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2023 Edition

 

Adolfo Borrero

AMETIC

CEO of Aalto Consultores, a company specialized in Strategic Consulting for the Planning and Development of Smart cities and territories, with special dedication to Smart Tourist Destinations and smart energy solutions. Founding partner and president of the first pure Energy Services Company in Andalusia, Cactus Servicios Energéticas. He is president of the AMETIC Smartcities commission since its creation in 2012.
 

Agustín Cárdenas

Telefónica

Business Transformation Director

Agustín Cárdenas has been Director of Corporate Business Transformation at Telefónica since July 2018. His activity over the last 10 years has always been linked to the B2B business, from the areas of Marketing and Business Development and especially digital services. His beginnings in the Telefónica Group were in the subsidiary dedicated to Research and Development and he is a Computer Engineer from the University of Seville.
 

Agustín Leal de Lama

Herko Trucks

CEO

Industrial Engineer from the University of Oviedo specializing in Mechanical Design, with training and experience in the areas of Purchasing, Machinery, PRL, Q and MA. More than 15 years in ACCIONA, first in the construction company managing strategic machinery park, and later in Services and Mobility leading the Purchasing and Machinery Department. The last 8 years very focused on sustainability, development of new efficient products that reduce emissions as part of the business focus, buying more than 2,000 trucks, and changing the trend from diesel to thermal engines to implement all kinds of alternative solutions. . For a year in the direction of HERKO TRUCK, a Spanish company from which we will be able to revolutionize last-mile transport worldwide.
 

Agustín Torres

AQUATEC
 

Alberto Tuñón Villafañe

ECONWARD

CCO

Alberto Tuñon is a Law School and MBA graduate specialised in International Business Development with nearly 20 years of experience in the field of waste and environmental solutions. He has conducted business in over 40 countries and is currently the CCO at ECONWARD TECH, a Spanish company that develops technology solutions for the recovery of organic solid waste and biogas production. Having developed an entire career in the waste industry, he is now dedicated to implementing innovative solutions that tackle the challenges in organic waste management helping build a bridge between the waste and renewable energy sectors on a path towards economy decarbonisation.
 

Alfonso Flores Rubio

Repsol

Business Development [Multi-energy and Sustainability]

Alfonso Flores Rubio is a Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and holds a Master's degree in Energy Companies Management from the Repsol Higher Training Center. His career began in the telecommunications sector, where he worked as an engineer specialized in radio frequency spectrum management and planning. Eager to explore new challenges and broaden his horizons, he transitioned to the energy industry, where he found his true calling. Since 2012, Alfonso has been working with the Repsol group, holding various professional roles in finance, both at the national and international levels, as well as in business development. His diverse experiences have honed his strategic acumen and shaped him into a versatile professional. Currently, Alfonso fulfills a pivotal role in sector-specific commercial development, spearheading projects targeting the Public Administration sector. Moreover, he plays a fundamental role in creating, developing, and marketing innovative solutions in the multi-energy and sustainability fields, showcasing his remarkable blend of business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit. With his passion for innovation and commitment to addressing complex challenges, Alfonso Flores Rubio aspires to be a driving force in shaping the future of the energy sector, promoting sustainable practices for sustainable development in the energy transition domain.
 

Alicia Arce

Ayesa

Chief Strategic Innovation Officer

Alicia has a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Seville, as well as a master’s degree and PhD in control, automation and robotics from the University of Seville. During her PhD, she was a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan and Imperial College London. She has more than 18 years of experience in all aspects of R&D, beginning with her time at renowned international organisations such as the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) through to her current work in development and knowledge transfer. For more than eight years, she has also advised the European commission on proposals, projects and programmes in the area of innovation. Since 2021, she has been Chief Innovation Officer at Ayesa. Recently in 2023, she has been named the new Chief Strategic Innovation Officer (CSInnO) at Ayesa, a position she will hold alongside her responsibilities in Utilities. Combining both roles will provide her with a broad vision of what our clients’ needs are likely to need looking forward.
 

Alicia Izquierdo

Ayuntamiento de Málaga

Deputy Mayor of Innovation, Urban Digitalization, Technological and Business Promotion and Investment Atracction

Born in Malaga in 1977, she studied Telecommunications Engineering at the same city. Later he studied different postgraduate courses at prestigious schools such as IESE, Instituto de Empresa and the London Business School. She has developed her career for more than 15 years between Madrid, the United Kingdom, the United States and Latin America, in different senior management positions, in key sectors such as Technology, Telecommunications, IT & Cloud, Finance and Banking. During this period, he works for companies such as Oracle, Ericsson, Huawei or ZTE, in which they hold leadership positions, managing large teams of people and large budgets. She is also the founder of a start-up focused on the collaborative parking market (parkfy) and of a consultancy dedicated to business development and commercial optimization in Mexico and Colombia. Full command of English language, plus basic knowledge of Portuguese, Italian and Chinese languages.
 

Ana Llopis

Grupo Llopis Servicios Ambientales
 

Ana Pérez

AERTEC

Aviation Expert Director

Ana is Aviation Expert Director at AERTEC Solutions. She has extensive experience in airport planning and capacity demand analysis, with over 20 years of experience in airport projects worldwide. Her background in airport planning has been further developed over the years with projects involving all kinds of stakeholders, from airports to contractors, airport concessionaires, and others. Since 2003, she has worked as an Airport Planning Expert at AERTEC Solutions. She has been involved in projects in several countries, such as Spain, Colombia, the Philippines, Chile, Cuba, Belgium, the USA, Portugal, and the Middle East, etc. In addition, she has knowledge in the handling of diverse Fast Time Simulation tools in Airfields and Passenger Terminal Capacity (AirTop, CAST, AviPLAN, etc.), which helps with the detailed analysis in airport projects. Ana has a deep knowledge of ICAO, FAA, GACAR, EASA, and IATA standards, as a guarantee of excellence on every project she participates in. She is the author of several articles on airports and air transport, having received the López Villares Award from AENA in the specialty of airports. Additionally, she won the E-woman Award for her professional path. Ana is the Director for Inspiring Girls in Engineering, included in the Women in Transport European Union, with the objective of increasing the number of women engineers. Furthermore, she also collaborates with Women in Malaga Tech Pack and Ellas Vuelan Alto. Ana is currently advisor to the Urban Air Mobility and Sustainability committees y Aertec Solutions.
 

Andrés Morón

Ayuntamiento de Cañete La Real
 

Andrés Piédrola

Empresa Malagueña de Transportes
 

Ángel Recio

El Español de Málaga

Delegate

Delegate of EL ESPAÑOL of Málaga. Graduate in Journalism from the University of Malaga and MBA from the EOI. He has worked in Gaceta Universitaria, Expansión, Sur, Vida Económica or Málaga Hoy, among other media, mainly in economic, business and tourism information.
 

Ángeles Cristóbal

Ayuntamiento de Madrid

Licenciada en Ciencias Químicas y en Sociología. Ha trabajado en la Administración General del Estado en diferentes puestos siempre relacionados con la calidad del aire, ocupando la Jefatura del Área de calidad del aire del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de 2003 a 2008. Desde 2008 presta servicios en el Ayuntamiento Madrid y en la actualidad es Subdirectora General de Sostenibilidad en el Área de Urbanismo, Medio Ambiente y Movilidad. Es responsable de la dirección del sistema integral de vigilancia, predicción e información de la calidad del aire de la ciudad de Madrid y del departamento de Educación Ambiental
 

Ángeles Maza

Junta de Andalucía | Consejería de Educación y Deporte
 

Antonio García

EPICSA | Diputación de Cádiz

Manager

University Master's Degree in Information and Knowledge Society from the UOC. Currently studying the Master in Local Public Management by CEMCI. Since joining the Cádiz Provincial Council in 2004, he has been a Management Technician of the Information Society Service, becoming Coordinator of the Communication and Innovation Department of EPICSA, an instrumental entity of the Cádiz Provincial Council, in 2014. In 2017 he was appointed Manager of EPICSA, also serving as Head of Information Security of the Diputación de Cádiz in accordance with the provisions of its Information Security Policy, and Head of Digital Accessibility. Participates in the Information Security Committee (CSI) and in the Digital Administration Committee (CAD) of the Provincial Council of Cádiz.
 

