The AIS Authorized Entities, the companies authorized to provide AIS accessibility certificate assessment, met at Around 2025 to review the most relevant milestones of the year and share knowledge on accessibility issues.
The Annual Meeting, which was held at Torre Emperador in the Cinco Torres complex in Madrid (Spain), began with a review of the most relevant figures for a year in which, to date, 50 authorized entities and almost 70 approved and field technicians have been reached.
The fundamental role of the AIS APP was also reviewed, which since its development has reduced cabinet work times, merging data collection and evidence recording, and facilitating communication between approved technicians and Fundación ARS auditors.
The novelties for 2026 also played an essential role, with the Plan for Accompanying Authorized Entities, which was presented by Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of Fundación ARS, and Pepe Parés, advisor to the same entity.
Round tables and success stories
In addition, two round tables were held. Alba Moreno, from Typsa; Emiliano Rodríguez, from Ingenia; and Carlos Robles, from Agipi spoke about ‘The importance of scope definition’. Jessica Malagás, from Relway; Breixo Pastoriza, from Glocal; and Leire Echevarría, from CBRE, debated on ‘360º accessibility: physical, digital and product’.
Likewise, Gálata Llano, from Safecity, and Erika Collados, from Novasa, explained their experiences with specific AIS projects by presenting their success stories.
There was also space to discover new trends. Àngels Peris Betorz, from the Ernesto Ventós Foundation, Laura López-Mascaraque, from the Ramón y Cajal Institute of the CSIC, and Esther Bienes Pinedo, from the ARS Foundation, discussed the sense of smell as a potential support measure in accessibility. This talk was completed with an olfactory station, where attendees were able to ‘play’ with different smells.
To conclude, all attendees demonstrated their knowledge by playing the ‘AIS Accessibility Doughnut’ and shared networking moments.
