III Iberoafrican
Canarias Forum
5th November 2026 · CEOE Headquarters, Madrid
A platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience between leading experts, business leaders and government representatives from Europe, Spain and the African continent.
Days
Hours
Min
November 5, 2026
CEOE Headquarters, C/ Diego de León 50, Madrid
Participant Registration
Reception and accreditation of attendees at CEOE headquarters.
Opening Session
- José Alberto González-Ruiz Martínez, Secretary General of CEOE.
- Pedro Alfonso, President of CEOE Tenerife.
- Pedro Ortega, President of the Canary Islands Confederation of Businessmen.
- Jimena Delgado-Taramona, Deputy Minister of Economy and Internationalization of the Government of the Canary Islands.
- Juan Luis Gimeno, Director General of Economic and Commercial Intelligence at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business.
Panel I — The Global Gateway initiative: opportunities for Spanish companies in Africa
- Kamel Moula, President of the Council of the Economic Renovation of Algeria (CREA).
- Javier Salvador, Chief Financial Officer of MEDUSA Submarine Cable System.
- Blanca Perea, Director of Network Regulation and Integration at NATURGY.
- Mário Nelson Santos, Vice President of the Angolan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Alex Frimpong, CEO of the Ghana Employers Association (GEA).
Moderator: Anetha Awuku, Director of Partnerships and Strategies at the International Organisation of Employers (IOE).
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30
Panel II — The role of ports in the resilience of global supply chains
- Adil Rais, Co-President of the Morocco-Spain Economic Council (CEMAES) / Regional General Vice-President CGEM Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.
- Alexandre Furlan, Vice President of the National Confederation of Industry of Brazil (CNI).
- Antonio Méndez Nombela, CEO of ALTAIR.
- Miriam Ramos, Commercial Director of ENAPOR, Ports of Cape Verde.
- António Nabo Martins, Director General of the Portuguese Association of Freight Forwarders.
Moderator: Cristina Riestra López, Director of the Department of Industry, Energy, Environment and Climate at CEOE.
Panel III — Talent and vocational training as a lever for cooperation and investment in the Atlantic
- Mohamed Lemine Dereghly, Director of Training and Employment at the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM).
- Jin Taira, Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Cooperation at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Florencia Suau, Head of the Education, Technology and Productive Innovation department of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA).
- Pedro Rafael Pérez, Vice President of Mercosur at the Ibero-American Federation of Young Entrepreneurs (FIJE) / Director of CONAJE Brazil.
Moderator: Juan Carlos Tejeda Hisado, Director of the Education and Training Department of CEOE.
Closing Session
- Agustín Manrique de Lara, Technical Secretary General of the Ibero-African Business Forum (IBAFCAN).
- Jordi Colgan, Director General of Economic Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
- Nairimas Ole-Sein, Ambassador of Kenya in Spain.
- Armindo Monteiro, President of the Portuguese Business Confederation.
Cocktail-networking
From 13:45.
The sessions will be conducted with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese.