Programa de la pasada edición 2023
Event hosted by Esther Vaquero, journalist and presenter of Antena 3 Noticias.
Hours: From 10.00h to 14.00h (CEST / GMT+2)
Welcome to ESG Spain 2023
Germán Granda, General Director of Forética
Increasing ambition in sustainability
D. Alberto Granados, President of Forética and of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development and President of Microsoft Spain.
Recovery, transformation and resilience
Ms. Loreto Ordoñez, CEO of Engie Spain Mr. Javier Bardají, Chief Executive Officer of Atresmedia D. Giuseppe Chiericatti, President of Chiesi España
Keys to sustainable business transformation at the global level
With Ms. Maryna Saprykina, Ms. Marta Marañón, Mr. Eliot Whittington, Dr. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien,. Moderator: Mr. Germán Granda
Welcome to ESG Spain 2023
- D. Germán Granda, General Manager of Forética | Secretary General of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development
The realization of the critical role that business must play in providing solutions has sparked a renewed sense of responsibility and urgency to address systemic sustainability challenges. Companies' interest in accelerating their ESG agendas-environmental, social and governance-has increased considerably.
Sustainability has become one of the key drivers of business strategy and transformation. To achieve net zero emissions and sustainable development, the global economy will need to invest $275 trillion by 2050, which represents a huge opportunity for value creation. Some estimates suggest that transition-oriented businesses will generate $12 trillion in net value by 2030. The conversation has shifted from "why" engage in sustainability to "how" to operationalize and accelerate transformations.
In the current decade, every company must, through its actions and solutions, address its impacts on the three global emergencies of our time: Climate Emergency, Loss of Nature and Inequality. It is time to transform.
Increasing ambition in sustainability
- D. Alberto Granados, President of Forética | President of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development | Chairman of Microsoft Spain
Generative Artificial Intelligence has become one of the most disruptive and transformative technologies of our era, and its impact on everyday life is increasingly evident, generating innovative solutions to the challenges we face. What are the keys to achieving safe and responsible AI development, ensuring an ethical framework that takes into account the criteria of security, privacy, equity, inclusion, transparency and sustainability? How can we best guide AI technologies to achieve maximum benefits for humanity? Can AI accelerate the transformation towards sustainability?
- D. Giuseppe ChiericattiGeneral Manager of Chiesi Spain
- Ms. Ana Paula MarquesCEO EDP Spain
- D. Alejandro Beltrán, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Iberia
- Mr. Javier Bardají, Chief Executive Officer of Atresmedia
- D. Alberto Granados, President of Microsoft Spain
Moderator:
D. Germán Granda, General Manager of Forética | Secretary General of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development
In the current context, it is essential to accelerate the action of companies, public administrations and social entities.
Faced with the current major challenges in ESG (environmental, social and good governance), it is essential to raise the level of ambition in sustainability, with a firm commitment and drive from top management. It is time for business transformation towards sustainability, as set out in the Vision 2050 presented by the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development, led by Forética. How are leading companies developing this roadmap?
- Ms. Helena Viñes President of the Sustainable Finance Platform of the European Commission and Director of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV)
- D. Severiano SolanaDirector of Strategy and Sustainability Monitoring of CaixaBank
Moderator:
Mr. Jaime Silos, Director of Corporate Development, Forética
Sustainable Governance issues have come to the forefront of regulatory and business action. 2023 is the year in which it begins to be tangible the economic impact of ESG management of the value chain begins to become tangible. The sourcing of goods and services with low ssustainability performance will be will be subject to restrictions and cost overruns such as the carbon border tax (CBAM). A new generation of due diligence regulations extends the responsibility of companies with respect to human rights and environmental aspects of value chains. Finally, pressure on Boards of Administration Boards continues to increase in terms of their role in overseeing corporate action and the achievement of diversity objectives. It is time for "Governance.
