JUAN LUIS SOBREIRA SEOANE

OVERVIEW

Experienced  and demonstrated history of working in the research industry and strategic vision, developing international and national long terms relationships, and skilled project manager (concept, technical definition budgeting, negotiation and management).

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Industrial Engineering. PhD. Economics.

WORKING AREA

• Digital Water & Circular Economy

CURRENT POSITION

• Managing Director: Open Innovation Division at ITG since 2022

RELEVANT LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES

• WATEREUROPE – Co-Leader- Expert Group. Digital Technologies. (Since 2024)

• PTEA, Spanish Water Technology Platform: Board Member

• KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• I've led more than 70 R&D and innovation projects.

• 19 International: 5 Horizont Europe; 2 H2020; 1 Cosme, 6 LIFE; and 4 others (Eureka, EcoInnovaion, POCTEP and SUDOE)

• Expert Evaluator: European Commission, Expert Evaluator: PRIMA Fundation, Extremadur R&DAgency

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

[2014] Best of the Best Project Awarded Project: WIZ. Waterize WaterIZe Spatial planning: encompass future drinkwater management to climate change. Life 2009. (2009-2013). ( LIFE. Italy - Spain). Topic: Drinking Water , Urban Planning & Climate Change |Technololgy: Multi-stakeholder GIS-WEB based Decision Support System

[2016] Honour Mention: Technology Award Technology: WETNET (ECO/12/332771). Innovative in-pipe hot-tap insertion floWsEns plus smarTNETworks enable ecowise pervasive monitoring of water distribution grids. Spain and Italy. Topic: Drinking Water; Urban Water | Technology: no-invasiv hot tap sensor; leakage detection; based Decision Support System ;climate change mitigation and remediation

[ 2018 ] OECD Good Practice Recognition: Water Governance SANePLAN project – Integrated Planning and Sustainable Management of Sanitation Infrastructures through innovative precision technology (LIFE 12 ENV/ES/000687). Spain and Italy. Topic: Sanitation & Urban Planning; Climate Change | Technology: Multi-stakeholder GIS-WEB based Decision Support System

[ 14/06/2022 ] WATER EUROPE SHORTLISTED CANDIDATE Digital Award Category.

MAIN ONGOING PROJECTS

Leader of Digital WPs of the listed projects are focused on Zero Pollution, Twin Transition, Bio-based Materials, Urban Resilience and Climate Change, Circular Economy.

Some ongoing or relevant projects:

• Horizon Europe:

  • NBS/Zero Pollution: D4RUNOFF – Preventing pollution from urban water runoff;

  • Urban Symbiosis/Twin Transitrion: Home - SYMSITES

  • Circbio: Watersense

• H2020

  • Bio-based large test-beds: BIOMAT Project - BIOMAT TB

• Life:

  • Climate Change adaptation: Home - Life-Reseau