Speakers
Jose Maria Lopez Bourio
President of ProRural Galicia
A businessman with extensive experience in technological innovation and economic development, representation, and cooperation. Co-founder of CEL, he promotes entrepreneurship, housing, talent, and new territorial opportunities, with a special focus on longevity and rural Galicia.
Luis Garcia Fernandez
Rural Promotion Center Director - EFA Fonteboa
She has decades of experience in agricultural vocational training and rural development. She specializes in educational models linked to practical experience and close ties with farms and businesses, promoting European exchanges, entrepreneurship, generational renewal, and training for the primary sector.
Laura N. Iglesias González
Technical Territorial Development of Galicia (ACH)
Rural development specialist and employment and entrepreneurship advisor. She works with the Action Against Hunger Foundation, supporting processes, fostering learning communities, and helping individuals and projects find new opportunities in their local areas.
Juan Carlos Castro
Founder & CEO of Retorna Galicia Capital
Specialist in housing and heritage recovery and the generation of new economic and social opportunities in Galicia. He is an expert in entrepreneurship, investment, financial intermediation, real estate profitability, asset valuation, and project development.
Ana Randolfe
Technical Territorial Development of Galicia (ACH)
Educator and community facilitator in participatory processes supporting employment and entrepreneurship in rural areas. Her work focuses on creating local networks, activating initiatives with young people and entrepreneurs, and strengthening projects linked to the local area.
José Luis Fdez. Ansedes
President of the Abrindo Camiño Association
Researcher and promoter of pilgrimage routes, especially the Northern Way. Promoter and cultural facilitator of the Way, organizing meetings, conferences, and activities that connect heritage, pilgrimage, and the region.
Antón Prieto García
Atlantic Lawyers and Consultants
Specialist in commercial, corporate, and public procurement law, business transactions, directors' liability, and legal support. Provides valuable insights into regulations, risk prevention, and the legal framework for project development.
Mari Carmen Furelos
Director Hospedería San Martín Pinario
Linked since its inception to welcoming pilgrims, managing historical heritage and promoting culture, it has promoted recovery and dissemination initiatives and participated in projects linked to the Camino, connecting hospitality, heritage and pilgrim experience.
Patricia García
President of ANCYCO and its namesake Foundation
A rural entrepreneur, she works on heritage restoration through the Orange Economy, experiential tourism, and new housing models. She promotes coliving projects, senior cohousing, and the repurposing of spaces to generate activity, community, and opportunities.
Lucía González
Manager of the A Muiñeira Foundation
She is a strategic marketing consultant and vice president of Markea, the Galician Marketing Association. Passionate about learning, human connection, and social impact, she manages the A Muiñeira Foundation, where she promotes projects to generate wealth in Galicia.
Fernando Fernández
AFADI
Fernando Fernández · AFADI Vice President of AFADI Lugo, has spent years promoting volunteering and inclusion alongside people with disabilities, promoting adapted experiences of sport, leisure and community participation.
Fran Contreras
Journalist, reporter, and writer
A contributor to ABC Viajar and Onda Cero, he writes the segment "Magical Spain." He is the author of the Magical Guide to the Camino de Santiago. A pilgrim and hospitalero (hostel host), he has walked and traveled over 15,000 km of the Camino and other routes in 22 years.
Jesus Salvador Lopez
Diocese of Lugo
Art historian and director of Cultural Heritage for the Diocese of Lugo. He coordinates the conservation and restoration of a large collection of ecclesiastical heritage sites located in Lugo, A Coruña, and Pontevedra.
Manuel Ángel Otero Megide
Mayor of Mondoñedo
It combines public management with direct knowledge of a historic municipality on the Northern Way. It addresses the challenges of heritage, services, economic activity, and the future of rural areas.