Intermediate - Coffee break
Environmental and social impact on business strategy
- Ms. Eva Zabey, CEO of Business for Nature
- Ms. Fiona WatsonFiona Watson, Senior Director, Redefining Value, from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Ms. Ana Millán. Responsible Business Director of Accenture in Spain, Portugal and Israel
- Mr. Juan Manuel Báñez, Head of Circular Economy Policy, EU, Amazon
- Ms. Carmen Gómez-Acebo, Sustainability Director, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Iberia
- D. Alfonso PascualDirector of People, Communication, CSR, Regulation and Institutional Relations, ENGIE Spain
Moderator:
Ms. Ana Herrero, Director of Projects and Services of Forética
Climate change has been the main focus of attention and action by governments and the private sector on environmental issues over the last decade. Along with this challenge, the crisis related to biodiversity loss, which could compromise 50% of global GDP, is gaining prominence on political and corporate agendas. The Kunming-Montreal Agreement reached at COP 15 is a clear reflection of this. Moreover, from a geopolitical point of view, the energy crisis and the scarcity of key resources will facilitate a long innovation cycle in areas such as energy and the circular economy, in response to bottlenecks in value chains. What is the business response to this scenario?
- D. Uxío Malvido, Head of People Services and Partnering of the World Economic Forum
- Ms. Giorgia Miccoli, Senior Project Manager on EU Affairs of CSR Europe
- Mr. José María Palomares. Deputy General Manager of Business Development and Sustainability of Mutualidad de la Abogacía.
- Ms. Beatriz Herrera, Director of Sustainability and Institutional Relations of Mahou San Miguel
Moderator:
D. Ricardo Trujillo. Director of Social Impact and Human Capital of Forética.
We find ourselves in an environment of great complexity and important tensions regarding the role played by companies in the social sphere, both internally and at the macro level. On the one hand, the reinforced the role of sustainability in attracting in attracting, retaining and developing talent. On the other hand, the adaptation of organizations to the new work models resulting from the pandemic, the impact of the new working models resulting from the pandemic, the impact of digital of digital transformation or the green transition. How do you measure inequality? What is the link between mental health and stress and digital disconnection? Is the measurement of community impact is an element valued by shareholders, employees and beneficiaries?
Closing
- D. Antonio Budia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forética
Speakers
D. Germán Granda
General Director of Forética and Secretary of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Germán Granda is a founding partner and CEO of Forética, an international benchmark in the promotion and integration of environmental, social and good governance (ESG) aspects in organizations. He is also Secretary of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development, a member of the State CSR Council of the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and a Trustee of the Bequal Foundation.
He has collaborated over the last 20 years in strengthening corporate social responsibility and sustainability programs both in Spain and internationally, as well as in the development of international standards on the subject and policies to promote sustainability in governments, business sectors and public entities.
Germán holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Comillas (ICADE), a degree in Economics and Business Administration (CUNEF) and a degree in Political Science and Sociology (UNED). He also holds an MSc. in Business Strategy and Sustainable Development (University of Bradford, UK) and several executive programs at MIT, IE and IESE.
He is the author of more than 200 articles and reports on CSR and sustainability, as well as an associate professor at business schools such as Instituto de Empresa (IE), EOI and ESAN (Peru).
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of CSR Europe and Secretary General of Spainsif (Spanish Forum for Socially Responsible Investment).
D. Alberto Granados
Chairman of Forética and Chairman of Microsoft Spain
Alberto Granados has been president of Microsoft Spain since July 2021, leading a team of more than a thousand professionals focused on helping Spanish companies and public bodies in their digital transformation and sustainable innovation projects. He also currently holds the position of president of Forética.
Alberto Granados has more than 30 years of professional experience in the technology industry, developed largely at Microsoft, which he joined in 1995. Prior to becoming president of the company's Spanish subsidiary, he held the position of vice president of the Digital Transformation Partnerships division of Microsoft Corporation, with global responsibility for the strategic digitalization projects of large multinational organizations in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Within Microsoft's international organization, he has held other management responsibilities, such as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Operations for Asia-Pacific and Director of Large Enterprises in Microsoft Latin America. In his previous stage in Microsoft Spain he led different divisions, as director of Consulting Services, director of Business Solutions or director of Large Enterprises.
