Given the postponement until next year of the International Logistics Exhibition (SIL), the SIL of the Americas and the eDelivery due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Barcelona Free Trade Zone Consortium (CZFB) It has also been reinvented. This Friday has presented a new event: Barcelona New Economy Week (BNEW), which will be held from October 6 to 9 in the Catalan capital.
The objective is ambitious: “We want Barcelona Be the world capital of the new economy“, Has assured the special delegate of the State in the CZFB, Pere Navarro. The BNEW is a “hybrid event between face-to-face and digital aimed at professionals that will reactivate the economy and drive the new one”. “It is transgressive and disruptive, we believe it may be the beginning of the end of the extraordinary situation,” added Navarro.
It will be divided into five sections for logistics, real estate, the digital industry, electronic commerce and free zones. Events will be held in “unique buildings” in Barcelona that can be attended in person or virtually. Debates, talks, interviews or networking what are you waiting for 10,000 virtual assistants thanks to the participation of 350 international speakers and between 150 and 200 companies.
Discussions will be held on the commercial relationship after Covid-19, objectives of sustainable development or digitization, among other topics
A face-to-face attendance of 700 people is calculated for all events as a whole, mainly national professionals. “The platform is hybrid and depending on the circumstances, more or less weight will be given to the face-to-face part. In any case, the security will be maximumNavarro has remarked. “The digital platform is designed not only to listen, but also to interact with the speakers”, described the CEO of the CZFB, Blanca Sorigué.
Pere Navarro and Blanca Sorigué during the BNEW presentation
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The business relationship after the Covid-19, digitization, 5G, sustainable development goals, gender equality, cybersecurity or industry 4.0 will be some of the topics that will be discussed in the forums.
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