Bizkaia Talent offers organisations in the Basque Country a service to contact Basque researchers and highly qualified professionals who are working in third countries, with the aim to learn about the present and future situation of strategic sectors and the possibility for them to develop a professional career or work in projects carried out in our country.
Among other actions, we organise events in different European cities where Basque organisations in specific industries meet Basque researchers and experts working abroad. At these meetings, organisations learn about the projects and activities researchers and experts are working on and gather information to study the possibility of hiring them or engaging them for cooperation projects.
European cities: Talent recruitment and engagement in the Basque Country
– 2019 Be Basque Talent Conference: Paris
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2018 Be Basque Talent Conference: London
On the 6th October 2018 ETC Venues St Paul’s hosted a new edition of the Be Basque Talent Conference, an event organized by Bizkaia Talent and which on this occasion also featured the collaboration of the Gipuzkoa Talent initiative. The aim of the event was to link up Basque organizations and highly qualified Basque professionals who are currently residing in the United Kingdom and to bring the latter up to date with the latest trends and opportunities in the Basque Country labour market with a view to a potential return to the Basque Country. It been the eleventh edition of the Be Basque Talent Conference organized by Bizkaia Talent since the inaugural event in Munich in 2008.
The 150 professionals who attended the event are currently working in sectors such as the car industry, the aeronautical industry, machine tools and IT, amongst others. Also participating at the event were 40 Basque organizations: ACICAE-Basque Automotive Cluster, ADEGI, AMPO S.Coop, BATZ S.Coop, Beaz Bizkaia, Bilbao Ekintza, CAF Group, CEBEK, Campo & Ochandiano, CIC Enegigune, CIE Automotive, Cikautxo S.Coop, Danobat Group, Ditutación Foral de Bizkaia (Bizkaia Provincial Council), Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (Gipuzkoa Provincial Council), Egile S.L., ERREKA Group, Etxe-Tar S.A., Fagor Arrasate S.Coop, Fidenet Comunicación S.L., GAIA Cluster, Gestamp, Gestionet, ULMA Group, Ibarmia, ieTeam Consultores, IK4 Research Alliance, In Group Consultoria, ITP Aero, Kirol Group – Kirolbet & KirolSoft, LKS, Matrici S.Coop, Mondragon Corporation, NEM Solutions, Petronor, RETAbet Group, SALTO Systems, Sidenor Aceros Especiales S.L., TECNALIA Research & Innovation, UPV/EHU (University of the Basque Country), Velatia, Vicomtech and Vitualware.
2017 Be Basque Talent Conference: Munich
The Nemetschek Business Centre in Munich was the venue for the tenth edition of the Be Basque Talent Conference, a meeting organized by Bizkaia Talent to connect companies and organizations with highly-qualified Basque professionals residing in Germany so as to know firsthand about the current and future situation of strategic sectors, as well as the professional career prospects should the emigrated professionals choose to return and/or engage in projects developed in our country.
The event was attended by 135 Basque professionals who work in various sectors such as the automotive industry, aeronautics, machine-tool and engineering services as well as more than twenty companies such as ABB Niessen, Acicae, Ampo, Batz, Beaz, CAF, CIE Automotive, Cikautxo, Danobat Group, Etxe-Tar, FagorArrasate, Gestamp, Ibarmia, ieTeam, IK 4, Loramendi, Maier, Matrici, Mondragon Corporation, Nem Solutions, SPRI, Tecnalia, Ulma, University of the Basque Country and Velatia.
2016 Be Basque Talent Conference: Hamburg
The 9th professional networking conference took place on 11 June 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg. bizkaia talent holds these events in a European city to bring together Basque organizations and highly-qualified professionals who work in sectors which are strategic for the Basque Country.
The conference included a session with presentations mainly aimed at highly-qualified people in the field of engineering (aerospace and wind sector) as well as a parallel session for highly-qualified professionals operating in other activity sectors.
Thus, those interested in the Aeronautics and Wind Energy sector had the opportunity to attend presentations by José Juez, director of HEGAN; Óscar Barbero, Mechanical Engineer and Javier Lizarraga, Financial Director of Lau Lagun; Ainhoa Ros, Internal Com. & People Development Director of Velatia and Gabriel Ybarra, Chief Engineer of Sener.
As regards the activity sector of the participating professionals, 67.50% of them operate in the engineering sector, followed at some distance by 17.5% of talents working in the business, economic or legal sector.
Once the business presentation sessions were over, it was time for the open debate Professional Development (Innovation & Talent) – Horizon 2020, where Javier García, Innovation Director of Beaz; María Sarricolea, Director of SPRI Germany; José Juez, Director of HEGAN; Ainhoa Ros, Internal Com. & People Development Director of Velatia; Iñigo Ugarte, CEO of ieTeam; Iratxe Angulo, Head of People Management of Sener; Javier Lizarraga, Financial Director of Lau Lagun and Rikardo Hernández, Director of Leartiker provided their views and reflections on the subject. Moreover, the Managing Director of bizkaia talent, who was in charge of moderating the debate, also put an end to the first part of the conference.
Hamburgo 2016 in figures:
- 8 organizations
- 40 highly-qualified professionals (80% of Basque origin)
- 67.50% of the participants operate in the engineering sector
- 17.5% of talents work in the business, economic or legal sector
2014 Target: London
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in England, Bizkaia Talent organized its eighth talent engagement workshop in London (United Kingdom).
This workshop, held the 20th September of 2014, was aimed at professionals and Basque companies operating in the Automotive, Aeronautics and Information and Communication Technologies. The following companies presented their projects and conducted interviews with highly qualified professionals, mainly basques, who attended the event:
In the automotive industry, the following companies participated: Automotive cluster (ACICAE), Automotive Intelligent Centre (AIC), Gestamp, CIE Automotive and Tecnalia.
In the aerospace and aeronautics sector, the following companies participated: Aerospace Basque association (HEGAN), ITP, Sener and Tecnalia.
In the Information and Communication Technologies sector, the following organisations participated: Telecommunications Association (GAIA), Tecnalia, Fidenet and Add It Out.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 65 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were sent to the managers of the companies that took part in the event.
