Presentation of the Basque Country Competitiveness Report 2025 on Monday

On Monday, 24 November, the presentation of the “Basque Country Competitiveness Report 2025,” prepared by Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness at the University of Deusto, will take place.

This year, the report:

1. Explores how the international context is changing and what implications this may have for the Basque Country
2. Analysesthree key channels of international connection to boost the Basque industry: trade interdependencies, investment flows, and knowledge generation and capabilities.
3. Provides an assessment of the current conditions of well-being and economic-business performance in the Basque Country.

Event programme:

16:00. Welcome: Iván Martén Uliarte, President of Orkestra.
16:05. Institutional opening: Elixabete Etxanobe, Deputy General of Biscay.
16:10. Presentation of the Basque Country Competitiveness Report 2025
- Susana Franco, Director of Research at Orkestra
- Mikel Gaztañaga, pre-doctoral researcher at Orkestra

16:30. Connecting for growth: trade interdependencies and investment flows in Basque industry
- Aitor Alapont, CEO of P4Q (Kinematics)
- Nerea Aranguren, Managing Director of DANOBATGROUP
- Ibon Gil de San Vicente, Director of Projects and Territorial Impact at Orkestra

16:55. Towards a strategic approach to European cooperation and flows of people and knowledge
- Beñat Bilbao, Advisor for Science and Innovation at the Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
- Jaione Ganzarain, Deputy Minister for Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation of the Basque Government
- Elvira Uyarra, Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Professor at Manchester Business School
- James Wilson, CEO of Orkestra

17:25. Conclusions
17:30. Institutional closing: Mikel Jauregi, Minister for Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government