SPEAKERS
EXPERTS AT FITECU 2025
Carlos Raúl de Pablos
Secretary General, Department of Family and Equal Opportunities, JCYL
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges in Promoting Personal Autonomy as a Transformative Element in the Sociosanitary Sector
Eduardo García Brea
General Director of Older People, People with Disabilities, and Dependency Care at the Department of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Junta of Castilla y León.
> Roundtable Discussion: Integration of Cognitive and Social Robotics, Voice Assistants, and AI Applied to Health and Care
Karen Wee Siew Lin
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lions Befrienders Service Association Singapore
Director of Lions Befrienders Service Association Singapore, a leader in preventive care for the elderly, particularly in digitalization and the rapid implementation of innovative programs. Karen is a strategist, innovator, and implementer with 33 years of volunteer experience and 13 years of professional experience in the non-profit sector.
> Inspirational Talk: The Society of the Future, Key Aspects for Preventive Care.
> Roundtable of reflection and experiences: Living Lab as reference spaces for the promotion of social and technological innovation in the socio-health sector and the territorial ecosystem
Gorka Espiau
Director of the ALC laboratory (University of the Basque Country) and coordinator of the group of experts promoting the new EU Social Innovation Competence Centres
Gorka Espiau, PhD, is the director of the “Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies” (UPV-EHU), Scientific Director of the Work4Progress program (Fundación Bancaria La Caixa), a member of COTEC’s 100, and coordinator of the group of experts accompanying the launch of the new Social Innovation Competence Centers promoted by the European Commission in all Member States.
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Trends in Innovation in the Sociosanitary Sector, a Global Perspective (USA, Europe and Asia)
Karen Hedge
Deputy Executive Director of Scottish Care and representative on the Global Reference Sites Network for Active Aging (RSCN).
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Trends in Innovation in the Sociosanitary Sector, a Global Perspective (USA, Europe and Asia)
> Roundtable Discussion: Where Public Care Policies are Headed
Mónica Mizuno
Director at HOCHIKAI Social Welfare Corporation Gunma-Japan
Director at HOCHIKAI Social Welfare Corporation Gunma-Japan, a certified caregiver with extensive experience in comprehensive care services for the elderly and people with special needs in Japan.
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Trends in Innovation in the Sociosanitary Sector, a Global Perspective (USA, Europe and Asia)
> Roundtable Discussion: Where Public Care Policies are Headed
Mohamed Farouk Bin Mohamed Ismail
Director, IT, Innovation, and Digitalization Division, Integrated Care Agency (AIC) Singapore.
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Trends in Innovation in the Sociosanitary Sector, a Global Perspective (USA, Europe and Asia)
> Roundtable Discussion: Where Public Care Policies are Headed
Pilar Armero Martínez
Vice President, SIVI Cluster
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Trends in Innovation in the Sociosanitary Sector, a Global Perspective (USA, Europe and Asia)
Pablo Gómez
President, SIVI Cluster
> Official Inauguration and Institutional Welcome
David Garrido Jaén
Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia
José David Garrido Jaén, PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and currently Director of Innovation in Smart Health in the Health Area of the Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV). He is a specialist in R&D&I, technological development in the field of health, functional assessment, active and healthy ageing, as well as improving quality of life.
> Roundtable Discussion: Technological Challenges in Long-Term Care, Personalized Attention, and Technological Humanization – Ethics.
Ane San Martín
Tekniker & MIT
PhD candidate in Human-Robot Interaction, specializing in the personalization of interactions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her research focuses on improving two-way communication using AR and AI technologies. She has previously worked on developing assistive robots to support therapies for children with autism.
> Roundtable Discussion: Technological Challenges in Long-Term Care, Personalized Attention, and Technological Humanization – Ethics.
Nuria Ordóñez
Telefónica eHealth & Social
> Roundtable Discussion: Technological Challenges in Long-Term Care, Personalized Attention, and Technological Humanization – Ethics.
Iván Franco
IMATIA
> Roundtable Discussion: Technological Challenges in Long-Term Care, Personalized Attention, and Technological Humanization – Ethics.