London 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aerospace and Aeronautics and ICT)
- Attendees: 65
- Organisations: 11
2013 Target: Dublin
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and the Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in Ireland, Bizkaia Talent organized its seventh talent engagement workshop in Dublin (Ireland).
In this workshop, held on the 16th November 2013, the following companies related to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector participated: Telecommunications Cluster (GAIA), Tecnalia R&I, Fidenet, Senddo and Add It Out.
In the audiovisual industry, the following companies participated: Audiovisual cluster (EIKEN), JOK Films, Jakartza, Peccata Minuta Design, Úbiqa , InteractiveMartin and CENTA.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 30 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were hand it out to the managers of the companies taking part in the event.
Prior to the workshop, from the 13th and 15th of November, Bizkaia Talent also co – led between a trade mission with Eiken – Basque Audiovisual Cluster, with the aim of obtaining a deeper knowledge of the Irish market and finding new business opportunities for the Basque audiovisual industry.
Dublin 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (ICT and Audio-visuals)
- Attendees: 20
- Organisations: 12
2012 Target: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, was the city chosen by Bizkaia Talent to host the sixth talent engagement workshop held in a European city, connecting Basque organisations with highly qualified professionals in strategic sectors for the Basque Country. At these workshops, organisations can share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the most important sectors and of career developments in the region, among other topics.
The workshop was held on 1 December 2012, focusing on biosciences, information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy. Biosciences were represented by the BioBasque agency, the Basque Biocluster, Faes Farma, Tecnalia R&I and Leartiker.
The energy sector sent representatives from the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), SENER and Tecnalia R&I.
Finally, ICTs had representatives from the Information Technology Cluster Association of the Basque Country (GAIA), the Basque Audio-visual Cluster (EIKEN), Vicomtech IK4, Bilbomática and Tecnalia R&I. The event drew a total 59 professionals.
At the talent engagement workshop in Amsterdam, Bizkaia Talent got 81 CVs that were then handed out to the organisations whose representatives were present at the workshop.
Amsterdam 2012 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (ICT, Biosciences and Energy)
- Attendees: 59
- Organisations: 11
2011 Target: Toulouse
In an effort to recruit and engage highly qualified Basque professionals working in the fields of aeronautics and aerospace abroad, Bizkaia Talent organised a workshop in Toulouse, France, contacting emigrates with Basque organisations. The event, held on 1 October 2011, was meant to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these sectors and of career developments in the Basque Historical Territory Bizkaia, inviting expats to come back and take part in projects developed in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
The workshop was also intended to help make new contacts or cement professional relationships between the representatives of Basque companies and the highly qualified professionals living outside Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as to explore cooperation and collaboration possibilities in aerospace projects under way in our territory or establish business relationships.
The event was attended by the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), the companies SENER, ITP and Aernnova, and the technology centre Tecnalia R&I.
The workshop began with a presentation by HEGAN describing the activities, projects and organisations in the sector. Afterwards, there were brief presentations by other organisations of their current projects and future prospects, and the associated needs of highly qualified professionals. After the presentations, there was time for attendees to meet and make contacts.
Bizkaia Talent talked about the services and activities it offers for talent recruitment, engagement and retention, aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Toulouse were highly qualified experts in aerospace and aeronautics. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their fields of expertise in the future.
On the whole, contacts were made with 30 professionals, 77% of them hailing from the Basque Country, 19% from the Spanish state and 4% from other countries.
Toulouse 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 27
- Organisations: 5
2011 Target: Hannover
In accordance with its mission to encourage and facilitate the processes and conditions to recruit, engage and retain talent for innovative fields and projects in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Hannover, Germany, on 2 April 2011 gathering Basque organisations (companies, research units and centres, universities and others) and highly qualified professionals working in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries in this German city and the surrounding area.
The event was held to fill Basque professionals working abroad in on the current situation and future prospects of strategic sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as on their short- and medium-term needs for highly qualified profiles.
On the other hand, the Basque organisations attending the event had the chance to learn about the requirements of highly qualified professionals in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries, making personal, professional and business contacts with the professionals who were present in the event.
The workshop included presentations by the representatives of clusters, companies and associations: the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE), the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), Gestamp, IDOM and EDAI.
The workshop gathered 22 highly qualified professionals specialising in engineering (more than 70%), business administration (14%) and other fields (law, translation and interpretation, etc.). Gender equality was guaranteed, with 54.55% male and 45.45% female participants. Although many of the attendees were Basque, there was also a high number of participants from the Spanish state and other countries who showed their interest in pursuing their careers in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
At the talent engagement workshop in Hannover, Bizkaia Talent got 36 CVs that were then handed out to participating clusters and companies.
Hannover 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aeronautics and Energy)
- Attendees: 22
- Organisations: 6
2009 Target: Stuttgart
On 14 November 2009, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Stuttgart, Germany, gathering Bizkaia- or Euskadi-based organisations and highly qualified Basque researchers, technologists or professionals working in the automotive and energy sectors in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The idea was to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these two sectors in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in the three Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
Participating organisations included the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE) and six Bizkaia-based companies (CIE Automotive, Inge-Innova, ZF SACHS, SENER, IDOM and ITP). After brief presentations by the two clusters and the guest companies, describing the activities, projects and organisations in the automotive and energy sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, company representatives were able to share experiences and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they are working in in Germany. Finally, Bizkaia Talent introduced its services, programmes and activities in talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 60 professionals, 85% of them hailing from the Basque Country and the remaining 15%, from the Spanish state.
Stuttgart 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (Automotive and Energy)
- Attendees: 52
- Organisations: 8
2009 Target: Barcelona
Bioscience was the focus of the workshop organised by Bizkaia Talent and held in Barcelona on 17 October 2009. The event drew organisations and highly qualified Basque professionals working in this field in the area of Barcelona. It was aimed at sharing first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the sector in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
It was attended by the BioBasque agency and five Bizkaia-based companies (Dynakin, Noray Biosciences Group, Owl Genomics, Progenika and Proteomika). They all were able to discuss the activities and projects they carry out in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, share experiences, and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they participate in in Barcelona.
In addition, they explored cooperation and collaboration possibilities in bioscience and biotechnology projects under way in the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia.
