If there is a department where Alicante can feel its own, it is undoubtedly the Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism department. And not just because its headquarters are in the state and its top executive, Nuria Montes, is from here, too. There is a very large presence of provincial representatives in the organizational chart.. At least one in two people, both senior officials and advisors, are associated with this region, structured as a kind of identity seal. Their professional profiles likewise relate to the areas they have to manage, all of which are vital for the economic development of the Valencian Community and the province in particular.
The Department of Innovation was already headquartered in Alicante in the last legislature, and the two council members who passed through there, both Carolina Pascual and Josefina Bueno, were from the state. This commitment to the region was not only maintained but even strengthened with the entry of the new autonomous government headed by Carlos Mazón. To begin with, since the department has lost Universities, Science and Digital Society but has expanded its economic powers There is a macro department that adds Industry, Commerce and Tourism to the management areas as well as Innovation.N. Secondly, half of the positions that make up the organizational chart have a direct connection to Alicante.
Starting with council member Nuria Montes, who served as the general secretary of the Hosbec hotel association for 27 years, He placed himself at the head of the department and tried to surround himself with people he trusted.many have profiles that allow them to learn about the state itself and the different areas they will have to work in.
In this sense, The person chosen as second in command was Elena LumbrerasHe is already serving as the undersecretary of the ministry. The sister of Santiago Lumbreras, regional secretary of Corporate Affairs and Transparency, she has long been associated with the tourism sector and heads this department in the Alicante City Council. She had previously held other positions of responsibility, such as the director of the Local Development Agency. Additionally, the municipality, which was one of the areas it had to deal with, was part of the Ministry of Commerce.
On the other hand, the regional secretary for innovation Jerónimo Mora, professor of Information Technologies and Computing at the University of Alicante (UA)AŞ, which takes part in many R&D and Technology Transfer projects with companies. With this background, it undertakes the functions of promoting the technological sector and promoting the digitalization of the Community economy; It will therefore have a lot to do with the Digital Zone facilities in Alicante as well as the directions taken by the City of the City. After the light is reactivated. The future of the Valencia Innovation Agency (AVI), which is expected to cease functioning as an independent entity, will also be on the table.
The new general manager of Innovation will work together with Mora. Juan José Cortés was until now the director of Digital Identity Alicantina, Devesa & Calvo is responsible for the Compliance and New Technologies area of Abogados. He will be responsible for technology parks and institutes and will be responsible for digital strategy at the regional level.
Ester Olivas, General Manager of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization, will also take part in this episode.Between 2008 and 2010 he was director of the Commerce section of the Chamber of Alicante, to which should be added, among others, the position of secretary general of the Union of Denominations of Spanish Origin. It will have powers regarding fairs and internationalization of different business sectors.
And here are the top officials associated with Alicante. From here, The regional secretary for Industry, Trade and Consumption is Felipe CarrascoOntinyent has been a spokesperson for the PP Industry in the Valencian Cortes, as well as holding various executive positions in employers’ associations and industrial foundations. Among the other challenges facing us, the one that stands out is eliminating the deficiencies in terms of industrial land in the Community.
The Valencian will accompany him on this mission Manuel Rosalén, General Manager of IndustryIn addition to his career in 20 years of public service, the last seven of which were with the Ministry of Industry itself, and the new general director of Commerce, Crafts and Consumption, María Isabel Sáez, who has worked in the business sector for almost two decades, he became deputy mayor of Sagunto. The General Directorate of Energy and Mining is vacant in this flat.
Tourism Regional Secretary Cristina MorenoHe will work side by side with Nuria Montes, who has been a council member of the Gandia PP since 2015, benefiting from her experience in the sector. To achieve this, he will have the close collaboration of Esther Labaig, who has a technical profile and previously worked as director of the Castellón Tourist Centre.
People from Alicante appear again in the counselors section. For this reason, Miguel Angel Sánchez, coordinator of Ciudadanos in Alicante and advisor to the Department of Tourism, became chief of staff. This relationship also includes José Antonio Espinosa, until now head of protocol of the Provincial Council of Alicante, who will be responsible for Institutional Relations. Sergio SampedroA journalist from Benidorm specializing in tourism serves as the department’s press officer. Relationship completes it Cristina Estebanfrom Segorbe as advisor on Parliamentary Affairs, who performed similar functions for Ciudadanos en las Cortes during the last legislative period.