Carlos Moreira Invited by Mario Garnero to join the II Sustainable Development Forum in New York in May 2008

WISekey Invited by Mario Garnero to join the II Sustainable Development Forum in New York in May 2008
Photo: Carlos Moreira with Mario Garnero.

Mario Garnero, the Chairman of Brasilinvest Group, President of Fórum das Américas and President of the United Nations Association-Brazil invites Carlos Moreira and Philippe Doubre to join the II Sustainable Development Forum with the confirmed presence of the Former American Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Al Gore, Former American President Bill Clinton Former Prime Minister Tony Blair in New York, May 2nd - at the Cipriani Wall Street.

Carlos Moreira and Mario Garnero are working on issues related to Social Sustainable Development in cooperation with the World Economic Forum and the Global Clinton Initiative . The objective is to create awarness on issues related to sustainable development through technical cooperation on new technologies and innovation and know how transfer at international, regional and national levels.

WISeKey offers its Secure Social Network Platform HighTrusted.com to International Organizations

WISeKey offers its Secure Social Network Platform HighTrusted.com
to International Organizations and NGOs to help them to execute their activities using WISekey technologies .

Hightrusted.com: WISeKey, so far known in the industry for securing e-transactions, evoting, national IDs, Web sites and Digital Identities is also operating a very successful Social Network Platform with the name Hightrusted.com. This Social Network Platform has developed several projects with Publicis Life, Technology Parks, the Digital Solidarity Fund, The Clinton Global Initiative, the World Trade Center, The International Organization for Migrations, etc allowing them to operate a low cost Social Network Infrastructure secure and hosted by WISekey at our secure bunker in Geneva.
Now WISekey is extending the use of HighTrusted.com to International Organizations and NGOs operating in areas such as disaster relief operations, early warning systems for Tsunamis, virus outbreaks and any other alert situation that it may be helpful to use Social Networking in advance of emergencies, during emergencies, and during rebuilding and restoration afterwards. The cooperation model is based on a Private Public Partnership allowing WISekey to work with them at very low cost of operation. The operation and development of the HighTrusted Social Network for International Organizations is based on a cost recovery business model allowing these organizations to operate the Social Network at no cost subsidized by advertising revenue.
HighTrusted Social Network Platform is already operational with several concrete project such as the partnership with the Global Clinton Initiative to build the HighTrusted Social Network by providing the necessary identity management and transaction platform to enable a new approach of cash flow management to reduce operations costs, intermediaries and other sources which result in the loss of aid, remittances and micro-credit initiatives, as well as to increase the awareness and control capability of those providing the funds. With this project WISeKey, in cooperation with the OISTE Foundation, is working to help reduce the gap between the new Digital Identification Divide in less developed countries and emerging economies by creating the infrastructure that will make a de-facto global digital identity community of 1 billion digital identity users while providing equitable and meaningful access to digital information technology.
Hightrusted.com is a High Trusted Social Network Platform developed by WISekey which includes a high-level, digital identity verification solution, designed specifically to authenticate that persons are who they say they are, to verify the user's identity and to provide a safer virtual environment for people to network in. The exclusive social network is designed for those who require only to discuss with authenticated networkers. HighTrusted allows members to interact more effectively with people sharing their profiles. In order to maintain the selection and exclusivity of the social network, strict criteria of selection and admittance are required.
HighTrusted policy is based on the fact that social networking has encouraged people to openly communicate and share personal information with strangers and the phenomenal exponential growth in this activity has opened up endless risk. Multitudes of people have become victims of having their 'identity' stolen for financial and social scams. Technology must evolve to provide a safer virtual world, for protection and peace-of-mind to all users and their trustees. WISeKey has achieved this by providing a secure solution - CertifyID - which can put an extra layer into the social networking infrastructures through the implementation of back-end validation procedures enabling the verification of age and identity through the users’ real-world social networks that can provide for such verifications to take place before joining and using a 'network'.

From the Lab: WISeKey introducing WISeCredits

The system developed by WISeKey with the name HighTrusted.com uses the
power of distribution of peer-to-peer technologies and includes a
revolutionary concept of eCredits which are managed by a HighTrusted WISeCredit
Toolbar allowing users to receive credits for all publicity they see and
redeem these eCredits against pay per use media content.

WISeCredits are protected at all times with a personal Digital Identification, ID number, a password , and a secret code word with the possibility to include biometrics.

(c) WISeKey

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ABC
Expósito, Ángel
Director
http://www.abc.es

ABERTIS TELECOM
Martínez Gimeno, Tobías
Director General
http://www.abertis.com

ACENS
Cerdán, José
Presidente
http://www.acens.com/

Acerca
Bustamante Salido, Fernando
Director General
http://www.acerca.es/

ACP Málaga
Moreno Moreno, Juan
Secretario General
http://www.acpmalaga.com

AEDE / Asoc. De Editores de Diarios Españoles
de Yarza, Pilar
Presidenta
http://www.aede.es

AEDE / Asociación de Editores de Diarios Españoles
Benito, Ignacio
Director General
http://www.aede.es

Aeriam Technologies, S.L.
Sánchez, Pedro Pablo
Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía
http://www.aeriam.com

AESMIDE (Asociación de Empresas Contratistas con las Administraciones Públicas de España)
García Vargas, Julián
Presidente
http://www.aesmide.es

AIRZONE
Mediato, Antonio Jesús
Director General
http://www.airzone.es

AJE Málaga
Rodríguez Fernández, Daniel
Presidente
http://www.ajemalaga.org

ALCATEL - LUCENT
Redondo Iglesias, Alfredo
Presidente de Iberia
Consejero Delegado de Alcatel España
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

ALÓ COMUNICACIONES
Rivas-Micoud, Alejandro
Presidente
http://www.alo.es

AMPER, S.A.
Márquez, Antonio
Consejero Delegado
http://www.amper.es

ANALISTAS FINANCIEROS INTERNACIONALES
Ontiveros Baeza, Emilio
Consejero Delegado
http://www.afi.es

ANTENA 3
Carlotti, Mauricio
Consejero Delegado
http://www.antena3.com

APIEMA
Moreno Marín, Victor
Presidente
http://www.apiema.org

ARI Business Solutions
Villanueva, Fernando
Consejero Delegado
http://www.ari.es

ARTEIXO TELECOM
Valcárce Baiget, Rafael
Director General
http://www.arteixotelecom.com

