Attendees of the second edition of Barcelona New Economy Week (BNEW), organized by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB), will be able to enjoy the cuisine of prestigious chefs such as Albert Raurich, from Dos Palillos; Joroni Castillo, from Les Moles; Paolo Casagrande, from Lasarte Restaurante; and Raül Balam, from Restaurant Moments.
The chosen setting for the showcookings is the Boqueria market, on La Rambla, where sessions with market vendors will also be held to provide a holistic view of Barcelona's gastronomy.
While BNEW is held, there will also be time for music and creativity. Between October 5 and 8, Estació de França is expected to host the broadcast of 40-minute concerts by Jo Jet i Maria Ribot, Clara Gispert, Alaia, and Maria La Blanco, as well as live shows by DJ Gerard Miles. Also in this emblematic space of the city, there will be a caricaturist and two comic artists from Elisava, the Barcelona University School of Design and Engineering.
With this varied offer, the trade fair event that seeks to consolidate itself as the multisectoral meeting of reference on the new economy wants to highlight the culture, gastronomy, and design tradition of Barcelona, bringing it closer to the nearly 11,000 registered attendees from all over the world that BNEW expects to have.
BNEW will show its most supportive spirit with the donation of 5,500 euros to the NGO PallapupasFor this, participants visiting the city but also those following BNEW remotely will have access to the projects of The Others, a multidisciplinary creative production studio; the creative studio Morillas; Everis-NTT Data Company; Ànima, an international product design agency; and Fern Dear Design, specialized in eco-design.
Furthermore, BNEW will show its most supportive spirit with the donation of 5,500 euros to the NGO Pallapupas, with the aim of contributing to a 43% improvement in the feeling of happiness of children hospitalized at Hospital San Juan de Dios. For its part, Pallapupas will deliver 500 red noses that will be distributed among the in-person attendees of the event.
Regarding this more supportive aspect, the special delegate of the State in the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona and president of BNEW, Pere Navarro, emphasizes that "the new economy is also sustained by values such as solidarity, and that is why BNEW, as a reference event for the development of the 4.0 economy, has wanted to contribute to improving the situation of one of the most vulnerable groups, hospitalized children. To do this, from the CZFB and BNEW we have trusted the NGO Pallapupas, because we know that they do tireless work to bring smiles to the little ones."