Speakers Speakers (Com dissenyar una revolució: La via xilena al disseny)

Non-profit cultural association based in Barcelona, with over 15 years of experience in social transformation through video games and digital technology. Its team is composed of professionals from philosophy, fine arts, communication, and design, bringing a critical and creative perspective to each project. Their work is driven by the conviction that digital technologies can be key tools to imagine and build a fairer society. From a transversal perspective, the organization develops and manages projects integrating art, pedagogy, research, digital inclusion, and citizen participation. This activity takes shape through a wide range of initiatives: publications, research groups, exhibition curatorship, outreach events, workshops with playful technologies, experimental video game development, and collaborations with like-minded collectives and institutions.

Economist and political scientist. He worked at the Institute of Economic Analysis and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. He advised various foundations linked to cultural activities, participating in the development of their strategic plans. He was also a professor at UAB and UPF. He is the technical secretary of PEMB, supporting the general coordinator and managing economic-related matters.

Historian of science and technology, with a PhD in History and Social Studies of Science and Technology from MIT. She is currently Head of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at MIT. Medina is the author of Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile (MIT Press, 2011) and co-editor of Beyond Imported Magic: Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America (MIT Press, 2014). She co-curated the exhibition How to Design a Revolution at the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago, Chile (2023–2024), where she carried out the first reconstruction of the Cybersyn operations room, together with Hugo Palmarola and Pedro Alonso. The trio also published the book How to Design a Revolution (Lars Müller Publishers, 2024).

He leads the Data Analytics and Visualization Group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). He earned his PhD in Quantum Physics from the National University of Córdoba (Argentina) in 2004, and worked on quantum computing at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA) and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (Spain). For the past 14 years, he has focused his work on data science applied to industrial and urban problems within the digital twin paradigm (using machine learning and artificial intelligence methods), as well as scientific data visualization, creating interfaces, graphics, and videos for communication, outreach, and artistic exploration.

Historian by training, cultural worker by (de)formation. He holds a degree in History and a Master’s in Education from the University of Salamanca, a DEA in Contemporary History from the University of Barcelona, and an MBA in Cooperative Management from IL3-University of Barcelona. He is currently the General Coordinator of the Climate Biennial at Atelier itd. Previously, he worked at Manifesta 15 Barcelona as Communities and Start-up Coordinator. He has also been a cultural and education mediator for the Pla de Barris program (Caixa d’Eines) in Barcelona and programmer at Ateneu Popular 9 Barris. He is a founding member of the NoCallarem platform, through which he has been running an artist-in-residence program for at-risk artists in coordination with Artists at Risk (AR) for over five years, and of the Real 360 Festival. All this under the umbrella of the Associació Panorama180, which also organizes the Rhihiu Festival. He was also one of the coordinators of the now-defunct Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival and the CC World Audiovisual Commons Network. For more than a decade, he has collaborated with the Solidarity Economy Network of Catalonia (XES). He is also an active member of the art and philosophy collective Espai en Blanc, editors of elpressentiment.net.

Associate Professor at the School of Design at UC in Chile and PhD in Latin American Studies from UNAM Mexico. He was awarded the Silver Lion at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale for the Chilean Pavilion Monolith Controversies (2014), together with Pedro Ignacio Alonso. Both co-curated the exhibition Flying Panels at ArkDes in Stockholm (2019–2020). He is co-editor of the Latin American Design series with Renata Leitao (Bloomsbury Publishing). Palmarola was curator of the exhibition Cómo diseñar una revolución at the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago de Chile (2023–2024), where he carried out the first reconstruction of the Cybersyn operations room, together with Eden Medina and Pedro Ignacio Alonso. With them, he co-authored the book How to Design a Revolution (Lars Müller Publishers, 2024).

