Ferrovial

Chief Information & Innovation Officer

Executive Technology Board

The Executive Technology Board is an independent Think Tank of 180+ C-level technology leaders from Fortune 500/1000 global corporations.

Board Member

Forbes Advisor

Member of Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only global community for senior technology leaders. I collaborate with global industry experts to drive innovation and shape the future of technology. Through my participation, I contribute thought leadership, engage in expert panels, and expand my network within the tech industry.

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Technology Council Advisory Member

The Wall Street Journal

CIO Network Member

CIONET

CIONET is the leading community of senior digital and IT executives around the world. With a membership of CIOs, CDOs, CTOs and IT leaders from the world’s leading companies, CIONET has the expertise and pioneering vision to solve or address any digital or IT management challenge. CIONET develops, manages, and moderates a next-generation community and platform with an integrated array of both offline and online tools and services designed to provide real-time support for digital and IT executives.

Advisory Board President

CIONET is the largest independent community of digital leaders globally, with a membership of over 10,000 CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and CPOs across Europe, North American, LATAM and Australia.

Fundación Innovación Bankinter

The Future Trends Forum is the only international, multidisciplinary think tank focused on innovation. 

Made up of more than 600 experts, the FTF anticipates the future by detecting trends in innovation and analyzing their impact on our society and business models. 

Web: https://www.fundacionbankinter.org/en

Advisory Board Member

Cross Innovation Strategy Group

Web: www.crossinnovation.org

Utilizing cross innovation methods and embracing a wide diversity of thought, generate ideas and strategies on how to effectively and sustainably restart the economy and allow people to return to work while minimizing the further negative impact on their health and wellness.

The mandate of the Group is to ideate, co-create, and come up with solutions intended to improve our respective predicaments during the sweeping challenge of COVID-19.  The underlying assumption of those deliberations was straightforward: The world will never be the same post-COVID-19. 1st. report : NEVER  NORMAL

Deputy Executive Chairman

Future Travel Experience

EIT Digital

EIT Digital is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organization driving Europe’s digital transformation. 

Its way of working embodies the future of innovation through a pan-European ecosystem of over 200 top European corporations, SMEs, start-ups, universities and research institutes, where students, researchers, engineers, business developers and entrepreneurs collaborate in an open innovation setting. 

This pan-European ecosystem is located in Amsterdam, Berlin, Braga, Budapest, Brussels, Eindhoven, Edinburgh, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Milano, Munich, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Stockholm, Trento, and San Francisco.

Supervisory Board Member

Aviation Festival 

Dimitris Bountolos is a visionary C-level executive with over two decades of experience driving growth and success for organizations in various industries. 

As Chief Information & Innovation Officer for Ferrovial, he leads the company's efforts to adopt innovative technologies and sustainable practices for continued growth and diversification across the energy, mobility, construction, airport, and concession domains.

He has a proven track record of creating and leading high-performing teams and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. 

With a background in entrepreneurship, strategy consulting, and corporate leadership, Dimitris has a deep understanding of how to identify and scale new business opportunities. He has successfully led change management and transformation programs in B2C, B2B, and B2G environments, utilizing technology and digitalization to catalyze reinvention and sustained positive impact.

Dimitris's extensive experience spans several continents, including time as a founder and partner of start-ups in the deep tech domain and management positions in the airline industry as VP of Customer Experience and Madrid Airport Director at Iberia. He also served as Chief Digital Officer of Latam Airlines, senior advisor to NASA's Chief Innovation Officer, and a global advisor for digital transformation in the travel, transportation, and logistics sector at McKinsey.

With a master's degree in Civil Engineering and advanced management education from institutions such as Stanford, ESADE, and IESE, Dimitris is a well-rounded and highly qualified leader. He sits on several advisory boards, including Future Travel Experience, EIT Digital, CIONET, Future Trends Forum, and the CIO Council of WSJ.

Dimitris Bountolos

Today at the #CIO100 annual gala, I was honored to receive the CIO of the Year award.

This institution, with more than four decades of history, recognizes technology leaders creating real impact across three essential pillars: 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

For me, this award represents a new interpretation of the CIO role — one that goes far beyond managing technology. Today’s CIO shapes strategic direction, influences how organizations think and behave, and drives business outcomes through digital capabilities. It’s a role built on curiosity, courage, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity.

