The Associació Professional d"Empresàries de Lleida will recognize next Thursday the career of seven women from Lleida in the XVI edition of the Premis Ap!Lleida, which will be held in the central nave of the Seu Vella and will be presided over by Queen Letizia.
The event incorporates a notable novelty this year. The gala will be held for the first time in the morning, at 12:30 p.m., a change that is part of the entity's 20th anniversary. In addition to the awards ceremony, the queen will participate in a working meeting with several associations linked to the organization.
Recognition to profiles of the business, social and academic field
The Award for Planning, Innovation and/or Internationalization will be for Roser Roca Toha, Managing Director & CEO of Airbus GeoTech in Barcelona. The award for Executive, Businesswoman and Professional of the Year will go to Joana Bonet, director of La Vanguardia Magazine.
In the territorial impact section, the award for the Social Business Project with Great Impact on the Territory will distinguish Eva Figuera, manager of the Association Against Cancer in Lleida. The recognition for the Young Entrepreneur will be for Raquel Barrachina Garcia, a graduate in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences and founder of the project Raquel Barrachina, train your health.
Trajectory and connection with Lleida
The Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Mercè Batlle i Aramós, president of Aremi, an entity dedicated to the care of people with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. Batlle was recently recognized in the Gran Persona de Lleida 2026 awards.
The Associate category will recognize Laura Ravés Vilà, an economist and consultant specializing in talent management, leadership, and organizational culture. For its part, the award for Best Research Work or Doctoral Thesis from the UdL will go to Sandra González Mingot, distinguished for a thesis focused on the impact of digital platforms on Catalan primary education.
The delivery of the Ap!Lleida Awards will once again place Seu Vella as the setting for one of the most relevant business and social events on the local calendar, in an edition marked by the entity's anniversary and by the institutional presence of Queen Letizia.