Jordi Albareda

Founder
Fair Saturday Foundation
Spain

Jordi Albareda is currently one of the most prominent leaders in the field of social innovation in the Basque Country. As president and founder of the Fair Saturday Foundation, Albareda works to highlight the importance of arts and culture in society through self-initiatives like the global cultural movement with a social impact. Albareda is heavily involved with the mobile app Wikiopps, which promotes participation and active listening within all kinds of organisations. Prior to founding Fair Saturday, Albareda’s professional background involved management positions in Arthur Andersen, working as an associate at McKinsey, and serving as a member of the Board of Directors of a multinational retail company. Jordi is also a visiting professor at the Deusto Business School and a mentor in its executive MBA program and vice-president of the Bilbao Choral Society, an institution whose purpose is to spread music within the Basque Country.

Speaker
Session 5 | Design Thinking: New Ideas Today
Thursday, January 10th, 2019

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