Jon Azua, President of Enovatinglab, participated in the conference organized by JAKIUNDE – KRISIAK 2014 project

“Crisis and Industry. Lessons of the past to build the future” is the third conference organized by JAKIUNDE Krisiak 2014 project. This conference has tried to look at the always problems from enriched perspective by the experience, look into the past in order to find the guidelines for the future.

The conference has taken place on October 29, taking part the protagonists of several of the transformations that our country has lived: Jon Azua (Former Vice-President of the Basque Government), Juan Ignacio Vidarte (Guggenheim), Ignacio Martín (Gamesa), Andoni Aldekoa (Town Hall of Bilbao), Mª José Aranguren and Mikel Navarro (Orkestra), and academics of Jakiunde Andrés Arizkorreta (CAF), Mª Carmen Gallastegui, Pedro Miguel Etxenike, José Antonio Garrido and Javier Retegi.

Below you will find the presentation used by Jon Azua:

“The Guardian” and “The Report Company” publish a report about the Basque Country in which Jon Azua takes part

“The Guardian” newspaper publish a report made by “The Report Company” dedicated to the Basque Country where we can find a series of articles dealing with investment, energy, industry and innovation, infrastructure, tourism, culture, as well as exclusive interviews with different personalities of the Basque Country. Among them, we will find the interview to Jon Azua, the President of Enovatinglab, about the industrial economic development in the Basque Country in the recent past as well as his vision for the future.

Basque Country represents many different things to different people. Its rich rural life and wealth of traditions reflect its status as home to one of Europe’s oldest peoples, who speak the enigmatic Euskara language. Meanwhile, its factories and businesses are testament to its history as an industrial heartland.

Repor published in August by the World Economic Forum

In the month of August, the Center for Strategies of the World Economic Forum has published the report “The Competitiveness of Cities”, one step more in its long career of analysis and impact on the world of competitiveness.

The report, carried out by the Global Advisory Council for competitiveness, aims to open a new spatial dimension in the study of competitiveness, leading to the area of the Cities-Regions its future role in the search for prosperity and economic development more than the Nations States. The report seeks to flee from a ranking and comes to indicators to classify competitive cities. Opt for the identification of taxonomy of success of a systematic interconnection of factors that would explain the competitiveness of cities in a wide conception, beyond of GDP towards a sustainable, livable, lively and social progress world. This model is the subject of a double contrast with real experiences: a) a “small bag” of successful cities tested whose cases help us to understand this new world in development and b) a large number of “mini cases” which, throughout the five continents, reflect the extent of different models, decision making processes and strategic purposes followed by Cities.

Jon Azua, Member of the mentioned Global Advisory Council, has actively participated in the elaboration of the Report and contributed to the preparation of the Bilbao-Basque Country Case that includes the Report in the series of based cases on the “small basket of Cities-Regions of success” and interesting lessons can be drawn from that.

Main World Community about the practice of company-society Shared Value and co-creation value

Enovatinglab has become a full member of the network of consultants and promoters who belong to Shared Value Initiative, the global community based on knowledge and implementation of shared value as a key element in the co-creation of company-society value, the driving force of economic and social development.

Participation in this community enables Enovatinglab to extend and enrich its own Network Platform structure, as a result of its collaboration with leading organizations and professionals who, within the worlds of business and academia, are working to develop a new economic model, based on the co-creation of value.

Shared Value Initiative is a global community committed to the adoption and application of shared value strategies by major companies, civil society and governmental organisations.

Shared Value Initiative was set up in 2011 upon the basis of the academic input of Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer who, in their article in the Harvard Business Review titled “Creation of Shared Value”, offered a conceptual framework for the development of a world community of experts involving knowledge and implementation of shared values, leading to a new paradigm which transcends the call, corporate philanthropy and corporate social responsibility.

Its members include main global corporations, non-profit organizations and foundations committed to the creation of shared value by companies and society.

The proclamation act of new Consuls of Bilbao held the last friday, June 20, ath te Basque Museum – Euskal Museoa of the city

The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Bilbao distinguishes Jon Azua, nominating him Consul of Bilbao.

The proclamation formal act of new Consuls of Bilbao held on Friday, June 20, at the Basque Museum – Euskal Museoa of the city. Previously, in the Church of San Antón, the new Consuls have been honored with an honour aurresku.

