Maria de Galdeano Arocena

Maria Sanz de Galdeano Arocena is the Managing Director of CEIN, the Centro Europeo de Empresas e Innovación de Navarra, a leading public sector company in entrepreneurship and innovation. Her professional focus centers around creating and scaling businesses, entrepreneurship, innovation, and developing new digital and technology-based projects. With a career spanning various roles, Maria has actively engaged with entrepreneurs, projects, and delivered numerous talks and workshops.

Maria's career highlights include being a co-founding partner at TAIrel Data SL and Orbetec360, while also serving as an advisor for entrepreneurship programs at the University of Navarra and the Public University of Navarra. She brings over 15 years of experience as a senior auditor in advanced management and FQM at the Fundación Navarra por la Excelencia. Maria is dedicated to promoting female leadership and has actively participated in initiatives supporting women in business, such as mentoring at AMEDNA and Mujeres en Camino.

In the academic realm, Maria has served as an associate professor at the Public University of Navarra, teaching courses in Commercial Management and Marketing. She has also contributed articles on entrepreneurship, innovation, and digitalization to Diario de Navarra's digital newspaper and her personal blog. Maria holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of the Basque Country, complemented by executive programs at renowned business schools like MIT, Instituto de Empresa, ESIC, and UNIR, focusing on digitalization and Big Data for business.