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
Alberto Bonhomme
Cofounder & CEO, Berto's Milanesa
RAC&GO – Podcast RAC1 for entrepreneurs
Aleix Casals
Senior Investor Manager EU-South, AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
Aleix Valls
CEO &Â Co-founder, Liquid Lab
The Last Supper in Silicon Valley
Alejandro MartÃ
CEO & Co-Founder, Mitiga Solutions
From lab to market: Corporate innovation pathways
Alexis Molina
Head of AI, Nostrum Biodiscovery
Accelerating innovation with BSC AI Factory
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, ERIAÂ InnoHub
Ana Diez de la Fuente
Group Head of Zurich Technology Hubs & CEO Servizurich, Zurich Technology Delivery Center Barcelona
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
AnaÃs 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
Andreas Meretitis
Chief Data Officer Europe, OLX Group
How AI is Transforming Marketplaces
Andrés Bou
Founder, LABHOUSE
Born to build again
Angel GarcÃa
Managing Partner, Necta Ventures
2026 — AI VC Investing: Bubble or Opportunity?
Anjaney Borwankar
Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Navozyme
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-RubÃ
Asesor de comunicación y consultor polÃtico, 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
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Carla Gómez
Co-founder & CEO, Theker
Catalan Local heroes
Carles Franquesa
Founder, Aistech Space
From Barcelona to Europe: technologies for new challenges
Carlos Alvarez
Director of Navigation Missions, Indra Space
Navigating Digital Sovereignty: Cybersecurity and Dual Use in the New Technological Era
Carlos Grau
CEO & Founder , GIC | Grau Innovation Consulting
Meet the Next Big Deep-Tech Bet. BSC’s Innovation Journey presets the top 3 most promising projects.
Carmen López
Innovation Ecosystems & Scouting, Naturgy
Powering Intelligence: AI and Energy in mutual reinvention
Carolina RodrÃguez
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
Clà udia Canals
Directora General, Avançsa
Strategy and public financing for a competitive technological ecosystem
Cristian Canton
Associate Director, BSC
AI+HPC at BSC Towards Technology Sovereignty for Europe
Cristina Mena
Subdirectora Desarrollo de Negocio, COFIDES
Public energy for innovation: the role of the entrepreneurial state
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Daniel Carmona
Co-Founder & CEO, Supersonik
David GarcÃa
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 SanmartÃn
Co-founder & South Europe Director, Nothing
How to build & scale a hardware company in a sector dominated by titans
Diana Nuñez
Co-founder & CEO, The Clueless AIgency
Blurring lines between digital and reality
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Eduard Puig
CEO, IDEADED
From Barcelona to Europe: technologies for new challenges
Eduardo Aires
Founder and Creative Director, Studio Eduardo Aires
The Power of a City’s Brand
Elena Rico
Managing Partner, Impact Partners Ibérica
Impact Investing: From Purpose to Profitability
Elisenda Bou-Balust
Co-founder & CEO, Cala AI
Born to build again
Elliot Norrevik
AI Builder & Entrepreneur, (ex Lovable)
Leaving Lovable at 16y/o to build AGI
Elsa Punset
Author & Science Communicator, Elsa Punset
Elsa Punset. The ethics behind AI
Emma Cobos
Director of Innovation and Blue Economy Strategy, Port of Barcelona
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
Ernest Sánchez
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Nuclio
From lab to market: Corporate innovation pathways
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Gary Gautier
Director General, Casa Batlló
Disruptive Coffees
Gerard Caelles
Chief Business Officer, SpliceBio
Catalan Local heroes
Gerard Clos
Co-Founder & CTO, Latitude
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
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
Guifré Belloso
Business Creation Specialist, Barcelona Activa
Impact Investing: From Purpose to Profitability
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
Leaving Lovable at 16y/o to build AGI
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 Baró
Secretari d'Empresa i Competitivitat del Departament d'Empresa i Treball, Generalitat de Catalunya
Institutional Welcome
Jaume Collboni
Mayor of Barcelona, Ajuntament de Barcelona
A few words from the Mayor of Barcelona
Jaume GomÃ
CEO, Reskyt
When the exit becomes the Next Venture: Insights from Real M&A Stories
Jaume Portell
Founder, Pagemind.ai
Building Global AI Companies from Barcelona
Jaume Sanpera
CEO & Co-founder, Sateliot
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
IRL VS URL: The Entertainment Duality
Jordi Vidal
Partner, Kibo Ventures
The New Wave of Purpose-Driven Venture Capital
Jorge Juan Fernández
Chief Innovation Officer, Hospital ClÃnic 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 MartÃn
Director General, CDTI
Public energy for innovation: the role of the entrepreneurial state
Josep M. Ganyet
Founder & CEO, Mortensen
How to build & scale a hardware company in a sector dominated by titans
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 GarcÃa
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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Maite FiblÃ
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Ship2B Ventures
Impact Investing: From Purpose to Profitability
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 GarcÃa-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
Mariona Sanz
Head of Innovation and Business Development, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Accelerating innovation with BSC AI Factory
Martha Ivón Cárdenas
Assistant Professor and member of the research group SOCO-IDEAI UPC, Computer Science Department, UPC
Lifecode 5.0: The Tech Awakening (Five years. Infinite disruption)
Mason Sinclair
Principal, IQÂ 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 RodrÃguez
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 Llop
Podcast moderator, RAC1
RAC&GO – Podcast RAC1 for entrepreneurs
Oriol Sans
Senior Startups Manager, ACCIÓ
Oriol Sans
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Pau Capell
Ultra-trail Runner, Pau Capell
The Power of Technology and Elite Sport (and Its Application in Civilian Fields)
Pau Molinas
CEO, Connecthink
Accelerating innovation with BSC AI Factory
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
RocÃo Flor
Cap de Finançament Innovació, Acció
Catalan Local heroes
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
AI, the new language of creativity
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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Vanesa MartÃnez
CEO, Grupo Carinsa
RAC&GO – Podcast RAC1 for entrepreneurs
Vanessa Servera
Consellera Delegada, Institut Català  de Finances
Strategy and public financing for a competitive technological ecosystem
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Yassir Raïs
CEO / Founder, Syra Coffee
RAC&GO – Podcast RAC1 for entrepreneurs
Yolanda Sanchez
HR Director, Gameloft
Press Start:the Rise of Barcelona’s Video Game Industry
Yuval Dvir
Board member, IRIS Venture Builder
The Vibe Enterprise: How the AI Abstraction Layer is Swallowing the Stack
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