President of CECOT. He was President of ESBAN (Red Española de Business Angels) and President of BANC (Business Angels Network Catalunya).

President and CEO of Olympus Corporation of America in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania). He is a telecommunications engineer, with an MBA from EAE and a PADE from IESE. He is also a member of the Board of the Spain-USA Chamber of Commerce in NY and a founding partner of the private equity company EDAP2007.

International Director of AREAS and also she is present on the Direction Committee.

Founder of New Innergy, helps individuals and organizations successfully grow and innovate. Engineer and MBA with over 25 years experience with multinational companies, Olympics, non-profit and non-governmental organizations and startup companies.

Former Senior Vice President & CAO at Whitney International - ILUMNO Corporation-, in Miami, US. Before he served as CEO of different international companies (UOC, GEC and THR Innovative Tourism Consultants), and held senior positions at PwC.

Director of Festival de Peralada, one of the most important summer festivals in Catalonia.

President of Reial Club de Tennis de Barcelona.

General Director in Catalonia of UNEN. He is also the Founder Partner of Ai+TEK.

Chairman at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in NY. He is a Doctor of Medicine and Associate Professor at the NYU Neurology Department. He is also the founder of Puig at New York, former President of the Spain-USA Chamber of Commerce and President of The Fragrance Foundation in NY.

Former Managing director of IS Global. Currently director of CRESIB, CEO of the health service and tropical medicine of Hospital Clinic de Barcelona. Professor in Universidad de Barcelona and president of the CISM.

Silvia Alsina, General Manager at Roman y Asociados, has more than 20 years experience in corporate communication. She has managed more than 200 accounts and brands throughout her career.

General Director at Amat Inmobiliaria. Member of the Cercle d'Economia.

He started his professional career at Price Waterhouse Coopers in 1991 as an external audit. In 1994 he started working at Bimbo, a large Spain and Portugal consumer company, where he had different management positions: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Financial Director of Shared Services, Controller and Head of Internal Audit. In 2006 he was appointed Vice President of Financial Planning and Control of the European Divisions of Sara Lee Bakery. In 2007 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Applus, highlighting the stock market exit in 2014. He holds a degree in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and also an Executive Development Program from IESE, a Global Business Strategy Program from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, and an Advanced Management Program from ESADE.

Founder of LifestyleDMC, one of the leading incentive event companies in Catalunya, working with large corporate companies.

Partner Fund II at THCAP Venture Capital, experienced in investment banking. Skilled in negotiation, planning, fundraising, asset management. Graduated from IESE Business School.

President and Founder of Mango (Punto Fa, SL), multinational retail company with more than 1,200 stores around the world (over 100 countries).

Political Science graduate, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

President Muji Spain, CEO Group Andreu and Co-founder of Whotells, he lived in Paris and New York working for Arthur Andersen and Grey Advertising.

Director at Increscent Capital in New York. He is also Director of Times Square Strategies LLC and Principal Power Inc., where he was Chief Business Development Officer. Before, he was Managing Director at JPMorgan and held senior positions at Banque Paribas Capital Markets in NY, London and Paris.

I joined Bluecap in January 2006 after a very interesting experience in the Middle East (Dubai) with DiamondCluster. As a consultant in Bluecap, I have been involved in projects of business strategy for personal and corporate banking, commercial productivity, risk & financial analysis for leading financial institutions in the Spanish market. Previously, I had worked as an analyst at Lehman Brothers (London - Financial Institutions Group - M&A) and DiamondCluster (Barcelona - Dubai offices), where I had been involved in projects for leading telecom companies. Graduated at Esade (Lic&MBA), with an exchange program at the MBA of University of Michigan. Passion for sports.

Vice-President of Academics Ordination in the International University of Catalonia (UIC). Also he is a profesor in the same University.

Is counsel of the Litigation Practice Area of Uria Menéndez’s Barcelona office. She joined the firm in September 2000. She focuses her practise on advising on contentious and pre-contentious civil and commercial issues, and specialises in pursue contentious issues which arise before the Spanish courts and tribunals as a part of national and international arbitration proceedings relating to the law of damages in its máximum extent (contractual liability, non-contractual liability and product liability), as well as contractual, corporate, lease agreements or banking-financial disputes. In particular, she defended different companies against the claims of contractual liability and non-contractual liability urged by privates, in the field of individual actions and/or by associations of consumers users, in the field of collective actions.

She joined Uría Menéndez in 1990 and became a partner in 2003. She focuses on Commercial Law, especially in sales transactions, merging and restructuring of companies, joint ventures, investment and disinvestment operations in their máximum extent through national and international frames. She has more than 25 years of experience in advising French and Belgian companies on their investments in Spain, providing them with day-to-day legal advice on transactional, company, commercial, contractual law, etc She specializes, in particular, in advising multinational corporate groups in the food and retail sectors, as well as in other industrial traditional sectors and has wide experience in advising funds and companies in the venture capital industry on their investment and disinvestment operations.

