Speakers
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Akshay Bharadwaj
Head, Socialpoint
What’s next for global tech hubs in Barcelona – Catalonia?
Albert Mascarell
Chief of Technology Transference & Venture Building, Mobile World Capital Barcelona
From Lab to Market: Dual Technologies shaping the future
Aleix Casals
Senior Investor Manager EU-South, AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
Aleix Valls
CEO & Co-founder, Liquid Lab
The Last Supper in Silicon Valley
Alejandro Martí
CEO & Co-Founder, Mitiga Solutions
From lab to market: Corporate innovation pathways
Alfons Cornella
Founder at the Institute of Next, Curiosity Atelier & Co-founder at Edgers, Institute of Next
Innovating in Everyday Life, Driven by Curiosity
Alfred Coma
Corporate Venturing Manager, ERIA InnoHub
Ana Díaz de la Fuente
Group Head of Zurich Technology Hubs & CEO Servizurich, Zurich
Technology Adoption – The role of the Barcelona’s Digital Hubs
Ana Ochoa
Global IT Barcelona Hub Manager, Nestlé
Technology Adoption – The role of the Barcelona’s Digital Hubs
Ana Simon
Open Innovation and Disruption Manager, ACCIÓ
Disruptive Coffees
Anaís Garrell Zulueta
Researcher, Robotics Institute CSIC-UPC
Lifecode 5.0: The Tech Awakening (Five years. Infinite disruption)
Anastasia Nedayvoda
Accelerator Program Lead at Giga, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Leading Change: The power of Women Founders
Andrés Bou
Founder, LABHOUSE
Born to build again
Angel García
Managing Partner, Necta Ventures
2026 — AI VC Investing: Bubble or Opportunity?
Ann Lee Carpenter
CEO, Braid Theory
Innovation at the Port of Barcelona: technology and collaboration for a sustainable future
Anna Escoda
Technology Transfer Manager, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Future Builders: Tech & Impact
Antonio Gutiérrez-Rubí
Asesor de comunicación y consultor político, Ideograma
NOS(OTROS): The Politics of Polarization and Division
Arantxa Sanz
General Director, Catalonia.Health
Lifecode 5.0: The Tech Awakening (Five years. Infinite disruption)
Artur Callau
Corporate Innovation - Digital Assets, Caixabank
From lab to market: Corporate innovation pathways
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Benjamin Viguier
Co-Founder & CEO, Yego
Future Builders: Tech & Impact
Borja Solé
CEO & Co-founder, Get Murphy
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
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Carla Gómez
Co-founder & CEO, Theker
Catalan Local heroes
Carles Franquesa
Founder, Aistech Space
From Barcelona to Space: The Catalan Constellation Opening New Horizons
Carlos Alvarez
Director of Navigation Missions, Indra Space
Navigating Digital Sovereignty: Cybersecurity and Dual Use in the New Technological Era
Carmen López
Innovation Ecosystems & Scouting, Naturgy
Powering Intelligence: AI and Energy in mutual reinvention
Carolina Rodríguez
Consejera Delegada, ENISA
Public energy for innovation: the role of the entrepreneurial state
César Velasco
Science & Innovation Director, AstraZeneca Global Hub in Barcelona
Technology Adoption – The role of the Barcelona’s Digital Hubs
Clàudia Canals
Directora General, Avançsa
Strategy and public financing for a competitive technological ecosystem
Cristian Canton
Associate Director, BSC
Entering the BSC New Era
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Daniel Carmona
Co-Founder & CEO, Supersonik
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
David García
CEO & Co-Founder, YPlasma
From Lab to Market: Dual Technologies shaping the future
David Levy
CEO, Diverinvest
The Disappearance of the Technological Middle Class
David Sanmartín
Co-founder & South Europe Director, Nothing
Diana Nuñez
Co-founder & CEO, The Clueless AIgency
Blurring lines between digital and reality
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Eduardo Aires
Founder and Creative Director, Studio Eduardo Aires
The Power of a City’s Brand
Elisenda Bou-Balust
Co-founder & CEO, Cala AI
Born to build again
Elliot Norrevik
AI Builder & Entrepreneur, (ex Lovable)
Elsa Punset
Author & Science Communicator, Elsa Punset
Elsa Punset. The ethics behind AI
Emma Cobos
Direcció d'Innovació i Estratègia de Negoci, APB
Innovation at the Port of Barcelona: technology and collaboration for a sustainable future
Enric Jové
Conseller d'estratègia Institucional i Corporativa, Cambra de Comerç de barcelona
What does being creative in business?
