Sara Baliña: “The future will be shaped by major underlying trends”
We spoke with the director of the Spain’s Foresight and Strategy Bureau, who invites us to distinguish between the short-term noise on the global stage and truly transformative trends.
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Sara Baliña, director of Spain’s Foresight and Strategy Bureau, offers an optimistic perspective on how to navigate a world that often seems marked by uncertainty. In contrast to short-term developments, she emphasizes the importance of identifying major underlying trends—such as demographic aging, digitalization, the green transition, and urbanization—that evolve more slowly but steadily.
In this podcast, Baliña delves into the debate around the erosion of international trade, global technological fragmentation, and the EU’s challenges in driving innovation. Beyond the regulatory discussion, Europe has a clear opportunity to attract talent and investment—an opportunity that must be paired with efforts to foster knowledge transfer and strengthen its tech ecosystem.
Baliña recently took part in the session Technology, innovation and strategic autonomy, organized by the Center for Corporate Governance and EsadeGeo.
