{"id":1287367,"date":"2026-03-05T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcityexpo.com\/?page_id=1287367"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:44:19","slug":"research-and-academia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcityexpo.com\/research-and-academia\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Academia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1287367\" class=\"elementor elementor-1287367\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ff753e reverse section-hero elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6ff753e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6633f reverse\" data-id=\"1f6633f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b0532b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b0532b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce4407f\" data-id=\"ce4407f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ad055 hero elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48ad055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smart City Expo World Congress: <br><strong>Bridging the Gap Between<br> Science and the City<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99e49e text-xl elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99e49e\" data-element_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 data-path-to-node=\"4\">Smart City Expo World Congress <strong>transforms scientific knowledge into urban action<\/strong>. We provide researchers and academics a <strong>premier global stage<\/strong> to validate their work, influence policy, and forge partnerships with industry and city leaders.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaa285d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaa285d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc6d285\" data-id=\"cc6d285\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea726f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea726f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a88c1b1\" data-id=\"a88c1b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1477c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e1477c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bringing <strong>Research<\/strong> to the Heart of <strong>Urban Decision-Making<\/strong>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921281b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921281b\" data-element_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>Cities are living laboratories. The decisions made today about mobility, energy, housing, and digital infrastructure will shape urban life for decades to come. Yet the complexity of these challenges demands more than good intentions or available technology: it demands rigorous, evidence-based knowledge.<\/p><p>State-of-the-art research coming from universities and research centers is not an academic exercise; it is the foundation upon which smarter cities are built. And increasingly, public decision-makers know it.<\/p><p>The demand for science-backed solutions has never been greater among city leaders navigating climate pressure, demographic change, and the rapid evolution of AI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e2c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f3e2c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1af7d\" data-id=\"8f1af7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e743411\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ace28\" data-id=\"16ace28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571acf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"571acf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1287422\" alt=\"Research and Academia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05130652\/0008-188x125.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e344009 col-boxed\" data-id=\"e344009\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b797349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b797349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Academic Insight to Citywide Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751eae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"751eae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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>For academic institutions working at the frontier of innovation, SCEWC offers an environment no campus seminar can replicate: <strong>direct access to the decision-makers who turn research into policy, infrastructure, and lived urban experience.<\/strong><\/p><p>With <strong>over 1,000 cities and 1,100+ exhibitors<\/strong> converging in Barcelona each year, this is where research institutions connect with city leaders, technology companies, and institutional partners <strong>seeking scientific credibility and evidence\u2011based solutions<\/strong>.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1092839 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1092839\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab6684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ab6684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e959ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e959ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81279de box-shadow bg-color-inside-cwhite\" data-id=\"81279de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Tomorrow's urban solutions<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb1b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cb1b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taking research to the global urban stage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d5c14c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d5c14c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06d9ff4 col-boxed\" data-id=\"06d9ff4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280b876 text-lg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280b876\" data-element_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>The distance between academic discovery and urban implementation has never been shorter \u2014 or more full of possibility.\u00a0As AI, data governance, mobility, and climate resilience rewrite the rules of city management, <strong>researchers who position themselves at the intersection of knowledge and action will help shape the next generation of cities.<\/strong><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8e5d42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8e5d42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20dbd29 col-boxed\" data-id=\"20dbd29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff440d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8ff440d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2534857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2534857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcityexpo.com\/call-for-research-papers\/\">Call for Research Papers<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b877643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b877643\" data-element_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<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Connecting cutting-edge AI research on urban development with the smart city ecosystem.<\/strong><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center\">Up to 15 selected papers will be published in a special issue of the prestigious Scopus Q2 indexed <em>Street Art &amp; Urban Creativity Journal<\/em> and presented at Smart City Expo 2026 in a dedicated session within the official program.<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db77a54 col-boxed\" data-id=\"db77a54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea6322 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6ea6322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300041e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"300041e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mladezprokraj.eu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spanish-Czech Challenge HackaTEEN 2026<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a56f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a56f0c\" data-element_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<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139384822 BCX8\" lang=\"CS\" xml:lang=\"CS\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139384822 BCX8\">An international hackathon for elementary and high school students.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center\">Do you have an idea to make your city or district a better place to live? <span data-teams=\"true\">Gather a team of students aged 12-18 (up to 5 members plus a teacher), turn your idea into a project in just 9 hours, and present it to a panel of experts at SCEWC26.<\/span><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-761d39c col-boxed\" data-id=\"761d39c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1987e1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a1987e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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center\"><strong>Bringing together bright minds to tackle urban innovation challenges using AI.<\/strong><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center\">A co-creation session where participants collaborate to develop AI-driven solutions for smarter, more sustainable cities, organized by Universitat CEU Abat Oliba within the framework of the European project EUonAIR.<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f65e43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f65e43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b35559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b35559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1287499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/05222305\/0012-188x125.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90e954f bg-color-primary elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90e954f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-243e563\" data-id=\"243e563\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6a0a78 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width=\"88.1445\" height=\"88\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb78bb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bb78bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEE ALSO<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfc5302\" data-id=\"bfc5302\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b66ea elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-start elementor-list-item-link-full_width 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