Bizkaia Talent introduced its services and activities in expat talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Barcelona were highly qualified experts in biosciences. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their field of expertise in the future.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 35 professionals, 85% of them from the Basque Country and the remaining 15% from the Spanish state.
Barcelona 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Biosciences)
- Attendees: 34
- Organisations: 6
2008 Target: Munich
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
On the 6th October 2018 ETC Venues St Paul’s hosted a new edition of the Be Basque Talent Conference, an event organized by Bizkaia Talent and which on this occasion also featured the collaboration of the Gipuzkoa Talent initiative. The aim of the event was to link up Basque organizations and highly qualified Basque professionals who are currently residing in the United Kingdom and to bring the latter up to date with the latest trends and opportunities in the Basque Country labour market with a view to a potential return to the Basque Country. It been the eleventh edition of the Be Basque Talent Conference organized by Bizkaia Talent since the inaugural event in Munich in 2008.
The 150 professionals who attended the event are currently working in sectors such as the car industry, the aeronautical industry, machine tools and IT, amongst others. Also participating at the event were 40 Basque organizations: ACICAE-Basque Automotive Cluster, ADEGI, AMPO S.Coop, BATZ S.Coop, Beaz Bizkaia, Bilbao Ekintza, CAF Group, CEBEK, Campo & Ochandiano, CIC Enegigune, CIE Automotive, Cikautxo S.Coop, Danobat Group, Ditutación Foral de Bizkaia (Bizkaia Provincial Council), Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (Gipuzkoa Provincial Council), Egile S.L., ERREKA Group, Etxe-Tar S.A., Fagor Arrasate S.Coop, Fidenet Comunicación S.L., GAIA Cluster, Gestamp, Gestionet, ULMA Group, Ibarmia, ieTeam Consultores, IK4 Research Alliance, In Group Consultoria, ITP Aero, Kirol Group – Kirolbet & KirolSoft, LKS, Matrici S.Coop, Mondragon Corporation, NEM Solutions, Petronor, RETAbet Group, SALTO Systems, Sidenor Aceros Especiales S.L., TECNALIA Research & Innovation, UPV/EHU (University of the Basque Country), Velatia, Vicomtech and Vitualware.
2017 Be Basque Talent Conference: Munich
The Nemetschek Business Centre in Munich was the venue for the tenth edition of the Be Basque Talent Conference, a meeting organized by Bizkaia Talent to connect companies and organizations with highly-qualified Basque professionals residing in Germany so as to know firsthand about the current and future situation of strategic sectors, as well as the professional career prospects should the emigrated professionals choose to return and/or engage in projects developed in our country.
The event was attended by 135 Basque professionals who work in various sectors such as the automotive industry, aeronautics, machine-tool and engineering services as well as more than twenty companies such as ABB Niessen, Acicae, Ampo, Batz, Beaz, CAF, CIE Automotive, Cikautxo, Danobat Group, Etxe-Tar, FagorArrasate, Gestamp, Ibarmia, ieTeam, IK 4, Loramendi, Maier, Matrici, Mondragon Corporation, Nem Solutions, SPRI, Tecnalia, Ulma, University of the Basque Country and Velatia.
2016 Be Basque Talent Conference: Hamburg
The 9th professional networking conference took place on 11 June 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg. bizkaia talent holds these events in a European city to bring together Basque organizations and highly-qualified professionals who work in sectors which are strategic for the Basque Country.
The conference included a session with presentations mainly aimed at highly-qualified people in the field of engineering (aerospace and wind sector) as well as a parallel session for highly-qualified professionals operating in other activity sectors.
Thus, those interested in the Aeronautics and Wind Energy sector had the opportunity to attend presentations by José Juez, director of HEGAN; Óscar Barbero, Mechanical Engineer and Javier Lizarraga, Financial Director of Lau Lagun; Ainhoa Ros, Internal Com. & People Development Director of Velatia and Gabriel Ybarra, Chief Engineer of Sener.
As regards the activity sector of the participating professionals, 67.50% of them operate in the engineering sector, followed at some distance by 17.5% of talents working in the business, economic or legal sector.
Once the business presentation sessions were over, it was time for the open debate Professional Development (Innovation & Talent) – Horizon 2020, where Javier García, Innovation Director of Beaz; María Sarricolea, Director of SPRI Germany; José Juez, Director of HEGAN; Ainhoa Ros, Internal Com. & People Development Director of Velatia; Iñigo Ugarte, CEO of ieTeam; Iratxe Angulo, Head of People Management of Sener; Javier Lizarraga, Financial Director of Lau Lagun and Rikardo Hernández, Director of Leartiker provided their views and reflections on the subject. Moreover, the Managing Director of bizkaia talent, who was in charge of moderating the debate, also put an end to the first part of the conference.
Hamburgo 2016 in figures:
- 8 organizations
- 40 highly-qualified professionals (80% of Basque origin)
- 67.50% of the participants operate in the engineering sector
- 17.5% of talents work in the business, economic or legal sector
2014 Target: London
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in England, Bizkaia Talent organized its eighth talent engagement workshop in London (United Kingdom).
This workshop, held the 20th September of 2014, was aimed at professionals and Basque companies operating in the Automotive, Aeronautics and Information and Communication Technologies. The following companies presented their projects and conducted interviews with highly qualified professionals, mainly basques, who attended the event:
In the automotive industry, the following companies participated: Automotive cluster (ACICAE), Automotive Intelligent Centre (AIC), Gestamp, CIE Automotive and Tecnalia.
In the aerospace and aeronautics sector, the following companies participated: Aerospace Basque association (HEGAN), ITP, Sener and Tecnalia.
In the Information and Communication Technologies sector, the following organisations participated: Telecommunications Association (GAIA), Tecnalia, Fidenet and Add It Out.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 65 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were sent to the managers of the companies that took part in the event.
London 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aerospace and Aeronautics and ICT)
- Attendees: 65
- Organisations: 11
2013 Target: Dublin
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and the Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in Ireland, Bizkaia Talent organized its seventh talent engagement workshop in Dublin (Ireland).
In this workshop, held on the 16th November 2013, the following companies related to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector participated: Telecommunications Cluster (GAIA), Tecnalia R&I, Fidenet, Senddo and Add It Out.
