{"id":84578,"date":"2026-05-15T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/blog\/120-anys-dhistoria-terrassa-bressol-de-la-innovacio\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:40:45","slug":"120-years-of-history-terrassa-cradle-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/120-years-of-history-terrassa-cradle-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"120 years of history: Terrassa, cradle of innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84578\" class=\"elementor elementor-84578 elementor-84567\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf31f21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf31f21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0b2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb0b2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of our <strong>120th anniversary<\/strong>, we present \u201c<em><strong>Terrassa, cradle of innovation<\/strong><\/em>\u201d, a roundtable discussion <strong>reflecting on the historical and current role of the city in industrial, technological and business development<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The conversation brings together <strong>representatives from key institutions and organisations across the territory<\/strong> to analyse how <strong>Terrassa has evolved over the decades and how it continues to position itself as a benchmark environment for innovation and industry<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Participants include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Joan Salvador<\/strong>, Deputy Mayor of <strong>Ajuntament de Terrassa<\/strong>;<\/li><li><strong>Xavier Pan\u00e9s<\/strong>, President of <strong>CECOT<\/strong>;<\/li><li><strong>Ramon Talam\u00e0s<\/strong>, President of <strong>Cambra de Comer\u00e7 de Terrassa<\/strong>;<\/li><li><strong>Francesc Roca<\/strong>, President of <strong>Institut Industrial de Terrassa- Gremi T\u00e8xtil<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>During the session, participants share their views on the main challenges facing the industrial and business ecosystem, as well as the need to strengthen collaboration between public administration, companies, universities and technological centres.<\/p><p>The discussion places special emphasis on topics such as <strong>adaptation to new industrial trends, sustainability, digitalisation, talent attraction and knowledge transfer as key factors in maintaining the competitiveness of the region<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The role of <strong>Leitat as a connector between research and industry is also highlighted<\/strong>, fostering innovation and contributing to the development of new technological solutions for companies.<\/p><p>With this audiovisual piece, we aim to highlight Terrassa as an ecosystem where industrial tradition, talent and innovation continue to move forward together to generate economic and social impact.<\/p><p>\ud83c\udfa5 Discover the full video here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d4941 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4d4941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e249834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e249834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=arSVn1r8BUo&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our 120th anniversary, we present \u201cTerrassa, cradle of innovation\u201d, a roundtable discussion reflecting on the historical and current role of the city in industrial, technological and business development. 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