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