Iñigo Urkullu Renteria is Lehendakari of the Basque Government in this XI Legislature from November 26, 2016, the day on which he was sworn in under the Tree of Gernika. Repeats as Lehendakari after taking office for the first time on December 15, 2012. Iñigo Urkullu has been committed to the Policy since he was young. Between 2007 and 2012 he was president of Euzkadi Buru Batzar of EAJ-PNV. Previously he chaired the Territorial Executive of Bizkaia (BBB) for eight years.
In his four legislatures as parliamentarian for Bizkaia in the Basque Parliament (1994-2007), he was a member of various commissions, such as the Education and Culture Commission, the Special Commission on Self-Government, or the Legislative Urgency Commission, Regulation and Government, among others, and was president for three terms of the Human Rights Commission (1998-2008). He was also a member of the Advisory Council of Euskera (1994-2001) and previously of the Social Council of the EHU-UPV (1986-1989).
The lehendakari Urkullu is a Teacher. He studied teaching with a specialization in Basque Philology, and taught at Asti-Leku Ikastola in Portugalete and at the Félix Serrano Public School in Bilbao, after obtaining his place in public education. Born in Alonsotegi (Bizkaia) in 1961, he is married and has two children and a daughter.
Sessions in which Iñigo Urkullu Renteria participates
Euskalduna Jauregia Conference Center - Sala Teatro A1
Keynote
Iñigo Urkullu Renteria, Basque Country (Potential)
Francisco Arteche, Grupo Euskaltel (Participant)
Mechthild Rohen, European Commission (Participant)
Estíbaliz Hernáez Laviña, Government of the Basque Country (Participant)
Asier Abaunza, City Council of Bilbao (Participant)
Craig Bachmann, TM Forum (Participant)
Kees van der Klauw, Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) (Participant)
Sébastien Ziegler, Mandat International / ECCP (Moderator)
Chaesub Lee, COLLCOMM (Participant)
Alex Bengoa, IK4-TEKNIKER (Moderator)
Matthias Scheffler, Fritz Haber Institute - Berlin MPG (Participant)
San Mamés Stadium - San Mames Stadium - VIP Area
Networking Events
Alex Bengoa, IK4-TEKNIKER (Other Participant)
Anatole Krattiger, Prisma Innovations LLC (Other Participant)
Iñigo Urkullu Renteria, Basque Country (Potential)
Tania Marcos Paramio, Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) (Other Participant)
Jesús Cañadas, Spanish Government - Cabinet Secretary of State for the Information Society and Digital Agenda (Other Participant)
Peter Wintlev-Jensen, European Commission (Other Participant)
Damir Filipovic, Alliance for IoT and Edge Computing Innovation (AIOTI) (Other Participant)
Olavi Luotonen, European Commission (Other Participant)
Joël Bacquet, European Commission (Other Participant)
Franck Boissière, European Commission (Other Participant)
Javier Diéguez Barriocanal, Basque Cybersecurity Centre (Other Participant)
Karsten Dehler, It Forum (Other Participant)
Martin Brynskov, Aarhus University (Other Participant)
Mikel Larrañaga Negro, IK4-TEKNIKER (Other Participant)
Sébastien Ziegler, Mandat International / ECCP (Other Participant)
Peter Wittenburg, FDO Forum (Other Participant)
Ramy Fathy, ITU - International Telecommunication Union (Other Participant)
Roberto Cascella, European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) (Other Participant)
Bilel Jamoussi, ITU/AI4GOOD (Other Participant)
Alexander Ntoko, ITU - International Telecommunication Union (Other Participant)
Srdjan Krco, DunavNET (Other Participant)