Marga Martin sanchez - Director R&D&I

Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 6 months

Germany

Director R&D&I

DEKRA

Lead the company’s R&D&I strategy, aligning innovation roadmaps with corporate objectives and EU funding opportunities across mobility (CCAM), AI, cybersecurity, health, standardization, and certification.
Led and secured regional/EU co-funding for the establishment of a Cybersecurity Lab, including delivery of strategic contract services for ENISA related to the Cyber Resilience Act and EU Digital Identity Wallets.
Manage multi-project portfolios, budgets and cross-functional teams, ensuring timely delivery and accelerated market uptake.
Built and led public-private partnerships strengthening market positioning and commercial opportunities.
Advised the Executive Board and senior management, providing strategic input on innovation, business growth, and investments.

Dec 2022 - Jul 2024

1 year 8 months

Belgium

Program Manager – COO Office

GAIA-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL)

Drove execution within the COO function to translate the GAIA-X vision into operational policies, processes, governance and organisational frameworks for sectoral data ecosystems.
Led the development of blueprints and building blocks for interoperable data-sharing across sectors, including Energy, Mobility, Health, and Green Deal domains; coordinated the Health Data Spaces initiatives.
Contributed to European standardization activities, including the CEN initiative on “Trusted Data Transactions”; participated in the EC High-Level Forum on European Standardization, with a focus on cross-sector data interoperability.

Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

10 months

Spain

Head of Digital Innovation

TreeTechnology

Led bid management for EU and national funded programs, with a focus on AI and healthcare sectors.
Developed commercial offers for public procurement in big data and AI across multiple market segments.
Monitored and analyzed the standardization landscape.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2025

4 years

Belgium

Standardization Advisor

HSBooster.eu

Led EU-funded project consortia in engaging with international and European standardization bodies, contributing to standards in artificial intelligence, cloud, blockchain, trustworthy AI and data spaces.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

3 years

Independent Expert & Juror

Public & Private Funding Programs

Juror of the AURORAL Board: assessed innovative scalable solutions and pilots for deployment within the AURORAL federated IoT architecture, promoting the digitalization of rural-urban areas across farming, energy, mobility, health and tourism (€2.6M funding).
Juror of the i4Trust Jury Board: evaluated and selected the most promising start-ups, SMEs, and digital innovation hubs (DIHs) with best business case proposals for data sharing and reuse in diverse market sectors (€2.3M total funding).

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

3 years

Business Mentor

EU Business Accelerator

Mentored start-ups in EU-funded accelerator programs (SHOP4CF – Smart Human Oriented Platform for Connected Factories and AI4EU), supporting scale-up, fundraising, IP strategy, and market entry of digital and AI-based solutions.
Guided the deployment and replication of Industry 4.0 and AI solutions—including collaborative robotics, AGVs/AMRs, IoT, and AI platforms—across manufacturing and healthcare, reducing market barriers and accelerating commercial uptake.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

5 years

Advisor

Resilience Advisors Network

Provided expert advisory support within a global network of independent disaster and emergency specialists, focusing on civil protection, resilience, and risk management across prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.

Jan 2015 - Jan 2022

7 years 1 month

Munich, Germany

Senior Cooperation Manager

Huawei Technologies

Led strategic joint innovation with key partners in cloud and AI technologies across energy, automotive, finance, and healthcare sectors, aligning R&D&I with long-term corporate strategy and market adoption.
Acted as a senior interface between corporate leadership, European institutions, research centers, and industry, shaping innovation strategy, funding priorities, standardization positioning, and ecosystem engagement.
Advised executive leadership on optimal funding and investments for Huawei’s European research labs.
Developed business plans, technology roadmaps, and strategic partnerships to drive innovation, bridge the gap between research and market, accelerate market adoption and support long-term corporate strategy.
Managed cross-functional teams and R&D&I projects, including key funded initiatives and strategic ecosystems such as GAIA-X.
Led end-to-end project preparation and governance across technical, contractual, regulatory, and financial domains.
Represented Huawei at executive level in European associations and open-source ecosystems, contributing to ISO/IEC, CEN/CENELEC, and key industry platforms (ERTICO, AIOTI, CCAM, BDVA).
Awards: Science and Technology Diplomacy Award; Standards & Industry Development Award

