Ramon Lopez Roldan
Head of Innovation Ecosystems at Veolia España- Claim this Profile
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Michael Loughlin
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramón on robotics and logistics innovation projects at Suez. Ramon brings impeccable strategic direction and insight to innovation projects, which he combines with first class interpersonal skills.
Fran Morente
Bluntly: Ramon is an amazing professional and splendid person. Taking advantage of each one’s expertise and giving space of freedom to collaborate, Ramon combine a calm management with a mind-bending understanding of the context, the constraints, the opportunities and the objectives. In spite of the inherent uncertainty of any innovation project -let's not forget, we are creating the future! -, Ramon always knows how to calibrate the compass and how to guide his teams with charisma and seamless project management. He knows how to combine the solid with the liquid, the vision towards a goal with the flexibility of the road. I would like to highlight also about Ramon is his unblemished work ethic. Few people understand the meaning of ‘collaboration’ like him. In an world in which fierce competition among people seems an insane rat-race with no purpose, Ramon believes in collaboration as the opportunity to expand everyone's capabilities. The exponential results that reshape society are only achievable by the strong links of a real team. Only with trust, innovation can be real. He worked as an expert in European Public Funding, in RD Projects on advanced sensors and, now, he is in charge of an entrepreneurship program with start-ups; all this shows his continuous reinvention. I met Ramon ten years ago, and since then he has been a continuous source of inspiration and a model of how-any-great-professional-should-be. In short, its versatility, its analytical vision, its serene management and its collaborative leadership, make Ramon an extraordinary companion for those who want to transform their organizations, for those who want to reshape the world.
Michael Loughlin
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramón on robotics and logistics innovation projects at Suez. Ramon brings impeccable strategic direction and insight to innovation projects, which he combines with first class interpersonal skills.
Fran Morente
Bluntly: Ramon is an amazing professional and splendid person. Taking advantage of each one’s expertise and giving space of freedom to collaborate, Ramon combine a calm management with a mind-bending understanding of the context, the constraints, the opportunities and the objectives. In spite of the inherent uncertainty of any innovation project -let's not forget, we are creating the future! -, Ramon always knows how to calibrate the compass and how to guide his teams with charisma and seamless project management. He knows how to combine the solid with the liquid, the vision towards a goal with the flexibility of the road. I would like to highlight also about Ramon is his unblemished work ethic. Few people understand the meaning of ‘collaboration’ like him. In an world in which fierce competition among people seems an insane rat-race with no purpose, Ramon believes in collaboration as the opportunity to expand everyone's capabilities. The exponential results that reshape society are only achievable by the strong links of a real team. Only with trust, innovation can be real. He worked as an expert in European Public Funding, in RD Projects on advanced sensors and, now, he is in charge of an entrepreneurship program with start-ups; all this shows his continuous reinvention. I met Ramon ten years ago, and since then he has been a continuous source of inspiration and a model of how-any-great-professional-should-be. In short, its versatility, its analytical vision, its serene management and its collaborative leadership, make Ramon an extraordinary companion for those who want to transform their organizations, for those who want to reshape the world.
Michael Loughlin
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramón on robotics and logistics innovation projects at Suez. Ramon brings impeccable strategic direction and insight to innovation projects, which he combines with first class interpersonal skills.
Fran Morente
Bluntly: Ramon is an amazing professional and splendid person. Taking advantage of each one’s expertise and giving space of freedom to collaborate, Ramon combine a calm management with a mind-bending understanding of the context, the constraints, the opportunities and the objectives. In spite of the inherent uncertainty of any innovation project -let's not forget, we are creating the future! -, Ramon always knows how to calibrate the compass and how to guide his teams with charisma and seamless project management. He knows how to combine the solid with the liquid, the vision towards a goal with the flexibility of the road. I would like to highlight also about Ramon is his unblemished work ethic. Few people understand the meaning of ‘collaboration’ like him. In an world in which fierce competition among people seems an insane rat-race with no purpose, Ramon believes in collaboration as the opportunity to expand everyone's capabilities. The exponential results that reshape society are only achievable by the strong links of a real team. Only with trust, innovation can be real. He worked as an expert in European Public Funding, in RD Projects on advanced sensors and, now, he is in charge of an entrepreneurship program with start-ups; all this shows his continuous reinvention. I met Ramon ten years ago, and since then he has been a continuous source of inspiration and a model of how-any-great-professional-should-be. In short, its versatility, its analytical vision, its serene management and its collaborative leadership, make Ramon an extraordinary companion for those who want to transform their organizations, for those who want to reshape the world.
Michael Loughlin
I have had the pleasure of working with Ramón on robotics and logistics innovation projects at Suez. Ramon brings impeccable strategic direction and insight to innovation projects, which he combines with first class interpersonal skills.