Antonio Gómez-Guillamón

AERTEC Solutions

CEO & Founder

Aerospace Engineer from UPM. CEO and co-founder of the aerospace technology and engineering company AERTEC Solutions. President of the Andalucía Aerospace Business Cluster; President of the Aerospace and Defense Industry Commission of CEA; Vice President of Ricardo Valle Innovation Institute; Trustee of the Andalusian Foundation for Aerospace Development, FADA-CATEC; Member of the Spanish Aerospace Technology Platform; Member of the Forum of Innovative Companies.
 

Antonio J. Guevara

Universidad de Málaga

Dean

Dean of the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Málaga. Professor in the Computer Sciences Department at University of Malaga. Degree and PhD from the University of Malaga began his relationship with the tourism since the creation of the studies at the University of Málaga in 1995. He is currently president of the Spanish Conference of Deans of Tourism (CEDTUR) involving 45 Spanish universities with undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD studies in Tourism. His research interests focus on the field of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) applied to tourism. He is the principal researcher of the SICUMA research group (Cooperative Information Systems, University of Malaga). He has directed several projects for R & D related to the implementation of ICT in tourism and published research works at relevant journal publications.
 

Antonio López

Ecoembes

Manager

Educational Background: Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from the University of Zaragoza. Master's in Environmental Engineering from the Polytechnic Center of the University of Zaragoza. Professional Experience: With over 25 years of experience in the field of circular economy, I have held various significant positions in leading sector companies. In 2001, I began my journey with Ecoembes, undertaking several strategic roles. Since 2006, I have served as the Manager for the southern region of Spain.
 

Antonio Quirós

El Polo Nacional de Contenidos Digitales

Coordinator
 

Antonio Tornero Jimenez

SolarTDI (SolarTechnology & Integrrations SL)

CEO

Since I entered the Air Force Transmissions School 45 years ago, I have not been separated from the technology sector, consultant and trainer of professional experts in Telecommunications. Security and Video Surveillance. For 10 years I have been connecting these devices to the sun, including intelligent monoblock lighting, in which I have specialised in order to provide a concrete solution for decarbonisation and respect for the environment.
 

Antonio Urdiales

Ayuntamiento de Almería

Councilor Delegate for Environmental and Energy Sustainability
 

Arturo Pérez de Lucía

Asociación Empresarial para el Desarrollo e Impulso del Vehículo Eléctrico (AEDIVE)

General Manager

General Director of AEDIVE and Vice President of the European Association of Electric Mobility, AVERE. With a bachelor's degree in journalism, I have managed for more than 20 years professional publications in the field of energy efficiency, sustainable construction and sustainable mobility.
 

Aurelia González

Ayuntamiento de Málaga

Vicepresidenta 2ª de la Asociación Internacional del Teléfono de la Esperanza
 

Baldomero Ortega Pardal

Kapsch
 

Beatriz Garcinuño

Ayuntamiento de Gotarrendura

Development Agent

In 2013 he joined the Gotarrendura City Council to carry out renewable energy and water efficiency projects, after several contracts in 2016 he became a Local Development Agent until today.
 

Carles Ruiz

Ayuntamiento de Viladecans

Mayor

Mayor of Viladecans (Barcelona) since November 2005, Secretary of Economy, Entrepreneurship, Labor and Cooperative Economy of the PSC. Secretary of the Industrial Pact of the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona. Since 2019 he is Deputy President of the Area of Human Resources, Finance, and Internal Services of the Barcelona Provincial Council and is currently Co-President of the Innpulso Network of Cities of Science and Innovation and President of the Network of Local Governments +Biodiversity.
 

Carlos Berenguer

AERTEC

Aviation General Director

Carlos Berenguer is the Aviation General Director at Aertec Solutions. He is PMP, MBA and Aeronautical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He also complemented his studies at Cranfield University in the UK. Although he began his professional career in Strategic Planning with AENA, he soon moved to the private sector. In AERTEC he has led dozens of projects in the last 20 years mainly internationally, in the UK and Ireland, in the Middle East and in Latin America. In addition, he manages the Aviation Division at AERTEC with a team of more than 160 people in his charge, who develop airport consulting and engineering projects. He personally leads the Urban Air Mobility and Sustainability Committee in the Aviation Division, which is an example of the importance of these disciplines in the present and future of AERTEC.
 

Carlos De la Rocha

Acciona Energia

Business Development Manager

Extensive knowledge in the energy sector with more than 15 years of experience. Expert in energy efficiency in cities and ports. Projects in the private and public sector
 

Carlos Julián

Ayuntamiento de Algemesí

Responsible for the IT service

Computer Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (2003). After 17 years of experience in the private sector, some as sole director of diferents companies, in 2016 he joined the public service. He is currently responsible for the IT service of the Algemesí City Council, which in the current legislature has been transformed into the Department of Innovation and Digital Transformation.
 

Carlos Ventura

Ayuntamiento de Rivas-Vaciamadrid

Economics and Organization Area Coordinator

Joined the Rivas Vaciamadrid City Council in 2000, responsible for the creation of the department of new technologies, that before belonged information and communications services , and currently, Head of the Department of Telecommunications of the Area of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneur Projects. CIO of the Rivas SmartCity Project of the Rivas Vaciamadrid Town Hall. He was President of SC1 Infrastructure of the CTN178 Committee for the standardization of Smart Cities in Spain. Coordinator and founding partner of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities RECI in the working groups of Environment and Infrastructure and Energy. Training: Graduated in Telecommunication Systems Engineering and Master in Telecommunication Systems
 

Carmen González

Polo de Contenidos Digitales

I'm an open-minded and very sociable person, who loves helping companies and entrepreneurs become profitable, while creating positive impact on society and environment. Because of my experience in multinational firms, I have vast experience in leading ambitious projects, always putting focus in excellence & growth. Additionally, my entrepreneurial side has made me resilient and a hands-on attitude person. I am curious by nature: I really love to learn "at every turn".
 

Carmen Rodríguez

Sociedad Informática, INPRO | Diputación de Sevilla

Manager

-Manager of Sociedad Provincial de Informática, S.A.U. , M.P. (INPRO) -Director of the Digital Transformation Office of the Provincial Council of Seville. -Computer Engineer by the School of Computer Engineering of the University of Seville. -Master in Management and Information Technologies for Local Administration by INAP and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. -Master in Leadership and Public Management by INAP and Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP). -Expert Evaluator of the National Agency of Evaluation and Prospective of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. -Honorary Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Languages and Systems of the School of Computer Engineering of the University of Seville. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
 

Clara Vallve

VOI TECHNOLOGY
 

Constance Cordier

Lixo

Global Expansion Manager

Lixo wishes to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy. To do so, we develop turnkey solutions to increase the efficiency, transparency and traceability of the waste management and valorisation industry. Based on computer vision and image recognition, our mission is to make waste the resources of tomorrow.
 

Consuelo Ochoa

Ayuntamiento de Lerín
 

Daniel García i Tarrazona

Bus4.me

Product Manager

Daniel García i Tarrazona - Bus4.me Project Manager - As a key player and architect in the creation, development and launch of the project, he has over 28 years of experience in the mobility sector and over 30 years in the field of technology and programming. His expertise has become the driving force behind our innovative approach, ensuring that every aspect of our project is backed by decades of knowledge and experience in these critical areas.
 

