Strong governance and active community participation are key to successful port–city development. This workshop will bring together experiences and tools for building trust, fostering dialogue, and ensuring inclusive decision-making.
Strong governance and active community participation are key to successful port–city development. This workshop will bring together experiences and tools for building trust, fostering dialogue, and ensuring inclusive decision-making.
Francisco Jesús Peña Martín has been Head of the Business Plans, Internal Control and Compliance Department at the Port Authority of Malaga since he joined the organisation 29 years ago, combining the duties of his position with work in the commercial and institutional development of the Port Authority.
He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Malaga and a Master's degree in Economics and Business Management from the San Telmo Institute. He has been a speaker and collaborator in summer courses at the University of Malaga, in the Master's degree in Business Creation and Management at the Municipal Institute for Training and Employment of Malaga City Council, and in various forums in the port sector.
Born in Malaga, he has been a professional basketball player and currently works as a coach in the Unicaja Baloncesto youth academy, combining this work with hobbies such as cinema, literature and philately.
Sabah Zrari holds a PhD in Political Science from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and a Master's degree in Urban Planning, Local Development and Regional Planning from the same institution. A French national, she has been living in Chile since 1996.
She heads the International Institute for Cities and Ports (IIPC), a training organisation that brings together professionals from ports, territories and civil society to address city-port issues. She is also the academic director of the online programme on the sustainability of port cities, offered since 2022 jointly by the International Association of Cities and Ports (AIVP) and the IIPC, in three languages – Spanish, French and English – (link to the programme).
Her research focuses mainly on the governance of port territories and the quality of urban life in port cities, in relation to issues of sustainability, competitiveness and territorial cohesion.