Programa | Barcelona Woman Acceleration Week

PROGRAM 2025

Tuesday, March 4

Wednesday, March 5

Thursday, March 6

4 de marzo
10:00 – 11:00

OPENING BWAW

	Lidia Sánchez Undersecretary of Finance Gobierno de España

	Lluisa Moret President Diputación de Barcelona

	Maria Eugènia Gay Deputy Mayor Ajuntament de Barcelona

	Sònia Guerra Secretary General for Equality and Feminism Generalitat de Catalunya

	Jose Luís Bonet President Cámara de Comercio de España y de la Fundación Incyde

	Pere Navarro Special Delegate of the State Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

	Blanca Sorigué CEO Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

5 de marzo
9:30 - 10:00

Statement of the Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, María González Veracruz

BDigital

	Pere Navarro Presenter Special Delegate of the State Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

	María González Keynote Speaker Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence Gobierno de España

6 de marzo
10:00 – 11:00

Strengthening Equality from the Third Sector

BSocial

	Mirian Izquierdo moderator President Fundación Woman Forward

	Elena Fontanet speaker Regional Secretary of the Red Cross in Catalonia Cruz Roja

	Júlia Gómez speaker Area Coordinator of Business Social Projects Fundació PIMEC

	Lucía Mateo speaker Head ILUNION Comunicación Social

	Carolina Pallàs speaker General Management A Prohabitatge Somllar

	Roser Vila d’Abadal speaker Co-founder Asociación Mil y un Sueños

4 de marzo
11:00 – 12:00

Policies for Equality: The Transformative Role of Administrations

BPolicies

	Pere Navarro moderator Special Delegate of the State Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

	Mireia Cammany speaker Vice President / Deputy General Manager PIMEC / EPI INDUSTRIES family of companies

	Marta Farrés speaker Mayor Ayuntamiento de Sabadell

	Ester Pujol speaker Director of Social and Economic Development Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona

	Carles Ruiz speaker President Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

	Ana María Sánchez speaker Chief of the 7th Legal Section “Northeast”. Spanish Army Legal Advice Asesoría Jurídica Ejército de Tierra

5 de marzo
10:00 – 11:00

Equal Entrepreneurship: Promoting Female Leadership

BEntrepreneurship

	María Navarro moderator Director of Marketing and Communication Fundación Incyde

	Olga Carbonell speaker CEO & Founder Biotasmart

	Elisabet Del Valle speaker CEO & Co-founder Onalabs Inno-Hub

	Cristina Pacheco speaker LIDERA Manager Barcelona Activa / Ajuntament de Barcelona

	Iria Varela speaker CEO ODS Proteins

	Eva Vila-Massanas speaker Co-founder Juno House

6 de marzo
11:00 – 12:00

Transforming Corporations through Female Empowerment

BCorporate

	Blanca Sorigué moderator CEO Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

	Ramon Agenjo speaker Vice President & Director Fundació Damm

	Chema Casas speaker General Manager of Telefónica in Catalonia Telefónica

	Sandra Hors speaker Chief Corporate Affairs, Brand and Sustainability Officer Vueling

	Montse Serra speaker VP of HP Services & Solutions Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa HP

4 de marzo
12:00 – 13:00

Legal talent does not understand gender

BLegal

	Cristina Ozores moderator Chief State Attorney in Catalonia Abogacía General del Estado

	Laura de Rivera speaker Director of Legal Advice CaixaBank

	Daniel I. Ripley speaker Managing Partner Uría Menéndez

	Anna Viñas speaker General Counsel Wallapop

5 de marzo
11:00 – 12:00

Culture as a Great Platform to Promote Equality

BCulture

	Anna Cler moderator Deputy Director of the RTVE Catalunya Centre RTVE

	Sergi Casamitjana speaker Headmaster Fundació ESCAC

	Judith Colell speaker President Acadèmia del Cinema Català

	Xavier Marcé speaker Councillor for Culture and Creative Industries Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

	Carmen Zapata speaker Barcelona Night Comissioner Ajuntament de Barcelona

6 de marzo
12:00 – 13:00

Women in Science: Inspiring Generations

BScience

	Sergi Artigas moderator Innovation Board Strategic Manager Leitat

	Andrea Aznar speaker Director Bloom, (Startup Women Hub)

	Natalia Gennaro speaker Chief Executive Officer & Medical Director Instituto Médico Dra. Natalia Gennaro - CLUB ANTIAGING

	Patricia González speaker Junior Group Leader Universidad de Sevilla

	Alicia Martínez speaker CEO Time is Brain

4 de marzo
13:00 – 14:00

Building an Inclusive Education

BEducation

	Blanca Sorigué moderator CEO Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

	Josefina Antonijuan speaker Vice-rector for Social Responsibility and Equality Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

	Jordi Díaz speaker Dean & Director General EADA Business School Barcelona

	Àngels Fitó speaker Dean Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

	Laia Pemán speaker Director Aula Escola Europea

	Neus Pons speaker Managing Director Fundació BCN Formació Professional

5 de marzo
12:00 – 13:00

Emerging Talent Awards: A Step Towards Equality

BTalent

	Íngrid Aznar moderator Awards Director Fundació Princesa de Girona

	Silvia Fernández speaker President and Founder Fundación Arte Paliativo

	Lucía Goy speaker Managing Partner Gentile Law

	Gloria Lomana speaker Executive President 50&50 Gender Leadership

	Samuel Sánchez speaker ICREA Professor / Group Leader (IBEC) Instituto de Bioingeniería de Catalunya

	Ousman Umar speaker Founder and President Nasco Feeding Minds

6 de marzo
13:00 - 14:00

The strenght of organizations for labour rights

BUnion

	Lola García moderator Deputy Director La Vanguardia

	Afra Blanco speaker Unionist

	Yolanda Funes speaker Secretary of Climate Change and Just Transition UGT

	Gemma Lienas speaker Writer and Lecturer

	Belén López speaker General Secretary of CCOO of the Counties of Girona Comissió Obrera Nacional de Catalunya

4 de marzo
15:00 - 16:00

Connecting dreams: The power of new entrepeneurs

BYoung

	Juan Castilla moderator CEO & Co-founder Talent Factory

	Marta Hernández speaker Co-founder Sorellas The Brand

	Noah Tamaral speaker Elite athlete, current European Wakeboard Vice-Champion Federación Española de Esquí Náutico y Wakeboard

	Carla Tarrés speaker CEO & Co-founder Hanaley

	Nora Vallcorba speaker Founder Nora Real Food

5 de marzo
13:00 – 14:00

Innovation with a Gender Perspective: Leading the Change

BTechnology

	Paloma Leyra moderator Journalist specializing in women and talent ELLE Hearst España

	Luisa Alli speaker General Secretary Fundación Hermes

	Misericordia Ávila speaker Software Developer @ Digital Business Unit KION Group

	Joan L. Mas speaker Scientific Director, Digital Division and CIDAI Director Eurecat

	María Rivas speaker Chief Operating Officer Zentinel MDS

6 de marzo
15:00 - 19:00

Live broadcast of the program “Por fin” on Onda Cero, with Jaime Cantizano

BMedia

5 de marzo
15:00 – 16:00

Leadership Beyond Borders: Transformative Examples

BInternational

	Pere Navarro moderator Special Delegate of the State Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

	Rosa Cañadas speaker Chairwoman Fundación TANJA / TALEA CAPITAL

	Lidan Qi speaker CEO Puente China Holding

	Patricia Santoni speaker French Foreign Trade Advisor La French Tech Miami