2023 Speakers

First Aeronaut to circumnavigate the world in a solar plane without fuel.
His dual identity as a psychiatrist and explorer makes him an influential voice heard by the largest institutions that today consider him a forward-thinking leader on the issues of innovation and sustainability.

Founder and president of the Solar Impulse Foundation, he has achieved his mission to select 1000 efficient solutions to protect the environment in a cost-effective way.

Bertrand Piccard is now United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment and Special Advisor to the European Commission.

Ge Jun is a leading expert in business strategy, corporate affairs,
FDI, corporate responsibility, corporate business development, public policy, educational programmes, compliance and legal functions.
public policy, educational programmes, compliance and legal functions.

CEO of ToJoy Shared Holding Group, and previously global vice president of NVIDIA, the leading provider of artificial intelligence computing technology, where he was responsible for the company's market policies, strategies and cooperation.

From mid-2014 to the end of 2017, Jun served as Apple's global vice president. There, he was primarily responsible for the company's development strategy, corporate and government affairs, policy and regulatory research, corporate investments, related party cooperation and corporate social responsibility in the Greater China Region (including Hong Kong and Macau).

Considered to be one of the 150 most influential people in the creation of federal political thought according to the federal political thought according to the prestigious US newspaper The National Journal.

He is president and founder of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET) which examines the impact of sociological, technological, environmental and cultural changes on the economics of globalisation and is based in Washington, USA.

He is currently a key communicator analysing the economic, environmental, social and cultural impact of new technologies on the global economy.

Scientist, entrepreneur, policy advisor and engineering professor passionate about imagining and building responsible technology for social impact. He is a pioneer and thought leader in the use of big data and artificial intelligence for global health, humanitarian action and sustainable development. Miguel was the first data scientist to work at the United Nations.

Dr. Miguel Luengo-Oroz is the former Chief Data Scientist at UN Global Pulse in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, where he was responsible for technology strategy, and developed and led data science teams across the Pulse Labs network.

Miguel is the founder and CEO of social enterprise Spotlab, a digital health platform that leverages best-in-class mobile and AI technologies for clinical research and universal diagnostics.

Leading environmentalist at the heart of China's greening since 2007.

China since 2007. Named the "Green Goddess of China" by the Chinese press, she travels the world to consult with businesses and governments on how to catalyse social scale, sustainable innovation and collaboration with China.

Peggy is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She was awarded the "Nobel" for climate change, the "Hillary Step". The Economist called her "one of Asia's most innovative thinkers".

Bachelor’s degree in law by the University of Valladolid, he holds a master’s degree in financial management by ESIC and a senior management program in Digital Business at The Valley. He has been holding different positions in the commercial area for more than 22 years. After almost a working life dedicated to traditional renting, Corporate Business, Adolfo Agudo Gil has spent the last few years focused on the indirect channel (automotive channels, banks, and insurers, and B2C), a business to which he sees unlimited possibilities and which he is responsible for ""selling with passion"". Since 2020 he has been Director of the Indirect Distribution Area at ALD Automotive Spain, a position he added to the head of BBVA Autorenting that he already held since both companies were integrated in October 2017.
He was born Logroño (La Rioja), and he spent many years based in Valladolid studying Law and making his first steps as a sports collaborator in several media of “Pucela”. Lover of football (he was a semi-professional footballer), paddle tennis, hunting, the field, and dogs, he began his career in banking to then move into the business of renting and leasing equipment and ending up in the renting of vehicles. He is married and has two daughters.

Adriana Guzman is an accomplished professional with a wealth of international experience and a proven track record of driving success across various industries, specialized in the technology sector. Adriana is Country Manager for Uber for Business in Southern Europe, where she plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing enterprise and mid market sales strategies, demonstrating her expertise in sales leadership and strategic planning.
With a Masters degree in Business Administration and over 14 years of industry experience, Adriana's career has been marked by her ability to cultivate and maintain optimal client relationships. Her unique insights and visionary approach have consistently led to the creation of high-performing sales teams and the formulation of successful sales strategies, particularly within the dynamic airline and e-commerce sectors.
Adriana's journey in the business world began with a distinctive stint on trading floors, where she excelled as a trader of derivatives in the Colombian Stock Exchange Market. This experience not only honed her strategic acumen but also fostered her keen mathematical and analytical abilities, which continue to be invaluable assets in her current role. Adriana's innate ability to align strategic thinking with actionable plans has consistently delivered results, making her a driving force behind her team's achievements.

"Adrián Fernández Carrasco (Madrid, 1987) has a technical degree in Civil Engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University (UPM) specialising in Transportation and Urban Services, and a Master’s Degree in Mobility and Road Safety.

After beginning his professional career elaborating studies in cycling mobility, he started to work in the rail sector in 2012 by joining the Alstom rolling stock manufacturer. From 2018 to 2022, he has been responsible of the mobility campaign at the international NGO Greenpeace, leading several campaigns in Spain and Europe to promote rail as the preferred transport system to combat climate change and as a tool for social equity.

Moreover, Fernández is well known as a adviser and promoter of sustainable mobility. He founded the website ‘Ecomovilidad.net’ (Eco-mobility) and has published several technical articles and editorials. He also organises training courses and frequently participates in congresses on transportation and the environment.

Since 2022 is Managing Director at Spanish Railway Foundation, public entity that promotes railway knowledge and usage by activities oriented to the citizens."

Transport expert, MBA and civil aviation engineer, as well as PPL pilot.
I work as an advisor in the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, where I collaborate in the evolution and modernization of the public service we provide to people and companies.
With international experience, I'm amazed by social dynamics in general and the transport industry in particular

Professional with 5 years of experience in the field of mobility. After developing mobility projects in Portugal, Italy, UK and Brazil, she is now responsible for the deployment of Iberdrola's public charging network in Spain. This network now consists of more than 5,000 operational charging points.

Alberto Alonso Poza has a Law Degree from the Complutense University of Madrid (1987), an MBA from IESE Business School and SEP from London Business School.
He has held management positions in several companies, both public and private sectors, highlighting his work as Director of Strategic Planning and Finance at Correos y Telégrafos, S.A. (2012-2018), General Director at EBN Capital and General Director at the Aguas de Valencia Group. He is currently Financial and Strategy Director at the Madrid Municipal Transport Company (EMT Madrid) and also Vice President of the European Affairs Committee at UITP (International Union of Public Transport).
He has been a member of different boards of directors of companies such as AENA, Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara, EGEVASA, Correos Express, Nexea, and a member of the Accounts Committee of IPC (International Post Corporation, Brussels).
He has been a part-time Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Strategic Management at the Carlos III University of Madrid, at IE Business School and at IE University, and currently, Associate Professor of Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School.

Industrial Engineer, working in the lubricants sector since 1996. At bp I have held various functions from the beginning as a technical manager, continuing with commercial responsibilities in the different lubricant channels with the Mobil, bp and Castrol brands, always in the automotive sector. Currently commercial director for Spain and Portugal at Castrol.
Great fan of motorsports.

Aleksandar Jevtic is the Head of Research at FICOSA ADAS, an automotive company based in
Barcelona, Spain. In this role, he is responsible for supervising the Research Team, developing the
company's research strategy, facilitating academic knowledge transfer, managing collaborative R&D
projects, and overseeing the development of ADAS (Advanced Driving-Assistance Systems)
prototypes.
Aleksandar is originally from Belgrade, Serbia, where he obtained his B.S. degree in Electronic
Engineering from the University of Belgrade. He later earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the
Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. During his academic
journey, he made significant contributions to the research of new models of distributed Artificial
Intelligence for applications in robotics, computer vision, and cluster analysis. Aleksandar also served
as a visiting researcher at various research centers in the United States, Europe, and Asia and has
authored 50 publications in international journals and conferences.
For more than 10 years, Aleksandar worked in research and development of robotic assistants for
individuals with reduced mobility, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. In 2019, he transitioned to the
automotive industry, where his research now focuses on applied artificial intelligence for vehicle
perception and autonomous driving. He serves as the coordinator of the InPercept project, funded
by CDTI PTAS, which has been recognized as a high-impact project by the European Commission at
the EUCAD 2023 congress. His team is actively involved in several EU projects aimed at developing
enabling technologies for cooperative, connected, and automated mobility (CCAM). In the Movilidad
2030 project, he and his team are dedicated to advancing vehicle perception systems with a specific
focus on pedestrian safety.

