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The first round table of the Aerospace Thermoplastics International Summit, organised by Fidamc, opened the event with a reflection on Spain's aerospace strategy and the funding opportunities that will shape the future of the sector. Under the title \"Aerospace strategy and funding opportunities\"<\/em>, the round table brought together leading institutional and business representatives: Juan Francisco Reyes<\/strong> (Horizon Europe NCP \u2013 CDTI), Jos\u00e9 Javier Mart\u00edn Ca\u00f1izares<\/strong> (Regional Government of Andalusia), Jaume Marcos<\/strong> (President of PAE) and H\u00e9ctor Guerrero<\/strong> Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities), moderated by Silvia Lazcano<\/strong>, independent advisor and expert in innovation and aeronautics.<\/p>\n From the outset, Silvia Lazcano<\/strong> framed the debate in the context of a changing cycle: \"We are at a point where we must raise our level of ambition and create new ways of collaborating to position our companies in the European and international context.\"<\/p>\n The first to speak, Jos\u00e9 Javier Mart\u00edn Ca\u00f1izares<\/strong>, highlighted Andalusia's commitment to a solid and sustainable aerospace strategy<\/strong>: \"We began working on our strategy with the sector in 2019, and it has a horizon of 2027,\" he explained. With sustained growth, the Andalusian sector already accounts for 13.8% of industrial GDP<\/strong> and exceeded \u20ac2.9 billion in turnover<\/strong> in 2024. Mart\u00edn Ca\u00f1izares also stressed the importance of training and internationalisation<\/strong>, and announced initiatives such as the Zero Net Emission Aerospace Hub<\/em> in Jerez, \"a commitment to sustainable aviation, talent recruitment and the attraction of industrial services\".<\/p>\n For his part, H\u00e9ctor Guerrero<\/strong>, Deputy Director General of Aerospace Policy and Strategy, PERTE Aerospace - Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities) placed the conversation on a national and European level. \"If anything is going to accelerate on planet Earth, it is the aerospace economy,\" he said. Guerrero announced the evolution of PERTE Aerospace towards a new phase, with which \"we intend to involve the whole of society in the value of the sector and lay the foundations for sustained investment in the future\". He also stressed the need to \u2018cooperate at different levels, interregional and European, around national ideas to advance key technologies such as composite materials for hydrogen cryogenics\".<\/p>\n From a European perspective, Juan Francisco Reyes (CDTI)<\/strong> analysed funding opportunities within the framework of Horizon Europe<\/strong> and the programmes Clean Aviation and SESAR<\/strong>. \"Spain does very well when it can compete,\u2019 he said, although he warned that \u2018the current calls for proposals concentrate a lot of the budget on a few topics, which limits the ability of SMEs to participate.\" Even so, he encouraged Spanish entities to position themselves in large European consortia and anticipate the new programmes for 2027.<\/p>\n Closed the presentations Jaume Marcos<\/strong>, president of PAE<\/strong>, by highlighting the country's industrial capabilities: \"Spain is one of the few countries capable of designing, developing, producing and flying a complete aircraft.\" He pointed out that past investment in composite materials and complex structures \"has resulted in a solid industrial footprint today\" and highlighted the great opportunities that will be brought about by upcoming aviation and defence programmes, especially the replacement of single-aisle aircraft<\/strong> and the Spanish Security and Defence Technology Plan.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The round table concluded with a unanimous call for public-private collaboration and long-term vision<\/strong>. As Lazcano summarised: \"Anticipation and strategic planning will be key to maintaining Spain's leadership in a sector that is entering a phase of exponential expansion.\"<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb theme_builder_area=\u00bbpost_content\u00bb][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb type=\u00bb4_4″ theme_builder_area=\u00bbpost_content\u00bb][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb theme_builder_area=\u00bbpost_content\u00bb gallery_ids=\u00bb2762,2764,2765,2767,2768,2769,2770,2771,2772,2763″ hover_enabled=\u00bb0″ sticky_enabled=\u00bb0″][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_video src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/HPUDu4fOHBY?si=Kabc8Y2ZX7w1kcSQ\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb theme_builder_area=\u00bbpost_content\u00bb image_src=\u00bb\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HPUDu4fOHBY\/hqdefault.jpg\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00bb0″ sticky_enabled=\u00bb0″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La primera mesa redonda del Aerospace Thermoplastics International Summit, organizada por Fidamc, abri\u00f3 el evento con una reflexi\u00f3n sobre la estrategia aeroespacial espa\u00f1ola y las oportunidades de financiaci\u00f3n que marcar\u00e1n el futuro del sector. Bajo el t\u00edtulo \u201cEstrategia aeroespacial y oportunidades de financiaci\u00f3n\u201d, la mesa reuni\u00f3 a destacados representantes institucionales y empresariales: Juan Francisco Reyes […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eventos"],"yoast_head":"\r\n