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Dialogues C

Oficina C organises meetings behind closed doors to present the Reports C to Congress members and staff.  These meetings bring together leading experts and scientists who contributed to each of the reports. 

The goal of the Dialogues C sessions is to set up a conversation where Members of Congress can exchange views with researchers and identify common challenges on the issues discussed.

 

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Dialogues C

The first four Dialogues C were held on November 16 in the context of the Week C at the Spanish Congress of Deputies.

During the dialogues, Oficina C gave short summaries of the reports on cybersecurity, green hydrogen as a fuel, artificial intelligence, health, and advances in cancer treatment. They also led the discussion between the Deputies and the scientific experts.

Sixteen researchers and experts and 28 Members of Congress and advisors took part.

Artificial intelligence and health

The report examines the readiness of different IA applications in the healthcare area and highlights its challenges and its social, ethical and regulatory implications. This meeting was attended by the following expert staff:

  • Oscar Corcho. Full Professor, Technical University of Madrid (UPM).
  • Luis Martí Bonmatí.Director of the Clinical Area, Medical Imaging Department, La Fe Polytechnic and University Hospital.
  • Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell. Associate professor in mercantile law, Carlos III University, Madrid (UC3M).
  • Alfonso Valencia. ICREA research professor. Director of the Life Sciences department, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BCS-CNS).
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Green hydrogen as a fuel

The report analyses the green hydrogen value chain and discusses the implementation challenges for the sector.This meeting was attended by the following expert staff:

  • Jose Miguel Bermúdez Menéndez. . Energy technology analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA). France.
  • Javier Dufour Andía. Full Professor, Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) Head of Systems Analysis Unit, IMDEA Energy Institute.
  • Emilio Nieto Gallego. General Manager, National Hydrogen Centre (Centro Nacional de Hidrógeno -CNH2).
  • María Retuerto Millán. Tenured scientist, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP-CSIC).
"" "" Javier Dufour Andía. Catedrático de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Jefe de la Unidad de Análisis de Sistemas en IMDEA Energía. Jose Miguel Bermúdez Menéndez, Analista de tecnologías de energía en la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (IEA), Francia. María Retuerto Millán, Científica Titular del Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP-CSIC).
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Ciberseguridad

The report analyses the present and future of cybersecurity in order to develop a society that is competitive and technologically advanced but secure. This meeting was attended by the following expert staff:

  • Cristina Del Real Castrillo. Assistant Professor of the University of Leiden. The Netherlands.
  • Joaquín García-Alfaro. Full Professor of the Télécom SudParis-Institute Polytechnique de Paris, France. Research Fellow of Carleton University, Canada. Distinguished Researcher of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
  • Javier López Muñoz. Full Professor at Malaga University, Spain. President of the Spanish Network of Excellence on Cybersecurity Research [Red de Excelencia Nacional de Investigación en Ciberseguridad, RENIC].
"" "" "" Javier López Muñoz, Presidente de la Red de Excelencia Nacional de Investigación en Ciberseguridad (RENIC). Joaquín García-Alfaro, Catedrático del Télécom SudParis-Institute Polytechnique de Paris, Francia. Ana Elorza, coordinadora de la Oficina C en FECYT.
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Advances against cancer

This report offers a comprehensive overview of cancer in the Spanish context. This meeting was attended by the following expert staff:

  • Eduardo Díaz-Rubio. Emeritus Professor of medical oncology, president of the Spanish Royal Academy of Medicine.
  • Enriqueta Felip. Head of section, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. President of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica - SEOM).
  • Ana Fernández-Teijeiro. President of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology.
  • Marta Puyol. Scientific director, Scientific Foundation of the Spanish National Association Against Cancer (AECC).
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Congressional Committees

Dialogues C have also been presented to certain committees of the Spanish Congress of Deputies.  

The Green Hydrogen as a Fuel report was presented on 7 March 2023 in the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Congressional Committee.

Green hydrogen as fuel

The report was presented to the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Congressional Committee. This meeting was attended by the following expert staff:

  • Jose Miguel Bermúdez Menéndez. . Energy technology analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA). France.
  • Javier Dufour Andía. Full Professor, Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) Head of Systems Analysis Unit, IMDEA Energy Institute.
  • Mercedes Ballesteros. Director of the CIEMAT Energy Department
  • Emilio Nieto Gallego. General Manager, National Hydrogen Centre (Centro Nacional de Hidrógeno -CNH2).
  • María Retuerto Millán. Tenured scientist, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP-CSIC).
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