Ernest Quingles
Executive Director at Tenacta, Co-Founder at Axia & Partners and 42Persei, Axia & Partners
Strategy and public financing for a competitive technological ecosystem
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Gary Gautier
Director General, Casa Batlló
Disruptive Coffees
Gerard Caelles
Chief Business Officer, SpliceBio
Catalan Local heroes
Gerard Esteban
Co-Founder CFO & COO, Camaleonic Analytics
Revolutionizing Sponsorship Measurement with AI
Gerard Fernández
CEO & Co-founder, Penguin Armada
Press Start:the Rise of Barcelona’s Video Game Industry
Gonzalo Romero
Head of Education Iberia, Google
The Vibe Enterprise: How the AI Abstraction Layer is Swallowing the Stack
Guillem Vila
Vice President of Centres, Ocado
Technology Adoption – The role of the Barcelona’s Digital Hubs
Guillermo Jiménez
Director General, AXIS
Public energy for innovation: the role of the entrepreneurial state
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Ignasi Costas
Co-Managing Partner. Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, RCD
Ignasi Fontanals
Founder, Resilient Systems Hub
From Shock Resistance to Future Readiness: The Next Era of Climate Solutions
Ignasi Vilajosana
CEO, Worldsensing
From Shock Resistance to Future Readiness: The Next Era of Climate Solutions
Iñigo López-Huerta
Chief Financial Officer, Ysios Capital
The New Wave of Purpose-Driven Venture Capital
Isabel Caruana
CEO & Founder, Ailin Health
From lab to market: Corporate innovation pathways
Israel Olalla
Customer Engineer Manager, Google
Putting AI to Work: Gemini Enterprise, Agents, and Bananas
Issey Masuda
Chief Technology Officer & Founder, Cala AI
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
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Jaume Gomà
CEO, Reskyt
When the exit becomes the Next Venture: Insights from Real M&A Stories
Jaume Sanpera
CEO & Co-founder, Sateliot
From Barcelona to Space: The Catalan Constellation Opening New Horizons
Jessica Bermejo
Business Manager & Co-founder, Loadstar Games
Press Start:the Rise of Barcelona’s Video Game Industry
Jesús Herrero
Director General, Red.es
Public energy for innovation: the role of the entrepreneurial state
Joanna Henderson
Executive Director, Hello World
Leading Change: The power of Women Founders
Jordi Ortiz
Director de la Unitat d’Inversió i Empreses, ACCIÓ
Jordi Sellas i Ferrés
CEO of Layers of Reality & director of IDEAL Barcelona, Layers of Reality
Layers of Reality
Jordi Vidal
Partner, Kibo Ventures
The New Wave of Purpose-Driven Venture Capital
Jorge Juan Fernández
Chief Innovation Officer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
AI in Healthcare Decoded: What’s Real, What’s Next?
Jose Jarque
Director de Centro de Empresas, CaixaBank DayOne
Future Builders: Tech & Impact
José Moisés Martín
Director General, CDTI
Public energy for innovation: the role of the entrepreneurial state
Josep M. Ganyet
Founder & CEO, Mortensen
Josep Miquel Torregrosa
Partner, Suma Capital
The New Wave of Purpose-Driven Venture Capital
Josep Santacreu
President , Cambra de Comerç
Institutional Welcome
Josep Solé
Corporate Venture Director, ERIA InnoHub
Powering Intelligence: AI and Energy in mutual reinvention
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Laura Caballero
Director, Agència de Ciberseguretat de Catalunya
Navigating Digital Sovereignty: Cybersecurity and Dual Use in the New Technological Era
Laura García
Open Innovation Senior Analyst, Repsol
Powering Intelligence: AI and Energy in mutual reinvention
Laura Moreno
CEO, EarthPulse
From Shock Resistance to Future Readiness: The Next Era of Climate Solutions
Laura Sancho
Europe Finance DevOps Lead , Schneider Electric
What’s next for global tech hubs in Barcelona – Catalonia?
