BLOG POST WRITTEN BY ALEXANDRA TAVERNER GARC\u00cdA<\/p>\n
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On the 28th of November, C\u00e1diz Investment Hub<\/strong> held their first event in London, titled ‘Unveiling C\u00e1diz: Spain’s New Horizon for Investment’.<\/em> The event was moderated by El Pa\u00eds\u2019 Rafa de Miguel<\/strong> and introduced C\u00e1diz Investment Hub<\/strong>, an initiative driven by the C\u00e1diz Employers\u2019 Confederation (CEC)<\/strong> and funded by the Regional Council of C\u00e1diz<\/strong> aiming to assist companies to invest, consolidate, and grow in the region, attracting talent and creating a climate that encourages innovation, entrepreneurship, and foreign investment. Throughout the morning, several of C\u00e1diz\u2019s emerging investment opportunities within the energy, aerospace, naval, blue economy, tourism and agri-food industries for UK companies were explored and emphasised.<\/p>\n In attendance, representing the C\u00e1diz Investment Hub was Julio Hoyos<\/strong>, Project Manager and Head of C\u00e1diz Investment Hub. Mr. Hoyos addressed the objectives of this new project and gave visibility to its interworking\u2019s as a novel initiative. C\u00e1diz Investment Hub itself is a point of cohesion between public and private sectors, the main objective being to promote the economic development within the region of C\u00e1diz through various services including pre and post investment guidance, strategic support, business development and identification of investors. Mr. Hoyos<\/strong> even hinted towards the beginning of a start-up ecosystem within the blue economy.<\/p>\n Later, presentations were given by Almudena Mart\u00ednez del Junco<\/strong>, President of the Regional Council of C\u00e1diz, Carmen Romero<\/strong>, General Secretary of the C\u00e1diz Employers’ Confederation (CEC), and Germ\u00e1n Beardo Caro<\/strong>, Fourth Vice-President and responsible for Planning, Coordination and Strategic Development Area of the Regional Council of C\u00e1diz, who all emphasised the region\u2019s bright future.<\/p>\n Following the presentations, two roundtables were expertly conducted and moderated by El Pais\u2019 correspondent, Rafa de Miguel.<\/strong> The first welcomed Dr. Joe Nellis<\/strong>, Professor of Global Economics at Cranfield University. Dr. Nellis<\/strong> touched upon the region\u2019s geographic and subsequent strategic advantage; C\u00e1diz is the gateway to Africa, while also being part of an EU member state.<\/p>\n The second roundtable invited Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Mart\u00edn-Mateos Espinar<\/strong>, Founder & CEO at Controlnet, an IT Consulting & Software Factory and one of 66,000 (as of 2022) active companies within the C\u00e1diz region. Mr. Mart\u00edn-Mateos<\/strong> strongly credited the C\u00e1diz Investment Hub\u2019s ability to source talent, which allowed his company to expand and evolve.<\/p>\n It is clear that the region of C\u00e1diz is an attractive region that not only invites innovation but is also an established and historic economy.\u00a0 The work of the C\u00e1diz Investment Hub<\/strong> has facilitated the region\u2019s development and continues to do so for many UK companies looking to establish themselves in it. The very success of this event is a brilliant indictor of the strong bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and Spain.<\/p>\n