Digital Spain 2026

On July 8th Digital Spain 2026 was presented in a public event. The purpose of this event was to provide visibility to some of the digitalisation projects which have received funding from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan as well as to present the evolution of the digital agenda, now with a 2026 horizon.   
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SPEAKERS

The event counted with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the First Vice-President, the Ministers of Industry, Science and Universities and the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager. Several high-level round tables were held during the event where ministries together with the private sector highlighted projects in the field of their competences. A total of 22 speakers and the President participated in this launch event.

 

EVENT PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 8 JULY
09:45-10:00
Opening
 
10:00-10:15
Opening

Nadia Calviño

First Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation

10:15-10:20
Intervention

Margrethe Vestager

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission

10:20- 10:50
ROUNDTABLE 1: REINDUSTRIALISATION OF SPAIN THROUGH THE PERTES: 11 STRATEGIC BETS

MODERATOR: Raúl Blanco

Secretary-General for Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Jaime Martorell

Special Commissioner for the Microelectronics and Semiconductor Project (PERTE Chip)

Isabel Bombal

Director-General for Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-food Training

Critina Gallach

Special Commissioner for the Alliance for a New Language Economy

Juan Romo

Rector of Carlos III University and President of CRUE Spanish Universities

10:55-11:00
Intervention

Reyes Maroto

Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism

11:05-11:15
Intervención

Joan Subirats

Minister of Universities

11:15-11:45
ROUNDTABLE 2. DIGITALISATION: TRANSFORMING ECONOMY AND SOCIETY

MODERATOR: Carme Artigas

Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence

Miguel Arias

K Fund

Pedro Merino

Professor at the University of Malaga

Dolores Ordoñez

Managing Director Any Solution

María López

CEO of Bit Brian

12:00-12:05
Intervention

Diana Morant

Minister for Science and Innovation

13:00-13:15
ROUND TABLE 3: BETTING ON R&D

MODERATOR: Teresa Riesgo

Secretary General for Innovation

Mónica Martinez Walter

President of GMV Global Internet Solutions

Meritxell Teixido Tura

President of Gate2Brain

Javier Perea Sáenz de Buruaga

President of Empresarios Agrupados

Vicente Blanes Juliá

Director of the Textile Industry Research Association (AITEX)

13:15-13:20
Closing ceremony

Pedro Sánchez

President of the Spanish Government