The Future of Enterprise Foundations

Debates and conferences led by leading specialists

Program for the European Symposium on Enterprise Foundations 2025

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Date: April 23, 2025

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Time: from 9 am to 1.30 pm

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Location: CASA DE AMÉRICA
Anfiteatro Gabriela Mistral
Plaza de la Cibeles, s/n.
28014 Madrid

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50^th anniversary

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European Symposium on Enterprise Foundations

What do enterprise foundations contribute to society? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead? How will AI affect the sector? At the Symposium, we answered all these questions and many more during an intense day that included the following program:

PROGRAM

09:00 – 9:30 – Opening of registration and collection of credentials.
9:30 – 10:00 – OPENING & WELCOME
- Welcome. Antonio Huertas Mejías. President of Fundación MAPFRE.
- Institutional opening. Elma Saiz Delgado. Minister of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migration.
10:00 – 10:30 – CONFERENCE
“AI and its applicability to the third sector”
- Paco Salcedo Montejo. President, Microsoft Spain.
- David Hurtado Torán. Innovation Lead, Microsoft Spain.

10:30 – 11:45 – ROUNDTABLE
“The value of Enterprise Foundations”
- Alberto Emparanza Sobejano. Professor of Commercial Law, University of the Basque Country.
- Ludwig Forrest. Chief Philanthropy Officer of King, Baudouin Foundation.
- Søren Staugaard Nielsen. Managing Director, Ramboll Foundation.
- Michael Redbrake LL.M., Counsel, Law, Robert Bosch Foundation and CEO, German School Academy.

Moderation: Hanna Surmatz. Head of Policy at Philea (Philanthropy Europe Association), and coordinator the European Network of Enterprise Foundations.

11:45 – 12:15 – COFFE BREAK
12:15 – 13:30 – ROUNDTABLE
“Challenges and opportunities for Enterprise Foundations”
- Elvira Vega García. General Director, Fundación MAPFRE.
- Alberto Durán López. 1st Vice-President of Institutional Coordination, Solidarity and External Relations, General Council of ONCE.
- Luis Ángel Prendes Arroyo. General Director, Fundación Telefónica.
- Pedro León Francia Ramos. General Director, Fundación KPMG.

Moderation: Isabel Peñalosa Esteban. Director of Institutional Relations and Legal Advice, Spanish Association of Foundations (AEF).

13:30 – CLOSING OF SYMPOSIUM AND COCKTAIL
- Elvira Vega García. General Director Fundación MAPFRE.
- Hanna Surmatz. Head of Policy at Philea (Philanthropy Europe Association), and coordinator the European Network of Enterprise Foundations.

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