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Global leaders and experts come together to address the most critical challenges of our time. For two days, we will explore the issues that will define our future, providing perspectives that inspire and actions that make an impact.
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EVENT AGENDA
Day 1: Monday, October 14
Morning
WELCOME
09:00 h.
Opening Remarks
● Mara Torres, Host of 'El Faro' on Cadena SER
● Carlos de Vega, Deputy Video Director at EL PAÍS
09:10 h.
Welcome
● Joseph Oughourlian, President of Grupo PRISA
MODULE 1: Governance, Geopolitics, Eroded Democracy
9:20 h.
A New World Map: Multilateralism and Geostrategy
● Matteo Renzi, Former Prime Minister of Italy
9:50 h.
The United States: Leader in a New Era
● Julissa Reynoso, Former U.S. Ambassador to Spain
● Arancha González Laya, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
● Moderator:: Lluis Basset, Columnist at EL PAÍS
Institutional Interventions
10:30 h.
● Jaume Collboni, Mayor of Barcelona
10:40 h.
● Salvador Illa, President of Catalonia
10:50 h.
● Pedro Sánchez, President of Spain
11:10 h.
BREAK
11:25 h.
The Middle East: Melting Pot and Clash of Civilizations
● Shlomo Ben Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs 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 UAM
● Moderator: Lucía Abellán, rEditor-in-Chief of International News at EL PAÍS
12:05 h.
The Catalan Government's Perspective on Europe
● Jaume Duch Guillot, Advisor for the European Union and External Action of the Generalitat of Catalonia
12:15 h.
Towards a Broader and Shallower EU?
● Xavier Bertrand, President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France and Former French Minister
● Interview: Renaud Girard, Journalist at Le Figaro
12:45 h.
Let's Count on Europe to Steer Away from the Abyss
● Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico
12:53 h.
Venezuela: National Crisis, Continental Challenge
● Edmundo González, Candidate-Elect of Venezuela
13:08 h.
Democracy: A Guarantee of Peace
● Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia
● Interview: Montse Domínguez, Content Director at Cadena SER
13:38 h.
Latin America and the Caribbean in the Face of the Global Permacrisis
● Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
13:53 h.
Fake News and Democratic Erosion
● Pepa Bueno, Director of El País
14:08 h.
Wounded Democracy
● Daniel Ziblatt, Professor at Harvard University
● Anne Applebaum, Columnist for The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize Winner
● Moderator: Andrea Rizzi, Global Affairs Correspondent at EL PAÍS
14:38 h.
BREAK – COCKTAIL
OPENING
16:00 h.
Institutional Opening
● María Jesús Montero, First vice President and Minister of Finance government of Spain
MÓDULO 2 : Futuro Industrial
16:15 h.
AI: The Business That is Already Moving the World
● Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO of Cohere
● Carme Artigas, Former Secretary of State for Digitalization and AI
● Moderator: Claudi Pérez, Claudi Pérez, Assistant Director at EL PAÍS
16:45 h.
Aviation: An Opportunity for the Reindustrialization of Spain
● Marco Sansavini, CEO and President of Iberiaria
● Interview: Javier Ruiz Pérez, Head of Economics at Cadena SER
17:00 h.
Defense: The Strategic Industry
● Marc Murtra, President of Indra
● Interview: Amanda Mars, Amanda Mars, Deputy Editor of EL PAÍS and Director of Cinco Días
17:15 h.
Draghi Report and the Industrial Transformation of Europe
● Josep Sánchez Llibre, President of Foment del Treball
● Interview: Amanda Mars, Deputy Director of EL PAÍS and Director of Cinco Días
17:30 h.
The Major Challenge of European Competition: The Big Techs
● Joaquín Almunia, Former Minister and Former European Commissioner
● Jordi Gual, President of VidaCaixa and Professor at IESE
● Moderator: Claudi Pérez, Claudi Pérez, Assistant Director at EL PAÍS
17:50 h.
A New Single Market for the Relaunch of EU Competitiveness
● Enrico Letta, Former Italian Prime Mnister and EU Rapporteur on the future of the Single Market
18:20 h.
BREAK
18:40 h.
The Human and AI: Basic Rules of Coexistence
● Daniel Innerarity, Spanish Philosopher Specialized in AI
● Enrique Goñi, President of Instituto Hermes
● Modera: Ana Pantaleoni, Editor-in-Chief of Catalonia at EL PAÍS
18:45 h.
Intervención institucional
● Alberto Núñez Feijóo, presidente del PP español y líder de la oposición
Presentado por Josep Sánchez Llibre, ex senador de las Cortes Generales de España
19:10 h.
Europe Expands into Space
● Miguel Ángel Panduro, CEO of Hispasat
● Ezequiel Sánchez, President of PLD Space
● Moderator: Fernando Bayo, Head of International News at Hoy por Hoy
19:30 h.
CLOSING
Closing of the First Day
● Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy
20:00 h.
WELCOME DRINK AND DINNER
● Intervention by Writer Javier Cercas,
(Hotel Inter Continental Barcelona - IHG Hotels)
Day 2: Tuesday, October 15
OPENING
09:00 h.
Welcome to the Second Day
● Juan José López Burniol, Vice President of the la Caixa Foundation
MODULE 3: The Challenge of Cooling the Planet
09:20 h.
Water No Longer Falls from the Sky
● Grammenos Mastrojeni, Diplomat and Deputy Secretary for Climate in the Mediterranean
● Gonzalo Delacámara, Director of the Water and Climate Change Adaptation Center at IE University
● Moderator: Pablo Guimón, Editor-in-Chief of Society at EL PAÍS
10:00 h.
The Race to Dominate Technologies and Raw Materials
● Sergey Paltsev, Deputy Director of MIT's Global Change Science and Policy Program
● Interview: Andrea Rizzi, Global Affairs Correspondent at EL PAÍS
10:30 h.
The Green Energy Transition
● Mariana Mazzucato, Professor at University College London and Author of Mission Economy
● Francisco Reynés, Executive President of Naturgy
● Moderator: Josep Catà, Economy Reporter at EL PAÍS
11:00 h.
Sustainable Construction: The Green House Under the Blue Sky
● Xavier Vilalta, Architect Expert in Sustainability and Innovation
● Marta Mahmud, Architect at Rafael de la Hoz Studio, a Reference in Sustainable Architecture
● Moderator: Clara Blanchar, Catalonia Editor at EL PAÍS
11:30 h.
BREAK
11:50 h.
Competition Policy: Competitiveness and Welfare
● Pablo de Carvajal, General Secretary of Telefónica
12:05 h.
Progress and Enlightenment in the 21st Century
● Steven Arthur Pinker, Experimental Psychologist and Cognitive Scientist, Expert in Evolutionary Psychology, Harvard Professor
12:40 h.
CLOSING
● Salvador Illa, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
12:55 h.
CLOSING
SPEAKERS
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