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€“ 16:00h

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

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

10:00 – 11:00h

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

11:00 – 11:30h

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:00h

Fireside Chat

Representative from DG CONNECT
European Commission

12:00 – 13:00h

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

Director of Democracy, Security & Technological Innovation, Secretariat-General
European Commission
Head of Unit for Commission Priorities and Strategic Coordination - DG COMP
European Commission
Head of Regulatory Affairs Spain
eDreams ODIGEO Group
Representative from Amadeus

13:00 – 14:00h

Networking lunch

14:00 – 15:00h

A More Innovative Europe

Director General
AESIA (Spanish Agency for the Oversight of AI), Government of Spain
Chief Economist for Research and Innovation - DG RTD
European Commission
Head of the โ€œStrategy and Funding Coordination for Research and Deployment Investmentsโ€ - DG CONNECT
European Commission
Representative from Zabala Innovation

15:00 – 16:00h

A More Integrated Europe: Scalability, Single Market

Director-General for Competitiveness and Trade
Council of the European Union
Cabinet of Commissioner for Startups, Research, and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva
European Commission

16:00 – 17:00h

A More Prepared Europe: Critical Technologies

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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

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

Ambassador of Uruguay to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union
Representative from Unit on International Affairs and Outreach Policy - DG CONNECT
European Commission
Head of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation Brussels Office
AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation)

10:45 – 11:15h

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00h

Building Tech Diplomacy Through Public-Private Collaboration

Adviser for International Aspects of Artificial Intelligence - DG CONNECT
European Commission
Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Digital for Development (D4D) Hub
European Commission

Technological and scientific infrastructures: data, artificial intelligence and scientific cooperation between Spain and Latin America ยท 12:00 – 13:00h

Moderator:
Deputy Vice President for Internationalization and Cooperation
CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)

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.