Next year, Burgos will host the celebration of the XXVIII National Congress of Family Business, the most important business forum in the country that will bring together more than 650 attendees in the Castilian city, including institutional representatives, experts and leaders of the main national and international family businesses. .
The designation of Burgos as the venue for this important event was announced today by the Family Business Institute (IEF) during the XXVII National Congress that has been held since yesterday in Santander and which was attended by a delegation of Family Business from Castilla y León (EFCL), which will collaborate in the organization of the next edition of the congress.
The announcement was made through a video in which The president of EFCL, Isidoro Alanís, thanks the IEF for the trust placeda in this association for the celebration of the next Congress in Burgos and affirms that the Castilian city “will be an exceptional framework to transmit to the entire society what we are, our values, our principles, our commitments and everything we do and want to continue doing for the progress of Spain”.
In his speech, Alanís remembers that Castilla y León is the cradle of great businessmen“hard-working, noble and honest people, many of them being a reference in Spain and Latin America” and assures that “it is a privilege to welcome back to our land the representatives of the main family businesses in our country, which you are, without place undoubtedly and among many other things, the true pillar of the Welfare State”.
The president of the Government of Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, also wanted to extend his welcome to those attending the XXVIII Congress, stating that “it will be a real pleasure to welcome you in Burgos.” “Thank you for choosing our land, for continuing to generate wealth and employment and above all for your commitment to our Community,” he adds in his message.
In turn, the mayor of Burgos, Cristina Ayala, thanks the IEF for the appointment of Burgos,” a city that is the eighth with the highest industrial GDP per capita from all over Spain, because we are committed to business, we are committed to industry and that is why we are making a medium-term industry plan for the city and a talent retention plan. “You are more than welcome to the city of the three heritages : the cathedral, the Camino de Santiago and Atapuerca”, concludes his message.
With the celebration of the Congress in 2025 Burgos, it will be the third time that Castilla y León will host this important eventgiven that Salamanca, in 2002, and Valladolid, in 2011, were also previously venues for this important event.
Organized by the IEEF in collaboration with the Cantabrian Association of Family Businesses (ACEFAM) and sponsored by Banco Santander and KPMG, the XVII National Congress of Family Businesses took place at the Santander Exhibition and Congress Palace under the motto “We are Future”, which wanted to highlight the commitment that family businesses have to building the future, as an essential part of the modernization, progress and prosperity of the country.
The official inauguration was chaired by Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism of the Government of Spain, and the president of the IEF, Ignacio Rivera, also spoke, highlighting the value of these companies, which “clearly mean the future.” Therefore, it is important that these remain strong and present in our country. “If we take care of the origin, the families, our allies and the planet, I am sure that the world will improve almost without regulations, in a natural way. That is why we are the future, we carry it in our DNA,” he stated.
Throughout the two days, Congress addressed issues such as the keys to positive impact, the geopolitical environment, innovation or the future of Spain and Europe from the hand of important businessmen and political leaders, among whom were the president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, and Enrico Letta, president of the Jacques Delors Institute and former prime minister of Italy, a country guest in this edition.
The congress ended today with a closing ceremony led by His Majesty King Felipe VI, who was accompanied by María José Sáenz de Buruaga, president of the Government of Cantabria, and by the president of the IEF.
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