Born in Barcelona in 1958. Studied in Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (1990), undertaking the discipline of Projects Theory and History. Is General Director of L35, architectural study born in Barcelona that counts with more than 200 professionals and offices in Barcelona, Madrid, París, Ginebra, Miami, México, Sao Paulo, Bogotá, Santiago, Estambul, Casablanca, Abu Dabi

MS in Civil Engineering and MBA from ESADE Business School with broad experience in venture capital and strategy consulting. Founder and Partner of SeedRocket 4Founders Capital SCR, venture capital fund with €12M under management. I have been actively involved in transactions in more than 25 companies as Privalia, Scytl, MAT Group, Holded, Coverfy, Stayforlong, Localisto or Filmax among others.

Founder & Director at TheCreativeNet.

Artur worked at Nuclio, a Spanish venture firm and at Conector, a Spanish accelerator where he managed the deal flow and portfolio. Prior to that he was at Bfab.my leading the business development team in South East Asia and at BDO (London) & KPMG (Barcelona), in Financial Services. Artur holds a degree in Business Administration from University of Barcelona and he is a Teaching Assistant at ESADE.

Cloe is Partner at Deloitte Legal in Barcelona. Before joining Deloitte, she developed her career in Erns & Young Abogados and in law firm Donahue & Partners LLP (New York, United States). From September 2016 leads Desk Legal in London for implementation and development of legal services of Deloitte in the United Kingdom. She is member of Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona, in addition to being collegiate member for serving as foreign legal adviser in New York. Cloe specializes in sales transactions of companies, nationals and cross-border, including operations planning, due diligence processes, negotiating and execution of transactions. Additionally, she has solid experience in corporate reorganizations of multinational groups for optimization of corporate structures and integration of post-acquisition businesses. Also, she advises on a recurring basis Spanish and foreign multinationals on trade law affairs. She has a degree in Law by Universitat de Barcelona and holds a diploma in International Relations by The Johns Hopkins University (SAIS). Cloe speaks Spanish, Catalan, English, French and Italian.

He started, almost by chance, in the Real Estate Consultancy. More than twenty years later, he leads the team of nearly 250 people at Cushman & Wakefield in Spain, as well as being a member of the European Leadership Team and the Global Advisory Board.

Director of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Reproductive Medicine in Dexeus. Also, he is the Director of the Chairmanship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Barcelona University.

Graduated in Law from the University of Barcelona, Juan Baselga has focused his professional activity in the field of marketing and communications. With experience in the management of large accounts at national and international level, he has dedicated great part of his career to managing strategic communications and marketing campaigns, events, sponsorship and corporate relations. Throughout the years he has led projects in diverse industries such as automotive, sports or cultural, among others. Juan Baselga is the current Director of Marketing, Communications and Institutional Relations of the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation.

Combines practice of architecture, urbanism and landscaping as Founding Partner of Batlle i Roig Arquitectura. Doctor of Architecture, was awarded the Medalla CSCAE 2017, Premio FAD Teoría y Crítica 2012, Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado UPC, y el Montaner de Arquitectura, Teoría y Crítica. Currently, leds Master's Degree in Paisajismo–MBLandArch (UPC)

Teresa Batlle Pagés, architect. She leads an architectural firm with an international focus and headquarters in Barcelona. The firm works in the interest of providing technology in construction, quality, innovation and sustainability, this last is present as a whole: economic, social and environmental. The firm was founded in 1986, with two architects: Felipe Pich-Aguilera Baurier and Teresa Batlle.

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Producer of Multimedia Content To Increase Earned Media Coverage. Connecting brands to audiences in ways that get them noticed.

CEO and founder of Future Places, a consulting firm specialising in the economic development and positioning of cities and regions. Specialist in city branding.

Is a computer engineering student focused on electrical circuits, programming and free software, with interests in AI, robotics and cyborg technologies. Technologic/ artistic itinerary comes along with her: she was invited to various museum and festivals for her work in electronics of sound and body extent and also, invited for symposiums of biohacker movement at the international level.

Managing Partner at Black Toro Capital, an investment advisory firm focused on providing advice and structuring flexible capital solutions for mid-sized companies in Western Europe.

Her professional career has mainly been associated with the Business Schools’ sector. She is an expert in entrepreneurship initiative and corporate entrepreneurship. She currently holds the presidency of the global network of business schools CEMS.

She is Director of Strategic Development and Institutional Relations of Value Retail group in Spain and, also, Director of the legal department. She worked in Uría Menéndez for 16 years and in 2008 she joined Value Retail. She was advising Value Retail from its beginning in Spain in 1996 and her work has evolved from the legal department to coordination of strategic projects of Value Retail in Spain, working closely with CEO. Graduated in Law from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Extraordinary Prize of Degree) and Master of Laws (LLM) in International Trade per la London School of Economics that she studied with a scholarship Fullbright granted by La Caixa in collaboration with Instituto Británico.

President of Tres60 Group and former Minister of Science and Technology in the Spanish Government.

