Henneo Economy and Business Awards
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The economic leaders of the Henneo group awarded Iberdrola, Fundación Cibervoluntarios, Navantia and PLD Space in a gala that put transforming companies at the center.
The Spanish economy is immersed in a profound process of transformation. The digital and green transitions are changing the country’s productive fabric at breakneck speed. and they bring with them complex challenges with unpredictable consequences. With this backdrop, Economic Information and Business Insider Spain wanted to recognize the professionals and companies that are contributing to transforming the Spanish economy in the first edition of the Henneo Economy and Business Awards.
The awards, which were created to recognize technological innovation, social responsibility and leadership in companies, were presented on Wednesday at noon at a gala held at The Palace Hotel Madrid, sponsored by Telefónica, Santander, Ibercaja, Veolia, PMI, hiberus and with the collaboration of Government of Aragon.
Economic Information recognized Iberdrola in the category of ‘Best Business Strategy’ and to Foundation Cybervolunteers in the ‘Responsible Leadership’ section. While Business Insider awarded the public company Navantia in the ‘Technological Innovation’ category and awarded the aerospace firm PLD Space an award in the ‘Smart Business’ section.
The ceremony, directed by the journalist Victoria Arnauhad a large representation from the business world, with the presence of large technological, energy, financial, academic and consulting firms.
The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, stressed this Wednesday, during the opening of the gala, the need to “value the professionals and companies that They are setting the agenda, with projects in which excellence, innovation and social impact prevail”.
Saiz added that the award-winning companies are “from economic transformation, creating opportunities and a fairer economy.” In this sense, he praised “the transformative vision of all winners: companies and professionals who do things well and do so by contributing to the common good.
The head of Social Security has highlighted the current situation in the labor market in Spain. “This week we have seen especially positive employment figures with 522,000 more affiliated people in the last year, 21.8 million members: a historical record,” she noted. For the minister, it is possible to “look with confidence at the goal of 22 million members and the main protagonists of all this are the large Spanish companies: the true transforming engine of the labor market.”
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THE GALA, IN IMAGES
Also present at the event were personalities such as the vice president and advisor of the Presidency, Economy and Justice of the Government of Aragon, Cowboy Sea, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Employment of the Community of Madrid, Carmen Tejeraor the vice president of CEOE and president of the Seopan employers’ association, Julian Nunez.
Recognition of strategy and leadership
The first award of the day, which awarded the ‘Best Business Strategy’went to Iberdrolaa leading company on the Ibex that has established itself as a leading player in the energy sector. Economic Information recognized the company’s commitment to growth and investment, combined with prudent financial management.
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IBERDROLA
‘Best Business Strategy’
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CYBERVOLUNTEERS
‘Responsible Leadership’.
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NAVANTIA
‘Technological Innovation’.
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pld space
‘Smart Business’
“It is a pride to be the first winner and the first European electricity company by market capitalization,” he said. Mario Ruiz-Tagle LarrainCEO of Iberdrola Spain, who attended to receive the award. Ruiz-Tagle highlighted the commitment to a “renewable” and at the same time “safe” energy model that adds “competitiveness” to the Spanish company. “Energy security is the main concern in the sector, it is part of our strategy,” he added.
Economic Information He also wanted to recognize the Cibervolunteers Foundation in the category of ‘Responsible Leadership’ for their work in reducing the digital divide and bringing technology closer to groups that would otherwise have been left behind. Yolanda Rueda Fernandezfounder and current president of the organization, and Jorge Rastrillageneral secretary, collected the award. “We want all people to have the same opportunities and rights and that is impossible without appropriating the technological tools at our disposal,” they noted.
In the technological field, Business Insiderawarded the prize in the category ‘Technological Innovation’ to the public company Navantiafor its ability to reinvent itself and be at the forefront of technology. Patricia Sierra, director of Navantia’s Monodon radical innovation cell, highlighted the “historic year” for the company, the only Spanish company in the ‘top 100’ of the defense industry worldwide.
Finally, the Spanish aerospace company PLD Spacewon recognition in the category ‘Smart Business’ for representing a new generation of companies that are placing Spain on the global map of the aerospace industry. He came to collect the award Aníbal Villalba Fernándezchief Strategy & Public Affairs Officer of the company, who highlighted the “privilege” and “responsibility” that the decoration entails.
THE COUNTERCHRONICLE
By JORGE MILLÁN.
The iconic Hotel Palace in Madrid dressed up on Wednesday to host the first edition of the Economy and Business Awards, with which the two economic heads of the Henneo group —Economic Information and Business Insider— recognized the work of some of the most leading companies in Spain… but without forgetting the self-employed, small businesses, businessmen, pensioners or civil servants, who are an essential part of the national economic fabric.
Economic Information recognized Iberdrola in the category of ‘Best Business Strategy’ and to Foundation Cybervolunteers in the ‘Responsible Leadership’ section. While Business Insider awarded the public company Navantia in the ‘Technological Innovation’ category and awarded the aerospace firm PLD Space an award in the ‘Smart Business’ section.
A gala that served, in addition to recognition of innovation and business transformation, as a launch event for the newly minted leadership of Economic Informationcaptained by Ingrid Gutiérrez, and Business Insidercoordinated by Natalia Hernández Rojo.
In his speech during the awards, Ingrid Gutierrezrecognized the importance of the medium reaching large companies, ministries, departments… but without losing sight of the ordinary citizen. “We want every self-employed person who opens their business first thing in the morning to choose us for information,” he summarized.
Self-employedof which the Minister of Inclusion also remembered, Social Security and MigrationsElma Saiz, who continues negotiating with the group the quotas for 2026. “No government has protected the self-employed as much as the coalition government,” Saiz responded to questions from La Información Económica. “Companies create economic value, of course, but they also generate cohesion, promote opportunities and contribute to collective progress and we want to accompany you on that path”…
The president of the Henneo Group, Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazohe highlighted, during his speech at the award ceremony for the first edition of the Henneo Economy and Business Awards, the work of all those who promote the economic transformation of Spain, “with their daily effort and acting from ethics, innovation and sustainability”in awards that recognize their crucial role for the country and reinforce the commitment and commitment of Henneo for quality and differentiated economic information.
“They are the companies, they are the entrepreneurs, they are the managers and they are the entrepreneurs. The work of all of them is the necessary fuel for the progress and development of the country. And not only economic, but also social. As a source of talent, productivity and wealth for society, they are guarantors of the state of well-being,” De Yarza highlighted.
In this first edition of the Awards, Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazohas celebrated the expansion of the Henneo group with the consolidation and synergies of its two top-level economic headquarters —Economic Information and Business Insider Spain—, “to reach new audiences and consolidate its growth.” The event was sponsored by Telefónica, Santander, Ibercaja, Veolia, PMI, hiberus and the collaboration of the Government of Aragón.
“The addition of the two economic media, the recently incorporated Business Insider Spain and our beloved La Información Económica, places us in a privileged position to offer our readers the best information and the best analysis of the sector, without losing the essence of Henneo, characterized by the commitment to rigorous, truthful and quality journalism,” he continued.
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