Alberto Granados studied computer science at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and has completed postgraduate studies at IESE -University of Navarra-, INSEAD, MIT Sloan School of Management, Saïd Business School (Oxford University) and Harvard Business School. He is president of Forética (a benchmark organization in sustainability and corporate social responsibility in Spain) and of the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development, and has collaborated as an advisor to the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
D. Giuseppe Chiericatti
General Manager of Chiesi Spain
After more than two decades in the company holding different positions both globally and in different subsidiaries, Giuseppe Chiericatti has been leading the global management of Chiesi's Spanish subsidiary since 2016.
He holds a degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Modena in Italy and trained as a research biochemist at the University of California, San Francisco.He has extensive international experience within the organization. This experience acquired over the years has allowed him to gain a 360º vision of the business of the Italian multinational company Chiesi Farmaceutici, the largest pharmaceutical company to have been certified B Corp worldwide.
D. Alejandro Beltrán
Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company
Throughout his long career in the firm, he has worked for large global companies in different sectors from banking, energy, retail to telecommunications in the areas of growth, strategy, corporate finance and sustainability. He has also participated in several transformation processes in the Public Sector. In the firm he has held different positions of responsibility such as the leadership of the worldwide Private Equity & Principal Investing practice of McKinsey Capital, Managing Partner and President of McKinsey in Iberia. He was Global Chief Talent & People Officer, as well as a member of McKinsey's Global Operating Committee and Global Council.
Alejandro is also a board member of several foundations and non-profit associations (Generation, Sanitas, Amcham, Madrid Futuro, AT. Madrid), and president of the Alumni Association of IESE Business School - University of Navarra.
He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Navarra and an MBA from IESE.
Mr. Javier Bardají
Chief Executive Officer of Atresmedia
Born in Barcelona in 1966. D. in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Navarra. Degree in Information Sciences from the University of Navarra. He holds a PDD (1995) and PADE (2015) in Business Management from IESE Business School. In 2019, he also completed the Senior Management Program in Digital Transformation at IESE.
From March 2010 to June 2022, he held the position of General Manager of Atresmedia TV, with responsibility for the audiovisual business (Antena 3, La Sexta, Neox, Nova, Mega, Atreseries and Atresplayer Premium, as well as the AVOD and SVOD audiovisual business and international content sales).
Until March 2010, he was General Manager of Multimedia, with responsibility for the Digital area. Previously, he was Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing at Grupo Atresmedia, promoting the Group's first CSR policies, which have achieved wide social recognition and full integration with the Group's public and reputational image. During 2003 and 2004, he was Content Director at Antena 3, following the incorporation of Grupo Planeta de Agostini as a reference shareholder of the company. Prior to 2004 he was Assistant to the General Manager of the Audiovisual Area of Grupo Vocento, which included the television production companies, its regional channels, its digital television Net TV and its radio station Punto Radio; and Director of Editorial Coordination and Institutional Relations of the same publishing group. In 2002, he was appointed Executive Chairman and CEO of ATLAS, a MEDIASET Group company that managed Tele 5's news programs and also operated as an entertainment audiovisual production company, as well as an audiovisual news agency for third parties. Previously, he was Deputy Director General of Corporate Affairs at MEDIASET, a general sub-directorate which included the Communication and Institutional Relations Division, and the Directorate of Studies and Research of the channel. In 1990 he joined EL MUNDO (Unidad Editorial) as Marketing Director and participated in the start-up and launch of this newspaper from its foundation until 1995. For a year he worked in Italy, in the marketing area of the RCS Group, to which El Mundo belongs, in the leading newspapers Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello sport, as well as in its magazine division.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Atresmedia Foundation and advisor to Repscan, a digital start-up specializing in privacy and the defense of people's digital rights. He is a member of the Television Academy and the Advertising Academy and author of several publications, including "La gestión de la creatividad en TV: El caso Globomedia" and "De Antena 3 a Atresmedia pasando por LaSexta". He regularly teaches as Associate Professor of Audiovisual Business at the Faculty of Communication of the University of Navarra and as professor of the Master's Degree in Communication Business Management at the same university. He is also a professor of Audiovisual System Structure at Villanueva University.
