Work(s) and Democracy
David Bote Paz, The Honourable Mayor of Mataró.
Francisco Cana Cuéllar, Technical Adviser at the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Spain.
Democratic Quality and Quality of Work
13.30 – 14.30
Guidance and Job Placement for Full Employment
Moderator: Eduardo Rojo Torrecilla, President of the Economic and Social Council of Barcelona (CESB).
Adrián Todolí Signes, Professor of Labour and Social Security Law, Faculty of Law, University of Valencia.
Màrius Martinez Muñoz, Associate Professor of Career Guidance, Department of Applied Pedagogy, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Francesc Castellana Aregall, Director of the Public Employment Service of Catalonia (SOC).
14.30 – 15.30
Lunch
15.30 – 16.30
Women and Work: A Gap That Refuses to Close
Moderator: Sara Berbel Sánchez, PhD in Social Psychology and Strategic Advisor.
Sara Moreno Colom, Associate Professor of Sociology at UAB, Researcher at the Centre for Sociological Studies on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT-UAB) and the Institute for Labour Studies (IET-UAB).
Raquel Gil Eiroá, Fifth Deputy Mayor for Social Rights, Economic Promotion, Employment, Feminism and Democratic Memory at Barcelona City Council.
Ester Pujol Martí, Director of the Social and Economic Development Department of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB).
16.30 – 17.00
Coffee Break
17.00 – 18.00
Youth Emancipation and the Generational Challenge
Moderator: Bartolomé Agudo López, Director General of the Catalan Youth Agency.
Anna Fontanet Borràs, Officer at the Labour Relations and Social Affairs Department of Foment del Treball.
Gemma Roy, President of PIMEC Joves (Young Entrepreneurs Association).
Alberto Jurado de la Santa, National Coordinator of ACCIÓ JOVE – CCOO Youth Organisation.
Albert Salvador Altés, National Spokesperson for AVALOT.
Cooperative / Collaborative Work · Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining · Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
The Challenge of Ensuring a Sufficient and Decent Income from Work
Moderator: David Lizoaín Bennett, Director General for Economic Analysis and Forecasting.
Albert Recio Andreu, Honorary Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
María Sánchez Vidal, Economist and Partner at KSNET. Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics (LSE).
Rubén Martínez Moreno, Director of Urban Planning and Ecological Transition at the Barcelona Institute for Urban Research (IDRA).
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00
New Forms of Work Organisation: Trends and Patterns
Moderator: Eloi Serrano Robles, Director of the Chair in Social Economy at TecnoCampus – Pompeu Fabra University.
Michael Perk, Executive Director and Co-founder of 1worker1vote.
Vicente Salas, Emeritus Professor at the University of Zaragoza.
Laia Bonastra, Co-President of the Federation of Worker Cooperatives of Catalonia and President of the Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalonia.
12.00 – 13.30
The Migration Challenge and the Labour Market
Antón Costas Comesaña, President of the Economic and Social Council of Spain (CES).
13.30 – 15.00
Lunch
15.00 – 16.00
Occupational Health and Safety
Moderator: Anna Ginès i Fabrellas, Associate Professor (accredited as Full Professor) of Labour Law and Coordinator of the Institute for Labour Studies at Esade.
Fernando García Benavides, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, Centre for Research in Occupational Health, Pompeu Fabra University / IMIM-PSMAR.
Asunción Galera Fidalgo
Nuria Matilla Santander, Assistant Professor of Occupational Medicine at Karolinska Institutet (Sweden).
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee Break
16.30 – 17.30
The Impact of AI and Remote Work on Socialisation in the Workplace
Moderator: Karina Gibert Oliveras, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Co-founder of the Research Centre for Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (UPC). Dean of the Official Association of Computer Engineering of Catalonia.
Joan Torrent Sellens, Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). Principal Investigator of the ICT-AI Lab (i2TIC-IA Lab). Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation and Governance (UOC-DIGIT).
Ignasi Beltran de Heredia, Professor of Labour and Social Security Law at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
Manuel Hidalgo Pérez
Professions and Professional Fulfilment · Closing
09.30 – 10.30
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Training, Recognition of Prior Experience and Qualifications
Moderator: Neus Pons Pena, Managing Director of the BCN Vocational Training Foundation, Barcelona City Council.
Arantza Martínez Tobalina, Director of Employment at the Basque Government.
Maria del Pilar Baltar Fillol, Retired Professor in the Department of Sociology. Centre for Sociological Studies on Everyday Life and Work – Institute for Labour Studies.
Oriol Homs Ferret, Sociologist and Researcher specialising in the Sociology of Work.
10.30 – 11.30
Female-Dominated Work and Migrant Workers: The Invisible Value of Work
Moderator: Ferran Camas Roda, Professor of Labour and Social Security Law at the University of Girona.
Pilar Carrasquer Oto, Retired Associate Professor of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Oscar Molina Romo, Director of the Institute for Labour Studies (IET), EUROFOUND Correspondent and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Centre for Sociological Studies on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT).
Carla Izcara Conde, Researcher and Communications Officer at Alba Sud, specialising in Critical Tourism Studies.
11.30 – 12.00
Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.00
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
The Future of Work: The Perspective of Social Partners
Moderator: Ricard Bellera Kirchhoff, Director General for Social Dialogue at the Government of Catalonia.
Joan Roget, Vice-President of Foment del Treball.
Antoni Cañete Martos, President of PIMEC (Catalan Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises).
Belén López Sànchez, General Secretary of CCOO (Workers’ Commissions).
Camil Ros Duran, General Secretary of UGT (General Workers’ Union).
13.00 – 13.45
Justice and Dignity at Work
Clara Mattei, Professor of Economics at the University of Tulsa (United States).
13.45 – 14.15
Institutional Addresses
Miquel Sàmper Rodríguez, The Honourable Minister for Business and Labour of the Government of Catalonia.
