LEADERSHIP STORIES Ordinary people.Extraordinary leaders....LEADERSHIP STORIES Ordinary...

LEADERSHIP STORIES Ordinary people. Extraordinary leaders. A committed humanitarian who has lived and worked in some of the world’s most challenging situations, Gareth Owen OBE has led responses to numerous emergencies all over the globe including the Boxing Day Tsunami, Pakistan and Haiti earthquakes, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, East Africa and Niger food crises and the Somalia, Angola, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria conflicts. Today, he leads a team of 190+ humanitarian professionals and in June 2013 he was awarded the OBE for ‘services to Emergency Crisis Response Abroad’. IO Adventure Ltd Iruri Knörr has founded several start-ups including Nolatan, a network of specialized online stores & Basoa, a brand that designs, manufactures and sells wood accessories and natural materials. She uses her experience and know-how to help other companies and brands with the formulation of strategies in the area of e- commerce. She writes for newspapers and magazines, and is a regular contributor to several radio programmes. She teaches in different Business Schools and Chambers of Commerce. The colon, rectum, stomach and gallbladder were taken away from Juan Dual before the age of 28, which made him re-evaluate his life. He took his bike to travel Nicaragua-Patagonia, and started running marathons and long trails to challenge himself, inspiring thousands of people on his way. He founded Runnife, an association to raise awareness and funds to help people with cancer. In 2018 his adventures will take him to the Antarctic, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Scotland. His motto: “No lo pienses” or “Just do it”! Nicolás Alcalá was appointed ‘Global Shaper’ by the World Economic Forum after having directed and launched the film “The Cosmonaut”, a crowdfunding project involving more than 200 people. In 2015 he founded Future Lighthouse, a Virtual Reality (VR) studio with offices in Madrid and Los Angeles, one of the world’s leading VR Studios and winner of numerous awards. He now continues to explore his leadership curating blindfolded dinner experiences around the world and discovering himself as a Chef! We believe in challenging the status quo and the power of people. That is why in these events, we engage audiences in conversations and reflections with leaders from different fields. In a series of international events, the Leadership Stories are coming to Vienna this April, Bilbao in May -in cooperation with Deusto Business Alumni-, and London in June. An inspiring evening to share stories and hear from courageous, resilient leaders in different walks of life. Our speakers have accomplished things we would consider impossible - how do we turn the impossible into possible? Stay tuned to follow the stories of our speakers: www .insideoutadventure.org/events. Join us! May 17 th , Pedro de Icaza Auditorium, Deusto Business School, Bilbao. Starts at 18.30. Admission free. Please register!

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LEADERSHIP STORIESOrdinary people. Extraordinary leaders.

A committed humanitarian who has lived and worked insome of the world’s most challenging situations, GarethOwen OBE has led responses to numerous emergenciesall over the globe including the Boxing Day Tsunami,Pakistan and Haiti earthquakes, Cyclone Nargis inMyanmar, East Africa and Niger food crises and theSomalia, Angola, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syriaconflicts. Today, he leads a team of 190+ humanitarianprofessionals and in June 2013 he was awarded the OBEfor ‘services to Emergency Crisis Response Abroad’.

IO Adventure Ltd

Iruri Knörr has founded several start-ups includingNolatan, a network of specialized online stores & Basoa, abrand that designs, manufactures and sells woodaccessories and natural materials. She uses herexperience and know-how to help other companies andbrands with the formulation of strategies in the area of e-commerce. She writes for newspapers and magazines,and is a regular contributor to several radio programmes.She teaches in different Business Schools and Chambersof Commerce.

The colon, rectum, stomach and gallbladder were takenaway from Juan Dual before the age of 28, which madehim re-evaluate his life. He took his bike to travelNicaragua-Patagonia, and started running marathonsand long trails to challenge himself, inspiring thousandsof people on his way. He founded Runnife, anassociation to raise awareness and funds to help peoplewith cancer. In 2018 his adventures will take him to theAntarctic, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Scotland.His motto: “No lo pienses” or “Just do it”!

Nicolás Alcalá was appointed ‘Global Shaper’ by the WorldEconomic Forum after having directed and launched thefilm “The Cosmonaut”, a crowdfunding project involvingmore than 200 people. In 2015 he founded FutureLighthouse, a Virtual Reality (VR) studio with offices inMadrid and Los Angeles, one of the world’s leading VRStudios and winner of numerous awards. He nowcontinues to explore his leadership curating blindfoldeddinner experiences around the world and discoveringhimself as a Chef!

We believe in challenging the status quo and the power of people. That is why in theseevents, we engage audiences in conversations and reflections with leaders from differentfields. In a series of international events, the Leadership Stories are coming to Viennathis April, Bilbao in May -in cooperation with Deusto Business Alumni-, and London inJune. An inspiring evening to share stories and hear from courageous, resilient leaders indifferent walks of life. Our speakers have accomplished things we would considerimpossible - how do we turn the impossible into possible? Stay tuned to follow thestories of our speakers: www.insideoutadventure.org/events.

Join us! May 17th , Pedro de Icaza Auditorium, Deusto Business School, Bilbao. Starts at18.30. Admission free. Please register!
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