Liliana Arroyo
Assistant Professor of the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability, ESADE Business School
Tech to Connect: From Distraction to Intention
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Mar Galtés
Corporate Communications Director, Mat Holding
The Power of Technology and Elite Sport (and Its Application in Civilian Fields)
Marc Ferre Hausmann
Partner, Deloitte
What’s next for global tech hubs in Barcelona – Catalonia?
Marc García-Durán
Executive President & Founder, Underwater Gardens International
Future Builders: Tech & Impact
Marcel Prunera
Founding Partner, Crea Inversión
When the exit becomes the Next Venture: Insights from Real M&A Stories
Martha Ivón Cárdenas
Part-time Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, UPC
Lifecode 5.0: The Tech Awakening (Five years. Infinite disruption)
Mason Sinclair
Principal, IQ Capital
2026 — AI VC Investing: Bubble or Opportunity?
Mateu Hernández
CEO, Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona
Barcelona: Tourism and the Knowledge Economy
Mathieu Carenzo
Entrepreneur, Investor & Author, Mathieu Carenzo
Speaking Clearly (Hablando en plata)
Mattias Ljungman
Founder, Moonfire
2026 — AI VC Investing: Bubble or Opportunity?
Miguel Tiana
Director General, Cofides
Miguel Vicente
President, Tech Barcelona
Institutional Welcome
Miquel Rodríguez
Gerent de Promoció Econòmica, Ajuntament de Barcelona
Strategy and public financing for a competitive technological ecosystem
Mireia López
International Promotion Manager, Acció
What’s next for global tech hubs in Barcelona – Catalonia?
Miriam Damas
Legal Associate / Regulatory and M&A, Ship2B Ventures
The New Wave of Purpose-Driven Venture Capital
Montse Daban
Director of Strategic Foresight and International Relations, Biocat
Lifecode 5.0: The Tech Awakening (Five years. Infinite disruption)
Muriel Rovira
Deep Learning Lecturer, EAE Business School
Elsa Punset. The ethics behind AI
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Ochieng Quinter
Co-founder and CEO, Chargebyte
Leading Change: The power of Women Founders
Oriol Juncosa
Founding Partner, Plus Partners VC
The AI Correction: How Entrepreneurs and investors can protect and profit from it
Oriol Sans
Senior Startups Manager, ACCIÓ
Catalan Local heroes
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Pau Capell
Ultra-trail Runner, Pau Capell
The Power of Technology and Elite Sport (and Its Application in Civilian Fields)
Paula Clemente
Redactora, El Periódico
Born to build again
Pep Martorell
Partner, Invivo AI
Promise vs Practice: What healthcare really gets from AI
Pere Torrents
Head of Operations, Anchor Point Studios
Press Start:the Rise of Barcelona’s Video Game Industry
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Rob Cassedy
CEO, Wallapop
Sold but Still Scaling: The Post-Acquisition Playbook from Barcelona
Roger Dobaño
CEO & Founder, Quipu
When the exit becomes the Next Venture: Insights from Real M&A Stories
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Sacha Michaud
Co-founder, Glovo
Sold but Still Scaling: The Post-Acquisition Playbook from Barcelona
Santiago Royo
Founder & Business Development, Beaimagine
From Lab to Market: Dual Technologies shaping the future
Sarah Iglesias
CEO & Co-founder, Artiso AI
Digital Couture: Between Fabric and Code
Sean Seton-Rogers
Co-founder & Partner, PROfounders Capital
The AI Correction: How Entrepreneurs and investors can protect and profit from it
Sergi Bastardas
Founder & CEO, Orbio
The AI Correction: How Entrepreneurs and investors can protect and profit from it
Stewart Sarkozy-Banockzy
Managing Director, World Ocean Council
Innovation at the Port of Barcelona: technology and collaboration for a sustainable future
Susanna Kamph
Leader, Xplore Studio Barcelona
What’s next for global tech hubs in Barcelona – Catalonia?
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Yolanda Sanchez
HR Director, Gameloft
Press Start:the Rise of Barcelona’s Video Game Industry
Yuval Dvir
Founding Member & Business Executive, SandboxAQ
The Vibe Enterprise: How the AI Abstraction Layer is Swallowing the Stack
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