I want to thank the jury and the entire organization for this recognition. I also want to congratulate the other finalists, all of them outstanding professionals pushing our industry forward.

And of course, my deepest gratitude to my team. You are the ones who make transformation possible — not by following a script, but by challenging it. By building, experimenting, fixing, breaking, improving, and constantly raising the bar. Every milestone we achieve comes from your talent, your energy, and your belief that change is something we lead, not something we endure.

This recognition is not an end point. It’s a reminder: 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲.

#Leadership #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #CIO100 #TechnologyLeadership #Team Foundry,  Ferrovial , CIO ESPAÑA , CIO Online

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We start the day with an important confirmation: Ferrovial  is now part of the #Nasdaq100 ®

Being surrounded by companies where technology sits at the core is the result of a strategy started years ago. A deliberate choice and commitment to treat digital not as a support function, but as a backbone of the business.

Today, infrastructure is no longer only concrete and steel. It’s data. It’s software. It’s AI enhancing how assets are #designed, #operated, and #maintained.

When intelligence is embedded into infrastructure, it becomes more #sustainable, more #durable, and more #effective. It reflects the society it serves: digital, connected, and demanding better outcomes.

Congratulations to every team member and partner who made this possible. Achievements like this are never accidental. They are built step by step, decision by decision.

We keep moving forward. 🚀

https://ow.ly/LNHT50XILAR

💡 Siempre he creído que los rankings —especialmente aquellos fundamentados en datos— son solo una fotografía parcial de una realidad mucho más rica, compleja y llena de matices. Aun así, verme situado en el primer lugar en España dentro de este ranking de LinkedIn es un reconocimiento que recibo con especial ilusión. 💫 🥇 

Para mí, aparecer liderando el colectivo de CIOs/CDOs no habla tanto de la visibilidad o del volumen de contenido, sino del valor que una comunidad es capaz de construir colectivamente. La #difusión, la #interacción y el #compromiso que se generan alrededor de cada conversación representan, en el fondo, un intercambio continuo de aprendizajes individuales y colectivos al mismo tiempo. Esta posición es un recordatorio de cuánto he recibido de todos vosotros y de mi voluntad de devolver, al menos en parte, ese aprendizaje compartido. 👏 

El ecosistema digital y de innovación en el que nos movemos es, por naturaleza, dinámico. Cambian las referencias, evolucionan las preguntas y emergen nuevos desafíos que redefinen nuestras decisiones. La transformación —#personal, #profesional y #organizacional— no es una opción; es la condición necesaria para seguir siendo relevantes y competitivos.

Mi intención es continuar compartiendo con una audiencia cada vez más curiosa los retos, las oportunidades y las reflexiones que van moldeando el futuro tan dinámico y cambiante al que nos enfrentamos. Ojalá pueda seguir estando a la altura de esa conversación colectiva que tanto nos inspira.

Gracias a todos por formar parte de este camino y al resto de los reconocidos, todos ellos grandes profesionales que en ese ranking avanzamos conjuntamente por esa esa senda común.

Esto no es una carrera, mas bien una cruzada colectiva. 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 

PeopleXBrand Angel Sáenz de Cenzano Jaime Fernández de la Puente-Campano Bernardo Montero Costa

Ranking CIO's, CDO's y Chief Information Officer's en Linkedin | España 2025
 
💡 La transformación digital no solo depende de la tecnología, sino del liderazgo que la impulsa.

Por eso en PeopleXBrand, con nuestra herramienta Scoringmy.com, continuamos ampliando nuestro análisis de visibilidad directiva con un nuevo ranking dedicado a quienes están liderando la innovación, los datos y la estrategia tecnológica en sus organizaciones.
 
📊 Presentamos el Top 25, una selección basada en su visibilidad, coherencia y capacidad para generar impacto desde LinkedIn.
 