Phd Senior Civil Engineer from Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM,1992), Master in Business Administration & Master in Management of Infrastructure and Utilities (UCM1996 & UPM 2000). He has more than 20 years of consulting and technology experience and as teacher in many specialized Master programs, etc.
Currently leading as Head at NTT DATA Europe & Latam Green Engineering

Álvaro holds a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA from IESE. He has 14 years of experience in the development of new technologies applied to the Energy and Mobility sectors.
Currently, as Mobility Manager at Bridgestone, his responsibility focuses on the definition and implementation of new business models for the fleet segment.

Academic background: Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Transport, from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. His doctoral thesis was awarded the Extraordinary Prize.

Career path: He has been working in Puertos del Estado since 1997 where he has held various positions: Deputy Director of External Relations, Head of the Intermodality and Logistics Area, Head of the Development and Regulations Department and from 2007 until his appointment as President of Puertos del Estado in December 2021, he has been Director of Planning and Development. Previously, he has been in charge of transport studies and projects in the consulting firm TEMA.

He is currently Chairman of the Madrid-Coslada Dry Port and a member of the Boards of Directors of Sasemar and Renfe Mercancías. He was also Chairman of the company Conte-rail between 2008 and 2013 and a member of the Boards of Directors of the Port Authorities of Bahía de Algeciras, Cartagena, and Marín, and Ría de Pontevedra.

He is a member of many national and international committees and is the author of articles and books on trade, logistics, and transport.

Anthea Greco is Via's Country Manager in Southern Europe, with business development and management responsibilities for the region supporting more than 25 cities, operators and agencies in transportation planning and adoption of more flexible and sustainable mobility and MaaS. She has worked for much of her career in the fields of technology and innovation, launching 9 innovation programs in the UK, including a world-leading smart mobility accelerator. Previously, he led the launch of big data solutions for Smart Cities in Latin America for Telefónica. She has lived in five countries, speaks four languages, and was listed as one of the top female pioneers in tech in the UK in 2018 and on the Forbes Under 30 list in 2020. She holds a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan and a Master's degree in International Management from ESADE in Barcelona.

Surveillance and control of air quality, noise, both environmental and activity-related, its discipline, and environmental and noise produced by activities, their discipline, as well as the environmental evaluation of economic activities in the city of Madrid. The promotion of measures for the rational use of energy and the fight against climate change. The integral development of services that regulate the mobility of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians, the management of Restricted Access of Restricted Access Areas, including the implementation of Madrid Central and the ZBEDEPs.
Madrid Central and the ZBEDEP Distrito Centro and Plaza Elíptica, the regulated parking service (SER), road signaling, the public electric bicycle service and the fence management service.
It is also responsible for the management of environmental education policies, through programs developed through the Network of Environmental Education and Information Centers and the Environmental Education and Information Centers Network, and the municipal program of urban orchards.

Amparo Brea Álvarez, since joining Aena in 1996, has been Director of Infrastructure and Director of Planning and Environment and member of the Boards of Directors of companies related to airport infrastructure. She is currently Director of Innovation, Sustainability and Customer Experience and Chief Green Officer of Aena. He is an Aeronautical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, he has obtained the title of MPM Project Management (CEU), Senior Business Management Program -PADE (IESE) and Digital Transformation Program (IESE)

Ana Beatriz Jordao is the Programme Management Officer at UN-Habitat, acting as Head of UN-Habitat Spain office. Ms. Jordao has a vast international experience in infrastructure programs, as well as projects with comprehensive approaches to urban resilience and integral improvement of vulnerable communities. She has a special interest in knowledge management activities, understanding that they are the key to genuine development. Previously, she worked at the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), as urban specialist at the Financial Cooperation Department, and at the Multilateral Cooperation Department. Until that time, Ms. Jordao worked as Project Manager at the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, as well as in the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance. She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Universidad de Sevilla and a Master’s in Architectural Restoration from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

Master of Mining Engineering with more than 17 years of experience. I have grown professionally in the field of business development, building trusting relationships with international and local customers either state-owned and private.
Currently, I am Commercial Director of Iberia market at Patentes Talgo, leading sales strategies, meeting the needs of operators and final customers, aligned with Talgo´s core values, promoting integrity, innovation and sustainable technologies (energy efficiency, recyclability, and recovery).
 

PhD in Civil Engineering and IE´s Business School MBA. With more than twenty-five years of professional development through businesses such as Unión Fenosa Engineering, Unión Fenosa External Action, Typsa and Ineco. Has expertise in different areas such as hydraulics, environmentalism, and engineering consultancy.

During the last ten years she has been part of Ineco´s executive board reporting directly to the chief executive officer.

She is currently responsable for the innovation strategy, with a holistic approach from the business model, product, processes and customer experience.

Aeronautical Engineer (specialising in Airports and Aeronautical Navigation) from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).
Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute.
He has developed his professional career in the Transport and ICT Management of
ISDEFE, in projects such as the SACTA Programme office for ENAIRE and the opening of the new terminal at Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
Recently, he has been responsible for coordinating the participation of ISDEFE in the Single European Sky (SESAR) programme and in other international air transport initiatives.

Ángel González has a degree in Industrial Technical Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration from I.I. San Telmo. He has been working in the world of transport since 1994, starting his career at Acotral. He has also been a director at other transport and logistics companies, while at the same time serving as director of the Mutua de Accidentes de Trabajo Zaragozana (MAZ). Since 2018, he has been a member of FELOG (Forum of Logistics Experts), to which he was invited due to his experience implementing EMS in Spain, and since 2022 he has been the Managing director of the ONTIME Group, the largest domestically-owned logistics operator. Over his long career, he has led numerous initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint and improve sustainability, always upholding it as the confluence of three factors: economic, social and environmental.

"Ángeles Marín is a Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and since 2006 a Civil Servant in the Spanish State Administration (Information Systems and Technologies body).

Since 2012 she has worked at the former Ministry of Public Works, now the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda. Since January 2020, she has headed the Mobility Strategy Office, where she is responsible for coordinating the preparation, communication, and implementation of the Spanish Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility Strategy 2030, coordinating the drafting of the Law on Sustainable Mobility and coordinating the investments of the Spanish Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan within the scope of the General Secretariat of Transport and Mobility."

"ANA I. BLANCO

Civil Engineer at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

After a period working on logistics in a private company, in 2002 became member of the staff at the General Directorate for Traffic (DGT). Since that time has had different roles in the organization.

Currently, Associated Deputy Director for Traffic with the following responsibilities:

Strategic planning on mobility digitalization and ITS systems and service deployment in Spain.

Strategic follow up of infrastructure measures for road safety.

Coordination procedures of the operation and maintenance of the Traffic Management Centers in Spain.

National coordinator of European Projects.

Co-chair at the eCall European Implementation Platform"

Anabel Díaz (Cartagena, 1975) joined Uber in May 2019, to lead the Central Operations team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and currently holds the position of General Director of the area, overseeing 30 of the 69 markets in which Uber operates.
Anabel is a computer engineer with two decades of experience in operations, logistics and business management in large global corporations, including General Electric and SABIC.
Throughout her career, she has promoted several initiatives related to diversity and equality and, at Uber, she is the executive sponsor of the “Women at Uber” initiative in the region.
Anabel is also one of the main drivers of Uber's sustainability strategy. Turning the company into a sustainable mobility company and eradicating polluting vehicles from the fleet is one of Anabel's priorities.

Phd architect (cum laude): ""the museum before a paradigm shift. from the type to the logo”. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid. ETSAM).
bachelor of information science (journalism). Universidad Camilo José Cela. Madrid (UCJC). thesis on the art market in Spain. foundations and third sector.
degree in advertising and public and institutional relations. universidad camilo josé cela. (ucjv)
master: independent advisor specializing in sustainability (school of businees afi: international financial advisors)
Currently working as director of the cabinet of the Presidency of the Council of Architects of Spain, developing her activity as an advisor on strategic projects and institutional relations both professionally and politically. She combines the position with the management of the Observatory2030, the sectorial table of the building sector in Spain, where he coordinates the 7 lines of research of the Fair / Sustainable / Quality / Digital / Healthy / in Transition and Productive City and Territory, managing the sectorial initiatives around current challenges (renovation Wave/Gender equality/Decarbonization…), with more than 300 stakeholders.
Since October 2021 UIA. Managing Director of the International Housing Forum ""Affordable Housing Ativation Removing Barriers"" held in Madrid and the rest of the world from January 2022 to May 2022. Currently manages the international platform of shared knowledge resulting from the Forum, from where data science tools for the analysis and integration of data, exemplary cases, country viewers and comparative indicators and standards around a taxonomy of barriers developed by a committee of international experts are promoted. www.affordablehousingactivation.org
Member of the SDG Commission of the UIA
Member of the Social Habitat Working Group of the UIA
Chair of the Internationalization and New Business Models Task Force of the European Council of Architects were she is working on the identification of the value chain of the building sector and the new opportunities of training and professional career for architects.

