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SICUR, International Security Fair, organised by IFEMA MADRID, celebrates its next edition from 27 February to 1 March 2024, showing itself as the best commercial showcase for the security sector in Spain.

SICUR is a major international reference in the security sector. Every two years, it brings together companies, associations, professionals and users of global security in the public and private fields in Madrid.

Innovation and technological development are the main protagonists of this professional meeting that addresses comprehensive security from different areas, in order to continue promoting well-being and social development.

More information: https://www.ifema.es/sicur

Today marks the end of the World Defense Show, one of the world's leading defense fairs, held in Saudi Arabia. Castroalonso is part of the Spanish delegation there, led by Incibe.

This event aims to show the future of the sector through international technological developments.

On January 25 and 26, the Microsoft Chair of Privacy and Digital Transformation and the Minsait-U.V. Legaltech & Artificial Intelligence Chair organized the "IV AI & Human Development Meeting. The Economics of AI: The Challenges of the AI Act" at the University of Valencia.

Miguel García-Menéndez, as a Member of the Monitoring Committee of the “Castroalonso” Chair of Cybersecurity and Digital Environment at the University of Oviedo, participated in the presentation “Legal challenges for the construction of infrastructures: data spaces”.

In the following link you can see all the videos: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/iv-encuentro-de-ia-desarrollo-humano-or0hf/

On February 2, between 11:00 and 12:00, the cybersecurity conference for SMEs "The current context of digital fragility" will be held in the AS5-HUB Building (Gijón Science and Technology Park).

You can find more information on the website of the COIIAS SME Acceleration Office: https://www.oapasturias.es/fragilidad-digital/

On January 24 and 25, the XI Conference on Security and Cyber Defense of the University of Alcalá will be held, organized by the Networks and Intelligent Systems research group of the Department of Automation, the ISDEFE Chair directed by professors from the Department of Computer Science, the Master's Degree in Cybersecurity and the Student Delegations of the Higher Polytechnic School.

The aim of this conference is to promote and disseminate topics related to security and cyber defence in the university environment. To this end, a series of talks related to topics of interest in this field have been scheduled, which will be given on January 24.

January 25 will be dedicated to workshops, which will have a limited capacity and for which UAH students will have priority.

Website of the conference: https://ciberseg.uah.es/index.html

On January 25 and 26, the Microsoft Chair of Privacy and Digital Transformation and the Minsait-U.V. Legaltech & Artificial Intelligence Chair organize the "IV AI & Human Development Meeting. The Economics of AI: The Challenges of the AI Act" at the University of Valencia. This meeting will focus on aspects of economic relevance.

Miguel García-Menéndez, as Member of the Monitoring Committee of the “Castroalonso” Chair of Cybersecurity and Digital Environment at the University of Oviedo, will participate in the presentation “Legal challenges for the construction of infrastructures: data spaces”.

More information: IV Encuentro IA & Desarrollo Humano. La economía de la IA: los retos de la AI Act

On January 22, the Asturian Family Business Association (AEFAS) will hold a session of the "Shareholders' School" with Deloitte where the particularities of the governing bodies in family businesses will be addressed.

This session will take place at the Santander Work Café in Oviedo and will focus on the role of the Board of Directors and the Family Council as responsible bodies for the management and administration of family and business assets.

The Asturian Family Business Association (AEFAS) organizes on January 19 a day at the Valgrande-Pajares ski station.

Its director, Javier Martínez, will show the new facilities and the economic impact they expect to receive. Ignacio Iglesias, General Director of Companies, SMEs and Entrepreneurs of the Principality of Asturias, will also be present.

Our CEO, Miguel García-Menéndez, will attend next Friday, January 19, the Senior Business Management Program (PADE) 2023-24 organized by the SEPI Foundation at the "Campus Los Peñascales".

Web page of the “Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI)”: https://www.sepi.es/en

Web page of the SEPI Foundation: https://www.sepi.es/en/fundacion-sepi

On January 18, 2024, from 09:00 to 11:00 hours, a conference will be held at the Auditorium of the Renta4 Foundation, Madrid on, "Family Businesses facing the demands of Corporate Governance: the current moment".

The conference, sponsored by the Family Business Institute, will be an opportunity to explore the innovative strategies and solutions that family businesses can adopt in the new landscape they face.

Miguel García-Menéndez, CEO of Castroalonso, participated in the Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity in Business and Public Administration Conference organized on December 15 at the Jovellanos Building of the University of the Balearic Islands, focusing on the situation of the "PYME" in the face of cybersecurity.

You can find information about the event on their website: https://derechouib.wixsite.com/iacyb

After having concluded the V Edition of Ciberseguridad al Descubierto (#CSDescubierto), we are satisfied to have contributed to generate a network of exchange, dissemination and reflection in the digital and cybersecurity fields for companies, public organizations and citizens.

Thanks to:

• Asociación Arco Atlántico de Ciberseguridad y Entorno Digital, Cluster Tera and Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad (INCIBE), for their support and collaboration.
• To the Table of Authorities, composed by Felix A. Barrio (DG en INCIBE – Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad), Alvaro Lavin (Concejal de Innovación, Comercio, Mercados y Relaciones Institucionales de Santander), Javier Puente Redondo (DG de Innovación, Desarrollo Tecnológico y Emprendimiento Industrial del Gobierno de Cantabria de Cantabria), Pablo Gómez (Presidente de Cluster Tera y Director Ejecutivo de Ambar Telecomunicaciones) and Miguel Garcia-Menendez (CEO de Castroalonso).
• To the speakers: Luis Fernández Delgado (Revista SIC-Ediciones Coda), Ofelia Tejerina (Docente universitaria, abogada y Presidenta de la Asociación de Internautas), Carlos Pastor Matut (Blockchain Strategy Director de Inetum), Oscar Lage Serrano (Head of Cybersecurity, de TECNALIA Research & Innovation), Roberto Garcia Garcia (DG de Ambar Telecomunicaciones y Vicepresidente de Cluster Tera), Juan Manuel Matalobos (Head of Global Security Culture, de BBVA), Jimena Pascual (Directora de Tecnologías para la Salud, Envejecimiento y Bienestar de CTIC Centro Tecnológico), Idoia Salazar (Presidenta y co-fundadora de OdiseIA), and María Isabel Montserrat Sánchez-Escribano (Profesora, Doctora en Derecho Penal en la Universitat de les Illes Balears).
• And to the hosts of the event, with our dear Leticia Mena at the head, and the support of Marta Seminario González and Paula G de Vicuña (both consultants in Castroalonso).

See you at the VI Edition!