DISA Foundation Chair for Young Entrepreneurs

DISA Foundation Chair for Young Entrepreneurs

VISION

The DISA Foundation Chair for Young Entrepreneurs at the University of La Laguna aims to promote entrepreneurial culture in the university environment in order to provide the people who will lead the future with the necessary tools to identify problems and propose innovative solutions.

MISSION

The DISA Foundation Chair for Young Entrepreneurs at the University of La Laguna was launched in 2013 with the purpose of promoting entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial competence among university students, as well as research on entrepreneurship issues.

VALUES

In the world we live in, it is not possible to develop economic activity without generating social changes based on ethics and responsibility.

MEMBERS

Board of Directors

Director

Edgar J. Sabina del Castillo He is a Marketing Professor at the University of La Laguna, attached to the Department of Business Administration and Economic History in the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism. His teaching and professional activity focuses on marketing and entrepreneurship. His research interests center on consumer behavior, especially in relation to the consumption of local products. He participates in national and international marketing conferences and is a member of the "Neuromarketing and Frontier Marketing" Research Group at the University of La Laguna. He also organizes TEDxLa Laguna, a non-profit event aimed at giving a voice to inspiring individuals and promoting innovative thinking. Since 2016, he has been the Director of the DISA Foundation Chair for Young Entrepreneurs at the University of La Laguna.

Deputy Director of Research and Transfer

Desiderio Gutiérrez Taño He is a marketing professor at the University of La Laguna. He belongs to the business-society research group and has been co-director of the university's postgraduate program in Entrepreneurial Development. One of his main lines of research is entrepreneurship.

Deputy Director of Training

José Francisco Gómez González He is a tenured professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, specializing in Electrical Engineering. He holds a degree in Physics and a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of La Laguna. He completed his doctorate in the Department of Physical Medicine and Pharmacology at the same university, focusing on basic biomedical research. His career includes postdoctoral fellowships at institutions such as UCLA, FORTH, and CNRS, with a focus on research in computational neuroscience and various engineering fields, including control systems, energy, and mathematical modeling.

Joint Commission

  • Isabel Karely León Pérez. Vice-Rector of Culture and University Extension
  • Marta Domínguez Herrera. Director of the Secretariat of Institutional and Corporate Chairs
  • Sara Mateo Artiles. Director of the DISA Foundation.
  • Marta López Quevedo. Technical Manager of the Scientific-Educational, Research and Environmental Areas of the DISA Foundation.

Regulation

Regulation for the creation, organization and operation of the institutional and corporate chairs of the University of La Laguna. 

Address: Camino La Hornera, 37. Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism. Postal code 38200. San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 

Prof. José Luis Moreno Becerra Street, 10, 38205 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 

Email cjeull@ull.es