Asimelec
Martín Pérez
Presidente
http://www.asimelec.es

Asociación de Internautas
Domingo, Victor
Presidente
http://www.internautas.org

ASOCIACION DE USUARIOS DE INTERNET
Pérez Subías, Miguel
Presidente
http://www.aui.es

ASODAL
Ulibarri, José Luis
Presidente
http://www.asodal.es

AT4 Wireless
Martínez, Luis Fernando
Director General
http://www.at4wireless.com

AXION
Jiménez, José Alberto
Presidente
http://www.axion.es

Ayuntamiento de Málaga
Salas Márquez, Francisco José
Concejal Delegado de Nuevas Tecnologías
http://www.malaga.eu
http://www.malaga-ayto.es

Ayuntamiento de Marbella
Romero Moreno, Félix
Concejal Delegado de Nuevas Tecnologías
http://www.marbella.es/ayuntamiento

Badía, Enrique
Ex Director General de la CMT
Consultor
http://www.cmt.es

Banco Santander
Botín, Emilio
Presidente
http://www.gruposantander.es

BBVA
González Rodríguez, Francisco
Presidente
http://www.bbva.es

BERGÉ Y Cia.
Gorbeña, Jaime
Presidente
http://www.grupoberge.net

BIC – EURONOVA, S.A.
Simón de Blas, Alvaro
Director General
http://www.bic.es

BOEING ESPAÑA
Argüelles, Pedro
Presidente
http://www.boeing.es

BRITISH TELECOM GLOBAL SERVICES
Alvarez, Luis
Presidente
http://www.btglobalservices.com

CABLE & WIRELESS
Montes, Agustín
Director General
http://www.cw.com

CARREFOUR
Arias Salgado, Rafael
Presidente
http://www.carrefour.es

Centro Municipal de Informática – CEMI
Muñoz Ballesta, Juan Luis
Director Gerente

CEO. Tele 2
Reymundo, Fernando
http://www.tele2.es

CISCO
Botifoll, Jordi
Vicepresidente
http://www.cisco.com

CLEAR CHANNEL ESPAÑA, S.L.
de Juan García, Aristóbulo
Director General
http://www.clearchannel.es

Clear Wire
Sánchez, Gilberto
Presidente
http://www.clearwire.es

CMT
Rodriguez, Reinaldo
Presidente
http://www.cmt.es

COITT
Amago, Ferrán
Decano
http://www.coitt.es

COITT Andalucía
Mira, Andrés
Presidente Asoc. Andaluza de Ingenieros Técnicos de Telecomunicación
http://www.coit.es

Colegio de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos
Martín Carrillo, Antonio
Decano
http://www.coiae.com

COLEGIO DE REGISTRADORES DE LA PROPIEDAD
Rodríguez Cepeda, Eugenio
Decano
http://www.registradores.org

Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación. Demarcación de Andalucía Oriental y Melilla
Ruiz Padilla, José Miguel
Decano
http://www.coit-aorm.es

Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Telecomunicaciones (COIT)
Gutiérrez Bueno, Enrique
Decano
http://www.coit.es

COLLOSA
Llorente, Alejandro
Presidente
http://www.collosa.es

COLT TELECOM ESPAÑA
Rojo Díez, Ángel
Director General
http://www.colt.net

Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones.
Rodríguez Yllera, Reinaldo
Presidente
http://www.cmt.es

Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales
Lázaro Montero de Espinosa , J. Pablo
Presidente
http://www.ceoe.es

CONSEJO GENERAL DEL NOTARIADO
Marqueño, José
Presidente. Notario
http://www.notariado.org

CORITEL
Moncada Antonio
Director General
http://www.coritel.es

CREATIVIDAD Y TECNOLOGIA
De Andrés Concha, Carmen
Presidenta
http://www.cytsa.com

Cremades & Calvo – Sotelo
Cortés, Miguel Angel
Abogado
Consejero de Cremades & Calvo Sotelo
http://www.cremadescalvosotelo.com

Cremades & Calvo – Sotelo
Cremades, Javier
Presidente. Abogado
http://www.cremadescalvosotelo.com

Cremades & Calvo Sotelo
Robles Fraga, Elisa
Socia
http://www.cremadescalvosotelo.com

DAEWOO ELECTRONICS EUROPE, GMBH
Sr. Park
Presidente
http://www.daewoo-electronics.es

DELOITT
García Capó, Gustavo
Socio
http://www.deloitte.com

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM ESPAÑA
Fernández Atela, Felipe
Presidente

El Corte Inglés
Lasaga, Florencio
Consejero Delegado
http://www.elcorteingles.es

EL CORTE INGLÉS, S.A.
de Mingo, Luis
Presidente
http://www.elcorteingles.es

El Mundo
Ramírez, Pedro J.
Director
http://www.elmundo.es

El MUNDO
Fernández Galiano, Antonio
Consejero Delegado
http://www.elmundo.es

El Pais
Moreno, Javier
Director
http://www.elpais.com

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS
Urío, Santiago
Presidente

ELIOP S.A.
Francisco Marín
Presidente
http://www.eliop.es

Empresa Municipal de Iniciativas y Actividades Empresariales de Málaga, S.A. – PROMALAGA.
Estrada Fernández, José
Director Gerente
http://www.promalaga.es

Envac Iberia, S.A.
Bernad Bonilla, Carlos
Director General Sur de Europa
http://www.envac.net

EPCOS
Marsiglia, Antonio
Director Gerente
http://www.epcos.com

ERICSSON
Naeve, Ingemar
Consejero Delegado
http://www.ericsson.com

Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación
Puerta Notario, Antonio
Decano
http://www.etsit.uma.es

EUROFOCUS CONSULTORES
Croissier, Luis Carlos
Socio
Excem Grupo
Hatchwell, Mauricio
Presidente
http://www.excem.com

Faitel - Asoc. Andaluza de Empresas Instaladoras de Telecomunicaciones
Jiménez Ramírez, José Antonio
Delegado en Málaga y Vicepresidente
http://www.faitel.com

FERROCARRIL GRUPO INMOBILIARIO
González-Cobos, Rafael
Consejero Delegado
http://www.inmoferrocarril.com

FON
Varsavsky, Martín
Presidente
http://www.fon.com

FRANCE TELECOM
Vignolles, Jean-Marc
Consejero Delegado
http://www.francetelecom.com

FRANCE TELECOM ESPAÑA
García, Belarmino
Consejero Delegado

Fujitsu Manufacturing España, S.A.
Hylander, Gustavo
http://www.fujitsu.com

Fundación CIEDES
García Peña, Mª Carmen
http://www.ciedes.es

FUNDACIÓN CITIC
Rivas, Ramón
Director General
http://www.citic.es

FUNDACIÓN ORANGE
Gimeno, Manuel
Director General
http://www.fundacionorange.es

FUNDACIÓN VODAFONE
Ripoll, José Luis
Presidente
http://www.fundacion.vodafone.es

GASELEC
Cabanillas, Belén
Consejera Delegada
http://www.gaselec.es

GECOPI / Asociación de Empresas Gestora de Cooperativas y Proyectos Inmobiliarios
Abad, Fernando
Secretario General
http://www.gecopi.com

GLOBAL CROSSING
Legere, John J.
Presidente
http://www.globalcrossing.com

Gowex
García Martín, Jenaro
Presidente
http://www.gowex.com

Graminsa
Solana, Luis

Grupo BuscPerson Telecomunicaciones, S.L.
A Brightpoint Company
Fuentes López, Mª José
Country Manager
http://www.buscperson.es/

Grupo GSS
López, César
Presidente
http://www.grupogss.com


GRUPO INTERECONOMÍA
Ariza Irigoyen, Julio
Presidente
http://www.grupointereconomia.com


GRUPO PENTEO
Guerra Mercadal, Antonio María
Presidente
http://www.penteo.com

Grupo Pinar
Sánchez Lorenzo, Fernando
Presidente
http://www.grupopinar.es


GRUPO PRISA
Cebrián Echarre, Juan Luís
Consejero Delegado
http://www.prisa.es/

GRUPO VERTICE
Cruzado Rios, Juan
Presidente
Gallego Hernandez, Eugenio
Consejero Delegado
http://www.grupovertice.com

Grupo Vocento
Bergareche, José Mª
Consejero
http://www.vocento.com

GSI
Lopera, Miguel Angel
Presidente
http://www.gs1.org

Hispasat
Mateos, Petra
Presidenta
http://www.hispasat.com

HP
Cortés, Santiago
Presidente
http://www.hp.es

HUAWEI
Tang, David
Presidente
http://www.huawei.com/

IASP (Asociación Internacional de Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos)
Sanz, Luis
Director General
http://www.iasp.ws

IBM España S.A.
Moraleda, Amparo
Presidenta
http://www.ibm.com/

INDRA
Martin, Luis
Director
http://www.indra.es/

INDRA SISTEMAS, S.A.
Monzón de Cáceres, Javier
Presidente
http://www.indra.es

INGENIA, S.A.
Blanco Arjona, José
Director General
Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía
http://www.ingenia.es/

INSTITUTO DE EMPRESA
Font, Andrés
Director de Enter
http://www.ie.edu/

INSTITUTO DE EMPRESA
Enrique Dans, Ph. D.
IT/IS Profesor
http://www.ie.edu/

INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS ECONÓMICOS
Iranzo, Juan
Director General
http://www.ieemadrid.com

INTEL CORPORACION IBERIS SA
Maximoff Lainez, Jesús
Presidente
http://www.intel.com/espanol/

INTERGROMICS
Consejero Delegado
Rodríguez Carro, Vicente
http://www.integromics.com/

Internet Advantage, S.L.
Jong, Rene de
Presidente
http://www.internetadvantage.org

Irongate
Fernández, Enrique
Director de Operación
http://www.iron-gate.net

ISOFOTON
Torres Vila, Carlos
Presidente
http://www.isofoton.com/

ISOFT
Bou Santos, Julio
http://www.isoft.es/

IT – Deusto
Linares Palacios, Abel
Consejero Delegado
http://www.itdeusto.com/

JAZZTEL TELECOM, S.A.U.
Fernández Pujals, Leopoldo
Presidente
Ortiz Martínez, José
Consejero / Secretario General
http://www.jazztel.com/

LA RAZÓN
Casals, Mauricio
Presidente
http://www.larazon.es/

LABORATORIOS DE ALTERNATIVAS
Eguiagaray Ucelay, Juan Manuel
Director
http://www.falternativas.org

LENOVO
Mendoza, Elena
Directora General
http://www.lenovo.com

LIBER CONSULTORES
Tello Ruiz, José Miguel
Director
http://www.liberconsultores.com/

M – CAPITAL, S.A.
Galán Delgado, Juan Luis
Director General
http://www.mcapital.es/

MGA / MULTIASISTENCIA GESTIÓN Y AYUDA, S.A.
Goitia, Marián
Directora de Operaciones
http://www.mgagrupo.com/

Microsoft
García, Rosa Mª
Consejera Delgada
http://www.microsoft.com

MIER COMUNICACIONES
Mier, Pedro
Presidente
http://www.mier.es/

NEC Ibérica, S.A.U.
Takada, Daisuke
Presidente
http://www.nec.es/

NEO-SKY
Arranz Soler, Cesar
Presidente Ejecutivo
http://www.neo-sky.com/

NEXTEL Engineering
Moreno, José Mª
Consejero Delegado
http://www.nexteleng.es/

NOKIA
del Rivero, Marieta
Consejera Delegada
http://www.nokia.es/

NOKIA SIEMENS
Pérez López, José Luis
Counter Director
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/

NORTEL NETWORKS
Valdivielso, Fernando
Director General
http://www.nortel.com/

NOVASOFT
Barrionuevo, Francisco
Presidente
http://www.novasoft.es/

ONDA CERO
González Ferrari, Javier
Presidente
http://www.ondacero.es/

ONO
Galdón Brugaroles, Eugenio
Presidente
Guerrero Ferrer, Victor
Director Regional de Andalucía Oriental
http://www.ono.es/

OPTIMEDIA
Rodríguez, Fernando
Presidente
http://www.optimedia.es/optimedia.htm

OPTIMI
Melero, Juan
Director General
http://www.optimi.com/

ORACLE – Ibérica
Milano Aspe, Miguel
Director General
http://www.oracle.com

PAGE IBÉRICA S.L.
Borrego, Carlos
Presidente
http://www.pagetelecom.com/

PANASONIC ESPAÑA, S.A.
Bermúdez Caravia, Carlos Francisco
Director General
http://www.panasonic.es/

PARLAMENTO EUROPEO
Vidal-Quadras, Alejo
Vicepresidente del Parlamento Europeo
http://www.europarl.es/

Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía
Romera Lubias, Felipe
Director General
http://www.pta.es/

PEOPLECALL
Hermenegildo García
Presidente
http://www.peoplecall.com/

PHILIPS IBERICA
Duato, Antonio
Presidente
http://www.philips.es/

PIONEER ELECTRONICS IBERICA, S.A.
Martínez Molina, Andrés
Consejero Delegado
http://www.pioneer.es/

Ramiro, Javier
C/ Costa Brava, 19 1ºC
28034 Madrid

Real Instituto Elcano
Suárez, Gustavo
Presidente
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org

REUTERS EUROPE, S.A.
Setién, Celestino
Consejero Delegado
http://es.reuters.com

RIBAFUERTE
Lada Díaz, Luis
Presidente
http://ribafuerte.com/

RYMSA
Ramón Guixá
Consejero Delegado
http://www.rymsa.com

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS IBERIA, S.A.
Blani, Alexandre
Presidente
http://www.samsung.com

SATEC
Rodríguez Ovejero, Luis
Presidente
http:// www.satec.es

SCA PERSONAL CARE
Iglesias, Joao Paolo
Presidente

SECRETARÍA GENERAL IBEROAMERICANA
Iglesias, Enrique
Secretario General
http://www.segib.org

SES ASTRA IBÉRICA, S.A.
Sánchez-Merlo, Luis Ángel
Presidente
http://www.ses-astra.com/

SETSI
Ros, Francisco
Secretario de Estado de Telecomunicaciones
http://www.mityc.es/Telecomunicaciones

SHS Polar
Díaz, Enrique
Presidente Ejecutivo
http://www.polar.es

SIEMENS, S.A.
Belil, Francisco
Consejero Delegado.
Montes, Eduardo
Asesor Ejecutivo del Ceo Siemens AG.
http://www.siemens.es

Sociedad General de Autores y Editores
Bautista García, Eduardo
Presidente del Consejo de Dirección
http://www.sgae.es

Sociedad Promotora de las Telecomunicaciones en Asturias, S.A.
Paraja Tuero, Roberto
Presidente
http://www.telecable.es

SONY ESPAÑA
Jaumeandreu, Domingo
Presidente
http://www.sony.es

Standby Consultores
García Molina, Pedro
Socio Director
http://www.standby.es/

STEINBERG Y ASOCIADOS
Steinberg, Victor
Consejero Delegado
http://www.steinbergyasociados.com

TALLER DE GESTIÓN
Jiménez Amores, Roberto
Presidente
http://www.tallerdegestion.es

TEDIAL
Mesas, José
Director
http://www.tedial.com

Tele 5
Vasile, Paolo
Consejero Delegado
http://www.telecinco.es

Telecinco
Echevarría, Alejandro
Presidente
www.telecinco.es

TELEFONICA
Alierta, Cesar
Presidente
www.telefonica.es

TELEFÓNICA ESPAÑA
Distrito C
Linares López, Julio
Consejero
http://www.telefonica.es

TELES IBERIA
Escribano, Oscar
Director Gerente
http://teles.es/

TELEVÉS, S.A.
Barreiro Pérez, José Gabriel
Consejero Delegado
http://www.televes.com

TELVENT
Sánchez Ortega, Manuel
Presidente
http://www.telvent.com/es

THOMSON TELECOM ESPAÑA
Hermosín, Antonio
Presidente
http://www.thomson.net

T-SYSTEM
José Renuncio.
Consejero Delegado
http://www.t-systems.es

UNICAJA
Medel Cámara, Braulio
Presidente
http://www.unicaja.es

UNION FENOSA
López Isla, Honorato
Consejero-Director General
http://www.unionfenosa.es

Universidad de Málaga
de la Calle Martín, Adelaida
Rectora
http://www.uma.es

Vázquez Quintana, José Mª
Ex Presidente de la Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones

Velázquez – Gaztelu, Candido
Ex Presidente de Telefónica

Vocento
Vargas, José Manuel
Consejero Delegado
http://www.vocento.com

Vodafone
Román, Francisco
Consejero Delegado
http://www.vodafone.es

VOZ TELECOM SISTEMAS, S.L.
Casajoana, Xavier
Presidente
http://www.voztele.com

Wegener, Henning
Ex Embajador de Alemania en España
http://www.cremadescalvosotelo.com

Wisekey
Moreira, Carlos
Presidente
http://www.wisekey.com

WOLTERS KLUWER ESPAÑA
Díaz Valcarcel, Rosalina
Directora General
http://www.wolterskluwer.es

WORLD SPACE
López Van Dam, Luis
Presidente
http://www.worldspace.com/

Yahoo! Iberia
Rodríguez Zapatero, Javier
Presidente
http://www.yahoo.es

Vocento
Ybarra, Alvaro
Consejero Delegado
http://www.vocento.com

YOIGO
Andsjo, Johan
Consejero Delegado
http://www.yoigo.com

ZIELTRAFFIC
Alexander Fischer
Director General
http://www.zieltraffic.es


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Over 500 Top Leaders to Gather in WEF Cancun, Mexico

Over 500 Top Leaders to Gather in WEF Cancun, Mexico

Special to ag-IP-news Agency

MEXICO CITY - The World Economic Forum (WEF) released on April 9, 2008 more details during a press conference on the eve of its regional meeting in Latin America.

The World Economic Forum on Latin America, scheduled to take place in Cancún, Mexico, April 15 - 16, 2008, will bring together over 500 top global leaders from business, politics, government, academia, civil society and the media from 46 countries.

Under the theme “Securing a Place in an Uncertain Economic Landscape”, the meeting will be co-hosted by the Government of Mexico under the patronage of President Felipe Calderón, who will be participating in the event.

The meeting in Mexico will focus on discovering and highlighting business opportunities brought about by the successful execution of a priority reform agenda.

A globally attuned agenda that secures Latin America’s place in a shifting global landscape will be built around five core pillars:

• Global Trends and Economic Shifts
• Asia and Latin America
• Merging Business and the Environment
• Growth through Critical Investments
• Enhancing Innovation in Business and Social Issues

"Mexico has changed, economically, politically, and socially. Our country's economic stability is patently clear in many indicators; our democracy and political plurality is stronger than ever; but above all, we have legal instruments that lend absolute certainty to business relationships,” CEO ProMéxico Bruno Ferrari said.

“Mexico's work force is young and well-trained. We have a logistical platform and outstanding geographic location, with access to 44 countries through trade agreements and treaties that bring us closer to a market of one billion potential consumers,” he added.