1964. Born in Barcelona 1964 1982-1988. Studies at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB) 1987-1988. He collaborates in Estudio Bonell / Gil arqtos, F. Mitjans, arqto. and Mitjans / Gascón Arquitectos 1990-1994. Associated architect at Mitjans / Gascón Arquitectos 1994. Funda BCA Arquitectura with Mercé Conca, architect

Manel Blanco is the partner responsible for Markets in Cataluña, Balearic and Andorra, head of the office of KPMG in Girona and has developed his professional career in the Audit department of KPMG • Degree in Economic and Business Sciences by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. • Member of Instituto de Auditores y Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España and of Colegio de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de Cataluña. • Member of Registro Oficial de Auditores de Cuentas. • At this time he is responsible for Markets in Cataluña, Balearic and Andorra, role that combines with partner of the auditoría de Industria y Consumo and head of the office of KPMG in Girona. Additionally, during more than 10 years Manel was a part of methodology development team of Auditoría de KPMG in Spain. • Has extensive experience in large business groups, national and international quoted, family, industrial, chemical and distribution.

CEO of Irestal and specialized company in supplying stainless steel in its various forms. Also, he is President of the Consell Social de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Vice-President of ACUP (Associació Catalana d'Universitats Públiques) and Vice-President of UPM (Unió Patronal Metal·lúrgica).

President of Freixenet. He is also professor of economics at the University of Barcelona, and he is president of the Executive Committee at Fira de Barcelona, president of Alimentaria, the food and beverages trade fair, and president of the Brands Forum.

Director of Associació Catalana de l’Empresa Familiar.

Albert is the founder and director of the Innovation Growth Lab (IGL), a global partnership of governments, foundations and researchers that trials new approaches to accelerate innovation, entrepreneurship and growth. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and is guest professor at the Barcelona GSE. He has also been visiting economist at the OECD and consultant for the World Bank.

My day job is to work with Spain's largest & most innovative companies, to add the bit of Artificial Intelligence that provides conversational assistants to their business. I also volunteer as Founder/Treasurer of newly created Associación 50a50 (www.50a50.org) to bring gender diversity into the top echelons of Catalan businesses & institutions. Also on the Board of Calala - Women's Fund in BCN.

Business Excellence Program Manager for countries affiliated at Novartis. He has more than 10 years of experience in Pharma Supply Chain based in different European countries. He is actually based in Basel.

Founding partner at TAX.es, a tax consultancy with more than 60 offices in Spain; and also a partner at Brumwell Brokers, founded by his father in 1979.

Managing Director in Mapei Spain since 2005

Luis has more than 27 years of experience in managing complex projects for leading multinational companies that approach environments of systems and functional integration. He is a business consultant with capacities in all aspects of a company, especially in financial, strategic and resources areas. Luis has led numerous companies of different sectors with its main focus on the energy sector and the companies Power & Utilities. Other areas to highlight in which Luis has experience are: Insurance, Fashion & Retail, Government and public administration, life sciences, and automotive. Possesses a deep knowledge of the industry in the field of Energy and Public Services because of its experience with companies such as Gas Natural Fenosa, Endesa, Iberdrola, EON, ENEL and A2A He is an expert in the counseling of senior executives in addition to CFOs at companies in multiple industries. He has specialized in the transformation and definition of business processes ensuring compliance of the objectives and creating a culture change in terms of its internal procedures. Has a wide experience in the definition of models of Management Control and has managed a variety of strategic projects focused on the transformation of finance divisions and corporate restructuring.

I was born 43 years ago in Lloret de Mar, a town pioneer in national tourism. Pharmaceutical and Optometrist, chairing Guitart Hotels from 2014. Guitart Hotels is a hotel chain with a total of 8 properties located in Lloret de Mar, Barcelona and La Molina. With over 63 years of history and extensive experience in sports, family, business and cultural tourism.

Director of Barnaclínic.

Consultant. Plans & Controls, Organization, IT. Experienced manager and entrepreneur. More than 30 years experience in multinational environments. Currently woring on projects in Spain and Italy. Barcelona Chapter Leader of Bocconi Alumni Association.

Doctor in Medicine and Professor of Pharmacology at the Pompeu Fabra University. Scientific researcher in neurosciences, firstly in drug addiction and now in cognition, memory and related diseases. He has also promoted various research centers and scientific programs’ initiatives.

Vicente holds a Degree in Law as well as a Master in Business Administration. He finished the General Management Program at Wharton Business School in 2012. He started in Zurich in Claims (89-93) and after differents positions he became the CEO for Global Corporate Spain (2010-2014) He was also Chief of Staff Officer for LATAM and, since Nov. 1 2015, he is appointed as a Country CEO for Spain.

Senior Vice President of Oaktree, in London. He holds a BSc in Telecom Engineering and in Mathematics from Barcelona Tech (CFIS) and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before, he worked at Hellman & Friedman, LLC. He also has experience in Goldman Sachs and in McKinsey & Company.