She holds a degree in Food Science and Technology and a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid, and has also completed the Executive Programme in Public Sector Governance at ESADE. She is an expert in science advice projects, scientific talent mobility and attraction, open science, and gender equality in research. Prior to her appointment, she served as Director of the Public Policy Department at FECYT and as Coordinator of the Science and Technology Office of the Spanish Congress, the Oficina C—a pioneering initiative providing science advice to the legislative branch. She also has international experience, having served as Executive Director of LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries, from 2012 to 2014, where she led their involvement in the open science movement and EU projects. She has contributed to various publications, notably the C Reports of the Science and Technology Office of the Spanish Congress, as well as articles on research mobility and science diplomacy.

Director of the National Office for Scientific Advice (ONAC), and formerly Chief of Staff to the Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation (2021–24). An engineer and sociologist trained in France, Germany, the United States, and Spain, he was a Sociology professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2009–21) and Tufts University (2012–21). He chaired the Research Committee on Science and Technology Sociology of the Spanish Federation of Sociology and was a member of the Ministry of Health’s COVID Vaccination Expert Group (2020–21). He is the author of around thirty scientific publications and has twice been awarded for research excellence at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2014 and 2020).

Full Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC). She holds a degree and PhD in Computer Science, specializing in computational statistics and artificial intelligence. Dean of the Official College of Computer Engineering of Catalonia (COEINF, 2023-) and Vice President of the General Council of Professional Colleges of Computer Engineering of Spain (2023-). Co-founder and former director of the UPC's Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center (IDEAI-UPC, 2018-). Expert and co-author of the Catalonia.AI strategy for artificial intelligence (Government of Catalonia, 2018). She advises the Catalan and Spanish governments, the European Commission, and the Commonwealth on AI ethics and digital transformation. She leads CETRA, the Data Ethics Committee (Gencat), and is on the steering board of the AI and Health program, as well as the AI advisory councils of 3cat and Localred. She works to close the gender gap in STEM. Founder of donesCOEINF, DonesIAcat, and co-founder of Mujeres en Ingeniería Informática and the Barcelona chapter of Women in ACM. WiDS-Barcelona Ambassador. She has received the WomenTech 2023 Award (Women360), the 2023 National Computer Engineering Award (Spain), the Ada Byron Award 2022 (Galicia), the donaTIC 2018 Award (GenCat), the Creu Casas Mention 2020-2021 (IEC), and was elected Fellow of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society in 2007.

She holds a degree in Sociology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a PhD in Sociology from the Universitat de Barcelona, and is a specialist in Digital Social Innovation. She is currently a lecturer at ESADE. She served as Director General for Digital Society at the Government of Catalonia (December 2022 – October 2024) and was Innovation Lead in the Digital Technology Societies area at the i2cat Foundation. Her professional career has been closely tied to research, teaching, and public engagement. She has participated as a researcher in projects across various fields of sociology and with strong social impact. She is also a member of several advisory boards in academic, cultural, and third sector organizations, and has over a decade of experience as an independent consultant. She has contributed to media outlets such as Ara, El Periódico, and El País, and appeared on programs on RAC1 and TV3, among others. She is the author of the essay Tú no eres tu selfie. 9 secretos digitales que todo el mundo vive y nadie explica, and more recently, the book Benvingut metavers? (Welcome, Metaverse?), which explores the value of presence in the digital age.

Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza. He holds a degree in Physics, a Master’s in Social Studies of Science, and a PhD in Computer Engineering with Extraordinary Award from the University of Salamanca. Previously, he worked at Complutense University and Carlos III University of Madrid and was a visiting researcher at the University of Edinburgh (Institute of Perception, Action and Behavior), Sussex (Centre for Cognitive Science), and the Basque Country (Centre for Life, Mind & Society).

His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, bio-inspired systems, and artificial cognition. He has been director of the ISAAC research group (Interactive Systems, Adaptability, Autonomy, and Cognition), recognized by the Iberus International Excellence Campus, where he coordinated a H2020-Marie Slodowska Curie Cofund action (2021-24). He founded the “Thematic Network on Cognitive Sciences Research,” an interdisciplinary framework in cognitive systems formed by eleven Spanish universities and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (2011-13).

