Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee

Honor Committee:

  • President: H.M. King Felipe VI
  • Diana Morant Duque. Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU)
  • José Carlos Gómez Villamandos. Counselor of University, Research and Innovation
  • Francisco de la Torre Prados. Mayor of Malaga

Chair of the Organizing Committee:

  • President: Felipe Romera Lubias. President of Spanish Scientific and Technological Parks Association (APTE)
  • Vice-president: Eva Alcón Soler. President of CRUE Spanish Universities

Organizers entities:

MICIU – MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITIES

  • Teresa Riesgo Alcaide. General Secretary of Innovation
  • Francisco García Pascual. General Secretary of Universities

ANDALUSIAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF UNIVERSITY, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  • Antonio Miguel Posadas Chinchilla. General Secretary of Research and Innovation

MALAGA CITY COUNCIL

  • Alicia Izquierdo García. Deputy Mayor. Councillor for Innovation, Urban Digitalisation, Promotion of Technological and Business Investment and Investment Attraction. Councillor responsible for FYCMA
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MICIU – MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITIES

AEI – Research Executive Agency

  • Domènec Espriu Climent. Director

CDTI – Centre for Technology Development and Innovation

  • José Moisés Martín Carretero. Managing Director

CIEMAT – Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Center

  • Yolanda Benito Moreno. Managing Director

CSIC – Spanish National Research Council

  • Ana Castro Morera. Deputy Vice-President for Knowledge Transfer

CSIC GENERAL FOUNDATION – Scientific Research Council

  • Ramón Torrecillas San Millán. Director-General

FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

  • Izaskun Lacunza Aguirrebengoa. Managing Director

IAC – Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute

  • Valentín Martínez Pillet. Director

IEO – Spanish Oceanographic Institute

  • Javier Ruiz Segura. Director

INIA – National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology

  • Esther Esteban Rodrigo. Director

ISCIII – Institute of Health Carlos III

  • Marina Pollán Santamaría. Director

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

INTA – National Institute of Aerospace Technology

  • Julio Ayuso Miguel. Managing Director

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TOURISM

  • Mª Jesús García Martín. Deputy General Director of Digitalisation of the Industry and Collaborative Environments

ENISA – National Innovation Company 

  • Borja Cabezón Royo. Managing Director

EOI – School for Industrial Organisation

  • José Antonio Bayón López. Managing Director

ICEX – Spain Trade and Investment

  • Elisa Carbonell Martín. Managing Director of Internationalisation

OEPM – Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

  • Aida Fernández González. Director

SEGITTUR – State Company for the Management of Tourism Innovation and Technology

  • Enrique Martínez Marín. President

COTEC – Foundation for Technological Innovation

  • Jorge Barrero Fonticoba. Director

ECA – European Clusters Alliance

  • Antonio Novo Guerrero. President

EIT CLIMATE – KIC – Knowledge and Innovation Community

  • Sebastián Bustamante González. Director of the Entrepreneurship Programme

EIT HEALTH – European Institute of Innovation & Technology

  • Izabel Alfany Fernández. Spain Managing Director

EIT MANUFACTURING WEST – European Manufacturers Together

  • Antoni Pijoan Buqueras. Managing Director of EIT Manufacturing West

IASP – International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation

  • Ebba Lund. Managing Director

INATBA – International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications

INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

  • Sonia Pazos Álvarez. Department of Intergovernmental Relations and Special Projects

PTA – MALAGA TECH PARK – Andalusian Technology Park

  • Sonia Palomo Das Neves. Deputy Director of Technology Transfer and International Relations

SOLVERE CAPITAL

  • Juan Álvarez de Lara. Co-Founder & General Partner

AEC2 – Scientific Communication Spanish Association

  • Marcos Pérez Maldonado. President

AEDIVE – Association of Innovative Companies Infrastructure Recharge Electric Vehicle Companies

  • Arturo Pérez de Lucía. Managing Director

AMETIC – Association of Electronics, Information and Communications Technologies, Telecommunications and Digital Content Companies

  • Pilar Roch. Managing Director

ANCES – National Association of Spanish EBN

  • Álvaro Simón de Blas. President

APTE – Spanish Scientific and Technological Parks Association

  • Soledad Díaz Campos. Managing Director

ASEBIO – Spanish Bioindustry Association

  • Ion Arocena Vélez. Managing Director

ASEFMA – Spanish Association of Asphalt Mix Manufacturers

  • José Luis Peña Ruiz. Managing Director

BSC-CNS – BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER | NATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER

  • Mateo Valero Cortés. Director

CEOE – Spanish Confederation of Employers’ Organizations

  • César Maurín Castro. Director of the Digitalisation, Innovation, Trade and Infrastructure Department