Chairman of Froneri Ldt and former Executive Vice-President and EMENA Zone Director for Nestlé Health Sciences SA, in Lausanne. He has also been in charge of the Swiss company’s operations in America and Europe and he is on the boards of companies linked to the nutrition and health sectors.

Senior digital business executive with wide experience in innovation, digital transformation and launching new products and business lines in big corporations and startups. Board Member at Barcelona Tech City, Member of the Advisory Board at mVenturesBCN (Mobile World Capital), mentor at StartupBootCamp Internet of Things & Data and Innovation & Intellectual Property Professor at UOC.

Founder and managing director of Alberta La Grup, the 1st lifestyle management and concierge agency in Barcelona deserved to HNWIs and UHNWIs. Co-founder of Experiences by Alberta La Grup, the pioneering outstanding experiences creation agency. She is also investor in other lifestyle business and founder of the Lifestyle Institute in Barcelona and "Another Guides" the first and only city guides curated by professional concierge. Qualified International Assistant Manager for the University of Laussane, Lourdes accumulates +20 years experience as PA in family offices and as Marketing Manager in several multinationals before she launched her own small business. She has also developed Lifestyle and Tourism projects such as “La Luxury Week” to welcome ultra-affluent s from West Europe coming to Barcelona. Specialities: Customer Service, Lifestyle Management, Luxury, Marketing, Communication, Social Media, Community Management, PR, Events Production and Coordination, Customer Relations, Web 2.0, Market Research.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and the president of FemCAT, a private foundation of business people in Catalonia whose purpose is to pursue and encourage initiatives that 17an17ia the progress of Catalan society.

Industrial engineer with an international profile and strong industrial background in one of the world’s leading energy companies. Experienced in tendering, supply chain, costing, sourcing strategy analysis and industrial projects.

Chairman and Founding Partner, Equipo Singular. He also is 17an17ializ in the Marketing Department in EADA Business School in Barcelona. He was the Chief Commercial Officer, NH Hoteles (1994-1995).

Member of the Global Executive Committee of Bertelsmann, President of Bertelsmann Spain and CEO of Arvato. He studied Industrial Engineering in Karlsruhe. Between 1982 and 1993 he also worked as a freelance sports journalist for newspapers in Spain, Austria, and Germany.

Artur Carulla is the president of Agrolimen and a board member of Repsol.

Attorney with more than 20 years of experience on international arbitration, environmental law, energy matters, standardization, as well as on the design of legal strategies and crises containment.

Chief Executive Officer at Arcano Group, Non- Executive Chairman at EVO Banco, member of board of Pagos de Familia Marqués de Griñón, Vice President of Fundación Príncipe de Girona. He initiated his career in Lehman Brothers, joined afterwards The World Bank. He has also worked for Banco Sabadell.

Partner and General Manager of TomTom Telematics, in Mexico City. He has wide experience as an entrepreneur with innovative companies in the fields of e-commerce and mobile marketing. He is member of Antai Business Angels and a partner of different companies such as Fancybox, Clickonero, Coordina México, Catval and Inspira Yoga.

Founder of Gamo USA Corporation in 1994 and BSA Optics Inc. in 1997 as a wholly owned subsidiary of SA Industrias El Gamo. He is based in Miami and is actively involved in the sporting goods industry.

As communications consultant, I have developed my professional experience at Grupo Codorníu, in Bodegas H.A. Barceló (Acciona) and at the communication group GREY (WWP). In 2009 I founded Iternatura comunicación, a company that specializes in design and production of strategies for communication to place value on the identity of the territory. Real and virtual experiences with narratives and technologies.

He is highly specialized in Public Law, urbanism and competition. He leads the Garrigues Smart City Group. He appears in the main reference publications as an expert in these matters.

Works for the Corporate Department in Zurich Group in Spain from 2007, where she joined as executor of Finance Institutions. In 2010 she was appointed Territorial Director for Catalonia, Balearics, North and Aragón and in January 2013 till January 2018, Key Account Managing Manager for Spain. She is founder of forum of female managers Zurich Women Network.

Xavier was born in Barcelona, got his BA and MBA at ESADE, did his PhD at the University of Minnesota, has been faculty at ESADE, HEC Paris, LBS, Technion and UCSC and is Professor of Strategy at the Université de Lausanne. He does research & teaches on corporate governance & strategy, org design, innovation & arts management. He is VP of external relations of European Academy of Management

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Partner at Seeliger & Conde and is also a member of the board of Cercle d’Economia, a business forum.

Global Head of Public Affairs at Sanofi in Paris. He worked at the European Commission, Council of European Municipalities and Regions and Committee of the Regions. He also was the Director of Communication at Forum de las Culturas Barcelona-2004 and worked at Weber Shandwick as CEO in Brussels and Spain and Portugal.

I was born and raised in Buenos Aires and recently moved to Barcelona following a dream. In 2015, after earning a degree in Fashion Design, I went to work for a womenswear company, until I decided to get involved with family business. I took a Business course at Tel Aviv University while I was working at the Local Fashion Week and kept working as a freelance fashion designer on my way back.

