Ramon Llull Conference 2030: the seafront of the future
Palma
12/04/2016
The first Ramon Llull Conference 2030 will be held the next 13th, 14th and 15th of April 2016 at the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce of Majorca. The main aim of this conference is to discuss ideas and come to the necessary agreements in order to make Palma's seafront an urban district of scientific development and a spotlight of talent which becomes the backbone of a new economy of the Balearic Islands based on knowledge.
The president of the Balearic Islands' Port Authority, Joan Gual de Torrella, will be one of the persons in charge of inaugurating the conference, together with Palma's mayor, José Hila; the vice president of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Biel Barceló; the deputy of Urbanism of Palma's city council, Antoni Noguera; the dean of the University of the Balearic Islands, Llorenç Huguet; the chairwoman of the Official Association of Architects of the Balearic Islands, Marta Vall-Llossera; the general manager of Endesa-Baleares, Ernest Bonnín; and the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of Majorca, Álvaro Middelman.
At Palma's seafront we find four nerve centres of the city, of the island and also of the Balearic archipelago. The Moll Vell, the GESA building, the Conference Palace and Nou Llevant neighbourhood are four challenges that may have an agreed solution: to devote one of the most relevant areas of the Balearic Islands to science and technology, to culture and knowledge.
With this aim in mind, the conference has been divided into five parts: a conceptual framework which will allow for the understanding of the origin and importance of Ramon Llull Territory 2030, as well as of the innovative concepts surrounding it; and four thematic sections about different initiatives (PGOU, model port/city, Nou Llevant and Conference Palace and GESA building).
The conference aims at opening up discussions about innovative initiatives at Ramon Llull Territory 2030, and at incorporating the model of smart city in Palma through the use of strategies of smart tourism.
The first Ramon Llull Conference 2030 has been organised by the University of the Balearic Islands in collaboration with a committee of experts formed by members of the Chamber of Commerce of Majorca, the Balearic Islands' Port Authority, the Official Association of Architects of the Balearic Islands, Endesa and Palma's city council, with the support of Cátedra Santander UIB of Innovation and Transfer of Knowledge. The conference has been sponsored by the Regional Ministry of Innovation, Research and Tourism and by FEDER.
