For a bonus edition of our Meliá Business Breakfast online events of 2020, and with a matter of weeks remaining before the end of the UK’s Brexit transition period following its departure from the EU, you are invited to join us for a highly topical and timely conversation with Álvaro Nadal, Head of the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in the United Kingdom.
Álvaro will be sharing with us his insight on the following topics:
- The latest developments of the Brexit negotiation process and formation of a trade deal.
- What could happen if no EU-UK trade deal is reached, and the impact that this could have on your business.
- Working or looking for work in the UK post-Brexit for Spanish nationals.
- The new relationship that the UK will have with Spain following the end of the EU transition period.
Following the talk, all guests will be invited to ask any questions that they might have directly to the speaker.
Date: Wednesday 16th December 2020, 9am-10am UK time / 10am-11am Spanish time
Speaker biography:
Mr Nadal is a Former Cabinet Minister for Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda of Spain (2016-2018). He was elected Member of the Parliament of Spain in 2008 where he served until 2019. Before joining the Department for Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, he was Minister, Chief of the Economic Bureau of the Prime Minister of Spain (2011-2016).
In addition, he was Deputy General for Evaluation of EU Funds at the Department for Economic Affairs
and Finance in 2004; Head of the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Israel from 2001-2003 and an International Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister (1999-2000).
He is a State Economist and Trade Expert, having graduated in Law and Economics from ICADE University in Madrid and completed his studies as a Visiting Ph.D. Student in Economics at Harvard University (1997-1998).
He is from Madrid and speaks fluent English, German and French.