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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.
ABOUTSABF
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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
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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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