congress On March 14, the workshop organized by the Spanish Parliament and the high school business y Humanismo, on the "Future of the Welfare State. An Opportunity for Social Innovation". The goal of the meeting was to reflect on how the State can address the financing of welfare in the long term deadline, taking into account the social and political challenge posed by the necessary partnership, between public, private and social entities to achieve this goal.

The event was hosted and introduced by Íñigo Alli, a UPN representative, and featured remarks by Montserrat Herrero, a professor of political philosophy and researcher at Institute for Culture and Society, who discussed some of the challenges facing the welfare state in its recent historical development. For his part, Antonio Moreno, professor at the School of Science Business at the University of Navarra, spoke about the problems of public funding for social programs carried out by governments, particularly regarding addressing the needs of issue growing issue retirees and maintaining Social Security in an adverse demographic environment. Finally, Ricardo Martí-Fluxá, president of the Institute business Humanism, highlighted the importance of building the welfare society, under the state’s guidance, and the need to preserve its most positive aspects. In this regard, he noted that “the danger of legacies is that one enjoys their benefits without paying much attention to the sacrifices made by those who created that bequest.”

The workshop was attended by fifty guests from the world of politics, business and the university. The workshop was also attended by some students of the Master's Degree in Governance and Organizational Culture.