In the audiovisual industry, the following companies participated: Audiovisual cluster (EIKEN), JOK Films, Jakartza, Peccata Minuta Design, Úbiqa , InteractiveMartin and CENTA.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 30 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were hand it out to the managers of the companies taking part in the event.
Prior to the workshop, from the 13th and 15th of November, Bizkaia Talent also co – led between a trade mission with Eiken – Basque Audiovisual Cluster, with the aim of obtaining a deeper knowledge of the Irish market and finding new business opportunities for the Basque audiovisual industry.
Dublin 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (ICT and Audio-visuals)
- Attendees: 20
- Organisations: 12
2012 Target: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, was the city chosen by Bizkaia Talent to host the sixth talent engagement workshop held in a European city, connecting Basque organisations with highly qualified professionals in strategic sectors for the Basque Country. At these workshops, organisations can share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the most important sectors and of career developments in the region, among other topics.
The workshop was held on 1 December 2012, focusing on biosciences, information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy. Biosciences were represented by the BioBasque agency, the Basque Biocluster, Faes Farma, Tecnalia R&I and Leartiker.
The energy sector sent representatives from the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), SENER and Tecnalia R&I.
Finally, ICTs had representatives from the Information Technology Cluster Association of the Basque Country (GAIA), the Basque Audio-visual Cluster (EIKEN), Vicomtech IK4, Bilbomática and Tecnalia R&I. The event drew a total 59 professionals.
At the talent engagement workshop in Amsterdam, Bizkaia Talent got 81 CVs that were then handed out to the organisations whose representatives were present at the workshop.
Amsterdam 2012 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (ICT, Biosciences and Energy)
- Attendees: 59
- Organisations: 11
2011 Target: Toulouse
In an effort to recruit and engage highly qualified Basque professionals working in the fields of aeronautics and aerospace abroad, Bizkaia Talent organised a workshop in Toulouse, France, contacting emigrates with Basque organisations. The event, held on 1 October 2011, was meant to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these sectors and of career developments in the Basque Historical Territory Bizkaia, inviting expats to come back and take part in projects developed in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
The workshop was also intended to help make new contacts or cement professional relationships between the representatives of Basque companies and the highly qualified professionals living outside Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as to explore cooperation and collaboration possibilities in aerospace projects under way in our territory or establish business relationships.
The event was attended by the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), the companies SENER, ITP and Aernnova, and the technology centre Tecnalia R&I.
The workshop began with a presentation by HEGAN describing the activities, projects and organisations in the sector. Afterwards, there were brief presentations by other organisations of their current projects and future prospects, and the associated needs of highly qualified professionals. After the presentations, there was time for attendees to meet and make contacts.
Bizkaia Talent talked about the services and activities it offers for talent recruitment, engagement and retention, aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Toulouse were highly qualified experts in aerospace and aeronautics. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their fields of expertise in the future.
On the whole, contacts were made with 30 professionals, 77% of them hailing from the Basque Country, 19% from the Spanish state and 4% from other countries.
Toulouse 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 27
- Organisations: 5
2011 Target: Hannover
In accordance with its mission to encourage and facilitate the processes and conditions to recruit, engage and retain talent for innovative fields and projects in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Hannover, Germany, on 2 April 2011 gathering Basque organisations (companies, research units and centres, universities and others) and highly qualified professionals working in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries in this German city and the surrounding area.
The event was held to fill Basque professionals working abroad in on the current situation and future prospects of strategic sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as on their short- and medium-term needs for highly qualified profiles.
On the other hand, the Basque organisations attending the event had the chance to learn about the requirements of highly qualified professionals in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries, making personal, professional and business contacts with the professionals who were present in the event.
The workshop included presentations by the representatives of clusters, companies and associations: the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE), the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), Gestamp, IDOM and EDAI.
The workshop gathered 22 highly qualified professionals specialising in engineering (more than 70%), business administration (14%) and other fields (law, translation and interpretation, etc.). Gender equality was guaranteed, with 54.55% male and 45.45% female participants. Although many of the attendees were Basque, there was also a high number of participants from the Spanish state and other countries who showed their interest in pursuing their careers in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
At the talent engagement workshop in Hannover, Bizkaia Talent got 36 CVs that were then handed out to participating clusters and companies.
Hannover 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aeronautics and Energy)
- Attendees: 22
- Organisations: 6
2009 Target: Stuttgart
On 14 November 2009, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Stuttgart, Germany, gathering Bizkaia- or Euskadi-based organisations and highly qualified Basque researchers, technologists or professionals working in the automotive and energy sectors in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The idea was to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these two sectors in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in the three Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
Participating organisations included the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE) and six Bizkaia-based companies (CIE Automotive, Inge-Innova, ZF SACHS, SENER, IDOM and ITP). After brief presentations by the two clusters and the guest companies, describing the activities, projects and organisations in the automotive and energy sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, company representatives were able to share experiences and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they are working in in Germany. Finally, Bizkaia Talent introduced its services, programmes and activities in talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 60 professionals, 85% of them hailing from the Basque Country and the remaining 15%, from the Spanish state.
Stuttgart 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (Automotive and Energy)
- Attendees: 52
- Organisations: 8
2009 Target: Barcelona
Bioscience was the focus of the workshop organised by Bizkaia Talent and held in Barcelona on 17 October 2009. The event drew organisations and highly qualified Basque professionals working in this field in the area of Barcelona. It was aimed at sharing first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the sector in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
It was attended by the BioBasque agency and five Bizkaia-based companies (Dynakin, Noray Biosciences Group, Owl Genomics, Progenika and Proteomika). They all were able to discuss the activities and projects they carry out in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, share experiences, and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they participate in in Barcelona.
In addition, they explored cooperation and collaboration possibilities in bioscience and biotechnology projects under way in the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia.
Bizkaia Talent introduced its services and activities in expat talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Barcelona were highly qualified experts in biosciences. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their field of expertise in the future.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 35 professionals, 85% of them from the Basque Country and the remaining 15% from the Spanish state.
Barcelona 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Biosciences)
- Attendees: 34
- Organisations: 6
2008 Target: Munich
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
The 9th professional networking conference took place on 11 June 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg. bizkaia talent holds these events in a European city to bring together Basque organizations and highly-qualified professionals who work in sectors which are strategic for the Basque Country.