Ms. Helena Viñes
President of the Sustainable Finance Platform of the European Commission and Director of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV)
Helena is a director of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) since May 2021 and chair of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance since February 2023 - a group that advises the European Commission on European taxonomy and sustainable finance - after two years as Rapporteur in this Platform and two years as a member of the European Commission's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
Helena is also a member of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel of Experts on Net Zero Emissions Commitments since April 2021 and of the EIB's Climate and Environment Advisory Council since 2021. Helena has 20 years of experience in sustainable finance and corporate sustainability. Helena worked 10 years for BNP Paribas where she held the position of Senior Policy Adviser on sustainable finance for the BNP Paribas Group, the position of head of Stewardship and policy (including proxy voting) and ESG proxy voting) and ESG Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
D. Severiano Solana
Director of Strategy and Sustainability Monitoring of CaixaBank
With a degree in Economics and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa, Severiano Solana has more than 20 years of experience in the world of financial services, both in the Retail and Corporate areas.
She has worked on projects related to strategy and product design in the field of sustainability.
In March 2021, he was appointed Director of Sustainability Strategy and Monitoring at CaixaBank.
Helena is also a member of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel of Experts on Net Zero Emissions Commitments since April 2021 and of the EIB's Climate and Environment Advisory Council since 2021. Helena has 20 years of experience in sustainable finance and corporate sustainability.
Mr. Jaime Silos
Director of Corporate Development of Forética
Jaime Silos has completed extensive training in the field of business management and finance. He holds an Executive Certificate from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), an MBA from Instituto de Empresa (Madrid). He holds a Master's Degree in Financial Markets from the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles and a Law Degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
As Director of Corporate Development, he is responsible for product and service strategy, as well as financial management. Jaime Silos leads Forética's research line through the Forética Report and RSEarch. Silos has been president of Spainsif, the Spanish sustainable investment forum between 2015 and 2019. Over the last few years he has accumulated extensive experience in social responsibility in a wide variety of sectors and functions.
Ms. Eva Zabey Eva Zabey
General Manager of Business for Nature
With a background in natural capital and environmental management, Eva is an experienced leader, facilitator, speaker, writer and media spokesperson who has led Business for Nature since 2019.
Business for Nature is a global coalition of 80 influential organizations and forward-thinking businesses calling on governments to adopt policies to reverse the loss of nature this decade. In addition to global advocacy, the coalition also works to accelerate business action for nature and inform the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by creating business-government dialogues in South Africa, Malaysia and Colombia.
Prior to joining Business for Nature, Eva spent 15 years leading multiple projects at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Among other things, she worked on the measurement and valuation of natural, social and human capital for business decision making for integrated performance management and ultimately investor reporting. He led the development of the Natural Capital Protocol and the creation of the Social and Human Capital Coalition, which are now under the leadership of the Capital Coalition.
Eva is a sought-after opinion leader on business and nature issues, and is frequently interviewed by international media. For her work, she was recently named by Reuters as one of the twenty-five pioneering women leading the fight against climate change.
Ms. Fiona Watson Fiona Watson
Senior Director, Redefining Value at WBCSD
Fiona Watson is a Senior Director in the Redefining Value team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). In this role she brings extensive international business experience leading transformational agendas in finance and business, both in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and, more recently, in the area of sustainability. She is a dual U.S. and U.K. attorney.
His corporate experience includes senior positions at NatWest (2011-2020) and Amazon (2020-2023). In both roles, she initiated and delivered corporate sustainability transformation initiatives across the company. At NatWest, he was a member of the Group and subsidiary Executive Disclosure Committees, as well as a member of the Treasury Executive Committee.
Prior to joining NatWest (RBS) in 2011, she practiced law in New York and London at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardell, having started her career in the insurance and advisory sector at PWC in New York. She holds a master's degree in International Trade and Business Law (cum laude) from Fordham University and a bachelor's degree in law with a major in German law from University College London.
Ms. Ana Millán
General Director of the Accenture Foundation in Spain | Director of Responsible Business for Accenture in Spain, Portugal and Israel.
