Media Partnership - Delivering on Economic Competitiveness: Digitalization as Driver, Investments as Lever
15-10-2025
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Under the framework of the Spain Digital Week, the first-ever initiative in Brussels that activates policy convenings (both public and private) on the role of the Spanish community in shaping the European Union’s economic and digital policy agenda, Adigital -the Spanish Association for the Digital Economy-, through its Permanent Office in Brussels, organizes this public policy conference on the relevant issue of economic competitiveness and digitalization as the main driver, with EURACTIV as its European Media Partner.
This Policy Conference focuses on boosting economic competitiveness through digitalization and strategic investments. It explores the connections between the Multiannual Financial Framework and the proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund, the Startup and Scaleup Strategy, and Competitiveness Compass to deliver concrete policy options for accelerating digital investments and strengthening Europe’s tech strategic autonomy, by creating a clear, agile governance framework that secures Europe’s leadership in the global digital economy.
Organised by: Adigital
Media Partner: Euractiv
Location
Hybrid
Brussels Network Office - International Press Centre
1 Bd Charlemagne // 2nd floor
Moderator
Panel 1 Raquel Jorge
Director for European Affairs and Brussels Office, Adigital
Panel 2 César Tello
Chief Executive Officer, Adigital
Schedule
09:30-09:40h Introduction by César Tello, Chief Executive Officer, Adigital,
09:40-09:50h Opening Remarks
09:50-10:40h Panel 1 – Investing in digitalization: more targeted, more agile
- András G. Inotai, Acting Head of Task Force on Startups & Scaleups, and Head of Unit for Innovation Policy & Access to Finance, DG RTD, European Commission
- Katinka Clausdatter Worsøe, Digital Attaché, Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Vincent van Steensel, Director, Mandate Origination & Relationship Management, European Investment Fund (EIF)
- Alberto Gago, Director, Digital Spain 2030 Office, Ministry of Digital Transformation and Civil Service, Government of Spain
10:40-11:30h Panel 2 – Strengthening digitalization as a driver for European economic competitiveness
- Pilar del Castillo, Member of the European Parliament (MEP, EPP)
- Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
- Rodrigo Hernandez,
Global Director, GenAI, Multiverse Computing
- Gonzalo López-Baraja
Head of Corporate Regulation, Telefónica
11:30 - 11:35 Closing remarks
11:45-12:30h Cocktail networking
Contact
Síofra Gilmore
siofra.gilmore@euractiv.com