Join Santander as they take a look at the TMT subsectors presenting the biggest opportunities for UK companies in Spain and hear from IndraVentures – Indra’s corporate vehicle to promote and support innovation – regarding their areas of interest.

Home to two of the world’s largest and most influential technology event, Mobile World Congress, and host to other leading sector specific shows such as Smart City Expo, Spain offers an exciting landscape for the development of many technology, media, and telecommunication (TMT) verticals.

The TMT sector in Spain provides significant opportunities, in particular cross-cutting technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, internet of things (IoT), immersive technology and gamification, and cyber security. 5G communications are in demand in high-growth domain areas such as smart cities, net zero, and cleantech and business critical functions, such as sales and marketing, production, supply chain, operations, and logistics. We’re delighted to be joined by speakers from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Indra, one of the leading global technology and consulting companies, to discuss these opportunities and the wider Spanish TMT market.

Speakers:

• Mark Beresford – TMT Sector Specialist for Santander UK – Mark is a global business and technology specialist with over 25 years of international commercial experience in markets ranging from EU, Asia Pacific, India, and the US. He currently works as Technology, Media, & Telecoms (TMT) Sector Specialist for Santander UK. His focus is on the continuous development of the global value proposition and content/solution provider ecosystem for TMT for Santander Navigator.

• Sarah Roles-Ndibe – Head of Technology for the UK Department of Business and Trade in Spain – Sarah is the Head of Technology for the Trade Team in the UK Department for Business and Trade Spain, based in Barcelona. She has over 20 years of financial, project management, and economics-related experience across positions in fund management, finance, and UK trade and investment work. Her focus is developing export channels and strategies for UK technology companies, establishing bi-lateral partnerships between British and Spanish organisations, and helping Spanish companies project manage their expansion to the UK.

• Alberto Pintado Sanchez – Head of Start-up Ecosystem & Corporate Ventures at Indra – Alberto has more than 20 years of experience in the ICT sector and innovation roles. In 2005 he joined Indra, occupying various positions in the Telecommunications market with experience both nationally and internationally in software and business development. In 2016 he moved to IndraVentures, the unit where Indra’s corporate innovation is articulated to lead their relations with the ecosystem and open innovation.

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