Events

Dialogue "The New World Economic Order

Daniel Lacalle, Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma and Iván Espinosa de los Monteros

The Rafael del Pino Foundation is organising the dialogue "The New World Economic Order" on 21 May 2025 at 7 p.m. with the participation of the following speakers Daniel Lacalle, Esperanza Aguirre and Gil de Biedma e Iván Espinosa de los Monteros on the occasion of the publication of Daniel Lacalle's latest work of the same title.

Daniel Lacalle D. in Economics, Chief Economist at Tressis S.V., professor of Global Economics at IE and IEB and investment fund manager. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a PhD Cum Laude from the Universidad Católica de Valencia. He is Chairman of the Instituto Mises Hispano, member of the Advisory Board of the Rafael del Pino Foundation and of ORFIN. He is also a member of the Academic Council of the International Freedom Foundation (FIL). His career in portfolio management and investment began at the hedge fund Citadel and continued at Ecofin Ltd. and PIMCO in the US and London. He is ranked number 5 in the Richtopia 2020 ranking of the world's most influential economists. He has been voted for five consecutive years among the top three managers in the Extel Survey, the Thompson Reuters ranking in the general strategy, oil and power categories. He writes a weekly column in El Español, and contributes monthly to CNBC and Bloomberg TV, as well as Antena 3, Cuatro, Telecinco, BBN Times, World Economic Forum, Hedge Eye, Epoch Times and Mises Wire, among others. Daniel Lacalle is the author of books on economics translated into several languages, including: "Nosotros los mercados", "Viaje a la libertad económica", "La gran trampa", "Libertad o Igualdad", and the latest, "Haz crecer tu dinero" (Deusto, 2022).

Esperanza Aguirre and Gil de Biedma (Madrid, 1952) holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and was admitted by competitive examination to the Corps of State Information and Tourism Technicians. She spent her early professional years in the Ministry of Culture. She began her political career in 1983 as a councillor in Madrid City Council, where she held various posts. In 1996 she was appointed Minister of Education and Culture. Between 1999 and 2002 she was President of the Senate, the first woman to hold this position. In 2003 she was invested President of the Community of Madrid, a position she held until 2012, leading important reforms in infrastructure, education and health. Between 2004 and 2016 she was president of the Partido Popular of Madrid. In 2015 she headed the PP's candidacy for the Madrid City Council as a mayoral candidate, and in addition to her political career, she is the author of several books on liberal thought and political current affairs.

Iván Espinosa de los Monteros holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from ICADE and an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He began his professional career in auditing firms (Arthur Andersen, now Deloitte), investment banking (Schroder Salomon Smith Barney, now Citibank) and strategic consulting (McKinsey & Company). Subsequently, he was an entrepreneur in various sectors and a real estate fund manager. He was co-founder and spokesman in Congress of Spain's third largest political party for five years. He has now returned to the private sector.

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