Juan Corro
Manager, Autonomous Organisation for Information Technology, Madrid City Council, Spain
Juan Corro is currently the Manager of the Autonomous IT Agency of the Madrid City Council. Previously, he was Director of Technology and Innovation at Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), Vice President of the Information Technology Commission of the UITP (International Union of Public Transport), and one of the 100 experts selected by the European Commission to advise on legislative initiatives promoting multimodality in Europe.
Juan has also been Academic Director of the Engineering Area of the University Center affiliated with the Camilo José Cela University, U-TAD, a leader in digital training, and Vice President of SAYME, a technology startup specializing in IoT solutions and services. In addition, he has served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State for Telecommunications, a member of the Board of Directors of RED.ES and Hisdesat, the company that manages Spain’s Earth observation and military communications satellites, founding President of AENOR’s CTN 178 Smart Cities Committee, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Council for Scientific and Technological Policy of the Ministry of Science.
Juan is an associate professor at the University of Alcalá and organises seminars and workshops at think tanks on artificial intelligence and its challenges. He also served as a city councillor and member of the Governing Board of the Santander City Council.