Angela holds a master’s degree in Physics by Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in Heriot Watt University in Edimburg and an Executive Master in ESADE Business School. With more than 10 years’ experience in the energy and industry sectors, she has been managing operations and innovation teams in several companies as Repsol, Maxam and NTT Data. Since May 2022, Angela is senior venture builder in EDP Innovation, where she is leading the generation of new businesses through new technologies’ development and adoption.

Licenciado en Contabilidad y estudios superiores de economía. Lleva más de 20 años trabajando en la compañía, con dilatada experiencia en el sector, actualmente lidera Arriva Nederland, con el objetivo de cero emisiones para 2025. Con aproximadamente 5500 empleados, 1200 autobuses, 164 trenes y 50 autocares, Arriva es uno de los principales actores del mercado del transporte público en Países Bajos.

In my career within the Ligier group I have been appointed administrator of the two companies that represent around 30% of the European market and are the two most important markets after France. In the last 5 years the quadricycle market has developed to cover the different needs of urban mobility: traditional, electric and professional.

Beyond the administrative and institutional role of my position, my first strategic and commercial objective is to develop Ligier's role in these different markets that for the group represent 5,000 vehicles per year and more than 50 million in turnover.

Antonio Babío is director at the Corporates and CIB department of Getnet Europe, a subsidiary of Grupo Santander. He led the first onboard contactless payment readers project in Spain on the EMT in Madrid; and those realized in pay-as-you-go mode in Renfe Cercanías and Metro de Sevilla. Getnet Europe is currently a leader in digital payment projects in Mobility and public transport, as well, as in other sectors such are retail, utilities, hospitality and travel.

Industrial Engineer from the University of Valladolid with complementary education from IESE Business School (Executive Management Program), and MIT Sloan School of Management graduate (Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy), Antonio Cendrero is the Managing Director for Arriva Spain, since 2019.

With a clear focus on strategy, operations, business development and innovation and thanks to his extensive experience in executive positions, Cendrero is leading the Spanish branch of Arriva towards a more sustainable, efficient, and digitalized mobility with a global perspective and a localized sense of markets trends and needs.

Arriva is DB’s subsidiary for the regional passenger transport outside Germany and joined the Deutsche Bahn Group in 2010.

Chairman of the Advisory Board of ATREVIA and vice president of strategic projects.
He has been the President and CEO of Grupo Unidad Editorial between 2011 and 2021. Antonio Fernández- Galiano was President of UTECA (Unión de Televisiones Comerciales Asociadas) (2012-2013), member of the Board of Directors of RCS Quotidiani (2006-2010), member of the Board of WAN-IFRA (2009-2011), Chairman of AEDE (Asociación de Editores de Diarios Españoles) (2010 -2011), Chairman of Sky Point (2001 - 2002) and Professor of Civil Law at the Universidad San Pablo-CEU (1983-1999), he was part of the General Technical Secretariat of the then Central Bank (1981-1987).Commendatore della Ordine della Stella d'Italia.He holds a law degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a master's degree in corporate legal counseling from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and a General Management Program (PDG) from IESE Business School.

He developed his professional career in the field of transportation, both in the public and private sector.
In public bodies, he has worked in Madrid Public Transport Authority and as a consultant, he has worked for MVA and for GHESA.
Then, he has been Technical director and Quality Responsible in Veolia and also worked as Associate to Steer Davies Gleave, being responsible of the branch in Spain and Portugal.
Now, he is currently working as Corporate director of Operations for Grupo Avanza (the Spanish brand of Mobility ADO). Additionally, he serves as the President of the UITP Bus Committee.

Antonio Guardiola Martínez is the head of UNESPA's Motor Insurance Technical Committee and the Reinsurance Functional Committee of UNESPA, the Spanish Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies. Previously he was responsible for the Property, Liability and Transport Insurance Technical Committee.
Before joining UNESPA, he was an account manager in the main international insurance brokers, playing a relevant role in the design, development and management of insurance and reinsurance programmes of important multinational companies in the industrial and financial services sectors. He holds a degree in business administration and management, a degree in actuarial sciences and a degree in insurance, legal and business sciences from the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, as well as a master's degree in Data Management Executive from the ISDI business school (Instituto Superior para el Desarrollo de Internet).

Antonio Marqués holds a M.Sc. in Physics with Computing and an MBA in Business and Innovation Management. With a professional career of more than 25 years in research and technological innovation at an international level, he has worked in academia, the European Commission and IBM. He is currently the Director of Technology and Innovation at GRUPO ETRA. In this capacity, he helps shaping the Technology Business Development strategy of the Company and plays a key role in maintaining the Group’s leading position at the forefront of smart technological solutions for mobility, energy efficiency and security.

Master in Civil Engineer and Graduate in Physics, he began his professional career in the private sector, working from 2001 to 2016 in the transport consultancy sector. Since 2017 he has been working at the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), first within the Department of Road Maintenance of the National Road Directorate and later as an advisor in the cabinet of the General Secretariat of Infrastructures, participating in planning, development and innovation policies of national road and rail networks. Since April 2023, he holds the position of Director for Sustainability and Innovation of the National Road Directorate, coordinating and developing initiatives about sustainability, digitalization, innovation, mobility and connectivity for the State Road Network.

Journalist is his profession.
He is currently a senator elected by the Parliament of Catalonia and lieutenant of mayor's office of New Infrastructures for Mobility and Relations Institutional of the City Council of Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona.
Since 2015, President of the Network of Cities for Bicycles, an entity of state level that promotes the use of bicycles as sustainable transportation.
He has also been vice president of Mobility, Transportation and Sustainability of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) between 2011 and 2023, and mayor of Sant
Joan Despí, between 2006 and 2021

Antonio Ramírez Rodríguez is PhD by the School of Civil Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2017). He is Civil Engineer by the School of Civil Engineering of Granada, promotion of 1999. He is postgraduate in Digital Transformation by the IEBS (Innovation & Entrepreneurship Business School). From 1999 to 2006 he was working on site in different civil works and in different positions (Head of work, Production, Technical Office, Quality, Safety and Health and Environment). Since 2006 he was working as Head of the R+D I Department and later as Director of the Department of the company SACYR CONSTRUCCION. And since 2022 he is working as Innovaction Director in SACYR CONCESIONES.
His main achievements have been obtaining for the first time the R&D Management System certificate according to UNE 166.002, obtaining more than 10 patents for the company, obtaining Motivated Reports as R&D for an amount exceeding 100 million euros and obtaining grants from the Administration for different research projects for an amount exceeding 60 million euros.

Alberto is Industrial Engineer from the polytechnic university of Madrid and has been professor of Mechanical Engineering since 1998.
Currently, he serves as the Vice Chancellor for Research at the university Francisco de Vitoria and is the Director of the UFV-Avanza Chair in Sustainable Mobility, formally established in 2022. In this role, he conducts studies and research on sustainability in mobility. He is also responsible for Sustainability at UFV.
He teaches Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering and has been involved in over 30 research projects. Additionally, he is the author of more than 60 scientific publications, primarily in the areas of Vehicles, Safety, and Transportation. He has worked in research centers in the United States, Germany, and France, all related to the field of transportation and vehicle safety.

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.

Alexander Mindiola is International Business Development Manager at ioki GmbH and is part of the International Sales team in sales development for the Spanish and Portuguese markets. Alexander holds a degree in Business Administration with specialization in international management, controlling and IT, graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Germany.
ioki is a German subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, Europe's largest public transport operator. ioki's core mission is to connect people and shape the future of public transport.

Alfredo Sánchez Vicente is an Environmental Science Graduate and Spanish civil servant since 2008. He worked as researcher in the university, as consultant in private companies and public administration in three different countries. From November 2020 is responsible of sustainability issues at the General Directorate for Land Transport of the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, working on the promotion of measures aimed at combating climate change, energy savings and improving the efficiency of land transport services. Most of his international experience was gained as Project Manager for Transport in the European Environmental Agency, based in Copenhagen, from July 2010, managing all transport related tasks and projects in the Agency, including the Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM). Back in the Spanish administration, he was head of carbon markets at the Spanish Office for Climate Change, being part of the Spanish delegation on the international negotiations under United Nations for the development of the Paris Agreement.

Graduated in Industrial Engineering (Electricity, Electronics and Automation) from the University of CLM and León, she counts with more than 10 years of experience. She has led large-scale and complex projects in the field of maintenance and installations in railway infrastructures. Throughout her career she has occupied different positions, highlighting the activities of design, programming and commissioning of control and protection equipment for direct current and medium voltage energy, project management or in the sales area, and since 2020 leading the project management of SISTEM (CPS Group).
With a team of more than 700 people in charge, she leads the renovation of the energy and telecommunications systems of the AVE Madrid Sevilla, the maintenance of DGT telecommunications, or the maintenance of the communications systems of Alfonso Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport, among many others.

