Tech Spirit Barcelona 2024, all the content

The fifth edition of Tech Spirit Barcelona has been the most technological to date where deep tech technologies, such as artificial intelligence or quantum computing, have been the main protagonists. Now, you can catch up on all those sessions you missed.

CaixaBank Stage | DAY 1

• Institutional Opening | Maria Galindo (Generalitat de Catalunya), Laia Bonet (Ajuntament de Barcelona), Miguel Vicente ( Tech Barcelona).
• Europa: Siguiente pantalla. Analizando el destino del continente en el nuevo contexto mundial | Paco Solé Parellada (UPC – 7Portes), Mateo Valero (Barcelona Supercomputing Center – BSC).
• Catalysts for change in the European startup ecosystem | Tobías Henz and Pep Viladomat (Mckinsey & Company).
• AI Os – The new operating system paradigm | Aleix Valls (Liquid Lab).
• Beyond the Game: The Business and Magic of Sports Entertainment | Quim Domènech (DAZN), Sara Pastor (DAZN).
• Catalonia local heroes | Eva Romagosa (BusUP), Marta Estarellas (Qilimanjaro). Moderator: Rocío Flor (ACCIÓ).
• Catalan Pitch Competition 2024 – Day 1.
• Innovant amb la IA generativa: històries d’èxit empresarials | Albert Esplugas (AWS).
• Inter De Miami: Disrupción de negocio en el ecosistema del fútbol | Xavi Asensi (Inter Miami CF). Moderator: Enric Jové (McCann / Cambra Bcn).
• Unlocking Iberia’s deep tech potential to drive Europe’s resilience | Eva Sousa (Seamoretech), Maria Fátima Lucas (Zymvol), Sofia Santos (Faber). Moderator: Alex Martí (Mitiga).
• Company creation from an investor perspective: science, engineering & VC | Eli Bou (former Vilynx – Apple), Montse Vendrell (Aliath), Frank Bulens (IMEC Xpand). Moderator: Josep Lluis Sanfeliu (ASABYS).
• How leading tech companies are breaking the glass ceiling to close the gender gap? | Andrea Gamero (Google).
• Computació quàntica a l’empesa | Artur Garcia (Qilimanjaro).
• Challenges and opportunities of the American adventure | Pablo Pantaleoni (LifeStance Health – Miami). Moderator: Paula Clemente (El Periódico).

 

Tech Barcelona Stage | DAY 1

• Financiación pública y de mercado: oportunidad histórica para transformar el tejido productivo | Guillermo Jiménez (AXIS), Vanessa Servera (ICF), Borja Cabezón (ENISA), Ana Cebrián (COFIDES), Jesús González (BME Growth). Moderator: Miguel Vicente (Tech Barcelona).
• Inversión pública en deep tech | José Moisés Martín (CDTI), Miquel Rodríguez (Ajuntament de Barcelona), Emili Gómez (ICF), Jordi Aguasca (ACCIÓ). Moderator: Miguel Vicente (Tech Barcelona).
• Inversión en empresas de tecnología mirando hacia 2030 | Carlos Blanco (Encomenda VC), Albert Botet (Inderhabs Investments), Blanca Ochoa (WA4STEAM). Moderator: Elena Rico (SpainCap).
• Building global companies from Barcelona | Markus Feuerecker (YZR), Sofia Queiroz (MustardSeedMaze), Pedro Coelho (Biorce). Moderator: Carlos Trenchs (Aldea).
• Between Venture and debt: the formula to scale tech companies | Johan Kampe (Claret). Moderator: Álex Ferreiro (DayOne).
• Internationalization of Spanish ecosystem: from startup to scaleup | Pere Vallès (Exoticca), Ignacio Moro (Extension Fund), Nina Seghatoleslami (Persei), Ernest Quingles (Axias Partners).
• From local to global: Spain on the radar of international investors | Alexander Kremer (Picus), Ben Marrel (Breega), Francisco Pinto (Bynd). Moderator: Eduardo Salvo (Antai).
• Transformando percepciones: Ux en el core business de la startup | Gerard Gomez (Barcelona Activa).
• Para qué quieres datos, si no les haces caso | Fernando de la Rosa (Foxize).
• Beyond the innovation theater: how companies drive real innovation in Barcelona? | Francesca Cavanna (Mind The Bridge), Antonio Duran (Albertis), Carmen López (Naturgy), Alfred Coma (Estabanell), Javiera Constanza Ortega (GCO), Pere Camprovín (Fluidra). Moderator: Telmo Pérez (Acciona), Marco Marinucci (Mind The Bridge).
• Report highlight: tech scaleup Spain 2024 | Marco Marinucci (Mind the Bridge), Telmo Pérez (Acciona)
• Catalonia’s tech hubs: cultivating talent and driving innovation in Europe | Cristina Albalate (Bayer), Pol Fenollar (Dynatrace), Pol Soler Vila (Revolut). Moderator: Mireia López (ACCIÓ).
• Hacking corporate innovation | Paula Comes (HP).
• Transformación digital: la IA ya está aquí. Y ¿ahora qué? | Manuel Royo (Beko), Laura Gil (Damm), Eugenio Marin (Nestlé), Jordi Abad (SEAT Code). Moderator: Marc Torrents (Esade).

