The profiles

Representative of Grupo MARPE at the summit

Canarian education group linked to schools covering nursery through secondary, with a skills-based and technological approach.

Education management; pedagogical innovation; digital skills.

Exchanges between schools, team training and skills programmes.

Directors and administrators

Canarian family industrial company founded in 1921, experienced in production, quality, compliance and internationalisation.

Family governance; generational continuity; production; export.

Family-business professionalisation, packaging, quality and international development.

Entrepreneur and group representative

A Las Palmas de Gran Canaria restaurant concept built on artisan pizza and a recognisable brand experience.

Gastronomic concept; standardisation; customer experience.

Concept design, cultural adaptation of menus and gastronomic events.

Managing Director

Canarian hotel group present in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Nouakchott through Aloe Emira NKC, an operational bridge between the two markets.

Experience in both territories; accommodation; MICE; hotel know-how transfer.

Training, technical visits, service standards, suppliers and events.

MAPFRE professional and secretary of the self-employed association

A profile combining insurance experience with knowledge of self-employed women, micro-enterprises and Canarian retailers.

Risk management; continuity; networks; SME knowledge.

Risk mapping, insurance culture, associations and support.

Director

Canarian catering and events company with personalised menus and care for product and presentation.

Menu design; logistics; staging; local produce.

Institutional events, culinary experiences and food safety.

Administrator and executive

Graphic design, digital printing and visual solutions company in small and large format.

Integrated design and production; signage; commercial materials.

Identity, catalogues, bilingual materials and prototypes.

Architect and representative of the practice

Practice focused on architecture and territorial development adapted to island, climatic and landscape conditions.

Bioclimatic design; accessibility; landscape; territory.

Sustainable architecture, renovation, tourism and urban planning.

Executive Secretary / Representative

Ecosystem bringing together sport, health, tourism, technology, sustainability and events companies.

Networks; innovation; collective projects; sport and health.

Events, sport and health, technology, training and alliances.

Director of AC Hotel Gran Canaria and Tourism coordinator of Charter 100

Canarian hotel operator of AC Hotel Gran Canaria, AC Hotel Iberia and AC Hotel Tenerife; Gran Canaria has seven multi-purpose rooms.

International standards; urban tourism; MICE; hotel management.

Training, standards, MICE agendas, technical visits and suppliers.

Founder and consultant

Applied sociology consultancy, facilitation, skills, communication and conflict prevention.

Organisational diagnosis; facilitation; training; social dynamics.

Intercultural sessions, mediation, inclusive leadership and follow-up.

Director of Organisation, Canary Islands

Financial institution with corporate banking, wealth, financing and investment, and territorial organisation in the Canary Islands.

Risk; financing; business knowledge; banking structuring.

Bankability, investment, payments and international risk.

Adviser and consultant

Company founded in 2018 to facilitate the purchase, sale and custody of physical precious metals.

Physical metals; purchase plans; custody; financial education.

Education on liquidity, risk and compliance, without investment recommendation.

Economist and consultant

Management control, tax planning, accounting and feasibility analysis.

Financial reading; costs; treasury; compliance.

Financial statements, due diligence and investor readiness.

Representative

Industrial laundry in Puerto del Rosario serving hotels and the social-health sector, experienced in logistics and hygiene control.

Textile logistics; hygiene; hotel and social-health service.

Water and energy efficiency, traceability, hygiene and logistics routes.

Director for the Canary Islands, AIGAUCTION

AIGAUCTION representative for the Canary Islands, specialist in legal solvency, corporate restructuring and insolvency law.

Legal practice focused on business continuity through legal restructuring plans and legal certainty.

Deep regulatory knowledge guiding companies and institutions through periods of financial complexity or operational reorganisation.

Owner and manager

Manufacture and sale of plastic and polypropylene products for the food industry.

A strategic reference in the Canarian market, with efficient and innovative solutions.

With deep knowledge of the Canarian market, we drive excellence and growth through agile, reliable, high-quality service.

