Biography
Maria Galindo Garcia-Delgado is the Secretary for Digital Policies of the Government of Catalonia, where she leads the region's digital policy agenda, including the deployment of Catalunya's €1 billion artificial intelligence strategy through 2030. She has over 20 years of experience in public policy and consulting, specialized in digital policy, smart cities, and international affairs, with previous roles as Director-General for Digitalisation and Urban Agenda and at Barcelona City Council, where she drove the city's smart city vision and managed BIT Habitat.
She brings a policy-maker's perspective on how governments turn digital strategy into real infrastructure, talent, and adoption — from sovereign cloud and connectivity to AI in public administration. Appointed by the European Commission to the board of the EU Mission for 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, she operates at the intersection of technology, cities, and European policy.
Her perspective is especially relevant for audiences interested in public AI strategy, digital sovereignty, and how regions position themselves in the global AI race.
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.
With Albert Tort Pugibet