“Mexican President Felipe Calderón has said that this country is an opportunity for all who want to invest, because we are determined to diversify, and because we want 'more of Mexico in the world, and more of the world in Mexico,” Ferrari continued.

“Mexico is committed to diversifying opportunities for investment and trade with the entire world, but particularly with Latin America, given our geographic and cultural proximity,” Mexico’s Minister of Economy Eduardo Sojo noted.

“Mexico aspires to be a global leader in logistics and connectivity, and the World Economic Forum in Latin America is an invaluable platform for promoting this effort and bringing concrete, short-tem results to the entire region,” Sojo pointed out.

“Latin America is closing an important cycle of five years with annual GDP growth of over 5% and GDP per capita growth of over 3% per annum. This has allowed the region to reduce poverty, but clearly much more is needed,” Head of Latin America and Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum Emilio Lozoya Austin stated.

“To continue these positive trends, the region needs to deepen its intercontinental ties and work more on different areas to address the slow regional interaction process,” he highlighted.

“Maintaining internal peace, advancing institutional reforms, investing more in education, health and infrastructure, as well as supporting the productive sector rather than focusing on ideologies seem to be the main priorities for the regional leaders in the context of the uncertain global economic landscape,” Austin concluded.

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There are 137 companies that have committed to strengthening efforts to counter corruption and bribery through PACI

Signatories


There are 137 companies that have committed to strengthening efforts to counter corruption and bribery through PACI. These companies have signed a statement supporting the PACI Principles for Countering Bribery. These Principles call for a commitment to two fundamental actions:
- a zero-tolerance policy towards bribery
- development of a practical and effective implementation programme

Supporter companies will either implement anti-bribery and anti-corruption practices based on these Principles or use them to benchmark and improve their existing programmes to achieve the objectives of the Principles.

"*" denotes companies that provided feedback for PACI's Highlighting Achievers Survey (the companies highlighted with black font colour signed PACI after the survey was concluded)


Company


Country


Signatory Name


Signatory Title


ABB Ltd


Switzerland


Fred Kindle


President and CEO
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) South Africa Patrice T. Motsepe Executive Chairman


Agora SA


Poland


Wanda Rapaczynski


President of the Management Board


Alcan Inc.


Canada
Richard Evans

President and CEO


AMEC


UK
Samir Brikho

CEO


American International Group (AIG)


USA
Martin Sullivan

President and CEO


ALUB


Germany


Mr Andreas Lange


President and CEO
Archer Daniels Midland USA Patricia A. Woertz Chairman, CEO and President


Areva


France


Anne Lauvergeon


Chairman of the Executive Board
Artoc Group for Investment & Development Egypt M. Shafik Gabr Chairman and Managing Director
Asia Petroleum Limited Pakistan

Naved Alam Zubairi
Managing Director


ATASU


Kazakhstan


Evgeny Tyrtyshny


Executive Director


Atlas Group


Poland


Roman Rojek


President


Atlantia SpA


Italy


Gian Maria Gros-Pietro


Chairman


Aveng Limited


South Africa


Carl Grim


CEO
Ayala Corporation Philippines

Jaime A. Zobel De Ayala
Chairman
Ayala Land Philippines

Fernando Zobel De Ayala
Chairman


Basil Read


South Africa


Marius Heyns


CEO


Bechtel Group Inc.


USA


Riley P. Bechtel


Chairman and CEO


Biwater Plc


United Kingdom


Adrian E. White


Group Chairman


Bowman Gilfillan Inc.


South Africa


David Adrian Loxton


Director and Partner


British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority


Canada


Bob G. Elton


President and CEO


CEZ AS


Czech Republic


Martin Roman


Chairman of the Board and CEO


CH2M HILL Companies Ltd


USA


Ralph R. Peterson


Chairman, President and CEO

Coca-Cola Company, The USA Neville Isdell Chairman and CEO


Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)


Greece


Samer Khoury


Executive Vice-President, Operations


Corporacion IMPSA


Argentina


Enrique Pescarmona


President


Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (CODELCO)


Chile


Juan Villarzu


President and CEO


Daesung Group


Republic of Korea


David Y. H. Kim


Chairman and CEO


Danaher Corporation


USA


H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.


President and CEO


De Beers Group of Companies


United Kingdom


Stephen Lussier


Executive Director


Deloitte
USA

James H. Quigley


CEO
DHV Group The Netherlands

Bertrand M. Van Ee
President


Duke Energy Corporation


USA


James E. Rogers


Chairman and CEO
Ernst & Young USA James S. Turley Chairman and CEO


Emirates National Oil Company Ltd


United Arab Emirates


Hussain M. Sultan


Group CEO and Member of the Board


Empresas Petroleo Ipiranga


Brazil


Joao P. Gouvea Vieira Filho and Bolivar B. Moura


Members of the Executive Committee


Enel SpA


Italy


Piero Gnudi


Chairman


Energy Financing Team (Switzerland) AG


Switzerland


James Nye


Group Managing Director


Eskom


South Africa


Jacob Maroga


CEO


Falck Group


Italy


Achille A. Colombo


Managing Director


Fluor Corporation


USA


Alan Boeckmann


Chairman and CEO


Fouad Alghanim & Sons Group of Companies


Kuwait


Fouad M. T. Al-Ghanim


Chairman and CEO


Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH


Germany


Jürgen Grossmann


Owner and CEO


GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Ltd.
Pakistan

Ghulam Mustafa Aziz
Finance Director


Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd


India


Jamshyd N. Godrej


Chairman and Managing Director


Grant Thornton International Ltd


USA


David Croft McDonnell


CEO


Group Five Ltd


South Africa


Michael R.Upton


CEO


Grupo Marhnos


Mexico


Nicolas Mariscal


Chairman of the Board


Halcrow Group Ltd


United Kingdom


Anthony K. Allum


Chairman


Hamza Alkholi Group


Saudi Arabia


Hamza B. Al Kholi


Chairman and CEO


Heijmans NV


Netherlands


Guus H. Hoefsloot


Chairman


HemoCue AB


Sweden


Thomas Glanzmann


CEO
Henry Schein Inc. USA Stanley M. Bergman Chairman and CEO


Hikma Pharmaceuticals


Jordan


Mazen S. Darwazeh


Chairman


Hilti Aktiengesellschaft


Liechtenstein


Bo Risberg


CEO


Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft


Germany


Hans-Peter Keitel


Chairman of the Board and CEO


Iberia Motor Capital Group


Poland


Christian Poloczek


President of the Supervisory Board


International Bank of Azerbaijan


Azerbaijan


Jahangir Hajiyev


Chairman of the Board
Investcorp Bank BSC United Kingdom Nemir A. Kirdar Executive Chairman and CEO


Ivalsa Group


Argentina


Carlos Augusto Vallet


CEO


Javierre, S.L.


