In this #LeadershipDeepDive episode Elena Liria, CEO of Digital Madrid, talks to Hendrik Deckers about crisis management, the innovation that happens now, and the importance of being open to change. Elena talks about building field hospitals, creating infrastructure for them, and the role of the IT department in the public sector. We can find out about Plan Continua & Impulsa and the Digital Innovation Center.

✅ Crisis Management in the public sector

✅ Digital Innovation

✅ Importance of cybersecurity

Elena combines her experience as a business consultant and computer engineer to create a public sector institution that can handle crisis like the Covid outbreak in March 2020. She believes that a great CEO should be an innovator who is not afraid of change.

Every year, CIONET nominates the best CxOs as finalists for the European Digital Leader of the Year. Elena represents Spain in the category Public Sector. Join us for the special edition of #CIONEXT on 15 September at 14:30 CET when we will present all the finalists in the Public Sector & Non-Profit and Finance categories and announce the winners.

Table of contents

01:01 | Introduction and Elena Liria’s background

02:43 | About Madrid

03:24 | Madrid Digital support

05:20 | Covid crisis and what was the role of IT in Madrid

07:22 | Building new hospital in 100 days

08:35 | Creating vaccination and testing center

08:55 | Crisis management

10:00 | Transition to remote work

10:58 | Cybersecurity

11:10 | Plan Continua & Impulsa

12:03 | Next-generation European fund

13:08 | Launch of Digital Innovation Centre

14:30 | Election 2021

15:20 | Organisation of Madrid Digital

16:35 | Priorities

17:20 | Data-driven government

19:22 | Leadership style and core driving factor

21:10 | Elena’s MBTI: The Protagonist - advantages and disadvantages

23:40 | Values

24:20 | Mentors

23:40 | Personal mantra

24:20 | Advice for young professionals

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