Press Room & Agenda

Our director of operations, Cristina Fernández Caldueño, has participated in an interview for Canal Prestosu of Caja Rural de Asturias within the framework of the agreement signed between the Federation of Businesswomen of Asturias (FEDA) and Caja Rural de Asturias.

Through this series of videos, the role of women in the Asturian business fabric is made visible.

With the aim of getting to know the women entrepreneurs and managers who are members of FEDA, they talk to them to give us their point of view on different aspects of their profession, their work sector and the role that women play in their daily work reality.

You can watch the full video at the following link: Our commitment to female #leadership: Cristina Fernández, Castroalonso project director

Yesterday we attended the Gijón Impulsa Awards Ceremony, an event that took place at "LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial".

These awards recognize the entrepreneurial effort and talent of the city’s business network.

Yesterday we attended the inaugural session of the INCIBE-UAX Cybersecurity and Post-Quantum Cryptography Classroom, which was led by José Luis Escrivá, Governor of the Bank of Spain, who during his time as Minister for Digital Transformation promoted the Cybersecurity Law.

Also present were Luis Hidalgo (Head of Cybersecurity Talent at INCIBE), Santos González (Director of the INCIBE-UAX Cybersecurity and Post-Quantum Cryptography Classroom) and Isabel Fernández (Rector of the Alfonso X el Sabio University).

Full story: https://www.uax.com/noticias/la-universidad-alfonso-x-el-sabio-y-el-instituto-nacional-de-ciberseguridad-crean-el-aula-de-ciberseguridad-y-criptografia-post-cuantica-incibe-uax

After the VI Edition of Ciberseguridad al Descubierto, we would like to extend our thanks to all the people involved in the event, as well as the media for their coverage of the day.

Thanks to:

• Asociación Arco Atlántico de Ciberseguridad y Entorno Digital, Gijón Impulsa, Escuela Superior de la Marina Civil de Gijón, Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad (INCIBE) and Mando Conjunto del Ciberespacio (MCCE), for their support and collaboration.

• Event participants:
  • Alicia Suárez Hulton
  • Jesús Feliz
  • Jorge González-Palacios
  • Gerardo Blanco
  • Miguel García-Menéndez
  • Enrique Pérez de Tena
  • Javier Crespo
  • Hernán Javier del Frade
  • Beatriz García
  • Candelaria Pereira
  • Julián Camús
  • Nicanor García
  • Carolina Díaz
  • Susana Pascual
  • Pablo Campos-Ansó
  • Ignacio Franganillo
  • Santos González
  • Rubén González
  • Santiago Fernández
• The media:
  • Panorama Regional 2 – RTVE (09:14): https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/panorama-regional/panorama-regional-2-12-12-24/16369969/
  • TPA Noticias: https://www.rtpa.es/noticias-ciencia/2024-12-12/Los-ciberataques-amenazan-el-transporte-maritimo-mundial,-el-que-mueve-el-90-del-comercio-internacional_111734011775.html
  • La radio es mía en RPA: https://www.rtpa.es/audio:La-radio-es-mia_1733928285.html
  • El Comercio: https://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/ciberseguridad-empieza-hogar-ciudadano-20241212182112-nt.html

See you in the next edition!

Next Thursday, December 12, at the "Escuela Superior de la Marina Civil de Gijón", will take place the VI Edition of "Ciberseguridad al Descubierto", a key initiative to increase awareness of cybersecurity, providing essential training and promoting a cultural change in various industries.

This year, the event will focus on the maritime and naval sector, a critical area facing increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

Organized by the “Asociación Arco Atlántico de Ciberseguridad y Entorno Digital” and Castroalonso.

You can register on the website until Wednesday, December 11 at 5:00 p.m.: https://ciberseguridadaldescubierto.com/

Yesterday the VII Conference of the Society of Partners of the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Gijón was held in Las Cocinas de Laboral.

During this session, the new management model of the Society of Partners was introduced and the programme of activities for the new stage was jointly drawn up, adapted to the current profile of young people, who are so difficult to attract and retain them.

On 28 November, the twelfth edition of the Framework Programme Conference was held in Spain, whose main objective is to analyse the functioning of Horizon Europe and its major initiatives so far, organised by the CDTI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the European Commission, the European Commission, the City Council of Oviedo and Sekuens.

During the Conference, the results of our country’s participation will also be analysed to draw conclusions that will help Spanish entities to improve their participation and positioning strategies in Europe.

Conference Information: https://12conferenciapm.cdti.es/

Today takes place the conference "Virtual Worlds and Extended Reality: new frontiers for the competitiveness of SMEs in Europe", organized by CTIC Technology Center and Diario El Comercio at the Collegiate Church of San Juan Bautista, in Gijón.

This is a unique opportunity to explore how immersive technologies are revolutionizing the industry and how you can implement these innovative solutions in your business.

Yesterday the III Asturian Family Business Forum took place at the club of La Nueva España in Oviedo.

The event featured the following presentations:

The innovation and commitment of the family business. Natalia Campos, CEO of ENPLAST and Susana Martínez Prieto, general manager of the Asturian timber company GRUPO SIERO, participated in it, under the moderation of the director of AEFAS, Julia López.

Next, Esteban Sastre Torregrosa (IEF – Instituto de la Empresa Familiar) and Guillermo Pérez-Bustamante (IUDE-Business School) shared some interesting headlines about the recent survey carried out by the IEF.

In the dialogue that closed the Forum, Ignacio Rivera Quintana, executive president of Hijos de Rivera, S.A.U. and the IEF, and Iñigo Cabal Alonso, general director of GEINCO GRUPO and president of AEFAS, reflected on crucial issues such as generational transmission, roots in the land or the positive impact on society.

Javier Crespo Suárez, Data Protection and AI Consultant at Castroalonso, participates in the magazine "Actualidad Jurídica Aranzadi (AJA)" with an article dedicated to the NIS 2 Directive, which aims to eliminate differences in cybersecurity between Member States.

We encourage you to read the full article at: Revista AJA 1011-articulos

On October 21, 22 and 23, the 18th edition of the International Meeting on Information Security, organized by the Spanish National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), took place at the "Palacio de Exposiciones de León".

During the event, Santos González Jiménez, Professor Emeritus of Algebra at the University of Oviedo and Director of the «Castroalonso» Chair of Cybersecurity and Digital Environment, received a tribute with which INCIBE distinguishes his work at the head of the Chair.

The objective of these commissions is to promote collaboration and achieve excellence in technological projects, adapting the necessary tools to the current and real needs of the industrial and health sectors and using various technologies and tools to offer innovative and essential products and services.

TERA Industry Commission website: https://industriatera.com/

TERA Health Commission website: https://saludtera.com/