Washington D.C. — The Spain-USA Foundation continues its annual PREVIEW SPAIN Arts&Culture program with a seminar on Innovative Economic Experiences from Spain: Contributions to the U.S. – Spain Relationship.  The Spanish think tank Real Instituto Elcano teams up with representatives from Spanish companies in collaboration with CSIS and other experts for this discussion on June 8, 2009 at 9 a.m. at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.    

The seminar Innovative Economic Experiences from Spain: Contributions to the US-Spain Relationship will discuss the innovative Spanish approaches in key sectors of today’s economy—renewable energies, regulation, etc.- The panels will focus on Spanish experience in these fields as well as the compared Spanish and American practices, the impact of the current economic crisis and what measures have been taken or are envisioned in both countries in these areas.

THE PANELISTS

The panelists will include representatives from some of Spain’s most innovative companies like Abengoa, Iberdrola, Acciona, as well as recognized experts from Spanish regulatory entities.

PREVIEW SPAIN Arts&Culture was introduced last year to create awareness among the public of the Washington DC area about contemporary cultural trends from Spain, as well as highlights from its classical culture, in anticipation of the Spain/US House, the future centre for cultural cooperation and public diplomacy opening in 2011 in Washington DC.

The events are organized by the Embassy of Spain, with the support of the SPAIN-USA Foundation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain and in collaboration with American institutions.