Fran Morente
Bluntly: Ramon is an amazing professional and splendid person. Taking advantage of each one’s expertise and giving space of freedom to collaborate, Ramon combine a calm management with a mind-bending understanding of the context, the constraints, the opportunities and the objectives. In spite of the inherent uncertainty of any innovation project -let's not forget, we are creating the future! -, Ramon always knows how to calibrate the compass and how to guide his teams with charisma and seamless project management. He knows how to combine the solid with the liquid, the vision towards a goal with the flexibility of the road. I would like to highlight also about Ramon is his unblemished work ethic. Few people understand the meaning of ‘collaboration’ like him. In an world in which fierce competition among people seems an insane rat-race with no purpose, Ramon believes in collaboration as the opportunity to expand everyone's capabilities. The exponential results that reshape society are only achievable by the strong links of a real team. Only with trust, innovation can be real. He worked as an expert in European Public Funding, in RD Projects on advanced sensors and, now, he is in charge of an entrepreneurship program with start-ups; all this shows his continuous reinvention. I met Ramon ten years ago, and since then he has been a continuous source of inspiration and a model of how-any-great-professional-should-be. In short, its versatility, its analytical vision, its serene management and its collaborative leadership, make Ramon an extraordinary companion for those who want to transform their organizations, for those who want to reshape the world.
Experience
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Veolia España
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Spain
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Environmental Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Head of Innovation Ecosystems
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Apr 2022 - Present
Promoting initiatives where multiple and interconnected actors – governments, citizens, the private sector, Universities, start-ups, accelerators, and others – work together for innovative technologies and solutions be developed and tested. Promoting initiatives where multiple and interconnected actors – governments, citizens, the private sector, Universities, start-ups, accelerators, and others – work together for innovative technologies and solutions be developed and tested.
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Stage2
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Spain
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mentor
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Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
A European-wide venture-backed acceleration program for early-stage industrial tech startups A European-wide venture-backed acceleration program for early-stage industrial tech startups
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Distrito Digital Comunidad Valenciana
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Spain
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director "Climate Change District"
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
Distrito Cambio Climático is an initiative promoted by Comunitat Valenciana Digital District to create an ecosystem of innovative players in the field of environment and climate change. We aim at attracting international startups that have a clear proposal to challenges related to climate change and sustainability in cooperation with corporations and governmental entities https://distritocambioclimatico.com/ Distrito Cambio Climático is an initiative promoted by Comunitat Valenciana Digital District to create an ecosystem of innovative players in the field of environment and climate change. We aim at attracting international startups that have a clear proposal to challenges related to climate change and sustainability in cooperation with corporations and governmental entities https://distritocambioclimatico.com/
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Start4big
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Spain
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Evaluation Committee
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May 2020 - Mar 2022
Start4big is a cross-sector open-innovation initiative driven by Aigües de Barcelona, CaixaBank, Naturgy, SEAT and Telefónica. As a Judge, I share in the mission to identify the candidates who demonstrate the greatest potential to solve the open challenges (www.start4big.com) Start4big is a cross-sector open-innovation initiative driven by Aigües de Barcelona, CaixaBank, Naturgy, SEAT and Telefónica. As a Judge, I share in the mission to identify the candidates who demonstrate the greatest potential to solve the open challenges (www.start4big.com)
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SUEZ
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France
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Environmental Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Open Innovation
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May 2014 - Mar 2022
Create, develop and implement open innovation programs and corporate venture initiatives. Fostering the innovation process and the relationship between the operational requirements, corporate strategy and customer needs. Lead brainstorming, ideation and rapid prototyping sessions. - Design and coordination of SUEZ GO SEEDS, a venture client program for the collaboration with StartUps ( goseeds.tech ) - Benchmark of technologies for the digitalization of the operations of the water cycle - Organization of SUEZ EIC Corporate event in collaboration with the EIC Business Acceleration Services - Organization of the SUEZ IoTLab Smart Agriculture (3 days of ideation and prototyping event with StartUps) - Leadership of Robotics Now!, the observatory for integration of robotics in SUEZ activities - Promotion of hybrid teams for the acceleration of ideas for the creation of new services: environmental services, robotics, hygiene solutions, etc. - Creation and promotion of SUEZ Spain Club de Doctores (A community of >100 PhDs) - Mentorship and training in initiatives for creating a corporate Culture of Innovation (Barcelona and Santiago de Chile) - Member of Working Groups and Associations: SUEZ representative in RTD Group of the Spanish Association of Water Utilities (AEAS) - Coordination of the participation of SUEZ in 4YFN (Mobile World Congress Fair for StartUps, editions 2015, 2016 and 2018) - Mentor at IQS Tech Factory and ELISAVA and Jury at CleanTech Camp, Ecoemprendedor XXI, Programa Generació Idees PRUAB, YUZZ - UPC Emprèn, Ship2B, Barcelona Activa, ClimateLaunchPad - Trainning of the Innovation module at the AgroParis Tech Master "Water For All" Show less
