As a strategic municipal initiative aimed at structuring the guidelines for the future of the city of Alicante, Alicante Futura has the commitment and duty to promote and facilitate the existence of spaces for debate, outreach and reflection that allow us to delve deeper into issues and initiatives that promote technological and digital excellence in the city.

In this sense, the First Annual Alicante Futura Congress is born with the vocation to establish itself as a showcase for the latest trends, challenges and projects around the technology industry, digital entrepreneurship and the new urban economy. As a platform to help us imagine and outline, together with leading professionals, a tomorrow that truly inspires us to achieve it.

PROGRAM

01DAY

9:30 / 10:00 - Institutional opening

  •  Luis Barcala, Mayor of Alicante.

BLOCK 1 - TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS.

10:00 / 10:45 - KEYNOTE SPEECH: WELCOME TO TOMORROW.

  •  Isabel Aguilera, strategy and innovation consultant and associate professor at ESADE, ex President GE, ex DG Google Iberia, ex COO NH Hotels, ex de General Electric, ex CEO Spain, Italy and Portugal, Dell Computer.

10:45 / 12:05 - ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: TOMORROW'S PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS.

  •  FORBES

  •  Ana Comellas, Founding Partner, CEO of Miriapods and economist of the podcast ‘Así Funciona esto’ Forbes.

  •  Juan Pedro Moreno, Chairman of the Advisory Council Digitaliza Madrid of the Community of Madrid.

  •  Luis Barcala, Mayor of Alicante.

Moderated by - Juan Ramón Lucas.

BREAK

(12:05 / 12:30)

BLOCK 2 - TIME FOR THE ECONOMY: SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN ENTERPRISES.

12:30 / 13:15 - ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TOMORROW.

  •  Ignacio Valor Suez, Air Quality & Climate. Director in Spain.

  •  José Vicente Castell, Head of CSR at Vicky Foods.

  •  Simón José Pulido, NextGen Coordinator at Agbar.

Moderated by - Antonio Sánchez Zaplana, President of AlicanTEC.

13:15 / 14:30 - LECTURE: TOMORROW OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY AND THE THIRD SECTOR.

  •  David Henneberger, Director Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Madrid.

Moderated by - Nacho Amirola, President of Instituto de Estudios Económicos de la Provincia de Alicante (INECA), CEO EUROVAL.

PROGRAM

02DAY

BLOCK 1 - CITIZENSHIP AND DIGITISATION.

10:00 / 10:45 - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE CITIZEN OF TOMORROW.

  •  Idoia Ortiz de Antiñano, CEO GOBE/ IE Public Government Lab.

  •  Carlos Santiso, Head of Division Digital, Innov. Open Government OECD.

Moderated by - Pablo Sánchez Chillón, Coordinator Alicante Futura.

BLOCK 2 - CITIES, TOURISM AND GLOBAL PROJECTION

10:45 / 12:05 - ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: TOMORROW'S TOURISM.

  •  Ramón Ferri, Director of Institutional Relations at SEGITTUR, State Mercantile Society for the Management of Innovation and Tourism Technologies.

  •  Lucía Martínez, Director of the Tourism Sector of Softtek Spain.

  •  Estehr Sánchez, Director of Innovation and Digital Factory of VODAFONE.

  •  Adolfo Borrero Villalón, Chair of the Smart Cities Commission AMETIC.

Moderated by - María José Zepeda, Alicante Futura.

BREAK

(12:05 / 12:30)

BLOCK 3 - THE NEW ECONOMY - LOCAL TALENT

12:30 / 13:00 - INTERVIEW: TOMORROW'S ECONOMY.

  •  Alicia Asín, CEO Libelium IOT.

Moderated by Diego Molpeceres, Economics Editor-in-Chief of El Independiente.

13:00 / 14:15 - ROUND TABLE EXPERIENCE: ALICANTE'S TOMORROW.

  •  Alfredo Millá (Sonneil).

  •  Javier Mira (Facephi).

  •  Sayri Arteaga of UWARE – Technologies.

  •  Yago Sierras, CEO of Mediterranean Algae.

  •  Germán Agulló (GDV Mobility).

14:15 - CLOSING: LET'S START TOMORROW TODAY.

  •  Mari Carmen de España, Councilor for Employment and Development of the City Council of Alicante.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

WHERE

Sala de Cámara
del ADDA

Paseo de Campoamor s/n.

03010 Alicante

WHEN

October
04-05, 2022

ABOUT THE CONGRESS

The First Annual Alicante Futura Congress aims to be a key meeting point for the consolidation of the city of Alicante as a world reference in the field of entrepreneurship, technological development and the new urban economy. Through the various presentations proposed over two days, we will outline that tomorrow that truly moves and excites us and manages to unite us as a city around relevant areas and initiatives with the potential to make us grow and evolve in an efficient, coherent and sustainable way.

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