👉 Estos son los profesionales que marcan la diferencia:

1. Dimitris Bountolos de Ferrovial
2. Carlos Garcia Trillo de GAES
3. Jordi Martínez Barranco de CONFIDENCIAL
4. Enrique Monzonis Leno de Eroski
5. Sebas Muriel de Telefónica
6. David Moral Inglada de Compañía del Trópico
7. Stewart Masters de Honest Greens
8. David Maján Amigo de DDB
9. Ángela Valcárcel Segura de Accem
10. Manu Delgado Nieto de Groupe AFFLELOU
11. Jaime López Ostio de FAES FARMA
12. Leire Jiménez Ayesa de MAPFRE
13. Jose Garcia Pacheco de astara
14. Quique Aparisi Rico de JOSE LUIS Joyerías
15. Carles Sanz Casañas de Moventia
16. Alvaro Ontanon de MERLIN Properties
17. Ivan Bofarull de Esade
18. Pedro Galdon de Emasa
19. Jacobo Zelada Alvarez de Mon de APPLE TREE
20. Francisco José Magallón Barreiro (Kiko) de Grow

👏 Enhorabuena a todos y todas. Estáis demostrando cómo la comunicación del líder tecnológico impulsa reputación, innovación y cultura digital.
 
#PeopleXBrand #Scoringmy #Ranking #CIO #CDO #Innovación #TransformaciónDigital #Liderazgo #LinkedIn #Reputación

I don’t know about you, but I get flooded every single day with reports on artificial intelligence.

Here are a dozen of the latest ones worth saving:

🧭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲

 1️⃣ Accenture – The Art of AI Maturity
 https://lnkd.in/ekzJpcDK

2️⃣ Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – Where’s the Value in AI
 https://lnkd.in/eCPH9n5N

3️⃣ McKinsey & Company – Executive AI Playbook
 https://lnkd.in/e7ht2fPt

4️⃣ Microsoft – CIO GenAI Playbook
 https://lnkd.in/e2-uFJjX

5️⃣ Bain & Company – Transforming CX with AI
 https://lnkd.in/gqq-66ST

6️⃣ Deloitte – State of AI in the Enterprise
 https://lnkd.in/gGNURxzq

7️⃣ Stanford University – AI Index Report
 https://lnkd.in/ex2xckf3

8️⃣ Amazon – AI/ML/GenAI Cloud Framework
 https://lnkd.in/gbmUAgQT

9️⃣ IBM – CEO’s Guide to GenAI
 https://lnkd.in/gqDam-yS

💾 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 & 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

 🔟 Google – Cloud AI Adoption Framework
 https://lnkd.in/e6bKZqwA

🛡 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤

 1️⃣1️⃣ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – AI Risk Management Framework
 https://lnkd.in/eR7xW8MH

1️⃣2️⃣ World Economic Forum – AI Leadership Toolkit
 https://lnkd.in/eSVQsEpG

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥.

We are all obsessed with the "Smartest Model" race. Who has the highest IQ? Who hallucinates less? Who codes better?

The real moat is controlling the entire value chain. From the silicon chip in the server to the device in your pocket. Google has been quietly building what It can be called the "Full-Stack Advantage." While the market reacts to every new chatbot release, they are playing the long game of vertical integration.

To win this race, it will be needed more than just a Frontier Model. It will be required the full set:

✅ 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 (owning the compute costs)
✅ 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (owning the data center)
✅ 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 (owning the talent)
✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 (owning the delivery)
✅ 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 (owning the data)

We are moving away from a "Model War" to an "Ecosystem War." The winner won’t be the one with the smartest LLM; it will be the one who frictionlessly integrates that intelligence into the hardware, software, and daily habits of billions.

A couple of days ago, I was in New York with the team reviewing the progress of the systems and technology rollout at #JFK near future Terminal 1. 

Watching a terminal slowly come alive is both exciting and stressful — it’s like seeing a complex organism take its first breaths.

This time, the journey started at the 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 subway station, where our screens remind New Yorkers of Ferrovial ’s commitment to 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. A simple message, but one that frames everything we do: developing  and building the backbone that keeps cities and people moving.

In moments like these, you realize that real transformation doesn’t happen in a single milestone. It happens in layers — in every #cable pulled, every #system tested, every #decision made with purpose.

Infrastructure may be massive, but progress is always built one detail at a time.

We’ve all seen matrices like this one—𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐬. 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, neatly organized into nine boxes. They look solid. Rational. Familiar. And yet… today I find myself questioning them.

