On May 21, the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) will host the seminar “Energy and Industrial Transition: Galicia in the New Geopolitical Context,” a day of reflection and dialogue on the challenges and opportunities that the energy transformation and the new international situation present for the future of Galician industry.
In a global scenario marked by geopolitical reconfiguration, the acceleration of the electrification of the economy, and the need to strengthen European strategic autonomy, Galicia faces a key opportunity to consolidate its industrial position, enhance its scientific and technological capabilities, and move towards a more sustainable, innovative, and resilient development model.
The event will bring together institutional representatives, researchers, and economic and environmental stakeholders to address, from different perspectives, the main challenges associated with the energy transition and the industrial future of the region.
Program:
9:30 Welcome.
10:00 Institutional Presentation.
– Xunta de Galicia (Regional Government of Galicia).
– USC: Rectorate.
– María Elena López Lago (Dean of the Faculty of Physics – USC).
– Laura Mª Lojo Rodríguez (Director of the Institute of Humanities – USC).
– Carmen Álvarez Lorenzo (Director of the Institute of Materials – USC).
– Rubén Camilo Lois González (Director of the Institute for the Promotion and Studies of Galicia – USC).
10:30 Round Table.
Moderator: Luis M. Varela (Professor of Condensed Matter Physics – USC).
– Juan Manuel Vieites (President of the Confederation of Business Owners of Galicia).
– Francisco Silva Castaño (Iberdrola Delegate in Galicia).
– Francisco Méndez Gómez (Delegate of the General Federation of Industry – CCOO Galicia).
– Manoel Santos Díaz (Coordinator of Greenpeace Galicia).
– Fernando Val López (Director General of the Intersectoral Technological Alliance of Galicia).
– María Dolores Riveiro García (Professor of Foundations of Economic Analysis. Director of the Department of Foundations of Economic Analysis, University of Santiago de Compostela).
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