Daniel González-Bootello

Smart City Clúster
 

Daniel Serra

EIT Urban Mobility | Gaia-X España

Director Ecosystems & Stakeholders and Head of Mobility WG

Since 2019, Daniel has been participating in the setting up of the EIT Urban Mobility and since January 2020 he has been appointed as the Innovation Hub Director for the Innovation Hub South. Daniel is a member of the board of Gaia-X Spain and coordinates the Spanish group of mobility experts in Data Spaces. Daniel has several years of experience in Urban Mobility. From 2015 to 2018, he was the Executive Project Manager at CARNET (Future Mobility Research Hub), where he worked in the development of initial activities, setting up processes and research activities and leading projects like the Virtual Mobility Lab (the first macroscopic model of the Barcelona metropolitan region) or the creation of Mobility as a service Catalonia (MaaS Catalonia). From 2003 to 2015, he worked in the Automotive Industry for leading OEMs projects (Ford, Volvo, Land Rover, SEAT, VW, Daimler). Daniel is also collaborating with ESADE Business School in several MBA courses and with Universitat Pompeu Fabra as a mentor.
 

Daniel Vega Díaz

FEMP

Head of SmartCities

Telecommunications Engineer, Master in City and Urban Planning, and Postgraduate in SmartCities. He is currently the head of the Digital Public Services (Smart Cities) and Innovation sector, and technical secretary of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI) from the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP). In addition, it participates in the Digitization sector commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, representing RECI. And he is a member of both the executive board of the Smart Destinations Network (DTI Network) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the Steering Committee of the Innpulso Network of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. Specialist in Smart Cities/Territories/Destinations and Urban Resilience. Expert in public procurement and business development in Smart Cities. He also develops UNE regulations, in the Spanish Association for Standardization, as a member of the Technical Committee for Standardization 178 of Smart Cities, and is co-leader of the City Platforms group within the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative of the International Union of Telecommunications (ITU).
 

David Fernández Guerra

Junta de Andalucía
 

Eduardo Valencia

AMETIC

Electronics Industry Director, New Entrepreneurship and Development

Degree in Political Science from the Catholic University of Milan, Italy. Master’s in Business Industries Management from the University of Barcelona. Former Manager of the Spanish Cluster for Home and Building automation & Smart Cities. Founder of the event consultancy firm for innovation ‘Tech 4 Events’. Co-author of the book: Smart City, towards smart management. Since 2017, Director of AMETIC office in Barcelona. AMETIC is the Trade Association that represents the digital technology industry sector in Spain. Since 2018, Director of the #VEHICLES7YFN Think Tank and of AMETIC’s Commission on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle and Sustainable Mobility. Since 2019, Vice-President of DIGITALEUROPE’s Working Group on Autonomous Driving.
 

Elena Ortega

Junta de Andalucía

Coordinator of the Area of ​​Analysis, Planning and Promotion of Sustainability

Elena Ortega Díaz, Coordinator of the Area of ​​Analysis, Planning and Promotion of Sustainability of the General Secretariat for Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy, area to which correspond actions related to environmental education, promotion and coordination of research activities in environmental matters, strategic environmental planning and strategic environmental evaluation of plans and programs, coordination of the Andalucía Environmental Information Network (REDIAM), and functions to promote the blue economy.
 

Elena Recio

Ricardo PLC

Senior Air Quality Consultant

Senior Air Quality Consultant Low Emission Zones
 

Emilio Herrera

AMETIC

VP de la Comisión Smart Cities

Smart Cities Comission VP of AMETIC and Head of Public Sector Cibernos Group
 

Emilio Iglesias

CDTI

Heea of area. Instituticional Promotion Departmen

Telecommunications Engineer by UPM, Master in Telecommunications Economics by UNED and MBA in international trade by ICEX. He has carried out his professional activity in the implementation and management of R&D and business innovation in the private and public sector, both nationally and internationally. He is currently coordinator of the PIDI Network, a national R&D support network.
 

Ernesto Martínez

Agencia OMNIA
 

Fernando Del Valle

Canal Málaga RTV
 

Fernando Moreno

Bosch España

Mobility Services Manager

Bachelor's Degree in Economics and MBA from the University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). He also holds a Master's Degree in Electric Vehicle from the School of Industrial Organization (EOI) in Madrid. He has extensive experience in the automotive sector, where he has developed a large part of his professional career taking over responsibilities in different positions within the commercial, logistics and sales controlling area for automobile manufacturers and new businesses in the field of electric, connected, automated and shared mobility. He has also held business development and innovation positions in the Motosharing, Smart Cities and Industry verticals. Currently he holds the position of Sales Manager for new mobility services, parking and air quality solutions at Bosch Spain and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the promotion of Electric Mobility (AEDIVE) in Spain.
 

Francisca Rubio Berenguel

Gaia X Spain

General Manager

Francisca is electronic engineer with master studies in Photovoltaic Energy (PV), MBA and data. She has always worked in R&D in different sectors and several countries (Spain, France and Germany). She has extensive experience in developing innovative new products and creating innovation ecosystems.
 

Francisco de la Torre

Ayuntamiento de Málaga

Mayor
 

Francisco José Vea Folch

Simetría grupo

Director of Innovation and New Technologies

Director of Innovation and New Technologies at SIMETRIA Civil Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (1998). Master's Degree in Management and Planning from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (2011). Lecturer on the Master's Degree in Project Management at the Jaime I University of Castellón. Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Road Association. Member of the Editorial Board of the Revista Carreteras magazine. Coordinator of the Digital Twin, IoT and Blockchain Working Groups of the Construction Technology Platform. Member of various AENOR Standardisation Committees on the subject of waste.
 

Francisco Marín

Foro Empresas Innovadoras
 

Francisco Marqués Aranda

NOVALITY

CEO

Francisco Marqués Aranda studied Industrial Technical Engineering specializing in Mechanics at the Polytechnic University School of Seville. From an early age he has been linked to the world of mechanical manufacturing, first in the family company MECATECNIC dedicated to the aeronautical sector and later in the automotive sector in the Renault company. After these years he began his entrepreneurial experience, establishing NOVATECNIC in 2007 aimed at designing and maintenance of waste management equipment, currently working mainly with the public sector. In 2018 he founded NOVALITY, a company focused on developing innovative solutions to respond to new forms of mobility. With the accumulated background of machinery design and manufacturing, and adding a multidisciplinary technical team including extensive experience in the industrial sector, the outcome of this project has been a wide range of connected and safe parking stations for bicycles and e-scooters, which are already in operation in several Spanish cities and whose level of innovation has been awarded by different entities. The last step of this recognition is the recent constitution of the company NOVALITY GREEN, where NOVALITY and SACYR participate to scale the project internationally.
 

Francisco Salvador

Ayuntamiento de Málaga
 

Franco Rosso

IOKI Digital Public Transport

Senior Sales & Business Development Manager

Franco is International Sales & Business Development Manager at ioki, a German company subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, the largest European public transport operator. For more than two years, he has been driving ioki’s internationalization in South Europe, developing the full go-to-market strategy, including the development of partners and new projects, either with new or existing customers. In addition, Franco is also responsible for the development of strategic partnerships across Europe.
 

Frédéric Vieuxmaire

Telefónica España

Smart City Business Development

Graduated from Kedge Business School and Aston University. Experience of more than 20 years in business digitalization and AAPP. National Marketing and Business Development Manager for the areas of Smart Cities, Tourism and Mobility for Telefónica de España.
 

Gabriel Gimenez

Agualytics
 

Gema Igual

Santander City Council

RECI
 

Gerardo Jiménez

TECNALIA Andalucía
 

Gigi Pieri

Cartológica

Sales Manager

Projects manager at Elaborarium group, specialists in development, distribution and production of data and sensors regarding mobility and SmartCity.
 

