Benjamín Lana Velasco
- President of the Gastronomy division of the Vocento Group, which encompasses all the group’s gastronomy projects such as San Sebastián Gastronomika, Madrid Fusión and Bogotá Madrid Fusión.
- Vice President of the Madrid Fusión gastronomy congress, which brings world cuisines closer to each other and to encourage and support debate about gastronomy and wine, the food and drink industry, technology, scientific research and new business models.
- Former editorial director of the Vocento communications group for its 11 regional newspapers, the Colpisa news agency, the magazines XL Semanal and Mujer Hoy, and the economic newspaper Inversión.
- Writer of the gastronomic sociology column “Reinos de Humo” (“Kingdoms of Smoke”) for XL Semanal, the largest circulated Spanish language magazine.
- Author of the book “Casa Marcial, the Cuisine of Nacho Manzano”, a finalist of the National Gastronomy Award 2016, and the upcoming “Animal Cocinero” (“The Cooking Animal”).