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The Fashion Week

080: Barcelona, cradle of Catalan fashion

Júlia Catarineu Pla

The 080 Barcelona Fashion reaches its 38th edition, transformed into a showcase for emerging talent, Catalan identity, and an economic engine for the city

Image of some of the designs of Surkana © Webpage

Made in Barcelona

Surkana, the Barcelona clothing that makes travel its style

Júlia Catarineu Pla

The Fashion Week

From calico prints to 080: Barcelona, a city of fashion

Elena Busquets

Business&Talent

Salvador Alemany: "The Liceu Mar must be a source of inspiration, not a problem"

Jordi Cabré

Eva Aramendía, director of Saló de l'Ocupació © Given

Fira de Barcelona

Eva Aramendía: "The Employment Fair only makes sense if it generates and delivers real job opportunities"

Júlia Catarineu Pla

The head of the Fira de Barcelona event discusses building practical settings where jobseekers and employers can forge genuine ties

Glòria Boix, directora general de la nova ISE Foundation © Marc Llibre

Innovation

Glòria Boix (ISE Foundation): "Technology is advancing rapidly, far faster than curricula can adapt"

Júlia Catarineu Pla

The ISE Foundation Director General reflects on the current state of the AV and integrated systems sector, stressing that today's generation must navigate permanent tech reskilling

Geopolitics and artificial intelligence were at the heart of the DAFO Barcelona 2027 discussions, helping business leaders anticipate the decisions that lie ahead. © Àngel Bravo

Business&Talent

PHOTO GALLERY | The Barcelona business community debates the keys to 2027 at the inaugural DAFO Barcelona

Àngel Bravo Almirall

The New Barcelona Post and Banc Sabadell bring together a hundred Catalan corporate leaders at the Círculo Ecuestre for DAFO Barcelona 2027, assessing the major hurdles and commercial opportunities defining the new business cycle

Marcos Urarte, president of Grupo PHAROS, strategic and organizational consultant and specialist in geopolitics, foresight and business transformation © Àngel Bravo

Business&Talent

Geopolitics in the boardroom: the new corporate challenge

Júlia Catarineu Pla

Speakers at DAFO Barcelona agree that Europe must achieve strategic autonomy, pointing to resilience and public-private partnerships as the answer to volatility

Aleix Valls, CEO of WeAI, has warned that the main barrier to AI adoption is business leadership, not technology. © Àngel Bravo

Innovation

Artificial intelligence upends the corporate world: how to turn disruption into an opportunity?

Ainara Valadez Medina

Speakers at DAFO Barcelona 2027 agree that adopting artificial intelligence is not enough: companies must overhaul business processes from end to end and combine technology with human talent to unlock its full potential

Marcos Ugarte (Grup PHAROS), Aleix Valls (WeArtificial), Elena Busquets (The New Barcelona Post), Xavier Comerma (Banc Sabadell) and Benito Reales (Banc Sabadell) © Àngel Bravo

Business&Talent

A hundred business leaders take part in the inaugural DAFO Barcelona

Júlia Catarineu Pla

The New Barcelona Post and Banc Sabadell bring together leading figures from the Barcelona business community for a summit at the Círculo Ecuestre

True Leaders

Eloi Planes: the poet-entrepreneur who set out to buy an R4 and ended up steering an IBEX 35 giant

Jofre Llombart

Speaking at a new True Leaders forum, Fluidra’s executive chairman reflects on fifty years of the business founded by his father alongside three partners: "I put my faith in people rather than processes"

Image of Saló Náutic of Barcelona 2026 © J.C.

Fira de Barcelona

Barcelona Boat Show aims to top 20,000 visitors in five days

Júlia Catarineu Pla

Following a "very positive" first day, organisers are confident good weather will maintain the pace until Sunday

The Saló del Comerç celebrates its first edition in a particularly significant year for Barcelona, which in 2026 is the European Capital of Local Commerce. © Provided

The city

Barcelona launches Saló del Comerç to bolster local retail

Redacció TheNBP

Organised by Fira de Barcelona and backed by Barcelona City Council through Barcelona Activa, the trade fair brings together around 80 speakers across more than 50 sessions on 21 and 22 October to address the defining challenges facing neighbourhood businesses, from digitalisation to generational succession

Francesc Giné Sabata, CEO of Grup Gepork, and Julià Ferrer, CEO of Frigorífics Ferrer, will be the featured speakers at the first session of the 'En Clau Familiar' series.

Business&Talent

How family businesses transform the local region: 'En Clau Familiar' opens the debate in Osona

Redacció TheNBP

ASCEF, EY, and The New Barcelona Post organise a gathering on 27 October at the Seminari de Vic to reflect on the contribution of family businesses to the local economy