Computer engineer from the University of Valladolid, she began her professional career in 1998, devoting herself from then, to the software development of client services with different technologies. As a programmer in her beginnings, going through the functions of analyst and systems designer, until becoming responsible for the software development and testing teams, acquiring a management profile without disregarding the technical approach.

In 2000 she joined Telefónica Research and Development, a company in which she works on the development of vocal services with speech technology that offer natural language recognition, speaker verification and adaptation to the speaker. In 2003 she coordinated the development of multimodal web navigation systems and applications that incorporate spoken interface to web applications.
In 2010 she was hired by Ericsson where she participated in different projects as head of the development team. Since 2013 she has led the test automation team for the core of Telefónica's Machine to Machine-M2M Platform (Kite IoT) and its adaptation to the requirements of the UK DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change of the United Kingdom).

In June 2021 she joined the technical team of AUVASA (Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid S.A.) as director of the Connected Cities project. Its main function is to coordinate and manage the participation of the municipalities of Valencia, Vitoria, Logroño, Fuenlabrada and Gijón, which, together with Valladolid as a group, work on the construction of a multi-city MaaS at the state level.

Alfonso Sánchez Vicente
Managing Director EMT Madrid
Biographical information

Alfonso Sánchez Vicente is a Civil Engineer, specialising in transport from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
He has completed the General Management Programme at IESE Business School (University of Navarra).
Currently:
Managing Director of Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT) and UITP Vice-president for Spain.
Previously:
Managing Director of Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid
Board Member of Metro de Madrid
Board Member of Centro de Transportes de Coslada
Managing Director of GEDESMA (Gestión y Desarrollo del Medio Ambiente de Madrid, S. A.)
General Director of Gestión de Infraestructuras de Castilla-La Mancha, S.A., a public company run by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha
He has previously developed his professional career in the private sector, beginning his career at a Spanish construction industry multinational, where he held various management positions. Subsequently, he served as General Manager with several companies in the construction industry and the real estate industry, having worked on numerous public and private projects and in the fields of building and civil works.

Over 10 years experience within the mobility, travel & transportation industry.

Currently dedicated to scale Masabi and disrupt the payments & ticketing ecosystem within public transit.

Enthusiast about future cities & urban planning, paying special attention to technology & entrepreneurship and how it evolves mobility, housing and leisure; creating economic development.

Degree in Economics and Business Administration. Hes professional career is linked entirely to Caixabank since 1993, linked to Business, Retail world, Companies, Foreign Trade, director of the Madrid Large Companies Unit. Currently, Álvaro is director of Sustainable Business Products Coordination at Caixabank.

Álvaro began his career at Mercadona in May 2016. He has been performing various functions related to Intermodal Transport within the Logistics Department until exercising his current position as Head of Rail Transport at Mercadona.

Ana Garcia Barona, graduated in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid. State Insurance Inspector, I have developed my professional activity in the General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds and in the Insurance Compensation Consortium, where I was Deputy Director of Operations and Technical and Reinsurance Director. I have been a member of different Boards of Directors and Committees of both public and private entities.
She participated in numerous international forums in the European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, OECD, Insurance Europe and World Forum of Catastrophes Programs (co-founder). I have participated in the elaboration of numerous legal regulations, related to insurance, reinsurance, insurance distribution, pension plans and funds, pricing, personal injury tariffs, environmental liability, air and maritime navigation, insurance contracts and supervision and solvency of insurance companies, among others. I have collaborated as a consultant with the Inter-American Development Bank on solvency issues and with the World Bank on catastrophic risk insurance projects. I have worked with FIAP.
Currently she works as Head of Regulation I in the General Subdirectorate of Regulation and International Relations of the General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, in regulatory issues and I am the Secretary of the Insurance Advisory Board.

Known globally for his focused management style and creation of growth-oriented businesses within the infrastructure construction and alternative energy sectors, Andrés de León was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2019. Previously, Andrés had served as Chief Operations Officer for HyperloopTT for three years.
Andrés brings 30 years of international experience as a senior executive in manufacturing, finance management, private/public business negotiation, and tax and audit supervision to HyperloopTT. Andrés has initiated and executed corporate affairs in Spain, Belgium, Portugal, France, Italy, Mexico, Chile, and the United States.
While receiving a degree in law and his MBA from one of the world’s top business universities, IE Business School, Andrés worked in the financial department and became Deputy Financial Director of Terratest Construction in Spain where he oversaw the construction of major construction projects around the world. Later he became General Manager of a multinational industrial group, specializing in the manufacturing of alternative energy products on a global scale.
This experience has proven to be a perfect match for the globally collaborative entity of HyperloopTT. In a few short years, Andrés became critical to the development of the organization by orchestrating several key global agreements and investments, while transitioning the forward-thinking concept and design-oriented company into an industry-leading firm focused on engineering and execution. He now leads the largest crowd-powered team of professionals ever assembled

Andres Guevara is an international energy professional. He joined bp in 2005 where currently is serving as HoC bp Spain and SVP for Strategic Corporates & Partnerships. Before these roles Andres led business development for Upstream Gas Value Chains at bp focused on global new business development opportunities in several countries and including the emerging Carbon and Hydrogen gas value chains.
He graduated Cum Laude from Production Engineering at Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas-Venezuela after which he joined McKinsey & Company. In 2003 he moved to Chicago to pursue an MBA at The University of Chicago where he graduated with Honors in 2005.

Belen Fernandez, Graduated in Advertising and Public Relations from the Complutense University of Madrid, in 2018, she joined Avanza with the mission of leading the transformation of the customer experience at the level of business-oriented tools, processes and procedures.
Previously, she worked at Sanitas, as director of Marketing, Communication and Clients, she led the development of the marketing, communication and client strategy of the company's healthcare businesses, combining tactical and strategic plans, online and offline, seeking a balance between recruitment, loyalty , retention and customer experience.

As Vice President of Mobility and Project Development for Europe, Ben Lawson is responsible for the strategic development of all lines of Enterprise Holdings’ business in Europe, while driving efficiencies and growth throughout the organisation. He also leads strategic acquisitions
and ensures a consistent business model that is scalable and transferable across countries where Enterprise has operations.
Enterprise Holdings is the world’s largest car rental company and largest operator in the UK and Ireland. It operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, along with a number of business lines including Enterprise Car Club, Enterprise Flex-ERent and the Exotic Car Collection.
Ben is responsible for creating and developing a truly integrated business model that seamlessly combines Enterprise’s branch network, range of vehicles and proprietary technologies. Through this, Enterprise is able to provide customers with mobility for an hour, a day, a week, a month or even many years, whether they require a small hatchback or a
supercar, a hybrid or a van, or even an articulated truck. Ben’s work involves prioritising strategic initiatives with multi-million-pound budgets and working with internal and external parties to create partnerships that deliver the right outcome for all stakeholders.
Like the vast majority of Enterprise officers, Ben began his Enterprise career via the company’s renowned Management Training Programme. He joined Enterprise in 1994 at the Chesterfield
branch in the UK and quickly gained a series of promotions. By 2003, Ben had worked his way up to Group Rental Manager for Southeast England, where he was responsible for managing five Area Managers and looking after 22 branches.
In 2008, Ben was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Rental for the UK & Ireland, and in 2014, he was appointed Vice President of Rental for Europe. In this position, he helped implement a number of processes and technologies to support Enterprise’s European operations, as well as identify new channels for growth. He has also played a key role in a
number of strategic acquisitions and integration projects, including the acquisitions of Citer and Atesa in 2012, CARO Autovermietung in April 2017 and SHB in July 2019.
In February 2018, Ben was promoted to Vice President of Strategy and Project Development for
the UK & Ireland and helped the business define and implement its position within the emerging
mobility ecosystem, including a number of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) initiatives. In August
2020, Ben was promoted to his current position and assumed responsibility for working with
metropolitan authorities, policymakers and partners to develop and implement mobility models
across Europe that make cities cleaner places to live.
Ben currently lives in Surrey, with his wife, and two children."

"Benito Tesier, general manager of Brembo Spain, has more than 30 years of professional experience in the automotive sector. He is vice-president of SERNAUTO (the Spanish Association of Automotive Suppliers) and chairs its Aftermarket Committee and the planning board of Motortec, the most important fair for the automotive industry in Spain that is held at IFEMA every two years.

