Francesc Arolas Pou

    Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council
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    He holds a degree in Sociology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and master’s degrees in City and Urbanism and Marketing and Communication Management from the Open University of Catalonia.
    He has been a councilor in the Granollers City Council since 2015, previously with responsibilities in Education, Childhood and Adolescence, and Youth at the Granollers City Council (2015-2023), and the same areas, as well as Economic Promotion and International Cooperation, at the Roca del Vallès City Council from 2003 to 2007. Professionally, he was a co-founder and worked from 2007 to 2018 at a communication, graphic design, and web company, and previously, from 2004 to 2008, he was responsible for online marketing at a publishing house.

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    All Sessions by Francesc Arolas Pou

    • Day 1: 29 April 2025


    • 11:30  - 13:00
      S1.1. Public policies and triggers for enhancing cultivated diversity in local agri-food systems in Catalonia

      This sub-session will explore policies that are being implemented at the autonomous region, provincial, and local levels and the demands at other levels to strengthen and expand them.

      Moderator: Jordi Puig, Coordinator of Espigall.

      Speakers:

      • Cristina Massot Berna – General Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food, Government of Catalonia Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food.
      • Xesco Gomar Martín – Delegate President, Department of Natural Spaces and Green Infrastructure, Barcelona Provincial Council.
      • Francesc Arolas – Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council.

      S1.2. Connecting legal, policy, and funding instruments at EU and national level to foster territorial development.

      This sub-session will look into a multilevel discussion on policy and funding initiatives to revitalise territories through innovation and entrepreneurship and the importance of the human right to adequate food as an enabling base for consistency and greater impact.

      Moderator: Mariano Iossa, Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project, FiBL - EU.

      Speakers:

      • Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. TBC.
      • European Commission. TBC.
      • Juan Echanove – FAO Right to Food Unit Coordinator.
      • Simone Sasso – Economist and Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre, European Commission.
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1

    • Day 2: 30 April 2025


    • 12:00  - 12:45

      Moderator: Mariano Iossa, Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project, FiBL - EU, and Mariateresa Lazzaro, Senior Scientist in Plant Breeding for Organic Agriculture at FiBL - Switzerland and Scientific Co-Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project.

      Speakers:

      • Manuela Refolio – Deputy Councillor for Economic Development and Employment with the Rivas Vaciamadrid City Council and Vice President of the Red de Municipios por la Agroecología.
      • Francesco Cagnola – Project Officer for Food Policy at the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat.
      • Judith Fehér – Board member of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity!.
      • Francesc Arolas – Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council.
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1



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