Angel Taladriz

Connector, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Idea generator, Social entrepreneur

Graduated in Geography and History by the University of Valladolid and post doc studies in trade and international marketing. I have a wide experience (26 years) in the field of innovation and knowledge management at national and international level. I want to point out that I have managed different organizations (CEO) specialized in those fields, such as the University-Company Foundation of Valladolid. (1991-1999), the Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology in Extremadura. (1999-2002), Fundación Iberoamérica Europa (2002 - 2004), Fundación Riojana para la Innovación (2010) and Managing Director of Euradia Italy in 2011-2012. I have also experience in private companies specialised in marketing and events organization, since I worked as Client Services’ Director in charge of the Philip Morris’ account My relationship with the world of education is twofold, being involved as university teacher at the University of Catania and University of Torino (1985-1990) and much later on as managing director at the Extremadura Business School Nowadays I work as a consultant for the Regional Government of Extremadura in the field of innovation.

The scope of TEDxBadajoz will be focused on the "CO" concept, which means Co-creation- Co-working, Co-llaboration, Co-consumer, Co-design, Co-funding. So, the program will be organized around those subjects. TEDxBadajoz clearly supports TED mission by disseminating the central concept which inspires TED, Collaboration.