Spain


Antonio Javierre Montaner


Managing Director


Karl Steiner AG


Switzerland


Peter Steiner


Chairman of the Board


KBAS Contracting, Trading & Industrial Co.


Qatar


Khalil Abu Al Rubb


Deputy General Manager


KBAS Quarry


Qatar


Khalil Abu Al Rubb


Deputy General Manager


Kielce Trade Fairs


Poland


Andrzej Mochon


President of the Board


KPMG International


USA


Timothy P. Flynn


Chairman


Kuwait Petroleum Corporation


Kuwait


Hani A. Hussain


CEO


Lahoud Engineering Co. Ltd


Lebanon


Samir Lahoud


Chairman


Male Integrated Science Nigeria Limited


Nigeria


Michael Ale Oludare


Chairman, Managing Consultant


Merck & Co., Inc


Usa


Richard T. Clark


Chairman, President & CEO


Mori Building Company Limited


Japan


Minoru Mori


President and CEO


Murray & Roberts Holdings


South Africa


Brian C. Bruce


Group CEO
MWH Global USA Robert Uhler President and CEO


NCC AB


Sweden


Alf Göransson


President and CEO


Newmont Mining Corporation


USA


Richard O'Brien


President and CEO


Norsk Hydro ASA


Norway


Eivind Reiten


President and CEO
Oando Plc Nigeria J. Adewale Tinubu Group CEO


Occidental Petroleum Corporation


USA


Ray R. Irani


Chairman and CEO
Odebrecht Construction USA Luiz Rocha Executive Vice President


Optimus S.A.


Poland


Michal Lorenc


President of the Managing Board


Ormat Technologies Inc.


USA


Lucien Y. Bronicki


Chairman


Pakistan International Airlines PIA


Pakistan


Tariq Kirmani


Chairman


Pakistan Refinery Limited
Pakistan

Zafar Haleem


Managing Director and CEO


Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO)


Pakistan


Jalees Ahmed Siddiqi


Managing Director and CEO


Peremba Group of Companies


Malaysia


Razali Abdul Rahman


Chairman


Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras


Brazil


José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo


President


PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Bhd)


Malaysia


Hassan Marican


President and CEO
PricewaterhouseCoopers USA Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr Global CEO


Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA


Poland


Igor Chalupec


President and CEO


Renova Group


Switzerland


Victor Vekselberg


Chairman


Rio Tinto Plc


United Kingdom


Leigh Clifford


CEO
Royal Jordanian Airlines Jordan Samer Majali President and CEO


Roy M. Huffington Inc.


USA


Roy M. Huffington


Chairman of the Board & CEO


Royal Boskalis Westminster NV


Netherlands


Robert van Gelder


CEO


Royal Dutch Shell


Netherlands


Jeroen van der Veer


CEO


Santos Ltd


Australia


John Ellice-Flint


Managing Director and CEO


Sasol Limited


South Africa


Pat Davies


CEO


Schindler Holding Ltd


Switzerland


Alfred Spörri


Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee


Skanska AB


Sweden


Stuart E. Graham


President and CEO


SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.


Canada


Jacques Lamarre


President and CEO


Statoil ASA


Norway


Helge Lund


President and CEO
TGC-1 Russian Federation Andrey Likhachev General Director


Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd


Thailand


David Lyman


Chairman and Chief Values Officer


TNK-BP Management


Russian Federation


Robert W. Dudley


President and CEO
TNT NV Netherlands Peter Bakker CEO


Turner Construction - International LLC


USA


Nicholas E. Billotti


President and CEO


Umicore


Belgium


Thomas Leysen


CEO


UPS


USA


Michael L. Eskew


Chairman and CEO


Vattenfall


Sweden


Lars G. Josefsson


President and CEO


Washington Group International


USA


Stephen G. Hanks


President and CEO


Wesizwe Platinum Limited


South Africa


Michael H. Solomon


CEO
Wilson Bayly Holmes - Ovcon Limited South Africa M. S. Wylie Chairman


Wisekey


Switzerland


Carlos Moreira


President, Co-Founder


Woodcliffe Corporation


Canada


Paul D. Oberman


President and CEO


Woodside Petroleum Ltd


Australia


Donald R. Voelte


Managing Director and CEO


Zumtobel AG


Austria


Andreas Ludwig


Executive Chairman

Romanian PACI Signatory Network


Company


Country


Signatory Name


Signatory Title


Alexander Hughes Romania


Romania


George Butunoiu


Managing Partner


Amgaz SA


Romania


M. Michael Einik


Chairman


ARCA East Invest SRl


Romania


Mircea Victor Mavrodineanu


General Manager


BDR Associates


Romania


Catalina Stan


President & CEO


Deleanu Vasile – Lawyers


Romania


Vasile Deleanu


Partner Lawyer


Ensight Management Consulting


Romania


Robert Maxim


Managing Partner


Forum Invest


Romania


Bogdan Popovici


CEO


Hewlett-Packard Romania SRL


Romania


Radu Enache


Managing Director


Image Promotion


Romania


Alexandru Paius


General Manager


Leadership Development Solutions


Romania


Radu Furnica


President


Mocanu Consulting


Romania


Dan Mocanu


President


Motorola Romania


Romania


Irina Ciobanu


Acting CEO


NCH Advisors Inc.


Romania


Siminel Andrei


General Director


Salans


Romania


Obie L. Moore


Partner


Siveco Romania


Romania


Irina Socol


General Manager


Sopolec Business Advisory Services


Romania


Steven Borncamp


Managing Director


Stanton Chase International Romania


Romania


Panos Manolopoulos


Managing Partner


Top Brands Distribution S.R.L. Romania


Romania


Karim Bandack


Co-Owner


Total Business Solutions


Romania


Daniela Necefor


Managing Partner


Urban Si Asociatii


Romania


Iulian Urban


CEO

Contact
For more information please contact paci@weforum.org

World Economic Forum on Latin America

World Economic Forum on Latin America

Cancún, Mexico, 15-16 April 2008

Securing a Place in an Uncertain Economic Landscape

en Español

Cancun, Mexico

The region just concluded a long period of sustained 5%+ economic growth, booming capital markets and unusually solid fundamentals. The short-term impact of a US recession, and the long-term impact of a shift in the global power equation, however, are not clear and there are many important reforms that are not taking place or taking place too slowly.

