Albert Tort Pugibet
Biography
Albert Tort Pugibet is the Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the Generalitat de Catalunya, where he leads the government's digital transformation agenda, including the technological backbone of Catalunya's €1 billion AI strategy — from sovereign public cloud and territory-wide connectivity to AI adoption across the public administration. Before joining the government, he was Chief Technology Officer of Sogeti Spain, specializing in software engineering, quality assurance, and technology innovation.
He combines deep technical credibility with public-sector execution: a former researcher and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), he has published extensively on software quality and conceptual modelling, and led Sogeti's innovation lab in Spain. That builder's background shapes how he approaches the modernization of one of Europe's largest regional administrations.
His perspective is especially relevant for audiences interested in digital infrastructure, AI in government, and how public institutions engineer transformation at scale.
Session
- AI For TomorrowSpeaker
Opening Session - Catalunya 2030: A €1 Billion Bet on AI
Tuesday 22 September, 09:30 – 09:50Main StageIn this session, Albert Tort, Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and Maria Galindo, Secretary for Digital Policies of the Government of Catalonia, will explain Catalunya's plan to invest €1 billion in artificial intelligence by 2030 — and what it means for everyone building AI from Barcelona. They will break down where the money goes first: sovereign public cloud, chip and supercomputing infrastructure, AI talent programs, and a public administration rebuilt around AI. Expect a concrete view of how startups, enterprises and researchers can plug into the strategy — and why Catalunya intends to become the place where European AI gets built.