In addition, Benito Tesier has been president of the Automotive and Mobility Cluster of Aragon (CAAR) since 2012 and in 2023 he has assumed the presidency of the Federation of Metal Entrepreneurs of Zaragoza (FEMZ) too.

He is also part of the management teams of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Spain, the Spanish Confederation of Metal Employers’ Organizations (CONFEMETAL), CEOE Aragón and CEPYME Aragón."

Bláthín McElligott was appointed Rural Transport/TFI Local Link Programme Manager for the National Transport Authority in 2020. TFI Local Link operates over 1,100 services across rural Ireland and thanks to the roll-out of the NTA’s Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, network coverage and passenger journeys will continue to increase in the years ahead. Prior to her appointment to NTA, she worked for Bus Éireann as Services Manager for the southwest of Ireland.

Francisco de Borja Carabante Muntada was born in Madrid in 1975. He holds a degree in Economics from the Complutense University (UCM) and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in History of Economic Thought.
He began his professional career in different departments of Caja Madrid, and he has subsequently held various positions in the public sector since 2003, including head of cabinet of the Education Councillor in the Community of Madrid, deputy in the Madrid Assembly during the VI, VII, VIII and IX legislatures and Roads general director in the Community of Madrid (2008 - 2011).
During 2011-2015 he was Deputy Councillor of Transport, Infrastructure and Housing. And from June 2015 to November 2016 he has been a councilman of the Popular Party in Madrid City Council.
From November 2016 to June 2019 he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Metro de Madrid, S.A.
From June 15, 2019 until June 16, 2023 he has been Councillor of Environment and Mobility in the Madrid City Council.
Since June 17, 2023 he is Councillor of Urbanism, Environment and Mobility in the Madrid City Council.

Borja has a degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Valladolid with extensive complementary training: Strategic Management, ITIL process models, Safety and CMMi, PMP, as well as a Master in Quality Management, Business Management Specialist and Senior Risk Prevention Technician. Occupational Risks in the areas of Occupational Safety, Management Systems Auditor and expert in advanced management techniques.
With more than 15 years of experience in the world of Sustainability and Innovation in different markets such as public transportation, manufacturing, telecommunications. In recent years, he has specialized as an innovation and ESG manager.
Currently, he works as Quality, Innovation and ESG Manager at Avanza.

Brendan Finn is an independent transport consultant with over forty years of experience in the transport sector. He has worked extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa on policy, organisation and operation aspects of public transport, both urban and rural. He has been active in rural transport projects since the mid-90’s, both working with local communities in Ireland and in collaborative EU projects. He was Project Manager for the Smart Rural Transport Areas (SMARTA) project – www.ruralsharedmobility.eu – and he is currently the Project Manager for the SMARTA-NET project on rural mobility – www.smarta-net.eu

Bruno Brito, with a degree in Business Administration and Management, has extensive experience in the automotive sector. Over the last 19 years, he has developed extensive work in the automotive sector in Spain and Portugal in several positions of responsibility and management in strategic consultancy specialized in automotive. He is a specialist in consulting on business development, customer experience and the development of new solutions and products for manufacturer brands, dealers and after-sales services.
Since 2021, as CEO of IDEAUTO he has promoted the process of digital transformation and development of new solutions for the mobility ecosystem. The transformation and digitization of the sector does not only occur at the vehicle or industrial level, but also in the way of analysing, measuring and understanding the data necessary to reach the set objectives, and for this, the role of companies like IDEAUTO, uniquely focused in the automotive sector and the new mobility, it is totally necessary for the actors in the sector.

Bruno Silva has been the Managing Director of MEDWAY since January 2016. His professional career has been linked to the MSC group since June 2013, when he held the position of Project Manager and Planning and Sales Responsible at MSC Portugal. He is a board member of the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA). Previously, he held various responsibilities at the Mota Engil Group.
He has a master's degree in civil engineering and business management from INDEG-ISCTE Business School.

Cagdas is leading International Sales team of Karsan. He is holding BSc, Mechanical Engineering and a MSc, International Business Management Degrees. He has been in Automotive Industry since 2011. He has experience in Sales, After-Sales and Business Development in different regions as Europe, North America and CIS. Karsan International Sales team is focused on developing new markets as North America and Japan while growing its current business in Europe. New technologies including EV, AV and fuelcell are put in the main target as Karsan therefore Karsan is currently pioneering those technologies in its existing markets. Father of 1, capable of speking Turkish and English.

Volta Trucks’ Director of Business Development, Carla Detrieux, was part of the founding team and pivotal in shaping and defining the company’s mission to be the leader in zero emissions, safe and sustainably mobility. Starting her career in the hospitality sector with Best Western and Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Carla has put customer relationships and experience at the heart of the Volta Trucks’ business development strategy, spearheading partnership, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, which culminated in Europe’s two largest ever orders of electric heavy commercial vehicles, with Petit Forestier and DB Schenker. Since Volta Trucks launched four years ago, the commercial team has grown exponentially, with cross-sector experience, facilitating market entry into seven European countries, soon North America and customer engagement across multiple industries.

European Coordinator for the TEN-T Atlantic Corridor, Professor Carlo Secchi
Professor Carlo Secchi was born in Italy on February 4 1944. He was appointed European Coordinator for the TEN-T Atlantic Corridor on 12 March 2014. In addition to his European Coordinator role, Professor Secchi provides consultancy services to various national and foreign research institutes and universities, to Italian public institutions (including CNR – the Italian National Research Council) and the European Union. Mr. Secchi has previously undertaken a TEN-T Coordinator role between July 2009 and December 2013; overseeing the implementation of Priority Project 3 and Priority Project 19 (railways) between France, Spain and Portugal. Mr. Secchi also chaired the Expert Group on TEN-T financing that contributed to the revision of TEN-T and the launch of the Connecting Europe Facility.

Carlos Acha currently holds the position of Director of Technology and Innovation at the Madrid Municipal Transport Company.
He is a Civil, Canal and Port Engineer from the Polytechnic University. He has a Master in Business Administration from the Instituto de Empresa (Executive MBA). He has developed his professional career in the various management areas of the organization's passenger transport companies, participating in its growth and internationalization processes. Before joining the municipal company, he served as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at ALSA in addition to collaborating in the development and growth of the startup Meep, specialized in Mobility as a Service applications, as Chief Growth Officer (CGO).

Carlos Barrasa has joined the Cepsa team this year as Executive Vice President of Commercial & Clean Energies, becoming part of the Management Committee. Carlos has extensive experience in the energy sector and vast international experience so will add great value to the company.
Previously, he held the position of Executive President of BP in Spain for many years and Vice President of Integrated Solutions at a global level (a business dedicated to promoting the decarbonization of cities and large companies). In addition, he has widespread experience in leading the transformation and growth of businesses in the downstream area and leading global teams.

Carles Labraña i de Miguel is a Technical Manager at AMTU. M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) with experience in mobility and road safety projects since 2000, and a Master’s degree in Project Management from University of Barcelona (UB) and a Master Business Administration EAE Business School. At now, He is professor in Management Projects in UPC and Director of master's degree in infrastructure management. He has been involved in more than 50 projects in mobility concept.

Carlos Mateo Martín is the current Mobility Director of EMT, Madrid PTO. EMT Mobility Directorate manages several mobility-related services: BiciMAD - the Madrid public e-bike sharing system, a network of parking facilities (currently under an ambitious redesign process to turn them into a mobility-hub network), “MadridMobility360” - the city MaaS Platform, the city towing service and the city cable car. Carlos Mateo has also wide experience in bus operation and today he works to leverage a global mobility transformation in Madrid.

Carlos Menor is a lawyer member of the ICAM since 1988, graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, having completed a master's degree in Private Law at the CEU of Madrid. After more than 8 years practicing as a lawyer in different law firms in Madrid, in 2007 he became part of the legal department of Thyssenkrupp Elevator SEAME, leading since 2017 the legal department of Thyssenkrupp Elevadores Iberia & Africa. In October 2020 he started a new adventure by taking charge of the Legal Department of the Renault Group in Iberia, also holding the position of Group Compliance Officer in Iberia. He has recently been appointed President of the Renault Group Spain Foundation.

Carlos Moreira is a member of the Client Solutions management team at EDP group, leading the areas of field operations, energy management and smart mobility across Europe. Previously, he headed the Strategy and Acceleration department, overseeing the roll-out of strategic projects across EDP’s retail business.