The conference included a session with presentations mainly aimed at highly-qualified people in the field of engineering (aerospace and wind sector) as well as a parallel session for highly-qualified professionals operating in other activity sectors.
Thus, those interested in the Aeronautics and Wind Energy sector had the opportunity to attend presentations by José Juez, director of HEGAN; Óscar Barbero, Mechanical Engineer and Javier Lizarraga, Financial Director of Lau Lagun; Ainhoa Ros, Internal Com. & People Development Director of Velatia and Gabriel Ybarra, Chief Engineer of Sener.
As regards the activity sector of the participating professionals, 67.50% of them operate in the engineering sector, followed at some distance by 17.5% of talents working in the business, economic or legal sector.
Once the business presentation sessions were over, it was time for the open debate Professional Development (Innovation & Talent) – Horizon 2020, where Javier García, Innovation Director of Beaz; María Sarricolea, Director of SPRI Germany; José Juez, Director of HEGAN; Ainhoa Ros, Internal Com. & People Development Director of Velatia; Iñigo Ugarte, CEO of ieTeam; Iratxe Angulo, Head of People Management of Sener; Javier Lizarraga, Financial Director of Lau Lagun and Rikardo Hernández, Director of Leartiker provided their views and reflections on the subject. Moreover, the Managing Director of bizkaia talent, who was in charge of moderating the debate, also put an end to the first part of the conference.
Hamburgo 2016 in figures:
- 8 organizations
- 40 highly-qualified professionals (80% of Basque origin)
- 67.50% of the participants operate in the engineering sector
- 17.5% of talents work in the business, economic or legal sector
2014 Target: London
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in England, Bizkaia Talent organized its eighth talent engagement workshop in London (United Kingdom).
This workshop, held the 20th September of 2014, was aimed at professionals and Basque companies operating in the Automotive, Aeronautics and Information and Communication Technologies. The following companies presented their projects and conducted interviews with highly qualified professionals, mainly basques, who attended the event:
In the automotive industry, the following companies participated: Automotive cluster (ACICAE), Automotive Intelligent Centre (AIC), Gestamp, CIE Automotive and Tecnalia.
In the aerospace and aeronautics sector, the following companies participated: Aerospace Basque association (HEGAN), ITP, Sener and Tecnalia.
In the Information and Communication Technologies sector, the following organisations participated: Telecommunications Association (GAIA), Tecnalia, Fidenet and Add It Out.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 65 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were sent to the managers of the companies that took part in the event.
London 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aerospace and Aeronautics and ICT)
- Attendees: 65
- Organisations: 11
2013 Target: Dublin
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and the Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in Ireland, Bizkaia Talent organized its seventh talent engagement workshop in Dublin (Ireland).
In this workshop, held on the 16th November 2013, the following companies related to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector participated: Telecommunications Cluster (GAIA), Tecnalia R&I, Fidenet, Senddo and Add It Out.
In the audiovisual industry, the following companies participated: Audiovisual cluster (EIKEN), JOK Films, Jakartza, Peccata Minuta Design, Úbiqa , InteractiveMartin and CENTA.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 30 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were hand it out to the managers of the companies taking part in the event.
Prior to the workshop, from the 13th and 15th of November, Bizkaia Talent also co – led between a trade mission with Eiken – Basque Audiovisual Cluster, with the aim of obtaining a deeper knowledge of the Irish market and finding new business opportunities for the Basque audiovisual industry.
Dublin 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (ICT and Audio-visuals)
- Attendees: 20
- Organisations: 12
2012 Target: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, was the city chosen by Bizkaia Talent to host the sixth talent engagement workshop held in a European city, connecting Basque organisations with highly qualified professionals in strategic sectors for the Basque Country. At these workshops, organisations can share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the most important sectors and of career developments in the region, among other topics.
The workshop was held on 1 December 2012, focusing on biosciences, information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy. Biosciences were represented by the BioBasque agency, the Basque Biocluster, Faes Farma, Tecnalia R&I and Leartiker.
The energy sector sent representatives from the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), SENER and Tecnalia R&I.
Finally, ICTs had representatives from the Information Technology Cluster Association of the Basque Country (GAIA), the Basque Audio-visual Cluster (EIKEN), Vicomtech IK4, Bilbomática and Tecnalia R&I. The event drew a total 59 professionals.
At the talent engagement workshop in Amsterdam, Bizkaia Talent got 81 CVs that were then handed out to the organisations whose representatives were present at the workshop.
Amsterdam 2012 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (ICT, Biosciences and Energy)
- Attendees: 59
- Organisations: 11
2011 Target: Toulouse
In an effort to recruit and engage highly qualified Basque professionals working in the fields of aeronautics and aerospace abroad, Bizkaia Talent organised a workshop in Toulouse, France, contacting emigrates with Basque organisations. The event, held on 1 October 2011, was meant to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these sectors and of career developments in the Basque Historical Territory Bizkaia, inviting expats to come back and take part in projects developed in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
The workshop was also intended to help make new contacts or cement professional relationships between the representatives of Basque companies and the highly qualified professionals living outside Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as to explore cooperation and collaboration possibilities in aerospace projects under way in our territory or establish business relationships.
The event was attended by the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), the companies SENER, ITP and Aernnova, and the technology centre Tecnalia R&I.
The workshop began with a presentation by HEGAN describing the activities, projects and organisations in the sector. Afterwards, there were brief presentations by other organisations of their current projects and future prospects, and the associated needs of highly qualified professionals. After the presentations, there was time for attendees to meet and make contacts.
Bizkaia Talent talked about the services and activities it offers for talent recruitment, engagement and retention, aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Toulouse were highly qualified experts in aerospace and aeronautics. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their fields of expertise in the future.
On the whole, contacts were made with 30 professionals, 77% of them hailing from the Basque Country, 19% from the Spanish state and 4% from other countries.
Toulouse 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 27
- Organisations: 5
2011 Target: Hannover
In accordance with its mission to encourage and facilitate the processes and conditions to recruit, engage and retain talent for innovative fields and projects in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Hannover, Germany, on 2 April 2011 gathering Basque organisations (companies, research units and centres, universities and others) and highly qualified professionals working in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries in this German city and the surrounding area.
