Experience the Day of Opportunities
The Path that Connects and Activates
The Day of Opportunities
It will present real investment initiatives in rural areas, with success stories and the participation of experts in territorial regeneration, sustainability and impact investing.
Dates
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Duration
1 day
Location
Lugo
The Path that Connects and Activates
Program
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Saturday, October 3 - Opportunities Day
A day to transform conversations into alliances and opportunities into real projects.
Lugo will become the great meeting point between heritage, investment and territorial development.
This event will bring together to owners of heritage assets, entrepreneurs, investors, national and international experts, promoters and agents linked to the Camino de Santiago with a common goal: to transform potential opportunities into real projects.
The program will combine The program includes inspiring lectures, presentations of success stories, analysis of investment and land regeneration trends, showcases of assets with rehabilitation potential, and specialized workshops on sustainable rural development models. In addition, there will be matching and networking sessions designed to facilitate direct contact between landowners, investors, and entrepreneurs, creating an environment conducive to the formation of strategic alliances.
This day represents the core of the project, as it embodies the philosophy of connecting people, resources and opportunities to activate the territory.
Because the true value of heritage It resides not only in its history, but in its capacity to generate new economic, social and cultural opportunities when it finds the right people to promote it.
Speakers
Experience leaders
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Experts
Experts in strategic investment, real estate regeneration, legal frameworks and impactful territorial development.
After three days of walking, listening, and observing the area, we will bring all the pieces together in Lugo. The Opportunities Conference will foster dialogue between heritage, investment, land use, financing, technology, regulations, and real-world experiences.
This will be the time to present opportunities in an understandable way and to connect with those who can contribute resources, knowledge, or execution skills. "Living the Journey" incorporates the professional experience "Living the Opportunity," with a networking lunch, a dossier, an authorized directory, an agenda, matchmaking, and a closing dinner.
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09:00 h–09:30 h - WE WILL WELCOME YOU TO GUIDE YOUR DAY
Upon arrival, you will complete your accreditation and receive the necessary information to make the most of the program. This will be the time to get settled, meet other participants, and plan your professional journey for the day.
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9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. - WE WILL OPEN THE DAY WITH A SHARED PURPOSE
The organization, the authorities and the collaborating entities will welcome and set the purpose of the meeting: to bring together heritage, knowledge, resources and capacity for action to understand real opportunities of the territory.
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10:00–11:00 - CAPITAL AND FINANCING: WHAT A PROJECT NEEDS TO BECOME POSSIBLE
We will analyze the conditions an investor or financial institution needs to consider when evaluating a rural or real estate opportunity. The goal is to understand their criteria, risks, and questions before presenting an asset or project.
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11:00 h–12:00 h - FROM TERRITORIAL RESOURCE TO OPPORTUNITY: LEARNING TO SEE WHAT DOES NOT YET EXIST
We will explore how to move from a physical description to a clear, evaluable, and presentable proposal. We will discuss information, context, potential uses, and elements that allow others to understand an asset's potential.
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12:00 h–12:30 h - A COFFEE FOR IDEAS TO FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE
The coffee break will offer a space to relax and revisit the morning's ideas in more informal conversations. You'll have the opportunity to connect with other participants and share initial impressions before continuing the program.
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12:30 h–13:30 h - TRAINING, TALENT AND CAPABILITIES: THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE
We will broaden our perspective beyond automatic responses. We will explore alternatives related to housing, activity, services, and new ways of living or working, considering how each use should respond to the territory and the people who make it possible.
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13:30 h–14:30 h - BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: FROM CHOOSING A TERRITORY TO GENERATING ACTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT
We will analyze how equity, debt, grants, and development phases can be combined. The session will help you understand that an opportunity doesn't need a single source of financing, but rather a structure that is consistent with its maturity, risks, and objectives.
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2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. - NETWORKING LUNCH: WHEN CONVERSATIONS ALSO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
The networking lunch will extend the time available for getting to know each other and conversing. The environment will be designed so that owners, companies, experts, institutions, entrepreneurs, and investors can exchange perspectives and identify potential synergies.
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16:00 h–17:00 h - NEW ACTIVITIES AND MODELS: WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN IN OUR TERRITORIES?
We will explore the role of technology and matching in organizing information, prioritizing relationships, and suggesting relevant encounters. The session will uphold a core ECCA principle: tools can help, but trust and validation remain human.
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5:00 PM–6:00 PM - TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND RELATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: FINDING THE RELATIONSHIPS AN OPPORTUNITY NEEDS
We will address permits, ownership, contracts, governance, and community relations. We will understand why an opportunity needs clear rules and appropriate agreements to move forward safely and avoid future roadblocks.
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6:00 PM–6:30 PM - WE PAUSE THE PROGRAM, NOT THE CONVERSATIONS
The second coffee break will allow participants to relax and continue the exchange before the final sessions. It will be a good time to organize questions, connect with new people, and prepare for the more practical part of the day.
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6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. - GOVERNANCE AND REGULATIONS: HOW TO MAKE A GOOD PROJECT POSSIBLE
We will explore success stories explained through real-world experience: figures, mistakes, lessons learned, and difficult decisions. The aim is not to showcase perfect results, but to understand the conditions, adjustments, and compromises that made each advancement possible.
