Andres, Cristina

Basque Country Technology Parks, Spain

Cristina Andres is currently Head of Corporate marketing and innovation at the Basque Country Technology Parks, leading the marketing, innovation and market intelligence strategies to help business thrive and engage high-tech key players in the ecosystem. She has previously held positions as Director of Innovation at Bizkaia Science and Technology Park and has amassed 18 years of professional experience in the industry of innovation ecosystems. A graduate in Business Administration and Management, she has completed her training with an MBA (Best Master Thesis award), a Master in Business Competitiveness Management, and a Master in Marketing. Her passion for learning has led her to participate in various international programs in areas related to business innovation and competitiveness in some of the world leading innovation hotspots such as Boston, Shanghai, Cambridge, Florence, or Barcelona. She is fluent in six languages.