2023-05-29 10:18:37
The Economy Circle Meeting 2023which begins this afternoon in Barcelona, is scheduled to receive the leader of the PP on Wednesday, Alberto Núñez Feijóo; and the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez. It will be a massive event in which both politicians will be able to assess the electoral results of 28-M before an audience of businessmen and managers. Also the acting mayor of Barcelona, There is Colauwhose candidacy was third in the elections, plans to open the conference together with the president of the Cercle, James Guardiola.
Without prominent presence of politicians, with the exception of Colau, on this first day of electoral hangover, the Cercle meeting focuses this year on the international scene and with a leading role in geopoliticsto. These are the objectives of the 38th Cercle d’Economia Meeting that will last until Wednesday under the slogan ‘Reactivate the future. Economy, geopolitics and opportunities for progress’. The meeting,, intends to focus on “the long view” and move away from the noise of the short term of the elections, explained Jaume Guardiola when presenting it at the beginning of the month.
The two large blocks into which the sessions are divided are the geopolitics and economics. During the sessions, the king Felipe VI, who will present the prize for European construction to the mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski. Previously chosen for this recognition were the former president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi; and the president of the European Commission, Ursual von der Leyen. The ‘president’, Pere Argones; the Minister of Social Security, Jose Luis Escriva; and the ‘Councillor’ of Economy, Natalia Mas.
The Cercle issued last week the traditional opinion note in which it frames the annual meeting. In it, the entity calls for political consensus to overcome the real stagnation of the standard of living in Catalonia and Spain.
This first day of the meeting, the leading role will be for the challenges of geopolitics for Europe, very focused on the war in Ukraine, with a conference of Ivan Krastev, president of the Center Liberal Strategies, considered one of the most influential political scientists in Eastern Europe. The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell; as well as Yu JieSenior Research Fellow at Chatman House and Carmen RomeroNATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Diplomatic Affairs.
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In the economic section, the participation of mario ryeGovernor of the Bank of Portugal and former President of the Eurogroup, in addition to Robin Brooks, Chief Economist at the International Institute of Finance. There will also be a debate between the president of large companies on energy and circular economy, with Beatriz Corredor (Redeia), Marc Murtra (Indra) and Àngel Simón, Chairman of Agbar and Senior Vice President for Iberia and Latin America at Veolia. Another debate will be about talent, with the CEOs of Seat and Cupra, Wayne Griffithswhich will provide the vision of Spain by a manager from another country and Joaquín Duato (Johnson & Johnson) y Belén Garijo (Merck), which will provide the point of view of Spanish executives in multinationals from other countries.
There will be other round tables on artificial intelligence, ‘startups’ or the application of European ‘Next Generation’ funds, in which the Secretary of State for the Economy will intervene, Gonzalo Garcia Andres. In turn, after the latest banking crises, a round table on the sector has also been included with the president of CaixaBank, José Ignacio Goirigolzarri; fernandeo restoy, who was deputy governor of the Bank of Spain and is currently president of the Financial Stability Institute; and Jose Vinalspresidente de Standard Chartered.
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