Deputy to the Medical Director

Healthcare and hospitalisation.

Management of healthcare companies and development of the integrated hospital care model.

Presentation of operational capabilities, high-complexity units and advanced medical technology for patient care.

External Relations and Social Performance Manager

Corporate social responsibility and corporate social development.

Institutional relations and corporate social responsibility (CSR) management for the company's regional operations.

Coordination and promotion of community sponsorships, sports events and sustainable social development initiatives.

Founder, director and manager

Artisan cheese-making.

Business and livestock management, leading sustainable dairy production and artisan cheese-making.

Applies her background as a social worker by integrating direct-intervention projects on the farm.

Manager of the Foundation

Foundation providing technical training, professional accreditation and refresher courses in the construction sector.

Providing companies and workers with the resources to build a more professional and qualified sector.

Promoting employment, innovation and sustainability towards efficient building.

Banking executive

An institution geared to business banking and corporate financing, associated with banking modernisation and women's leadership.

Financing cross-border projects led by women, and Canarias-Mauritania banking dialogue.

General manager

An agri-food company active in processing, sourcing, distribution and moving up the value chain.

Cold chain, traceability, loss reduction, distribution and packaging prototypes.

General manager of the Guichet Unique

The entry point for investors, company formation and coordination with the Mauritanian authorities.

Making it easier for Canarian companies to set up, and clarifying investment requirements and pathways.

Executive

A commercial bank within a West African regional group, serving companies and individuals.

The banking needs of SMEs, international payments and bankability criteria.

Executive

A Mauritanian community bank able to discuss SME financing and Islamic finance products.

Financing tools adapted to women entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Investment Director

An investment fund focused on the growth of companies in francophone Africa and on strategic support.

Identifying companies and projects with enough information for a first investment assessment.

Executive

A Mauritanian player in cement and ready-mixed concrete, integrated into construction and infrastructure value chains.

Sustainable construction, material quality and technical cooperation.

Chair and Managing Director

Hadya Holding brings together three complementary companies: CCFE, specialised in training, consultancy and support to companies and entrepreneurs; OPPAFRIKA, dedicated to business connection, economic missions and the development of alliances; and IMMORIM, specialised in construction, fitting-out and corporate services.

Developing Canarias-Mauritania alliances, encouraging exchanges and the transfer of skills, and building business bridges that let companies on both sides reach new opportunities and markets.

General manager

A Mauritanian insurance company able to work on business risk and continuity of activity.

Mapping the risks of small businesses and technical cooperation with the Canarian insurance sector.

Executive

A pioneering company in the collection and processing of local milk, experienced in structuring the production chain.

Cold chain, quality, packaging and product development for new markets.

Founder and entrepreneur

A profile connecting microfinance, business services, support and women's networks.

Shared services for women entrepreneurs, mentoring, training and a follow-up community.

Director

A higher education and management training institution, a counterpart for executive and entrepreneurship programmes.

Masterclasses, pilot modules and joint business programmes.

Communication, marketing and organisational development

An audit and advisory firm within an international network, geared to structuring and compliance.

Diagnosis of SMEs and preparing companies for banks and investors.

Director

A consultancy specialised in gender, inclusion, support and evaluating the impact of economic projects.

Measuring gender impact and designing inclusive business initiatives.

General manager

A Nouakchott hotel interested in operations, customer experience, training and events.

Cross visits, team training and testing good hotel practices.

General manager

A cardiology and prevention centre able to collaborate on patient care, training and awareness.

Pilot prevention programmes, adapted exercise and training of professionals.

President

A sector organisation linked to the electricity and energy trades and to the development of technical skills.

Short training courses, renewable energy, energy efficiency and construction.

Entrepreneur

Nomad Agro operates in agriculture and currently produces papaya for export. The company also has other business lines, within a strategy of diversification and business development.

Agricultural production, export, product development, packaging, access to new markets and building commercial alliances between the Canary Islands and Mauritania.