SABF is an initiative that, be-

cause of its organizational quality

and academic standards, deserves

the support of those of us who be-lieve necessary youth engagement

in the construction of a more arti-culated and functional world.

ned by and for students, but that

deals with current issues and thatabove all things, has maintained a

high level of professionalism and

quality.

I am honored that you always

think of myself as part of the semi-

nar, but being chosen as a mem-

career.

In my role as Vice Dean, I am proudto have encourage and helped

create an organization that today is

self-sufficient and that every year,

maintains the interest of participa-

tion among young students.

ber of the Board of Trustees was a

beautiful gift.My commitment to the cause is

just my small contribution to the

wonderful work made by the

group of organizers in order to

create a better world.

Most shocking of each of the con-

ferences is the enthusiasm and thegenuine interest of all participants

in understanding and engaging

with societal issues, and searching

for sustainable solutions.


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During the year, we organized several events at ITBA, the hosting

university, in order to achieve continuity and allow a broader audience

to have a glimpse of the SABFs talks.

These talks summoned students from different universities, who had

the opportunity to hear leading figures of the scientific, technological

and economic areas, reviewing current and significant global issues.

In this first conference, the economist and author of several financial

Best Sellers, Doug Casey, presented his views on the role of the Sta-

te. Controversial as usual, he said: When the State destroys curren-

cy, it destroys life. He also said: I like being in war zones, because

where there is conflict, there are also opportunities, encouraging

the audience before times of crisis.

PhD. Jos Cordeiro discussed and shared with us his vision about

the future role of technology and its impact on the physical, intellec-

tual and psychological capacities of humans.

According to the Singularity University, no place in the world is

ready to face the forthcoming changes that will take place on a hu-man level.

As a conclusion he said: Any advanced technology is indistinguis-hable from magic

His presentation plunged us into the fascinating world of the human

brain. There was discussion about technological improvements rela-

ted with neuroscience, and reflexion on the controversial challengesinvolved in decoding a persons thoughts. He concluded that the

wonder of our thoughts is that we can do lots of things without even

knowing how we know how to do them.

DOUG CASEY

JOS CORDEIRO

MARIANO SIGMAN

Economist & Founder of Casey Research

Professor at Singularity University, Silicon Valey

Degree in Physics and PhD in Neuroscience

THE SABFALONG THE YEAR


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