{"id":4375,"date":"2026-02-06T01:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biva.cat\/biva-talk\/joan-torras"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:09:44","slug":"joan-torras","status":"publish","type":"biva-talk","link":"https:\/\/biva.cat\/en\/biva-talk\/joan-torras","title":{"rendered":"Joan Torras &#8211; Executive Director Industry at GFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1664px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-font-size:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-font-size);\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-font-style);margin:0;letter-spacing:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-text-transform);font-size:1em;line-height:var(--awb-custom_typography_1-line-height);\">Joan Torras<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two textmobmig\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-font-size:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-size);\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-style);margin:0;letter-spacing:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-text-transform);font-size:1em;line-height:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-line-height);\">Executive Director Industry at GFT<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep40\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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Industry\u00a0at GFT in Sant Cugat, a telecommunications engineer and representative of a technology consultancy with more than 40 years of international experience.<\/p>\n<p>GFT established its presence in Sant Cugat in 2000 and, as Joan explains, participation in BIVA has enabled the company to gain a deeper understanding of the territory, the local business network, and to develop projects with a tangible local impact.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance is also key to attracting and retaining talent, one of the main challenges facing the technology sector.<\/p>\n<p>GFT decided to join BIVA in order to actively contribute to talent development, become part of a strong industrial ecosystem, and strengthen its positioning as a reference company\u2014particularly in the field of artificial intelligence within the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Through GFT, the company contributes vision, specialization and experience in the creation and integration of digital hubs in the Sant Cugat area, while BIVA helps 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