CaixaBank Stage | DAY 2

• The port of Barcelona’s sandbox: a hub for disruptive tech driving decarbonization | Carles Rua (Port de Barcelona), Christian Riester (Bax). Moderator: Javier Ortega Figueiral (Periodista).
• Technology for good | Naroa Zurutuza (Giga – UNICEF).
• Building stronger ecosystems through experimentation: The experience of the IGL | Albert Bravo-Biosca (IGL-Nesta).
• Inversió sostenible, un impuls pel canvi responsable | Marga Roselló (PWC), Albert Jané (Vytrys Biotech), Marc Miralles (Suma Capital). Moderator: Oriol Vidal-Barraquer (ICF).
• Reinventing with generative AI | Eduardo Ordax (AWS).
• Building AI-first startups: from idea to impact | Albert Osuna (Nexus Clips), Michele Trevisiol (Piper AI), Eudald Camprubi (Nuclia). Moderator: Ricard Torras (Google Cloud).
• Tech-city: un binomi per explorar | Maria Buhigas (Ajuntament de Barcelona).
• Catalan Pitch Competition 2024 – Final.
• Submer y la revolución de los centros de datos: 55M para un futuro sostenible de la industria | Pol Valls (Submer), Oriol Pineda (BSC). Moderator: Javier Silvestre (Dayone).
• De Catalunya a l’espai  | Jaume Sanpera (Sateliot), Carlos Alvarez Quiroga (Indra). Moderator: Pepa Sedó (IEEC).
• Cas ScentXP by Puig: Primera spinoff de tecnologia olfactiva | Camila Tomas (Puig). Moderator: Ana Simon (ACCIÓ).
• European processors: wishful thinking or reality? | Cesc Guim (Openchip).
• Mobility is about geopolitics | Ignasi Castelló (Ficosa)
• Redefinir la marca Barcelona a través de los eventos | Christoph Tessmar (Barcelona Convention Bureau), Pere Duran (4YFN), Jordi Herreruela (Cruïlla), David Serrahima (Octagon), Marta Labata (BSM). Moderator: Enric Jové (McCann / Cambra Bcn).
• L’art del possible | Israel Ruiz (Engine Ventures, former MIT). Moderator: Blanca Gispert (La Vanguardia).
• Everything you always wanted to know about entrepreneurship (but were afraid to ask ) | Anna Martín (AtomH2), Nahia Gironès (Youzz), Alba Rocafort (Fabbric), David Garcia (YPlasma), Miguel Vicente (Antai), Lucas Carné (011h), Carlota Pi (Holaluz). Moderator: Miguel Planas.

 

Tech Barcelona Stage | DAY 2

• Models d’IA per a la recerca i ús de nous tractaments | Alfons Nonell (Devs Health), Anna Nicolau (Neuroelectrics), Ignasi Heras (CrossRoad Biotech). Moderator: Miquel Duran (Ersilia).
• A joint trip to health deep-tech frontiers | Anna Sánchez (EATRIS), Chris Morton (Elem Biotech), Maribel Bergés (AffirmaBio), Esther Riambau (Oniria Therapeutics). Moderator: Montse Daban (Biocat).
• A blueprint for successful digital transformation in healthcare | Jorge Juan Fernández (Hospital Clínic Barcelona).
• Del programa al impacto en salud: historias de Jump4women | Sara Toledano (Sycai Medical), Meritxell Teixidó (Gate2Brain), Angela Jordana (WHI-Institute). Moderator: Maria Mora (Foment del Treball).
• La tecnologia en l’economia de les cures per a l’envelliment | Ignasi Capellà (Broomx), Ricardo Jáuregui (DyCare), Ángel Puertas (SeniorDomo). Moderator: Sara Díaz (Barcelona Activa).
• Revolutionizing seafloor restoration with disruptive tech | Emma Cobos (Port de Barcelona), Miquel de la Mano (Fundació BCN Port Innovation ), Ignasi Ferrer (Ocean Ecostructures). Moderator: Javier Ortega Figueiral (periodista).
• Reptes en la transferència: com el sistema universitari pot esdevenir motor de transformació econòmic i social. | Xavier Vilajosana (UOC), Iván Martínez (UAB), Òscar Carbó (UIC). Moderator: Mireia de la Rubia (Generalitat de Catalunya).
• De la ciència a l’empresa: innovació en femení. El cas TECNIO | Daniela Tost (Virmidex UPC), Maria Eugenia (Colorsensing). Anna Síper (Aymerich Comunicació).
• Creació de startups i transferència tecnològica | Xavier Plantà (Eurecat), Marc Crescenti (Reinforce 3D), Josep Maria Macià (Residencia Aldama). Moderator: Marta Cot Cantó (Eurecat).
• 6G: Empowering a future beyond limits | Sergi Figuerola (i2CAT).
• La revolució tecnològica en el sector agrotech | Eduard Obis (Vegga-Matholding Group), Xavier Romero (Frit Ravich), Mónica González (Pepsico), Alessio Merella (Abinsula). Moderator: Ramon Sentmartí (Prodeca).