MAIN EVENTS
Monday, 19th of October
Schedule: 9:30 h to 13:30 h (CEST).
Location: Espai Francesca Bonnemaison. The sessions will be streamed live on YouTube, and interpretation services will be available.
Languages: Interpretation in Catalan and English.
9.30 h — 10.15 h. Institutional inauguration.
Institutional opening of the forum and recognition of the organizations that have organized parallel events during Time Use Week.
With the participation of:
- Eva Menor Cantador. Minister for Equality and Feminism of the Government of Catalonia.
- Alba Barnusell Ortuño. Deputy President of the Social Sustainability, Life Cycle and Community Area of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
- Raquel Gil Eiroá. Deputy Mayor for Social Rights, Economic Promotion, Employment, Feminisms and Democratic Memory of the Barcelona City Council.
- Olga Morales Segura. Executive Councillor for Social and Equality Policies at the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
- Marta Junqué Surià. Director of Time Use Initiative
10.15 h — 10.45 h. Opening conversation: The effects of acceleration in our time.
Reflection on the reasons for and main effects of the social acceleration we are experiencing, from different perspectives.
With the participation of:
- Judy Wajcman. Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Associate Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute.
10.45 h — 11.15 h: Coffee break
11.15 h — 12.30 h. How do we adapt to the reality of acceleration ?
Panel discussions to outline possible solutions and ideas for addressing the phenomenon of social acceleration through public policy and private initiatives in the areas of health, leisure, urban planning, care, and the economy.
11.15 h – 12.00 h. Panel 1:
With the participation of:
- Joan Costa-Font. Professor of Health Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Director of the Ageing and Health Incentives Lab (AHIL).
- Javier Creus. Strategist, entrepreneur and thinker specialising in systemic innovation and institutional transformation, and founder of Ideas for Change.
12.00 h – 12.30 h. Panel 2:
- Sonia Rastogi. Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation, specialising in gender, gender-based violence and public health.
- Muigai Wainaina. Director of the Macroeconomic Policy Division in Kenya’s State Department for Economic Planning, specialising in economic policy and the use of time-use data for public policy.
12.30 h — 13.00 h. Podcast: What can I do to slow down?
A brief reflection on habits and actions that help us slowdown in our personal lives.
With the participation of:
- Azahara Alonso. Philosopher, poet and writer, author of Gozo.
13.00 h — 13.05 h. Video screening.
Information about the speakers will be available soon.
13.05 h — 13.30 h. Testimonials: How to slow down and reduce screen time.
Accounts from different perspectives on the experience of social acceleration and screen use in daily life.
Information about the speakers will be available soon.
13.30 h — 15.00 h: Lunch break
15.00h — 16.00h: The impact of social acceleration on working time.
Discussion on the impact of acceleration on paid working time and possible strategies to address it through public policy, collective bargaining, and labor organization.
With the participation of:
- Catarina Braga. Specialist in working time organisation, labour standards and decent work at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
- Gabriel Ginebra. Professor at EU Business School and management consultant, specialising in slow management, leadership and organisational culture.
16.00h — 16.30h: Testimonials. How to adopt slow management in companies.
Stories from companies that have adopted measures to improve work time organization and slow down.
Information about the speakers will be available soon.
16.30h — 17.30h: Parallel workshop sessions. Practical sessions for public administrations and companies on tools and strategies to improve time management.
Two parallel workshops are planned.
Workshop 1. Resources for implementing time-use policies in public administrations
Target audience: public sector staff
Workshop for public sector staff presenting existing resources for implementing time policies.
With the participation of:
- Laura Llinares Rivas. Director General for Equality in Employment and Co-responsibility at the Department of Equality and Feminism of the Government of Catalonia.
- Gemma Parera Álvarez. Advisory Officer in the Social Sustainability, Life Cycle and Community Area of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
- Pedro Martín. Equality and Time Policy Officer at the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
- Laura de Caralt Casanova. Technical specialist at the Directorate of Feminism, Gender Mainstreaming and LGBTI Services of Barcelona City Council.
- Representative of the Government of Catalonia.
Workshop 2. How do you experience your time?
Target audience: companies
An experiential activity to become aware of how we experience our time and to decide how we want to organise it. A space to pause, observe our patterns and explore how we want to inhabit our time in a context of constant acceleration and ever-increasing pace. We invite you to reflect individually and share our experiences.
With the participation of:
- Pausa Conscient. Organisation that supports people and organisations by promoting pauses for self-care and more mindful engagement.
How to get to the Espai Francesca Bonnemaison:
Tuesday, 20th of October
Annual Meeting of the Local and Regional Time Network
Schedule: 9.15 h – 16 h (CEST).
Language: English.
Audience: The annual meeting of the Local and Regional Time Network is the moment when its annual assembly is held, and the Network’s future strategies are outlined. It is also conceived as a space for the exchange of knowledge and the development of new resources and ideas to advance the implementation of time policies.
The events of the annual meeting are exclusively for member organizations of the Network.
Wednesday, 21st of October
9:30h–9:45h. Institutional Welcome.
Information about the speakers will be available soon.
9:45h – 11:00h: What does time use data tell us about Catalonia?
Presentation of the main conclusions of the 2024 Time Use Survey data published by IDESCAT and reflection on its use by the public administrations.
With the participation of:
- Elisabet Tejero. Director of Social Policy and Equality Services at the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
- Gemma Parera. Advisory Officer in the Social Sustainability, Life Cycle and Community Area of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
- Mar Camarasa Casals. Officer at Barcelona City Council, specialising in equality and time policies.
11:00h – 11:30h. What does time use data tell us about the world?
Round table discussion presenting the current state and results of time use surveys at the international, European, and Spanish levels.
- Eniel Ninka. Statistical officer at Eurostat, responsible for the Harmonised European Time Use Survey (HETUS).
- Paola Castilla. Economist and consultant for UN Women in the Americas and the Caribbean.
11.30 h — 12.00 h: Coffee break
12:00h – 12:45h. How to use the time use survey to make policy decisions?
Practical workshop on knowledge transfer between research and public policy, aimed at researchers and public administration staff.
With the participation of:
- Marta Junqué Surià. Director of Time Use Initiative.
- Ariadna Güell Sans. Deputy Director of Time Use Initiative.
12:45h – 14:00h. 5x5 Presentations: “Time Use Research”
Brief presentations of research using time use data. Each session will consist of a 5-minute presentation of 5 research projects, followed by 15 minutes of questions.
With the participation of:
- Lidia Arroyo. PhD, Dean of COLPIS and Professor of Social Psychology at UAB, specialising in gender, work, ICTs and the prevention of gender-based violence among young people.
14:00 h: End of the day
Schedule: 9:00 h to 14:00 h (CEST).
Location: Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) – Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology. The sessions will be held exclusively in person.
Languages: Catalan. There will be no translation.
The events held at the Autonomous University of Barcelona are organized in collaboration with the university itself, with the notable support of the Centre for Sociological Studies on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT) and the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED).
