Jesús María Alonso García

Business Development & CTO for Public Sector & Defence at Atos, he leads the definition of strategic offerings for Public Administrations and Defence, driving initiatives in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, ICT governance and institutional modernisation. A Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), with Executive Coaching training from the European School of Coaching, he has more than 30 years of experience in consulting and project management. He has participated in projects for the Spanish Ministry of Defence, including the drafting and development of the CIS Master Plan: PKI infrastructures, digital identity, regulations and policies, a security services platform and the security operations centre, and he currently collaborates on innovation projects involving emerging technologies, mainly AI-based. He has also led organisational and cybersecurity initiatives for the Qatar Armed Forces and Airbus. He is a regular speaker at specialised forums and the author of numerous articles. He teaches on Master's programmes at EOI, ICADE and Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca and works as a coach on executive programmes. He is Spain's member of the NATO STO working group SAS-AVT-SET-HFM-205 RTG, 'Youth Perspective On Emerging And Disruptive Technologies'.