The event will include participation by Pedro Martínez Avial, Director of Casa Árabe, Mr. Majid Al-Suwaidi, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Juan Martos Quesada, director of the journal Hesperia, and Ahmed Kaddour, holder of a PhD in Hispanic Philology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Hesperia, Culturas del Mediterráneo is an academic journal aimed at larger audiences which focuses on the cultural world, taking a look at the great changes taking place today, with a special interest in the Mediterranean region. After 17 years in print, it remains an ambitious project that aims to reflect the spirit of the Mediterranean as a true laboratory for globalization, and historically a space for intense cultural exchanges.