Why?. Because the world that shaped these frameworks no longer exists.
For years, prioritization was a simple equation: you had limited human capacity, so you had to choose carefully. But something fundamental has shifted. Our “capacity” is no longer limited to human hours or human cognition.

Today, 1H + 1H = 2, but 1H + 1A > 2 — where H is a Human and A is an AI agent capable of carrying real cognitive load.

This breaks the old logic. It forces us to rethink what “urgent” and “important” even mean when part of the work can be #offloaded, #accelerated, or entirely #reimagined.

It’s not that frameworks like this are useless—they’re just incomplete. They were built for a world where delegation meant a bigger #team, more #budget, or more #meetings. Now, delegation can mean something entirely different: handing tasks to an intelligent system that works in parallel, doesn’t wait until Monday, and doesn’t need a reminder.

So the real challenge isn’t fitting our tasks into nine boxes. It’s about redesigning the boxes themselves. The leaders who thrive in the next decade won’t just prioritize differently. They will think differently—treating AI not as a tool but as an additional mind in the room, reshaping how decisions, workloads, and strategic focus come together.

Maybe the question is no longer “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭?”
Perhaps it’s “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥?”

💡 A 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 shift in 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.
💡 A 𝐛𝐢𝐠 shift in 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.

The number of AI launches and announcements this week has been remarkable. Microsoft  unveiled its new Frontier approach. Google  pushed out Gemini Pro 3. OpenAI  released 5.1. And, in parallel, Meta  opened up SAM 3D, a model that can turn our 2D world into 3D.

Beyond the headlines, something deeper is happening.

We’re getting closer to interacting with AI systems that understand the physical world—not just data on a screen. That shift matters. It brings us nearer to a moment where robotics adoption accelerates, and where we can simulate and plan reality itself.

Imagine building digital twins not from static designs, but from live observation. A phygital layer—where the physical and digital merge—becomes the foundation for decision-making, forecasting, and design.

We’re not there yet. But the direction is clear, and the pace is accelerating.

The challenge is no longer to “stay updated.” It’s to rethink how we operate when the boundary between digital and physical becomes almost invisible.

🔴The opportunity is massive.
🔵The mindset shift is mandatory.

And the future feels a little closer this week.

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐆𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝.

A legacy defined not only by his buildings, but by the way he expanded the meaning of #form, #materials, and fluid #assembly. He didn’t just design structures—he reshaped the emotional and cultural weight of the spaces we share.

Gehry redefined deconstructivism, turning it into a force capable of transforming entire urban ecosystems. His projects often became catalysts of something larger than architecture. They triggered new energy, new identity, and a renewed sense of collective ambition.

We say goodbye to an artist who understood how to elevate function into purpose. Someone who could revive neglected spaces, reimagine their role, and build a rare sense of consensus around bold ideas.

At Ferrovial, we look back with respect and gratitude. Our collaboration with Gehry—first with the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and later with the Marqués de Riscal winery—challenged us in ways that shaped who we are.

To deliver such a disruptive vision, we had to rethink our approach and adopt tools that didn’t yet exist for building 3D infrastructure. CATIA was one of them. That step changed not only the project but our mindset.

When the vision is big enough, you don't downgrade the dream to fit the tools. You upgrade the tools to fit the dream. Gehry leaves us a perpetual footprint. He taught us that the "impossible" is often just an engineering problem waiting for a braver solution.

#Leadership #Innovation #Architecture #UrbanTransformation #Mindset #DigitalTransformation #DesignThinking

Frank Gehry: A Posthumos Tribute to a Visionary Architect

Remember these concepts—next year they will be at the center of many conversations. I’m sharing a summary inspired by the latest #a16z article on the “Big Ideas” for 2026.

1️⃣ 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 
Automating repetitive tasks to amplify expert impact.

2️⃣ 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 
Architectures built for massive, continuous agent workloads.

3️⃣ 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: 
Unified control over video, audio, image, and motion creation.

4️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈-𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: 
Data infrastructure redesigned for real-time, AI-first operations.

5️⃣ 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨:
Video becomes an interactive, navigable, and editable environment.

6️⃣ 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲: 
Autonomous workflow engines replace traditional systems of record.

7️⃣ 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫: 
Domain-specific agents collaborate, negotiate, and co-create.

