Accreditations
08:00 - 08:45
Welcome
09:00 - 09:30
- Jaume Collboni, Mayor of Barcelona
- Salvador Illa, President of the Government of Catalonia
- Joseph Oughourlian, Chairman of PRISA Group
Spain in a Renewed Order
09:30 - 09:45
- María Jesús Montero, Firt Deputy Prime Minister of Spanish Government and Minister of Finance
Foreign Policy in the New Geopolitical Era
09:45 - 10:00
- Jaume Duch, Conseller d'Unió Europea i Acció Exterior de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Miquel Noguer, Director adjunto de EL PAÍS Catalunya
Europe Facing Yesterday’s Challenges: From Uncertainty to Shared Action
10:00 - 10:20
- Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission
- Pol Morillas, Director of CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Break
10:20 - 11:00
Energy Security, National Security
11:00 - 11:15
- Francisco Reynés Massanet, CEO of Naturgy
- Jordi Fábrega, Cadena SER
Energy Competitiveness, Key to European Security
11:15 - 11:30
- Beatriz Corredor, President of Redeia
- Marina Fernández, Cadena SER
Quo vadis Europe?
11:30 - 12:00
- Josep Borrell, Former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission
- Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister of Italy
- Andrea Rizzi, El País
WIP Dialogues
12:00 - 12:45
Democracy on Trial
- Xavier Bertrand, President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France
- Daniel Verdú, El País
Defending Europe
- Wolfgang Schmidt, Former German Minister for Special Affairs
- Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence, Estonia
- Marc Bassets, El País
Break
12:45 - 13:15
U.S. Foreign Policy: A Shift Toward Unilateralism
13:15 - 13:35
- Julissa Reynoso, Attorney and Former U.S. Ambassador to Spain
- Jonathan Finer, Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor (2021–2025)
- Marc Bassets, El País
Latin America: Partnerships for the Future
13:35 - 14:00
- Mario Lubetkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
- Fernando Carrillo Flórez, Vice President of PRISA Group
Building a New Social Pact in Spain
14:00 - 14:20
- Yolanda Díaz Pérez, Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and Minister of Labour and Social Economy
- Ana Pantaleoni, El País
Lunch break
14:30 - 15:30
Brazil: Global Projection
16:00 - 16:20
- Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the UK and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Javier Moreno, El País
The Existential Challenges of Our Time
16:20 - 16:40
- Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia, Nobel Peace Prize
- Jan Martínez Ahrens, Editor-in-Chief, El País
The Global Threat of Transnational Crime
16:40 - 17:00
- General Óscar Naranjo, Former Vice president of Colombia
- Javier Moreno, El País
A New Social Agreement for Sustainability and Inclusion
17:00 - 17:30
- Elma Saiz Delgado, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration of the Government of Spain
- Gina Magnolia Riaño Barón, Secretary General of Ibero-American Social Security Organization (OISS)
- Mariano Jabonero, Secretary General of Ibero-American Organization for Education (OEI)
- Gisela Rodríguez, Cadena SER
Inter-American Dialogue: Challenges for the Region
17:30 - 17:50
- Michael Shifter, Former President, Inter-American Dialogue
- Pablo Tallón, Cadena SER
Venezuela: A Vision for Peace
17:50 - 18:15
- Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- María Corina Machado, Leader of the Democratic Forces of Venezuela and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2025
Institutional Dinner (by invitation only)
20:30 - 23:30
- Javier Cercas, Writer – “Anatomy of an Instant of Democracy”





















