{"id":32,"date":"2026-01-23T10:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunionesdeestudiosregionales.org\/barcelona2026\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-09-22T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:24:08","slug":"programa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/reunionesdeestudiosregionales.org\/barcelona2026\/en\/programa\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Program\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>14:30-16:00 Registration of Congress and Workshop Participants (Reception \u2013 Building U)<\/p>\n<p>15:00-17:30 Training Workshop: GIS for Regional Science: From Spatial Data to Econometric Variables and Professional Maps. Taught by Ali Maddahi &amp; Zahra Behrouz (Aula U0.3 \/ Classroom U0.3)<\/p>\n<p>15:30-18:00 Virtual Parallel Sessions<\/p>\n<p>18:00-19:30 Cultural Visit to Barcelona&#8217;s Gothic Quarter<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8:30-9:00 Registration of Congress Participants (Reception \u2013 Building U)<\/p>\n<p>9:00-11:00 Parallel Sessions I (Rooms, 1st Floor, Building U)<\/p>\n<p>11:00-11:30 Coffee Break (Inner Courtyard)<\/p>\n<p>11:30-12:30 Opening Ceremony (Room U0.2).<\/p>\n<p>Participants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Carles M\u00e9ndez Ortega, President of the Organizing Committee<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Fernando Rubiera Moroll\u00f3n, President of the AECR<\/li>\n<li>Rector \u00c0ngels Fit\u00f3, Rector of the Open University of Catalonia<\/li>\n<li>Her Excellency Ms. Alicia Romero Llano, Minister of the Department of Economy and Finance, Government of Catalonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Opening Conference: Ron Boschma: <em>Identifying diversification and policy opportunities for regions<\/em><\/p>\n<p>12:30-14:00 Parallel Sessions II (Rooms, 1st floor, Building U)<\/p>\n<p>14:00-15:00 Lunch (Inner Courtyard)<\/p>\n<p>15:00-16:30 Parallel Sessions III (Rooms, 1st floor, Building U)<\/p>\n<p>16:30-17:00 Coffee Break (Inner Courtyard)<\/p>\n<p>17:00-18:30 Plenary Territorial Policy Roundtable (Room U0.2): <strong><em>Shaping Post-2027 European Development: Institutional Actors, Policy Reform, and Regional Outcomes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Intervene:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Luis Haro, Director of Metropolitan Policy Services of the AMB<\/li>\n<li>Miquel Rodr\u00edguez, Manager of Economic Promotion of the Barcelona City Council<\/li>\n<li>V\u00edctor Soria, General Director of Economic Activities, Department of Economy and Finances-Generalitat de Catalunya<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes Caballero, Ministry of Finance-General Secretary of European Funds<\/li>\n<li>Etienne SAIL, Head of Unit, European Parliament, Expenditure Analysis Unit<\/li>\n<li>Carlos Torrecilla, Deputy Director, Joint Research Centre Sevilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moderator: Andrea Conte, Joint Research Center of the European Commission<\/p>\n<p>18:30-20:00 Parallel Sessions IV (Rooms, 1st floor, Building U)<\/p>\n<p>21:00 Official Congress Dinner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8:30-9:00 Registration of Congress Participants (Reception \u2013 Building U)<\/p>\n<p>9:00-11:00 Parallel Sessions V (Rooms, 1st Floor, Building U)<\/p>\n<p>11:00-11:30 Coffee Break (Inner Courtyard)<\/p>\n<p>11:30-13:30 Parallel Sessions VI (Rooms, 1st Floor, Building U)<\/p>\n<p>13:30-14:45 Plenary Closing Session: AECR: 50 years building knowledge for regional development (Room U0.2)<\/p>\n<p>Intervene:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roberta Capello, President of ERSA<\/li>\n<li>Janet E Kohlhase, President of NARCS and President-Elect of RSAI<\/li>\n<li>Josep M. Carreras, historical member of the AECR<\/li>\n<li>Former Presidents of the AECR: Juan R. Cuadrado, Pere A. 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