The Independent Foundation reopens its activities in Madrid with a meeting on public-private collaboration. Its next meeting will be on November 3 at the Ateneo de Madrid.
The Independent Foundation has inaugurated a new phase with the recovery of its Independent Forums at the Asefarma Auditorium in Madrid, in collaboration with the Cajasol Foundation. According to Servimedia, the event marks the relaunch of the entity under the presidency of Baldomero Falcones, with Álex Cortés as vice president.
In his opening speech, Cortés defended the need to overcome polarization, regain trust, and preserve spaces for exchange between the public and private sectors. Among the issues he cited are difficulties in accessing housing, economic pressure on families, challenges faced by SMEs and self-employed individuals, and excessive regulation.
“Independence should not be understood as a position of indifference to Spain's problems”
The debate panel, moderated by Carolina Pérez Rioja, brought together Fernando Riaño, Pablo López Gil, Irene Matías, and Montserrat Hernández. López Gil, from the Forum of Renowned Spanish Brands, proposed a state pact for competitiveness to strengthen coordination between administrations and the private sector.
For her part, Matías, vice president of APRI, called for a new lobbying law and greater professionalization and transparency in institutional relations. Riaño, director of CSR and Institutional Relations at the Grupo Social ONCE, suggested making Spain the most accessible country in the world, with accessibility as a driver of competitiveness, tourism, and social inclusion.
The participants agreed on normalizing public-private collaboration and building long-term agreements. The closing remarks were made by Jesús Moreno, mayor of Tres Cantos, who cited good municipal management and cooperation with the private initiative as examples to attract talent, companies, and industry to his municipality.
The foundation announces its next meeting for November 3 at the Ateneo de Madrid, in collaboration with Legados. At that meeting, it will present the think tank “Territory and Prosperity” and its first report, which analyzes the situation of Spanish provinces that have not participated in shared prosperity.
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