CEOE – Committee of Research, Development, and Innovation – R+D+I

  • Pedro Mier Albert. President

CEPE – Spanish Coordinator of Business Parks

  • Alejandro Rubia Ortiz. President

CESGA – Galician Supercomputing Center

  • Lois Orosa Nogueira. Managing Director

CRUE R+D+I – Sectoral Committee Spanish Universities

  • Ángela González Moreno. Executive Secretary of sector commission R+D+i

CRUE SPANISH UNIVERSITIES – Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities

  • Julián Garde López – Brea. President of the R+D+i sector commission

DIGITALES – Spanish Association for Digitalization

  • Miguel Sánchez Galindo. General Manager

FEDIT – Spanish Federation of Innovation and Technology Entities

  • Laura Olcina Puerto. President

FENAEIC – National Federation of Innovative Groups and Clusters

  • Daniel González Bootello. President

FENIN – Companies and Associations of Healthcare Technologies

  • Jorge Huertas. President

FIAB – Spanish Federation of Food and Drink Industries

  • Eduardo Cotillas Provencio. R+D Director

FORO ADR – Spanish Association of Regional Development Agencies

  • Rafael Escamilla Domínguez. Secretary-General

FEI – INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FORUM

  • Francisco Marín Pérez. Vice-President for Innovative Enterprises FEI

CIRCLE FOUNDATION OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY

  • Silvia Gamo Perucha. Director

CRE100DO FOUNDATION

  • Rafael Vaquero Martínez. Managing Director

MARGARITA SALAS FOUNDATION

  • Lucía Viñuela Salas. President

I+E FOUNDATION

  • Sergio Rodríguez Márquez. President

INEUSTAR – Spanish Science Industry Association

  • Erik Fernández Escudero. Managing Director

INSTITUT CERDÀ

  • Carlos Cabrera Massanés. Managing Director

ITH – Hotel Technological Institute

  • Álvaro Carrillo de Albornoz. Managing Director

RED OTRI – Research Results Transfer Offices Network

  • Salvador Coll Arnau. President
FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Plant Biotechnology – BIOVEGEN

  • Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Managing Director

Spanish Technological Platform for Fishery and Aquaculture – PTEPA

  • Rebeca Lago Garza. Technical Secretary

Spanish Technological Platform for Wine – PTV

  • Victoria Humanes Rivero de Aguilar. Communication Director

Spanish Technological Platform for Water – PTEA

  • Félix Francés García. President

ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for the Coast and the Marine Environment – PROTECMA

  • Marisa Fernández Cañamero. Coordinator of the Area of Control and Management of the Marine Environment and Resources

Spanish Technological Platform for Sustainable Chemistry – SUSCHEM

  • Cristina González Alonso. Technical Secretary

Spanish Technological Platform for R+D+i in Radiation Protection – PEPRI

  • Elvira Romera Gutiérrez. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Advanced Technologies for Pollutant Detection, Safety Prevention and Environmental Monitoring – SENTIATECH

  • Pablo Ibáñez Aparicio. Manager

Spanish Technological Platform for Forestry and its Derived Industries – PTFOR

  • Vicente Sales Vivó. President

ENERGY SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Hydrogen – Pte H2

  • Antonio González García-Conde. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Electrical Grids – FUTURED

  • Anabel Soria Esteve. Technical Secretary

Spanish Technological and Innovation Platform in Biocircularity – BIOPLAT

  • Margarita de Gregorio Rodríguez. Secretary-General

Spanish Technological Platform for CO2 – PTECO2

  • Pedro Mora Peris. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Energy Efficient – PTE-ee

  • Guillermo José Escobar López. Technical Coordinator

Spanish Technological and Innovation Platform for Geothermal Energy – GEOPLAT

  • Margarita de Gregorio Rodríguez. Secretary-General

Spanish Technological Platform for Solar Thermal Energy Concentration – SOLAR CONCENTRA

  • Sandra Cubero Rosado. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technological Platform for Nuclear Fission Energy – CEIDEN

  • Javier Dies Llovera. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Energy Storage – BATTERYPLAT

  • Francesco Gramendola. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technological Platform for Photocatalysis – AIF

  • David Almazán Cruzado. Secretary General of the PTF and President of AIF

Technology Platform for Wind Power Sector – REOLTEC

  • José Manuel Melendi García. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technological Platform for Photovoltaics – FOTOPLAT

  • José Donoso Alfaro. President

Spanish Technological Platform for the Decarbonization of Industrial Sectors – GREEN FUTURE PLAT

  • Mª Eugenia Díaz García. Director of Sector Strategy

Spanish Technological Platform for Low Temperature Thermal Solar Energy – SOLPLAT

