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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

Speakers

  • Toni Aira

    Toni Aira

    A journalist and lecturer in political communication

  • Oriol Barba

    Oriol Barba

    Director of Med Cités

  • Laia Bonet

    Laia Bonet

    Barcelona City Council First Deputy Mayor

  • Mireia Boya

    Mireia Boya

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

  • Sylvia Calvo

    Sylvia Calvo

    A business woman

  • Mireia Cammany

    Mireia Cammany

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

  • Ramon Canal

    Ramon Canal

    Director of the Barcelona City Council Technical Programming Unit

  • Salvador Clarós

    Salvador Clarós

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

  • Elena Damiá

    Elena Damiá

    Director of Barcelona+B, integrated into BLab Spain

  • Michael Donaldson

    Michael Donaldson

    Head of BIT Habitat Foundation

  • Gonzalo Fanjul

    Gonzalo Fanjul

    Director of Analysis at ISGlobal

  • Andrew Fanning

    Andrew Fanning

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

  • Tatiana Fernández Sirera

    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

    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

    Anna Majó

    Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation at Barcelona Activa

  • Lorenzo Marini

    Lorenzo Marini

    A co-founder and director of the Verificat platform

  • Ricardo Martínez Arias

    Ricardo Martínez Arias

    A senior researcher on the CIDOB Globlal Cities Programme

  • Marc Montlleó

    Marc Montlleó

    Director of Barcelona Regional Environmental Projects

  • Jordi Oliver Solà

    Jordi Oliver Solà

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

  • Anna Pérez

    Anna Pérez

    BPM consultant and human resources manager at iterem

  • Bàrbara Pons

    Bàrbara Pons

    Director of Barcelona Regional

  • Maria Serra Olivella

    Maria Serra Olivella

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

  • Álvaro Soldevila

    Álvaro Soldevila

    An NZC representative

  • Greta Tresserra

    Greta Tresserra

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

  • Candela Vázquez

    Candela Vázquez

    A business woman

  • Irma Ventayol

    Irma Ventayol

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

  • Enrique Vergara

    Enrique Vergara

    An Escola Virolai educational coordinator