The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, José Valle, has participated in a round table on tourism and sustainability, within the framework of the European Summer Courses held in Pamplona.
The V European Summer Courses (CEV) "A new leadership for Europe" are organized by the Diario de Navarra Foundation and Equipo Europa, have the support of the European Parliament and are sponsored by Hablamos de Europa, an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain, the Pamplona City Council and Caja Rural de Navarra. The Business Confederation of Navarra and the Chamber of Commerce of Navarra collaborate from the business side.
Among the guests to this debate meeting, it is worth highlighting the presence of Ana de Palacio, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margarita Delgado, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Spain, Joaquín Almunia, former Vice President of the European Commission, as well as prominent international officials with positions in the European Parliament.
The commissioner of the Courses is Pablo Zalba, Partner in charge of Regulation and Public Policy at Deloitte, former vice president of the Committee on Economic Affairs of the European Parliament and former president of the Official Credit Institute (ICO).
Lanzarote as a model of sustainability
On the central day of these conferences that aim to generate reflection among different social, political and public and private sector actors, a space has been opened to talk about tourism in the face of the challenge of sustainability.
"It is in this area where Lanzarote is already beginning to be seen as an important player in the change of the tourism model," says José Valle, who has participated in the round table to explain the projects that are being developed on the island and that have made the island's Chamber worthy of the Sustainability Award from the national network awarded by the Chamber of Commerce of Spain.
Valle has explained the project of the Tourism Sustainability Cluster of the World Economic Forum. The first cluster in the world aimed at decarbonizing activity in the tourism sector, which is managed from Lanzarote, with him at the head of the project.
José Valle has explained that "it is not easy to modify mass tourism, but it is clear that we must move towards an experience tourism with the client, which adds value to the local product, culture, gastronomy, and takes care of our environment." In this sense, he recognizes that "it is necessary to change the tourism model and truly involve all sectors with relationship potential."
These conferences are intended to create a space for reflection and exchange of ideas between political actors, civil society, young people, the private sector, the media and state and European institutions to jointly address the challenges facing the European Union.
Agreement signing with the Chamber of Navarra
Taking advantage of his visit to the Foral Community, the president of the chamber, José Vallé, has signed a collaboration agreement with the president of the Chamber of Navarra, Javier Taberna, to promote and collaborate on digitalization, sustainability and innovation projects for companies in both territories.
Specifically, both Chambers have established lines of work in the areas of air connectivity, innovation, digitalization, decarbonization and energy communities, municipal services, professional training and business networking.
