Barcelona, March 21, 2017 – Ten years after its consolidation as the annual platform for the Mediterranean economy and its worldwide promotion, the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders will have its own Advisory Council since this year. This consultative body will bring together economic and social figures from various European countries and the Mediterranean region to contribute their experience and knowledge to consolidate Barcelona as the reference city for regional development.
A Brand New Advisory Council
The official launch of this Council, which took place today in Barcelona, has served as an occasion for the election of Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (former President of the Permanent Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Congress of the Deputies of Spain) and its two vice-presidents: Mohamed Choucair (President of ASCAME) and Miquel Valls (President of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona).
Among the entrepreneurs, politicians and renowned government figures that will count with this Barcelona-based Council, we should highlight the presence of:
Enrico Letta, Former Prime Minister, Italy
Fathallah Sijilmassi, Secretary-General (UfM)
Mohamed Choucair, President, ASCAME
Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, Former President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Spanish Congress of Deputies
Miquel Valls, President of the Barcelona Chamber
Mario Rotllant, Vice President, Coca Cola Iberian partners
Ibrahim Mahlab, Former Prime Minister, Egypt
Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun, President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM)
Pau Relat, CEO, MAT HOLDING
Senén Florensa, President IEMed Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of honour
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Ghassan Aidi, President, International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA)
Maria Helena de Felipe, President, Afaemme
Mohamed-Laïd Benamor, President, Chamber of Commerce of Algeria and Benamor Group
Jacques Sarraf, President, BUSINESSMED
Marika Huber, President, Mediterranean Network of Banks (MBN)
Jacques Saadé, Founder and Director, CMA CGM Group
Juan Torrents, President, Femoza
Fostering the entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and economic cooperation in the region will become a priority for this Council which will have its headquarters in Barcelona.