ICMA Women's Network: The New Professional Standard - Turning Online Personal Branding into Career Capital

Date: 7 October 2025
Time: 17:30 - 20:30 CEST
Venue: Google for Startups Campus, Madrid, Spain

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Overview

Join the ICMA Women's Network event in Madrid, designed to champion gender equality and foster greater diversity and inclusion within our industry. All genders are welcome and encouraged to attend.

What you can expect:

The New Professional Standard: Turning Online Personal Branding into Career Capital

Building a successful career today goes hand in hand with cultivating a powerful personal brand and strategic social presence.

Exclusive insights and actionable takeaways from expert-led sessions on:

Aligning personal image with professional growth in the new digital era
Developing a strategic and authentic presence that supports your career ambitions
Leveraging AI and next-generation tools to enhance visibility, credibility, and career momentum

This event is designed to empower and equip everyone with the mindset, strategies, and tools to thrive in today’s dynamic professional landscape.

Featured speakers include:

Carlos Muñiz, Managing Director at Santander and Chair of ICMA Iberia Region (Opening Speech)

Raul Suárez Banegas, Head of Corporate Business Development at LinkedIn in Spain and Portugal (Keynote Speaker)

Raúl Suárez holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He started his professional career as a technology consultant at Accenture deploying knowledge management projects. Later he developed his experience in Human Resources consulting specializing in the selection of middle management and executives. He is currently the Head of Corporate Business Development at LinkedIn in Spain and Portugal, focused on generating value in companies and their strategy of attracting, recruiting, developing and training talent.

Laura Marcos, Global Head of Social Networks and Corporate Communication at Santander

Aline Gómez-Acebo, CEO for Eniax, Chief Sustainability Officer position for Asisa Group and Top 100 Women Leaders Spain

Aline currently runs ENIAX, a digital health startup that optimizes medical agendas through AI in over 8 countries and with over 6 million users per month. She also holds the Chief Sustainability Officer position for Asisa Group, Spain’s largest healthcare group with millions of policyholders and patients. Aline is a cofounder of Calafia, Iberian’s first female led Angel Investment group. She is also in education as a Board Member of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (one of Spain's largest public universities) and a faculty member of IE business school. Aline has also been named in the Top 100 Spanish Female leaders, received awards from educational and media institutions, and helps as an advisor to various consultancy companies such as Opinno and Strategic Gears.

Moderated by Belén Laín San Martín, Head of Fixed Income and DCM Sales, Treasury - Sales & Business Development at Cecabank

Admission: This in-person event is free to attend and open to ICMA members only. Register now.

If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.

CEST
17:30		Registration
18:00		Opening Speech Carlos Muñiz, Managing Director at Santander and Chair of ICMA Iberia Region
18:10		Keynote Speaker Raul Suárez Banegas, Head of Corporate Business Development at LinkedIn in Spain and Portugal
18:30		Panel
19:15		Q&A
19:30		Networking Reception
20:30		Event Close

Overview of the latest developments in the sustainable bond markets: an ICMA and BofA Securities training workshop (by invitation only)
Organised by: ICMA and BofA Securities
Time: 08:30 - 16:30 SGT, Tuesday, June 27
Venue: The Westin Singapore

ICMA and BofA Securities will hold a one-day training workshop aimed at regulators, issuers, investors and other market participants from the APAC region on June 27 at the Westin Singapore. The workshop will cover a comprehensive range of topics including: an overview of the Principles, financing themes such as climate transition, blue and biodiversity, overview of the EU/ASEAN taxonomies, an update on external reviews, disclosures and reporting as well as a case study on sustainability-linked bond issuance. Presenters will include representatives from ICMA, IFC, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, BofA Securities, RAM Sustainability and Dentons Hong Kong.

Roundtable on Singapore GFIT Taxonomy (invitation only)
Organised by ICMA
Time: 10:00-11:30 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Venue: Singapore

Roundtable on global and Asian transition finance (invitation only)
Organised by ICMA
Time: 15:30-17:00 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Venue: Singapore

Dynamics and developments in the international sustainable bond markets – Implications for the MENA region

Capital Club, DIFC, Dubai, 8 December 2021

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