Igor Idareta

Igor Idareta has graduated with 2 degrees in Industrial Engineering (specialised in Mechanics) and a BEng (Hons) in Design Engineering, from the Public University of Navarra (Spain) and Staffordshire University (UK). Mr. Idareta has worked for about 20 years as consultant in Innovation Management, specialised in funding R&D and Innovation projects under Programmes such as V, VI and VII RTD Framework Programme (DG RTD – DG GROW – DG CNNECT), CIP-EcoInnovation (DG GROW), LIFE Programme (DG ENV – DG CLIMA), Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme (DG MOVE) and the Interreg III Programme (DG REGIO). He is specialised in technology transfer and commercialisation of R&D results in the framework of EU funded programmes, as well as industrial sustainability programmes related to all the areas relevant for the European Green Deal (Climate, Energy, Transport, Circular Economy, Zero pollution…). At ZABALA, he leads a team of consultants, experts in energy, mobility, industry and environment-related European subprogrammes (Energy, Transport, NMBP, SPIRE, LIFE, CEF Transport, EU Innovation Fund…).