The President of GMV, Monica Martinez Walter, has participated in the most recent conference from the series entitled “2023: The Decisive Moment for Next Generation Funds”. This event was organized by the El Economista financial media portal, and it also featured participation by Nadia Calviño, who is First Vice-President of the Spanish government and its Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.

Mónica Martínez participated in the first roundtable, which was moderated by the Director of El Economista and entitled “Taking the Leap Towards Industry of the Future”, along with representatives from companies such as PwC España, Mondragon, Renfe, and Exolum.

After a brief presentation was given by each participant, this roundtable addressed subjects such as how to manage strategic autonomy, key aspects for a more industrialized Spanish economy, Spain’s technological strengths and weaknesses for participating in the leap towards industry of the future, and the participants’ views on which sectors are best prepared for leadership in that industry of the future.

During her presentation, GMV’s president emphasized the value of public funding for supporting the business community, and as an example, she described the public funding her company received in its early days in order to start up a project of the European Space Agency. She also pointed out that currently, “the leap towards industry of the future requires essential technological development at the country level, well-prepared major projects, incentives for entrepreneurship, and at the same time, incentives for talent creation”.

The next roundtable discussion was focused on the automotive industry, under the title “Electric Cars and Alternative Fuels for a Sustainable Future”. In this case, the subjects discussed included the goals being set for recharging stations, developing improved ranges for electric vehicles, alternative fuels, prohibitions against fossil fuel use, Spain’s Sustainable Mobility Act, the influence of China, and evolution of prices.

Finally, there was a roundtable entitled “Digital Transformation”, which addressed subjects such as the PERTE chip, access to next-generation technologies, the value of data, and applications for artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, among others.

In summary, this was a very interesting event, which provided an opportunity to analyze the regional situation and business environment in relation to the eleven Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTEs) approved by the Spanish government.