- The Chair will promote research in artificial intelligence projects for the energy transition as well as training young talent in various technologies, among other areas
- This action is part of Cepsa's Green Digital strategy, which aims to speed up its Positive Motion plan by empowering its professionals and creating value for its customers with digital solutions that drive decarbonization
Madrid, September 24, 2024. Cepsa and CEU San Pablo Madrid University have created the "Cepsa - CEU Green Digital” Chair, which aims to promote research and the development of digitalization projects focused on the energy transition, fostering knowledge and research in these areas among young talent.
The Chair will focus on training young talent in artificial intelligence and other topics such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or cloud platforms, as well as researching the use of these and other disruptive and innovative technologies for decarbonization. During the signing of the agreement for the creation of this Chair, its director, Ricardo Palomo, has stated: "Technology is revealed as the ideal instrument and the great hope for achieving decarbonization objectives, and in this sense, Cepsa's commitment to promoting technology transfer and dissemination of advances through educational institutions is also a success when it comes to young university talent."
In the words of David Villaseca, Chief Digital Officer at Cepsa: "We are committed to collaborating with the innovation ecosystem, which academic institutions such as CEU San Pablo University are part of, in order to develop new ideas that promote the energy transition. For this sustainable, scalable, and real transformation to take place, we must involve and train young talent, the future of our society".
Extensive program of activities
As part of its commitment to research, training, knowledge flow, and innovation, the company promotes chairs with different universities. The "Cepsa - CEU Green Digital” Chair will apply various activities starting this month aimed at promoting the development of digital skills and innovation through educational spaces and programs, courses, scholarship applications, forums, and other initiatives such as hackathons, demo days as well as the Green Digital Award, which will be awarded to the best Bachelor's or Master's Thesis on digitalization for the energy transition. Moreover, educational opportunities and transformative experiences will be offered to students, such as the Spain Rumbo al Sur Program, an initiative with a unique educational approach that provides young people with a transformative experience on the ground, and which also contributes to the development of leaders committed to social and environmental values.
This initiative is part of Cepsa's objective to establish partnerships to strengthen its 2030 Positive Motion energy transition strategy with a green digital approach. In this area, Cepsa is promoting the democratization of data to serve people and extract its maximum value, thanks to technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Furthermore, it is committed to building digital solutions that are sustainable, starting from their design phase (Green In Digital), allowing us to measure and move towards carbon neutrality (Green in Digital), as well as promoting decarbonization among its employees and customers, with an improved user experience.
