Dr. Alfonso Jiménez Fernández, PhD in Psychology, is inducted as a Full Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors, with the address “Creando Valor a través de las Personas y sus Directivos” (Creating Value through People and Their Leaders).

Respondent: H.E. Dr. Segundo Píriz Durán, PhD in Veterinary Medicine, Full Member of the RAED

Great Hall (Paraninfo) of the Complutense University of Madrid – C. de San Bernardo, 49 – 28015 Madrid

Thursday, 26 February 2026

18:00 h

Format: On-site and streaming

Registration: Please confirm attendance with the Secretariat: secretaria@raed.academy or by phone at +34 93 667 40 54

Creating Value through People and Their Leaders

People, through their work, are a key productive factor for all types of companies and organizations. However, their contribution goes far beyond mere performance or productivity. They are the ones who generate innovation, sustain corporate culture, and make continuous adaptation to change possible. In an increasingly uncertain and competitive business environment, true differential value lies not so much in technology or processes, but in people’s capacity to learn, collaborate, and commit to a shared purpose.

Creating value through people means recognizing their talent as a strategic asset rather than a disposable resource. It requires fostering work environments where trust, autonomy, and professional development prevail. Organizations that invest in the growth of their teams, that listen to and value individual contributions, achieve more sustainable results and greater innovative capacity. Leadership also plays a decisive role. Good leaders are not those who control, but those who inspire; not those who demand obedience, but those who create meaning and purpose. People-centered leadership drives commitment and transforms business objectives into shared goals. Business management must be rethought from a more human perspective—one in which productivity and profitability do not conflict with well-being, but rather reinforce one another. Because when people grow, companies thrive. And when organizations recognize the value of each individual, they become engines of economic and social progress.

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