Gustavo Ballesteros

Smart City Clúster
 

Hugo Tinoco

Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
 

Ignacio Alday

Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
 

Ignacio Galindo

PTV Group

Senior Customer Success Manager

Civil Engineer, specialist in land transport and modelling, with 16 years of professional experience in the transport sector and its infrastructures. He has practiced the profession in construction, public administration and, above all, in consulting. He is currently responsible for professional services and projects at PTV Group Iberia. In this responsibility he frequently works as a certified trainer in modeling with PTV Visum and participates as a teacher in postgraduate programs at universities such as Cantabria and Pablo de Olavide in Seville.
 

Ildefonso De Castro

BY PRODUCT PLACE
 

Inés Moreno

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA)
 

Iñigo Bilbao

Vitoria-Gasteiz Mobility Lab Foundation

Director

ARCHITECT (Basque Country University), MASTER ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (IESE, Madrid, University of Navarra) AND EUROPEAN PROJECTS EXPERT (Spanish Office for Science and Technology, Brussels) Proven experience in environmental and European projects derived from the management of the European Green Capital 2012 programme and other European projects such as: URBAN, MOVESMART, IRRIGESTLIFE, INTERREG, NOBEL GRID, NAPOCTEP, etc. As former member of the board of the Tecnalia Research & Innovation Foundation I also know the Basque Science and Technology network and all the European research programs. Strong experience and background on urban planning after more than 20 years on public and private projects in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the European Green Capital 2012, like the General Plan, the Old Quarter Integral Refurbishment Plan, the Salburua and Zabalgana Agreement, the Sustainable Mobility and Public Space Plan, the Urban Green Infrastructure Strategy (the Green Belt), the Tranway, etc. Excellent knowledge of the European Commission system and wide communicative and relational competence gained over 24 consecutive years of service to local governments and within international environments. Extensive experience as a lecturer (English and Spanish) in the USA, Brazil, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, China, Belgium, Greece, France, Canada, Spain, Chile, etc. I have participated in various exchange programmes in urban policies of the European Union with third countries such as China (EU-China Partnership on Urbanisation) or Canada (EU-Canada World Cities project). I have been involved in the EU-China Dialogue on Regional Policy, participating in four EU-China High Level Seminars on Regional Policy (Guangzhou, Brussels, Beijing and Shantou) and organizing a study visit of Chinese delegates from NDRC to Vitoria (Nov 2012). In 2017, I worked as NKE in the EU-South Africa World Cities Project, managing the Bilbao (ES)-Cape Town (SA) partnership. I am also involved in the IUC-LAC, the EU-Brazil Sector Dialogue in "Nature based solutions and sustainable cities", Brasilia 2018 and I have also participated as speaker in the Expo-Foro Innovación Ciudad Futuro. 27-28, March, 2019 in Santiago de Chile (Chile). H2020 Evaluator & European Commission's Expert (Id: EX2012D128322). I worked as leader of the Sustainable Cities Department in the Finnovaregio Foundation (FINNOVA), working in Interreg, H2020 & Life projects and in the Cities Startup Europe Award. This award, organized by DG Connect and the Committee of the Regions, looks for improving innovation and entrepreneurship in cities. Actually, I am the CEO of the Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz Foundation pushing innovation on mobility and logistics sectors
 

Inmaculada Carrasco

Asociación Organización de Productores Pesqueros de Motril OPP 85

Manager
 

Inmaculada Tola

Junta de Andalucía
 

Itziar Aspuru

Tecnalia

Environmental Comfort and Quality

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Sciences - specialty Electronics – Automatic. University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. She has worked at TECNALIA since 2000. She is a Senior researcher with more than 25 years of experience in environmental acoustics based on knowledge of the theoretical and practical principles and methodology for its evaluation and control. He leads a research team on environmental quality and comfort, which integrates environmental comfort criteria into urban environment design projects, combining the study of public perception of the environment and knowledge of the soundscape noise and air quality. She has participated in the design of solutions for attenuating noise emissions from railway sources. She has experience in European projects related to noise calculation methods that assess noise exposure and to the development of citizen observatory platforms that can empower citizens in the design of comfortable places.
 

Izaskun Suberbiola

MATER

Director

Izaskun Suberbiola Garbizu is a marine scientist and founder of MATER, the Ecoactive Boat Museum, a reference in environmental education in the Basque Country. Degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Superior Technician in Navigation, Transport and Maritime Fishing from the Blas de Lezo Naval School in Pasaia, Master in Teacher Training from the Complutense University of Madrid. She currently develops his professional work in the direction of MATER and as a manager of ecosocial projects and community action of the same entity. In recent years, MATER has received several awards at national and regional level for its innovative character in the empowerment of people and groups around the preservation and improvement of the environment (Tierra de Mujeres, ODS14, Atrae, Ramón Rubial...). It has recently received the first Excellence in Innovation for Rural Women 2023 award in the fishing and aquaculture sector.
 

Jaime García Cantero

RETINA

Content Director
 

Jaime Gragera Rodríguez

Diputación de Badajoz

Director of the Area of Technology and Digitalization

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. I have held various positions of responsibility, always linked to the world of Telecommunications, the Information Society and Information Technologies, participating in a multitude of projects at the state, regional and local levels. As a summary, I highlight: Provincial Head of Telecommunications Inspection of Badajoz General Director of Telecommunications and Networks (JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA) General Director of Electronic Administration and Evaluation of Public Policies (JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA). Coordinator of Computing and Digital Administration of the Diputación de Badajoz. Currently, DIRECTOR OF THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITALIZATION of the Diputación de Badajoz.
 

Javier Esteve

.Oficina del Dato Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital Gobierno de España

 

Javier López

Ayuntamiento de Sant Boi de Llobregat
 

Jehan de The

Europcar Mobility Group

Group Public Affairs Director

Jehan has held several leadership positions in the travel and transportation industry, including at Expedia. In 2006, Jehan joined Europcar Mobility Group, where he led the Group's digital transformation as Group Digital & Marketing Director and became General Manager of the group's low-cost brand. At the end of 2017, he took over the management of Group Public Affairs, where he participated in particular in the development of “urban and sustainable mobility solutions”. Jehan is also a board member of MaaS Alliance and president of the Car Sharing association.
 

Jerónimo de Burgos

Universidad de Almería

Lecturer in Tourism
 

Joaquín Soriano

IKOS TECH

CEO & Co funder

Agricultural Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the IOT and AI sector developing technological solutions for the optimization of water and fertilizers in crops.
 

John Mora Williams

AMETIC
 

Jordi Carbonell

Nemi Mobility Solutions

Chief Commercial Officer

Nemi is a stand-alone software tool for providing and managing flexible on-demand bus services which involves the use of a digital platform and is enabled through a user app
 

Jordi Mazon

Ayuntamiento de Viladecans

Teniente de Alcalde

PhD in physics. Lecture professor at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
 

Jordi Tort

Ayuntamiento de Gavà

1st Deputy Major
 

Jorge Barrero

Fundación Cotec para la Innovación Tecnológica

General Manager

General Manager Cotec Foundation for Innovation. He holds a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Salamanca and a Master's degree in Science, Technology and Society Studies from the same University. He has also completed postgraduate studies in Pharmaceutical Industry Management and Leadership in Public Management at IE and IESE Business Schools. From 2008 to 2012 he held the position of Director General of the Cabinet of the Minister of Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia, exercising functions in the general coordination of the Ministry's political action, and supervising the public agenda, parliamentary activity and relations with the media, and once this stage was over he returned as assistant to the presidency of ASEBIO, where he was general secretary during the years 2006 to 2008. Previously, he developed his career in the field of strategic consulting in the biotechnology sector and in the public R&D system. Barrero regularly collaborates with numerous media outlets and has taught at various universities and business schools.
 

Jorge Pedrosa

Diario: Málaga Hoy

Journalist

Journalist in Málaga Hoy. I write about Local issues, Urbanism and Economy.
 

