• Within the framework of the AGROSMARTglobal project, a conference will held on November 29 that combines the options of digital innovation, employment and good practices that the social economy promotes in the rural and agri-food environment.
• Specialists in digitization, job placement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will offer their experiences and discuss obstacles and solutions.
• To attend, it is necessary to register by filling out this form.

On November 29 at the Hotel Oca Puerta del Camino, in Santiago de Compostela, the conference “Intelligent innovation in the social and rural economy” will take place.

At 10:00 the day will begin, whose first thematic block is entitled “The successes of digitization in small and medium-sized companies”, by Maravillas Rojo (president of the Abacus consumer cooperative, which has more than one million members) and Jessica Gregori (director of the Galician Delegation of Redflexion, a consultancy specializing in international trade and marketing), with Ana Olveira (president of EspazoCoop) as moderator.

At 11:45 there will be the presentation of the AGROSMARTglobal project. Its objective is to consolidate the space for the interconnection, interaction and competitiveness of the agri-food cooperatives of the SUDOE space (Southwest Europe) through the development of processes, tools and advanced support services that facilitate the positioning, promotion and intelligent international expansion through digital marketing strategies that are committed to inter-company cooperation.

At 12:00 p.m. Coffee break. Networking.

12:30 p.m. Round Table: A pact for agricultural and livestock entrepreneurship and labor insertion.

• Juan José Freire. Responsible for Technical Services of Comarcal Agrarian Cooperative of A Coruña, S. Coop. Galega. Experiences in hiring immigrants for livestock farms.
• Saray Durán. Secretary of EAPN Galicia and general director of Ecos do Sur. Recruitment of foreign people: issues to consider.
• Ángel Miranda. Director of the Agricultural and Livestock Division of CLUN, S. Coop. Galega. Labor needs to be covered in dairy farms.
• Lucía Aparicio. Labor Counselor of the CDR Portas Abertas. Key conditions for success in labor insertion.
• Presents and moderates: Isabel Fraga. President of AEIGA (Association of Galician Insertion Companies).
  Questions and clarifications.

1:15 p.m. Report. Presentation of Nó Rural: return and employment of youth in the rural territory.

• Speaker: Nuria Fernández, Social educator and pedagogue. Euroeume Rural Development Association.

2:00 p.m. Report. Presentation of the Guide to good practices SDGs in agri-food cooperatives in Galicia.

• Speaker: Claudia Rodríguez. Partner of ALEN, S.Coop. Galega.
  Questions and clarifications.

2:30 p.m. Closure.
Interventions:

• Carmen Rodríguez. President of AGACA.
• Celso Gándara. President of ForoESGal.
• María Jesús Lorenzana. Galician Ministry of Promotion of Employment and Equality.

This text was translated from Spanish into English by an online translator.