Luis Hernández Espínola

A civil servant in the State Corps of Naval Engineers, currently posted to the Innovation Unit of the Subdirectorate-General for Planning, Technology and Innovation at the Ministry of Defence. At international level, he participates in various defence innovation and technology development initiatives. He is Spain's Alternate Representative on the NATO DIANA Board of Directors, National Representative in the European Defence Agency's European Defence Innovation Network (EDIN), and a government expert in the EDA Maritime CapTech, among other international initiatives. His work focuses particularly on promoting and coordinating innovation initiatives, dual-use technologies, and national and international cooperation in the defence sector.