XIII Bilbao European Encounter 2026 .
Housing Crisis, Welfare State Crisis and Social Unrest’
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Program .
Meet the agenda of speakers and presentations
Wednesday 25 March
10:00-10:30 Welcome Coffee
10:30-10:50 Institutional opening
10:50-11:00 Introduction and presentation:
- Cristina Monge, professor of political science and political analyst
11:00-11:45 Keynote speech
- Javier Buron, Managing Director of Nasuvinsa
11:45-13:00 ‘Housing Concerns’ panel
- Txetxu Ausín, director of the Institute of Philosophy, CSIC (moderator)
- Javier Gil, Researcher at the CSIC and author of “Tenant Generation”
- Elena Matamala, Dept. Social Work and Social Services – Universitat de València
Break
15:00 – 16:30 ‘Alternatives’ Panel
- Jose Luis Aranda, journalist for EL PAÍS (moderator)
- Albert Sala, Chief Operating Officer of Ingeus and Co-CEO of Emerald Impact SBIC
- Jose Manuel Caballol – Hogar Sí
- Alba González de la Cruz – Provivienda
16:30-17:00 Closing session
- Juanjo Álvarez
Speakers .
Meet the speakers and moderators who will participate in Bilbao European Encounters 2025
Professor of Private International Law at the University of the Basque Country, Secretary General of the Institute of Democratic Governance and Director of Laboral Kutxa.
Politóloga y profesora de la Universidad Complutense, especializada en sostenibilidad, calidad democrática, y gobernanza para la transición ecológica, asunto que trabaja en centros de investigación como Globernance, el BC3 y el itdUPM, o en el patronato de Ecodes.
Director General de HOGAR SI y Co fundador de la primera SOCIMI Social Primero H
Responsable de proyectos de incidencia política del área de comunicación e incidencia de Provivienda
Managing Director of NASUVINSA, a public land, housing, and territorial cohesion company of the Government of Navarre since November 2023.
Moderators
Organizing and Scientific Committee
Professor of political and social philosophy, IKERBASQUE researcher at the University of the Basque Country and director of the Institute of Democratic Governance. He holds the Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Democracy at the European University Institute in Florence.
Professor of Private International Law at the University of the Basque Country, Secretary General of the Institute of Democratic Governance and Director of Laboral Kutxa.
Politóloga y profesora de la Universidad Complutense, especializada en sostenibilidad, calidad democrática, y gobernanza para la transición ecológica, asunto que trabaja en centros de investigación como Globernance, el BC3 y el itdUPM, o en el patronato de Ecodes.
Government and Management Systems Consultant and Project Coordinator of the Democratic Governance Institute
