Leading in times of uncertainty: "The most important challenge is the renewal of human capital"

"We want to be active protagonists in the process of social transformation and to do so while also participating in the exchange of ideas and knowledge between the creative leaders of this process of social transformation."

The director of EL MUNDO,

, participated this Wednesday in the opening of the 10th Director's Forum at IESE.

"EL MUNDO and

are not going to settle for being passive spectators", he pointed out.

The event, which celebrates its tenth anniversary, has been organized by

in collaboration with

.

The theme of this edition, The value of the Board in an uncertain environment, has opened the debate on the role of the Governing Board in companies and the main challenges they must face in the face of current uncertainty.

In this context, the director of this newspaper has recalled the importance of journalistic work as "an active spokesperson for civil society" and has pointed to the two transforming forces of the economy that are the forces of change in society: "

, all the changes in production processes and organizational criteria caused by Big Data, artificial intelligence, Blockchain or quantum computing".

Secondly, he has mentioned "

with the goal of decarbonisation". Manso pointed out that these two factors are what make up "one of the most important challenges facing the Council at this time and in these circumstances, which is the renewal of human capital, the attracting talent or training aimed at added value", among others.

In order to participate more efficiently in these challenges, Manso has announced that "in the coming weeks", readers will attend the "re-launch of economic, financial and business information" both in EL MUNDO and in its Sunday magazine

, a project to be led by

, "one of the benchmarks in economic information as the spearhead".

The director of EL MUNDO has also alluded to the "extraordinarily complex circumstances in which these two factors develop, which are geopolitical factors", specifically the war in Ukraine and "China's strength to gain control of the seas and become the first world power".

In parallel, he referred to other conditioning factors such as "the disruption in the supply chain, the explosion of inflation and particularly of production costs", without forgetting "climate change, the food crisis or the demographic winter in the countries Westerners".

Faced with an uncertain environment, Joaquín Manso has opted for the reinforcement of leadership, in a society "that demands that we behave with an ethical commitment to good governance and transparency".

THE CHALLENGES OF THE COUNCIL

The forum was also attended by the

who highlighted that in recent times "stakeholders have increased their demand for transparency and commitment".

After emphasizing the importance of adapting companies to the new geopolitical scenario and admitting "that the role of the Board has become increasingly important" in companies, he distinguished

that the Board must face: the macroeconomic aspect , "which from the point of view of management has its repercussions and changes the market conditions";

ensure that companies are able to "adapt with agility" their strategy to prevailing changes;

the "obligation to attract and help develop people" to perform its function;

attention to new regulatory frameworks;

"assume commitments that provide credibility that all interest groups expect";

and the requirement of

In short, Cano has determined that "the Council is facing a complex period, but also an exciting one. Its decisions will be decisive in a future that, we must not forget, is always full of opportunities".

The president of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV),

was also present at this event, in which he spoke of the role of directors in companies, "which is increasingly important" and whose " level of demand is unquestionable".

Likewise, he has emphasized the commitment to gender diversity and the enormous relevance of talent management.

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