Joan Riera is an Innovator, Advisor, Professor, Investor, Writer and Speaker, known for his unparalleled connection with people, his fierce passion, and his obsession to find entrepreneurial ways to drive positive change in the world. Joan has over 20 years of business success in the corporate world and then as an eight-time entrepreneur.

Joan has been honored to participate in more than 400 projects and help over 50.000 executives from more than 60 countries transform and energize their lives and their organizations. To accomplish this mission, he founded Active Development in 2010, a consulting firm that offers specialized advisory in growth management, innovation, corporate entrepreneurship and sales. He is currently leading the company and participating in different projects in the field.

He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views on business issues in public speeches, television appearances, and top publications. Joan is internationally recognized as a leading expert for Corporate Entrepreneurship. His latest book, Impulso, offers an accessible methodology to deploy intrapreneurship in the organizations.
As a supporter of socially conscious ventures, Joan is proud to have designed and executed different programs for governments, institutions, foundations and NGOs, such as entrepreneurship camps for young gifted entrepreneurs or an incubator / accelerator for disabled entrepreneurs.

Specialist in Talent Management, People Development, Selection and High Performance Teams. Graduate in Psychology from the Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago de Chile. Certified in international assessment tools, as well as in coaching by the Rafael Echevarría school.

His teaching and research activity focuses on the evaluation of the person, new talent development techniques and Human Resources management. She is an active speaker in corporate entrepreneurship and talent management forums.

He has developed his career in the field of clinical, organizational and business psychology. With more than 10 years of experience in HR Management and Direction. The case of Vodafone stands out, where it assumed responsibility for managing people in the field of distribution, creating and developing high-performance commercial teams in highly competitive environments with complex sales processes.

A professional with a strong international track record in management, operations, and business development, combining experience across both public and private organisations with a clear focus on growth and business transformation.

A specialist in Business Administration, he holds a Master’s Degree in Internationalisation from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from EAE Business School, with a dual qualification from IL3-University of Barcelona. Throughout his career, he has led Operations and Sales teams and departments, while also taking on responsibilities in management control, data analysis, consulting, and business development. This breadth of experience has enabled him to build an interdisciplinary and cross-functional profile, with the ability to connect strategy, people, processes, and execution.

At Active Development, he leads the Corporate Services & Business Enablement area, bringing a holistic view of the organisation and focusing on strengthening operational efficiency, facilitating coordination across different areas, and contributing to the development of new business opportunities. His analytical mindset, versatility, and results-oriented approach enable him to tackle a wide range of challenges while maintaining a clear understanding of how each element contributes to the performance of the organisation as a whole.

ESADE graduate and MBA, Jorge combines more than 25 years of experience in corporate strategy, entrepreneurship and investment. Having participated in the creation, growth and investment of different companies, he brings leadership teams a valuable perspective on growth, M&A, resource allocation and strategic decision-making.

Jordi leads Active Development for the USA. He has more than 10 years of experience in Marketing and Sales in the USA and in multinational companies in various countries. He also has experience in Business Development in Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

His training includes the BA Honors International Business at the University of Westminster (London, UK) and also programs at the London School of Economics and the Business Institute.

María brings organization, rigour and reliability to Active Development’s day-to-day operations. She has experience in administrative, accounting and financial management and stands out for her autonomy, precision and attention to detail. She supports clients, suppliers and project teams, helping ensure smooth coordination and effective process follow-up.

Toni brings to Active Development more than 35 years of experience leading transformation, innovation and business development initiatives, with a career spanning major multinational corporations as well as entrepreneurial and consulting environments. He has developed part of his career at companies including IBM, Sanyo and Schneider Electric, giving him a highly practical understanding of how organizations evolve, compete and adapt to changing environments.

His profile combines strategy, technology, innovation and leadership with a strong sensitivity to the human dimension of change. Today, he combines his role as Senior Partner at mediterrània space with an active academic relationship with ESADE, contributing to Executive Education programs and initiatives related to innovation, leadership and business transformation. He is also co-author of El Ecosistema B2B and is actively involved in entrepreneurship, innovation and impact ecosystems.

In client projects, Toni brings a cross-functional perspective that connects strategy with execution, technology with business, and transformation with people. His experience enables him to work with leadership teams when they need to challenge established models, anticipate change and build new ways to compete and create value.

His contribution to Active Development reinforces an approach to transformation that we strongly share: technology can accelerate change, but it is people, leadership and the ability to turn ideas into action that ultimately make that change generate sustainable results.

Mi opción para la web sería ponerle Senior Consultant o, si queréis reforzar más su calibre, Senior Advisor · Innovation & Transformation. Para Toni, esta segunda denominación me parece especialmente potente y diferencial.

Arnau is a committed professional passionate about talent development and continuous improvement in the business field, with a solid track record in the general management of foundations. He studied Business Administration and Management at the UIC and has completed a Human Resources program at IESE, strengthening his strategic and leadership profile.

