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Partnering with digital natives in Barcelona, from early-stage startups to scaleups, on their journey to transform how they operate and deliver value with the power of Google Cloud’s technology and AI.

Ricard Torras

Business Development Lead for Startups, Google Cloud

European early-stage technology VC with €300Mn AUM and a portfolio of more than 90 companies.

Ainhoa Saralegui

Investment Associate at Acurio Ventures

Frank has been a VC investor for 25 years across the full ecosystem of healthech and life sciences. Making impact in the medical field through emerging technologies is his ambition.

Frank Bulens

Partner at imec.xpand

12+ years of experience in strategy, innovation, and digital transformation, combining corporate leadership and entrepreneurial insights to drive growth, agility, and impactful business outcomes.

Javiera Ortega

Senior Business Developer at GCO Ventures

Head of Innovation at Abertis since 2017, co-founder of a startup for disability mobility. Telecommunications Engineer and MBA from ESADE, with over 10 years in ESADE’s entrepreneurship programs.

Antonio Duran

Global Innovation Head at Abertis

President of Engine Ventures. Works with portfolio companies having served on public boards of Moderna, Fortive, Aura Biosciences and FM Global. Was MIT EVP-Treasurer. Has degrees from MIT and UPC.

Israel Ruiz

President at Engine Ventures

Markus, Founding Partner at YZR Capital, is a trained VC, growth, and buy-out private equity investor. Previously, he was VP at Deutsche Private Equity and Senior Investment Manager at EMERAM.

Markus Feuerecker

Founding Partner at YZR Capital

Sóc enginyer naval i la vida m’ha portat a dirigir una residència per persones grans. La meva principal preocupació és millorar la qualitat de vida de les persones amb l’ús de la tecnologia.

Josep M. Macia Bajona

Director Gerent a Residencia Aldama S.L.U.

MSc in Telecommunications Engineering with over 20 years of experience in the space sector, particularly within European flagship navigation programs such as EGNOS and Galileo, led by ESA

Carlos Alvarez Quiroga

Satellite Navigation and Security Programs Director at Indra Espacio

Passionate about business growth and innovation, Paula leads Strategy and Experience Design at HP’s Large Format business, driving transformation, delivering value, and leading a diverse team.

Paula Comes Ahedo

Director of Strategy, Customer Experience, and Program Manager at HP Inc

Xavier Plantà, engineer and director at Eurecat, specializes in advanced manufacturing. With over 20 years of experience, he holds patents and leads innovation projects in various industrial sectors.

Xavier Plantá Torralba

CTO at Aracne Textile Solutions

Currently with ESTABANELL team, leading a new business unit focused on Corporate Venturing.

Alfred Coma Pujadas

Corporate Venturing Manager at ERIA Estabanell InnoHub

Albert Esplugas és el responsable global de relacions amb analistes d’ IA generativa a la seu central d’Amazon Web Services als Estats Units on ha treballat els darrers dotze anys.

Albert Esplugas

GenAI AR Lead at Amazon Web Services

I have over 15 years of experience in tech. AI isn’t just a field of work for me; it’s a passion. I work as GenAI Lead at AWS, where I assist customers around the world in harnessing the potential of AI.

Eduardo Ordax

Generative AI Lead EMEA at Amazon Web Services

Trained in Psychology and User Experience research (UXR). Currently responsible technician of the User Experience Lab (UXLab) in Barcelona Activa.

Gerard Gómez

Entrepreneurship Technician - UX Specialty at Barcelona Activa

Quim is in charge of all content and production for Dazn Spain, managing the output of important rights such as LaLiga, F1 or MotoGP.

Quim Domènech

SVP Content for Spain at DAZN

Naroa Zurutuza is the UNICEF lead for Giga’s Tech Centre in Barcelona. Prior to this, she worked with various startups in Kenya. Naroa holds a MS in EE from Stanford University and UPV.

Naroa Zurutuza

CTO, Barcelona Tech Centre Co-Lead at UNICEF Giga

Maribel Berges is a Chemical Engineer and MBA. In 2009 she has long experience as a biotech entrepreneur. From 2020, she is the CEO of Affirma Biotech a company specialized in anti-infective drugs.

Maribel Berges

CEO at Affirma Biotech

Camila Tomas

Managing Director at ScentXP

Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Sports Management, Business Development, and Marketing Strategy. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor of International Business focused in International Economics from ESCI-UPF.

Xavier Asensi

Co-President at Inter Miami

Anna is responsible for innovation at EATRIS. She has a deep understanding of translational medicine and is committed to accelerating the development of new solutions to improve patient outcomes.

Anna Sanchez

Innovation Manager at EATRIS

Executive in multinational pharma companies. My mission as entrepreneur is to empower people to live a meaningful life, going beyond any physical, social or mental condition.

Angela Jordana

CEO & Co-founder at WHI-Institute

Founding director of the Innovation Growth Lab (IGL), a global policy lab that works to increase the impact of innovation & growth policy through novel policy ideas, experimentation, data & evidence.

Albert Bravo Biosca

Director at Innovation Growth Lab

10 years’ experience in Sustainability consulting, leads the Sustainability and impact investment strategies and the implementation of the value strategies on SC Growth, SC Infra and SC Venture.

Marc Miralles Tejedor

Head of Sustainability at Suma Capital

I’m a journalist based in Barcelona who’s always been & work in Barcelona. Digital sedentary, maybe? I write about startups, entrepreneurship and digital economy. You can read me in El Periódico.

