Marta Lacambra and Carles Campuzano, new guests of the 'Moments Estel·lars' cycle

On Monday, March 4, a new edition of the cycle The New Barcelona – Moments Estel·lars will take place, dedicated to giving visibility to those areas in which the city excels and which are drivers of the Barcelona brand's projection. After focusing attention in recent months on sectors such as health, fashion, industry 4.0, audiovisual, and innovation and internationalization, this time we will approach the work carried out by third sector entities, and we will do so with a very iconic example in the Catalan capital: the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera.

We will be joined by the Minister of Social Rights, Carles Campuzano, and the general director of the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, Marta Lacambra, who will hold a conversation with journalist and UPF-BSM professor Toni Aira. Under the motto Foundations as a model of social transformation, we will explore the essential role of the third sector and foundations, highlighting the case of the foundation that owns the emblematic modernist building on Passeig de Gràcia, a work by Antoni Gaudí. The Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera is a successful model of a private and independent entity that manages an important historical heritage and develops multiple projects that generate a positive impact on society.

With the collaboration of CASA SEAT, Must Media Group and Barcelona Global, the session will take place on Monday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the CASA SEAT auditorium. To attend this event organized by The New Barcelona Post as an audience member, it is essential to reserve a ticket in advance. To get a ticket, completely free of charge, click here.

Born in Barcelona in 1964 and a Law Graduate, Carles Campuzano Canadés is a profound connoisseur of the reality of the third sector and of the entities that contribute to the defense of social rights, the fight to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities in Catalonia. He has been director of the Catalan Federation of Intellectual Disability (Dincat), president of the Acsar Foundation, vice-president of Cocarmi and secretary of the board of directors of the Taula del Tercer Sector. Previously, he was also a councilor of the Vilanova i la Geltrú City Council, a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia and a deputy in the Congress for CDC. Campuzano is the Minister of Social Rights of the Generalitat since October 10, 2022 and has under his responsibility the policies promoted by the Government in the field of social services, youth, family and childhood, elderly people, poverty and social inclusion, accessibility, volunteering and guaranteed citizenship income.

Marta Lacambra Puig, born in Tangier in 1957, has a degree in Economics and a Master's in Economic Theory and Quantitative Methods from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Among other qualifications, she has also completed the senior management program at IESE (PADE). A large part of her professional career has been linked to public management, where she has held management positions in different departments of the Generalitat, such as deputy general director of Economic Management and deputy general director of School Planning of the Department of Education and deputy general director of Cultural Heritage and general secretary of the Department of Culture. She was also the president of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC) and the general secretary of the Department of Environment, where she also held the position of director of the Catalan Water Agency (ACA). Already in the private sector, before assuming the general management of the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, she was deputy general director of Caixa Manresa and director of its Social Work. Currently, she is also an independent director of the Miquel y Costas paper mill and a member of the board of directors of the Cercle d'Economia.

The Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, chaired by Germán Ramón-Cortés, was founded in 2013 and is the heir to the Social Work of the former Caixa d'Estalvis de Catalunya, Tarragona i Manresa. It owns emblematic assets such as La Pedrera and the Món Sant Benet complex and aims to carry out projects that positively impact people's quality of life. In this sense, it works in areas such as support in aging; job creation for people in vulnerable situations; sustainability, environmental education and protection of the territory; food improvement (Fundació Alícia); the promotion of programs to foster scientific and cultural education and talent; and the promotion of critical thinking and reflection through the organization of major artistic exhibitions in its facilities. In 2022, the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera group achieved revenues of 40.8 million euros and its direct and induced labor impact was 849 jobs.