3rd 2030 Agenda Meeting

3rd 2030 Agenda Meeting

The 3rd Agenda 2030 Conference, held on 14 and 15 December at Ca l'Alier, brought together experts, professionals and citizens to discuss strategies for the future to build a fairer and more sustainable city.

Over two days, we heard new perspectives, shared opinions and acquired knowledge on how to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

2023 marks the halfway point of the Agenda 2030's proposed journey. This first stage has been affected by various crises on a global scale, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of several wars in the immediate vicinity of the European Union.

The conference reflected on the status of the SDGs at the global level with the presentation of the annual Agenda 2030 monitoring report, which reports on the 200 achievement indicators in the city.

European missions were also at the centre of the debate at the 3rd Agenda 2030 Conference, having been launched to address issues such as climate change or ocean health. Likewise, the economy was a very topical subject that led us to reflect on how to achieve a sustainable urban model.

Finally, the event also awarded different social, business and associative initiatives that strive to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals with the Barcelona Agenda 2030 Awards.

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Programme

9 am
Opening to public and registration

9.30 am
Institutional welcome

Michael Donaldson, Barcelona City Council Commissioner for Urban Innovation

9.45 am
Opening speech: The 2030 Agenda, imperfectly necessary

Gonzalo Fanjul, Director of Analysis at ISGlobal

10.15 am
Tackling global challenges and goals from cities
- Sustainable Development Goals in Barcelona, what point are we at?
  Presentation by Ramon Canal, Director of the Barcelona City Council Technical Programming Unit
- Global cities’ presence in the 2030 Agenda: what does it mean?, what is its impact?
  Presentation by Ricardo Martínez Arias, a senior researcher on the CIDOB Globlal Cities Programme
11 am
Coffee break

11.30 am
Indispensable for achieving SDGs: comparing data, discussing ideas and communicating properly

Presented and moderated by Toni Aira, a journalist and lecturer in political communication.
- Maria Serra Olivella, a co-founder of Fridays for Future Barcelona and an EU Climate Pact ambassador.
- María Luján Oulton, a cultural producer and a curator specialising in video games who is coordinating the “Verdad, mentiras y democracia” [Truth, lies and democracy] project.
- Lorenzo Marini, a co-founder and director of the Verificat platform.
- Enrique Vergara, an Escola Virolai educational coordinator.
1 pm
A sustainable city by 2030: mission (im)possible? Meaning and intention of European missions

Presented and moderated by Tatiana Fernández Sirera (head of the Area for Economic Strategy at the Catalan Government Secretary’s Office for Economic Affairs and European Funds)
- “100 smart and carbon-neutral cities by 2030” mission, Álvaro Soldevila, NZC city advisor.
- Climate adaptation mission, Mireia Boya, Head of Environmental Quality and Climate Change at the Generalitat de Catalunya.
- “New European Bauhaus” mission, Greta Tresserra, an international consultant on sustainable development and spokesperson for the governing board of the COAC.
2.30 pm - 3.30 pm
Break

3.30 pm
Final of the Escola Virolai SDG debating league

Final debate of the league between two teams made up of 4th grade ESO students.

Project presentation and proposal to extend it to other schools.

5 pm
2030 Agenda Awards Ceremony

Barcelona 2030 Agenda Awards Ceremony. We envisage nine categories in the second edition.

Presided by Laia Bonet, Barcelona City Council First Deputy Mayor
9.30 am
The doughnut economic model (applied to Barcelona)

Presented and moderated by Irma Ventayol, Director of the Office for Climate Change and Sustainability at Barcelona City Council.
- The doughnut economic model, by Andrew Fanning, director of Research and Data Analysis at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab.
- The doughnut economy applied to Barcelona, by Marc Montlleó, Director of Barcelona Regional Environmental Projects.
10.30 am
Coffee break

11 am
Is an urban economy that respects planetary limits feasible?

Presented and moderated by Bàrbara Pons, Director of Barcelona Regional
- Elena Damiá, Director of Barcelona+B, integrated into BLab Spain.
- Jordi Oliver Solà, co-founder and general manager of Inèdit, a consultancy specialising in the circular economy.
- Salvador Clarós, head of Sectoral Policy at the Secretariat for Union Action and Fair Transition, CCOO Catalonia.
- Oriol Barba, Director at MedCities, a network to promote urban sustainable development in the Mediterranean region.
12.15 noon
Barcelona’s enterprises with the value of being sustainable

Presented and moderated by Mireia Cammany, Deputy Chair in charge of SDGs at PIMEC and the PIMEC Foundation.
- Circular Fashion, by Sílvia Calvo, a business woman.
- Minimal Life, by Candela Vázquez, a business woman.
- Iterem, by Anna Pérez, Director of Human Resources.
1.30 pm
Barcelona roadmap for the 2030 sustainability economy

Manager's Office for Economic Promotion at Barcelona City Council

2 pm
Closing words

Laia Bonet, Barcelona City Council First Deputy Mayor

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Speakers

Toni Aira

A journalist and lecturer in political communication
Oriol Barba

Director of Med Cités
Laia Bonet

Barcelona City Council First Deputy Mayor

Mireia Boya

Head of Environmental Quality and Climate Change at the Generalitat de Catalunya
Sylvia Calvo

A business woman
Mireia Cammany

Deputy Chair in charge of SDGs at PIMEC and the PIMEC Foundation

Ramon Canal

Director of the Barcelona City Council Technical Programming Unit
Salvador Clarós

Head of Sectoral Policy at the Secretariat for Union Action and Fair Transition, CCOO Catalonia
Elena Damiá

Director of Barcelona+B, integrated into BLab Spain

Michael Donaldson

Head of BIT Habitat Foundation
Gonzalo Fanjul

Director of Analysis at ISGlobal
Andrew Fanning

Director of Research and Data Analysis at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab

Tatiana Fernández Sirera

Head of the Area for Economic Strategy at the Catalan Government Secretary’s Office for Economic Affairs and European Funds
María Luján Oulton

A cultural producer and a curator specialising in video games who is coordinating the “Verdad, mentiras y democracia” [Truth, lies and democracy] project
Anna Majó

Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation at Barcelona Activa

Lorenzo Marini

A co-founder and director of the Verificat platform
Ricardo Martínez Arias

A senior researcher on the CIDOB Globlal Cities Programme
Marc Montlleó

Director of Barcelona Regional Environmental Projects

Jordi Oliver Solà

Co-founder and general manager of Inèdit, a consultancy specialising in the circular economy
Anna Pérez

BPM consultant and human resources manager at iterem
Bàrbara Pons

Director of Barcelona Regional

Maria Serra Olivella

A co-founder of Fridays for Future Barcelona and an EU Climate Pact ambassador
Álvaro Soldevila

An NZC representative
Greta Tresserra

An international consultant on sustainable development and spokesperson for the governing board of the COAC

Candela Vázquez

A business woman
Irma Ventayol

Director of the Office for Climate Change and Sustainability at Barcelona City Council
Enrique Vergara

An Escola Virolai educational coordinator