Press Room & Agenda

Our colleague Jaime López was in charge of participating in the Radio Líder program "CRUZANDO EL NORTE" (08-04-2025) on behalf of Castroalonso.

This program talked about cybercrime, intelligence, digitalization in the classroom, cybersecurity…

You can listen to the full program at the following link: CROSSING THE NORTH (88.70) – 08-04-25 – Radio Líder

Javier Crespo Suárez, Data Protection Consultant at Castroalonso, participates in the magazine "Actualidad Jurídica Aranzadi (AJA)" with an article dedicated to the transposition of the NIS 2 Directive in Spain.

We encourage you to read the full article at: Revista AJA 1015-articulos

On February 12, WITH will organize a #WITHtalks session in Gijón focused on reflecting on new leadership models and the growth opportunities they represent for companies.

WITH is an ecosystem of women leaders and companies whose objective is to promote new leadership models that are inclusive, authentic, connected and adapted to the current environment, also transcending the gender issue. WITH promotes this purpose through a methodology called Connect, think, do, inspired by open innovation.

Agenda:

16:00 – 16:15 Registration and welcome

16:15 – 18:00 Between Nosotr@s: we will start the afternoon with a dynamic presentation and connection between the attendees.

18:00 – 18:30 Networking Coffee

18:30 – 19:00 Keynote on New Leadership Models: Marisol Menéndez, founder and CEO of WITH, presents WITH in Asturias making us reflect on New Leadership Models.

19:30 – 20:00 Panel: The New Leadership Models: leaders from the Asturian business scene and the WITH network from all over Spain will share their experience and vision on the keys to the New Leadership Models.

Panelists:

Cristina Fernández Caldueño, Director of Operations at Castroalonso
Elena Gutiérrez Pérez del Notario, founder and CEO of Ananda
Maylin Vergara Reyes, president of Mujeres Migradas Emprendedoras
Gemma Cascales, CEO of SMH Marketing
Carlos Ranera, managing partner of the northern zone at ONTIER
Moderator: Marisol Menéndez, founder and CEO of WITH

20:00 – 21:00 Cocktail and networking

More information: https://we-with.com/withtalks-asturias-2025/

On January 28, European Data Protection Day, the conference "Data protection in the era of digital fragility and cyberattacks" was held.

Javier Crespo Suárez, consultant in Digital Law and Data Protection Officer of Castroalonso and Javier Fernández Teruelo, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Oviedo and President of the Conference of Deans of Law of Spain, participated in it.

The talk is part of the Uniovi–Alfonso X–INCIBE Strategic Cybersecurity Project, led by Consuelo Martínez López, professor of Algebra at the University of Oviedo, and took place at the Club La Nueva España, located at C/ Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, 7, Oviedo.

Full news: https://www.lne.es/club/2025/01/29/javier-crespo-red-vulnerables-pido-113798012.html

Radio Líder interview (27/01/2025): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AuTFIucw83EolZ4US0gCE?si=QZcOGs9qToKAmPqWI3z_gg

This Monday was inaugurated the first day of the "Mathematics and Cybersecurity" workshops, taught at the IES Mata Jove and which in the coming months will reach 856 students from up to nine educational centers.

Ángela Pumariega, Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Economy, Employment, Tourism and Innovation, Santos González, Professor Emeritus and Director of the Chair of Cybersecurity at the University of Oviedo, Consuelo Martínez, Professor of Algebra, Cristina Caldueño, Director of Operations at Castroalonso and Carla Álvarez Sanjurjo, Director of Employment Promotion of the Gijón City Council, were present.

La Nueva España (digital): https://www.lne.es/gijon/gijon-oeste/2025/01/27/formacion-ciberseguridad-llega-centros-educativos-113764335.html

El Comercio (digital): https://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/miles-empleos-cubrir-campo-ciberseguridad-formacion-20250127192158-nt.html

La Nueva España (paper): La formación en ciberseguridad llega a los centros educativos

El Comercio (paper): Hay miles de empleos sin cubrir en el campo de la ciberseguridad

This Tuesday, January 28, European Data Protection Day, the conference "Data protection in the age of digital fragility and cyberattacks" will be held.

Javier Crespo Suárez, consultant in Digital Law and Data Protection Officer of Castroalonso and Javier Fernández Teruelo, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Oviedo and President of the Conference of Deans of Law of Spain, will participate in it.

The talk is part of the Uniovi-Alfonso X-INCIBE Strategic Cybersecurity Project and will take place at the Club La Nueva España, located at C/ Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, 7, Oviedo at 7:30 p.m.

More information: https://www.lne.es/club/agenda/proteccion-datos-fragilidad-digital-ciberataques-113677012.html

This recognition is a great boost for the organization and encourages it to continue working for innovation and development.

This achievement is the result of a year and a half of joint effort, with Castroalonso being part of this success as a partner of the Cluster.

This accreditation opens new doors, both in national and European calls, to consolidate itself as a benchmark cluster.

Full news: https://smartcityasturias.org/somos-agrupacion-empresarial-innovadora-un-nuevo-paso-hacia-la-excelencia/

AEI Clusters Portal: https://clusters.ipyme.org/es-es/Paginas/PagInicio.aspx

The regulation, proposed jointly by the Ministries of the Interior, Defence and Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, transposes Directive 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council (NIS-2) into national law.

The draft specifies the public or private entities affected by the cybersecurity standards it establishes, and creates the National Cybersecurity Centre, which will be responsible for the management, promotion and coordination in the matter, will guarantee intersectoral and cross-border cooperation with other competent authorities and will be the crisis management authority in the event of major incidents.

Full news: https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/en/detail-pages/article/El-Consejo-de-Ministros-aprueba-el-anteproyecto-de-Ley-de-Coordinacion-y-Gobernanza-de-la-Ciberseguridad/

Miguel García-Menéndez, CEO at Castroalonso, participates in the magazine "Actualidad Jurídica Aranzadi (AJA)" with an article in which he talks about the regulation of the use of social networks by minors in Australia and how this legislation could facilitate the task of parents in the digital environment.

We encourage you to read the full article at: Revista AJA 1013-articulos

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