Juan-Miguel Villar Mir present at the last New Economy Forum along with the President of Chile

Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, President of the OHL Group, has attended the last New Economy Forum. This time the attending guest was Sebastian Pinera, President of the Republic of Chile.

During the conference-lunch, at which there was a large representation by members of both the public and private sectors and the media, Juan-Miguel Villar Mir pointed out that “Chile is important for the OHL Group and other companies who opt for internationalisation as the beloved country is an excellent place to get established and to grow.”

He also stated that, “That growth has a lot to do with the determined boost given by the nation’s successive governments to transport infrastructures.” The President of the Group reminded the audience that infrastructures “are fundamental for the acceleration and growth of an economy and for the well-being of a society”. He added that “Chile has given a significant boost to its infrastructures in the last 20 years, a boost in which Spanish companies working in that great nation have had an important role.”

Economic-Business Roads Forum Juan-Miguel Villar Mir also took part in a conference on 13 May at the Advanced Technical School (E.T.S.) of Road, Canal and Port Engineers, in the framework of the Economic-Business Roads Forum.

The President of the Group reminded the audience that in December 2007, he had opened that forum whose goal was to “Complete the School’s technical training with other economic and business material related to our profession”.

During his speech entitled “The keys to Business Management. The Engineer as a Businessperson” he pointed out that in a context of an economic crisis such as the current one, “the spirit and initiative of entrepreneurs is fundamental to return to the path of growth and direct the future of Spain towards that of a country with a dynamic and competitive economy”.

During his speech, Juan-Miguel Villar Mir mentioned several examples of great businesspeople who have come from the Madrid School of Roads and recommended the audience not to miss the chance to become businesspeople “because it is in that role where you can most serve society”.