Jaume Saltó
Saltó Group
Founder and Director of Saltó Group, technology at the service of people.
> Roundtable Discussion: Technological Challenges in Long-Term Care, Personalized Attention, and Technological Humanization – Ethics.
Juan Manuel Corchado
Rector of the University of Salamanca
> Moderator of the Roundtable Discussion: Technological Challenges in Long-Term Care, Personalized Attention, and Technological Humanization – Ethics.
Marc Bournisien de Valmont
OECD
Marc Bournisien de Valmont is a Policy Analyst in the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division at the OECD Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions, and Cities Centre. He coordinates several OECD projects on demographic change, such as “Shrinking Smartly and Sustainably” and the case study on Castilla y León as part of the Talent Boost Mechanism.
> Inspirational Talk: Reflections on Demographic Aspects and Experiences in Attracting and Retaining Talent.
Gisela García-Álvarez
LEX GLOBALMINDS
Co-Founder & CSO of LEX GLOBALMINDS, an international consultancy driving health and care innovation worldwide.
> Day’s Recap
Darío Samaniego
Synergy Tech Robotics
> Inspirational Talk: The Future of Social Robotics in the Provision of Sociosanitary Care.
Angel Barrera Nieto
Director of Organizations of the Ibero-American Network for Active and Healthy Aging.
> Roundtable Discussion: Where Public Care Policies are Headed
Esperanza Vázquez
Social Services Manager, JCYL
> Roundtable Discussion: Where Public Care Policies are Headed
Guillem Alenya
Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics
> Roundtable Discussion: Integration of Cognitive and Social Robotics, Voice Assistants, and AI Applied to Health and Care
Andrés Pazos
Country Manager for Alexa (Amazon Spain)
> Roundtable Discussion: Integration of Cognitive and Social Robotics, Voice Assistants, and AI Applied to Health and Care
Javier Pascual Soriano
Director of the Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences Campus at UDIT and CEO of Singular Things, expert in Human-Centered Robotics.
> Roundtable Discussion: Integration of Cognitive and Social Robotics, Voice Assistants, and AI Applied to Health and Care
Eduardo Zalama
Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Valladolid. Scientific Advisor, Cartif Technology Center.
> Roundtable Discussion: Integration of Cognitive and Social Robotics, Voice Assistants, and AI Applied to Health and Care
Harry Van Goor
Personalized Medicine at Home, Virtual Reality
> Peer Reflections: Challenges of Technology in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Intervention in the Sociosanitary Sector
María López Valdés
Bitbrain
> Inspirational Talk: What the Future Holds for Neurotechnology in Comprehensive Care.
Javier Parro Betanzos
Director, Bihar Home
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges in Promoting Personal Autonomy as a Transformative Element in the Sociosanitary Sector
Leticia Pedraz
Asprodes
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges in Promoting Personal Autonomy as a Transformative Element in the Sociosanitary Sector
Jordi Cerezuela
Institute for Robotics for Dependency
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges in Promoting Personal Autonomy as a Transformative Element in the Sociosanitary Sector
José Manuel Ramírez
President of the State Observatory for Dependency and Director of the Research and Innovation Strategy in Social Services of the Junta of Andalusia.
> Roundtable Discussion: Challenges in Promoting Personal Autonomy as a Transformative Element in the Sociosanitary Sector
Raquel Losada
Mindlab Fundación Intras. Director of applied research and knowledge
> Roundtable of reflection and experiences: Living Lab as reference spaces for the promotion of social and technological innovation in the socio-health sector and the territorial ecosystem
Mariano Barbero Martínez
CEO & founder of DINAMIZA
> Roundtable of reflection and experiences: Living Lab as reference spaces for the promotion of social and technological innovation in the socio-health sector and the territorial ecosystem
Rosa Maria Resende De Almeida
Member of the Board of Directors of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)
> Roundtable of reflection and experiences: Living Lab as reference spaces for the promotion of social and technological innovation in the socio-health sector and the territorial ecosystem