Port City Cooperation, the case of A Coruña (Spain)

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November 21, 2025 • 12h00 - 12h30

This in-depth conversation will explore how the port and city of A Coruña have built a cooperative relationship to address shared challenges and opportunities. Through this case study, we will uncover practical lessons and strategies that can inspire other port cities worldwide.

Martín FERNANDEZ PRADO

Presidente
AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE A CORUNA

Doctor Architect. Urban designer and planner. Master in Urbanism at Harvard University (GSD MAUD 95). Professor of Urbanism and Urban Planning at the Technical School of Architecture of A Coruna (UDC). General Director of Urbanism and Land Planning during the 10th Galician Government. Deputy Major at the City Council of A Coruna, where he was in charge of urbanism and infrastructure and participated in the first design of the maritime esplanades of La Marina and O Parrote (traffic burying and pedestrianisation). Eisenhower Fellowship in the programme “Challenges of Urbanism in the 21st Century”, to research on maritime esplanades in 30 cities in the USA for several months. Executive Chairman of the Port Authority of A Coruna, where they are facing the process of transforming the waterfront of the Inner Port.

Inés REY GARCIA

Alcaldesa
AYUNTAMIENTO DE A CORUNA

Location: New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
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