Sostenibilidad, pymes y financiación

Director of Circular Economy at Ihobe and responsible for the Basque Ecodesign Center, a public-private collaboration initiative between the Basque Government itself and 8 of the most important industrial companies with their own products in the Basque Country for the promotion of Ecodesign and the integration of Life Cycle Assessment in industrial activity. Industrial Engineer from the Faculty of Engineering in Bilbao, he has more than 15 years of professional experience in private enterprise and administration. More than 10 years actively participating in different technical committees of the European Union in Brussels and in national and international committees in the field of product standardisation (UNE and ISO committees). Designated expert for Latin America and the Caribbean in Ecodesign, Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Building by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

She holds a degree in Chemistry (University of the Basque Country) and an Executive MBA (University of Barcelona). She has extensive professional experience in companies, particularly in VIDRALA, where she has held various management positions. She has participated as a representative in important glass sector associations such as FEVE - European Federation of glass packaging and glass tableware makers and ANVEFI - National Association of Glass Packaging Manufacturers, and in glass consortiums in the field of innovation such as IPGR or ICG. Olga Martín is currently the General Manager of Aclima. Her commitment to the cluster and its Strategic Plan is to position the Basque environmental sector as a lever of competitiveness for the rest of the sectors. Aclima-Basque Environment Cluster is the reference point for the environmental sector in the Basque Country. It represents the private sector as well as the sphere of knowledge and the public sector.

Zenón Vázquez cuenta con una amplia trayectoria en el mundo financiero y empresarial tanto a nivel estatal como internacional. En concreto, y desde 2014, ha desempeñado con éxito su labor profesional como responsable Financiero (CFO) de la cotizada Cie-Automotive. Conocedor profundo del entorno financiero a lo largo de estos años así como en sus funciones de líder de organizaciones complejas y Gestión de Personas, cuenta también con experiencia en compañías del sector financiero, control de gestión y auditoría. Zenón es el Director General de Elkargi desde abril de 2019. Licenciado en CCEE y Empresariales por la Universidad de Deusto con especialidad en Finanzas en Kingston-London, ha cursado también el PADE-Programa de Alta Dirección de Empresas- en IESE.