BILBAO ENTERS THE TOP 10 BEST LARGE EUROPEAN CITIES TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES
Bilbao has been recognised as the tenth best large European city in terms of attracting direct foreign investment by fDi Intelligence, part of the prestigious Financial Times publishing group.
In this new edition of the fDi Intelligence “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022-2023” ranking, it has been evaluated, quantitatively and qualitatively, among 370 cities in Europe.
BILBAO BBK LIVE BECOMES THE WORLD’S LEADING ‘B CORP FESTIVAL’
Bilbao BBK Live becomes the world’s leading music festival to join the B Corp community, alongside Cala Mijas and Azkena Rock Festival, also organised by the Last Tour promoter and social activator. B Corp is a global movement that evaluates and confirms the efforts that an entity such as Bilbao BBK Live makes to generate a positive social impact for society, the people linked to it and the environment, as well as to continuously revisit its purpose of social transformation.
BEC TO HOST THE WORLD BANK’S INNOVATE4CLIMATE 2023 CONFERENCE
The World Bank Group’s international conference on Climate Action is back for its 7th year. After two years of virtual meetings, Innovate4Climate will be held in person between May 23 and 25 at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre. I4C 2023 will bring together the public and private sectors to showcase the most innovative climate solutions from the fields of finance, markets, politics and technology.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet the leaders who are driving climate action with great ambition, learn about cutting-edge approaches and identify new investors, customers and partners. Registration will open in March and places are limited. For further information: https://www.innovate4climate.com/.
The last in-person edition of this high-profile, top-level event was held in Singapore in 2019, where it brought together more than 1,200 delegates from 82 countries.
THE WINDEUROPE ANNUAL EVENT WILL BE BACK IN BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE IN 2024
WindEurope today announced that the WindEurope Annual Event 2024 will take place in Bilbao Exhibition Centre on 19-21 April 2024. It’s the third time Bilbao is hosting a WindEurope Annual Event after 2019 and 2022. The 2024 event will build on the success of this year’s edition which attracted 330 exhibitors, 9,800 visitors from 78 countries and generated more than €19m for the local economy.
The event will combine an exhibition and a conference. On the exhibition floor 400 companies will showcase the latest trends in manufacturing, technology, logistics and other services. The wide-ranging conference programme will bring together 300 speakers to discuss all aspects of onshore and offshore wind, electrification, industrial policy, floating wind, renewable hydrogen and many other topics. Stand sales for the WindEurope Annual Event 2024 in Bilbao will start in March 2023.