The event was held to fill Basque professionals working abroad in on the current situation and future prospects of strategic sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as on their short- and medium-term needs for highly qualified profiles.
On the other hand, the Basque organisations attending the event had the chance to learn about the requirements of highly qualified professionals in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries, making personal, professional and business contacts with the professionals who were present in the event.
The workshop included presentations by the representatives of clusters, companies and associations: the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE), the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), Gestamp, IDOM and EDAI.
The workshop gathered 22 highly qualified professionals specialising in engineering (more than 70%), business administration (14%) and other fields (law, translation and interpretation, etc.). Gender equality was guaranteed, with 54.55% male and 45.45% female participants. Although many of the attendees were Basque, there was also a high number of participants from the Spanish state and other countries who showed their interest in pursuing their careers in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
At the talent engagement workshop in Hannover, Bizkaia Talent got 36 CVs that were then handed out to participating clusters and companies.
Hannover 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aeronautics and Energy)
- Attendees: 22
- Organisations: 6
2009 Target: Stuttgart
On 14 November 2009, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Stuttgart, Germany, gathering Bizkaia- or Euskadi-based organisations and highly qualified Basque researchers, technologists or professionals working in the automotive and energy sectors in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The idea was to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these two sectors in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in the three Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
Participating organisations included the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE) and six Bizkaia-based companies (CIE Automotive, Inge-Innova, ZF SACHS, SENER, IDOM and ITP). After brief presentations by the two clusters and the guest companies, describing the activities, projects and organisations in the automotive and energy sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, company representatives were able to share experiences and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they are working in in Germany. Finally, Bizkaia Talent introduced its services, programmes and activities in talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 60 professionals, 85% of them hailing from the Basque Country and the remaining 15%, from the Spanish state.
Stuttgart 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (Automotive and Energy)
- Attendees: 52
- Organisations: 8
2009 Target: Barcelona
Bioscience was the focus of the workshop organised by Bizkaia Talent and held in Barcelona on 17 October 2009. The event drew organisations and highly qualified Basque professionals working in this field in the area of Barcelona. It was aimed at sharing first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the sector in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
It was attended by the BioBasque agency and five Bizkaia-based companies (Dynakin, Noray Biosciences Group, Owl Genomics, Progenika and Proteomika). They all were able to discuss the activities and projects they carry out in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, share experiences, and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they participate in in Barcelona.
In addition, they explored cooperation and collaboration possibilities in bioscience and biotechnology projects under way in the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia.
Bizkaia Talent introduced its services and activities in expat talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Barcelona were highly qualified experts in biosciences. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their field of expertise in the future.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 35 professionals, 85% of them from the Basque Country and the remaining 15% from the Spanish state.
Barcelona 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Biosciences)
- Attendees: 34
- Organisations: 6
2008 Target: Munich
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
In pursuit of presenting the possibilities that Bizkaia and the Basque Country offer to highly qualified professionals to continue developing their careers and / or establish professional ties with talents living in Ireland, Bizkaia Talent organized its seventh talent engagement workshop in Dublin (Ireland).
In this workshop, held on the 16th November 2013, the following companies related to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector participated: Telecommunications Cluster (GAIA), Tecnalia R&I, Fidenet, Senddo and Add It Out.
In the audiovisual industry, the following companies participated: Audiovisual cluster (EIKEN), JOK Films, Jakartza, Peccata Minuta Design, Úbiqa , InteractiveMartin and CENTA.
The Professional Networking workshop gathered 30 professionals who had the opportunity to find out more about the companies through their presentations and were able to hold interviews with the heads of the companies. Once the event was finished, the CVs were hand it out to the managers of the companies taking part in the event.
Prior to the workshop, from the 13th and 15th of November, Bizkaia Talent also co – led between a trade mission with Eiken – Basque Audiovisual Cluster, with the aim of obtaining a deeper knowledge of the Irish market and finding new business opportunities for the Basque audiovisual industry.
Dublin 2014 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (ICT and Audio-visuals)
- Attendees: 20
- Organisations: 12
2012 Target: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, was the city chosen by Bizkaia Talent to host the sixth talent engagement workshop held in a European city, connecting Basque organisations with highly qualified professionals in strategic sectors for the Basque Country. At these workshops, organisations can share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the most important sectors and of career developments in the region, among other topics.
The workshop was held on 1 December 2012, focusing on biosciences, information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy. Biosciences were represented by the BioBasque agency, the Basque Biocluster, Faes Farma, Tecnalia R&I and Leartiker.
The energy sector sent representatives from the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), SENER and Tecnalia R&I.
Finally, ICTs had representatives from the Information Technology Cluster Association of the Basque Country (GAIA), the Basque Audio-visual Cluster (EIKEN), Vicomtech IK4, Bilbomática and Tecnalia R&I. The event drew a total 59 professionals.
At the talent engagement workshop in Amsterdam, Bizkaia Talent got 81 CVs that were then handed out to the organisations whose representatives were present at the workshop.
Amsterdam 2012 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (ICT, Biosciences and Energy)
- Attendees: 59
- Organisations: 11
2011 Target: Toulouse
In an effort to recruit and engage highly qualified Basque professionals working in the fields of aeronautics and aerospace abroad, Bizkaia Talent organised a workshop in Toulouse, France, contacting emigrates with Basque organisations. The event, held on 1 October 2011, was meant to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these sectors and of career developments in the Basque Historical Territory Bizkaia, inviting expats to come back and take part in projects developed in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
The workshop was also intended to help make new contacts or cement professional relationships between the representatives of Basque companies and the highly qualified professionals living outside Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as to explore cooperation and collaboration possibilities in aerospace projects under way in our territory or establish business relationships.
The event was attended by the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), the companies SENER, ITP and Aernnova, and the technology centre Tecnalia R&I.
The workshop began with a presentation by HEGAN describing the activities, projects and organisations in the sector. Afterwards, there were brief presentations by other organisations of their current projects and future prospects, and the associated needs of highly qualified professionals. After the presentations, there was time for attendees to meet and make contacts.