Paula Clemente

Journalist at El Periódico

In Antai we partner-up and invest in the best co-founders to build global companies willing to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries together with the best-prepared professionals.

Eduardo Salvo

Managing Partner at Antai Ventures

Co-Founder, CEO & Board Member at Oniria Therapeutics, S.L. and Co-Founder and Board Member at Gate2Brain, S.L. I have over 19 years of experience in Technology Transfer.

Esther Riambau

CEO at Oniria Therapeutics

Head of the alternative markets of BME (BME Growth and BME Scaleup), with more than 150 companies listed valued in more than 20bn €. He has worked in the stock markets for more than 30 years.

Jesús González Nieto

Head at BME Growth

Director de productes, marca i sosteniblitat de l’Institut Català de Finances des del 2023.

Oriol Vidal-Barraquer Castells

Director de Productes, Marca i Sostenibilitat a l'Institut Català de Finances

Co-Founder & Researcher at Qilimanjaro, and Leader of the Quantic research group of the BSC

Artur Garcia-Saez

Co-Founder at Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech

M&A Investment Banking. Senior Tech Executive in several Corporate Tech Companies.

Ernest Quingles

Managing Partner at Axia Capital & Partners

Borja Cabezón

CEO in ENISA

Alexander is a Partner at Picus Capital. Now in Madrid, he leads Southern Europe investments and global AI efforts. He previously worked at JD.com, Mobvoi, McKinsey, and is a Schwarzman Scholar.

Alexander Henrik Kremer

Partner at Picus Capital

Pablo is the Chief Digital Officer at LifeStance Health, a behavioral health company focused on providing evidenced-based treatment services for people suffering from mental health conditions.

 

Pablo Pantaleoni

Chief Digital Officer at LifeStance Health

Leading production operations and strategy for internal engineering teams at Google building software and technical solutions for Google’s Marketing department. I’m specialized in AI and application of first party data on marketing campaigns.

Andrea Gamero

Engineering Global Product Strategy & Operations Lead at Google

Jorge defines and executes the innovation agenda at Hospital Clínic Barcelona, a top public tertiary hospital, among the top 30 in the world according to the Newsweek Rankings

Jorge Juan Fernández García

Chief Innovation Officer Hospital Clínic Barcelona

Oriol Sans

Senior Startups Manager at ACCIÓ

CEO and Founder of IRIS, specializing in B2B technology. Also, founder of Nubalia, Necsia, Tranxfer, and UCloud, leading companies in cybersecurity, cloud, digitalization, and artificial intelligence.

Miguel Planas

CEO & Founder at Iris

Ignasi Costas

Founder and Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at RCD

Lucas Carné

CoFounder at 011h

Sara Pastor has +18 years of experience in tech, big data, e-commerce, digital advertising and live entertainment. Since July’24, she is SVP of Media Spain & Portugal at DAZN.

Sara Pastor

SVP Media for Spain & Portugal at DAZN

Co-Founder & CEO @ Breega | Entrepreneur | VC | Tech Lover | Sport Addict

Ben Marrel

CEO at Breega

Aleix Valls is a tech and innovation expert with a PhD in Fluid Mechanics. He founded Liquid Lab, led Mobile World Capital Barcelona, and advises top firms on digital transformation and AI strategies.

Aleix Valls

CEO & Cofounder at Liquid Lab

PhD Molecular Biology, MSc Medical Communication, MA International Affairs. President, Council of European BioRegions. Background as Biomedical Scientist. Interests: Innovation, Europe, Healthcare.

Montse Daban

Strategic Foresight and International Relations Director at Biocat

Jordi Aguasca

Director of Technological Transformation and Disruption at ACCIÓ

Miguel Vicente

Chairman & CoFounder at Antai Venture Builder

Angel investor and entrepreneur, Marco is the founder and CEO of Mind the Bridge a Silicon Valley-based global open innovation platform that works for Fortune 100 companies, startups and investors.

Marco Marinucci

Founder & CEO at Mind the Bridge

Josep Ll. Sanfeliu

Managing Partner & Co-founder at Asabys Partners

Carlos Blanco

Chairman at Encomenda VC

Carlota Pi

Co-Founder & CEO at Holaluz

Genís Roca

President at Fundació.cat

Carlos Trenchs

Managing Partner at Aldea Ventures

Elisenda Bou-Balust

Former Head of Apple Media Knowledge

CEO & Founder of VIKO, a Digital Business Factory. Co-founder of YABA, a supplements & superfood holding brand (€75M raised). Partner at Lanai Ventures (€25M fund for early-stage startup).

Rubén Ferreiro Lopez

CEO at VIKO

Physics graduate with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, former DG of Research for Catalonia, and Associate Director at BSC since 2016. Experienced in business, mentoring, and tech startups in Barcelona.

Pep Martorell

Associate Director at Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Montse Vendrell

Partner at Alta Life Sciences

Vanessa Servera is CEO of the Institut Català de Finances (ICF).

Vanessa Servera

CEO at Institut Català de Finances (ICF)

Biologist with postgraduate studies in Business Management and R&D Management, leads Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing at Fluidra, committed to water efficiency and sustainable products.

David Tapias Baqué

Innovation Director at Fluidra

Fernando de la Rosa, empresario y formador con 20+ años en transformación digital. Autor de libros sobre datos, fundador de 4 empresas y profesor en escuelas de negocio. Conocido por @titonet

Fernando de la Rosa

CoFounder & Business Development Director at Foxize
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