Strategic Autonomy
Industry, Energy and Talent
Strategic Autonomy: Industry, Energy and Talent
May 8, 2025 | Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza
Foro Sella 2025
The third edition of Foro Sella 2025 Forum will focus its debate on the essential role of energy management in Spain’s strategic autonomy. The event will bring together government leaders, academics, entrepreneurs and experts from the energy sector to analyze three of the fundamental elements for achieving strategic autonomy, as well as the relationship between them: industrial development, industrial energy management and the value of talent, always from the perspective of the European, state, regional and local levels.
The main objective of the conference is to make an analysis of the current situation, but, above all, to discuss possible actions. To this end, questions will be raised such as the definition of the concept of strategic autonomy and will try to answer questions such as: does Europe have enough industrial potential to achieve strategic autonomy; can we have enough energy sources to achieve a high level of autonomy; is Spain’s human capital ready to face the challenge; are we prepared to be a truly competitive industrial destination; and are we ready to be a competitive industrial destination?
PROMOTERS
Published Reports
Findings Report Foro Sella 2024
(SP)
Findings Report Foro Sella 2024
(ENG)
Findings Report Foro Sella 2023
(SP)
Renewable Energy Observatory 2024 – Projects
Renewable Energy Observatory 2024 – Power
Renewable Energy Observatory 2023 – Power
When?
May 8
09:00 AM / 02:00 PM
Where?
Hábitat Sella
C./ Pilar Lorengar — 50830 Villanueva de Gállego — Zaragoza
Tentative program
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM
Accreditation / Welcome coffee
Module 1.
Strategic Autonomy or Autarchy? Towards a definition of Strategic Autonomy
09:30 AM – 09:40 AM
Welcome
What do we talk about when we talk about strategic autonomy?
— Albert Concepción, director of Foro Industria y Energía
09:40 AM – 09:55 AM
Inauguration
— Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09:55 AM – 10:15 AM
Speech
The geopolitical keys to strategic autonomy
— Security Representative of the Spanish Government
Module 2.
Industrial Development and Strategic Autonomy
10:15 AM – 10:50 AM
Industrial Development and Strategic Autonomy
— Representatives of the European Union and industrial companies based in Aragon
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
The New Roadmap for European Industry: Clean Industrial Deal
— Representative of the European Commission
Module 3.
The Role of Industrial Energy Management in Strategic Autonomy
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Do we have enough renewable energy sources to guarantee strategic autonomy in the industrial sector?
—Representatives of energy generators and distributors, business organisations and sociological think tanks
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Break
Module 4.
Managing Talent in the Energy Transition. A Key Value for Strategic Autonomy
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Speech
The value of talent in the energy transition process
— Representative of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport
12:45 PM – 13:30 PM
The Energy Transition: a Matter of People
— Representatives of various academic and training institutions
Module 5.
Closing
13:30 PM – 13:50 PM
Speech
— Representative of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism
— Representative of the Government of Aragon
14:00 PM – 16:30 PM
Lunch
— Coming Soon —
Registration will open shortly
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