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ANA TORRALBA BARALLAT

“I illuminate new possibilities for professinals, teams, cities and climate futures—and help turn vision into reality.”

ES 20 years of experience

About me

"Change Your Perspective, Change the World". Cities are complex by nature. They are living systems shaped not only by plans, policies, and infrastructure, but by the mindsets, values, and decisions of the people designing them. My work begins there. I am a Systems Innovation Facilitator, strategic advisor, and mentor, collaborating with Cities Forum to support urban professionals who are navigating complexity. My expertise includes systemic urban strategies, stakeholder mapping, healthy cities, climate communication, and team coaching, always with an eye on long-term territorial impact. With a background in civil engineering, sustainable urban systems, and systems innovation, and complemented by my work as a Certified Executive & Team Coach and Mentor (CORAOPS–UCM), I support people who are shaping — or seeking to shape — more resilient, inclusive, and regenerative urban futures. My professional journey began in the technical world of engineering and sustainable urban development. I worked +10 yrs as road safety and urban mobility consultant (active mobility and vulnerable users expert). As I worked with urban strategies, mobility systems and climate-related initiatives a pattern became clear: many well-designed urban solutions struggled not because of a lack of expertise, but because of lack of mindsets that allowed to navigate systemic complex challenges. So I deepened my understanding in Systems Innovation & coaching to be able to see beyond the visible and help others do so. At the same time, a significant part of my mentoring and coaching focuses on career transitions with climate and social purpose. Here, mentoring becomes a space to transform uncertainty into direction, confidence, and intentional action. I also mentor entrepreneurs and teams developing climate solutions that balance innovation with social responsibility

Areas of Experience

Sustainable Urbanism Intermediate Strategic Urban Planning Expert Sustainable Mobility Expert Smart Cities Advanced Climate Resilience Advanced Urban Regeneration Intermediate Citizen Participation Expert Public Space Design Intermediate Tactical Urbanism Intermediate Gender and City Advanced Childhood and City Advanced Urban Project Management Advanced International Consulting Advanced

Mentoring Support Areas

Career clarity & professional direction Advanced Career strategy & long-term planning Expert Professional pivot & career transition Expert Consulting career development (freelance or firm-based) Advanced Entrepreneurship & urban innovation projects Advanced Personal positioning & value proposition Expert Overcoming career stagnation Advanced

Ratings (5.0 )

Sessions

Zoe D'Ath

Ana is amazing at curating sessions that focus on you, to explore your strengths through helpful exercises. She creates a space that allows you to open-up and share personally and this helped me voice my fears and re-focus my energy towards areas which I am passionate about.

Session from 25/05/2026

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Ibrahim Kamin

Session from 14/05/2026

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Ibrahim Kamin

Session from 01/05/2026

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Stephanie Bsaomaii

Ana provided useful, practical tools for self-discovery and highlighted intrinsic wants that I was hesitant to say out loud. I feel more sure of myself in approaching the discovery phase of my journey.

Session from 07/05/2026

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Francis Attikpo-Magloe

Session from 01/05/2026

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Jagriti Arora

Session from 23/03/2026

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Jagriti Arora

Session from 13/03/2026

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Statistics

8
Completed Sessions
5.0
Average Rating
7
Ratings Received

General Availability

Mentor's timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)

Mentoring Impact

Clarified ideas 85.7%
Provided tools 85.7%
Generated opportunities 28.6%
Was inspiring 71.4%
Would repeat session 71.4%