CELIS | INCAE
  • What is CELIS? 

    The Center for Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership (CELIS) ​​is INCAE Business School's Impact Center that seeks to promote and develop inclusive and sustainable leadership in the region - built on the foundations of inclusion, equity, diversity and sustainability - supported by our platform of international experts with a global vision. 

  • Enrique Bolaños, Rector of INCAE

    Rector of INCAE Business School

    Men and women can create a lot of value if they collaborate. Companies that understand this will succeed and drive the development of our region.

  • Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila

    Director of the Executive Committee of INCAE Business School

    The growing increase in female leadership has been the engine of global growth in recent decades when women are allowed to improve their skills, income increases in the market, but above all the well-being of the whole society.

  • Alexandra kissling

    President of Vital Voices Costa Rica

    Through collaborative leadership we can enhance the resources and human talent of an organization to obtain the best results in its management.

  • Camelia Ilie

    Dean of Strategy and Institutional Affairs, Chair of the Center for Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership and Full Professor

    Science shows that men and women have complementary competencies that together help make better decisions. Collaborative leadership is an imperative for companies that aspire to endure and increase their profitability in the long term.

  • Gabriela lucke

    Director of the Center for Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership at INCAE Business School 

    It is proven that reducing the gender gap is a concrete action that has a positive economic impact on GDP and on the competitiveness of countries. Therefore, it is an economically intelligent decision that the countries of Latin America must make to face the challenges of the region.

  • Enrique Bolaños, Rector of INCAE
  • Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila
  • Alexandra kissling
  • Camelia Ilie
  • Gabriela lucke
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Digitalization: the great opportunity for women and companies

    In the Leadership Voices video cast under the name “Digitalization: the great opportunity for women and companies”, we address how creativity and access to technology give visibility and create greater opportunities for young people and women.
    This, our XVI virtual meeting led by Camelia Ilie, Dean of Strategy and Institutional Affairs at INCAE Business School, has as a guest Franc Carreras, Adjunct Associate Professor of Digital Marketing at ESADE and co-founder of MamisDigitales.org, who delves into how Digitalization makes it possible to reduce one of the biggest gaps: the incorporation of women into the world of work. Likewise, he discusses how the democratization of access to these tools is an excellent opportunity to have greater visibility for people with few resources.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Purpose-driven leadership for sustainability with Mirei Endara de Heras

    XV virtual meeting of the Leadership Voices video cast under the name “Leadership with purpose for sustainability”, on this occasion the conversation will be with Mirei Endara de Heras, President and Executive Board Member of Marea Verde, Panama. The session will be moderated by Camelia Ilie, Dean of Strategy and Institutional Affairs at INCAE Business School.

    In this great conversation with Mirei Heras, a very inspiring leader, we will learn how leadership focused on the purpose of greater well-being for all and the sustainability of families, communities and countries is developed and practiced.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Leadership that transcends generations and borders

    In our XIV Leadership Voices virtual meeting we will have as a guest a great leader and world reference, Ramón Mendiola, CEO of Florida Ice & Farm Company.

    Accompanied and together with our moderator Camelia Ilie, Dean of Strategy and Institutional Affairs, learn more about its beginnings, its perspectives and how its leadership transcends generations and borders.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Lead to Inspire

    Get inspired by the leader Reynaldo González Pantaleón in the XIII virtual meeting of Leadership Voices! Discover the philosophy of leadership and business transformation of this outstanding Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cuestamoras, where he talks about his values, his ability to transform organizations from different Latin American cultures into complex businesses and also that he is an excellent person, a spectacular student and an inspiring CEO is possible.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Latin American Leaders with a Global Perspective

    Under the name of Latin American Leaders with a Global Perspective, the last meeting of the year 2022 of the Leadership Voices video cast was held. A virtual and inspiring meeting, in which Mr. Enrique Bolaños, rector of INCAE Business School, shared part of his experience leading on three continents, making partners and clients from all over the world and always reflecting the essence, the values ​​and style of a Latin American Leader with Global Perspective.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Global Leadership

    From the local to the global and from the global to the local. Having a global perspective and knowing how to adapt solutions to the local environment is essential to design innovative and realistic solutions. You will learn from Anabelle Gonzales what her vision is when it comes to leading, how to negotiate and influence in high international spheres for the service of society.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Leadership on boards of directors

    Knowing the role of a Board of Directors, its composition, operation and the role of independent directors in them is urgent because they can be a source of innovation and growth. Guiding management teams in the generation of successful strategic plans, as well as ensuring the care of the purpose, mission and values ​​of a company, are some of the most relevant roles of the members of a board.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Social Leadership

