Héctor Laiz Ibáñez

Héctor Laiz Ibáñez is a Technician at the Director’s General Cabinet and of the National Coordination Center (NCC-ES) of the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE), the entity designated to coordinate the network of the European Cybersecurity Competence Center (ECCC) of the European Commission in Spain. At NCC-ES, Héctor is involved in advancing Spain's cybersecurity capabilities, fostering national and international collaborations, and supporting the execution of EU-funded projects aimed at enhancing common European cybersecurity capacities. The goal of NCC-ES also encompasses creating a public-private cybersecurity competence community in Spain and assisting stakeholders with technical support. Héctor is a PhD Student of Industrial Cybersecurity and Economics at the School of Industrial, Computer and Aerospace Engineering of University of León, and is also an Associate Lecturer of the Department of Business Management and Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business. His research focuses in cybersecurity, digital economy, strategic decision making, emerging technologies and chess. He has also previously worked in wine export management in La Rioja and in wine economic research at the Vine and Wine Research Institute at the University of León. Héctor holds a Master's Degree in Innovation and Digital Transformation from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and a University Degree in International Trade from the University of León.