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FPdGi Awards 07/03/2022Actor María Hervás, 2022 FPdGi Arts and Literature Award
Actor, dramatist and producer María Hervás has won the 2022 Princess of Girona Foundation Arts and Literature Award.
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FPdGi Awards 10/05/2021Colombian social entrepreneur Juan David Aristizábal, 2021 International Award
The winner was chosen for “supporting young people in Latin America through training, education, technology and an entrepreneurial spirit”, and for transforming personal adversity into a virtue by leveraging it to create social projects for the common good.
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FPdGi Awards 29/04/2021Biotechnologist César de la Fuente Núñez, FPdGi Scientific Research Award
The winner was chosen for his leadership and outstanding scientific work in the field of computational biology, which unites extraordinary scientific productivity with the capacity to transfer the technology developed.
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FPdGi Awards 15/04/2021Founder of the NGO NASCO Feeding Minds, Ousman Umar, 2021 Princess of Girona Foundation Social Award
The winner was chosen for “constructing a transformative project that brings education, technology and alliances together to deliver solutions to the migratory phenomenon”. The jury also praised him for his “exemplary work, resilience, spirit of self-improvement and for seizing the opportunities offered by society through great personal effort”.
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FPdGi Awards 17/03/2021Lucía Goy Mastromiechele, 2021 FPdGi Business Award
Founding partner of law firm Goy Gentile Abogados, the winner was chosen for her brilliant academic record followed by her solid professional development that has resulted in an extremely promising business project. The winner’s name was announced this morning during an event held in Toledo and streamed online, which was attended by HM the Queen of Spain, among other honoured guests.
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FPdGi Awards 04/03/2021Veterinarian and writer María Sánchez Rodríguez, 2021 FPdGi Arts and Literature Award
The winner was chosen for “her work as a poet, writer and activist in defence of rural culture, and particularly the forgotten role of women in the countryside”. The winner’s name was announced this morning during a virtual event.
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FPdGi Awards 04/05/2020Dutch inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat, 2020 FPdGi International Award
The jury recognised the work of this young man who is developing technological solutions for cleaning up plastic in the world’s oceans and rivers through The Ocean Cleanup foundation. • The winner stands out for his capacity to tackle one of the most important global environmental threats using “innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a continuous search for technological solutions”
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FPdGi Awards 26/03/2020Entrepreneur Pepita Marín Rey-Stolle, 2020 FPdGi Business Award
The winner was chosen for “bringing tradition and modernity together by turning the ancient craft of knitting into a modern hobby” through her company We Are Knitters (WAK)
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FPdGi Awards 12/03/2020Director and screenwriter Guillermo García López, FPdGi Arts and Literature Award
The jury highlighted his commitment to “looking beyond frontiers” and the way the winner “focuses his attention on pressing social issues”, such as migration and climate change. The Foundation’s award joins the Goya and Doc Spain Award (Seminci Film Festival) García López received in 2017.
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FPdGi Awards 28/02/2020Technology innovator Guillermo Martínez, 2020 FPdGi Social Award
This young social entrepreneur, who designs and sends 3D-printed prostheses to economically disadvantaged people all over the world through his Ayúdame3D project, was chosen for ‘his inspiring work to make revolutionary 3D printing technology accessible to vulnerable people’.
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