Carlos Sierra es el actual director de Servicios de Transporte de la EMT, responsable del servicio de autobuses (más de 2.100 autobuses en 219 líneas y 5 cocheras). Es Licenciado en Ingeniería Industrial, Máster en Gestión de Infraestructuras y Servicios Públicos y Máster en Administración e Ingeniería de Empresas. Tiene amplia experiencia en tecnología de autobuses, mantenimiento de flotas y planificación de infraestructura relacionada. Se incorporó a EMT en 2015 como Jefe de División de Calidad, y desde entonces ha ocupado diferentes puestos de alta dirección, entre ellos Subdirector de Coordinación de los Centros Operativos, Gerente del Centro de Operaciones de La Elipa, Responsable de la Agencia Central de Recaudación de Billetes y del Taller Central y la Dirección de Asistencia en Carretera.

Economist with several postgraduate degrees from Harvard University and Michigan University,
Carmelo Sanz de Barros has a long standing career of over 40 years in the financial , healthcare
and mobility sectors, working in various countries in Europe as well as in Latin America.
During this time, he has been Chairman of Becton & Dickinson for Spain and Latin America as
well as responsible for its USA Office. He has also been President of the Spanish Health
Technology Business As sociation , FENIN, belonging to CEOE, that gathers mo re than 1.600
enterprises in that sector.
President of RACE since 2011, the Spanish leading institution in the protection and public
advocacy of the road users interests on a national and international level that, since its
foundation in 1903, provides road side services and tr avel assistance to more tha n 10 million of
members and customers.
Since 2021 he is also P resident of the RACE Foundation, whose founding goals are b ased on the
study, conservation and preservation of the histor y and evolution of the automobile , the
development of mobility and road safety social awareness and campaigns , the provision of safe
driving training programs and the capacity building of public authorities and international
leaders through C I FAL Madrid RACE C entre , attached to the United Nations I nstitute for Training
and Research (UNITAR ONU).
In December 2021 he was elected President of the FIA Senate, the top ranked body of the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , that is responsible for its general management and
corporate policy , good governance , commercial development , finance, and budgetary stability.

Promote and coordinate the design, execution, and monitoring of the Recovery Plan for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.

Propose, coordinate, and promote the execution and monitoring of measures and initiatives of the different entities and organizations involved in transportation, mobility, and the urban agenda.

Promote strategies, policies and measures that promote efficiency.
energy and stimulate and attract economic activity, entrepreneurship,
innovation, investment, and talent in the scope of the Recovery Plan,
for transport, mobility and the urban agenda.

Carolina is a Civil Engineer, with an Integrated Master's Degree in Transport from the Nova University of Lisbon. She worked at Siemens managing real estate assets and during her last 2 years there she was at Siemens Mobility in the ITS department (Intelligent Traffic Systems) with the Commercial and Project Management part. Carolina is currently Commercial director at Optibus, responsible for the Southern European market place.

CEO of Abertis Mobility Services (AMS), Abertis Group's Competency center operating through Emovis, world leader in mobility solutions and services that regulate the use of urban and interurban infrastructures.
Previously, he was General Director of Autopista Central in Chile, the largest free-flow urban toll highway in the country, and Commercial Director of Víaschile, a business unit of the Abertis Group that operates the Group's local concession road network, leading from that position the transformation of traditional toll highways to the free-flow electronic model. He has also been a director on the boards of the International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association, IBTTA, United States, and COPSA, an association of public works concessionaires in Chile.
Christian Barrientos holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and mechanical Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Ciro es licenciado en Económicas por la universidad de ICADE de Madrid y por la universidad de Northeastern en Boston. Adicionalmente realizo un curso de venture capital por la universidad de Berkeley, California. En la actualidad, Ciro es Principal de EDP Ventures, la rama de capital riesgo del Grupo EDP, desde junio de 2023. Anteriormente, de 2015 a 2022, fue director de Inversiones en venture capital de B4motion y de Astara. Durante ese tiempo participo activamente en la creación de 4 compañía e invirtió en 10 startups. Adicionalmente también ayudo a crear vehículos de inversión y participo en la adquisición de varias compañías. Actualmente también forma parte de un grupo de business angels con más de 7 inversiones personales. Previa a estas experiencias, trabajo en EY y PWC como auditor y consultor.

"Cristina Güell Espejo
Director of Corporate Services
Bachelor in Communication Sciences and in Political Sciences and Applied Sociology, Master in e-Business and Information Technologies, Executive Master in Marketing and Sales and Executive Master in Public Administration.
She started her professional activity in Communication agencies in Barcelona.
She is involved with Public Transports since 1997 when she started at TMB, Barcelona. In this company she played different roles, first in Marketing dept and after that in Metro and Bus Operation networks. In 2021 she assumes the Corporate Services Direction of TMB, coordinating Innovation, Technology, International affairs, Quality and environmental management, Customer Services and business development and Administration and Finance areas."

MBA, Commercial Engineer, Graduate in Administration Sciences, Public Accountant - Auditor Accountant, Diploma in Innovation and Digital Transformation, currently studying the Master in Innovation in Customer Experience, with more than 20 years of experience in multinational and national companies, managing the financial, accounting, control, IT area. Experience in the management of payment methods, financial management, strategic planning, development of digital transformation projects at the government and local level, as well as impact projects on local economic development, today he is Director of Innovation and Public Transformation of AMUCH.

Degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of the Basque Country. MBA European Management Programme from the Universidad Comercial de Deusto (Spain), Groupe E.S.C. Nantes Atlantique (France), University of Bradford Management Centre (United Kingdom).
started her profesional career at Arthur Andersen, as a financial auditor in the Telecommunications and Energy Sector. In 2002 she joined the Economic and Financial Department of Ferrovial, working on the Management Control and Investor Relations departments. From 2006 until today, she is part of the Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility Department, leading the Corporate Responsibility of the Ferrovial Group.
Member of the Advisory Committee of Seres and is currently secretary of Foretica.

Editor-in-chief of the publication Autofácil and its website autofacil.es, belonging to the Mobilitas Group.
She joined the editorial team of Autofácil in June 2006 within the Luike Group occupying, in December 2007, the position of editor-in-chief and, in 2018, editor-in-chief for all the publications of the automotive sector of the publishing house, among which are monthly magazines such as Autofácil, Car&Tecno or the Spanish edition of the English EVO and of yearbooks such as Todos los Coches del Mundo (All the Cars of the World).

With 17 years of experience working on Sustainable Mobility issues, David began his career in the area of Innovation in Mobility and Business at the Mobility Foundation and later in consulting at the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid.
He was the founder of promoting cycling culture groups and joined car2go in 2014 to develop the first electric carsharing service in Spain. His vision of Mobility has always been from the transformative prism of sustainability. Today he promotes the development of the Shared Mobility sector itself from the presidency of the Shared Vehicle Association of Spain and is responsible for Business Development and Public Affairs of Free2move in the Iberian market.

Born in Madrid, he lives Madrid with passion and exposes the city and region's potential.
Engineer who has several postgraduate studies, including an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa as well as leadership programs in public management or leadership in communication from IESE and Harvard University. He began his professional career in the communication office of the Community of Madrid where after eight years, he made the leap to the private sector, starting his career at Bankia to continue at FCC, a company where he has been for more than 10 years. Currently he is the president of Madrid Capital Mundial, an entity promoted by the Madrid City Council and the Community of Madrid, and which has established itself as a true European reference in the field of urban solutions.

David Martínez is currently Head of EU Affairs at Renfe's Brussels office. Previously he has worked at the European Commission (Economic and Financial Affairs), at the Spanish Embassy in Belgium, at the Ministries of Economy and Industry in Madrid, at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and previously in the private sector for Saint Gobain and Smurfit.
David holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Valladolid and an MSc in Finance from the London Business School.

Industrial Engineer, specializing in Mechanics at the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería de Bilbao.
Energising Leadership Programme at ESADE Business School.

Summary of professional experience:

In 2005 he joined the Iberdrola Group in the Thermal Generation Management in the Operation and Maintenance of Combined Cycles in Spain.
In 2010 he joined the Cogeneration Business as Head of the Energyworks Vitoria plant.
In 2017 he joined the Customer Business as Commercial Delegate for Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarra and the Basque Country.

"David Navarrio is Vice-President Vision on the Road Group Plan, Strategic Partnerships at EssilorLuxottica, global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses.
David created and leads the strategic Plan “Action for good vision on the road”. The Plan mobilize populations, institutions, mobility players and the optical industry as a response to the United Nations’ call to countries to ensure good vision for all road users for 2030 UN road safety goals.
He joins Essilor in 2016 as Vice-President Global Strategic Projects and pioneers the iniative with a partnership with the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile).
Previously, David had a successful career of 16 years in the Renault-Nissan Alliance, with leading positions in the design of the Electric Vehicles line-up, Corporate Strategy, Excom governance and as Vehicle Program Director at Alpine.
David has an Engineer's Degree by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a Certificate in Global Management by the INSEAD Business School."

