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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 Companies) and previously President of the entity for 8 years.

Vice President of FEAMM (Spanish Federation of Mold 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.

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Maria Galindo (Barcelona, 1982) has over 20 years experience in public policy and consulting, specifically in Digital Policy and International Affairs.

She has served in different positions in the public administration: in the Government of Catalonia, currently as Secretary for Digital Policy (since 2024), as Director-general for Digitalisation and Urban Agenda (2020-2022), and as project manager in ACCIÓ (2006-2011).

She also worked at the Barcelona City Council, implementing the city’s Smart City vision and managing the Barcelona Institute of Technology for the Habitat (BIT Habitat) (2011-2015).

She has also developed her professional career in consulting, leading the International and Smart City practices and directing projects in Latin America, Europe and Asia.

She has represented the different organisations in front of the European Commission, the Inter-American Development Bank and United Nations, and was a recognized member of the high level group of the European Commission on Smart Cities and Communities.

In September 2022 the European Commission appointed Maria as Board Member of the European Mission to deliver 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030.

She has published and co-authored a number of papers and articles, including the European Commission’s Rolling Agenda for Smart Cities, or the World Economic Forum’s Guidelines for Sustainable IoT Adoption.

She lectures at a number of universities (La Salle in Barcelona, University Externado Colombia, ISDE in Madrid, Bocconi in Milan) and participates in conferences worldwide. She’s also member of the Women in Tech global movement and is a Jury member of the Women in ICT Awards and the Smart City Expo Global Awards.

She studied Economics at the University of Barcelona and the London School of Economics (LSE) and holds an Executive Master in Public Administration (ESADE Business School), and a specialisation course on ESG and Climate Change at Wharton – University of Pennsylvania.