Roberto Bande
Vice-Rector of the USC (Lugo Campus)
Researcher of the impact of the Camino de Santiago on rural areas and co-author of the study on the contribution of Campus Terra to the economy of Lugo. Specialist in labor markets, unemployment, and macroeconomic analysis, with a particular focus on the Galician economy and its territories.
Javier Gómez Vila
President of the Vía Künig Cultural Association and FEGAC
Archaeologist, historian, and academic researcher specializing in the Camino de Santiago. An entrepreneur in cultural heritage, he is the author of numerous works on Roman roads, epigraphy, and Jacobean heritage, combining dissemination and the recovery of historical routes.
Miguel González Piñeiro
Mayor of Baralla
Businessman and graduate in Business Administration and Management. His career combines business experience with municipal management and an understanding of the daily challenges of rural Galicia. He champions the potential of his municipality to attract residents and generate new opportunities.
Severino Rodríguez
President of Ribeira Sacra Next
He combines experience in public administration, consulting, and business development. He has promoted initiatives in cooperation, training, employment, entrepreneurship, and territorial promotion, working to strengthen the economic fabric and generate new opportunities in the region.
Marcos Vázquez Marey
Director of MUVICLA - 'Live and Integrated Museum of the Countryside and Agrarian Locomotion'‘
Agricultural engineer, livestock farmer, organic farmer, and educator. He is associated with Casa de Vázquez, a farm with over two centuries of history and a pioneer in organic production. His career combines agricultural production, heritage preservation, teaching, and innovation.
Rafael Rivadulla
Technical Director at Agronovo Ecoloxía
Agricultural technical engineer specializing in organic farming and livestock, technical advice and rural development, as well as innovation, sustainability, training and digitalization projects and improvement of the competitiveness of Galician farms.
Amelia Fernández Sarmiento
Arraigo Project
Specialist in combating depopulation and supporting new residents. Experience includes housing, land, employment, business, and programs that connect families, municipalities, and opportunities to foster settlement and a new rural economy.
Carmen Capón Fernández
CCF Consulting
A tax and labor advisor, her commitment to rural development is reflected in her participation in the Entidade de Asesoramento Gandeiro Pintas e Rubias cooperative, the Asoc. Sons en Arte na Palleira, and as the owner of Antollos do César. She will share her vision on "The dream of starting a business.".
Lucía Pardal
HUB Montañas do Courel
An expert in environmental education, management, and territorial development, her career focuses on identifying resources, supporting entrepreneurs, and connecting public and private stakeholders in the Courel Hub, helping to transform the territory's assets and needs into investment and opportunities.
Mario Rouco
Business Development and Projects at Innogando
Agricultural Engineer specializing in the livestock sector, innovation, and implementation of technological solutions on farms. Combines project management and client and organizational relations with a focus on digitalization, efficiency, and knowledge transfer to the primary sector.
Javier Pitillas
DISCAMPINO
Founder of DisCamino and a leading figure in inclusion through the Camino de Santiago. His work has enabled hundreds of people with disabilities to face great challenges and has been recognized with the Castelao Medal and the Order of Civil Merit.
Juan Carlos Armesto
Mayor of Saviñao
Mayor of O Saviñao, a municipality in the Ribeira Sacra region. His municipal experience places him before key challenges in rural areas: services, population, heritage, and local development in a highly dispersed territory.
Julio Méndez Menéndez
Provincial Association of Pensioners and Retirees of Lugo
A leading figure in senior citizens' associations in Lugo, she champions the defense of their rights and their visibility. Her career combines civic engagement, Galician culture, and activism against ageism.
Agustín Gallego Vigo
Lugo City Council
He serves as councilor for the Tourism and Promotion of the Municipality / Museums area within the municipal team of the Lugo City Council, host of the Opportunities Day.
Luis Carballo Sarria
ALVIC
ALVIC is a group specializing in solutions and surfaces for furniture, interior design, and architecture. Its activities encompass design, materials, innovation, and solutions for interior spaces, materials, and construction.