Jorge Torres

Repsol

Energy Services Manager

Industrial engineer with major in electrical engineering and 9 years of experience in the energy field. (2015-2016) - I started my career at REPSOL as an Electrical Project Engineer in the Electricity Department of the Engineering Direction of REPSOL. (2016-2021) – I worked as Spot Power & Gas Trader in the energy management control center of Repsol Electricity and Gas, operating and optimizing the portfolio in the different electricity markets and monitoring in real time our own and represented generation assets. (2021-2022) – I dedicated myself to the coordination of construction, engineering, operation and maintenance of Photovoltaic Self-consumption projects within the Direction of Development and New Businesses. (2022-Present) – Within the same direction I migrated to the Energy Services and Sustainability area where I manage different services such as energy certifications, decarbonization plans and carbon footprint calculations.
 

José Antonio Ferrer Tévar

CIEMAT. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Head of Unit

José Antonio Ferrer, PhD and Master in Physics, heads the Energy Efficiency Research Unit (UiE3) at CIEMAT. His work focuses on reducing the energy demand through efficiency and changing the energy mix towards smart integration of renewable energy sources, especially in cities. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Smart Cities Joint Programme of the European Energy Research Alliance, as well as of several committees of the Spanish Technology Platforms for Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Solar Thermal and Construction. He participates in European and national R&D projects and is the author of high-impact publications related to energy efficiency. He also collaborates in various actions of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).
 

José García

ANOVO España

President

Telecommunications engineer with several Master's degrees from the best business schools (EAE, IE, IESE, ISDI...), is, in addition to being an entrepreneur in sectors such as circular economy, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, logistics or agriculture, shareholder and CEO of the leading company in Spain in circular economy for the technology sector, ANOVO. He has also been recognised in 2015 as Engineer of the Year by COITTA and in 2023 as CEO of the Year by the newspaper La Razón.
 

José Ignacio Rexach

EHang

Commercial Director for Europe and LatAm

MSc Engineer and EMBA with almost twenty years of experience in the aerospace industry, holding senior management positions in different functions and countries, at Airbus and EHang. Jose Ignacio (Nacho) is currently the Commercial Director of EHang for Europe and Latin America, where he combines his experience and knowledge of the aerospace value chain, with his passion for aeronautics, to develop and deploy Urban Air Mobility (UAM) around EHang's Autonomous Aerial Vehicle technology.
 

José Javier Rodríguez

Ayuntamiento de Madrid
 

José Manuel Torres

Agencia Andaluza Energía - Consejería Industria, Energía y Minas

Technical and Planning Director

Since 1994 in SODEAN, “Sociedad para el Desarrollo Energético de Andalucía” later converted into the “Agencia Andaluza de la Energía”( Andalusian Energy Agency) in 2004. With initial responsibilities in the internationalization area, since 1995 I became part of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies Department, where, among other responsibilities, I was in charge of the management of the process of access to the grid to renewable generators in the so-called “Zonas Especiales de Desarrollo Eólico” (ZEDEs), through which more than 2,000 MW of wind energy were developed in Andalusia, in a pioneering process of planning the development of renewables through competitions for access authorizations. Since 2012 I have assumed responsibilities in the development of energy planning in Andalusia, as part of the drafting and technical assistance team for the different energy strategies developed by the administration of the Junta de Andalucía. Since 2019 I have assumed the “Dirección Técnica y de Planificación” of the Andalusian Energy Agency, where, among other activities, is involved in the development of the centralized electricity supply contracts of the Junta de Andalucía, whose next contract will mean a four-year contract worth of more than €250 million and 1,000 GWh per year.
 

José María Martínez

Ayuntamiento de Málaga
 

José María Reyes Sarmiento

Endesa X

Business Developer Green Ports

Industrial Technical Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the electricity sector where I started with the projects, construction and operation of thermal power plants in the Canary Islands. Later on, based on my technical profile, I worked in the commercial area as account manager for large clients in the Canary Islands, where I advised Public Administrations and private clients in the purchase of energy, as well as in the implementation of energy saving and efficiency measures. Currently I am developing business for the implementation of Cold Ironing (Onshore Power supply to ships) in Spanish ports, as well as the development of energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects in the port sector.
 

José Vicente Rodríguez

La Opinión de Málaga

Economy and Business Editor

Journalism graduate. University of Malaga Economy and Business Editor of La Opinión de Málaga. Iberian Press Group
 

Josele Bernabé

BlueSouth

Founder & Partner

Entrepreneur, Audiovisual Producer, RPA Pilot, with over 25 years of experience in the challenging world of self-employment. I have worked on international projects in Europe, Africa, and across the American continent. I'm a curious and inquisitive individual, which has provided me with a humanistic education. I consider myself honest and fair, and I enjoy working in a team. The learning process involves making mistakes; it must be assimilated. However, I'm only concerned about what I cannot imagine.
 

Josep M. Aymamí

Aimsun

Head of Marketing Expansion

Josep Maria has been with Aimsun in technical and business development roles for over 17 years. He is now Head of Market Expansion and is successfully achieving growth in new markets across the Middle East, Latin America and Europe. Before focusing on Business Development, Josep Maria's technical work included demand and transport planning projects, mobility modelling and public transport optimisation in addition to predictive traffic management systems. Josep Maria has also contributed to cooperative ITS projects, sustainable urban mobility plans, and urban and interurban traffic analysis projects. Josep Maria is a member of various national and international standardisation committees and received the ITS España 2022 award in the ITS & Smart Cities category for his many years of efforts in promoting mobility modelling.
 

Josu Ansola

Ayuntamiento de Ermua
 

Juan Antonio Bermejo Domínguez

Cabildo Insular de La Palma

Chief of Digital Transformation

Career civil servant of the Island Council of La Palma, currently holding the position of Chief of the Digital Transformation Service where I lead the La Palma Smart Island Project, awarded the NovaGob Excellence 2022 awards for the most transformative project for the work 'Analysis of the La Palma volcano using open data,' and the INNOVAGLOC 2022 award from the FEMP to the corporation, for the project 'Local Government La Palma Smart Island Project.' Official Master's in Public Management and Leadership from INAP - UIMP 2019-2021, specializing in Digital Society. 'Master's in Business Intelligence and Big Data' from the School of Industrial Organization, 'Master's in Cartography, Remote Sensing, and GIS' from the University of Alcalá de Henares, Executive Program in Digital Transformation for Public Administrations from the School of Industrial Organization (EOI).
 

Juan Antonio Bermúdez

Ayuntamiento de Málaga

Project Manager

Restless, Innovative and Researcher
 

Juan Carlos Abascal

Ayuntamiento de Ermua | Red Innpulso

Mayor of Ermua and Co-chair of the Innpulso Network

Manager of the Public Company of strategic projects of PROMOSA, Ermua City Council. 2015-2018 1st Lt. Mayor and councilor of public companies. Member of the NTT Commission, FEMP. 2018 Mayor of Ermua and Co-President of the Innpulso Network.
 

Juan José Denis

EMASA

Managing Director

I am an ICAI Engineer, I am 53 years old, I am from Malaga. I have 27 years of experience in the world of water, of which 22 have been as a public company manager. Since May I have been President of the Andalusian Water Supply and Sanitation Association.
 

Juan Manuel Martínez

COITT

Vice-Secretary and Council Representative for Madrid

EXPERT >40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:  Telecom, Digital Transformation, Strategy and Business Consulting Railway, Ports and Maritime Transport TRAINING  Transport  TIC & Tech 4.0  Blockchain, Robotics, AI, Metaverse, IoT ASSOCIATIONS  COITT. Deputy Secretary and Delegate in Madrid  CEOE. Member of the Transport and Logistics Council and the Digital Society Commission  SPANISH TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (AET). Vice-president ENTERPRISES  EUROTECH. Advisor  TRANSPORT COMPANIES. Consultant  EUROGESTION. TIC  SMS. TIC  ATOS. TIC  RENFE. Telecom  RENFE. Rolling stock EDUCATION  MBA. EAE  BA. UNED  MASTER TIC. IDE-CESEM  MASTER TELEMATICS. UPM  TELECOM ENGINEER BSC. UPM
 

Juan Manuel Revuelta

Finnova

CEO

Juan Manuel Revuelta Pérez, CEO of Finnova, holds a degree in Law from the University of Valencia, an Executive Master in Tourism Management from IE Business School and a diploma in Public Management Leadership from IESE-Navarra, and has almost thirty years of professional experience in European affairs. For the last 10 years, Juanma Revuelta has been the CEO of Finnova, the only Spanish-Belgian foundation, where he inspires hundreds of young people, offering them training, demonstrating how to manage European funds and all the advantages, proposals and projects that can be developed thanks to a good public-private partnership that contributes to a better future. He has great achievements in his 30 years of professional executive experience, such as having received in 2021 the European Entrepreneurship Promotion Award (EEPA) from the European Commission for implementing the first accelerator worldwide in the field of prevention, firefighting and recovery of burned areas, the "Firefighting Open Innovation Lab - CILIFO". He is also the founder of the Startup Europe Accelerator and the Startup Europe Awards, in collaboration with the European Commission, an innovation tool that identifies potential startup talent to solve challenges in areas linked to sustainability and digitalisation.
 

Juan Marcelo Gaitán

Telefónica
 

Juan Martínez

Junta de Andalucía
 

Juan Ramón Nieblas

Agroecological Association

Coordinator

Graduated in Social Work, with a Master's Degree in Teaching in Training and Labour Guidance.
 

Juanjo Hierro

Fundación FIWARE

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Juanjo Hierro is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the FIWARE Foundation and chairman of the FIWARE Technical Steering Committee, the body that leads the technical roadmap of the FIWARE open source software platform, adopted as the de facto standard in more than 300 cities worldwide and the basis for the development of smart solutions by a growing number of organizations in various application domains such as tourism, logistics, agriculture and livestock, industrial manufacturing, energy, water management or building management. Juanjo also contributes to the development of FIWARE's vision and value proposition in the various application domains where it is being applied. Likewise, within the framework of the Data Spaces Business Alliance (DSBA), he collaborates with the CTOs of Gaia-X and IDSA (International Data Spaces Association) in the definition of a technological reference architecture for the creation of data spaces that facilitate the sharing of data between organizations, ensuring compliance with interoperability requirements, trust between parties, as well as control over access and use of data.
 

Laura Flores

Segittur
 

Laura Gonçalves

Powerdot

General manager

I am General Manager for Spain at Powerdot since February 2023. Before Powerdot, I worked for 4 years at Amazon leading the Delivery and Selection products for Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Japan. Previously, I worked for Uber and McKinsey & Company, where I gained experience in the areas of operations, strategy and business development. I graduated in Business Administration from the Universidad Nova de Lisboa and I have a Masters in International Management from the same university and from HEC Paris.
 

Laura Stone

ECONWARD

Business Development Manager

Laura Stone is an MBA graduate that has developed her entire professional career in the environmental and energy field. She is currently the Business Development Manager for Econward Tech and is dedicated to implementing innovative solutions that tackle the challenges in organic waste management helping build a bridge between the waste and renewable energy sectors on a path towards economy decarbonisation.
 

Lucía Alcibar-Arechuluaga

INKOLAN a.i.e.

Responsible for Business Development

Degree in Industrial Technical Engineering and an Executive MBA at ESEUNE, and an Advanced Management Program Certificate from the IE Business School. I am currently responsible for Business Development at Inkolan, a pioneering company and a benchmark at the state level in relation to the provision of network information services. Now, am managing projects involving the use of the latest technologies, including Digital Twin, to be part of the design of the territories of the future by providing smart solutions to cities, IA to predict the impact of works in our cities and our utility networks. Also, we are working on projects of Blockchain and Machine Learning.
 

Luis Antonio González

FOOD AND FARM ANALYTICS
 

Luis Cueto

Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos

Advisory member in the Cabinet of the Secretary of State

State official with more than thirty years of experience in different sectors. Expert in planning and Human Resources. He is currently responsible for the Spain Audiovisual Hub program at the Ministry of Economy.
 

Luis González

Allied Telesis

Spain and Portugal Director

Industrial Technical Engineer Technician at SPRIND 1985-1986 SPRIND Technical Director 1986-1987 IPC Computers Technical Director 1987-1991 Extratecnia Technical Director 1992-1995 Top Log/Ilion Systems Technician 1995-1997 TopLog/Ilion Technical Director 1998-2000 Engineering Director Iberia, Caribbean and Latin America - Allied Telesis - 2000-2002 Regional Director Caribbean and Latin America - Allied Telesis - 2002-2006 Regional Director Iberia (Spain and Portugal) - Allied Telesis - 2007 - present
 

Luis J. Alemany Arrebola

Professor Chemical Engineering at Faculty of Science at iversidad de Málaga

Asociación Andaluza del Hidrógeno (Clúster Andaluz del Hidrógeno)

Professor at the University of Malaga. Department of Chemical Engineering Main Researcher of Catalytic Process Technology Group.
 

Luis Medina-Montoya Hellgren

Ayuntamiento de Málaga | Medioambiente y Sostenibilidad

General Director Environmental & Sustainability Dept.

Born in Malaga, Luis Medina-Montoya Hellgren holds and MsC in political science and Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid, with a double major in international relations and political science. He also has a diploma on foreign trade by the Chamber of Commerce and industry of Madrid and the Diploma on French civilization & culture –DULCIF- from the University of Burgundy (Dijon). He has developed his professional career in sales management, marketing and general management positions mainly in multinational companies belonging to sectors as diverse as the automotive, telecommunications and direct sales (products and services). He has travelled extensively all over the world and speaks fluent English, French and Italian. In June 2011, he took a professional leap into public service and returned from Madrid to his native Malaga attending the call from the Mayor of Malaga, Mr. Francisco de la Torre, to become the general director of the environment and sustainability department. Since February 2013 and until the dissolution of the autonomous body, in January 2016, he acted as well as managing director of the botanical and historic gardens of “La Concepción” and “La Consula”. He is a representative of the city of Malaga in the European network of municipalities EUROCITIES being a member of the working groups on noise and waste. In October 2016, he was appointed as one of the three representatives for the Federation of Spanish Cities and Provinces –FEMP- on the Commission for national coordination on waste management, which brings together the Spanish ministry for the environment and the 17 regional governments. Within this organization he belongs to the working group on Circular economy, which drafted Spain’s strategy on CE, approved on summer 2020, as well as the working works on packaging and WEE.
 

Luis Muñoz Lombardo

Solum Photovoltaic Innovation

Founder and Sales Manager

Luis Muñoz (33 years old) holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Seville. He has participated in an entrepreneurship program sponsored by the University of Berkeley in California. In the professional world, he has worked as an engineer in Spain, Boston, and London. Since 2018, he has been dedicated to bringing Solum to fruition. Currently, he holds the position of VP of Product & Marketing, overseeing both product development and marketing aspects within the company.
 

Luis Soriano

Diputación de Badajoz

Technician working on the plan movem of diputación de Badajoz since its first stage, and involved in the european project Mobirural.
 

Mannix Manglani

MNX Online

CEO

Leading TOURiLab, the first FIWARE iHub in the Canary Islands focused on sustainability in smart tourist destinations, Mannix Manglani stands as a pioneer in innovative and sustainable tourism solutions. Through MNX Online, he champions innovation and transformation, backed by his 16 years of expertise in the tech sector. His passion for innovation and sustainable development has positioned the Canary Islands on the international map of technological innovation.
 

