Strategic Autonomy
Industry, Energy and Talent
Strategic Autonomy: Industry, Energy and Talent
June 5, 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?
June 5
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
— José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs
09:55 AM – 10:25 AM
The geopolitical keys to strategic autonomy
— General Miguel Ángel Ballesteros, former Director of Security of the Spanish Government
Moderator: Nuria G. Rabanal, Professor at the University of León and adviser to the international area of Foro Industria y Energía
Module 2.
Industrial Development and Strategic Autonomy
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM
Introduction
— Miguel Marzo, president of CEOE Aragón
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
The role of industry in achieving strategic autonomy
— Keynote Speaker
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Business roundtable
Does industry have sufficient access to energy to guarantee strategic autonomy?
Moderator: Julio Tejedor, Professor of Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zaragoza
– Amazon Web Services
– Fernando Samper JR, Forestalia
– Spanish financial entity/Opina 360
– Valeo
– Chemical Industries of EbroStellantis
11:50 PM – 12:30 PM
Break
Module 3.
Managing Talent in the Energy Transition. A Key Value for Strategic Autonomy
12:30 PM – 12:35 PM
Introduction
— Representative of the University of Zaragoza
12:35 PM – 13:35 PM
Round table
The energy transition: a question of people
— Esther Monterrubio, General Secretary of Vocational Training of the Ministry of Education
— José Bayón, General Director of EOI
— Mari Cruz Álvarez, President of the Spanish Engineering Institute
— Representative of the Regional Ministry of Education of the Government of Aragón
Module 4.
Closing
13:35 PM – 14:00 PM
— Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry
— Jorge Azcón, President of the Government of Aragon
14:00 PM – 16:30 PM
Lunch
— Coming Soon —
Registration will open shortly
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