AIN is non-profit association recognized as technological centre, gathered 120 companies mainly manufacturers (agri-food, automotive, machine producers. Etc) recognized as industrial transformation cluster. We act as an accelerator and facilitator driving companies in their digital transformation adopting I4.0 and circularity. It is the Training Centre of reference in Navarre which trains professionals and VET centres (Vocational Education and Training). AIN is a European Enterprise Network EEN contact point Helping companies innovate and grow internationally). The consulting department works on supporting companies in including circular economy principles in their business strategies and in assessing the new business opportunities within the circular economy, while defining and implementing transformation models and exploitation routes of new business models in the circularity. Besides AIN has a wide experience in regional development strategies, where the digitalisation and circularity are two key pillars of the global socio-economic transformation. Our expertise from technological areas are: Energy efficiency (H2 – Biogas), energy audits and measurement implementation, lean production, waste and heat efficiency (district heating), water recovery, predictive maintenance monitoring, life cycle assessment, New facilities for new uses of renewable energy and application of new energy efficiency technologies, advanced materials and tribology, assessment and environmental projects, advanced surface technologies and materials such as functional coatings, thermochemical treatments, as well as synthesis and complex chemical formulations for different application sectors. We also have expertise in managing programmes: Digital transformation planes (I4.0), strategic planning, organisational agile transformation (to adopt digitization), technical training. AIN is a member of the EDIH IRIS https://www.irisnavarra.com/ and we are managing a Digital Accelerator Office for SME https://oapiris.ain.es/ AIN is active in few EU platforms: -The Vanguard Initiative ESM pilot (Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing), AI & HMI S3Industrial Modernization: Smart Sensors 4 Agri-food SS4AF, AI & HMI Process4Plante (former SPIRE), Raw Materials Alliance EU, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, EPT-nanomedicine, European Technology Platform in Additive Manufacturing, European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and S3IM Hydrogen Valleys platform.
I have a large experience working in regional development and innovation ecosystems promoting sectoral development, clustering and enhancing corss-sectoral open innovation initiatives creating trust zone for more effective collaborations and internationalisation through European, national, and regional projects.
Demonstrated experience of working within European programs, preparing and leading projects, involving industry and relevant stakeholders, RTOs, as well as an active participation on EU Platforms focused on digitization and sustainability mainly for resources efficiency, energy H2, and interregional collaborations S3 platforms. Involved in the DIHs network and I4.0 projects. Member of the Operational working group EBRO H2 Corridor https://www.ebroh2corridor.com/en
I was coordinating and gathering interest among public private partnership involving the quadruple helix to design and implement regional project around the Smart Specialisation Strategy S3 and implementing the action plan for some clusters and for internationalisation area and ERDF monitoring committee.
Additionally, my previous experience in the banking sector on financial, taxes and commercial areas activities, and within the regional development agency allowed me to have a very good basis and easy understanding of the financial instruments to support investment.