

Blanca Chocarro Ruiz holds a PhD and an executive MBA. With 10+ years of experience in business and academia, she is Senior Manager, Strategic Program at EIT Manufacturing, leading initiatives on Net Zero Industries, Gender, and Entrepreneurship. She conducted PhD research at ICN2 (Spain) and UCLA (US). Previously, she supported start-ups with innovative technologies across Europe, Israel, and the US, and worked at the Scripps Research Institute (US) as a consultant and mentor.