Global Advisor and Chairman of The Business of Cities in London. He also acts as a Global Fellow at Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow at the Urban Land Institute, and Chairman of the OECD Local Development Forum. Moreover, he chairs global summits and gatherings.

Consultant at the United Nations in New York. She obtained her degree in Law at Esade and worked for several years as a criminal lawyer in Barcelona. In 2014 she moved to the US to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Policy at NYU and an internship at the UN. After, she worked as a Risk and Forensic Analyst at Interpublic Group of Companies.

Partner of Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He advises national and international companies, particularly listed companies, on an ongoing basis, and has participated in many M&A transactions. He also has ample experience in advising clients on corporate finance transactions, project finance, and acquisition financing.

APPLUS Former President and board member of several industrial companies. He was President of the Port of Barcelona and was also the second President of Barcelona Global. He was elected Honorary President of Barcelona Global in June 2014.

Managing director of Seeliger & Conde, a company 22an22ialized in head hunting. Member of the board at Fira de Barcelona and president of Saló Nàutic, the boat show.

Partner of the Corporate and M&A Department of Garrigues in London. He holds a degree in Law from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and a postgraduate degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Belgium. He is specialist in M&A, corporate law and commercial contracts.

Founder and partner in IMO, as well as being its medical director. He holds the chair in IMO at the UAB and is director of the scientific advisory body of the European School of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology in Lugano.

He is currently the Managing Director of Grupo Zeta. He has had positions of greatest responsibility in the most important consumer goods’ multinationals in the world. In 2004 he was the CEO of Fira de Barcelona and the Executive Vice-President of the Mobile World Capital Barcelona. He is also a board member of some companies.

Vice-President & Managing Director of EU Business School, Carl has more than 15 years experience in pioneering business education. A strong believer in the role that education plays in shaping the leaders of tomorrow. Carl is an entrepreneur, innovator and proactive manager.

Former president of Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, the second largest law firm in Spain. He is also former president of Areas. From May 2012 until June 2014 he was president of Barcelona Global, and now is Honorary President.

General Manager of Áreas in Los Angeles. She holds a MBA from IESE Business School and Journalism Degree from University Ramon Llull. She has worked as an editor at La Vanguardia and Director of Oerreeme.

Is a Strategic Business Advisor, with more than 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur and managing executives of global technology companies. As an American national, living in Barcelona for ~20 years with an extensive US and European network, he has a strong trans-Atlantic and pan-European focus. Dave spends approximately 2/3rds of his life internationally, and 1/3 in the USA

From its founding in 2004, I lead Asociación Sport Cultura Barcelona, that was promoted by Juan Antonio Samarach. Previously I was co-owner of company AZAI, specialized in staff recruitment for events and congresses. As indicative data during Olimpic Games of Barcelona in 92 we had more than 400 people working during 3 months...huge challenge.

Ceo & CoFounder MyPoppins

Director associat a Handy.com, una startup recolzada per una empresa amb $ 110M de fons amb seu a Nova York. Xavier té un MBA de Harvard Business School i un BBA d'ESADE. Abans, va treballar com a consultor de gestió a Bain & Company a Madrid, Londres i Dubai, així com en J.P. Morgan a Londres.

President of Clear Channel Outdoor for Latin America in Miami, an international marketing & advertising company. Previously, he worked at BMG Music and at Walt Disney Company Iberia as Chief Financial Officer in Spain and Portugal. He holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University in Madrid

Partner of Gonçalves Pereira. She is Partner of the Litigation and Arbitration Group. Also she is the Head of Barcelona’s office Arbitration Group, the Coordinator in charge of the Pro Bono Program of the Firm and the Coordinator of the CSR Committee of the Firm.

President and CEO MUJI Spain & Portugal
Board Member of Barcelona Oberta and Associació Comerciants L'Illa Diagonal
Former jobs: Banco Santander and Auna Telecom
MBA IESE '92
BA Economics University of Barcelona

Founding Partner of Hedron HR Human Resources Consultancy. Bachelor in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona.

Founder of China Consultants in Hong Kong. He has experience in what it takes for companies to grow. He is a member of many institutions that bridge the gap between China and Europe, a Professor of Logistics at CEIBS, founder of the Samaranch Foundation, and of various business associations.

Founder and CEO of The Institute For Generative Leadership in Spain and Peru, Coach PCC specialist in senior management at the global level. Senior Consultant and Country Manager of Altus Growth Partners USES, projects that translate their commitment to the people and their environment, through the organizations, to create value and build a sustainable and relevant future for people and their happiness.

I try to reinvent myself daily. Not always succeed. But the attempt is worthwhile.

Responsible for business development and sales at Cairn Capital in London. Before, he worked at JPMorgan where he managed the Iberian fixed income and credit distribution business, was in charge of debt capital markets for Iberia and held senior positions at Citibank, Banesto, and BBVA.

