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Raquel Laguna/ SUCOPRESS. La Cámara de Comercio España-California (CSCC) celebró en San Francisco la esperada Gala “Bridges of Innovation” 2025, un evento que conmemoró el 15º aniversario de la institución y reunió a más de 150 líderes del mundo empresarial, tecnológico e institucional en el emblemático The Green Room. La gala, concebida como el punto de encuentro entre la innovación, el liderazgo y la colaboración transatlántica, contó con la presencia de CEOs, inversores, emprendedores y representantes de instituciones europeas y estadounidenses, todos ellos unidos por un objetivo común: fortalecer los lazos entre España, California y el ecosistema tecnológico global. Durante la velada se entregaron los galardones de la edición inaugural de los “Bridges of Innovation Awards”, que reconocen el talento y la visión de quienes impulsan la cooperación empresarial entre ambos lados del Atlántico. Pedro Azagra, CEO de Iberdrola, fue distinguido como CEO & Company of the Year por su liderazgo visionario y su impacto corporativo global. Jorge Pedrón (COO de Iberdrola), recibió el galardón en su nombre. Mar Hershenson, socia fundadora de Pear VC, recibió el VC Investment Impact Award por su labor impulsando startups de alto crecimiento en el Área de la Bahía. HappyRobot fue reconocida con el Rising Startup Award por su crecimiento acelerado y su innovación disruptiva en el ámbito de la robótica. Javi Palafox, uno de sus fundadores, fue el encargado de recoger el premio. “La Gala ‘Bridges of Innovation’ es la plataforma esencial para conectar a líderes, innovadores e inversores que están dando forma al futuro de los negocios transatlánticos”, afirmó Antonio Fernández, presidente de la CSCC. Entre las destacadas empresas representadas en el evento se encontraban Iberdrola, Nvidia, HP, Naturgy, Codorníu-Artesa, Iberia, Google y Meta. La representación institucional estuvo encabezada por el Cónsul General de España en San Francisco, Carlos Medina Drescher, acompañado por figuras como Tamara Rojo, directora del San Francisco Ballet, y François Brizard, representante de la Unión Europea y del Consejo Europeo de Innovación (EIC) en Estados Unidos. El Board de la Cámara de Comercio España-California, formado por líderes de referencia del ámbito empresarial y tecnológico, está integrado por Antonio Fernández (presidente), Francisco Olmedo (K&L Gates), Rocío Esteve (fundadora de la Cámara), Carlos González (Stack), Javier Cortés (Lang.ai), Pilar Manchón (Google), Alfonso de la Nuez (UserZoom), Hugo Giralt (Properlland), Esther Chiachio (HP), José Luis Agell (Spain Startups) y Gema del Hoyo (NTGY Renewables USA). Con un ambiente de celebración, innovación y visión de futuro, la Gala “Bridges of Innovation” 2025 reafirmó el compromiso de la Cámara de Comercio España-California con el impulso de la cooperación empresarial y tecnológica entre España y Estados Unidos. La CSCC es una organización sin ánimo de lucro dedicada a fomentar y fortalecer las relaciones económi

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00:00Let's go a little bit closer, don't you?
00:07A little closer, thanks.
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01:45...surprise...
01:46...is a great honor to be here for this great celebration of the Cámara de Comercio Españoles in San Francisco.
02:04Thank you very much for inviting me and that the party starts!
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02:17It's a pleasure to be here.
02:19We are a Spanish company, but also Californian company.
02:24We have grown up in California and it makes us a lot of joy...
02:28I don't know if you can say this award.
02:31Thank you very much to all of you.
02:34And keep going here with the connection Spain-California.
02:41As we look to the future, we remain committed to investing in California...
02:47...and dedicated to our mission of providing reliable, secure, and affordable energy.
02:53Together, with the support of our partners, the dedication of our suppliers...
02:59...and the hard work of our employees...
03:01...we will continue to power...
03:02...American progress and prosperity.
03:05To the incredible people at Avengrid who work hard every day...
03:07...the hard work of our employees...
03:12...we will continue to power American progress and prosperity.
03:14reliable, secure, and affordable energy.
03:17Together, with the support of our partners,
03:20the dedication of our suppliers,
03:23and the hard work of our employees,
03:26we will continue to power American progress and prosperity.
03:31To the incredible people at Avent Grid,
03:33who work hard every day, thank you, thank you, thank you.
03:38Your passion and commitment are the heart of everything we do.
03:42And once again, thank you to the chairman,
03:46thank you to the council as well, and everyone here tonight.
03:49This recognition is a testament of what we can achieve
03:52when we collaborate and work together towards our goals.
03:56Thank you very much.
04:19We are committed to building a skilled workforce that drives
04:45forward and supports local economies. We are very proud of our commitment to American
05:09suppliers as well. 96% of other big suppliers are based in the United States. This is not
05:17only strength of local supply chains, but ensures our projects benefits the communities
05:22where we operate. Right here in California, we have 70 projects, as I mentioned, producing
05:29600 megawatts of machines in local communities. A few months ago, we have been talking about
05:37New California.
05:39I am very happy because the Spanish community has demonstrated this night how it is united
05:47and how, since a year ago, we have tried to organize this gala and how everyone has responded, how
05:55well happened and how they have contributed, the energy, the energy, the good environment
06:00that there are. I am very happy and very grateful. I see that here will be very good things.
06:07We will be able to help a lot of companies and start-ups to come here and help to bring
06:13investments from here to Spain, which is a little bit what we are working on.
06:19This non-profit, sin animo of lucro and is full of volunteers.
06:24Thank you very much.
06:25Thank you very much.
06:26Thank you very much.
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