56th Opening Academic ceremony
21 October 2025
12:30h - 14:00h
CETT-UB welcomes the 2025-2026 academic year on October 21st at 12:30 p.m. with an inaugural lecture entitled "THE AI REVOLUTION AND OUR FUTURE" by journalist and ICT educator Xantall Llavina.
With a critical and optimistic perspective, Llavina argues that the digital revolution is not only technological but also human. In her interviews and lectures, she invites us to consider how we want to live in a digitalized world and what role we play as individuals.
Listening to her means understanding that the future is not something that happens to us, but a reality that we can build with knowledge, attitude, and values.
Xantal Llavina, in charge of the inaugural lesson
Xantal Llavina is a journalist and one of the most influential voices in innovation, technology, and digital transformation in Catalonia. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ramon Llull University and a diploma in Business Administration from Pompeu Fabra University. She has received several awards, including the Woman ICT Outreach Award and the Alumni Ambassador Award.
She currently directs and presents Revolución 4.0 on Catalunya Ràdio and TV3, a program where she interviews key figures in the technology, science, and business fields, always focusing on the human and ethical impact of digital advances. She has also promoted programs such as Somos Revolución, which explores what Catalonia will be like in 2030.
In her career of more than 20 years in the media, she has also worked with RNE, El Punt Avui, TVE, RAC1, El Periódico de Catalunya, Público, among others.
Program
- 12:00 p.m. Doors open
- 12:30 p.m. Event begins.
- 12:35 p.m. Welcome by Dr. Maria Abellanet i Meya, President of CETT
- 12:45 p.m. Inaugural lecture by Ms. Xantal Llavina, journalist and ICT promoter
- 1:25 p.m. Closing by Mr. Miquel Sàmper Rodríguez, C of Business and Employment of the Government of Catalonia
- 1:30 p.m. Refreshments and snacks in the garden
- 2:00 p.m. End of event
The event will be in Catalan with AI-assisted automatic translation into Spanish and English.
Would you like to join us?
- Attendance at the Academic Year Opening Ceremony is by invitation only. Seating is limited.
- If you wish to join us and have not received an invitation, please contact us by emailing [email protected]
- All students can confirm their attendance through the Virtual Campus.
- Faculty and service staff will be informed through internal communication channels.
How to get there?
The Hotel Alimara is located at Carrer de Berruguete, 126, Horta-Guinardó, 08035 Barcelona. Attendees will enter through the hotel, not the school entrance. Doors will open at 12:00 p.m.