Laura Soto, Regional Secretary for Bioclimatic Architecture of the Generalitat Valenciana, stated that “at the Generalitat Valenciana, we want to be the umbrella that can raise the profile of the initiatives, as well as promoting them and helping to seek funding. We are living in a very disruptive social situation, and we have an opportunity to contribute from our way of life”.
Inmaculada Rodríguez Piñeiro, an MEP and member of the Group of Friends of the NEB, announced that a meeting will be held on 14 October to “define our participation in the NEB programme and add partners to reinforce the Mediterranean perspective”.
Also at the working meeting were Nuria Matarredona, General Director of Ecological Innovation in Construction at the Generalitat Valenciana; Evarist Caselles, Deputy General Director of the Valencia Marina; Ángel Martínez and María Navarro, President and Manager respectively of the Designers’ Association of the Community of Valencia; Miguel Tito Malone, Director of La Pinada Lab; José María Nacher, Professor at the University of Valencia; Xavi Ribera, Director of Initiatives and Strategy at Valencia City Council; Inma Orozco, Regional Secretary of Territorial Policy, Urban Planning and Landscape at the Generalitat Valenciana; Ignacio Garcia Faubel, Director of Mosaik Urban System and Silvia Flórez, Director of Engagement at Valencia World Design Capital 2022.