He has held various positions in the Spanish General Administration, serving as advisory board member at the Office of the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Deputy Director General of University Research Activity at the Ministry of Universities, Director of the Commissioner for the New Economy of Language at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, and Director General of Strategic Planning in Advanced Digital Technologies at the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function. He is a member of the Governing Council of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Director of the Municipal Data Office (OMD) at Barcelona City Council. He holds a degree in Geography (UAB, 1988), a master’s in Regional, Urban, and Metropolitan Studies (UAB, 1990), a postgraduate diploma in Geographic Information Systems (UdG, 1999), and a master’s in Intelligence Analysis (UB, 2014). As the Chief Data Officer (CDO) at Barcelona City Council, his mission is to promote the governance, analysis, and dissemination of municipal data to generate knowledge for the effective governance of the city and its services.

PhD in Political Science from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, she is a senior researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in the area of science for policy. Her career combines academic research, institutional advising, and political action. She served as Chief of Staff at the Spanish Ministry of Universities (2020–2023) and previously coordinated the areas of Feminism and International Relations at Barcelona City Council (2015–2019). Her research focuses on social inequalities, intersectionality, gender, penal systems, and public policy. She has advised public administrations and organizations on evaluation, equality, and science and university policy.

She is currently pursuing her PhD at the IAS-Research group in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU). She holds a degree in Psychology from UAM and master’s degrees in Neuroscience and Philosophy. Her current research explores how technological design shapes human agency and autonomy in the use of digital platforms, from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes cognitive sciences, philosophy of technology, and Human-Computer Interaction. As part of her PhD, she has been a visiting researcher at the Department of Philosophy at UC Berkeley (USA) and at the Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University (Denmark).

Economist and geographer. A professional in local development and strategic planning since 1995, initially working in consultancy for public administrations (1995-2005) and later at the Barcelona Provincial Council (2005-2016). Frequently involved in conferences, training activities, and various publications. Oversees the achievement of PEMB objectives and leads the coordination office.

Senior researcher at the Data Analysis and Visualization Group of the BSC. He leads the Urban Data Science research line, focusing on data-driven solutions for urban planning. The multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the diverse collaborations with experts in visualization, geography, urbanism, programming, policymakers, and research.

Program Officer at the Barcelona City Council Data Office, devoted to data governance & to promote data driven policies, acting as liaison officer with the national & international data ecosystem (public & private stakeholders). As main milestones in his job must be mentioned the “Government Measure for Ethical Data Management” and the EC funded project “DECODE”. He has been involved in research & innovation for the last 15 years, currently in the digital economy working on developing data science for better policy making and programs evaluation but, formerly working in health research centres, linked to genomics, epidemics & vaccines (including the recently approved malaria vaccine)

PhD in Architecture from The Architectural Association (UK) and Head of the PhD Program in Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC). He was awarded the Silver Lion at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale for the Chilean Pavilion Monolith Controversies (2014), together with Hugo Palmarola. The duo co-curated the exhibition Flying Panels at ArkDes in Stockholm (2019–2020). He co-authored The Additional Element in Architecture (MIT Press, 2025) with Paulina Bitrán. Alonso is also the curator of Deserta Ecofolie, alongside Pamela Prado, at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale (2025). He co-curated the exhibition How to Design a Revolution (2023–2024), where he reconstructed the original Cybersyn operations room together with Hugo Palmarola and Eden Medina. They co-authored the book How to Design a Revolution (Lars Müller Publishers, 2024).

Founded in 2019, they work from a feminist and antiracist perspective to address and transform social, political, and economic inequalities both in their country of origin and globally. As women from the Global South living in the Global North, the network focuses on issues such as racism, migration, gender-based violence, and colonialism, promoting spaces for reflection, artistic creation, and activism.