Relocation of companies in the Lleida region

The Lleida Chamber of Commerce has promoted research, in collaboration with the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) and the University of Lleida (UdL), to provide rigorous and useful information on a phenomenon of great economic and social relevance for the province of Lleida: the relocation of companies to other parts of Spain.

The study, carried out by Oriol Montanyà and Andrei Boar, Director and Researcher of the Sustainability Observatory of the UPF-BSM, respectively, and Jordi Moreno, Researcher of the Department of Business Administration of the UdL, will present the main conclusions on 7 March at 6:45 pm in an event organised by the three institutions in the Auditorium, of the Centre for Cultures and Cross-Border Cooperation of the UdL.

The event will be attended by the three researchers and the Director General of the UPF-BSM, José M. Martínez-Sierra, as well as various regional authorities such as the Rector of the University of Lleida, Jaume Puy; the President of the Diputació de Lleida, Joan Talarn; the Mayor of Lleida, Miquel Pueyo; and the President of the Lleida Chamber of Commerce, Jaume Saltó. 

During the session there will also be a panel discussion, moderated by the Editor in Chief of Diari Segre, Santi Costa, with the participation of Josep Maria Riu, President of the Col·legi d'Economistes de Lleida; Bernat Solé, Delegate of the Catalan Government in Lleida; Jordi Domènech, Director of the Engineering Dept. of Group Vall Companys, and Jordi Serrate, CEO of Tallers Niubo. 

Program

Welcome

• Mr. Jaume Puy, Rector of the University of Lleida (UdL)
• Mr. Joan Talarn, President of the Diputació de Lleida
• Mr. Miquel Pueyo, Mayor of Lleida
• Mr. Jaume Saltó, President of the Lleida Chamber of Commerce

Paper on the conclusions of the study

• Prof. Jordi Moreno, Researcher of the Business & Administration Dept. (UdL)
• Mr. Oriol Montanyà, Director of the Sustainability Observatory (UPF-BSM)
• Mr. Andrei Boar, Researcher of the Sustainability Observatory (UPF-BSM)

Panel

• Mr. Josep Maria Riu, President of the Col·legi d'Economistes de Lleida
• Mr. Bernat Solé, Delegate of the Catalan Government in Lleida
• Mr. Jordi Domènech, Director of the Engineering Dept. of Grup Vall Companys
• Mr. Jordi Serrate, CEO and owner of Tallers Niubo
• MODERATE: Mr. Santi Costa, Editor in Chief of Diari Segre

Q&A

Closing

• Prof. José M. Martínez-Sierra, Director General of the UPF-BSM