{"id":17688,"date":"2026-05-06T06:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17688\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:33:23","slug":"iberdrola-hosts-europes-leading-industrial-companies-in-bilbao-at-an-ert-meeting-closed-by-the-lehendakari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17688\/","title":{"rendered":"Iberdrola hosts Europe\u2019s leading industrial companies in Bilbao at an ERT meeting closed by the Lehendakari"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iberdrola has hosted a two-day meeting of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) in Bilbao, bringing together senior executives from 60 of Europe\u2019s leading industrial companies. The meeting was closed by the Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales.<\/p>\n

The European Round Table for Industry (ERT) is a high-level, cross-sector business forum based in Brussels, composed of chief executives and chairpersons from 60 of Europe\u2019s most prominent companies.<\/p>\n

The meeting held in Bilbao was an \u2018Associates\u2019 session, bringing together key advisers and senior executives to prepare for the next plenary meeting of ERT members, scheduled to take place in Sweden in May. Discussions focused on key topics including energy policy, industrial and competition policy, innovation, security and defence, the single market, artificial intelligence and trade. These debates are particularly timely given the urgent need to advance the European Union\u2019s competitiveness agenda, as well as the impact of the ongoing energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Anthony Gooch G\u00e1lvez, Secretary General of the ERT, stated: \u201cIn recent years, Europe has faced multiple sources of uncertainty and a worrying trend towards deindustrialisation. Hosting this ERT Associates meeting in the Basque Country, one of the most outstanding examples of the reinvention of Europe\u2019s traditional industrial regions, is a significant achievement. We would like to thank Iberdrola for hosting this meeting, which has allowed us to take the pulse of Europe\u2019s industrial landscape while showcasing a city as iconic as Bilbao.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sessions, held on 16 and 17 April, have positioned Torre Iberdrola, the Group\u2019s headquarters<\/a>, and the city itself as a key hub for European economic and business dialogue. This comes at a time marked by major challenges related to competitiveness, security and the continent\u2019s strategic autonomy\u2014areas in which electrification plays a central role.<\/p>\n

Throughout the meeting, executives from leading companies across sectors\u2014including energy, automotive, technology, telecommunications, aerospace and pharmaceuticals\u2014addressed the most pressing priorities facing Europe\u2019s industrial ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Background<\/p>\n

The European Round Table for Industry was established in 1983 to foster cooperation between businesses, policymakers and stakeholders in support of the development of the European Union\u2019s single market and single currency. Today, its 60 member companies are committed to sustainable growth, job creation and strengthening Europe\u2019s global role. Collectively, these companies generate annual revenues of nearly \u20ac3 trillion, employ more than 6 million people worldwide and invest approximately \u20ac120 billion each year in R&D.<\/p>\n

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Companies attending the ERT Associates meeting hosted by Iberdrola<\/p>\n

A.P. M\u00f8ller-M\u00e6rsk, Air Liquide, Airbus, ArcelorMittal, ASML, AstraZeneca, BASF SE, Borealis AG, Capgemini, Deutsche Telekom, dsm-firmenich, E.ON, ENGIE, Eni, Ericsson, FTI Consulting, GSK, Heidelberg Materials, HEINEKEN, Iberdrola, Inditex, Investor AB, L’Or\u00e9al, Mercedes-Benz Group, Michelin, MOL, Nestl\u00e9, Nokia, Norsk Hydro, NXP Semiconductors N.V., Orange, Royal Philips, Saint-Gobain, SAP, Schneider Electric, Shell plc, Siemens AG, Smurfit Westrock, Sonae, Syensqo, Techint Group of Companies, Telef\u00f3nica, thyssenkrupp, TITAN S.A., TotalEnergies, Umicore, Unilever, UPM, Veolia, Vodafone Group, Volvo Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iberdrola has hosted a two-day meeting of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) in Bilbao, bringing together…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[146],"class_list":{"0":"post-17688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iberdrola","8":"tag-iberdrola"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}