8️⃣ 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 
Interfaces built for machines—not humans—to consume and act on.

9️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐊𝐏𝐈𝐬: 
Engagement shifts from time spent to outcomes achieved.

Big Ideas 2026 

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐯𝐬. 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐡: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬

I recently saw a video from China that is the perfect metaphor for the state of modern business. The scene is striking: Farmers blocking a high-tech autonomous delivery vehicle on a rural road.

🟡 𝐖𝐡𝐲? 

Because, by tradition, they spread their seeds on the warm asphalt to dry in the sun. They were blocking the future to protect the harvest of today. It creates a powerful image of Change Management.

The farmers are fighting with perseverance. They are terrified the vehicle will crush their seeds. But in focusing on the tires, they miss the tsunami. The technology driving that vehicle won't just "step" on their seeds. Eventually, it will likely automate their entire labor.

🔴 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐱."

How often do we see this in our own corporate environments? We expend massive energy fighting the inevitable impact of change (the robot on the road). We try to protect legacy processes (the seeds) because "that’s how we’ve always done it."

Every transformation — technological or cultural — ultimately succeeds or fails in the transition phase. Not in the moment of disruption, but in how people adapt.

The robot is coming through. You cannot stop the vehicle.
The real leadership challenge isn't about blocking the road. It’s about figuring out how to own the fleet.

💡 Are you busy protecting the seeds, or are you preparing to drive?

#Leadership #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #ChangeManagement #CEOMindset #Leadership #Innovation #ChangeManagement #FutureOfWork #Strategy

𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞.

In the past, understanding the physical world meant observing it, measuring it, and trying to explain it. Today, we’re starting to decode it.

AI is giving us something new: the ability to read patterns in the physical world that we couldn’t previously see, not just at the human scale, but at the atomic and sub-atomic level.

Invisible rules are becoming visible. Behaviours we couldn’t describe are becoming predictable. And here’s the shift: 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝… 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞-𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭.

The real race ahead isn’t about who uses AI faster. It’s about who learns to interpret the hidden logic of the world around us. Because once you can read the code behind reality, you can start to shape it.

#Innovation #AI #Leadership #DigitalTransformation #FutureThinking #CEOmindset

We keep being surprised — again — by the same pattern.
The gap between AI innovation and AI adoption is not closing.
For most organisations, it’s widening exponentially.
 
This isn’t new. We’ve been here before with #cloud, #mobile, #data. But this time, it’s different. AI is not just another digital capability. It expands our position at the top of the cognitive pyramid. It changes how decisions are made, how work is done, and how leadership shows up. That’s why adoption feels harder.
 
Martec’s Law warned us years ago: #Technology moves fast, #Organizations move slow. And at some point, incremental change is no longer enough.

We’ve navigated digital shifts before. This time isn’t just about faster processors or better automation. We are standing at a unique crossroads where the technology doesn't just support our work—it expands the very top of the cognitive pyramid. It challenges how we think, not just how we do.

The only way to break that pattern? A hard "reset." A reinvention of the baseline. The bridge across this gap isn't built with more software licenses or bigger budgets. It is built with:

🔴 #Scarcity: Knowing focus is our most valuable resource.
🟠 #Necessity: The burning platform that kills complacency.
🟡 #Curiosity: Asking ‘what if?’ over ‘how much’
🔵 #Purpose: The North Star that keeps the strategy human.

When you orchestrate these ingredients correctly, you stop managing technology and start managing change. Because despite all the hype, the algorithms, and the exponential curves... this is not a technology challenge. It is, and always will be, about people.

Ferrovial Construction

Directeur France

ITER TB03. Civil Engineering and Finishing Works for the Tokamak Complex and Annex Buildings, manufacture and installation of Nuclear Doors.

Contractor: JV Vinci Ferrovial Razel
Client: Fusion for Energy – European Domestic Agency for ITER Project
Budget: > 850 MEur
Contract: FIDIC Red book – Yellow book

ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment financed by the European Union, China, Japan, India, Korea, Russia and the United States of America, that aims to demonstrate that it is possible to produce commercial energy from fusion. All the construction works on site are financed by the European Domestic Agency for ITER Project. ITER TB03 is the main Civil Works and Architecture construction contract awarded by Fusion for Energy. It includes the Tokamak Complex, where the main reactor is placed, and several auxiliary buildings for the industrial process and assembly of equipment. 