A graduate from London School of Economics, Sciences-Po Paris and Macalester College, Marie is a business development consultant for Entrepreneurs Partners, a business angel syndicate specialized in disruptive startups based in London. Marie is also a professional artist (visual art, performance and poetry), creativity teacher and aspiring art therapist.

CEO of Invest for Children, a foundation of the Investindustrial group. Invest for Children promotes Venture Philantropy.

Co-founder and President — Cooperativa d’Alumnes Les Oliveres SCCL November 2011 — August 2013 The largest student cooperative in Catalonia with more than 100 students. Our goal was to promote entrepreneurship and solidarity among students. Being part of the first executive team of the cooperative allowed me to get an insight of how to scale and design the whole structure. Managed a budget of around €20K in order to maintain a school in Cameroon – teacher’s wages, utilities bills... –. FX Associate — Kantox June 2015 — September 2015 Kantox is a pioneering firm in the FX market (Foreign Exchange). During my stay at Kantox, my main tasks were: • Developing FX proposals for Kantox's clients in order to establish risk management policies and handle FX operations in the most optimal way. Worked in projects for top clients with special operational needs, directly reporting to the CEO & COO Co-Founder – Impact.Barcelona Think Tank February 2016 - Present We are a non-profit organisation founded by young people that promotes entrepreneurship and ideas development among young people. Partnerships with Mobile World Capital & Barcelona Global. Co-Founder & CFO — Arkyne Technologies (Bioo) October 2015 – Present Responsible of the business and financial development of Arkyne Technologies. Arkyne is a pioneering cleantech company that develops and commercialises technologies capable of generating electricity from plant’s photosynthesis in a competitive and sustainable way. Key Milestones: • Best Business Initiative in Catalonia. • 1st Investment Round: 311.000€ (250.000€ from private investors + 60.000€ loan from ENISA) • Forbes 30 under 30.

Director of Communications at Barcelona Global

27 years transforming Global Automotive Business by Leading, Enabling, Engaging and Empowering People + Organizations. Currently, leads the Nissan side of the Alliance Digital HR Program.

Superior technical architect by the School of Architecture of Barcelona. Collegiate Coac since 1976. Creator and founder of Swab Barcelona - International Contemporary Art Fair - since 2006.

Architect.

As lawyer, I'm specialized in corporate law with vast experience in commercial contracting and mergers and acquisitions. 2010 - Graduate of Law, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain. 2010-2011 - Master's Degree in Corporate Legal Practice, IE Law School (Spain). 2011-2015 - Corporate lawyer at EY. 2015-[...]- Corporate lawyer at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo.

Nescafé EMENA Business Manager of Nestlé in Vevey (Switzerland). She has 20 years of experience in the coffee sector and in brand building, marketing and communication strategy. She started her career in 1989 at Nestlé España (Esplugues) and moved to Nestlé HQ in Vevey in 1997.

Dana Dunne is the Chief Executive Officer of eDreams ODIGEO (EDR: SM), one of the world´s biggest online travel companies. Comprising of five consumer brands (eDreams, Go Voyages, Opodo, Travellink and Liligo) which are present in 44 markets, eDreams ODIGEO is the second largest publicly listed e-commerce business in Europe. Prior to his appointment as CEO in January 2015, Dana Dunne held the role of President & Chief Operating Officer at eDreams ODIGEO since 2012. Previously, Dana Dunne served as Chief Commercial Officer of EasyJet, where he was responsible for sales (primarily online), marketing, yield management, contact centres and the customer proposition, among other responsibilities. Dana Dunne has a proven track record at high profile, international telecoms and media companies, including his role as Chief Executive Officer and Head of AOL Europe Sarl, a Division of AOL LLC. He also held the role of President for key business units at both Belgacom and US West, two of the most successful Telcos in Europe and the US. Dana Dunne has an MBA from Wharton Business School and a BA in economics from Wesleyan University. He has dual citizenship (American and British).

Economist. Businessman in the following fields: Tourism, short, medium and long term apartment rentals, Real Estate and... yes, also Confectionery!

Originally from Barcelona, Juanjo started his career at Procter & Gamble, one of the leading brand management companies. He held various brand management roles, including running for all of Europe one of the major product lines for P&G. He also worked at easyJet, as well as running other businesses for companies such as Mars Wrigley.

Is from Barcelona and moved to London to develop his professional career after getting his degree in Economics from Pompeu Fabra University. Pere has an extensive career in the Telecoms and Event Business growing revenue streams and leading market development strategies for events such as Mobile World Congress and 4YFN. Pere is currently the Event Director of 4YFN.

Director General of ESADE and Associate Professor of ESADE Department of Strategy and General Management. He has held a variety of relevant positions in public and private sectors as well as in academic field. He started his professional career at European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht as professor and researcher, where he took management reform initiatives for European Commission. From then on, he moved to the private sector to direct the Public Sector Division of Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture) in Spain.

