The Rafael del Pino Foundation is organising the dialogue «Strategic Geoeconomics: Economics and Power in the 21st Century» on 23 March 2026 at 7 p.m., with the participation of Dialogue between José Luis Moreno, Daniel Lacalle and Judith Arnal on the occasion of the publication of the book «Strategic Geoeconomics» by José Luis Moreno.
José Luis Moreno holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, ICADE and is a member of the Madrid College of Economists. Professor at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, he teaches sessions on strategic geoeconomics to executives at ESIC University. He has been director of Financial Policy, Treasury and Economy of the Community of Madrid during the financial crisis, from 2012 to 2015, under the presidency of Esperanza Aguirre. From 2015 to 2019 he was a councillor of the city of Madrid. Director of economy in the city councils of Madrid (2019 to 2021) and Pozuelo de Alarcón from 2025. Member of the boards of directors of Metro de Madrid and Mercamadrid, as well as director of the office for Madrid Nuevo Norte of the Community of Madrid. Co-author of the trilogy Advice for advisors. He also holds the Cross of Police Merit with white badge. He has been a member of equity of KPMG Europe Llp, director at Arthur Andersen and director at EY Abogados, as well as senior advisor of Everis, today NTT Data. Worked in Silicon Valley in California, supporting the entry process of Spanish technology-based companies. Mentor of Spanish companies in their internationalisation process, within the programme of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. He collaborates weekly, as an economic analyst, explaining how geostrategy is affecting our local economy within the framework of the new world order on Negocios Tv, Radio Intereconomía, Capital Radio and OKDIARIO.
Daniel Lacalle D. in Economics, Chief Economist at Tressis S.V., professor of Global Economics at IE and IEB and investment fund manager. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a PhD Cum Laude from the Universidad Católica de Valencia. He is Chairman of the Instituto Mises Hispano, member of the Advisory Board of the Rafael del Pino Foundation and of ORFIN. He is also a member of the Academic Council of the International Freedom Foundation (FIL). His career in portfolio management and investment began at the hedge fund Citadel and continued at Ecofin Ltd. and PIMCO in the US and London. He is ranked number 5 in the Richtopia 2020 ranking of the world's most influential economists. He has been voted for five consecutive years among the top three managers in the Extel Survey, the Thompson Reuters ranking in the general strategy, oil and power categories. He writes a weekly column in El Español, and contributes monthly to CNBC and Bloomberg TV, as well as Antena 3, Cuatro, Telecinco, BBN Times, World Economic Forum, Hedge Eye, Epoch Times and Mises Wire, among others. Daniel Lacalle is the author of books on economics translated into several languages, including: "Nosotros los mercados", "Viaje a la libertad económica", "La gran trampa", "Libertad o Igualdad", and the latest, "Haz crecer tu dinero" (Deusto, 2022).
Judith Arnal holds a PhD in Economics and is a senior researcher at the Elcano Royal Institute, an independent director of the Bank of Spain and a member of its Audit Committee. She is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Bank of Spain and a member of its Audit Committee. is a member of the Scientific Council of the Elcano Royal Institute.. In addition, she is a senior research associate in financial regulation at the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and in the European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) and teaches international finance at the Instituto de Empresa. She has extensive professional experience. She has been an advisor to the Instituto de Crédito Oficial, to the Spanish public company in charge of promoting the Digital Agenda Red.es and to the Spanish public company for the promotion of start-ups, ENISA. She worked for 10 years at the Spanish Treasury, becoming Director of the Technical and Financial Analysis Office and chairing the Financial Sandbox Coordination Commission, as well as a Subcommittee of the Spanish Macroprudential Authority (AMCESFI). She has also been Director of Cabinet of the First Vice-President and Minister of Economy and Digital Transformation of the Spanish Government At the European level, she chaired for more than three years the Eurogroup Working Group Task Force on Coordinated Action. Under his chairmanship, the technical details of the reform of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) were prepared: the common backstop for the Single Resolution Fund, the reform of the prudential financial assistance programmes and the revision of the debt sustainability framework. Other issues related to the Banking Union, such as liquidity in resolution, were also discussed. She holds a PhD in Economics and Business from the University of Navarra and has been awarded several prizes, including the Garrigues Prize for the Best Young Lawyer.
If you would like to attend, please contact the foundation by e-mail at confirmaciones@frdelpino.es.