Ana Millán, an aeronautical engineer from the School of Aeronautical Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, began her professional career at Accenture in 1994 working on technology and strategic consulting projects in Spain, Luxembourg and the United States. In 2003 he decided to turn his professional career towards the generation of shared value, with the creation of the Accenture Foundation.
Today, she combines her position as Director of the Accenture Foundation in Spain with that of Director of Responsible Business for Accenture in Spain, Portugal and Israel, a position from which she works to embed sustainability in all of the company's activities and to generate a positive impact by contributing to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda.
Mr. Juan Manuel Báñez
Head of Circular Economy Policy of Amazon Europe
Juan Manuel is the head of Amazon's Circular Economy policy in Europe. In his current position, he leads the public affairs strategy for Amazon in the European Union in the area of circular economy, including among others, eco-design and product ePassport, waste management, packaging sustainability, right to repair, eco-declarations and plastic strategies.
Prior to joining Amazon, Juan Manuel led the sustainability promotion policy strategy for Amcor Flexibles in EMEA, focusing on packaging sustainability and circular economy. He was Head of Government Relations in Europe for Mars on sustainability issues, leading Mars' regulatory affairs strategy and institutional relations with EU institutions (with a key focus also on circular economy, plastics and sustainable packaging). Juan Manuel is also registered as external expert (reserve list) at the REGIO Directorate General in the areas of Environment, Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Fundamental Rights of the European Commission.
He also worked at the European Commission on issues related to climate change, environment, natural resources and water and international development in the Latin American region. Prior to joining the Commission, he worked for the Spanish Government in the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Public Administration and in the Ministry of Labor and Emigration in the Spanish Embassies in Argentina and the United Kingdom.
Juan Manuel holds a diploma in International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of London, a master's degree in Environmental Education and European Studies, a postgraduate degree in neuroscience from the University of Seville and Madrid, and a degree in Psychology from the University of Granada.
Ms. Carmen Gómez-Acebo
Sustainability Director, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
With a degree in Business Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa, Carmen Gómez-Acebo's early career at Nielsen and Coca-Cola included responsibilities in strategy and commercial policy with clients in the distribution and consumer goods sectors.
In 2018, she moved to her current position as Chief Sustainability Officer of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Iberia, putting the focus on all areas where CCEP's activity has an impact (beverages, packaging, society, water, climate and supply chain) in order to achieve the ambitious goals and commitments set by Coca-Cola in its quest to become an agent of positive change in our society.
D. Alfonso Pascual
Director of People, Communication, CSR, Regulation and Institutional Relations, ENGIE Spain
Alfonso Pascual holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and has more than 30 years of experience in the Spanish energy sector. He has held various responsibilities in several companies in the sector, from the design and business development of conventional thermal power plants, wind farms and photovoltaic plants, to the monitoring of the sector's regulations for its different technologies and activities.
For the last 20 years he has worked for the ENGIE group, from where he has lived the entire evolution of the liberalization process of the electricity sector in Spain, with a dual local and international perspective. Alfonso is President of APRIE (Association of Independent Energy Producers). Since September February 2023, he has held the position of Director of Sustainability and New Businesses at ENGIE Spain.
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Ms. Ana Herrero
Director of Projects and Services of Forética
Ana Herrero holds an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa (Madrid), a master's degree in Environmental Management and Control from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Since 2005 she has developed her professional career in Forética. During the first years she specialized in social responsibility management systems, managing the processes linked to the SGE 21 standard. Since 2011, as Director of Projects and Services, she is in charge of the planning and coordination of this area in addition to participating in technical assistance, training and research projects developed by Forética. She is responsible for the environmental area of the association, having led projects such as Responsible with Biodiversity, the launch of the Climate Change Cluster and various collaborations with leading entities in this field.
D. Uxío Malvido
Head of People Services and Partnering of the World Economic Forum
Uxío Malvido is an international Human Resources (HR) leader who has spent his entire career between business, leadership and social issues.He is currently Director of People Services and Partnerships at the World Economic Forum, where he leads operational and strategic HR issues to enable the Forum to fulfill its mission of "improving the state of the world".