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Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre
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Spain
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Leader of the Research Group on Water Quality
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Sep 2009 - Apr 2014
Coordination of a team of researchers and a portfolio of European and National RTD projects . Researcher on the field of technologies for the real time monitoring of water quality and risk assessment. Main activities include:- Preparation of proposals for funding programs: H2020, LIFE+, national (CDTI) and local ones (ACCIÓ), private funds, etc.- Management and execution of RTD projects, being the most relevant ones: o AQUATIK - Development and validation of advanced monitoring system for control of organic priority pollutants in treated wastewater effluents (LIFE+, 1.5 M€) o AQUAVALENS - Improving public health through safe water (7FP, 8.9 M€) o VIECO - Development and validation of biological and chemical monitoring platforms economically optimized (Spanish Ministry for the Environment, 2.2 M€) o WATMATIN -Study of changes in the interaction water-material related to advanced water treatment processes (Spanish Ministry for Economy, 0.2 M€) o ECOBIO - Ecosystem Biomonitoring - assessing the biodiversity health of water bodies (SUEZ, 0.4 M€) o BIOTIME - Real time measure of water bacteriological quality (SUEZ, 0.4 M€) o 2 projects funded by the European Space Agency- Member of the European Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform: Water Quality Task Force- Member of the ERNCIP Group for Chemical and Biological Risks to Drinking Water (EC Joint Research Centre) Show less
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Institutional Relations Officer
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Feb 2007 - Aug 2009
Identification and establishment of links with RTD performers and policy-makers on water related issues. Searching for public funding opportunities for RTD projects. Main activities include:- Promotion of Cetaqua in governmental institutions. Visits to European Commission (DG Research, DG Environment), Spanish Ministries (Science, Enterprise, Environment) and Catalan institutions (Enterprise)- Scouting of the main players in Research and Innovation at international level. Visits for the establishment of collaborations to centers in Spain, UK, Netherlands and Chile.- Member of EUREAU (European Federation of National Association of Water Services) in representation of the Spanish Association- Head of the support office for the identification of funding programs for RTD activities and the preparation of proposals for their application - Organization of networking sessions for the dissemination of Cetaqua and its projects Show less
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AGBAR
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Fundación Agbar
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Innovation Manager
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Dec 2002 - Jan 2007
Coordination and management of the Research and Innovation activities in the Agbar Group. Management of European projects. Support to the companies in the Group for the application to public funding calls. Highlighted activities: - Leadership of the Mediterranean network on wastewater reclamation and reuse (Med-Reunet). Supported by European Commission. - Promotion of networking activities in the framework of Med-Reunet network: workshops in Izmir (Turkey) and Barcelona - Organization of dissemination activities for Agbar Group projects (e.g. CLONIC workshop, funded by EC) - Coordination of the preparation of SOSTAQUA proposal “Technological developments for a self-sustainable urban water cycle” funded by the Spanish Government (leaded by Agbar Group, 24 M€) - Design and constitution of CETaqua, Water Technology Centre (Budget: 7M€/year) Show less
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Technician
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Feb 2002 - Jul 2002
Support to the Environmental Management Department, including: - Writing of a Good Environmental Practices handbook addressed to workers - Identification of environmental impacts - Development of the company’s Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) Support to the Environmental Management Department, including: - Writing of a Good Environmental Practices handbook addressed to workers - Identification of environmental impacts - Development of the company’s Environmental Management System (ISO 14001)
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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IDAEA Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua
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Research Scientist
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Sep 2000 - Nov 2001
Research on methodologies based on analytical techniques for the identification of emerging pollutants in environmental matrices, including: - Participation in SANDRINE project “Biosensor tracing of endocrine disrupting compounds in surface water, waste water and sludge for water quality assessment” funded by the European Commission - Optimization of analytical methodologies based on chromatographic techniques and mass spectrometry: Liquid and Gas chromatography (LC, GC), single and tripe quadrupole (QqQ) and time of flight (ToF) mass spectrometry - Analysis of emerging compounds (hormones and pesticides) in Llobregat river, bed sediments, and sludge form waste water treatment plant - Support to the organization of scientific congresses Show less
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Education
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2019 - 2020
IESE Business School - University of Navarra
Program for Management Development (PDD - Programa de Desarrollo Directivo) -
2018 - 2018
Aalto University Executive Education Ltd
Design Thinking for Business Innovation Programme -
2016 - 2017
EADA Business School
Program in Water Business Development, 375 h -
2010 - 2015
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Research Doctorate, Environmental Engineering -
2005 - 2007
Universitat de Barcelona
Master of Advanced Studies on Environmental Chemistry -
2001 - 2002
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Postgrade on Environmental Business Management -
1996 - 2001
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Degree on Environmental Science
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