Prof. Julio Urgel

Keynote Speakers in parallel Session:

Prof. Julio Urgel
Director, EQUIS and Quality Service, EFMD- European Foundation for Management and Development

Dr. Julio Urgel is the director of EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and Quality Services at the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) in Brussels.

Prof. Urgel is a professor of Finance and Negotiations at Instituto de Empresa (IE Business School) since 1989. He has held and still holds other responsibilities at this School in Madrid where he was the Dean in the period 1994-2000, when IE consolidated its international reputation.

He is Telecommunications Engineer (1979) from University of Madrid, MBA (1982) from IESE Business School, and Doctor of Business Administration (1991) from Harvard University. He has been visiting professor and guest speaker at several international institutions, often acts as advisor or mediator in complex negotiations, and is an active consultant in mergers and acquisitions.