Nacho Villoch @CapitanCook

Innovation and Sustainability in Malaga & Madrid, Spain

Nacho Villoch @CapitanCook

Innovation and Sustainability in Malaga & Madrid, Spain

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Ignacio -Nacho- Villoch , also known as @CapitanCook in the social media ecosystems, is a recognized generator of content on Innovation, Talent, Sustainability and Digital Transformation to which he has been working professionally for over 20 years.

In his more than 30 years of professional experience, he has lived and worked in 4 continents from Singapore to Paraguay and Bolivia through Miami and New York, and Lisbon, in management positions of business development in the financial industry.

Author of business novels such as "Diana's Adventure. Entrepreneurship against all odds in the Blue Ocean" (the first business novel about Innovation, andone of the 10 books recommended to change careerin 2014) ; "Yago´s Talent: The quest for the wells of talent" , or “ A brief History of the Future” (2021) he actively participates as a mentor, activator, advisor or promoter in diverse communities and entrepreneurship projects such as MET Community, Team labs, the SEK lab and the TEDx community.

Listed by Forbes magazine among the Top 40 Futurists from Spain in 2021 and 2022.

International KeyNote Speaker, guest lecturer and professor in programs of innovation, creativity, Sustainability and digital transformation of the main business schools (ESCP, AFI, ESADE, Valley Digital Business School ) and inspirational facilitator in institutional and corporate events –with over 650 conferences worldwide, eg. Tokyo, Hangzhou, Singapore, Medellin, Amsterdam, Zurich, Helsinki, London or Santo Domingo -

Awarded with the Top Social Executive Award of Spain and Portugal by Linkedin i, and the Top Influencer in Human Resources by RH-Digital he is truly passionate about helping people to develop their Talent and find their IKIGAI, their purpose in Life.

Currently, Nacho Villoch works as Director of Innovation of the Malaga Silver Economy Hub, and chairs the Advisory board of the Global ChamberMalaga Chapter and several scale-ups focused on Sustainability Driven Innovation.

As an ambassador of ODS Certificados, he actively promotes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Agenda 2030 with a combined strategy of persuasive Storytelling and a toolkit of sustainability-driven innovation and entrepreneurship to help companies be part of the solution through local actions aligned with a global strategy.

As active Scuba-diving Instructor by PADI he enjoys spreading his knowledge -he has a master's degree in Oceanography- and love for the Ocean and marine life, designing customized diving experiences.

As Child Ambassador of HopeSeed he relentlessly advocates in order to improve the education of future generations, leveraging on the latest neuroscientific and tech developments.

He is recognized as the Director of The DES Digital Enterprise Show world Congress ( Málaga 2022-2023).

  • Work
    • Public Speaking
  • Education
    • Columbia University
    • GeorgeTown
    • ESADE
    • Valley Digital Business School
    • Instituto de Empresa , IE