Jan 2013 - Present

13 years 1 month

Belgium

Senior Independent Expert

European Commission

Evaluated and reviewed over 500 EU-funded proposals and projects covering budgets up to €165M across multiple EC Directorates and Executive Agencies: CONNECT, REA, REGIO, INEA, EASME, HOME, HADEA.
Provided expert technical leadership in transport, ICT, critical infrastructure, and ECC C safety analysis, validation plans, and AVSEC auditing.
Participated as a juror of expert committees for selecting final proposals to receive EU funding through grants.

Mar 2007 - Dec 2014

7 years 10 months

Contract Manager / Project Coordinator

ISDEFE (Engineering Systems Ministry of Defense of Spain)

Secured EU and international funding, with a consistently high success rate (>90%), positioning the organization among the top performers in Spain.
Led international consortia and coordinated EU-funded R&D&I projects and tenders, managing technical delivery, contracts, finance, and project closure.
Contributed to European Industrial Associations, shaping strategic research agendas, white papers and policy position papers.

Nov 2005 - Feb 2007

1 year 4 months

Technical Consultant

Capgemini

Provided technical consultancy and system support for Sun Microsystems implementation.

Apr 2005 - Oct 2005

7 months

Technical Consultant

Delaware Consultoria

Delivered consultancy services for Orange, specializing in TIBCO middleware solutions and platforms.

May 2004 - Mar 2005

11 months

Salamanca, Spain

Nuclear Safety Engineer

ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas

Conducted nuclear safety inspections, performed risk analyses, emergency planning, calculated safety parameters and implemented enhanced safety measures.
Applied quantitative and mathematical methods to optimize safety protocols and production processes while ensuring both efficiency and regulatory compliance.
Performed in-depth safety assessments, successfully securing regulatory approval by the Spanish nuclear authorities.

Sep 2003 - Apr 2004

8 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Atomic Physicist

GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Conducted electron spectroscopy experiments using position-sensitive detectors at a particle accelerator.
Contributed to the development and commissioning of two-dimensional position-sensitive detectors for electrons and recoil ions for a reaction microscope in the ESR (Experimental Storage Ring).
Characterized detectors to assess electric pulse performance.

Skills

R&d&i Strategy, Innovation Roadmaps & Portfolio Management
Executive Leadership, Eu Independent Advisor
Program Governance, Budgeting, Risk & Performance Management
Ai, Data Spaces, Cloud, Mobility, Cybersecurity & Digital Innovation
Eu Funding, Public–private Partnerships & Innovation Ecosystems
Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & Stakeholder Management
Standardization, Regulation, Policy & Interoperability
Agile Project Management & Cross-team Coordination (Jira, Confluence, Ms Project)
Executive Dashboards & Collaboration (Ms 365, Slack)
Erp & Business Systems (Oracle Erp)
Market Intelligence & Strategy Tools (Feedly Ai- Technology, Market And Regulatory Intelligence)

Languages

Spanish

Native

English

Advanced

German

Elementary

Education

Oct 1997 - Jun 2002

Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Ciencias

Master of Science in Physics · Physics · Salamanca, Spain

Certifications & licenses

DEKRA Certificate in Global Cybersecurity Standardization Framework

DEKRA

EU Cybersecurity & GDPR Guidelines Test

Huawei for Connected Factories and AI4EU

Hybrid Cloud Applications

Cloud Security Alliance

PMP®

Project Management Institute

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Skills

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Education

Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Ciencias

Master of Science in Physics · Physics · Salamanca, Spain

Certifications & licenses

DEKRA Certificate in Global Cybersecurity Standardization Framework

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EU Cybersecurity & GDPR Guidelines Test

Huawei for Connected Factories and AI4EU

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Cloud Security Alliance

PMP®

Project Management Institute

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