  • Pascual Polo Amblar. Coordinator

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SOCIETY SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Disruptive Technologies – DISRUPTIVE

  • Soledad Díaz Campos. Technical Secretary

Spanish Technological Platform for Home Automation and Smart Cities – SMARTLIVINGPLAT

  • Susana Prieto Burgos. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technological Platform for Blockchain ALASTRIA

  • Miguel Ángel Domínguez Castellano. President

TRANSPORT SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Railways – PTFE

  • Ángeles Táuler Alcaraz. Manager

Integrated Logistics, Intermodality and Mobility Technology Platform – LOGISTOP

  • Tomás de la Vega Fernández. Managing Director

Spanish Technological Platform for Automotive and Mobility – Move to Future M2F

  • Cecilia Medina Marín. Coordinator

Spanish Technological Platform for Aerospace – PAE

  • Andrés Catalán Armengol. Secretary-General

Spanish Technological Platform for Carbon Neutral Gas for Transport – NEUTRAL TRANSPORT

  • Eugenia Sillero Mate. Secretary-General

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Steel – PLATEA

  • Milena Ferrari. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technological Platform for Photonics – FOTONICA 21

  • Santiago Royo Royo. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technological Platform for Traditional Manufacturing Sectors – PLATECMA

  • David Monllor Jiménez. Technical Secretariat

Spanish Technology and Innovation Platform for the Science Industry – INDUCIENCIA

  • Eric Fernández Escudero. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Packaging – PACKNET

  • Mª Belén García Fernández. Director

Spanish Technological Platform for Construction – PTEC

  • Carlos Martínez Bertrand. Managing Director

Spanish Technological Platform for Tourism – THINKTUR

  • José Guillermo Díaz Montañés. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Advanced Manufacturing – MANU-KET

  • Joseba Bilbatua Pérez. Director of Innovation and Technology Programmes

Spanish Technological Platform for the Adoption and Dissemination of Electronic, Information and Communication Technologies – PLANETIC

  • Dolores Ordóñez-Martínez. President

Spanish Technological Platform for Robotics

FOOD AND BEVERAGE VALUE CHAIN SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform Food for Life – Spain

  • Eduardo Cotillas Provencio. R+D+I Director

TRANSPORT SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Maritime – PTME

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

Spanish Technological Platform for Industrial Safety – PESI

  • Javier Larrañeta Ibáñez. Secretary-General

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH SECTOR

Association for Food Industry Association of Castile and Leon – Innovative Business Cluster – VITARTIS

  • Cristina Ramírez de Lara. General Director

Spanish Technological Platform for Innovation in Healthcare – FENIN

  • Sergio Muñoz Lezcano. Director of Innovation, Digital Health and Emerging Technologies and Coordinator of the Spanish Platform for Innovation in Health Technology

DESIGN TRANSFERS

  • Javier Fernández Verde. General Coordinator
ANDALUSIAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

CUII – University, Research and Innovation Department

  • Loreto Del Valle Cebada. Director General for Research Planning

ANDALUSIA FOUNDATION TRAINING

  • Daniel Escacena Ortega. Managing Director

ANDALUSIAN PRESIDENCY, INTERIOR, SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION DEPARTMENT

TRADE – Business Agency for Economic Transformation and Development

  • Antonio Castro Jiménez. Managing Director

REGIONAL MINISTRY OF HEATLH AND CONSUMPTION

FOUNDATION FOR PROGRESS AND HEALTH

  • Gonzalo Balbontín Casillas. Managing Director

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF MADRID

SCIENCE, UNIVERSITIES AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT

  • Marina Pilar Villegas Gracia. Director General for Research and Technological Innovation

GOVERNMENT OF THE CANARY ISLANDS

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE AND EMPLOYMENT

PROEXCA

    • Elena Forniés Beltrán. Madrid Office Delegate

SMART CITY CLUSTER

  • Miguel Ángel Romero Martín. President

CEA – Andalusian Confederation of Businesspeople

  • Javier González de Lara y Sarria. President

COITAOC – Official College of Telecommunications Engineers of Western Andalusia and Ceuta

  • Manuel Ortigosa Brun. Dean

COIT-AORM – Official College of Telecommunications Engineers of Western Andalusia and Melilla

  • Ainoa Celaya Luna. Dean

CTA – Technical Corporation of Andalusia

  • Elías Atienza Alonso. Managing Director

INNOVA IRV – Ricardo Valle Institute Foundation

  • José Manuel Leceta García. Managing Director

ON TECH INNOVATION

  • Antonio Alcántara López. Secretary-General

MALAGA PRESS ASSOCIATION

  • Elena Blanco Castilla. President

PROMALAGA – Local Development Agency

  • Francisco Salas Márquez. Managing Director

CEM – Confederation of Businesses of Malaga

  • Javier Fernández de Lara y Sarria. President

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MALAGA

  • Sagrario Molina García. Deputy Delegate for Technological Development

UMA – Malaga University

  • Antonio José Morales Siles. Vice Rector for Research and Scientific Dissemination
  • Enrique Márquez Segura. Vice Rector for Transfer, Business and Digital Transformation

