Tourism and Blue Economy Congress

Speakers

Antonio Jesús González

Managing Director at Almeria Sports Destination

Alexandre Pereira

Municipal Secretary of Tourism for Fortaleza

Carlos Andrés Orozo

Undersecretary of Tourism Development at the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador

Gloria Juste

Director of Sustainability at Palladium Hotel Group

Adrian Gómez

CIO at Turismo y Deporte de Andalucía

Daniel Rojas-Marcos

Head of Local Administration and Tourism Areas at ESRI

Francisco Morcillo

Expert Consultant in Urban and Territorial Innovation at MB3 Gestión

Alejandro Rodríguez

Operations Manager at Acciona Servicios Urbanos

Ana Moniche

Head of European Projects and International Networks at Turismo Andaluz

Alejandro Pérez

Director of the Central Research Services in Salt Marshes at the University of Cádiz

Alfredo Alcayde

Deputy Director of the School of Engineering at the University of Almería

Álvaro Carrillo

Director at ITH (Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero)

Anastasios Baltadakis

Lead of the marine life experiences at Blutopia Marine Park

Antonio Bayo

Head of the Planning Area at the Port Authority of Almería

Antonio Pacheco

Inspector in charge of Beaches at the Sagunto Local Police

Axel Rodríguez

Project Officer at the Joint Secretariat of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme

Beatriz Codes

Associate Director of Public Affairs, Communication, and Sustainability for the Southern Region at Coca Cola European Partners Iberia

Beñat Sanz

Head for Marine Energies at APPA Renovables

Carole Martínez

Senior Policy Manager at MedPAN (Mediterranean network of Marine Protected Areas)

Cristina Fossi

Full Professor of Ecology and Ecotoxicology at the University of Siena

Daniel Iglesias

Research Director and Lead Data Scientist at NECSTouR (Network of European Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism)

Clare López

Coordinator of the WAS (Women Action Sustainability) Water Group, Managing Director at BRITA Iberia

Daniel Schaffer

CEO at Foundation for Environmental Education

David Simó

Editorial director at Diario El Canal Marítimo y Logístico

David de Haro

Sustainability Director at Mundo Marino

David Gómez

Director of the Green Section at the Real Federación Española de Golf (RFEG)

Diego Ferrón

CEO at CRASH MUSIC

Delia García

Sustainability and Positive Impact Director / Chief Sustainability Officer L'Oréal

Dolores Ordoñez

Manager at AnySolution

Eduardo Soler

Sustainability Manager at Grupo AVRAMAR

Emma Cobos

Director of Innovation and Business Strategy at the Port of Barcelona

Emmi Lindqvist

Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy Program at IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-MED)

Estibaliz Martínez

Consentino Integrated Water Management Manager

Eva Miquel

Partner-Director at aWp Services

Francisca Molina

Delegate of Andalusia at DIRSE (Asociación Española de Directivos de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial)

Francisco José Huidobro

Director of Digital Services at Orange

Gema Igual

Mayor at Santander City Council

Gerardo Landaluce

President at the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras

Ginesa Martínez

Vice Dean of Tourism and Director of the International Chair of Tourism Intelligence of the Region of Murcia at UCAM (Universidad Católica de Murcia)

Giulia Balestracci

Tourism policy and project officer at eco-union

Gonzalo Coterillo

President at ANBE (Asociación Nacional de Barcos Eléctricos)

Gonzalo La Rosa

Vice President at the Ibero-American Network of Smart Tourist Destinations

Héctor J Pula

Responsible Technician at Aula del Mar CEI·Mar - University of Granada

Ignacio Del Río

Asset Manager at Ocean Capital Partners

Ignacio Ojeda

Eastern Andalusia Director at PreZero España

Ignacio Llopis

Managing director at IoTsens

Ignacio de las Cuevas

Director of Tourism Innovation and Strategy at Andart Global

Ignacio Alvarez-Ossorio

Managing Director at Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía

Inmaculada Benito

Director of the Tourism, Culture, and Sports Department at CEOE (Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales)

Ioannis Mardikis

Environmental Sustainability Senior Specialist at EPLO (European Public Law Organization)

Iolanda Piedra

President at the Maritime Cluster of the Balearic Islands

Irini Barianaki

EU project manager at the South Aegean Region and the South Aegean Development Agency

Izidora Markovic

Senior scientific associate at Institute for Tourism in Zagreb

Jacobo Camba

Tourism and Blue Economy Consultant

Javier Noriega

President at the Clúster Marítimo Marino de Andalucía

Javier Zori

National Geographic Traveller Spain Director

Javier Remiro

Coordinator of the Sustainable Blue Economy Area at Fundación Biodiversidad

Jean Francois Cases

Vice-President Associate General Counsel at Amadeus

Jeremie Fosse

Director at eco-union

Jessica Newfield

Senior Program Consultant at Sustainable Ocean Alliance

Jordi Carrasco

General Director at ANEN (Asociación Nacional Empresas Náuticas)