Xosé Luis Reza Pérez
President of the A Muiñeira Foundation
President of the Galician Communication Cluster, of Ecommerce Galego, and founder of Markea. Specialist in marketing, strategy and business development, digitalization, and organizational management. He has spearheaded projects aimed at promoting Galician culture, gastronomy, and economy.
Carmen López Rodríguez
Territorial Director of Employment, Commerce and Emigration - XUNTA DE GALICIA -
Former president of AJE Galicia, lawyer specializing in programs for the development and monitoring of employment policies, training, labor relations and support for the economic fabric to improve employability and professional qualification.
Antonio Armesto
Technical Director of ELCCA
Entrepreneur and consultant with extensive experience in tourism, leisure, events, and regional development. Founder of Animatium, Destination Experiences, Experiencias del Destino, Anima Rural Hubs, and CNTE, as well as participating in the creation of several sectoral employers' associations.
Natalia Andrea Romero
SXdR HUB NODE- San Xoán de Río
From San Xoan do Río, a municipality renowned for its rural revitalization and as a startup village recognized by the EU, this entrepreneur is an expert in innovation, health, and mentoring. She has supported business initiatives and acceleration processes and promotes Nodo Hub as a space to connect talent.
Julio Páramo López
Promoter of the Paixon Motor Slot Museum
An industrial engineer specializing in the automotive sector, he will present a unique museum project, built over years from a slot car collection. This entrepreneurial business management expert uses the project to share automotive history, technology, and industry.
Isabel Álvarez Gallego
DOMI architecture & design
Architect specializing in the development and management of new construction and renovation projects, including heritage restoration. She studies the feasibility of new projects and investment opportunities, considering their potential uses, urban planning constraints, solutions, and costs.
Juan Luis Vazquez
CEO at Grupo Tourgalia
Rural entrepreneur, president of Empresarios Xeoparque, founder of the Casa de Outeiro Community, a wine and heritage project in the Ribeira Sacra that combines heritage recovery, wine production, international projection and new financing and investment models.
José González Lombardía
Founder of Lanzan Livestock
It has promoted a regenerative ecological model, based on daily grazing, own production of fodder, animal welfare, soil regeneration, marketing and digital channels to bring producer and consumer closer together, with sustainability and value generation.
Daniel Vázquez Vila
Director of AMMIGOBS and Vice President for Galicia of the Caminos del Norte and Vía Künig Group.
Historian, researcher and documentarian, PhD in Cultural Studies from USC and Rennes II, specializing in migration studies, historical memory and Camino de Santiago, with a focus on cultural management and knowledge transfer.
Laura and Elvira Fernández
Promoters of the Matria project
Laura and her mother, Elvira, developed MATRIA together, a project born from years of intergenerational research and creation. They explore memory, care, and cultural transmission through new narratives, lived experience, support, technology, film, and tools to connect generations.
Sarai Lodeiro Castro
Down Lugo
A professional with Down Lugo, involved in social and employment inclusion programs and job placement support. Her work aims to transform training and support into real opportunities for autonomy and participation.
Ana López Castaño
AFADI
Manager of the San Vicente de Paúl Center in Lugo and linked to AFADI, she works for the inclusion and autonomy of people with disabilities, combining social management, volunteering and community participation.
David Sobral
FEGAPE
The Secretary General of FEGAPE has extensive experience in the management and modernization of business parks. His work provides direct insight into industrial land, services, competitiveness, and business development.
Noemí Rodríguez
Co-founder and CEO of Himikode
Co-founder and CEO of Himikode, a technology company based in Lugo specializing in data-driven solutions and artificial intelligence. She has over 20 years of experience in innovation, strategy, and digital transformation.
Jose Antonio Quiroga
Director of the Arxeriz Ecomuseum
President of the Miño-Sil hydrographic confederation, with a degree in Geography and History and a graduate in Rural Geography, he carries out extensive research, dissemination and enhancement of the heritage of the Ribeira Sacra.
