Barcelona 2024

Program

Global leaders and experts come together to tackle the most critical challenges of our time. Over two days, we will explore the issues that will define our future, with perspectives that inspire and actions that make an impact.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the change

Oct

14

Oct

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

● Modera: Lluis Basset, columnist at EL PAÍS

Institutional Addresses
10:30 - 11:10

● Jaume Collboni, alcalde de Barcelona

● Salvador Illa, president de la Generalitat de Catalunya

● Pedro Sánchez, presidente del Gobierno de España

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, presidente de Indra

● Entrevista: Amanda Mars, subdirectora de EL PAÍS y directora 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

● Modera: Ana Pantaleoni, 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)