The meeting in Mexico will focus on discovering and highlighting the business opportunities brought about by the successful execution of a priority reform agenda. A globally attuned agenda that secures Latin America’s place in a shifting global landscape will be built around five core pillars:
a) Global Trends and Economic Shifts
b) Asia and Latin America
c) Merging Business and The Environment
d) Growth through critical investments
e) Enhancing Innovation in Business and in Social Issues

Co-hosted by the Government of Mexico under the patronage of President Felipe Calderón, this top-level gathering will include leaders from business, government, international organizations as well as civil society representatives and regional experts.

Co-Chairs
José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras, Brazil
Alejandro Baillères, Chief Executive Officer, Grupo Nacional Provincial, Mexico
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Global CEO, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, USA
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FEMSA, Mexico
Guo Shuqing, Chairman, China Construction Bank, People's Republic of China
William R. Rhodes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Citibank, North America, Citi, USA

Contact
For more information about the World Economic Forum on Latin America, please contact:
LatinAmerica@weforum.org

WISekey EuroHub project becomes one of the leading projects for the Malaga Valley

In the last years, Malaga has been characterized as having one of the highest growth rates in Spain, situated behind the three great business cities of the country (Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia) in the ranking of Spanish capitals with business interests.

In the last decade the creation of businesses has increased considerably, counting 96,600 businesses in 2004, 22% of the total region. The province of Malaga supports 18% of the GDP of Andalucía and accounts for 28% of the funds which reach Andalucía.

In this sense, it is necessary to emphasize the importance of the Palace of Fairs and Congresses, inaugurated in 2003 and already positioned as a reference of the weekly activity and activity of congresses at a national level. At the cultural level, the city has the Malaga Picasso Museum, one of the three existing in the world dedicated to housing the work of the Malagan painter, and the Center of Contemporary Art, conceived as a dynamic “House of Art”, open to the new tendencies and forms of expression of contemporary art.

This important infrastructure, united with the network of museums and the rich historic-artistic patrimony of the city has converted Malaga into one of the candidate Spanish cities for the European City of Culture for 2016.

To make Malaga a European “Silicon Valley” is not easy but Malaga has the potential for it. Not only does it have a good climate, solvent economy, and an ample playful-cultural offering, but it also has the technological Park of Andalucía and with a dynamic new university capable of reuniting and forming the scholars, technicians, industrialists, information technologists, and professionals of the future.

One of the pillars of economic creation of Malaga and Andalucía is the Technological Park. Since its origin, it was conceived as a technological nucleus of industry and as a scientific, cultural, and recreational environment, capable of enabling synergies and facilitating the exchange of experiences between the distinct agents of innovation. The Technological Park of Andalucía is defined as an environment-friendly business establishment dedicated to processes of innovation of new technologies (R&D) or activities directly related to research or production.

Since its inauguration in 1992, the Technological Park of Andalucía had experienced a great growth until it was converted into a point of reference of R&D, not just for Malaga, but for all of Andalucía. Currently it is home to 375 businesses (telecommunications, electronics, software, advanced services, and environment) that make more than 800 millions of euros annually and an extension of land has been predicted that will permit it to double its capacity to seat companies.

More than 70% of the money made by the technological center comes from businesses related to information technology and communication. Its line of production and research is centered on 4 sectors: technology of mobility, photovoltaic technology, biotechnology or bio-innovation, and the creativity and the creation of our values of innovation.

Another of the pillars of economic creation of the Andalucian city is the university, which in less than 30 years, has been converted into one of the vertices of what is called the “triangular product” of the city, composed also of the airport and the Technological Park. This last point can be found united with the university by a continuous flow of ideas, professionals, and technological advances.

The University of Malaga is recognized by all as an important motor of research and the innovation converting the application of new technologies in the university atmosphere into something fundamental. In this sense, the growth of wireless internet to all the campus should be emphasized, the beginning of the “Virtual Campus”, a program that permits the students to attend some classes online and that harnesses the potential for e-administration.

The new university campus with more than one million square meters of which 214,000 will be reserved for education services, 47,500 to the Scientific Park and enterprises, 23,000 to the high schools and 96,500 to sports zones.

Malaga has technological, economic, and business creations that are currently converting it into one of the most emphasized technological cities in Europe. Nevertheless, although its capacity and its potential have been until now hidden from the rest of the world, Malaga will be converted into a place where numerous professionals exist, tied to the research, the knowledge, the culture, and information and communication technologies that place it as a focus of innovation and technology branding in Europe.

Ideas a velocidad de crucero

Ideas a velocidad de crucero
En dos años, la nómina del Club Málaga Valley ha pasado de 27 a un centenar de directivos de las principales empresas dedicadas a la sociedad del conocimiento.

EN ciertos niveles, el mundo de los negocios se parece mucho a la política. Una cosa es lo que se conoce y otra bien diferente, lo que se puede decir. Lo saben bien los directivos que forman parte del Club Málaga Valley, al que la coletilla 'e-27' se le ha quedado pequeña. Ese era el número de compañías que formaban parte del proyecto hace dos años, cuando nació la iniciativa. Ahora, los ejecutivos se han multiplicado hasta rozar el centenar y, en ocasiones como la de ayer, se olvidan un poco de la 'política' para anunciar noticias ilusionantes.

Fue el caso de Elena Mendoza, directora general de Lenovo en España y Portugal, que ayer acudió a la IV Reunión de Presidentes del Club Málaga Valley para anunciar que su compañía piensa instalar sus nuevas dependencias en la provincia. Se trata de un complejo destinado a una veintena de ingenieros de alta cualificación. En principio, la empresa había previsto ubicar esta infraestructura en Marruecos, pero el atractivo que le ha ofrecido la capital malagueña ha decantado la balanza a su favor.

Logros palpables

El presidente del Club Málaga Valley, Javier Cremades, manifestaba ayer satisfecho que Lenovo es «una de las compañías más pujantes del mundo en el ámbito de las nuevas tecnologías». Además, Cremades recordaba que la firma de informática es la cuarta multinacional que se instala en la ciudad desde la puesta en marcha de este proyecto que quiere convertir a Málaga en «el Silicon Valley europeo».

