Ana Paola López Email & Phone Number

Barcelona, Ct, Es

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Performing Ideas creates tailor-made experiences for people to think, learn, innovate, and connect. We help organizations, leaders and their teams share their vision, shape their culture and drive transformation.1. Workshop Facilitator on Communication and Leadership Skills: public speaking, crafting messages for presentations, managing time and attention, running effective meetings. Delivered to leaders at IESE Business School, Corporate Universities, MSF (Doctors without Borders), and scientific organizations (IDEAE, IBEC, Esteve Foundation).2. Moonshot Thinking workshop Facilitator: getting ready for future challenges through collaborative innovation. Delivered to leaders at the Corporate Universities of Telefonica Universitas and CapGemini.3. Chief of Operations: client relationship building, planning, quality control, needs' assessment and ensuring the best possible experience for clients and workshop participants.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

1. Strategic Advisor for The New Hanse Programme on the Urban Data Challenge design and delivery - The New Institute and the City of Hamburg 2. Supported the Mobile World Capital Foundation and Barcelona City Council in the design of the #InnovAcció2030 Program to define and address city challenges and achieve Sustainable Development Goals: Tech & Climate Emergency, Social Inclusion and Mobility. 3. Project management and content curation for the Digital Future Society Working Session of the Mobile World Capital Foundation in Barcelona.

Barcelona Area, Spain

1. Managed challenge-based / open innovation competitions to tackle Barcelona's key challenges, introduced innovation in public procurement across municipal departments. 2. Ran events to bring together the public, private, academic and social sectors to frame challenges as opportunities at the urban innovation hub of Barcelona. 3. Presented #BCNilab methodology and results at the United Nations (Geneve), the European Commission (Brussels) and public events such as the Smart City Expo 2018 and 2019, and shared the experience in front of foreign delegations and public officials from different cities.

Barcelona

1. Delivered Passion&Purpose Workshops to support individual and organizations connect with their values and strengths and convert them into opportunities, finding alignment.2. Planned and managed projects to support local governments in addressing urban challenges through problem-solving methods and open challenge competitions. Led the relationship with public officials from Greater London Authority (UK) and Antofagasta (Chile) - Citymart3. Led panel on public procurement at Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge LATAM in Bogotá and at Ashoka Conference in Berlin4. Conducted research on best practice and innovative solutions for social challenges, local government outreach and provided strategy support - Citymart5. Co-led report on inclusive business in Spain (research, writing, interviews and workshop facilitation) with GlobalCAD (Barcelona) and CODESPA Foundation (Madrid), and report on on best practice on employability of vulnerable groups - Inserta Foundation

Barcelona

1. Built relationships with local governments in 7 countries, supporting them in the adoption of innovative approaches to public procurement and more impactful service delivery around needs and problems.2. Managed projects (designing objectives and scope and planning) and a team (project briefs, motivating, setting and reviewing goals). Co-led recruitment activities.3. Projects: Social Cohesion Challenges & Procurement Knowledge Course for 100 Resilient Cities Network, Madrid Smart Lab, Impacta Salud - Laboratorio de Gobierno de Chile

International

1. Policy researcher and editor of the publication: “The Social Dimensions of Climate Climate Change in Mexico” (World Bank, 2013).2. Coordinated workshop to present report findings among policy makers and technical experts from the Mexican government and the academia.3. Co-author of the Implementation Completion and Results Report on the Development Policy Loan to the Government of Mexico “Strengthening Social Resilience to Climate Change”.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

1. Policy analysis, research & literature review for the Development Policy Loan to strengthen social resilience to climate change in Mexico, on the following areas: vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies, sustainable local development, disaster risk management, social impacts of climate change. 2. Held meetings with Government officials to identify key policy challenges and opportunities to reduce poverty and social vulnerability.3. Supported a technical assistance project to strengthen sustainable development in rural municipalities, adopting the Natural Step framework through participatory workshops.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

1. Analyzed impact and performance assessments; designed and implemented the work plan to improve Habitat’s design and operation.2. Represented the Program on Sustainable Development initiatives and workshops, led the design of an action plan to incorporate sustainability principles within the Secretariat, and trained personnel on this subject.3. Supervised the social infrastructure financed by the Program throughout the country and made agreements with local governments to improve management and operation of Community Development Centers.

Ma Of Environment, Development And Policy, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Attended workshops on participatory processes workshops led by Robert Chambers at the Institute of Development.

Graduate Diploma, International Relations And Sustainable Development

Honors Degree, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Team leader for social service activities, fundraising for emergencies and natural disasters relief.

Academic Exchange Semester, International Relations