Xesco Gomar Martín

    Delegate President, Department of Natural Spaces and Green Infrastructure, Barcelona Provincial Council

    Law graduate and holder of a master’s degree in Real Estate Development and Management from the University of Barcelona. His professional background includes experience in the banking sector and public administration.

    All Sessions by Xesco Gomar Martín

    • 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



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