David Sastre is an Industrial Engineer and holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the Carlos III University of Madrid. In addition, he has completed his training with an Executive-MBA at IE Business School. Before starting his career at SEUR, he was linked to the field of business consulting in companies such as AT Kearney or PwC, highlighting his experience in strategy design and execution, operations and process improvement, and organizational redesign.
Since joining SEUR in 2010, Sastre has managed different areas in a transversal way with a clear vocation of service aimed at all the company's stakeholders. He currently holds the position of Customer Director of SEUR that integrates the areas of Strategy, Internal Organization, Sales, Customer Service, Digital, Points of Sale and Marketing and Communication. In addition to his professional work at SEUR, Sastre develops an extensive teaching activity in different Masters of IE Business School and the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

"- Delfín holds a PhD in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
- He is president of ASEPAU, the Spanish Association of Universal Accessibility Professionals.
- He is a member of IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) with CPABE Level III Expert certificate, Spanish representative in the Smart Cities for all programme of the G3ict, and national delegate for Spain in the AccessibleEU project.
- He has extensive experience as a Universal Accessibility consultant in national and international projects, as well as in the development of accessibility regulations and audits.
- He is a lecturer on the Master's Degree in Accessibility at the University of Jaén, Director of the Training Plan at the COAM, Madrid College of Architects, and lecturer on numerous courses."

- MsC in CC. Economics from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, specialising in Finance.
- I have worked at Morgan Stanley, Toyota Spain, General Motors (Spain, Portugal and Germany) and Mitsubishi Motors Spain. Between January 2006 and January 2007, General Manager of Subaru Spain. Between February 2007 and November 2014, General Manager of Hyundai Motor España. Between December 2014 and September 2020, CEO of Gildemeister Peru. Between October 2020 and February 2023, Global Business Development Director and CEO for Latam of Salvador Caetano Group. I joined Santander Consumer in March this year.
- I am the father of 4 children (who are wonderful, but that is not necessary to put it in the bio although it is the most important thing).
- I have taught Corporate Finance at ICADE and IE.
- I'm a big reader and a fan of rock-n-roll and my sport, which I practice regularly, is swimming.

I'm Invest in Madrid´s Project director. We are Madrid Region investment promotion agency therefore any foreign compnay willing to know more about Madrid region´s assets as a FDI destination is welcome to meet with my team and I at WMC 2023. Thanks!

Industrial engineer and MBA
Chief Innovation Officer at Tubacex
DH has developed most of his professional career with Tubacex, first in technology and engineering, and, during the last 15 years, as head of innovation at group level.
During that time, Tubacex has experienced a deep transformation towards high end applications and customers. The energy transition is the main focus of the innovation activities at Tubacex nowadays.

Eduardo Martin is the founder of several and profitable Internet Start-Ups, including Deal Group Media Spain – DGM – incorporated to Deal Group Media Plc / Asia Digital Holdings Plc, a leading online advertising & marketing group delivering performance based on integrated digital marketing solutions.
The companies Eduardo has been involved with have enabled him to have a deep knowledge in several areas, not just Online Marketing but also in Internet Business Development, Online Secured Payments, M- Marketing, Mobile payments and Premium Services, Mobile Virtual Operator and VoIP, etc. He has also been involved in other businesses such as Properties investment, PV renewable energy, public transport, NFC and Cloud Computing.
With over 14 years experience in shaping the future of the online advertising sector across Europe he is recognised as an established pioneer and authority in the industry, and is committed to the continual delivery of performance related results to the online marketing community.

Eileen M Velez-Vega earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus and then her Master of Science in Engineering, with a concentration in transportation, from Mississippi State University. She began her professional career in 2003 as a civil engineering researcher at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Her work at USACE included research in the Airfields and Pavements branch under the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory for the United States Department of Defense.
She was project manager in the aviation practice and director of the Puerto Rico subsidiary of Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. She has a specialty in the design and construction of infrastructure for commercial and general aviation airports, as well as multidisciplinary projects in the field of transportation. In December 2020, Governor Hon. Pedro Pierluisi appointed her as the first woman to hold the position of Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP). She began this historic role in January 2021 and sets the public policy for the Department to improve transportation infrastructure, mobility and services.

Elena Mª Atance Herreros. Aeronautical Engineer and Master in Composite Materials from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Since 2016, she has been a member of the civil servant State Corps of Aeronautical Engineers, always working at the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda. After several years at the State Aviation Safety Agency, in 2021 she joined the Technical Office of the General Secretariat of Transport and Mobility where she works as a technical advisor in relation with different means of transport.
She is currently the coordinator of the temporary unit for the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Specifically, she coordinates the Programme of governmental aid to municipalities for the implementation of low emission zones and the digital and sustainable transformation of urban transport, as well as the Programme of governmental aid for the modernisation of private road transport companies and the programmes for the promotion of Digital Competences in the field of transport and mobility.

"Elena Bernárdez, President and CEO of Endesa X Way, a subsidiary of the Enel Group for the development of electric mobility in Iberia. AEDIVE Santiago Losada Award for Women in Electric Mobility and member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association for the Development of the Electric Vehicle since 2018.
She has developed her entire professional career within the Enel Group , in different areas within the company, so she has held various positions of responsibility in the field of telecommunications, business development, Mergers and Acquisitions or financial control of participations in the energy sector, both in Europe (Ireland, Greece, Italy and France) and in Latin America (Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina).
In 2010, she began her participation in the development of electric mobility in the Spanish market. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid, and has completed various postgraduate programs at IESE and Bocconi University in Milan.
Endesa X Way is the leading company in Spain in the development of public access charging infrastructures for electric vehicles, with more than 4,500 charging points installed to date.
Passionate about the mountains and the values they represent, as well as teamwork and what it entails, in recent years it has been focused on facilitating the decarbonization of transport to build a more sustainable environment alongside the entire team that makes up Endesa X Way."

Since 2020, Director General of the Spanish Shipowners’ Association (ANAVE), where she has developed her professional career since 1996.
M.Sc. in Naval Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Master of Advanced Studies.
Professor of Shipping Economics and Shipping Law at Madrid Polytechnic University and at the Spanish Maritime Institute.
Member of different maritime sector Associations and advisory Committees as:
• President – Shortsea Promotion Centre-Spain.
• Member of the Board of Directors – European Community Shipowners Associations, ECSA and International Chamber of Shipping, ICS.
• Member of the Spanish Permanent Observatory of Port Services, Puertos del Estado, Ministry of Transport.
• Vice-president of DNV GL Maritime – Spanish Advisory Council.
• Member of Bureau Veritas and Lloyd’s Register – Spanish Naval Committee.

As a Public Affairs Manager Electrification at Scania, Emilia is focusing on the enabling conditions and policy development for both electrification and sustainable transport in general. Working for Scanias purpose to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system is giving the direction. Emilia has an extensive background from electrification in various positions. Latest with policy development for the Swedish Engineering Association within energy and transport. Moreover a background in the lithium ion battery industry, with project management as well as several years working with business development of charging solutions for passenger cars within a utility. Her educational background is a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management with Energy system as technical specialization.

Industrial Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA from the Instituto de Empresa de Madrid. Most of his professional career has been developed in the railway mobility sector. I have participated in all Talgo train developments in recent times, highlighting those related to high-speed trains. Currently, Director of Innovation, leading such iconic projects as the incorporation of composite materials to railway structures, hydrogen train or new railway traction systems.
Representative of Talgo to the competent bodies in the European Union in the field of railway innovation

I combine my profession with teaching at the Pontifical University of Comillas, ICAI in the master's degrees in Railway Systems and Safety as well as in undergraduate subjects in Industrial Engineers.
In 2022 I was awarded the Special Mention in Innovation, “Innovative Career” modality at the National Innovation and Design Awards.

Enrique Coperías is a scientific journalist and Spanish writer, as well as a science popularizer in the press, radio and television. Trained as a biologist, he is currently president of the scientific dissemination association Elemento21 and director of Rexmolón Producciones.
Previously, Enrique Coperías' career has been marked by his time at the magazine/web MUY INTERESANTE, in which he began his professional career in 1989 and of which he was director between 2015 and 2022.

"NTT Data executive team leading two areas:
- Responsible for Business Development in clients of maximum logistic recognition, with strategic reporting at Management level (Technology, Operations, Strategy, etc). Providing technological solutions to operational challenges.
- Responsible for the UAS division of NTT Data, leading a top team in functional and technological solutions in the field of unmanned vehicles (UAVs)."

Enrique Maurer is an accomplished professional with a background in Aeronautical Engineering and extensive experience in the aviation industry. As the Director General of ENAIRE, he combines technical expertise with strategic leadership to drive success in air navigation services.

