Barcelona Catalonia returns to EXPO REAL in Munich from 5 to 7 October 2026, bringing together the Government of Catalonia, the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) and Barcelona City Council for a dedicated programme of Investor Talks powered by Iberian Property, taking place at Stand A2.330.
The three public authorities will use the platform to present a coordinated view of the opportunities emerging across Barcelona and its metropolitan territory, placing urban transformation, economic growth and investment opportunities at the centre of the conversation with international capital.
Across two days of Investor Talks, the programme will explore Barcelona's next growth corridors, the future of offices, logistics, healthcare and life sciences, as well as the wider metropolitan transformation reshaping the geography of the city.
Barcelona's next growth corridors
The programme opens on 5 October with “Barcelona 2035: Mapping the City's Next Growth Corridors”, an interview with Elena Amat, Manager of Metropolitan Coordination & Major City Transformations at Barcelona City Council, interviewed by Alexandre Lima, Director of Iberian Property.
The conversation will look beyond Barcelona's established core to the major transformation areas that are redefining the city's metropolitan dimension. With major projects and new centres of activity emerging around the city's perimeter, the session will examine where Barcelona's next phase of growth is taking shape — and what this changing geography means for investors looking towards 2035.
The discussion then moves to one of Barcelona's most established examples of urban and economic transformation with “Where Offices Still Work: Barcelona's 22@ Playbook”. As European office markets continue to face repricing and refinancing pressures, Barcelona's 22@ offers a case study in how an industrial district can evolve into an innovation and business hub — and where offices can continue to generate long-term investment value.
The roundtable brings together Francesco Coviello, Head of Transactions CEE and Southern Europe at LaSalle Investment Management; João Madeira de Andrade, Board Member at Fidelidade Property Europe; and Florian Schaffner, Director at Urban Input, moderated by Alexandre Lima. The combination of international investment, institutional ownership and urban-market expertise will provide a direct discussion of what makes an office location investable as European capital reassesses its exposure to the sector.
On 6 October, the focus moves to logistics with “Gateway to the South: Catalonia's Logistics Edge”. Barcelona's position around Spain's largest port, its Mediterranean location and its export-oriented industrial base have established the region as a major logistics platform. The discussion will examine whether the Barcelona metropolitan area remains the principal node within this network, how secondary corridors are developing, and what the wider fundamentals mean for investment across Southern Europe.
The roundtable will feature Luis Poch, Head of Business Development and Leasing at P3 Logistic Parks Spain, and Juan Antonio Irala Guzmán, Development Manager Iberia at Panattoni, moderated by Alexandre Lima. Their perspectives will bring together the logistics platform and development sides of the market to examine how occupier demand, infrastructure and the availability of investment opportunities are shaping Catalonia's position in the wider European logistics landscape.
The programme will then broaden the lens from Barcelona itself to its metropolitan territory with “Discover the metropolitan opportunities”, bringing together Olga Morales, Mayor of Viladecans City Council; Carlos Cordón, Mayor of Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council; and Filo Cañete, Mayor of Sant Adrià de Besòs, moderated by Ester Pujol, Director of Social and Economic Development at AMB.
The session will look at how economic activity and major urban transformation are increasingly extending beyond municipal boundaries. From the regeneration of industrial areas to the emergence of new centres of economic activity, the discussion will offer investors a more complete picture of the metropolitan geography surrounding Barcelona and the opportunities emerging within it.
The final Investor Talk on 6 October will turn to healthcare and life sciences, sectors whose investment relevance has been reinforced by demographic change, healthcare demand and the expansion of research-driven economies.
The session will bring together Prof. Scott L. Eckstein, Managing Director at Active Living International, and Yeliz Bicici, Chief Operating Officer at Aedifica, moderated by Alexandre Lima.
The international dimension of the discussion will be particularly relevant. Eckstein brings a US perspective to the conversation, with a career in senior care that began in 1996 with an assisted living development project in Brooklyn, New York. Alongside him, Bicici represents one of Europe's largest dedicated healthcare real estate platforms. Following Aedifica's completed merger with Cofinimmo in June 2026, the combined group now manages a healthcare real estate portfolio valued at more than €12 billion, reinforcing its position as a major European healthcare investor.
Bicici's role as Aedifica's Chief Operating Officer adds an operational perspective to the investment discussion, complementing Eckstein's experience of the US senior-care market. Together, the two perspectives will provide a broader view of how healthcare and senior living investment is evolving across markets, while helping frame Catalonia's own healthcare and life sciences ecosystem within the wider international investment landscape. Aedifica's healthcare portfolio now spans nine European countries, including Spain, where its portfolio has expanded significantly through the Cofinimmo transaction.
Barcelona Catalonia beyond the stand
The Barcelona Catalonia presence at EXPO REAL will also extend beyond Stand A2.300, with representatives of the region participating in wider discussions around the future of cities and infrastructure.
On 6 October, Elena Amat will join the “Metropolitan Centres & Polycentric Cities” session at the Decarb Arena, contributing Barcelona's experience to a European discussion about the emergence of new metropolitan centres, specialised districts and more polycentric urban models.
On 7 October, she will also participate in “Infrastructure in Growing Cities”, addressing the infrastructure pressures created by urban growth and the importance of transport, energy, water, digital and social infrastructure in supporting competitive metropolitan economies.
The same day, Elisabet Cirici, General Director for Urban Planning and Architecture at the Government of Catalonia, will take part in “New Cities and New Towns”, bringing the Catalan perspective to a discussion about large-scale urban extensions, new settlements, infrastructure and the alignment of public and private investment.
Together, these contributions place Barcelona Catalonia within the broader European debate on how cities grow, how metropolitan economies evolve and how investment can support the next generation of urban transformation.
At EXPO REAL, Barcelona Catalonia will therefore use the platform not simply to showcase what already exists, but to open a conversation about where the next phase of growth is taking place — and how international capital can participate in it.
We invite you to join Barcelona Catalonia at Stand A2.330 from 5 to 7 October and engage directly with the people shaping the region's next generation of urban and investment opportunities.