Prior to joining eDreams ODIGEO, David Elizaga was Chief Financial Officer of Codere SA, and before that he occupied various positions at Codere SA, Monitor Group and Lehman Brothers. In his 8 years in Senior Finance management positions, David Elizaga has raised c. €1.9 billion from Public Markets in 9 different transactions and c. €0.4 billion more in 3 private transactions. Mr. Elizaga holds degrees in Business and Law from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas—ICADE.

Private advisor at the tourism sector, culture, and financial services. Sales Director of Eurodecision and Regional Manager of EFMA.

Vice President of the Board of Reig Capital Group, Chairman of Loris Azzaro Couture, First Secretary of the plenary of the Principality of Andorra, Member of the legislative commission of Welfare State, Interior and Justice.

Graduated in Law from Universidad de Navarra and holds an MBA from Instituto de Empresa de Madrid. He developed a big part of his 20 years of professional career in the nautical sector, especially in port management, so he has wide experience. In October 2017 he joined as CEO in OneOcean Port Vell, marina for superyachts in Barcelona.

Partner of Garrigues in New York and co-head of the Firm’s US Desk since 2009. He advises on matters regarding US and Latin American investments in Spain and Spanish investments in Latin America. He was educated at both Howard and Harvard Law Schools.

Graduate in Economics and Master’s in European Economy from the College of Europe in Bruges. She was director of the Tarragona Delegation of the Patronat Català Pro Europa, and subsequently became the first director of the Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament. She is a member of the board of the Liga Europea de Cooperación Económica and the Institut Catalunya Àfrica.

I’m a father, husband and a huge fan of jazz and Sherlock Holmes. I’m creative, curious and observant. I was born in 1976 in Mexico City and now I live in Barcelona. I work as a copilot to leaders, helping them to achieve a high level of performance and enhancing their impact on the world. I do this by leveraging my experience as a coach, consultant, director and six-times entrepreneur.

Freelance Cultural Manager in Los Angeles with more than 10 years of experience in development and evaluation of cultural programs, communications strategy, membership events and crowd-funding campaigns. She worked for the MNAC Members Program and coordinating projects for the CCCB and A Bao A Qu. She has two Postgraduate Degrees in Fundraising (UB) and Cultural Management (UPF), an MA in Aesthetics and Theory of Contemporary Art (UAB) and a BA in Art History (UB).

He has extensive experience in managing large consumer companies such as Braun Española, Chupa Chups, Cafés Marcilla, Pepsico and Tabacalera in Germany, USA and Spain. In 2001 he joined Telefónica, in charge of Consume, Marketing and Content. He is a strong supporter of the process of digital transformation of companies.

As a prominent investment professional, Mr. Faus has managed over two billion euros of investments/divestments since 2001, mostly in prime Real Estate in Spain, France and Latin America and in Private Equity in Spain.

Senior Vice President at Nestlé Ltd. He has had a long career in manufacturing within the Nestlé Group which includes several senior technical management positions in Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Portugal. His background is in Agricultural Engineer from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

Enthusiastic, passionate and results-driven hospitality professional with over 18 years’ experience. Educated, trained and experienced in Business Administration with concentration in Hospitality Luxury and Lifestyle Industry, Sales and Marketing and Communications.

Strategy and business consultant; expert in designing and implementing corporate transformation programs for enterprises and the public sector. Capabilities on Strategy, Organization, Process Reengineering, Digital Transformation, Change Management and Intelligence.

Borja is licensed architect (UIC), 2005. Doctoral tesis in April 2017. Between April 2008 and September 2011 Borja was Vice-Dean at the School of Architecture, ESARQ, UIC Author of the book “Synchronizing Geometry” . Founding Partner Architect of OAB (Office of Architecture in Barcelona) www.ferrater.com

Antoni Ferré Mestre was born on August 8th 1960, in Bisbal del Penedés, Tarragona. In 1982 he completed his Bachelor’s degree in law from the university of Barcelona, where he also got his PhD in 1989. From 1989 he develops his professional career in el Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona where he currently holds the position of Secretary General and Manager of the area of Services and Human Resources, as well as Director of legal services of the company.

Partner of BioVentures Investors in New York. He also founded Leebow Partners, helping Spanish startups to expand into the US market by providing them access to clients and investors. He is a seasoned professional with hands-on experience in the fields of management and investment for both Spanish SMEs and multinationals, and holds a BBA & MBA from ESADE.

Partner of Nauta Capital in London. He has a degree in Business Administration from the Univerisity of Barcelona, with a Postgraduate Degree in International Management from Harvard and a MBA from the SDA Bocconi (Milan). He is part of the council of leading companies in disruptive technology.

Ceo of GlassIg in Boston. He has experience as a high-tech executive, managing sales, marketing, professional services, and operations in small to large companies. He was Chairman of Eisenworld Corporation and co-founded Technology Coast Partners. He has a MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida and a degree in International Relations from the California State University at Chico.

General Director of UPMBALL (Unión Patronal Metalúrgica del Hospitalet y Baix Llobregat) and AEBALL (Asociación Empresarial del Hospitalet y Baix Llobregat).

