Miguel Ángel Calero joins Alastria to lead the Spanish Blockchain Services Infrastructure (ISBE)

Alastria has announced the appointment of Miguel Ángel Calero as Executive Director of ISBE (Spanish Blockchain Services Infrastructure). This comes at a key moment for the project, marked by ISBE's transition from its initial deployment phase toward consolidation as an operational, sustainable, and national blockchain infrastructure with European projection.

The goal of this appointment is to drive the development of ISBE as a public-permissioned blockchain infrastructure, oriented toward regulated environments and aligned with European regulatory frameworks regarding digital identity, trust services, and digital assets. It aims to promote effective adoption by companies, institutions, and public administrations in Spain, Europe, and Latin America.

Miguel Ángel brings more than 20 years of experience in digital transformation, emerging technologies, and the development of innovation ecosystems. Until January 2026, he served as Head of Emerging Technologies at Izertis, where he led the creation and scaling of this practice, managing a team of over 50 professionals and overseeing R&D initiatives and market solutions in fields such as blockchain, Web3, digital identity, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies, with a focus on the European and Latin American markets.

Previously, following the 2022 integration of the startup Wealize—a digital product firm specializing in blockchain, AI, and software development, which he co-founded—he took on responsibilities in strategy and business development for Web3 and AI within Izertis.

Linked to Alastria since 2019, Miguel Ángel Calero has actively participated in its working groups and subsequently served as a member of its Board of Directors. His appointment as Executive Director of ISBE represents a natural evolution of this journey, moving from ecosystem contribution and governance to the direct execution of a strategic infrastructure.

His professional career is complemented by active participation in boosting the technological ecosystem in Spain and Europe. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of INATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications) and the AI Cluster of the Community of Madrid. In the field of international standardization, he participates as an expert in the ISO/TC 307 and CEN/CENELEC JTC 19 committees, focused on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

As Executive Director of ISBE, Miguel Ángel Calero’s main responsibilities will include consolidating the operational infrastructure, driving the adoption of real-world use cases in the public and private sectors, and leading the project's evolution toward a scalable and economically sustainable model, reinforcing ISBE's role as a key infrastructure for the digital economy in Spain and Europe.

“I first came into contact with blockchain (Web3, decentralized technologies, call it what you will) more than ten years ago because it solved real problems, beyond purely technological interest. Alastria was, and remains, one of the pioneering communities with the longest track record internationally, from which the first infrastructures were built that allowed startups, large companies, and public administrations to develop tests, pilots, and production solutions. ISBE is the result of all these learnings: a globally pioneering infrastructure designed for real impact, capable of hosting regulated use cases with clear rules, institutional trust, and European dimension. I am delighted to take on the challenge of consolidating ISBE as a reference public-permissioned infrastructure,” stated Miguel Ángel Calero.

With this appointment, Alastria establishes a new stage of consolidation for ISBE in the Spanish and European ecosystem as an infrastructure aimed at accelerating the business and operations of companies, startups, and administrations.