    Leading with discretion and elegance to generate meaning and impact in Latin America is what defines the Stanley Motta leadership model. A great mentor of Central American leaders through CALI -Central American Leadership - in collaboration with ASPEN, Stanley shares in this conservatory his principles and values ​​when it comes to leading and making decisions in a troubled environment.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    Leadership by Values

    Values ​​are the compass that guides us at all times. They are especially important in crises, transformation stages or when life puts us to the test, both professionally and personally.
    In this conversation, Prof. Camelia Ilie, Dean of Executive Education & Strategic Innovation and Chair of the Center for Sustainable Leadership and even talks with Prof. Angel Castineira, Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Barcelona, ​​Director of the Observatory of Values ​​of Spain.

  • Leadership for sustainability: Disruption, social progress and regional impact

    With: Jaime García, INCAE – Gabriela Lucke, INCAE – Cristina Sánchez, Marviva – Pili Luna, YOU.

    The alliance between INCAE and MarViva seeks to improve the rates of social progress, generating employment and turning a skill into an income. We are pleased to invite you on June 8, Oceans Day, to learn about this case in which coastal communities with great lags have found new sources of employment through collaborative work. This is a project led by Pili Luna, an entrepreneur trained by LEADS Mujer and a graduate of the last edition thanks to her project that converts fish skin into leather that is marketed in products such as shoes, watches and wallets. 

  • All Powerful Conversation: Inspiring Women Leaders

    As part of the Center's program of events, more than 2 people enjoyed a high-level discussion with Sylvia Poll and Camelia Ilie, Dean of Executive Education, both women leaders and pioneers in their fields, with whom the journalist and Director of the "Ticas Poderosas" initiative, Daniel Zueras talked about leadership styles, their stories and the development of their careers, as well as the impact and inspiration of their careers for future generations. This event was held within the framework of the Women's Development Month and the publication of the book "Ticas Poderosas", which tells the story of 18 Costa Rican women who reached the top and seeks to empower girls through their lives.

  • All Powerful Conversation: Inspiring Women Leaders

    The festive season is approaching and we want to invite you to visit our first INCAE Virtual Christmas Fair, where we offer you products made by women from the entire Central American region, with exclusive discount codes for the Inca community, offered by each entrepreneur. 

    From the Center for Collaborative and Women's Leadership of INCAE we have worked with dozens of women entrepreneurs thanks to the LEADS Woman program, and today we bring you a selection of articles so that you can acquire a special detail for your loved ones. 

    When you support women-owned businesses, you are investing in the economic empowerment of women, gender parity in commerce, and the growth of the economy as a whole. 
     

  • Workshop: Me, my best ally for my professional development

    Knowing oneself allows us to know what we want in life, whether in large projects or on a day-to-day basis. It also allows us to better manage our emotions even in the most difficult situations. For this reason, we decided to offer this Workshop, within the framework of Women's Month, which offers practical tools for self-knowledge and self-care to promote the personal and professional development of women.
     
    Themes:

    • Self-awareness and emotional intelligence 
    • Self-care, a challenge for women
    • Strategies to promote personal and professional growth
  • Virtual Christmas Fair

    Women-Owned Marketplace

    Starting a professional career in a very difficult time in her country, Isabel Tocino was the first in many stages of her life: at university, in her doctorate, in the area of ​​specialization, in political and executive life. Leaving a legacy based on values ​​in each of the positions he has held, today he continues to inspire many professionals in Spain with his energy and capacity for work.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    How to build an exceptional life

    We invite you to share with us a webinar on a fundamental topic: transformational leadership. We will talk about the importance of self-leadership; Here we will analyze the different styles of leadership and the importance of self-awareness and self-motivation, to lead with a purpose and vision. We will talk about how to lead in a changing world and about the VUCA environment, where the leader must cope differently, moving from the traditional VUCA (Volatility, U-Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) to a leadership VUCA (Vision, Understanding- Understanding , Clarity, Agility / Adaptability) To achieve this, we will discuss the importance of EmpoderAction through soft skills (not so soft) that give power in verb = action and not in noun: power of communication, optimization of time , the decision (courage), the importance of the team and resilience.

  • Webinar: Transformational Leadership

    Understanding the biochemical process that takes place in the brain when making financial decisions allows us to learn to generate better money management strategies, as well as to think about our financial future. The productive stage is a good time to learn about the management of personal finances and to establish financial goals in the short, medium and long term in order to improve our quality of life.

    Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
    Time: 9:00 am (Costa Rica time)
    Free event

  • Webinar | Cognitive finance: am I managing my money correctly?

    Although resilience is usually approached as an individual characteristic, it can also be enhanced and reinforced by a web of vital relationships, from the different spheres in which we interact, both in our personal and work lives. In our webinar, you will learn about eight types of relationships that can help you strengthen your resilience.

    Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
    Time: 6:00 pm (Costa Rica time)
    Free event

  • Webinar: Resilience as a team sport

    The five women selected will face an international jury to present their Acceleration Pitches next 7th of October, event of LEADS Woman in which the first 3 places will be awarded. They are: 

    Valodia Flores / Codornic / Nicaragua: Production and marketing of quail eggs and derived products. 

    Karol Hidalgo / Sucato Trading / Costa Rica: Production and commercialization of products based on dehydrated fruits and vegetables.

    Maria del Pilar Luna / VOS Honduras / Honduras: Transformation of fish skin into leather for its use and application in articles such as accessories and shoes, with social and economic impact in coastal communities

    Nancy Martinez / Ibagari Chocolates / Honduras: The first cacao processor with 100% Honduran capital.

    Maria Jose Mena / Pollen Keepers / Costa Rica: Manufacturer and marketer of honey and its derivatives.
     

  • LEADS Mujer de INCAE and Mastercard chooses 5 finalist entrepreneurs

    The world is facing an unprecedented situation due to the crisis caused by the Pandemic. Equipping women entrepreneurs with tools to hone their strategy, evaluate plans, rethink, budget, forecast, stabilize their supply chain, adapt to new technologies and stay ahead is more important than ever.

    Cheer up! We invite you to apply

  • LEADS Academy for Women

    We are waiting for you on our Instagram Live: “Professional millennial moms: a new way of exercising motherhood” with an interview from the Peruvian journalist and presenter Manuela Camacho Jaramillo to our Academic Director of the Millennial Women Study: Professionals, Workers, Urbanas ", Margaret Grigsby .

    The virtual meeting will take place this Wednesday, May 12, at 7:00 pm Peru time. 

    ¿Donde? Instagram profile of @manuela_camacho

  • Professional millennial moms: a new way to exercise motherhood

    Instagram Live Interview

    Impact and service leadership. Two inspiring leaders who have successfully reinvented themselves multiple times, guided by their values ​​and sense of purpose. Focused on creating value from creativity and inspiring from the essence of your being, showing that you can be successful in life and in business, without giving up anything.

  • Leadership Voices

    Chapter VI: Contributing Value from Diversity

    Our senior researcher and Director of IPS Projects at CLACDS, Jaime García, offers this webinar on how the COVID-19 crisis goes beyond the health aspect and affects other areas of society, such as slowing economic growth, altering the international order , increases inequality in education, decreases the provision of public goods, creates conditions for social violence, magnifies domestic violence, accentuates inequalities, among other effects. But in addition, many of these affectations have had a gender bias, affecting women to a greater extent.

    In this sense, when proposing strategies and plans to go out into the post-COVID-19 world, the opportunity must be seized to make changes that make the countries of the region stronger and more resilient, focusing on aspects related to productivity and inclusion of women These two aspects should be strategic pillars in any recovery plan in the short and medium term. The first because productivity is the generator of wealth, economic growth and consequently employment; and the second, the inclusion of women, because by making it easier for all people to prosper and reach their full potential, it is easier and faster to generate progress in the countries in a sustainable way. In this webinar we will see the analysis of the damages, the challenges, but also the opportunities to guide this reconstruction with equity.

  • The day after tomorrow, rebuilding with equity

    CLCM Webinar Series

    In psychologically safe settings, people feel safe to express their ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes, without fear of condemnation.

    Psychological safety has been repeatedly shown to be a key ingredient for team performance, creativity, job satisfaction, and retention.

    This interactive webinar will discuss what psychological safety is and why it is so important. It will also address the question of its specific importance to women in the workplace, and what we can do to create psychologically safe environments.

  • Psychological safety and women at work

    Women's development month

    In a rapidly changing world, what is the best way for organizations to keep up with the pace of change? 2020 taught companies around the world that they need flexible, adaptable, and informed decision-making by their boards to survive and thrive. In other words, having diverse perspectives in your boardroom will pay off for your company when faced with uncertainty and new risks.

    Join INCAE and Diligent for a webinar detailing the latest research on gender diversity on boards of directors. Hear from Dottie Schindlinger, CEO of the corporate governance think tank and thought leader Diligent Institute, about the connection between diversity and corporate performance.

