Barcelona 2024

El encuentro World in Progress Barcelona recorre los desafíos del mundo que viene

El espacio resume en una hora el foro organizado por PRISA, EL PAÍS y Cadena SER en Barcelona

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In previous editions of World in Progress, the major debates shaping the contemporary global landscape have been addressed.

Program

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15

Event introduction
09:00 - 09:10

●  Mara Torres, Host of 'El Faro' on Cadena SER

● Carlos de Vega, Assistant Video Director at EL PAÍS

Opening Welcome
09:10 - 09:20

●  Joseph Oughourlian, Chairman of PRISA

A New Global Map: Multilateralism and Geostrategy
09:20 - 09:50

●  Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister of Italy

The United States: Leading in a New Era
09:50 - 10:30

● Julissa Reynoso, former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Partner at Winston & Strawn

● Arancha González Laya, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain

● Moderator: Lluis Basset, columnist at EL PAÍS

Institutional Addresses
10:30 - 11:10

● Jaume Collboni, mayor of Barcelona

● Salvador Illa, president os Catalonia

● Pedro Sánchez, president of Spain

Break
11:10 - 11:25
The Middle East: Crucible and Clash of Civilizations
11:25 - 12:05

● Shlomo Ben Ami, former Foreign Minister of Israel

● José Manuel García-Margallo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain

● Luz Gómez García, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)

● Moderator: Lucía Abellán, International Editor at EL PAÍS

The New Catalan Government’s Vision for Europe
12:05 - 12:15

● Jaume Duch Guillot, Councillor for European Union and External Action of the Government of Catalonia

Towards a Wider and Less Deep EU?
12:15 - 12:45

● Xavier Bertrand, President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France and former French Minister

● Interview: Renaud Girard,  journalist at Le Figaro

Venezuela: A National Crisis and a Continental Challenge
12:53 - 13:08

● Edmundo González, President-Elect of Venezuela

Democracy: A Guarantee of Peace
13:08 - 13:38

● Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia

● Interview: Montse Domínguez, Content Director at Cadena SER

Latin America and the Caribbean Amid the Global Permacrisis
13:38 - 13:53

● Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean

Fake News and Democratic Erosion
13:53 - 14:08

 Pepa Bueno, Editor-in-Chief of EL PAÍS

Democracy in Peril
14:08 - 14:38

● Daniel Ziblatt, Professor at Harvard University

● Anne Applebaum, Columnist at The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize Winner

● Moderator: Andrea Rizzi, Global Affairs Correspondent at EL PAÍS

BREAK – COCKTAIL
14:38 - 16:00
Institutional Opening
16:00 - 16:15

● María Jesús Montero, First Vice President and Minister of Finance of Spain

AI: The Business That Is Already Driving the World
16:15 - 16:45

● Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO of Cohere

● Carme Artigas, former Secretary of State for Digitalization and AI of Spain

● Moderator: Claudi Pérez, Deputy Editor at EL PAÍS

Aviation: An Opportunity for Spain’s Reindustrialization
16:45 - 17:00

● Marco Sansavini, CEO and Chairman of Iberia

● Interview: Javier Ruiz Pérez, Head of Economics at Cadena SER

Defense: The Strategic Industry
17:00 - 17:15

● Marc Murtra, Chairman of Indra

● Entrevista: Amanda Mars, Deputy Editor of EL PAÍS and Editor of Cinco Días

The Draghi Report and Europe’s Industrial Restructuring
17:15 - 17:30

● Josep Sánchez Llibre, President of Foment del Treball

● Interview: Amanda Mars, Deputy Editor of EL PAÍS and Editor of Cinco Días

The Great Challenge of European Competition: Big Tech
17:30 - 17:50

● Joaquín Almunia, former Minister and European Commissioner

● Jordi Gual, Chairman of VidaCaixa and Professor at IESE

● Moderator: Claudi Pérez, Deputy Editor at EL PAÍS

A New Single Market to Relaunch the EU’s Competitiveness
17:50 - 18:20

● Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy and EU expert on the future of the Single Market

Break
18:20 - 18:40
Humanity and AI: Basic Rules for Coexistence
18:40 - 19:10

● Daniel Innerarity, Spanish philosopher specializing in AI

● Enrique Goñi, President of Instituto Hermes

● Moderator: Ana Pantaleoni, Chief Editor for Catalonia at EL PAÍS

Europe Expands into Space
19:10 - 19:30

● Miguel Ángel Panduro, CEO of Hispasat

● Ezequiel Sánchez, President of PLD Space

● Moderator: Fernando Bayo, Head of International at Hoy por Hoy

Closing of the First Day
19:30 - 20:00

● Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of Spain

Welcome Cocktail and Dinner
20:00 - 00:00

● Speech by writer Javier Cercas,

(InterContinental Barcelona Hotel – IHG Hotels)