Enrique began his career in structural calculation at Dragados y Construcciones before moving on to process management at DHL. He joined Aena in 1994, starting in the Radio Navigation Aids Department.

Throughout his tenure at Aena, Enrique took on progressively challenging roles, including leading the Satellite Navigation Certification Department and overseeing the Verification and Infrastructures Division. In 2012, he assumed the role of Director of Air Traffic Management Systems before being appointed as the Director of Air Navigation Services in April 2017, managing Air NAV Services until June 2023, when he acceded to the current position as ENAIRE Director General

Eric Hannon is a partner in McKinsey's Frankfurt office. He leads McKinsey's Sustainability practice, driving sustainability and decarbonization transformations for clients across all industry sectors, but with a focus on high-emitting and hard-to-reduce industries.
Eric also leads some of our external collaborations, such as our PACT partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and our Circularity in Automotive partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Prior to McKinsey, Eric held various product development and manufacturing roles at a global automotive OEM, and has 25 years of industry and consulting experience.

Executive Manager with extensive experience leading operations, projects and personnel in service organizations.
Ernesto has a proven track record of leading large, cross-functional teams in the design, redesign and launch of business solutions, driving efficiencies and revenue.
Throughout his career he has participated in relevant mobility projects, such as the creation of Autoclub Repsol, the launch of Mutua Madrileña's SOY loyalty program, and currently, Voltio by Mutua, a carsharing company that operates in Madrid.

MSc in Aerospace Engineering (ETSIA - UPM Technical University of Madrid) and MBA (ESADE Business School) with over 10 years of experience in the Unmanned Aviation, with special focus on the civil drones' regulations and their future integration in the airspace.
Currently, in support of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) I work at the GSC (European GNSS Service Center), located inside the Torrejón military airbase, from where I am leading and fostering the Galileo Services Market Development for Aviation and Drones.

"• Qualified Industrial Engineer.
• Before joining Adif in 2010, I worked in the in the Aeronautical, Naval and Automotive private sectors. From 2010, I has held different positions of responsibility in Adif. As of September 2018, I hols the position of responsibility for safety, security and digital transformation. From this position, she manages transversal and transformative projects such as:

-Adif's Digital Transformation Plan
-Integral cybersecurity plan.
-Projects aimed at modernizing maintenance and asset management, which improve the decision making in asset replacement and investment.
-Safety Culture as well as Human Factor and Organizational"

Eva María Pérez started her career at the Birmingham Business School (University of Birmingham), where she carried out projects in the field of industrial economics. From 2000 to 2004 she was a Project Manager at the Institute of International Economics of the University of Valencia and in April 2004 she started working as project manager in Fundación Valenciaport.
She has worked for 20 years as researcher and manager of R&D&I projects in the fields of environmental sustainability of ports and shipping, net-zero strategic planning for ports, alternative fuels in the port-maritime-logistics sector, motorways of the sea, and feasibility analyses of transport infrastructure and service projects. At present, she is the Innovation Promotion Director of the Fundación Valenciaport.
She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Granada (Spain) and has a Masters of Science in Business Research from the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham (UK).
She has participated in international congresses and events for 25 years and is a lecturer on maritime economics and environmental sustainability in the port and maritime sector in several Masters programmes of various universities in Spain and Latin America.
She is the Secretary General of Alianza Net-Zero MAR, a non-for-profit organisation aiming at promoting the decarbonisation of the maritime-port sector in Spain.

"Industrial Engineer from the University of Genoa, at 47 it is my pleasure to be a part of Hidral Gobel since 2003. After growing professionally in technical and commercial positions, I was appointed CEO in 2016.

Hidral Gobel is a part of the Hidral Group and focuses its activity on manufacturing of very diverse solutions for the access of people with reduced mobility in the transport sector.

I am an expert in transport accessibility, and as a member or the Accelerator Group for the Culture of Innovation in Hidral Group I am committed to exploring new perspectives around the travel experience."

Fernando Acebron is Governmental Affairs Director and Member of the Management Committee of Ford Spain since 2015 and Member of the Board of Directors since 2017, leading all the institutional and governmental relations in Spain related to both industrial and commercial activities of the Company.
He was previously Industry and Market Director of ANFAC (Spanish Manufacturers’ Association). He joined ANFAC in 1999, and was appointed Technical Director in 2007.
He has been a Member of the Executive Committee in AENOR (Spanish Standards Association), elected Vice-President in June 2014 and Vice-President of SIGRAUTO (Spanish Association for ELV treatment).
He is currently a Member of the Board of ASEPA (Spanish Automotive Engineering Society).
He has served as Professor, Master Programs (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid) and as Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Polytechnic School of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
He is an Industrial Engineer and holds a master degree in Automotive Engineering and Business.

Fernando Candela has a long history in the IAG Group. Before joining Iberia as Chairman and CEO, he was appointed CEO of LEVEL in September 2019 and Head of Transformation at IAG in October 2020. Previously, he was CEO of Iberia Express for 6 years, during which Iberia’s great expansion took place, and before that, he was Director of Planning and Management Control at Air Nostrum.
Since his time as IAG’s Head of Transformation, Fernando has led the transformation programme of the entire IAG Group, which has enabled each airline to successfully adapt to the paradigm changes that the sector has undergone in recent years. And as CEO of LEVEL, Fernando was a key player in consolidating the low-cost model for long-haul flights and turning LEVEL into a leader in this segment at Barcelona airport.
His key challenges as CEO of Iberia will be to contribute to the repayment of the debt contracted during the pandemic, the growth of the airline, especially in the United States and Latin America, and to advance in the purchase operation of Air Europa.
A graduate in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Fernando completed his training with a range of executive programmes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMD, INSEAD, Instituto de Empresa, and IESE.

Florent started his professional career as a product manager for L'Oréal. After four years in marketing, he co-founded and was the CEO of a travel-tech startup called Keepiz (sold to investors after three years). He is now in charge of BlaBlaCar business in Spain and Portugal as the Director of Operations and Marketing.

Graduate in Psychology and Doctor -Decision Making- from the University of Valencia, Master in Communication from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche and Master in Strategic Consulting from the University of Valencia.
Full Professor at the University of Valencia since 1996 with the Profile “Traffic and Road Safety” Director of the University Institute for Research in Traffic and Road Safety of the University of Valencia (INTRAS) from 2014 to the present.
Other positions:
- Counselor of ITS Spain, as well as head of training for ITS Ibero-America.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Technological Platform for Industrial Safety (PESI)
- Counselor of the National Alliance for Road Safety of Mexico and member of the Advisory Council of the Aleatica Foundation for Road Safety.
- Member of the Scientific-Technical Commission of the Business Culture Chair of the ADEIT Business University Foundation.
- Member of the Assembly of the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI).
- Honorary Member of The Scientific Research Honor Society Sigma Xi
- Member of the IAAP (International Association of Applied Psychology)
As a researcher, since 1991, he has participated in more than 200 Consulting, Research, Development and Innovation Projects carried out for numerous public administrations, institutions and companies, in which he has played the role of director in most of them.
He has published more than 50 scientific and popular books and 7 book chapters. He has also published 11 computer applications (in CD or DVD format) and 11 audiovisual pieces, most of them related to traffic, transport, mobiliey and road safety. He also has 112 articles published in scientific and popular science magazines. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of 7 scientific journals and a reviewer of 163 others (having reviewed more than 500 manuscripts).
He has received some important awards as a result of his activity, among which are the """"Ig Nobel Peace Prize"""" awarded by Improbable Research at the 28th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize held at Harvard University, the """"Medal of Honor of la Carretera"""" from the Spanish Highway Association, the """"National Occupational Risk Prevention Award '28 de Abril' from the Spanish Occupational Risk Prevention Foundation in its Professional Career category"""" and the """"Cross of Professional Merit of the Municipal Police of Madrid"

I account for a wide professional experience in various fields, mainly having to do with managing and administrating public utility institutions, among which my background in running the Human Resources department of a major state company is particularly significant. Also notable is my teaching career in the university and professional training fields.
Since November 2019, I have been practicing as the general manager of the Council Transport Company of Fuenlabrada (Madrid). From the moment of my designation, I have implemented an integral inspection of the functioning of the state urban transport system of the city, improving its efficiency, accessibility and sustainability. I have also managed to lead and run a team of professionals that has achieved significant goals, among which I would emphasize the modernization and digitalization of operating systems, as well as the electrification of our fleet and the introduction of such great developments as the night transport program connected to demand.
I consider myself as a professional with a high working capacity, creative when planning, persistent when reaching of objectives and thorough when implementing programs, and most importantly for me, with a constant will for life-long learning.