Jorge González

Head Technician of the Planning, Budget and European Funds Department at the Ribeira City Council

José Llorca

Head of Innovation at Puertos del Estado

José Ballester

Founder and production director at Xouva Boats

Cándido Seba

Head of the City Platform of Rota at the Rota City Council

José García

President at the Port Authority of Motril

José Palacios

President at ADEAC (Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor)

José Archer

President at ABAAE (Associação Bandeira Azul de Ambiente e Educação)

José Luis Rodríguez

Councilor for Security at the San Martín de Valdeiglesias City Council

José María Cecilia

Founding Partner at Sensing Tools

Juan Antonio Amengual

Mayor of the Calvià City Council

Juan Manuel Martínez

Managing Director de Green & Human

Karlos Simon

CEO at Karlos Simón Viajes y Expediciones

Kianoosh Mehrabi

Board Member of the International Rafting Federation (IRF)

Lucy Hunt

Ocean Impact Director at The Ocean Race

Manuel Arana

Head of Planning and Development at Puertos del Estado

Marc Espasa

Coordinator of Tourism and Cultural Services at the Salou City Council

Marc Caldero

Presenter and journalist

María del Rosario Soto

President at the Port Authority of Almería

María Isabel Sáez

Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Geology at the University of Almería

María José Rodríguez

Director of Marketing and Sales for Energy Services at ACCIONA Energía

Mariano Rodríguez

Managing Director at Mediapro Events

Marika Mazzi

Innovation Strategy Director at X23

Marilena Estarellas

Manager at ANBE (Spanish Association Electric Boats)

Marta Nel-lo

Director of the Chair of Innovation and Tourism Research Salou-Costa Daurada at the Rovira i Virgili University (URV).

Marta Pascual

Head of Spanish National Hub Blue Economy at WestMED (Western Mediterranean Initiative)

Marta Pontes

Councillor for Economic Activities, Tourism, Internationalisation and Civil Protection of Matosinhos City Council

Mercedes Pardo

CEO at Instituto Marítimo Español

Michele Colavito

Manager of the Tourism Clust-ER at Emilia-Romagna Region

Miguel Mirones

President at ICTE (Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española)

Miguel Méndez

Advisor at Beaches Department of the Málaga City Council

Miguel Navarro

Secretary General at Real Federación Andaluza de Golf

Mónica Gómez

Councilor of Beaches at Benidorm City Council

Mesut Onem

Head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Control at Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Nagore Uresandi Espinosa

Director and Founder IN2DESTINATION Research and Consultancy

Natalia Ortiz

Head of Tourism at UNE (Asociación Española de Normalización)

Olivia Mandle

Animal rights activist and a climate warrior. European Climate PAct Ambassador

Patricia Giménez

Director of Beaches and Water Cycle in Barcelona at Barcelona City Council

Patricia Lacera

Coordinator of the Beach Strategy for Barcelona at Barcelona City Council

Pedro Mayorga

CEO at Enerocean

Pere Joan Planas

Director at AETIB (Agencia de Estrategia Turística de las Illes Balears)

Ricardo Barkala

President at the Port Authority of Bilbao

Roberto Alvarez

CEO at Satour Boutique DMC & Consultancy

Roberto Rodríguez

Blue Economy Coordinator at INTEC (Fundación Europea de Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico)

Robin Degron

Director at Plan Bleu (ONU Environnement)

Rocío López

Head of the Environmental Division at the Port of Huelva

Santiago Lafuente

CEO of Aqualia

Sonia Pallai

Head of Tourism Policies at ANCI Tuscany (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani)

Teresa Agovino

Tourism Expert - World Tourism Barometer at UN Tourism

Thanos Smanis

Blue Economy expert

Tomás Azcárate

President of Marinas de España and Turmar Canarias, Vice President of the Circle of Entrepreneurs of Southern Tenerife

Tony García

Chef and owner of Tony García Espacio Gastronómico

Valeria Méndez

General Director at the Municipal Tourism Entity of Mar del Plata

Verónica Gutiérrez

General Director of Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Modernization at the Santander City Council

Víctor Manuel Gómez

CEO at Escaramujo Wines

Vicent Ernoux

Coordinator at Interreg NEXT MED Branch Office for the Western Mediterranean

Vincent Favrel

Head of Unit - Sustainable Blue Economy at European Commission

Virginia Yuste

Coordinator of the Blue Flag Program at ADEAC (Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor)

Walter Vassallo

Founder at Blue Marina Awards

Xavier Font

Deputy Director General of Territorial Tourism Development at the Generalitat de Catalunya

Ximo Masip

Co-founder at ImpactE

Yasmin Schinasi

Policy Officer for Regional Cooperation and Maritime Security at the European Commission