The opening ceremony was followed by a conference by Army General Fernando Alejandre, Chief of Defence Staff (JEMAD), who stressed that FEINDEF «strengthens and promotes» the new Europe of security and defence, of which Spain aims to be «one of the drivers». «What we are experiencing is more of a technological revolution than an evolution», observed the Chief of Defence Staff, and added that the Armed Forces «understand the need for constant renewal». He also explained that the Defence Staff (EMAD) has just published two prospective studies, Horizon 2040 and Operating Environment 2035, which attempt to «adapt what we do and what we have to the future». On the first day a document entitled Defence Industry Outlook was presented; this document aims to be a tool that favours the development of the sector, The Spanish industry showed its potential to join European consortiums guides the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism with regard to the application of defence measures, and assists internationalisation, especially in the EU. According to this publication, in 2017 our defence industry had a turnover of €6,188 million, 8.8 percent more than in 2016. Of this amount, 18.7 percent corresponded to direct sales to the Ministry (€1,155 million) and the remaining 81.3 percent to exports (€5,033 million). The 373 companies in the sector —9 percent micro, 39 percent small, 25 percent medium and 17 percent large— employ 22,641 people directly. By subsectors, aeronautics leads sales figures with €4,331 million (70 percent of the total), well above naval (€564 million, 9.1 percent) and land (€526 million, 8.5 percent). The other subsectors —electronics, auxiliary, armament, space, missiles, RPAS and simulation— together contribute 12.4 percent. In the presentation of the document the General Director of Armament and Materiel, Admiral Santiago Ramón González, the General Secretary of Industry and of the SME, Raul Blanco, and the former Minister for Defence, Julián García Vargas, intervened. The State Secretary of Defence, Angel Olivares, who closed the event, recalled the Military personnel: an asset for all companies THE entry of military personnel into the civilian labour market was one of the pillars of the Ministry of Defence’s outreach activities in IFEMA’s Exhibition Hall 8. Taking advantage of the significant presence of companies connected to the industry, on 29 May a specific forum was scheduled on employment with a view to showcasing the human potential on offer to companies from such personnel. «The job market is very demanding but the Armed Forces have the best professionals on offer », assured the Deputy Secretary of Defence, Alejo de la Torre, in his opening speech of the forum. In this regard, he highlighted the Comprehensive Employment Guidance Plan designed by the Ministry. The more relevant aspects of this plan were developed by the general director of Military Recruitment and Training, Amparo Deputy Secretary of Defence opens Employment Forum. Valcarce. As she explained, the plan implicates all bodies involved in employment guidance processes, providing a comprehensive overview of the activities being implemented in this regard. Among these activities, the general director highlighted the agreement signed with the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) to provide troops and seafaring personnel with the professional knowledge and competencies to facilitate their entry into the civilian labour market. She also provided details of other activities in the area of training and in order to acquire qualifications and accreditations, as well as tutorials to evaluate military personnel, in particular those who leave active service at age 45. Valcarce ended her speech encouraging all of the companies present to join the SAPROMIL 4.0 IT platform, a tool geared toward facilitating the company-candidate relationship through the management and monitoring of all job offers that may be disseminated among the military personnel registered on the platform. A discussion panel was then opened, moderated by the former secretary-general of CCOO, José María Fidalgo. Juan Carlos Iñaki Gómez/MDE Aparicio, former minister for Employment and Social Affairs, representing Employers, took part, as did major-general José Rodriguez García, deputy Army Command; Juan Antonio Vázquez, from UGT; Pieternella De Jong, Human Resources director from Lockheed Martin, representing the companies; and Juan A. Sánchez Cordero, chairman of the State Association of Large Training Companies. 22 Revista Española de Defensa July/August 2019
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