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7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. - WE WILL PUT THE OPPORTUNITIES ON THE TABLE
The Opportunities Marketplace will bring together assets, proposals, and stakeholders in a space focused on next steps. We will listen to presentations, facilitate targeted networking, and conclude the day by identifying commitments that can continue beyond the event. Free time until dinner.
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9:00 PM - A DINNER TO CELEBRATE, SHARE AND CONTINUE MAKING THEIR WAY
The closing dinner will extend the gathering in a more intimate setting. We will share a meal after an intense day and have time to talk calmly, reflect on our experiences, and strengthen the relationships formed during the day.
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11:00 PM - WE WILL REST AT OUR HOTEL IN LUGO
After dinner, we will return to our accommodation in Lugo. Saturday night will allow us to rest before the final day and prepare for our departure to Santiago de Compostela.
A day to transform conversations into alliances and opportunities into real projects.
9:00 a.m. - Reception and accreditation.
9:30 a.m. - Institutional Opening.
10:00 h.- Block 1: FROM TERRITORIAL RESOURCE TO OPPORTUNITY.
Subtitle: How to discover, prepare and transform the territory's resources into opportunities.
What do we need to know and prepare so that a resource can become the starting point of a project?
Presentation 1: Heritage, assets and territory: mapping the resources of the territory.
Presentation 2: Ownership, inventory and availability: the information needed to start the rehabilitation of properties.
Presentation 3: Presentation of a real case explaining the combination of resources that made it possible.
11:00 h.- Block 2: NEW ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE TERRITORY.
Subtitles: Models and opportunities to build the future in the territories.
What activities are creating new economic and social opportunities in the territories?
Presentation 1: New business models and activities applied to rural areas.
Presentation 2: The current perspective of a rural business.
Presentation 3: Presentation of a real case that has managed to implement new models of territorial development.
12:00 h.- Coffee Break
12:30 h.- Block 3: BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: FROM IMPLEMENTATION TO JOB CREATION
Subtitle: Conditions, talent and infrastructure to implement activity and generate employment.
What conditions does a business or industrial activity need to establish itself and develop in a territory?
Presentation 1: The requirements that an industrial company needs to establish itself in rural areas.
Presentation 2: How industrial companies currently operate in rural areas.
Presentation 3: A real-life case that demonstrates that industrial implementation in rural areas is possible.
13:30 h.- Block 4: TRAINING, TALENT AND CAPACITIES FOR TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Subtitle: The training needed for the opportunities of the future in rural areas.
How can we prepare and retain the professional skills that the territories need?
Presentation 1: Training linked to the territory: what possibilities exist for training in rural areas?.
Presentation 2: University and territory: how the university is present in rural areas.
Presentation 3: Real case of training carried out in rural areas.
2:30 p.m. - Networking lunch.
4:00 PM - Block 5: CAPITAL AND FINANCING TO MAKE PROJECTS POSSIBLE.
Subtitle: Funding and investment to make territorial projects a reality.
What does a territorial project need to find funding and become a viable opportunity?
Presentation 1: Capital and investment, because rural areas can be attractive to investment capital.
Presentation 2: Financing and new instruments, where the necessary funding to carry out the projects comes from.
Presentation 3: Real case of financing and investment in rural areas.
5:00 p.m. Block 6: TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND RELATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Subtitle: Data as the basis of the relational intelligence engine.
How can technology help us better understand the territory, reduce uncertainty, and improve decision-making?
Presentation 1:Technology applied to the territory.
Presentation 2: Data, knowledge, and relational intelligence.
Presentation 3: Real case study: how ELCCA will implement these tools.
6:00 PM - Coffee Break
18:30 h.- Block 7: GOVERNANCE, REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS TO MAKE PROJECTS POSSIBLE.
Subtitle: Compliance with regulations is the basis for making projects possible.
What legal, administrative, and governance conditions does a project need in order to be developed?
Presentation 1: How the Administration influences the management and execution of projects.
Presentation 2: How current experts and operators work with the Administration.
Presentation 3: A real case of collaboration between the Administration and the private sector for the recovery of rural heritage.
7:30 p.m. - Block 8: PRESENTATION OF THE ELCCA OPPORTUNITY MARKET: HOW TO RESOLVE ALL THE ABOVE ISSUES ON A SINGLE RELATIONAL PLATFORM.
8:00 p.m. - Closing and conclusions of the International Day of Opportunities.
9:00 p.m. - Closing networking dinner.
The Day of Opportunities
✓ Attendance at presentations and panels
✓ Coffee Break
Experience the Day of Opportunities
(Complete experience)
✓ Attendance at presentations and panels
✓ Promotional kit
✓ Coffee Break
✓ Networking Lunch
€50 / person.
If you belong to a group that is a member of the ecosystem actors, request your DISCOUNT CODE
at info@camino-conecta-activa.com
Limited capacity.
Experience the Day of Opportunities
(Complete experience)
✓ Attendance at presentations and panels
✓ Promotional kit
✓ Coffee Break
✓ Networking Lunch
✓ Contact list
✓ Opportunities dossier: Asset guide
✓ Annual access to the matching platform
✓ Closing dinner of the Opportunities Day
✓ ELCCA NIGHT
€125 / person.
If you belong to a group that is a member of the ecosystem actors, request your DISCOUNT CODE
at info@camino-conecta-activa.com
Limited capacity.
