Institutional session
21 October 2026 | 11.40h to 12.10h
Representatives of the organisations promoting the congress will welcome us in this session.
Participants:
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Daniel Altimiras, President of eurecat
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Representative of the Government of Catalonia
Presenter:
JOAN MAS
Director, CIDAI
Joan Mas is a Telecommunications engineer (UPC) and MBA (Webster University). He worked for 10 years at the European Space Agency, the Netherlands, in the ENVISAT and METOP projects, Earth observation satellites. From 2000 to 2008 he developed at NTE S.A., equipment for the International Space Station and life support systems for manned space missions. Until 2024 he was Director of the Digital Technologies Division at Eurecat, promoting developments in areas such as Data Analytics and Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and others for multi-sector applications. He is currently Scientific Director in the digital field at Eurecat and, from 2021, he is also Director of CIDAI.
Authorities
DANIEL ALTIMIRAS
President of Eurecat
Commercial Director of the Dicomol company.
Continuing businessman in a family business linked to the plastic injection mold sector, among other technologies.
Directly involved with the industrial sector for more than 25 years as a driver of innovation and facilitator of the application of new technologies in the industry.
Vice President of ASCAMM (Catalan Association of Mold and Die Companies) and previously President of the entity for 8 years.
Vice President of FEAMM (Spanish Federation of Mold and Die Associations).
Member of the Governing Board of the UPM (Union of Metallurgical Employers) and linked to the Board of Directors of AMEC (Association of Internationalized Industrial Companies) as an expert advisor.
He has participated in the Boards of Directors of companies in diverse sectors such as food, professional cosmetics and commerce, among others.