Bizkaia Talent talked about the services and activities it offers for talent recruitment, engagement and retention, aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Toulouse were highly qualified experts in aerospace and aeronautics. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their fields of expertise in the future.
On the whole, contacts were made with 30 professionals, 77% of them hailing from the Basque Country, 19% from the Spanish state and 4% from other countries.
Toulouse 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 27
- Organisations: 5
2011 Target: Hannover
In accordance with its mission to encourage and facilitate the processes and conditions to recruit, engage and retain talent for innovative fields and projects in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Hannover, Germany, on 2 April 2011 gathering Basque organisations (companies, research units and centres, universities and others) and highly qualified professionals working in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries in this German city and the surrounding area.
The event was held to fill Basque professionals working abroad in on the current situation and future prospects of strategic sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as on their short- and medium-term needs for highly qualified profiles.
On the other hand, the Basque organisations attending the event had the chance to learn about the requirements of highly qualified professionals in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries, making personal, professional and business contacts with the professionals who were present in the event.
The workshop included presentations by the representatives of clusters, companies and associations: the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE), the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), Gestamp, IDOM and EDAI.
The workshop gathered 22 highly qualified professionals specialising in engineering (more than 70%), business administration (14%) and other fields (law, translation and interpretation, etc.). Gender equality was guaranteed, with 54.55% male and 45.45% female participants. Although many of the attendees were Basque, there was also a high number of participants from the Spanish state and other countries who showed their interest in pursuing their careers in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
At the talent engagement workshop in Hannover, Bizkaia Talent got 36 CVs that were then handed out to participating clusters and companies.
Hannover 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aeronautics and Energy)
- Attendees: 22
- Organisations: 6
2009 Target: Stuttgart
On 14 November 2009, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Stuttgart, Germany, gathering Bizkaia- or Euskadi-based organisations and highly qualified Basque researchers, technologists or professionals working in the automotive and energy sectors in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The idea was to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these two sectors in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in the three Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
Participating organisations included the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE) and six Bizkaia-based companies (CIE Automotive, Inge-Innova, ZF SACHS, SENER, IDOM and ITP). After brief presentations by the two clusters and the guest companies, describing the activities, projects and organisations in the automotive and energy sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, company representatives were able to share experiences and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they are working in in Germany. Finally, Bizkaia Talent introduced its services, programmes and activities in talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 60 professionals, 85% of them hailing from the Basque Country and the remaining 15%, from the Spanish state.
Stuttgart 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (Automotive and Energy)
- Attendees: 52
- Organisations: 8
2009 Target: Barcelona
Bioscience was the focus of the workshop organised by Bizkaia Talent and held in Barcelona on 17 October 2009. The event drew organisations and highly qualified Basque professionals working in this field in the area of Barcelona. It was aimed at sharing first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the sector in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
It was attended by the BioBasque agency and five Bizkaia-based companies (Dynakin, Noray Biosciences Group, Owl Genomics, Progenika and Proteomika). They all were able to discuss the activities and projects they carry out in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, share experiences, and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they participate in in Barcelona.
In addition, they explored cooperation and collaboration possibilities in bioscience and biotechnology projects under way in the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia.
Bizkaia Talent introduced its services and activities in expat talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Barcelona were highly qualified experts in biosciences. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their field of expertise in the future.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 35 professionals, 85% of them from the Basque Country and the remaining 15% from the Spanish state.
Barcelona 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Biosciences)
- Attendees: 34
- Organisations: 6
2008 Target: Munich
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
In an effort to recruit and engage highly qualified Basque professionals working in the fields of aeronautics and aerospace abroad, Bizkaia Talent organised a workshop in Toulouse, France, contacting emigrates with Basque organisations. The event, held on 1 October 2011, was meant to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these sectors and of career developments in the Basque Historical Territory Bizkaia, inviting expats to come back and take part in projects developed in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
The workshop was also intended to help make new contacts or cement professional relationships between the representatives of Basque companies and the highly qualified professionals living outside Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as to explore cooperation and collaboration possibilities in aerospace projects under way in our territory or establish business relationships.
The event was attended by the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), the companies SENER, ITP and Aernnova, and the technology centre Tecnalia R&I.
The workshop began with a presentation by HEGAN describing the activities, projects and organisations in the sector. Afterwards, there were brief presentations by other organisations of their current projects and future prospects, and the associated needs of highly qualified professionals. After the presentations, there was time for attendees to meet and make contacts.
Bizkaia Talent talked about the services and activities it offers for talent recruitment, engagement and retention, aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Toulouse were highly qualified experts in aerospace and aeronautics. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their fields of expertise in the future.
On the whole, contacts were made with 30 professionals, 77% of them hailing from the Basque Country, 19% from the Spanish state and 4% from other countries.
Toulouse 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 27
- Organisations: 5
2011 Target: Hannover
In accordance with its mission to encourage and facilitate the processes and conditions to recruit, engage and retain talent for innovative fields and projects in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Hannover, Germany, on 2 April 2011 gathering Basque organisations (companies, research units and centres, universities and others) and highly qualified professionals working in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries in this German city and the surrounding area.
The event was held to fill Basque professionals working abroad in on the current situation and future prospects of strategic sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, as well as on their short- and medium-term needs for highly qualified profiles.
On the other hand, the Basque organisations attending the event had the chance to learn about the requirements of highly qualified professionals in the automotive, aeronautical and energy industries, making personal, professional and business contacts with the professionals who were present in the event.
The workshop included presentations by the representatives of clusters, companies and associations: the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE), the Aeronautics and Aerospace Cluster Association of the Basque Country (HEGAN), Gestamp, IDOM and EDAI.
The workshop gathered 22 highly qualified professionals specialising in engineering (more than 70%), business administration (14%) and other fields (law, translation and interpretation, etc.). Gender equality was guaranteed, with 54.55% male and 45.45% female participants. Although many of the attendees were Basque, there was also a high number of participants from the Spanish state and other countries who showed their interest in pursuing their careers in Bizkaia or other territories in the Basque Country.
At the talent engagement workshop in Hannover, Bizkaia Talent got 36 CVs that were then handed out to participating clusters and companies.
