Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom

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ELEVATOR PITCH XXXII EDITION
On the morning of Thursday 30^th November we hosted our most recent Elevator Pitch networking event, held in the stylish London office (based in Hammersmith) of Trison World, new patron of the Chamber. The event was chaired by Igor Urra, the Spanish Chamber’s Secretary General, who once all participants had taken their seats proceeded to explain the how event would work. The general format of the event is as follows:
- One representative from each company is allowed to participate, with a maximum of 16 companies being able to take part. In addition, no more than two companies from the same sector can register for the event.
- With something of a round table format, each participant begins by presenting their company and what they do to fellow guests, being given a maximum of two minutes to speak. Following this, each participant answers any questions other participants may have about their companies, before participants have a further chance to network more informally and without the previous time constraints over a late breakfast.
This occasion saw 11 participants from a variety of sectors taking part: Buckles Solicitors (legal services), Elastacloud (communications and IT networks), Global FDI (business consultancy services), Trison World (audio visual integration), Melia White House Hotel (hotels and accommodation), Mishcon de Reya (legal services), Spanish Olive Oil School (education, training and learning), Sunfloret Translations (translation services), Synergym (leisure and sport management) and Your Architect London (architecture, interior design and engineering). Given that there were only 11 participants, the event was highly interactive with guests being able to learn a great deal about the other companies and explore potential routes for collaboration.

We would very much like to thank all attendees who took part in this edition of the Elevator Pitch for having joined us, in particular a special thank you to Trison for hosting the session so successfully! Guests were even treated to a surprise following the main event, which saw them each being able to invent their own individual scent, inspired by different aspects of their personalities.

If you have not yet participated in an Elevator Pitch event and are interested in doing so, keep an eye on our newsletter (released twice a month) as well as the UPCOMING EVENTS section of our website for information about the next one which will be held early in 2018.
05/12/2017
ELEVATOR PITCH XXXI EDITION
On the morning of Tuesday 3^rd October we hosted our most recent Elevator Pitch networking event, held in the modern and stylish London showroom (based near Old Street) of member company Actiu. The event was chaired by Igor Urra, the Spanish Chamber’s Secretary General, who once all participants had taken their seats proceeded to explain the how the event would work. The general format of the event is as follows:
- One representative from each company is allowed to participate, with a maximum of 16 companies being able to take part. In addition, a no more than two companies from the same sector can register for the event.
- With something of a round table format, each participant begins by presenting their company and what they do to fellow guests, being given a maximum of two minutes to speak. Following this, each participant answers any questions other participants may have about their companies, before participants have a further chance to network more informally and without the previous time constraints over a late breakfast.
This occasion saw 12 participants from a variety of sectors taking part: The Caesar Hotel by Derby Hotels (hotel and accommodation), Actiu Berbegal y Formas (office furniture), Roman y Asociados (public relations), Trison Retail Services (audio visual integration), F- Initiatives (financial consultants), Technorizon UK (IT consultants), Ana’s Croquetas (food), Haymarket Risk (consultancy), H10 Waterloo Hotel (Hotel and Accommodation), Develapps (mobile solutions), Banco Popular (Banking and Financial Services) and Qincho (food sustainability consultants). Given that there were only 12 participants, the event was able to be highly interactive with guests being able to learn a great deal about the other companies and explore potential routes for collaboration.

We would very much like to thank all attendees who took part in this edition of the Elevator Pitch for having joined us, in particular a special thank you to Actiu for hosting the session so tastefully!

If you have not yet participated in an Elevator Pitch event and are interested in doing so, keep an eye on our newsletter (released twice a month) as well as the UPCOMING EVENTS section of our website for information about the next one that we will hold later this year.
04/10/2017
VIRTUALIZATION & CLOUD SYSTEMS FOR COMPANIES

On Thursday, 27^th October, we held the breakfast seminar on “Virtualization & Cloud Systems for Companies” at the premises of the Spanish Chamber. On this occasion, the speaker for the session was Mr. Jorge Casto, CEO and Founder of Safe Computing, Benefactor member of the Chamber.

The aim of the session was to show participants how technology can be of great help in companies of any size and not necessarily be a headache; and to prove this he would explain how virtualization and the cloud computing systems can ease the transition to a digital transformation.

Mr. Jorge Casto, from Safe Computing, during the seminar.

Our Secretary General, Igor Urra, gave a warm welcome to all attendees on behalf of our institution and gave the floor to Mr. Jorge Casto, who began the session with a brief introduction to the history of technology in order to provide some background on this field.

