Luis Ángel Galindo Sánchez

Luis has defined, developed and implemented a successful open innovation model, with an increase in revenue of +10% y-o-y leveraged on the innovative assets.

He has defined, developed and implemented a successful Digital Transformation Learning Program for more than 8 years and +2000 people trained, receiving Telefonica Excellent Teacher award along 7 consecutive years.

Principal Investigator in 7 EU funded projects ((previously in 4 more)  based on the technological skills that Luis has in fields like Cybersecurity, Cyber Defense, AI, Cloud Computing or IoT. He personally researches in the application of AI to the cybersecurity and cybercrime.

Teacher in several recognised universities and business schools with excellent marks from 2007.

Luis, as High Performance Senior Consultant, has implemented +20 consultancy complex projects worldwide for large enterprises in AI, economical intelligence, cybersecurity, business development, digital transformation, risk assessment, process optimization and people management issues.

Luis is an expert at understanding customers and translating their needs into actual sales by developing new markets or new products & services and Digital mindset within everyone in the organization.

He has had a leading role in complex M&A processes with digital assess acquisition like in the first world integration of a MVNO and a social network.

Frequent speaker at Innovation and Tech international conferences. He considers himself a creovator.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Head of Innovation 2.0, Telefonica, Spain, 2009 – Present

• Digital Transformation Learning Program Director, Telefonica, Spain, 2012 – 2021

• Start-up Advisor, Worldwide, 2008 – Present

• High Performance Senior Consultant, Worldwide, 2006 – Present

• Founder and Chairman of WIMS 2.0, Telefonica, Spain, 2002 – 2009

• Feasibility Analysis Manager, Telefonica, Spain, 2000 – 2002

• Technology Deployment Manager, Telefonica, Spain, 1998 – 1999

• Manager of International Call Center, Telefonica, Spain, 1996 – 1997

• Technology Deployment Manager, Motorola, Spain, 1995 – 1996

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Technology, IE University Spain, 2020 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of Technology Risk Analysis/Cybercrime, IE University Spain, 2020 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of Technology Scouting, IE University Spain, 2020 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of ICT and Innovation, UEMC, 2021 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of AI and Cybercrime, Master in Cybercrime U.Nebrija, 2017 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of Communications Systems Engineering, UC3M, 2012 – 2013

• Adjunct Professor of Data Transmission and Networks, UC3M, 2009 – 2010

• Adjunct Professor of Computer Networks, UC3M, 2007 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Ph.D. in Telecommunications Engineering, ETSIT-UPM, Spain, 2012

• Master in Business Administration, IESE Business School, Spain, 2006

• Master in Services and Security in IP networks, ETSIT-UPM, Spain, 2005

• Specialist in Networks and Advanced Internet Systems, UC3M, Spain, 1998

• Specialist in Voice Coding, UC3M, Spain, 1997

• Master in Production Management, CEPADE-UPM, Spain, 1996

• Telecommunications Engineer, ETSIT-UPM, Spain, 1993