He has outstanding experience in collaborating with management teams to make strategic decisions, as well as in the creation and implementation of Human Resources departments focused on attracting and retaining the best talent. He has successfully led the coordination of training programs, ensuring that academic teams have the necessary resources to offer high-quality content.

His main achievements include the implementation of ERP systems to optimize operational efficiency, the supervision of subsidized projects in collaboration with Next Generation funds, and the improvement of operational processes in organizations. His strategic and results-oriented approach allows him to promote initiatives that generate a positive and sustainable impact.

Lic&MBA from ESADE, specialized in Marketing, Sales and Business Strategy. International experience in a Marketing Agency (5 years between Paris and London). Academic collaborator at ESADE and tenured professor at the ESIC MBA, where he also coordinates the Investment forum and advises the investors club.

Private investor in start-ups in different accelerators and incubators, as well as an active speaker. He has been an entrepreneur and Director in the consulting field

Mariana trabaja en estrategia, innovación y sostenibilidad, combinando una visión analítica con una clara orientación a la implementación. Su formación en KTH en ámbitos como energías renovables, smart cities y desarrollo sostenible aporta una perspectiva especialmente valiosa en proyectos de transformación e innovación con impacto.

Lucía brings to Active Development a rigorous, structured and people-focused perspective, particularly valuable in projects that require coordinating multiple stakeholders, managing complexity and turning different needs into concrete action.

Her professional experience in pharmaceutical, MedTech and health-related environments has given her a strong understanding of contexts where precision, quality and trust are essential. Her specialized education also covers areas such as marketing, sales, market access and medical functions within the pharmaceutical industry.

In client projects, Lucía brings strong listening, organizational and follow-through capabilities, helping teams with different perspectives work in a coordinated way while maintaining focus on their objectives.

At Active Development, her contribution strengthens our ability to support transformation, people development and organizational projects in highly demanding sectors, combining a close working style with the rigour required to turn decisions into results.

Graduate in Pharmacy and MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management with an emphasis on Innovation. Their specialties are in the field of converting technology into business and commercial development. In 2003 Ricard was appointed Director of Innovation for the city of Barcelona.

He is an entrepreneur, private investor and active speaker. He is a co-instructor with Henry Chesbrough and Ken Morse.

José Manuel brings to Active Development a strong combination of strategic perspective, business experience and execution capability. His approach is based on a clear principle: transformation only becomes real when it translates into concrete decisions, operational change and measurable results.

His experience as an executive advisor enables him to work alongside leadership teams on challenges involving growth, transformation, sustainability and value creation, connecting strategy, finance, organization and execution. This perspective is particularly valuable when companies need to move from ambition to viable and actionable plans.

Educated at ESADE, José Manuel also brings a rigorous and structured approach to decision-making, combined with a strong business orientation. In his projects, he seeks to align interests, resources and capabilities so that strategy can be implemented with clarity and consistency.

At Active Development, his contribution is particularly valuable in strategy, business transformation, sustainability and growth projects, helping organizations turn complex objectives into executable initiatives and sustainable results. His current work in industrial transformation and decarbonization further reinforces this focus on tangible, measurable impact.

Josep brings to Active Development a particularly valuable combination of creativity, business perspective and the ability to mobilize people. Educated in Business Administration and Management at ESADE, he combines a strong business foundation with a different way of approaching challenges and creating new possibilities.

His work helps organizations and leadership teams challenge established ways of thinking, look at complex issues from different perspectives and find new ways forward when conventional answers are no longer enough.

Specialized in turning creativity into a practical tool for transformation, he designs and facilitates experiences that generate participation, meaningful conversations and action. His ability to connect ideas, people and business challenges is particularly valuable in projects involving innovation, leadership, cultural transformation and team development.

In client projects, Josep brings energy, lateral thinking and a strong ability to make complexity understandable. He goes beyond generating ideas: he helps teams break established patterns, explore new possibilities and turn them into concrete initiatives.

His contribution reinforces one of Active Development’s core beliefs: organizations change when their people begin to think, decide and act differently.

Nanita brings to Active Development a combination of strategic thinking, human-centred innovation and a strong ability to turn complex challenges into processes of exploration, experimentation and action. Her approach helps teams move beyond familiar answers, understand problems more deeply and develop solutions with greater potential for impact.

Her experience leading Fusion Point at ESADE and her work in Design Thinking and applied innovation enable her to connect business, talent, technology and experimentation methodologies around real-world challenges. In client projects, she creates working environments that foster collaboration, accelerate learning and help teams move from an initial opportunity to solutions that can be tested and developed.

Nanita also brings a deeply international and cross-sector perspective, built through working with organizations, companies and institutions across different industries and countries. This diversity enables her to challenge assumptions, connect practices from different contexts and enrich projects with new perspectives.

At Active Development, her contribution is particularly valuable in innovation, Design Thinking, transformation and new solution development projects, helping organizations turn uncertainty into experimentation and experimentation into learning, decisions and results.