  • Webinar The importance of gender diversity in Boards of Directors

    Women's development month

    The woman must take charge of her career and wealth development. For various reasons, a large number of women do not take charge of their careers and reactively wait for progress to occur. This is in part because they are not natural issues for them, as they may be for many men.

  • Webinar Development and heritage of millennial professionals

    Women's development month

    The speakers Harry Strachan and Margarita Herdocia will share with the participants their advice and experience to develop a life plan that encompasses meaningful personal and professional purposes and with an impact on their families, communities and countries. How to make life plans ambitious and achievable, how to measure them and how to implement them.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    chap. V Strategic life plans

    Join us for free in our fourth virtual meeting of the video cast: Leadership Voices. Be part of a space for dialogue where prominent leaders share their success stories and their strategies to promote diversity and inclusive development in their organizations, communities and countries.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    chap. IV Education: Challenges and opportunities for women in the new context

    Join us for free in our third virtual meeting of the video cast: Leadership Voices this November 26 at 9:00 am (Costa Rica time). Be part of a space for dialogue where prominent leaders share their success stories and their strategies to promote diversity and inclusive development in their organizations, communities and countries.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    chap. III Women leaders in politics

    Don't miss the second chapter of the Leadership Voices cast video with Camellia Ilie-Cardoza  this coming October 07 at 9:00 am (Costa Rica Time). Be part of a space for dialogue with women who opened new frontiers.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    chap. II Women who opened new frontiers

    Join us for our first virtual meeting of the video cast Leadership Voices with Camellia Ilie-Cardoza this September 03 at 9:00 am (Costa Rica time). Be part of a space for dialogue where prominent leaders share their success stories and their strategies to promote diversity and the inclusive development of their organizations, communities and countries.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    chap. I Visionary women in the financial world

    The world is facing an unprecedented situation due to the crisis caused by COVID-19. Equipping women entrepreneurs with strategies to refine their strategy, evaluate plans, rethink, budget, forecast, stabilize their supply chain, adapt to new technologies and stay ahead is more important than ever.

    Cheer up! If you meet the requirements We invite you to apply.

  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership for sustainability: Disruption, social progress and regional impact
  • All Powerful Conversation: Inspiring Women Leaders
  • All Powerful Conversation: Inspiring Women Leaders
  • Workshop: Me, my best ally for my professional development
  • Virtual Christmas Fair
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Webinar: Transformational Leadership
  • Webinar | Cognitive finance: am I managing my money correctly?
  • Webinar: Resilience as a team sport
  • LEADS Mujer de INCAE and Mastercard chooses 5 finalist entrepreneurs
  • LEADS Academy for Women
  • Professional millennial moms: a new way to exercise motherhood
  • Leadership Voices
  • The day after tomorrow, rebuilding with equity
  • Psychological safety and women at work
  • Webinar The importance of gender diversity in Boards of Directors
  • Webinar Development and heritage of millennial professionals
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
  • Leadership Voices with Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

LEADS Academy for Women 2023, in alliance with Banco Industrial

LEADS participants share experiences and learning in the first three phases of the program

It is a platform that allows women entrepreneurs in Latin America to take a program that will offer them tools and knowledge to perfect their business strategy, with the aim of growing their companies. 

Women Entrepreneurs Progressing Program - EMPRO

Guatemalan businesswomen successfully complete the first phase of the EMPRO Program

CELIS/INCAE, USAID, ANDE, Cargill, Pricesmart Foundation and Mastercard launch the Women Entrepreneurs Progressing Program ( EMPRO), to contribute to productivity, job creation and economic growth in Guatemala by providing direct and in-depth support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) led by women. apply

Leaders development

CELIS develops and implements acceleration programs such as LEADS Academy for Women, LEADS Women and Entrepreneurs Progresando EMPRO, with which it trains and provides updated tools to businesswomen in the region so that they can grow their businesses and positively impact their environment. In addition, it implements tailored programs aimed at female executives who wish to improve their leadership skills and develop management skills.

Azucena Acuña

Quilali

María Ixchajchal Ordoñez

Love and Tea

Maria Jose Morales

Dear Art

How to support the mission of CELIS?

According to the World Economic Forum report, there are 257 years left to close the economic gap between men and women, five years more than in 2018. The role of education in reducing the gap is fundamental, so we invite you to donate to our scholarship fund and provide women the opportunity to prepare for their advancement to leadership positions.

For information on other ways to contribute contact us: info.celis@incae.edu