Laura Garrido - CTO at Ferrovial - Preparing for the Next Wave

In our latest podcast, Laura Garrido, CTO at Ferrovial, who is as a Nominee for the CIONET Awards 2026 in the Cloud & Infrastructure category, sits down with Daniel Eycken to pull back the curtain on Ferrovial’s "Industrialized Digital Foundation"—a massive multi-year transformation that synchronized technology across 15 countries and 25,000 employees.

Register for the Virtual Awards Ceremony on February 12th to find out who wins this prestigious title 👉https://www.cionet.com/events/cionet-awards-2026-part-2!

In this episode, Laura shares how her team balanced rigid compliance with the flexibility needed for innovation - from the high-stakes pressure of a NASDAQ listing to achieving a 30% reduction in data center costs.

Highlights of the conversation include:

  • Industrialization at Scale: How the "X-rators" and "Infinity" programs unified a fragmented global footprint.
  • Empowering Developers: Building a framework that prioritizes autonomy without sacrificing security.
  • The AI Foundation: Why meticulous documentation is the secret to moving from human-in-the-loop to autonomous AI agents.
  • The "Best Mistake": Why shifting from total centralization to a "service flavor" model was the key to business buy-in.

Don’t miss the panel on February 12th, where Laura will share more about her journey, powered by our trusted partner, Splunk 👉 https://www.cionet.com/events/cionet-awards-2026-part-2

Published on 05.01.2022


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