Computer Engineer from the University of Oviedo, with more than 25 years of professional experience in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. Her professional career has always been marked by a firm commitment to the digital transformation of the business and institutional fabric.

After 3 years as an analyst in a technology company, he joined the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Oviedo in 2000, where he collaborated in the development of methodologies and tools for monitoring, advice and business promotion in various fields (business creation, foreign trade and technological development, among others).

Four years later, he joined the recently constituted CTIC Technology Centre, as Head of the Digital Enterprise Area, from where he will lead numerous projects related to the digital transformation of SMEs and society in general, through initiatives as relevant as the Network of SAT Centres, the Programme for the Innovation of the Self-Employed (PIATIC), the Programme for the Digitalisation of Commerce in Asturias (DICA) or the Strategies for the Development of the Information Society in Asturias e-Asturias 2008 and 2012, among others, contributing to the economic, social and technological development of Asturias. During this period, she also participated in various international transfer projects for Central America, Angola and Romania, among others.

She currently holds the position of Director of Planning and Corporate Development at CTIC, focusing her efforts on communication processes, project portfolio management, corporate intelligence systems and development of strategic alliances to promote the growth and positioning of the organisation.

Chus García combines the Data Economics Directorate at CTIC with the Coordination of the Host Chapter for Spain and Spanish-speaking American countries of the W3C Web Consortium.

He has more than 25 years of experience in analysis and management of projects related to standardisation applied to the Web in the fields of accessibility, user experience, data publication on the Web as well as the creation of tools for automatic verification of compliance with standards.

In the field of standardisation, W3C has participated in several working groups in the fields of accessibility, the Web of Things and, more recently, in the application of machine learning on the Web.

In recent years he has expanded his areas of activity to the management of projects related to the data value chain, open data publishing and data spaces.

With a degree in Art History from the University of Oviedo, she has complemented her training in psychological intervention in emergencies, project evaluation, NGO management and business management.

She began her professional career combining her work as an aid worker and coordinator of peace projects in Kosovo with UNHCR and KFOR with her research activity as a specialist in Asturian pre-Romanesque art.

In 2007, she joined CTIC as a cooperation technician and developed her internal career playing different roles in digital transformation, industry 4.0 leading the specialisation line of Active Ageing and Wellbeing, which has allowed her to lead projects of human development, digital transformation and social welfare and she has a wide experience in issues of promotion of ethics and responsibility in the use of technology.

In 2019 she took up the position of Director General for Planning, Organisation and Adaptation to Social Change in the Government of the Principality of Asturias, coordinating the response to COVID-19 in the Asturian Social Services System and designing the digital transformation strategy for Asturian social services.

In 2022 she rejoined CTIC and is currently the Director of Organisational and Social Innovation at CTIC Technology Centre.

Fidel Díez holds a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of León with a thesis entitled "Performance evaluation of univariate, multivariate and machine learning methodologies in the analysis of genomic variations", postgraduate degree in Project Management and Technical Engineer in Computer Science from the University of Oviedo.

With more than 18 years of experience in the world of R&D&I, innovation management, coordination of proposals and R&D&I projects, financing of R&D&I activities, and technology transfer, both from the university and technology companies or specialised consultancies for any type of sector.

In 2014 he joined CTIC Technology Centre as head of the Technology Line and in 2020 he became the R&D Director of the Technology Centre, participating in the redesign of its technological specialisation roadmap. Since then, he has participated in more than 30 multisectoral projects at regional, national and international level and has participated in several international conferences and scientific publications.