Manuel Acosta Seró

Universidad de Cádiz

Professor

Manuel Acosta Seró is Full Professor in Applied Economics at the University of Cádiz since 2016, with national accreditation since 2013. He has developed his research career in the field of regional economics and transportation economics. He has been main researcher of several research projects, including one of the Ministry's latest call for Strategic Projects Oriented to the Ecological and Digital Transition. In technology transfer he has participated in and directed several Economic Impact reports, among others, of the Bay of Algeciras Port, the Bay of Cádiz Port, the Port of Ceuta and the Port of Tarifa; He has recently advised Spanish State Ports in the design of the next port economic impact methodology 2023. With the Organization of Artisanal Fisheries Producers of the Strait (OPP78) he has directed the report on the distribution of bluefin tuna fishing quotas. In another order of things, he has also been the author of the economic impact of the Cádiz Football Club and the economic impact of the Spanish Space Agency, for the request of the SSA headquarters by the Seville City Council. He is currently Vice-Rector for Lifelong Learning and University Extension at the International University of Andalusia (UNIA).
 

Manuel Barrera Viera

Edison Next Spain

South Area Manager. Solar PV National Manager

#Decarbonization in the industrial, public, and tertiary sectors through #ESCO. Expert in #SolarPhotovoltaic self-consumption with energy sales contracts #PPA.
 

Manuel Francisco Martínez

Puerto de Huelva
 

Manuel Salazar

Ayuntamiento de Málaga

Director General Servicios Operativos
 

Mar Recuna Mata

Clúster Marítimo Marino de Andalucía

Manager

Mar Recuna Mata is currently the manager of the Andalusian Maritime-Marine Cluster (CMMA). She holds a degree in Labour Relations from the University of Cadiz, a Master in Electronic Administration from the University of Cadiz, is an expert trainer of the CEOE-CEA and the CESEA Network in management and direction of Human Resources and quality, in addition to being in possession of the title of Trainer of Trainers in Social Economy. Between 2003 and 2018, she became part of the team of the Young Entrepreneurs Association (AJE) of Malaga, where she held the positions of Project Manager, Quality Manager and Manager, working on the implementation and management of the ISO 9001 standard, fundraising, project drafting, execution and justification, as well as institutional relations, protocol, organisation and management of events of all kinds and promoting collaboration agreements with other entities, work that she continues to develop in the Andalusian Maritime-Marine Cluster as manager since 2018. She is, in fact, an expert in Blue Economy and coordinator of European Blue Economy projects, as well as having extensive experience in business consolidation.
 

Marc Olmo Criado

ENAIRE

Engineer in Drone Business Development Department

Marc Olmo Criado, aeronautical engineer with 5 years of experience working in the drone business development department at Enaire. Have been involved in several european projects related to U-space and Urban Air Mobility and in the deployment of the Enaire’s U-space system. Background in a drone operator, with experience in operational procedures and risk management for drone operations.
 

Marcos Martín

Hidralia
 

Margarita Del Cid

Ayuntamiento de Torremolinos

Mayor
 

María Ángeles Galván

Ayuntamiento de Almería

Jefa de Servicios TIC

 

María Angulo

Diputación Foral de Álava

Digital Transformation Consultant

I have been in the IT sector for more than 20 years, holding different roles within the field of Information Systems. Currently I advise my clients by providing them with technological solutions. I highlight my power of communication, proactivity, active listening and coherence and flexibility. I am currently immersed in an innovative project of data spaces, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. I am an enterprising, tenacious and restless person.
 

María del Mar Plaza Yélamos

Junta de Andalucía

General Secretary for Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy

Civil Engineer from the University of Granada and a Law graduate from the Distance University of Madrid. He has been Manager of the Almería 2030 Municipal Company, in charge of municipal strategic and territorial planning and management, developing the city's Urban Agenda, the Action Plan for Climate and Sustainable Energy (PACES), promoting projects such as the integration of the port city of Almería, as well as the coordination of the request and management of European funds and funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, Next Generation. He was a technician for the Department of Environment and Territorial Planning, for the management of FEDER funds as well as the Department of Public Works, Transport and Urban Planning. He has worked in Transport, Planning and Urban Planning consulting in various national and international consulting firms.
 

María Teresa Linaza

Vicomtech

Director of Institutional Development and Promotion

Maria Teresa Linaza holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering at the Navarra University. She has worked in several applied research projects and is currently the Institutional Development and Promotion.
 

Mariano Torres

AMETIC

Member of the Smart Tourism Work Group

CEO Sien Consulting, consulting firm specialized in digital and sustainable transformation of Tourist Destinations. President of Terciario Avanzado, association of strategic services and consultancy of the Province of Alicante Degree in Advertising. Salvador's university. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marketing and Communication Specialist for Tourist Destinations. UOC. Catalonia, Spain.
 

Marifrán Carazo

Ayuntamiento de Granada

Mayor
 

Marta Raspall

EUMEDIA

Businesswoman, born in Barcelona, with extensive experience in the trade fair and media sector. Currently a board member of Eumedia Group, a multichannel platform for information on the Agri-food secto
 

Martha Preater

Ricardo PLC
 

Martina Colman

Climate Essentials

Head of Climate Science and Engineering

Martina Colman - Head of Climate Science and Engineering at Climate Essentials- is a sustainability advocate and climate change expert with over ten years of experience in the sector. Originally from Argentina, Martina has an academic background in chemical engineering, renewable energy (MSc), and engineering for sustainable development (MPhil). She has worked on projects across all continents related to R&D, manufacturing, and consulting, ranging from biofuel implementation at a country level to climate change impact measurement. Martina led the development of Climate Essentials, a climate intelligence platform that is helping organisations and local authorities move from qualitative climate emergency declarations to data-driven and quantitative climate action strategies. She and her team are supporting over a thousand organisations on their journey towards net zero and reducing their emissions across their entire value chain.
 

Michael Donaldson

City Hall of Barcelona

Comissioner for Urban Innovation

Michael Donaldson is the Commissioner of Technological Innovation, Electronic Administration and Good Governance of the Barcelona City Council. He has a law degree and a master's degree in public management. He has worked as director of strategic planning and central services in the municipalities of Rubí and Gavà. He is a trainer in open government and transparency issues and has published several articles and chapters of public management.
 

Miguel Ángel García

Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza

Councillor for Mobility and Digital Transformation

DigitalINDUSTRIAL ENGINEER from the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers of the University of Zaragoza (1989). He began his professional career at the appliance company Balay, S.A. in the areas of quality control and product marketing. In 1993 he joined the Technological Institute of Aragon and until June 2023 he has served as head of the Quality and Environment, Innovation, Training and Strategic Innovation departments. From 2015 to 2023 he combined his work at the University of Zaragoza as an associate professor in the Department of Business Management and Organization of the Faculty of Economics and Business. In August 2011 he was appointed General Director of Research and Innovation of the Government of Aragon and held the position during the legislature between 2011 and 2015. Since June 2023, he has been Delegate Councilor for Mobility and Delegate Councilor for Digital Transformation in the Zaragoza City Council government team. As complementary training, he has the title of Innovation Manager Trainer from FEDIT (Federation of Technology Centers of Spain), the title of the Higher Course on Innovation and Product Development (Government of Aragon) and is an Innovation Manager from the Spanish Association for Quality (AEC), among others.
 

Miguel Ángel Romero

Smart City Clúster
 

Miguel Romero Valero

AtriaMove

CEO

Miguel Romero is a young Telecommunications engineer as well as CEO and expert in sustainable mobility who has managed to stand out thanks to his entrepreneurial vision and his commitment to sustainability. His company, AtriaMove, has been recognized by industry leaders such as FORD and Grupo Lafarge Holcim for its focus on sustainability and the circular economy, and its inclusion in the list of Brightest Entrepreneurs Under 35 in Spain is a testament to its ability to lead and transform urban mobility towards a cleaner and more sustainable future. With a career in constant growth and a positive impact on society, Miguel continues to be an inspiring example for future generations.
 

Miguel Ruiz Montañez

EMT Málaga
 

Mikel González Vara

Ayuntamiento de Bilbao

Head of the Environment Department

Poliitcs ans Sociology Degree - Deusto University MSc in Planning Studies - Oxford Brookes University. Diploma in Territorial Planning and Enviornment. Polytenchic University. Valencia. Since 2005 working for Bilbao City Council. SUMP Coordinator Since 2017 Head of the Environment Department.
 

Monserrat Naharro

RTVA | Agencia Pública Empresarial de la Radio y Televisión de Andalucía
 

Mª del Carmen García Peña

Fundación CIEDES

Managing Director

Managing Director of the CIEDES Foundation (Centre for Strategic Research and Economic and Social Development of Malaga) since 2011. Master in Business Management and Administration (MBA Plus Executive), by the Institute of Business Practice (IPE). Professor of Urban and Regional Economics, in subjects related to sustainable development planning, governance, strategic urban planning and socio-economic development models. PhD in Economics and Business and Degree in Economics and Business Studies, specialising in Regional and Urban Economics from the University of Malaga. Member of the UMA research team entitled: Methods of socio-economic analysis. Fuzzy data (fuzzy) SEJ312. Member of multiple research and transfer projects, both regional and national and international. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Centre for Training of Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) of the UNITAR Agency of the United Nations, specialising in governance, strategic planning and urban sustainability. Advisor and collaborator of numerous city networks and expert groups, such as the Ibero-American Centre for Urban Strategic Development (CIDEU), the American-European Association of Regions and Cities (AERYC) and the network of Mediterranean cities for urban strategic planning (MedCities).
 

Noel Howell

Ricardo PLC

Consultant - Waste Management and Climate Action Planning

I work for Ricardo to introduce sustainable solutions in waste managementa and also to create climate action plans for cities across the world
 

Óscar Mul

BusForFun

Country Manager

All his experience is in startups, from the validation and launch of a new business model to assembling a team to scale to the next phase. He has spent 6 years co-founding and working on startups, now launching BusForFun in Spain, a comprehensive mobility solution for events that optimizes the transport of both staff and attendees with a technological core.
 

Pablo García

T-Systems

Expert Sales Data
 

Patricia Paulsen

Ayuntamiento de Adeje
 

Peio Ibáñez Ancizu

KUNAK

National Sales Director

Graduated in Agricultural, Food and Rural Environment Engineering in the Public University of Navarre (Spain).
 

Penélope Gómez

Ayuntamiento de Málaga

Concejala de Sostenibilidad Medioambiental
 

Pilar Fernández-Fígares

Fundación Malagaport
 

Quim Ibern Bosch

Atlante Iberia

General manager

I am the General Manager of Atlante Iberia since June 2022, and former Chief Financial Officer at Holaluz (HLZ.BME). My professional trajectory has been focused on the field of renewable energies. I started at Holaluz in 2013 when it was still a startup. Initially, I was part of the sales team, where I played a key role in the growth and strategy of the commercial channel. Later on, I took on the leadership of the energy management and strategy team, with a notable emphasis on coverage strategies (PPA and financial products) and the sustainable development of the company's growth. Subsequently, after dedicating time to pursue a full-time MBA at IESE, I returned to the company as the Chief Financial Officer, leading its IPO and multiple M&A operations within others. Regarding my academic background, I hold a degree in industrial engineering from UPC. I have a Master's in Financial Markets from UB and hold CFA II certification. In addition to a full-time MBA from IESE.
 

Rafael Baeza

IFAPA | La Mojonera
 

Rafael Casielles

BIOAZUL

Rafael Casielles is a chemical engineer graduated from the University of Malaga, with a master's degree in International Cooperation Project Management. He has been working as an R&D project manager at the company bioazul since 2008. Since then, he has coordinated several projects related to water management, reuse, circular economy, and environmental sustainability. Since 2015, he has been involved in projects in the Axarquía region related to the use of reclaimed water in agriculture, where various technologies have been tested and validated to minimize risks and optimize the benefits of reuse. His work has significantly contributed to advancing sustainability and efficient water resource management in the region.
 

Ramón Fernández-Pacheco

Consejería de Sostenibilidad, Medio Ambiente y Economía Azul
 

Raúl Evaristo García

LIMASAM

Managing Director

Industrial Engineer, Graduate in Environmental Sciences and Engineer in Industrial Organization, degrees obtained at the University of Malaga (UMA).
 

Sandra Asensio

Impacte

Marketing Director

Marketing Director and Communications at ImpactE. Previously, Marketing Manager at Herbolarios Navarro and Digital Marketing at Bonaire Shopping Center.
 

Santiago Costa

Ayuntamiento de Cerdanyola del Vallès

Coordinador General
 

Santiago Galván

Zahara de la Sierra City Hall

Mayor
 

Sara Martín

REPSOL
 

Sergio Vázquez

Ineco

President

Degree in Economics and Business from the University of A Coruña, Master's degree in Audiovisual Production and Management from the same University and IESE Leadership Program for Public Management. His professional career has been linked to management in the field of infrastructure and transport and in the consulting field, as an economist, on public politics. He has been Secretary-General of Infrastructure, President of the Sociedad Estatal de Infraestructuras del Transporte Terrestre, SEITT (State Society of Land Transport Infrastructure) and Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, as well as advisor to the Minister of Housing and Deputy Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Development and Government Spokesman in the IX legislature.
 

Sonia Chacón

CNLAJ

Journalist

Although he currently works as DirCom of the National College of Lawyers of the Administration of Justice, he has developed his professional career in the media, such as COPE, ABC... and communication offices of public administrations - Environment and Housing - until he launched He has been running his own communications agency for 13 years. At the same time, he has worked as a teacher in various well-known business schools such as ISAE, EOI, ESESA or ESCO, teaching training modules always related to communication and marketing.
 

Teresa Azcona

Spain Film Commission

General AVS HUB Director

Economist with decades of experience in venture capital and, since 2016, in the audiovisual sector. She has served as the CEO of the Aragonese Corporation of Radio and Television, Film Commissioner, and Vice President of the Spain Film Commission.
 

Teresa Muela

Federación Andaluza de Municipios y Provincias

General Secretary

She was born in Úbeda (Jaén). Degree in Geography and History of the University of Granada and Expert in Gender and Equality of Opportunities of the University of Seville. Her career has been linked to the local world since 1992 and will be at the beginning of 1997 when she arrives at the Andalusia Federation of Municipalities and Provinces. In the year 2000 she takes charge of the direction of the former Department of Equality and Network Policies; as responsible for strategic planning activities, design, implementation, public / private marketing, evaluation and monitoring of projects related to the areas of: Equal Opportunities for women and men, Gender Violence, Culture and Historical Heritage, Tourism, Consumption, Local Governance - Citizen Participation and Local Volunteering, Public Health, I + D + i, TICs, Sustainable Development and the Environment, both in the Autonomous and European areas. Since 2th February of 2017, she is the General Secretary of the FAMP. From the commitment with "the local policies", she works to build bridges and generate alliances that make the Local Administration strong, innovative, sustainable and integrating.
 

Tomás Llorente

Ayuntamiento de Collado Villalba

Architect and technology advisor for Local Administration (Spain). More than 15 years of experience as department head. Co-Leader at United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC). Professor in Entrepreneurship, Humanism and Technology, and Social Innovation at the School of Industrial Organization (EOI). Member of the Technical Committee of Standardization for Smart Cities in UNE (Spain). Co founder of the Smart Cities Working Group at the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM)
 

Trinidad Hernández

Ayuntamiento de Málaga
 

Valentín Alegría

RENFE

Network Strategy and Innovation Director
 

Vicente Seguí

Parque Industrial Atalayas

Manager