LINK BY UMA – ATECH

  • Juan Carlos Rubio. Vice Rector for Students, Employability and Entrepreneurship

ADIF – Rail Infrastructure Administrator

  • Antonio Berrios Villalba. Coordinating Commissioner of the Asturias and Cantabria Suburban Railway Plans

AERTEC SOLUTIONS

  • Pedro Pablo Sánchez. Innovation Director

CPS GROUP

  • Francisco Baeza Barrera. Business Development Director

INSTER

  • María Graña Valera. Innovation Director

TELEFÓNICA

  • Sergio Oslé Varona. COO of Telefónica Spain
  • María Jesús Almazor Marsal. COO of Spain, Brasil, Latinoamérica and USA
  • Ángel Caballero Cuesta. CSIC Researcher
  • Luis Cueto Álvarez de Sotomayor. Advisory member; Technical Office of the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures
  • Alejandro Klecker de Elizalde. Managing Director of the Royal Tapestry Factory
  • Marta Raspall Muntañola. Consultant of Transfiere and Director of Trade Fairs and Congresses at Beon
  • Francisco Salvador. Advisor at the Malaga City Council
  • Juan Manuel Revuelta. Managing Director of the Finnova Foundation

FYCMA – Trade Fairs and Congress Center of Malaga

  • Alicia Izquierdo García. Deputy Mayor. Councillor for Innovation, Urban Digitalisation, Promotion of Technological and Business Investment and Investment Attraction. Councillor responsible for FYCMA
  • Nacho Román. General Director – FYCMA
  • Paula Morales García. Trade Fairs Director – FYCMA
  • Yvonne Flores Calvo. Head of Fairs – FYCMA
  • Gemma Castaño González. Head of Communication & IR – FYCMA
  • Déborah Pastrana Espárraga. Content Manager – FYCMA
  • José Antonio Colón Fraile. Trade Fairs Manager – FYCMA

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PRESIDES

  • CDTI – Centre for Technology Development and Innovation

MEMBERS

  • AEI – Research Executive Agency
  • Andalusia Training Foundation – Andalusian Public Foundation | Andalusian Regional Government
  • TRADE – Enterprise Agency for Economic Transformation and Development
  • APTE – Spanish Scientific and Technological Parks Association
  • CTA – Technical Corporation of Andalusia
  • EIT Health Spain
  • ENISA – National Innovation Company | Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
  • European Clusters Alliance
  • FENAEIC – Spanish Federation of Clusters
  • INNOVA IRV – Ricardo Valle Institute Foundation
  • Cerdá Institute
  • MICIU – Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  • OEPM – Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
  • Deputy Directorate General for Industry Digitalization and Collaborative Environments| Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
  • UMA – Malaga University

PRESIDES

  • SpainCap – Spanish Association of Capital, Growth and Investment

MEMBERS

  • ANCES – National Association of Spanish EBN
  • Andalusia Training Foundation – Andalusian Public Foundation | Andalusian Regional Government
  • EEN – Enterprise Europe Network | TRADE – Enterprise Agency for Economic Transformation and Development
  • APTE – Spanish Scientific and Technological Parks Association
  • AXIS – ICO – Official Credit Institute
  • BeAble Capital
  • Captug
  • CDTI – Centre for Technology Development and Innovation
  • ENISA – National Innovation Company
  • INNOVA IRV – Ricardo Valle Institute Foundation
  • Solvere Capital

CO-PRESIDES

  • CRUE Spanish Universities
  • CSIC – Spanish National Research Council

MEMBERS

  • AEI – Research Executive Agency
  • Andalusia Training Foundation, Andalusian Public Foundation | Andalusian Regional Government
  • TRADE – Enterprise Agency for Economic Transformation and Development
  • APTE – Spanish Scientific and Technological Parks Association
  • CIEMAT – Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Center
  • FEDIT – Spanish Federation of Innovation and Technology Entities
  • IAC – Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute
  • INIA – National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
  • INNOVA IRV – Ricardo Valle Institute Foundation
  • INTA – National Institute of Aerospace Technology
  • ISCIII – Institute of Health Carlos III
  • MICIU – Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  • PERTE SdV – Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation
  • Red OTRI – Research Results Transfer Offices Network
  • ROA – OTRI Andalusia Network
  • UCLM – Castile-La Mancha University | ESI Ciudad Real – Higher School of Computer Science
  • UMA – Malaga University