CTIF · Committee on Technology, Innovation and the Future

What CTIF is

The technology matter has, in less than four years, overwhelmed the audit committee to which it was traditionally assigned. Three concurrent curves — economic weight, European regulatory convergence (AI Act, DORA, NIS2, GDPR) and speed of evolution — have transformed the nature of the problem. CTIF responds with a complete doctrinal body that defends and specifies the creation of a specialised committee for this matter, applying the framework that Spanish law already enables.

The project consists of a master document of approximately one hundred and sixty pages, structured in ten sections, twelve guiding principles and four annexes. From this master derive: a technical guide in CNMV style, an academic paper, an executive summary, a defence presentation, a practical manual and a model of regulations to constitute the committee in any Spanish listed company.

Why I promote it

The technology matter on the board is not adequately covered by current governance architecture. I have seen this from the inside as CIO in four multinational groups and as board advisor through Puzzle Tech & Sec. Writing a book or an academic paper did not seem enough: CTIF was born as a living, citable, subscribable doctrinal body applicable to any board willing to make the decision.

My role in CTIF

• Sole promoter. Project conception, drafting of the master document and editorial direction.
• Editorial director. All content published under doctrinal signature passes through my rewriting and signature before publication.
• Academic advisory board coordinator (in formation, phase 3 of the plan).

Relationship with my professional activity

CTIF and my professional activity as an independent director share thesis and direction, but they do not blur or cross economically:

• CTIF Digital is a non-commercial doctrinal initiative. It does not sell services, does not charge fees in phase 0-1, and does not receive direct remuneration for the recommendations it makes.
• My activity as an independent director is managed from this personal site and through direct mandates. It accepts or rejects offers based on individual judgement, not doctrinal commitment.
• Puzzle Tech & Sec is the operational advisory firm that channels the delivery of remunerated professional services to mid-market and family business clients.

This statement is part of the project's transparency commitment: the principles CTIF preaches to boards of directors — explicit use, governed conflicts, documented decisions — are first applied to the architecture of the initiative itself.

How it connects to this personal brand

The thesis essayI published under my personal voice converges with the CTIF doctrine, but it is not CTIF: it is the personal interpretation of its promoter. The formal doctrine lives in the master document and on the institutional site. This deliberate articulation allows both voices — personal and institutional — to reinforce each other without being confused.

If your board is considering constituting a specialised technology committee, the CTIF master document and guiding principles are the institutional starting point. If you want a personal conversation about how that translates to your specific organisation, that is the conversation I hold from here.