Manuel Martínez

Manuel Martínez is Ferrovial’s Director of Open Innovation. Since 2008, he has led the foundation of the innovation ecosystem: start-ups, academia, venture capital, government agencies, large companies, with the aim of creating competitive advantages and developing new business opportunities, as well as promoting the culture of innovation within the company. Manuel was responsible for the design and launch of Ferrovial’s Foresight unit, which manages the What-if? scenario planning program, the Zuritanken employee ideation program, the Shuttle corporate intrapreneurship itinerary and its successor, the corporate venture builder Ferrovial Venture Lab, together with the BuildUp Scouting program. He began his professional career in Renfe’s R+D Department, then worked in IT consulting and later launched an online advertising start-up. In 2003, he was appointed Director of Software Marketing at Sun Microsystems.