Hannover 2011 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Aeronautics and Energy)
- Attendees: 22
- Organisations: 6
2009 Target: Stuttgart
On 14 November 2009, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Stuttgart, Germany, gathering Bizkaia- or Euskadi-based organisations and highly qualified Basque researchers, technologists or professionals working in the automotive and energy sectors in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The idea was to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these two sectors in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in the three Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
Participating organisations included the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE) and six Bizkaia-based companies (CIE Automotive, Inge-Innova, ZF SACHS, SENER, IDOM and ITP). After brief presentations by the two clusters and the guest companies, describing the activities, projects and organisations in the automotive and energy sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, company representatives were able to share experiences and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they are working in in Germany. Finally, Bizkaia Talent introduced its services, programmes and activities in talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 60 professionals, 85% of them hailing from the Basque Country and the remaining 15%, from the Spanish state.
Stuttgart 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (Automotive and Energy)
- Attendees: 52
- Organisations: 8
2009 Target: Barcelona
Bioscience was the focus of the workshop organised by Bizkaia Talent and held in Barcelona on 17 October 2009. The event drew organisations and highly qualified Basque professionals working in this field in the area of Barcelona. It was aimed at sharing first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the sector in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
It was attended by the BioBasque agency and five Bizkaia-based companies (Dynakin, Noray Biosciences Group, Owl Genomics, Progenika and Proteomika). They all were able to discuss the activities and projects they carry out in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, share experiences, and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they participate in in Barcelona.
In addition, they explored cooperation and collaboration possibilities in bioscience and biotechnology projects under way in the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia.
Bizkaia Talent introduced its services and activities in expat talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Barcelona were highly qualified experts in biosciences. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their field of expertise in the future.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 35 professionals, 85% of them from the Basque Country and the remaining 15% from the Spanish state.
Barcelona 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Biosciences)
- Attendees: 34
- Organisations: 6
2008 Target: Munich
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
On 14 November 2009, Bizkaia Talent held a workshop in Stuttgart, Germany, gathering Bizkaia- or Euskadi-based organisations and highly qualified Basque researchers, technologists or professionals working in the automotive and energy sectors in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The idea was to share first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of these two sectors in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in the three Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
Participating organisations included the Energy Cluster Association (ACE), the Auto Parts Industry Cluster Association of the Basque Country (ACICAE) and six Bizkaia-based companies (CIE Automotive, Inge-Innova, ZF SACHS, SENER, IDOM and ITP). After brief presentations by the two clusters and the guest companies, describing the activities, projects and organisations in the automotive and energy sectors in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, company representatives were able to share experiences and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they are working in in Germany. Finally, Bizkaia Talent introduced its services, programmes and activities in talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 60 professionals, 85% of them hailing from the Basque Country and the remaining 15%, from the Spanish state.
Stuttgart 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 2 (Automotive and Energy)
- Attendees: 52
- Organisations: 8
2009 Target: Barcelona
Bioscience was the focus of the workshop organised by Bizkaia Talent and held in Barcelona on 17 October 2009. The event drew organisations and highly qualified Basque professionals working in this field in the area of Barcelona. It was aimed at sharing first-hand impressions of the current and future situation of the sector in the Basque Country and of career developments in the region for professionals interested in coming back to the Basque Country or taking part in projects developed in Basque Historical Territories, including Bizkaia.
It was attended by the BioBasque agency and five Bizkaia-based companies (Dynakin, Noray Biosciences Group, Owl Genomics, Progenika and Proteomika). They all were able to discuss the activities and projects they carry out in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, share experiences, and gather information on the highly qualified Basque professionals at the event and the projects they participate in in Barcelona.
In addition, they explored cooperation and collaboration possibilities in bioscience and biotechnology projects under way in the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia.
Bizkaia Talent introduced its services and activities in expat talent recruitment, engagement and retention in Bizkaia aimed at increasing and improving Bizkaia’s human assets.
The people gathered at the workshop in Barcelona were highly qualified experts in biosciences. Moreover, they were really interested in coming back to Bizkaia and the Basque Country or working with organisations in the Basque Historical Territories. Finally, they said they were willing to attend similar events in their field of expertise in the future.
The workshop enabled participants to contact about 35 professionals, 85% of them from the Basque Country and the remaining 15% from the Spanish state.
Barcelona 2009 in figures:
- Sectors: 1 (Biosciences)
- Attendees: 34
- Organisations: 6
2008 Target: Munich
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
Being an industrial, economic and financial hub, Munich was chosen to host the first workshop of Bizkaia Talent’s ‘Talent Recruitment and Engagement in the Basque Country’ programme. Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, and one of the industrial hubs of Europe. Its industrial fabric is extraordinarily innovative and variegated. Furthermore, it is the city preferred by the world’s leading insurance companies and the second banking centre in German, not to mention the headquarters of top business groups like Allianz, BMW or Siemens.
The workshop held in Munich on 15 November 2008 was aimed at recruiting and engaging highly qualified professionals in the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautical sectors for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the Basque Country at large. The choice of sectors had to do with the large number of Basque and Spanish expats working in this city.
The event drew 56 highly qualified professionals living in Munich, working for such companies as BMW, MTU, Valeo, Eurocopter, Ciao Surveys, Infineon Technologies, Faurecia, MAN, Qimonda, EPO, ISKO, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, TESIS DYNAware, Phoenix Solar, ILF Consulting, Maier, Eads, Eurospace, Siemens, Audi and Denso.
After a presentation by the guest company CIE Automotive, the 56 participants were able to share experiences with the representatives of the Basque clusters and companies present at the event. This was followed by presentations from the automotive, telecommunications and aeronautics clusters (ACICAE, GAIA and HEGAN), discussing the current situation and potential of Bizkaia- and Euskadi-based companies in terms of highly qualified human assets.
Finally, there was a feedback session led by companies SENER, ITP and IDOM, whose representatives made contacts with the highly qualified professionals, discussing their return to Bizkaia or the Basque Country, or their involvement or engagement in projects carried out in the region.
The success of this first workshop encouraged Bizkaia Talent to organise similar events in other European cities.
Munich 2008 in figures:
- Sectors: 3 (Automotive, Telecommunications and Aeronautics)
- Attendees: 56
- Organisations: 7