The project performance is done within the more stringent nuclear quality rules and procedures and includes more than 100.000 m3 of concrete, around 20.000 T of reinforcement, 15.000 T of steel structure, 54 heavy nuclear doors and more than 300 other nuclear conceptual doors. The team sized to perform these works includes more than 160 engineers and staff members and over 900 workers.

The general management of the project is shared between the Project Director (Vinci) and the Deputy Project Director (Ferrovial) who report to the Steering Committee of the Joint Venture.

The programme of works is delivering the construction of the different buildings between 2017 and 2021.

Deputy Project Director - JV Steering Committee

Crossrail C300/410

Contractor: JV BAM Nuttall – Ferrovial Agroman UK – Kier
Client: Crossrail
Budget: > 500 MGBP
Contract: NEC Target cost

The western tunnels C300/410 comprised two 6.2m internal diameter bored tunnels, each 6.5km long between the Royal Oak portal, which is west of Paddington Station, and Farringdon Station, and the sprayed concrete lining (SCL) station tunnels at Bond Street (BOS) and Tottenham Court Road (TCR) and the Fisher Street (FS) cross over tunnel, including ticket hall shaft construction at TCR. The western tunnel drive, between Royal Oak and Farringdon is one of five drives and is the point at which the existing Network Rail services on the western section of the route enter the tunnels under central London.

The running tunnels were driven with two twin purpose built 7.1m diameter EPB machines, Phyllis and Ada, supplied by Herrenknecht. Extensive settlement monitoring and mitigation measures were included using techniques such as compensation grouting, from 13 number, 15m deep, 4.5m diameter shafts located in the BOS, TCR and FS areas in the centre of London. The tunnels were lined with precast concrete fibre reinforced concrete segments manufactured by BFK in a tunnel segment manufacturing facility at Old Oak Common. As Senior Project Manager of the Tunnels, reporting to the Operations Manager and the Project Direction, the perimeter of responsibility included all the tasks related to the construction of the tunnels, execution of precasted lining segments and all the logistics associated. The team was composed of more than 400 staff and labour members.

Senior Project Manager for C300/410 Western Tunnels

ITER Fusion Reactor. Bidding of ITER TB03 and TB04 contracts (civil works and M&E contracts)

Contractor: JV Vinci Ferrovial Razel  / JV Ferrovial-Agroman - Intecsa-Inarsa (SNC Lavalin)
Client: Fusion for Energy – European Domestic Agency for ITER Project
Budget: > 900 MEur
Contract: FIDIC Red book – Yellow book

ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment financed by the European Union, China, Japan, India, Korea, Russia and the United States of America, that aims to demonstrate that it is possible to produce commercial energy from fusion. 

The groupings Vinci-Ferrovial-Razel (for TB03) and Ferrovial-Intecsa-Inarsa (SNC Lavalin) (for TB04) were involved in a Competitive Dialogue procurement arrangement in order to define in detail the organisation procedures, construction methodologies and subcontracting procurement linked with the construction packages of ITER Project trying to deliver the most cost-effective solutions for the Employer. The tender package was developed under a FIDIC contractual framework, following the general rules of Fusion for Energy as a European Agency and the most stringent nuclear requirements.

Bid Coordinator / JV Board Member

Line 9 Underground Barcelona. Design and Construction Works for Section 4: Bon Pastor – Can Zam – Barcelona (SPAIN)

Contractor: UTE Línia 9 (FCC-Ferrovial-Agroman-OHL-Copisa-Copcisa) 
Client: Gestió d’Infrastructures, S.A. (GISA) – Catalan Government
Budget: > 430 MEur
Contract: Public Administration contract

Construction works of 4,290 m tunnel, with an excavation diameter of 11.96 m and lining of concrete segments 35 cm thick, excavated in variable soil using a mix shield TBM manufactured by NFM Technologies. The alignment went from the Can Zam depots to a linking point with another metro branch at the banks of the river Besòs. 

The Project included the construction of six stations with a depth between 33 m and 62 m, within a shaft of 26 m of diameter. Additionally the contract included the design and built of train depots located at Can Zam.