The Chamber of Commerce is the heir of the ancient Consulate of Bilbao, created in 1512 as highest authority of the Estuary and the Port of Bilbao and its economic activities, and as such, deserves the recognition of personalities who have distinguished themselves by their commitment to the development of the city and its people. This year, the Chamber has distinguished with this appointment the President of EnovatingLab, Jon Azua, Paloma O’Shea, President of the Albéniz Fundation and leading cultural patron, and Jorge Sendagorta, President of the industrial group Sener.

The recognition of the Chamber comes to highlight the commitment of new Consuls with the development of the city in their personal and professional career. As it has stood in the celebration, the mission of Consuls is “carrying the name of Bilbao with pride all over the world, spreading the virtues of work, honesty and hospitality of the people of Bilbao, and all its activities are directed at further aggrandizement and material and spiritual prosperity of Bilbao and its people”.

Jon Azua participated in different academic sessions in Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla (UPAEP), México

Thursday, May 22, Jon Azua participated in different academic sessions in the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla, UPAEP of Mexico. As well, within the framework of his common collaborations with other institutions member of the MOC network of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard University, and as a member of the Advisory Board of SINTONIA, gave the lecture “Relevant Factors for the Competitiveness and Prosperity of the regions”, direct to more than 100 graduates from different MOC (Microeconomics of Competitiveness) courses and programs in their studies of post degree, to the academic staff and representatives of the business world.

In this line, he also gave extraordinary session corresponding to the analysis of the Basque Country Case as a strategy for economic development in the PEC (Strategy and Competitiveness Program) of the IESDE, to the Executive MBA students. Jon Azua has illustrated his exhibition with the lessons that brings the experience of Basque competitive transformation of the last 30 years, and has reviewed the key elements in competitiveness observed in the current scenario along the world, and specifically, the new critical elements that explain the behavior of companies, governments and countries in today’s world.

Here, you can access to the presentation of the session given in the UPAEP, as well as to the Strategy and Competitiveness (PEC) program:

Jon Azua participated in the round table organized by EAJ-PNV of Gipuzkoa

On the 17th of May, took place in Donostia-San Sebastian an event organized by the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) in the framework of the European election campaign. Jon Azua, President of E-novatinglab, participated in the round table about the Global and European economic situation, and gave his vision on the main competitive keys for Basque Country in this context.

Here, you can view the video of his speech.

Participation of Jon Azua, President of Enovating Lab, in the Business Meeting organized by CEBEK

Yesterday, Wednesday May 14, Enovating Lab President, Jon Azua, participated in the General Assembly and Business Meeting of Cebek, the Business Confederation of Bizkaia. The event brought together an outstanding representation of the Basque business and institutional world, and focused on “The enterprise and the entrepreneur, engines of economic recovery”.

Together with Jon Azua, taked part in the business appointment Ramón Térmens Navarro, President of Taurus Group, Luis Manuel Fernández, President of Vicrila Group and Juan José Álvarez Rubio, Professor of private law in the EHU/UPV. The President of Cebek, Iñaki Garcinuño Zabala intervened as host and presentation of interventions.

You can check the details of the meeting on the Cebek website.

José Ignacio Arrieta and Jon Azua, ExMinisters of Industry and Energy of the Basque Government, Eduardo Arechaga, Economic Director of Confebask and Josetxo Hérnandez Duñabeitia, Manager of ASLE, analyzed the bases to maintain and promote the Basque Industrial sector

Despite the crisis, the Basque industry remains the main Basque economic development lever. The industrial policy of the last 30 years, and the prospects for the future that offers, are some of the topics on which the Deia diary has invited several experts, among them, the President of EnovatingLab, Jon Azua to reflect.

You can read the full article published in Deia diary on the following link: Basque industry has an opportunity with two billion new consumers.

Presentation of #ESTRATEGIA00003 book published by B+I Strategy in which Jon Azua participates with the article entitled: “Rethinking the Company” (February 2014)

B+I Strategy presents in Bilbao his book #Estrategia00003, an appointment with “the frontiers of knowledge, collecting learning notes from our experience”, as can be read in the foreword. As in previous years, B+I equipment covers key concepts to understand business strategy by members of its network of collaborators, who contribute their vision to offer a coral look.

Jon Azua participates in this edition with an article about the challenges of enterprises in the New Economy.“Rethinking the Company” is the title of this collaboration, presented by its authors today at Deusto Business School.

More information about this publication in B+I Strategy.