Speaking before about 75 business school educators at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo. the weekend of July 16 - 19, Wheeling Jesuit representatives Yoseba Urquijo and Urko Fernandez inspired the audience attending the 12th annual gathering of the Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education Conference with their work connecting the global business community.

While most of those in attendance were U.S. educators, these graduate students, studying at Wheeling Jesuit University, were Basque nationals. The students were proud to note that Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, was also from the Basque County.

The two men talked about an international “incubator” model they are working on, one that links businesses and educational institutions.

Their work is supported by Wheeling Jesuit and Jesuit Deusto University in Bilbao, Spain, which have been collaborating in this emerging arena of value-driven business leadership.

The students said their incubator model is especially suited to a global network of Jesuit schools interested in influencing businesses and emerging business leaders. To access the WJU global business incubator Web page, please click here.