Presentations and recording of the “Spain-USA” session available

On April 28 at 5:00 p.m., the event organized by BIOVEGEN "Spain-USA: Innovation and agricultural production, a window of opportunity" took place in the Sala Ferrer Salat-CEOE Headquarters. During the day, the speakers Jesús Valencia, Mayra Soler, German Loperena, Javier Romero, and José Maria Fontán, approached the investment model in R&D and agri-food production in the United States, comparing it with that of Spain, concluding that investment in R&D is directly related to obtaining wealth and the strategic positioning of a country's economy in a sector as present in our daily lives as agri-food.

Program and presentations of the day

5:00 p.m. Welcome and introduction

• Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Manager
• Germán Loperena. VP International Relations. EAEC
• Francisco Marin. Vice President of the R&D&i Commission. CEOE

5:10 p.m. California agriculture, capabilities and productivity

• Jesus Valencia. Agronomist, PCA, PAL. CV Advanced Agronomics – California

5:35 p.m. Opportunities for innovative Spanish companies in the US.

• Mayra Soler. Agronomist. CV Advanced Agronomics – Spain
• Germán Loperena. VP International Relations. EAEC

5:50 p.m. CDTI support for technological cooperation in the US.

• Jose Javier Romero. Department of Foreign Action Programs. CDTI

6:05 p.m. Business experiences in the USA: EUROSEMILLAS

• José María Fontán. Director of Innovation and Technology. EUROSEEDS

6:20 p.m. Colloquium and questions

6:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing