On 1 and 2 June, Gavà City Council organised the conference “For a circular and competitive economy”, an international benchmark event in the field of sustainability.
This year, the second day of the conference was dedicated to European projects funded by URBACT and UIA, sustainable, social and innovative initiatives. One of them was Gavius, which was presented by representatives of the city councils of Gavà and Mataró.
In this section you can access all the presentations and the full recording of this second day.
Institutional Welcome

Jordi Tort
1st Deputy Mayor and Spokesperson of the Municipal Government. President of the Area of Central Services, Sustainable Economic Development, Projection of the City and Sports of Gavà City Council
Upcoming initiatives funded by the European Union under the new multiannual framework


Adele Bucella
Head of the Projects and Programming Unit at the URBACT Secretariat
URBACT projects round table


URBACT Networks on Circular Economy
Presentation and dialogue on URBACT networks and their evolution, focusing on the most recent ones linked to circular economy and sustainable food.
JON AGUIRRE
URBACT National Point Representative
ANTONIO ZAFRA
URBACT expert

Resourceful Cities
Development of the next generation of urban resource centres, as catalysts for the local circular economy, adopting a participatory and integrated approach.
JORGE VILLAR
Councillor for Tourism, Innovation, Technological Development and Transparency in Cáceres City Council

BioCanteens
Project to ensure the distribution of sustainable school meals in the participating cities.
ISABEL ARNET
Director of the ODS Innova Office at Gavà City Council
UIA projects round table

GUARDIAN
Green urban actions for the resilient fire defense of the interface zone.
ROBERT RAGA
Mayor of Riba-Roja de Túria

EPIU
Energy Poverty Intelligence Unit.
FERNANDO GONZÁLEZ
Architect EPIU Getafe


Gavius
From reactive to proactive public administrations. Project to process social aid from the mobile device.
TONI MERINO
Manager of Mataró City Council expert in public management and innovation. Responsible for Mataró’s digital transformation process.
CRISTINA MARTÍNEZ
Director of Governance and Internal Management. Area of New Governance and General Services of Gavà City Council.
Present and future of European projects

Xavier Tiana
Head of the International Relations Service of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Antoni Montseny
Director of International Relations of the Regional Council of Barcelona


Beatriz Postigo
Technical Adviser in the General Secretariat for Urban Development, Directorate General for European Funds
Institutional closure

Gemma Badia
Mayoress of Gavà and Second Vice-President of the Spanish Cities for Climate Network
