From automotive to mobility solutions

Alejandro is an entrepreneur, innovator, and sports enthusiast. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs where he has been able to learn the reality of business and how projects can go from being small to becoming something big. From a young age, he has been involved in the development of both national and international businesses as a commercial and marketing director. In 2010, he worked as a consultant for several service companies, contributing what he had learned. But his passion for challenges led him to start his own projects in 2015: first, he co-founded Llollo, and in 2017, he became a co-founder and COO of Bipi.

Gerardo Pérez Giménez native of Jaén, assumed the presidency of the AECDR (Alliance of European Car Dealers and Repairers) in November 2022. He has a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from Loyola University and an MBA from San Telmo University. His business career has always been linked to the world of vehicle distribution and repair.
He is president of the Autogex Group, which distributes the Renault, Ford, Kia, Mazda and Mitsubishi brands in the provinces of Jaén, Granada and Alicante. Likewise, he has been president of Faconauto an employers association that integrates the associations of official dealers of brands of passenger cars, industrial vehicles and agricultural machinery, for six years.
In addition he has extensive experience in different management of business organizations, having been president of the Jaén Metal Federation and also a member of the Jaén Chamber of Commerce, representing Metal.

Telecommunications Engineer with more than 15 years of experience, Master’s Degree in Business Administration and master’s degree in the Electric Power Industry with a wide international experience and knowledge of several languages: Spanish, English, German, French and Portuguese. I started my career in Germany as a software developer for automotive and energy companies. I joined Iberdrola in 2.008 having assumed a variety of roles and responsibilities: deployment of the IT infrastructure in international offices, IT Project Manager for Global Energy Management leading a team of developers and Head of IT Architecture and Governance in the same division. I have led teams in projects for digitalization and automation applying agile methodologies.
Since 2018 in Iberdrola Clientes, I lead the deployment of the public charging infrastructure in Spain, Portugal, Italy and UK, interfacing with key players such as commercial teams, global partners, OEMs, charging manufacturers, legal, authorities, etc. Responsible for the business plan, I designed the network criteria and tools, the scope of the plan (>170 M€ investment between 2019-2024) and coordinated its progress by developing strategies, leading the commercial agreements for location acquisitions, public tenders, interoperability as CPO and EMP, building the digital strategy for the Public Charging app and web and analyzing companies for the business inorganic growth. Currently I lead the Urban Mobility team in Spain with support to Portugal, Italy, France, UK, Mexico and Australia. Among other responsibilities I develop the eBus and eTruck infrastructure sale and investment plans, electric micro mobility and other innovative electromobility projects.
Always eager to learn and embrace new challenges, I am an enthusiast of electro mobility and sustainable energy with a deep knowledge of the electric power industry, I enjoy building teams around technology with an impact on a better future.

MSc in Mechanical Engineering from ICAI and in Automotive Engineering by INSIA, he has been awarded this year as "Selected Engineer of the Year" by the Professional Engineers Association of Spain.
Always involved in the automotive world: PSA group, Hyundai Motor group, Bergé Automoción group (now Astara), he founded in 2011 his own engineering company: KeelWit Technology. He deployed there more than 45 engineering projects in 11 countries before selling it. Awarded in 2011 and 2016 as "Entrepreneur of the Year” by the ICAI Engineering Association and by the financial newspaper Expansión.
Since 2019 he has directed CESVIMAP, MAPFRE's R&D center, providing a new vision of mobility trends and implementing value propositions for the insurance industry. This includes building a test area for electric vehicle chargers, a new crash test area for testing vehicles, a photovoltaic plant for self-consumption with storage in batteries from scrapped electric vehicles or cybersecurity threats in vehicles. Also developed 2 patents, and implemented research programs with CDTI and the Horizon Europe program.

Associate professor at INSIA and ASEPA, he gives multiple conferences, and has written countless articles. His book, in 2021, "Hire Aesop as a board member", has been recommended by numerous managers to bring the profile of the businessman closer to that of the entrepreneur.

Marta Blázquez, graduated in Law and MBA from IE Business School, has been linked to the automotive sector for more than twenty years, where she has been director in the areas of marketing, communication, sales and retail, in the different entities of the PSA Group. Citroën and Banque PSA Finance. Previously she was head of the direct sales team and marketing department at Citibank, after spending three years at a Swiss consulting firm.
In 2018, she joined Faconauto, the association that integrates the associations of official dealers of the brands of passenger cars, commercial vehicles and agricultural machinery, as executive vice president. In June 2023 she assumed the position of president of Faconauto.
In turn, Blázquez is president of Faconauto Woman, an initiative that promotes and makes visible women and young talent within the automotive sector.

He graduated in Business Administration at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and continued his education by taking a course in Entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles. In 2004 he joined Quintegia, an Italy-based company that is a strategic and operational partner for automotive industry players through expert study and business relationships. He started as a Researcher, then switched to the role of Project Manager coordinating the activities of Top50 Dealers Club and Automotive Dealer Day. He continued his professional growth by joining the Board of Directors with delegated authority over Corporate & Industry Relations activities with a focus on Sales, Marketing & Communication. In 2021 he has been appointed CEO of Quintegia, with the objective of defining and implementing a new strategic plan aimed at leading the company to seize the opportunities arising from the transformations taking place in the mobility industry and implement a path of international expansion. Over the years he has also collaborated with J.D. Power & Associates on several projects focused on the Italian market and other research initiatives with Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

Miguel Cabaca has been Managing director of Arval Spain since March 2021. Just before that, he held the role of Managing Director of Arval UK since November 2017.
Miguel joined Arval from BNP Paribas Personal Finance, where he was the Head of Partnerships in the Global Automotive Financial Services (AFS) unit, responsible for the development of the business relations with Automotive manufacturers. Prior to this, he was the Head of Marketing & Sales for Southern Europe and Latin America at the Personal Finance Headquarters in Paris.
Miguel started his career in Arthur Andersen, and joined BNP Paribas in 2000, where he held various roles within Personal Finance, Portugal including CFO, Commercial Director and finally Managing Director and Member of the Board in 2007. He moved to join Paris HQ teams in September 2011.

He is President of the AER since July 2020. Before his appointment, he collaborated with different financial institutions as Senior Advisor specialized in bank financing, mobility, and corporate governance. Until 2018, he was General Manager of the companies that supported the Leasing and Renting business in the Banco Santander network, where he previously developed different functions: General Operational and IT Sub-directorate, Financial and Management Control... He began his career as an Economist in the Research Service of the Instituto de Crédito Oficial, participating in the drafting of its Strategic Plan. In 2014 he represented Spain in Leaseurope as a Member of the Board.