El caso de Lenovo guarda además muchas semejanzas con uno de los primeros logros palpables del club: la decisión de Oracle de instalar en la ciudad un centro con 400 ingenieros también «de alta cualificación». Justo el director general de Oracle, Miguel Milano, también participó ayer en la IV Reunión de Presidentes del Club Málaga Valley. A la cita también acudieron, entre otros, el vicepresidente primero de Vocento, José María Bergareche; el presidente de Siemens, Eduardo Montes o el primer ejecutivo de Isofotón, Carlos Torres.

La reunión también sirvió para levantar el telón del Málaga Valley Happening, que hasta mañana se celebra a bordo del crucero Vision Athena, atracado en el muelle 2 del puerto. En ese singular escenario, el alcalde de la capital, Francisco de la Torre, dio la bienvenida a los participantes en el evento y, ante ellos, aprovechó la ocasión para defender que la ciudad está «al 10%» de lo que puede ofrecer en relación con el proyecto del Málaga Valley.

La rectora de la Universidad de Málaga, Adelaida de la Calle, también acudió a la reunión para reivindicar el papel de la institución docente en una tarea que todos los miembros del club consideran prioritaria: la formación y retención del talento en el ámbito de la sociedad del conocimiento.

El consejero delegado de Vocento, José Manuel Vargas; el presidente de la Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Reinaldo Rodríguez; el presidente de la SGAE, Eduardo Bautista y el presidente de la Fundación Metrópoli, Alfonso Vegara se encargaron de pronunciar las ponencias.

La siguiente reunión se celebrará el 14 de octubre en la sede de Isofotón. A ella acudirán, según Cremades, el presidente del SCH, Emilio Botín; la presidenta de IBM España, Amparo Moraleda y el consejero delegado de Telecinco, Paolo Vasile

Carlos Moreira Presenta el EuroHub en el Malaga Valley

foto: carlos con el Alcalde de Malaga y miembros del Malaga Valley
Málaga Valley Happening sitúa a la ciudad como un punto de referencia tecnológico a nivel mundial

El Málaga Valley Happening, que comenzó hoy y se prolongará hasta el próximo viernes, surge con la intención de contribuir a construir en la capital malagueña un espacio de referencia tecnológica a nivel europeo y mundial, según indicó el alcalde, Francisco de la Torre, quien destacó que la ciudad acoge las actividades previstas dentro de este evento con "interés y entusiasmo".

Fotografía de familia de los asistentes al evento
diarioDirecto 08/04/08

En este sentido, expuso a los periodistas, durante la inauguración, que la ciudad cuenta con activos "muy importantes", entre los que destacó el Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía (PTA), la Universidad de Málaga (UMA), el clima, la calidad del paisaje y la oferta cultural creciente.

Además, apostó por potenciar la capacidad que tiene la provincia de atraer a personas con talento y puso como ejemplo la actividad de la empresa Oracle, que forma parte del Club Málaga Valley e-27, como una de las que tiene una gran capacidad de atracción. Así, recordó que la compañía tiene el objetivo de alcanzar los 400 ingenieros en un año y medio.

Asimismo, De la Torre hizo hincapié en que el estudio que ha iniciado la Fundación Metrópoli, sobre cómo deber ser la transformación urbanística de la ciudad para adaptarse a lo que debe ser una capital europea de las nuevas tecnologías, "debe tenerse en cuenta a lo que a posteriori se pueda hacer".

Así, manifestó que se coincidirá en muchas de las cuestiones que plantea el estudio y las que recoge el Plan General de Ordenación Urbana (PGOU) y destacó la importancia que tiene el aeropuerto en el mismo, el PTA o la renovación de los polígonos industriales, entre otros aspectos.

Por su parte, la rectora de la UMA, Adelaida de la Calle, recordó que, desde un primer momento, la Universidad se implicó con los proyectos de lo que calificó como "una gran idea", la cual, según aseguró, "ya tiene solidez". Asimismo, añadió que la Universidad es "multidisciplinaria" y "tiene un gran apoyo en el desarrollo de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC)".

Además, expuso que lo ideal es compaginar el conocimiento que se desarrolla en los centros de investigación y el que se genera en el ámbito empresarial. Así, apostó por tener "no sólo una masa crítica, sino también un ambiente adecuado".

Por otro lado, el presidente del Club Málaga Valley e-27, Javier Cremades, comunicó que "los casi 100 presidentes que ya forman parte del club están convencidos de que en Málaga existe un factor que puede ser un activo para todos". Asimismo, añadió que se trata de un proyecto de innovación donde se producen inversiones y planes de futuro.

También concretó que hoy se ha concentrado en Málaga el talento "más importante" de Europa y dijo que en la ciudad "existen personas que creen en el proyecto y que aprovechan este tipo de oportunidades".

IV Cita del club

Dentro del marco de actividades celebradas hoy en el crucero Vision Athena se llevó a cabo la cuarta cita del Club Málaga Valley, que contó con las intervenciones del presidente de la Comisión del Mercado de Telecomunicaciones (CMT), Reinaldo Rodríguez Illera; el consejero delegado de Vocento, José Manuel Vargas; el presidente de la Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE), Eduardo Bautista, y el presidente de la Fundación Metrópoli, Alfonso Vegara.

Además, en la reunión, en la que estuvieron presente líderes de empresas como Telefónica, ONO, France Telecom, Alcatel o Yahoo, se trataron temas como la regulación del mercado y el funcionamiento de la competencia, entre otros.

En este marco, Vegara expuso que Málaga cuenta con elementos de "impacto" como la llegada de la Alta Velocidad o el sistema de metro; de componentes de atracción como el Museo Picasso Málaga (MPM), el clima o el PTA, y otras oportunidades estratégicas de atracción de talento.

También especificó ideas como la creación de la avenida de la creatividad, que conecte el centro histórico con la zona de El Perchel, en la capital; la avenida de la tecnología, que llegue hasta el PTA, y el 'bulevar de Ronda'.

Por otro lado, el presidente de la CMT, hizo alusión al uso de Internet en el desarrollo de las telecomunicaciones, mientras que Bautista se refirió a la necesidad de incentivar la educación para no "tener serios problemas". Así, recordó que la inversión en conocimiento se puede hacer desde el fomento del sistema educativo.

El encuentro de hoy, y que aglutinará más actividades hasta el próximo viernes, ha girado en torno a la idea de hacer de Málaga un foco de excelencia tecnológica capaz de atraer empresas e inversiones en I+D+i.