“The satisfaction of the participants has been very high and they have already requested a next expanded edition, but with this same format”. Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Calvo<\/strong><\/a>, academician of the Royal European Academy of Doctors-Barcelona 1914<\/strong> (RAED) and director of its Institute of Interdisciplinary Research<\/strong>, valued with these words the academic act that the RAED held at the Hotel Spa Vichy Catal\u00e1n<\/strong><\/a> the past 3rd and 4th of March. Calvo designed a scientific and recreational program that brought together 20 speakers and 75 participants who combined conferences of a maximum of 15 minutes with playful and gastronomic sessions, such as the dinner they shared at the Celler de Can Roca-Mas Marroch<\/strong><\/a>. “I think we have fulfilled the objective of expanding the range of knowledge of all attendees and provide an unforgettable cultural and scientific experience”, said Alfredo Rocafort<\/strong><\/a>, academician and president of the Governing Board of the RAED and promoter of the original initiative.<\/p>\n After the opening of the sessions by the deputy mayor of Caldes de Malavella, and the welcome of the president of the Vichy Catal\u00e1n Group<\/strong><\/a>, Joan Renart<\/strong>, the talks began with the intervention of Josep Roca<\/strong>, sommelier of Celler de Can Roca. Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Calvo surprised the attendees with the story of two Spanish entrepreneurs such as Jean Leon<\/strong> and M\u00f3nico S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> and the academician Maria \u00c0ngels Calvo<\/strong><\/a> illustrated the audience about mircroorganisms that live in extreme conditions. The academician Jordi Mart\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> also gave a presentation on “Historias de la tecnolog\u00eda que cambian el mundo y las empresas”<\/strong> (Stories of technology that change the world and companies), while the academician-elect Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Baldasano<\/strong> presented the work “\u00bfQu\u00e9 implicaciones clim\u00e1ticas se derivan del deshielo del \u00c1rtico?”<\/strong> (What climatic implications derive from the melting of the Arctic?). Cecilia Kindel\u00e1n<\/strong>, of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, also warned about climate change.<\/p>\n Talking about management plan, the academician Carlo Gallucci<\/strong><\/a> reflected on marketing strategies and IESE<\/strong> <\/a>professor Jaume Llopis<\/strong> on “\u00bfC\u00f3mo perder la reputaci\u00f3n de marca?”<\/strong> (How to lose brand reputation?). British diplomat Pollyana Nethersole<\/strong> reflected aloud on “\u00bfQu\u00e9 hemos hecho para merecer el Brexit?”<\/strong> (What have we done to deserve Brexit?). The academician Rosmarie Cammany<\/strong><\/a>, in turn, presented the paper “La Filantrop\u00eda: una inversi\u00f3n de alto rendimiento” <\/strong>(Philanthropy: a high performance investment). The academician Joan Francesc Corona<\/strong><\/a> spoke about family business and fellow academician Teresa Freixes<\/strong><\/a> answered the question of her presentation: “\u00bfSirve para algo tener una constituci\u00f3n?” <\/strong>(Is it useful to have a Constitution?). For his part, Naohito Watanabe<\/strong>, consul of Japan in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bexplained the fascinating biography of the Japanese actress Sada Yacco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The journalist Manuel Murillo<\/strong> explained the particularities of so-called “fake news”, Alfredo Rocafort reflected on the challenges of accounting and academician Pedro Clar\u00f3s<\/strong><\/a> presented the work “El misterio de la metamorfosis de una voz del siglo XX-XXI”<\/strong> (The mystery of the metamorphosis of a voice of the XX-XXI century). Fellow academician Xabier A\u00f1overos<\/strong><\/a> explained the “Experiencia de un navarro en Catalu\u00f1a”<\/strong> (Experience of a Navarrese in Catalonia) and the food entrepreneur Enrique Tom\u00e1s<\/strong> concluded the sessions with his presentation “De Badalona al mundo: historias de un charcutero”<\/strong> (From Badalona to the world: stories from a butcher).<\/p>\n Programme of presentations<\/h3>\n
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