The largest networking event par excellence gathered in Barcelona more than 1,200 attendees of 87 nationalities at the ninth edition of ¡Hola Barcelona! Cocktail.
The event was attended by local and foreign professionals looking to start, live and work in Barcelona.
The meeting place was the Palauet Albéniz Cartelito.
The attendees who wore a blue identification badge around their necks were born in Barcelona.
And those who wore a red ribbon cockade were the Barcelonians by choice. It was a color code to differentiate the guests.
The ninth edition of the event, which resumed face-to-face attendance, was organized by the private association Barcelona Global.
In fact, it has become an annual event of reference for the community of foreign professionals who see the potential of Barcelona to live and work.
The goal of these professionals is to project their international careers in our city.
The ninth edition of the ¡Hola Barcelona!
And he returned after a two-year absence due to confinement as a result of the pandemic.
Therefore, this ninth edition recovered its original format in the middle of the gardens of the Palauet Albéniz de Montjuïc and entirely in English.
The main focus of the event was the massive networking session in the midst of exceptional and privileged views. All in the frame of a spectacular sunset.
Maite Barrera, president of Barcelona Global, said in her speech that “Barcelona is a city without limits”.
During the event there was also room for music.
Attendees enjoyed a small concert by the musical trio Stay Homas, which was born in Barcelona in the midst of the pandemic.
Barcelona Global has more than a thousand members who are catalogued as “Barcelona changers”, key professionals in the change and impulse of new things in the city.
Events that drive Barcelona
The Association is very proud of the results of its management.
One of the most important achievements has been to be the architect for Barcelona to host the 37th edition of the America’s Cup in 2024.
This is a major sporting event with a worldwide audience. Thanks to this event, Barcelona will once again project itself to the world in the field of sports.
During the event, this great sporting achievement was highlighted to motivate newcomers to become members of the association.
Another major achievement that stood out in the last year was the lobbying for the drafting of the new Startup Law, as well as for the opening of the Barcelona International Welcome Desk.
Hello Barcelona! Cocktail was presented by Rose Chong and Bibiana Ballbè, members of the institution. It was supported by Asabys, Cushman & Wakefield, Banco Sabadell, La Roca Village and Focus.
