{"id":1753,"date":"2022-07-27T08:44:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T06:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceanddefense.es\/?page_id=1753"},"modified":"2023-08-30T10:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:41:12","slug":"commissioner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaceanddefense.es\/en\/commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l63czgps-e5079716a5efb70582088382d03198da\">\n.avia-section.av-l63czgps-e5079716a5efb70582088382d03198da{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/spaceanddefense.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joan-clos_optim-ok-2.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='comisionado'  class='avia-section av-l63czgps-e5079716a5efb70582088382d03198da main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1753'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-glg8h-a73924be731c830c87fe1185bf13a497\">\n.flex_column.av-glg8h-a73924be731c830c87fe1185bf13a497{\npadding:30px 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-glg8h-a73924be731c830c87fe1185bf13a497 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-99ry9-e94a755cdd20f9032d30bbe507e7a709\">\n.flex_column.av-99ry9-e94a755cdd20f9032d30bbe507e7a709{\nborder-width:40px;\nborder-style:none;\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-99ry9-e94a755cdd20f9032d30bbe507e7a709 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:98px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:98px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe .av-subheading{\nfont-size:37px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l63d0lbf-5a4a3a0788a8e243a07f61e20d0b5ebe av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><div class='av_custom_color av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Commissioner of the Space &amp; Defense Industry Sevilla Summit 2023,<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Joan Clos<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l63d1rwg-3baae2c6aaac5d1b4a40ad21ea4a0712\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l63d1rwg-3baae2c6aaac5d1b4a40ad21ea4a0712 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\ntext-align:left;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l63d1rwg-3baae2c6aaac5d1b4a40ad21ea4a0712 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Summit Commissioner for the second consecutive year, Joan Clos, has an outstanding public experience in the industrial sector. He was Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UN-Habitat (2010-2017), the UN programme responsible for promoting sustainable, resilient and prosperous cities. During his tenure, he led the development of the New Urban Agenda and was appointed Secretary-General of the Habitat III Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the United Nations, between 2006 and 2008, he was Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade of Spain and from 2008 to 2010, he was Spanish Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>With an extensive career in public service and diplomacy, he graduated in medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, subsequently specialised in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh and joined the municipal government of Barcelona as Director of Public Health in 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Clos was twice elected mayor of his home city of Barcelona from 1997 to 2006, having been a councillor between 1983 and 1987, and deputy mayor for finance and budget, playing a key role in the preparation of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p>During his time as mayor, Clos received several awards, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1999 for the transformation of Barcelona and, in 2002, the UN-Habitat Award of Honour for the promotion of global cooperation between local authorities and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>At the international level, in 1998, Clos was elected President of Metropolis, the international network of cities. Two years later, he was elected President of the World Association of Cities and Local Authorities. Between 2000 and 2007, he chaired the United Nations Advisory Committee for Local Authorities. And between 1997 and 2003, he was a member of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, he received the Jane Jacobs Medal from the Rockefeller Foundation in recognition of his leadership in advancing the New Urban Agenda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8ctzo9m-ca659c3c38e94b4d9b5a28e5d0985873\">\n.avia-section.av-l8ctzo9m-ca659c3c38e94b4d9b5a28e5d0985873{\nbackground-color:#000000;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/spaceanddefense.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joan-clos_mobile.jpg);\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='comisionado-mobile'  class='avia-section av-l8ctzo9m-ca659c3c38e94b4d9b5a28e5d0985873 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1753'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-tvd5-0ddd9a0b697d0143a11315eb7cc7de8e sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-tvd5-0ddd9a0b697d0143a11315eb7cc7de8e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8d07wb1-096011d83a3d55d5d02db62ddfecbb8f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l8d07wb1-096011d83a3d55d5d02db62ddfecbb8f{\nmargin-top:-150px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l8d07wb1-096011d83a3d55d5d02db62ddfecbb8f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8cv4c99-b7f411a4d5b1b100b3df511a18b8ef12\">\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l8cv4c99-b7f411a4d5b1b100b3df511a18b8ef12 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l8cv4c99-b7f411a4d5b1b100b3df511a18b8ef12 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l8cv4c99-b7f411a4d5b1b100b3df511a18b8ef12 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Commissioner of the<br \/>\nSpace &amp; Defense Industry<br \/>\nSevilla Summit 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8d0bipy-8270b13bbe6b4145b06181e927bad79c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l8d0bipy-8270b13bbe6b4145b06181e927bad79c{\nheight:250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l8d0bipy-8270b13bbe6b4145b06181e927bad79c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:64px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:64px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l8cupj89-9624c26d99c6a24b0fc97821259560e7 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Joan Clos<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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He was Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UN-Habitat (2010-2017), the UN programme responsible for promoting sustainable, resilient and prosperous cities. During his tenure, he led the development of the New Urban Agenda and was appointed Secretary-General of the Habitat III Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the United Nations, between 2006 and 2008, he was Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade of Spain and from 2008 to 2010, he was Spanish Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>With an extensive career in public service and diplomacy, he graduated in medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, subsequently specialised in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh and joined the municipal government of Barcelona as Director of Public Health in 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Clos was twice elected mayor of his home city of Barcelona from 1997 to 2006, having been a councillor between 1983 and 1987, and deputy mayor for finance and budget, playing a key role in the preparation of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p>During his time as mayor, Clos received several awards, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1999 for the transformation of Barcelona and, in 2002, the UN-Habitat Award of Honour for the promotion of global cooperation between local authorities and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>At the international level, in 1998, Clos was elected President of Metropolis, the international network of cities. Two years later, he was elected President of the World Association of Cities and Local Authorities. Between 2000 and 2007, he chaired the United Nations Advisory Committee for Local Authorities. 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