4th Congress of the Food Industry of Castile and León. Food sovereignty

The 4th Castilla y León Food Industry Congress is a meeting point for the sector, focusing on the challenges to achieving food sovereignty. During the presentations and roundtables, discussions will address topics related to strengthening the capacity to produce, process, and market products to ensure the sector's stability and the economic and social sustainability of the region, guaranteeing food self-sufficiency in the face of any complex environmental situation or international event.

PROGRAM for Thursday, May 7

9:30 a.m. Reception of attendees

10:00 a.m. OPENING AND WELCOME

• Miguel Ángel de Vicente Martín, President of the Provincial Council of Segovia.
• Representative of the Regional Government of Castile and León
• Santiago Miguel, President of Vitartis

10:30 a.m. PRESENTATION: "Economic Situation in the Current Environment." Sandra Esteve, Head of Scenario Analysis for Spain at the Research Department of Banco Santander

11:00 a.m. ROUND TABLE: "The challenge of growing"

• Daniel Marsol, Marketing and Communication Director of bonÁrea
• Pedro Domínguez, General Manager of Grupo Palacios Alimentación
• Moderator: César Herreras, Partner at Garrigues

12:30 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Beyond regulations… What now?”. Elena Viloria, expert in Social Innovation and Impact Economy – TEDx Ambassador

13:15h. ROUND TABLE: “Sustainable Sustainability”

• Cecilio Peregrín, Corporate Director of Primaflor
• Lucía Donnini, Director of Agroscience at Importaco
• Marta Gallego, Director of Global Quality, MIGASA Group.
• Moderator: Rocío Reina, Director and Professor of the Business Policy Area at San Telmo Business School

2:15 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Agriculture and Food in Turbulent Times.” Manuel Pimentel, former Minister of the Government of Spain, writer, and president of the Almuzara Group

3:00 PM. Lunch / Cocktail in the Outdoor Garden

4:15 p.m. ROUND TABLE: “Without talent there is no Sovereignty”

• Benito Villamarín, Vice President of People at Bimbo EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
• Pascual Campos, General Manager of Plaza Supermarkets
• Rebeca Filgueira, HR Director of Nauterra's European Division
• Moderator: Patricia López, Director of Corporate Wellbeing at Mercer, Marsh McLennan Group

5:15 p.m. ROUND TABLE: “From intensive consumer to strategic actor: the new energy role of the food industry”

• Marta Bango, CPO Verallia
• César Bernal, Technical Director and owner of Plastienvase, SP Group
• Werner Frimanslund, General Counsel of Noray Seafood
• Moderator: Carlos Martín, Operations Director of Enerjoin

9:00 p.m. CONGRESS DINNER in the Alhaja Room of ZIBÁ, with a performance by EL NAAN

PROGRAM for Friday, May 8

9:30 a.m. PRESENTATION: “Artificial Intelligence in the agri-food sector”. Eneko Axpe, multidisciplinary scientist specializing in bioengineering, artificial intelligence, gastronomy and sustainability

10:15 a.m. ROUND TABLE: “Food industry and public opinion: the challenge of communicating”

• Jordi Montaña, Communications Director of Vall Companys
• Joaquín Rey, Joaquín Rey Group
• Mª Dolores López, Director of Communication and Sustainability at Covap
• Moderator: Concepción Lucas, partner at KREAB Valencia

11:15 a.m. Coffee / Networking in the outdoor garden

11:45 a.m. ROUND TABLE: “Does Europe have solutions?”

• Raúl de la Hoz, PP Member of the European Parliament, spokesperson
• Iratxe García, PSOE MEP, president of the parliamentary group
• Moderated by: José Luis Martín, presenter for RTVCyL

12:30 p.m. ROUND TABLE: “Innovation that fuels the future”

• Beatriz Jacoste, CEO of KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub
• Juan Carlos Espinosa, CEO of Inés Rosales
• Moderator: Manuel González-Toruño, Professor of Business Policy & Negotiation at San Telmo Business School

1:30 p.m. VITARTIS PRIZE

14:15h. CLOSING.

• Institutional Intervention
• Santiago Miguel, President of Vitartis

2:30 p.m. Lunch / Cocktail in the Outdoor Garden

Congress PROGRAM | Venue: Ziba Space