Regarding the underground works, the scope included the execution of the tunnel, the intermediate slab between the upper and lower sectors, all track works and other tunnel installations such as catenary, ventilation, sectioning and railway power supply. In the stations, the scope included civil works, architecture, finishings and installations. These installations comprised electricity HV, electricity LV, load centres, stations HVAC, fire detection and extinguishing and light and earthing grids, and comprised the necessary commissioning activities.

JV Project Manager / JV Management Board

Line 9 Underground Barcelona. Design and Construction Works for Section 4: Triangle – Meridiana Interchange – Barcelona (SPAIN)

Contractor: UTE Triangle (FCC-Ferrovial-Agroman-OHL-Copisa-Copcisa) 
Client: Gestió d’Infrastructures, S.A. (GISA) – Catalan Government
Budget: > 110 MEur
Contract: Public Administration contract

Construction works of 1,623 ml of tunnel, with an excavation diameter of 11.96 m, and lining of concrete segments 35 cm thick, excavated in soils using a mix shield TBM manufactured by NFM Technologies. 

The Project comprised the execution of the access shaft for the tunnel boring machine, the connection with metro line 4 in a cross shaft, the connection with the depots of the railway triangle (tunnel in diaphragm walls), the connection with the Meridiana interchange, the construction of the station connecting with the future high-speed AVE rail line, and the execution of the intermediate slab and the corresponding track. Other tunnel installations such as catenary, sectioning and ventilation were also included.

Particularly relevant due to the complex soil composition were the design and execution of soil treatments necessary for the crossing of the TBM in the critical points of the stretch.

JV Project Manager - JV Management Board member

Line 9 Underground Barcelona. Design and Construction Works for the stations in Section 3 (Barcelona Stations) – Barcelona (SPAIN)

Contractor: UTE Estacions Barcelona (FCC-Ferrovial-Agroman-OHL-Copisa-Copcisa) 
Client: Gestió d’Infrastructures, S.A. (GISA) – Catalan Government
Budget: > 200 MEur
Contract: Public Administration contract

The contract scope included the Construction of nine stations at depths between 60 and 90 m and diameters between 34 and 26 m. 

Section 3 of Line 9 included the central part of the underground line, crossing variable geological formations. It was carried out in a complex urban environment, highly populated, and highly sensitive to any inconvenience caused by the construction works. The perimeter included the construction of the vertical shafts, in different kind of soils (granite rock using blasting, clays, slate,...), the execution of the connection shafts with the tunnel, the interior steel structure and the rest of civil and architectural, installations and finishing works up to the final completion of the station. The diversion and reinstating of services and halls of older stations were needed to execute some of the works.

Line 9 Underground Barcelona. Design and Construction Works for Section 3: Meridiana Interchange – University Campus – Barcelona (SPAIN)

Contractor: UTE Línia 9 (FCC-Ferrovial-Agroman-OHL-Copisa-Copcisa) 
Client: Gestió d’Infrastructures, S.A. (GISA) – Catalan Government
Budget: > 216 MEur
Contract: Public Administration contract

Construction works of 9,023 ml of tunnel, with an excavation diameter of 11.96 m and lining of concrete segments 35 cm thick, to be excavated in variable soil using a mix shield TBM manufactured by NFM Technologies.

This stretch of tunnel links the tunnels of north and south areas of the city, going through the central part of Barcelona, a very populated area. It crossed extremely different types of geological formations in a sensitive urban environment. The scope of works included the working and retrieval shafts for the cutting wheel of the TBM to adapt the requirements of the TBM to the soil to be excavated. It also included the intermediate slab between the upper and lower sectors, the placement of the track and tunnel installations such as catenary, ventilation, sectioning and railway power supply. The project stopped the tunnelling activities after 5.500 ml in the vertical shaft of Lesseps station.

It included also the execution of two vertical shafts of approximately 70 m deep and the Zona Universitària station and Havaneres ventilation shaft, which was used for the change of the cutting wheel and other TBM maintenance works.

Particularly relevant due to the complex soil composition were the design and execution of soil treatments necessary for the crossing of the TBM in the critical points of the stretch.

