Monday 26 October

Private dinner with institutional representatives (by invitation-only)

Tuesday 27 October

Flagship convening: Spanish Council for European Digitalizationย ยท 09:30 โ€“ 17:00h

The event follows the model of countries such as France and Italy, which have consolidated networks of institutional influence within their community before European institutions in Brussels.
The Spanish Council for European Digitalisation is the flagship annual event. As a fundamental platform for bringing together the highest-level institutional speakers from EU institutions and corporations, it has become the leading forum in Brussels for Spanish leaders in Europe dedicated to driving the transformation of the European economy through digitalisation.

09:30 – 10:00h

Keynote Address

Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
European Commission

10:00 – 10:15h

Results of the Three Ps: Presence, Processes, and Public Policy Priorities

10:15 – 10:45h

Keynote Speaker

10:45 – 11:15h

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:00h

Tripartite dialogue

12:00 – 13:00h

A More Competitive Europe: Digitalization as a Driver of Economic Competitiveness

Nacira Boulhouat
Director of Democracy, Security & Technological Innovation, Secretariat-General
European Commission
Isabel Riaรฑo
Director-General for Competitiveness and Trade
Council of the European Union
Lluรญs Saurรญ
Head of Unit for Commission Priorities and Strategic Coordination - DG COMP
European Commission

13:00 – 14:00h

Networking lunch

14:00 – 15:00h

A More Innovative Europe

Alberto Gago
Director General
AESIA (Spanish Agency for the Oversight of AI), Government of Spain
Erik Canton
Deputy Chief Economist for Research and Innovation - DG RTD
European Commission
Dimitri Lorenzani
Head of the โ€œStrategy and Funding Coordination for Research and Deployment Investmentsโ€ - DG CONNECT
European Commission

15:00 – 16:00h

A More Integrated Europe: Scalability, Single Market

Florent Bernard
International Relations and Strategy European Innovation Council
European Commission

16:00 – 17:00h

A More Prepared Europe: Critical Technologies

Moderator:
Raquel Jorge
Director for European Affairs and Brussels Office
Adigital
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Networking Cocktail, in partnership with Spain Policy ร‘etwork (by invitation-only) ยท 18:30 – 21:30h

Wednesday 28 October

CSIC

Internationalisation and technology diplomacy (in partnership with CSIC, Government of Spain)ยท 09:30 โ€“ 13:00h

To promote internationalisation and the creation of interregional markets, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, which represents a strategic region for the European Union and, in particular, for Spain, acting as a natural interlocutor between both sides of the Atlantic. This event positions Spain as a lever for EU-Latin America digital cooperation, developing concrete proposals for collaboration with multilateral institutions and corporations.

9:30 – 10:00h

Keynote Address

Teresa Riesgo
Secretary General for Innovation
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
10:00 – 10:45h

Investments and Cross-Border Market Creation Between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean

Pablo Sader
Ambassador of Uruguay to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union
Enric-Sol Brines I Gรณmez
Head of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation Brussels Office
AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation)
Gabriele Bertolli
Deputy Head of Unit for International Affairs and Policy Outreach - DG CONNECT
European Commission

10:45 – 11:15h

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00h

Building Tech Diplomacy Through Public-Private Collaboration

Eric Beaume
Head of Unit for Regional Programmes for Latin America and the Caribbean (INTPA B1)
European Commission
Juha Heikkila
Adviser for International Aspects of Artificial Intelligence - DG CONNECT
European Commission
Alejandra Rojo
Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Digital for Development (D4D) Hub
European Commission
Manuel Jimรฉnez Nรบรฑez
Technical Counsellor, Spain Digital 2030 and Internationalisation Office, Secretariat of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence
Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service
12:00 – 13:00h

Technological and scientific infrastructures: data, artificial intelligence and scientific cooperation between Spain and Latin America

Moderator:
Isabel Dรญaz
Deputy Vice President for Internationalization and Cooperation
CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
Carole Mancel Blandchard
Head of Unit, Unit RTD 03, International cooperation with Europe and the Americas
European Commission
Fabio Taucer
Senior Expert Adviser for Research Infrastructure Coordination and Valorisation, Joint Research Centre
European Commission

13:00 – 14:30h

Networking meeting and lunch

Thursday 29 October

Partner and Institutional Meetings

Meetings between partner companies and institutional representatives in small-group workspaces focused on specific themes.