The agri-food chain is an essential component of the Spanish economy and society, as demonstrated and recognized by the national and regional governments during the worst moments of the pandemic.

It includes several sectors – production, industry, distribution, Horeca…- and is also characterized by a strong regulatory intervention on its activities. Due to the initiative of several APRI members, we proposed the creation of APRI Agri-food Chain, open to those APRI members who develop their professional activity in the field of institutional relations, in order to:

  • Share experiences, success stories and concerns in the field of their professional development,
  • Discuss the current issues of the sector with third parties,
  • Prepare notes or documents of interest for the association and its members,
  • Support young professionals who want to develop a career in this area of institutional relations,
  • Enhance the value of the institutions relations profession in the agri-food sector,
  • Bring the profession and its professionalization closer to universities in search of new talents so that they can learn about the potential of the sector.

The agri-food working group is formed by the following APRI members:

  • Iván Albertos – Public Affairs and Sustainability Manager at BASF
  • Carmen Báguena Ferratges – Public Affairs Specialist at THOFFOOD SL
  • Adriana Bonezzi – Secretary General at Marcas de Restauración
  • Lucas Calvo Pérez – Director of Public Affairs at Roman
  • José María Castilla Baró – Head of Office, Permanent Representation of ASAJA (Spanish Farmers Union) to the European Union (UE)
  • Natalia Corbalán – CEO of Fundación Ingénio
  • Gonzalo Corrales – Head of Office Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (UPA) (Small Farmers and Ranchers Union)
  • Javier Corrales Ciganda – Director Government & Public Affairs at Kiatt Group
  • José Antonio García Fernández – Director at ALIMPO
  • Horacio González Alemán – Consultant EU agrifood sector at THOFFOOD
  • Juan Alfonso Herrero – Director of European Affairs at Mercadona
  • Javier Herrero Velasco – Director of Public Affairs and Corporate Relations at Evercom
  • Juan Francisco Iniesta – Director of Innova Health Congress at Executive Forum Spain
  • Manuel Lira – Managing Partner and Founder at IdeaDuctus
  • David Martín Martín – Public Affairs Director at Carrefour Spain
  • Felipe Medina Martín – General Technical Secretary of the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Service Stores and Supermarkets (ASEDAS)
  • Óscar Méndez Martín – Corporate and Institutional Relations at Moore Stephens International
  • Olalla Michelena – Director at Lighthouse Europe
  • Matilde Moro Valentín-Gamazo – Director at ASOPROVAC
  • Paula Nevado López – General Secretary in Restoration Brands
  • Eduardo Pérez – Secretary of the Board of Directors, Legal Director and Public Affairs at Makro Autoservicio Mayorista S.A. Spain
  • Aurelio del Pino – President, Association of Spanish Supermarket  (ACES)
  • Elena Sáenz García-Baquero – Director in the National Association of Plant Breeders (ANOVE)
  • Javier Valiente – Managing Director at Political Intelligence
  • Carlos Vicente Alberto – EU Public Affairs Manager at Bayer Crop Science