Ecoparc 4 - Hostalets de Pierola (SPAIN)

Contractor: Ferrovial-Agroman
Client: CESPA
Budget: > 45 MEur
Contract: Private contract

Ecopark-4 is a Metropolitan waste treatment station which includes three main blocks: Reception and pre-treatment of residual disposal, Valorisation and Compostage. Its size and processing capacity is one of the highest in Europe, giving service to Barcelona and its region. 

The works included the construction of a new section of the road B-231 for the placement of the waste treatment plant. The total surface built is around 45,000 m2. The purchasing plan included subcontractors and suppliers from all around Europe (Germany, Denmark, Slovenia, Holland and Italy). The most significant installation is the Compostage station, were the organic fraction is treated to obtain bio-stabilised material, with a surface of 22,000 m2. 

The team was deployed to analyse the optimisation and viability of the financial offer and to launch the construction works.

Project Manager

Combined Cycle Power Plant Plana del Vent - Vandellòs (SPAIN)

Contractor: UTE Plana del Vent (Técnicas Reunidas - Ferrovial-Agroman) 
Client: General Electric – Gas Natural SDG
Budget: > 220 MEur
Contract: Private contract

Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract of a combined cycle power plant of 800 MW, with two gas turbines and two steam turbines, located along the same shaft, with the corresponding electric generator. The civil engineering work includes the turbine buildings, turbine pedestals, HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator) systems, cooling tower, injected water pump house, main electric buildings and other auxiliary buildings such as the water treatment building and laboratory, auxiliary electric services, gas treatment and measurement building, electric substation building, control buildings, offices, storerooms, water tanks, gas oil tanks, etc. The transformer substation had a 400 KV input line, and a 19 kV output line, and two three-phase transformers with a transformation power of 330/440/550 MVA.

As a bid-coordinator for Ferrovial-Agroman the involvement in the project started in the very first steps of the early contractor involvement in the conceptualisation and implementation of the power plant and the definition of the contractual perimeter in the in-house office in Madrid together with General Electric, Técnicas Reunidas and Gas Natural.

Construction Manager / Bid Coordinator

CTCC Plana del Vent OSBL Works

Contractor: UTE Plana del Vent (Técnicas Reunidas - Ferrovial-Agroman) 
Client: General Electric – Gas Natural SDG
Budget: > 45 MEur
Contract: Private contract

As a satellite work for the construction of Plana del Vent combined cycle plant, 800 MW, there was a dedicated team for the diversion of services, traffic and all the construction works to be carried out outside the boundary limits (OSBL). 

The most relevant activity was the water intake/outlet for refrigeration purposes. It consisted of a double PE pipeline with a total length of 1500 m. It included as well the diversion of various facility services like FO pipelines, 2000 mm diameter water supply pipelines to the petrochemical industry in Tarragona area, the general road access to the power plant, and other services for the nuclear facilities of CN Vandellòs I and CN Vandellòs II, most of them with uninterrupted service requirements. 

The works were carried out in a fast track approach due to the tight schedule linked to the power plant operation plan and in close collaboration with the nuclear authorities of CN Vandellòs I and CN Vandellòs II. All the excavation works were in rock soil, using blasting and mechanical means.

Construction Manager

Various projects in Barcelona Area

Contractor: Ferrovial-Agroman
Client: Various
Budget: 10-15 MEur
Contract: Private contracts and public administration contracts

Various urban projects comprising underground parking facilities, roads and urbanisation of streets in Horta-Guinardó and L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.

Production / Project Manager

GPO Ingeniería, S.A.

Area de Proyectos

MSc Civil Engineer with over 20 years of experience in construction industry, mainly dedicated to complex multi-million euro civil works megaprojects in France, UK and Spain. Valuable combination of operational and managerial leadership of teams, financial competences, and technical skills. Responsible for business operations of Ferrovial in France including business development, relationship with partners, labour representatives and other stakeholders.

Long track record in the management of major joint ventures, both national and international, in the framework of different types of contracts (FIDIC, NEC, Public contracts). Former Project Director in a wide range of types of projects, including innovative nuclear projects, power plants, tunnelling infrastructures in urban areas, waste management and other industrial facilities. 

I consider myself a team-player who aims to leave a positive imprint in the teams I work with, and also in the relationship with my partners and clients.

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