Irekia Eusko Jaurlarica – Basque Government :: The second session of the ETEKIN Economic Meetings was dedicated to the topic of “business transformation funds”

• The meeting took place at the Europa Conference Center in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
• Amaya Jugo and Javier Zarraonandia shared their knowledge and perspective on this issue with the nearly 70 people in attendance.
• The initiative is organized jointly by the Basque Government, the Basque Institute of Finance, Bankoa ABANCA, CaixaBank, Kutxabank, LABORAL Kutxa and Rural Kutxa.

After the first meeting of the ETEKIN series in San Sebastian, the second session was held at the Europe Convention Center in Vitoria-Gasteiz under the motto “Keys to Business Transformation, Growth Tools (Funds)”. On this day, Amaya Jugo, Director of the Artizarra Foundation, and Javier Zarraonandia, Director of Corporate Development at Albia Capital, shared their knowledge and views on this topic. A breakfast was then offered to nearly 70 participants to encourage exchange among participants and enhance professional networks.

The Basque Institute of Finance (IVF) and Caja Rural took part in the coordination of the second session of the ETEKIN Economic Meetings. “In a world that is constantly changing, companies must also be prepared for transformation. To do this, we believe it is necessary to have the opinions, keys, keys, fundamentals and vision of the future of people who are experts in this. the added value of a company requires knowledge and in this meeting we will see how we can manage the future,” said Iñigo Calafell, institutional manager of Rural Kutxa, in his first speech.

For his part, Javier Arnaez, CEO of IVF, emphasized that promoting the development of the financial ecosystem in Euskadi is a priority to ensure the expansion and diversification of financial instruments and sources: “Participation through investment is a key element in the development of investment activities. Promoting and promoting an enabling environment for investment generates a number of positive impacts on the financial ecosystem that influence the economic development of the region: attracting capital, access to finance for innovative and sustainable projects. projects based on community needs and priorities, job creation, local business growth, etc.”

ETEKIN Meetings

The session on foundations was held in Basque, with simultaneous translation available, and was structured as an interview with journalist Esti Cosano as moderator. The meeting could also be followed online on the portal irekia.euskadi.eus thanks to the EITB streaming service.

The ETEKIN economic meetings are organized jointly by the Basque Government, the Basque Institute of Finance, Bankoa ABANCA, CaixaBank, Kutxabank, LABORAL Kutxa and Rural Kutxa. The goal is to create a meeting place to discuss current economic and financial issues in the Basque language. The last meeting of the year will take place on November 20 at the Itasmuseum in Bilbao and will focus on the energy transition.