EL PAÍS brings together relevant businessmen and politicians at the 2023 Trends Forum this Thursday to address the economic challenges posed by the current difficult situation. Throughout the morning and in successive colloquia, they will discuss everything from Spain’s role as a leader in achieving Europe’s energy independence, to economic growth in the new global context, where the Second Vice President of the Government, Yolanda Díaz, will participate. The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, will also speak. The event, which will be opened by the Spanish Minister for Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, will be attended by the president of Harmon, Carmen Basagoti, and the director of EL PAIS, Pepa Bueno. The meeting, which is sponsored by Abanca, Abertis, EY, Iberdrola, Telefónica and Tendam, will be held at the Casino de Madrid and can be followed live on the EL PAÍS website.
Both the European Union and Spain, historically characterized by their scarcity of energy resources, especially fossil fuels, have to face the need to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal with the aim of not only achieving neutrality in CO2 emissions by 2050, but to achieve vital energy autonomy for economic growth and to face geostrategic tensions that threaten energy supply. The role of Spain and renewable energies in this process will be some of the topics that will be discussed Arturo Gonzalo AizpiriCEO of Enagás and Mario Ruiz TagleCEO of Iberdrola Spain, at a round table moderated by EL PAÍS journalist Ignacio Fariza.
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In the second of the round tables, moderated by the director of CincoDías and EL PAÍS Economía, Amanda Mars, another of the key challenges of the current situation will be addressed: the reconciliation between economic and social development to achieve a diverse and sustainable. The round table, which will begin at 10:05 in the morning, will include the participation of international political figures such as France MarquezVice President of Colombia, Julissa Reynosoambassador of the United States in Spain and epsy campbellFormer Vice President of the Republic of Costa Rica.
Despite the fact that most developed countries have recovered their pre-pandemic GDP levels and that, from an objective point of view, living standards have improved globally, structural economic imbalances such as high youth unemployment , the enormous levels of debt or the alarming increase in inflation; geopolitical instability; uncertainty about the future of the planet and the risks derived from the climate crisis; or the exponential increase in mental health problems, spurred on by the pandemic and the explosive digital transformation, indicate that the well-being of society is facing a period of decline and that the time seems to have come to rethink the current system. In an interview with the Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda DiazHarmon’s partner Eduardo Madina He will propose rethinking the economic growth model and will deal with concepts such as the Great Resignation, which has caused thousands of Americans to quit their jobs in search of a more fulfilling life.
The financial sector must respond to the new demands of a market in which public debt and inflation are reaching all-time highs and threatening the well-being of companies and families. The president of Abanca will speak about how a solid financial system can be developed, Juan Carlos Escotet Rodriguezwho will chat with the chief correspondent of EL PAÍS in the United States, Miguel Jimenez. Issues such as the government tax on banks, the rise in interest rates and the risk of increased delinquency will be addressed, all within the framework of an international context marked by uncertainty that threatens to weigh down the growth of the economy. Spanish.
In an increasingly digitized society, new technologies are causing a change both in the way companies operate and in the jobs themselves. He will talk about talent management in the era of digitization and how the concepts of workforce and human resources are changing Alfonso Serranodirector of Wireless Europe at Amazon.
To talk about the challenges of companies in a global economy that, according to data from the International Monetary Fund, is experiencing a general slowdown, a round table will be set up. In it they will discuss Jaume MiquelChairman and CEO of Tendam, jordi sevillaeconomist and former Minister of Public Administrations, Carlos Ignacio GallegoPresident of Nutresa and EY Spain Assurance Managing Partner, Hildur Eir Jónsdóttir. The situation in Spain will be discussed within the framework of a community policy for the distribution of funds and also in Latin America.
The keys to respond to this context of instability will be discussed in a virtual intervention that will include the participation of martin wolfchief economics editor of the Financial Times and with Ilan Goldfajn, president-elect of the IDB. Over the past year, events such as the war in Ukraine with its consequent sharp rise in energy prices, the unbridled escalation of inflation or the recent rise in interest rates, threaten a notable slowdown in growth and a period of global economic uncertainty.
The event will close with a final block dedicated to the challenges posed by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contemplated in the 2030 Agenda, within the framework of the current crisis. The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed will open interventions. will speak next Ricardo Zuniga, US Department of State Under Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs. The last intervention, scheduled for 1:50 p.m., will be a virtual interview with Sergio Diaz-Granadospresident of CAF, who will talk about how the climate crisis, the impact of the pandemic and the increase in conflicts on a global scale put compliance with the SDGs at risk, directly impacting the price of food, the development of education, care for the environment, sustainability and peace and security in the world.
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