Francisco Jose Tavira Sanchez

Brainstormer, Change Agent, Connector, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Musician, Philanthropist, Project manager, Scientist

Telecommunication Engineer, MSc in Acoustical Engineering, MBA, Black belt and PM certified, with several years of work experience in Aerospace, Telecommunication and Operations. Multifaceted and dynamic project manager, collaborative and creative person that likes to connect dots, improve ideas and make them happen. Professionally I gained international experience in Germany, Spain and France, working in the Airbus Procurement and Customer Service departments linked to R&T and Innovation, Business Operations, Resource Management, Continuous Improvement and Contracts as well as in Software development in Augmented Reality at Indra and Volkswagen. I also take an active part of the TEDx community since 2010 (organizing TEDxCibeles and TEDxAirbus in Toulouse) and have organized projects that promote innovation like OUIinnov or ThinKids. The rest of my after work time I see as an opportunity to launch start-ups that help me to develop a business oriented mind and face new challenges and difficulties: When I failed with my first start-up it made me reflect and extract mistakes on different levels and I could use that difficult personal experience to start over again with new start-ups to improve myself and our business strategies. Most recently, I won an innovation prize by "Madrid Emprende" with my last start-up LandMeFar. Part of it was an accelerator Program that took place in Madrid and London. Since I am 3 years old I played the violin, later also as an interpreter and soloist in several groups and orchestras. I became a violin teacher and a composer which allowed me to gain experience in the management and organization of orchestras, traveling around the world and working in TV orchestras. The premiere of one of my own compositions was in Paris, Madrid and Valencia during 2005 and in Leon in 2006.

Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology, Education, Music, Social Change, connecting dots, ideas & people and creating synergies between different fields and topics

Try to learn something every day... try to improve something every day... try to create something every day... try to make somebody happy everyday... try to make somebody laugh every day... try to enjoy something every day... try to share something every day... try to help somebody every day... try to do some physical exercise every day... try to find your inner peace every day... try to dream something every day... try to imagine something every day... fight for your passion, start changing what you have in front of you to look for a global and social change to make the world a better place and ask yourself every morning: "what would I be doing if today would be the last day of my life?"

Aerospace & Aviation, Biomedical and Acoustic Engineering, Business Development and strategy, Business Thinking, Continuous improvement and change management, Creativity, Disruptive and radical innovation, Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, international team leadership, Music composer and violin player

TED is one of the best places to learn something every day, look for new challenges and people who want to make the world a better place. TED is a platform for curious, open-minded and tolerant people. First of all, I have to thank my teachers for introducing me to TED and get to know the philosophy that it involves. By 2010 through different and special facts that changed my life, I have the opportunity to co-found TEDxCibeles and create what now is still innovating and improving everyday together to bring ideas worth spreading to Madrid. Apart of that, I co-organize a corporate event TEDxAirbus in 2014.

As an engineer, people don´t think I can write novel and poetry or compose music.