After this introduction, Mr. Jorge Casto went on to analyse several examples to illustrate how virtualization and cloud computing implementation have increased the productivity in companies and reduced some technical hitches.

Furthermore, he explained that these system’s ultimate goal is to transfer information to a virtual environment thus eliminating hardware and physical devices, transpiring into reduced costs and saving time when dealing on how to access data and information.

Once the talk had finished, attendees had the chance to network and exchange their opinions about the session.

During the session, Jorge discussed several key concepts that helped attendees to understand better the most technical aspects of virtualization, such as the difference between the virtualization and cloud system, what a data centre is and what types of clouds we can find in the market depending on each company´s needs. Furthermore, he offered general advice on what a company should bear in mind when thinking about implementing these systems.

As it is important for businesses to see the practical day-to-day implications of going virtual, the speaker analysed two case studies of companies from different sectors and sizes, giving attendees the opportunity to check the background information of the companies before implementing the virtual systems; and afterwards so they could see for themselves what impact it had on each.

He then ended the session by explaining that if a company wants to optimize and maximise its resources, virtualization should be an unavoidable reality and how there are as many solutions in this field as potential companies’ needs.

Participants had time to mingle and continue the discussion while enjoying a nice breakfast.

After the session, all attendees had the opportunity to network, ask questions to Jorge Casto and exchange their impressions and ideas about the points covered in the seminar while enjoying some breakfast.

If you want to find out other activities that the Spanish Chamber is organising, we encourage you to keep an eye on our Upcoming Events section within our website. Furthermore, you can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter in order to receive updates with our events.

08/11/2016
SUCCESS WITHOUT STRESS

On Thursday 13^th February we held the workshop “Success without stress” in collaboration with Unusual Connections, a member of the Spanish Chamber.

Our Secretary General, Igor Urra, welcomed attendees and then introduced Ms. Pilar Orti, from Unusual Connections, who facilitated the session.

The session was very dynamic from the beginning with attendees introducing themselves and explaining how they felt at that moment. In line with the above, Pilar explained the aim of the session and focused on the point that we cannot let stress be a part of our lives on a daily basis. Even when we have a mountain of things to do both at work and as part of our private lives, it is essential to prioritise and take a moment to reflect on our chores, their deadlines and how to organise them to create the best possible outcome. A good way to get this done is to write down – at any time – anything that crosses our mind regarding tasks we have to complete. We can then have a look at our diary and have a clear idea of the things we need to get done and arrange a time for each of them.

Attendees were sit in circle to foster interaction.

According to Pilar, the problem is that we often do not realise when stress is building up and so we do not do anything to prevent it. Therefore, we carry the stress with us every moment of every day. She pointed out that the ideal solution to this would be to take few minutes every night to relax, empty the mind and forget all about the workload we face in order to start the next day feeling refreshed and more comfortable with the tasks ahead.

As Pilar remarked throughout the workshop, it is very important to know how we feel and how the body reacts to such feelings, as it gives us a clear sign of how to manage situations that can potentially lead to stressful outcomes. For example, if someone does not like speaking in public, it would be a good idea to take two minutes to focus on breathing in order to calm down before going on to the stage.

Pilar was giving some tips to the participants to reduce the stress in their jobs

To put theory into practice, Pilar proposed a couple of similar exercises for participants to take conscience of their bodys’ reactions to different situations. As Pilar went on to explain the body consists of 3 parts: the physical, the emotional and the cognitional; and each part interacts with the other. Therefore any factors that affect any of these body parts in some way will most likely have an impact on our personality and mood.

During the session participants were presented with the diagram of Hans Selye which taught them about the combinations of things that make us work calmly, make us distracted or even make us distraught. Pilar highlighted the importance of having a strategy to easily identify and make clear to ourselves what we need to do and where to start. Furthermore, and in line with the technological era we live in, she discussed with attendees some useful apps that can assist with the above.

The attendees were interacting a lot with each other during the session

As stress is a feeling many of us have to cope with, attendees were sent a copy of the contents covered in the session with useful tips and exercises to put into practice at work and at home to prevent high levels of stress and anxiety.

The attendees were listening attentively and showed great levels of interaction and engagement throughout the session. After the workshop they could exchange their impressions of the event while enjoying some breakfast.

If you want to find out about any other activities that the Spanish Chamber is organising, we encourage you to keep an eye on our UPCOMING EVENTS section on our website. Furthermore, you can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter in order to receive updates on the Chamber and our upcoming events!

20/02/2014

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