Uxio holds a degree in Chemistry and Psychology and a master's degree in Intercultural Management. He has held senior HR positions in leading companies: Accenture, Merck, Rio Tinto, LafargeHolcim and Arriva (part of Deutsche Bahn). She has lived in Spain, Turkey, UK and France, and currently resides in Switzerland.
Ms. Giorgia Miccoli
Senior Project Manager on EU Affairs of CSR Europe
Giorgia Miccoli is Senior European Public Affairs Specialist at CSR Europe, where she works mainly on European Green Pact and business and human rights issues, and corporate sustainability reporting. In addition, she is responsible for providing information on European Union policy to companies and CSR Europe members, helping companies prepare to comply with EU sustainability legislation and coordinating dialogue with European institutions.
Prior to joining CSR Europe, she worked as a research assistant on European governance and multilateralism at the European Research Centre at Queen Mary University of London and at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome. Giorgia holds a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna.
Mr. José María Palomares
Deputy General Manager for Business Development and Sustainability of Mutualidad de la Abogacía
José María Palomares is a member of the Executive Committee and Deputy General Manager of Business and Sustainability of Mutualidad de la Abogacía. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards of Multinationals for Marca España and of the Institute of Corporate Governance. He has been General Director of the Fundación Mutualidad Abogacía. He has previously held various management positions in multinational companies such as Telefónica, ING and Laureate International Universities. José María Palomares holds a degree in History from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and has completed various postgraduate programs at ESADE (Madrid and Barcelona), Instituto de Empresa (Madrid) and INSEAD (Paris). He is a regular speaker on corporate governance, digital leadership, reputation, public affairs and customer experience and collaborates with various business schools and universities.
Beatriz Herrera
Director of Sustainability and Institutional Relations of Mahou San Miguel
Beatriz is Director of Sustainability and Institutional Relations at Mahou San Miguel.
She has a degree in Journalism and Communication. She has more than 20 years of experience in the media and in the areas of marketing, communication and public affairs in companies.
He has complemented his training with a Master's degree in Corporate Responsibility and also in Communication and Business Management from the Instituto de Empresa, Strategic Management and Social Leadership from IESE, as well as a specialized course in Civil Society at Harvad, promoted by the Rafael del Pino Foundation.
D. Ricardo Trujillo
Director of Social Impact and Human Capital at Forética
Ricardo Trujillo holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Public University of Navarra and a Master's degree in International Business Management from the Center for Economic and Commercial Studies. He has a Program for Management Development from ESADE. At Forética he is Director of Social Impact and Human Capital. He also coordinates various international projects and leads the development of technical projects, training courses and research reports on different topics.
D. Antonio Budia
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forética and Director of Partners of Microsoft Spain.
Antonio Budia is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forética and heads the Microsoft Partners division in Spain.
The company has an ecosystem of more than 11,000 partner companies in our country that develop products, build solutions and offer services based on Microsoft technology. It is a very professional and highly specialized channel, which continues to grow and strengthen its capacity to design and offer innovative solutions in the areas of cloud, data, artificial intelligence and security, among others.
Budia has more than twenty years of experience in the technology industry, having held various positions of responsibility in Microsoft Spain and Latin America, including positions as Marketing Director, Channel Director, Director of the Microsoft 365 business unit, Director of Sales and Partners, and, most recently, Director of Operations and Marketing.
The executive holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas - ICAI, a degree in Marketing from ICADE, an executive degree in Business Marketing Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago and a PDG (General Management Program) from IESE.
He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forética, the leading organization in sustainability and corporate social responsibility in Spain.
Ms. Esther Vaquero
Journalist and Anchorwoman of Antena 3 News
Esther Vaquero is a journalist and anchorwoman for Antena 3 Noticias. She currently hosts, together with Vicente Vallés, the news program Noticias 2 on Antena 3.
She is a graduate of the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. She has worked in several Spanish media such as La Sexta or Cadena Ser. In the international field, reporting for the prestigious British channel BBC (2009). In Antena 3, she has presented several programs, such as Espejo Público.