Is director de mSchools, a program of mEducation which is promoted by Mobile World Capital Barcelona in partnership with Generalitat de Cataluña, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona and GSMA. I studied Telecommunications Engineering in UPC and worked for many years in the telecommunications field leading teams that were dedicated to building big European communications networks. Also, I worked in various technological start-ups from creation to consolidation of business projects.

Challenge seeker. I moved from traditional Finance industry in London to Fintech sector in Barcelona, where I helped companies implement innovative software solutions to administer their FX needs. After nearly 3 years, I jumped to Tech Consultancy world, where I design and manage the projects to implement Salesforce software to those companies looking for a tool to operate their business.

Lawyer and international author on human rights issues, Mark has worked extensively in transitioning societies as Alger, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burundi, Colombia, Congo, El Salvador, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Director of Mayo Clinic’s biotechnology incubator, where he assists startups in the healthcare sector. He is also runs two investment funds (one public and one private) with 20 combined investments. Prior to that, he was part of Mayo Clinic Ventures, Mayo Clinic's patents, licensing, and startup department. PhD in Immunology (Univ. of Barcelona) and MBA (Univ. of Minnesota).

Degree in Journalism from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She has worked on televisión in Spain, UK and the USA.Currently lives between Barcelona and London and develops cultural projects. From 2016 to date Co-Founder of artcollisions, experiential sessions for organizations to foster innovation and creativity within their teams using contemporary art as a vehicle.

Graduated from Oxford Polytechnic, she worked in finance and later in asset management. She is a member of the board of directors of different companies, highlighting her work in Caixabank. Specialist in Family Business, she has given conferences all over the world. She is the President of her own foundation and member of several boards.

Octavio has a BS in Business Administration from University of Lima and graduated from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne. He has held different leadership positions at The Ritz-Carlton chain worldwide, joined Dusit International as Senior Vice President and in 2010, was appointed by Citibank as an external consultant. Since 2012, he has been VP Managing Director of Hospitality Marketing Concepts, APAC and took over as GM Fairmont Barcelona and PCC in 2017.

Lawyer specialized in the planning and management of energy, telecommunications, transport and environmental infrastructure. Lieutenant of Mayor of the city of Barcelona between 2007 and 2011 and Urban Planning Manager between October 1999 and January 2004 CEO of Consorcio Localret between 1998 and 1999 Associate Professor of administrative law of the Faculty of law

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I am a Catalan citizen who moved to Madrid in 2002 and have living there since then. Working at HSF as partner with expertise in private and public M&A transactions with a strong focus on private equity.

With more than 18 years of professional experience in communication, he is a staunch defender of Barcelona and its identity, being a promoter of The Shopping Night Barcelona. He is currently Global Marketing Communications Manager at Siemens. He usually collaborates with universities such as IdEC, IDEP or ESADE-HTSI. and a ÓPERA ACTUAL correspondent in Switzerland.

Managing Director of Cisco Systems for Strategy and Operations in Asia, based in Singapore. Prior he was a partner in the TMT practice at Arthur D. Little in Silicon Valley, and before that he worked in two software startups in Barcelona. He holds an MBA and MoT from Haas School of Business of the University of California, and a Telecom Engineer degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalunya.

Industrial Engineer with MBA-IESE and VFP MIT ( Cambridge )
7 years in Ministry of Industry and Generalitat de Catalunya
Activity in the private sector focused to corporate finance & venture capital
At present, private investor in different projectes; such as Ubiqum Academy SL

Head Global Clinical Development, Sandoz Biopharma, Novartis. Physician specialist in Occupational Medicine (University of Barcelona) and a master degree in Pharmaceutical Medicine (Autonomous University of Barcelona), a degree in Business Development Program for Executives (PDD) from IESE. With > 25 years of experience in the pharma industry.

Managing Director and Group Corporate Director of Value Retail.

International Director of Smart City ExpoWorld Congress, the premiere international event convening the world’s leading experts on smart cities. Before, he was the Director of Strategic Sectors of the City Council of Barcelona. His professional experience in smart cities includes designing and promoting private-public partnerships, fostering industrial transformation and implementing economic development initiatives.

I’m from Barcelona, I’m 34 years old and after being working in different big communication companies I decided, in 2011, to start my own project, MUT, a new advertising agency based in Barcelona. At MUT we don’t  differentiate between communication online and communication offline and we create 360º campaigns for our clients. Talking about our clients, we are proud to work for (we'd prefer to say “with”) many different kind of clients: Disney, Torres, Casa Mas, Cars Gallery, Bimanán, Gerblé, Fisherman’s Friend, Bollycao, everis, La Llave de Oro, FIATC, etc. I am the owner and General Manager of the company, and my team consists of 17 excellent professionals. We expect to end this year being around 20 people.

Industrial Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and PDD by IESE, Carlos Grau has a long career in the field of communication and information technologies, as well as in the development of digital business. After holding various sales and marketing management positions in companies in the ICT sector such as Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Sun Microsystems or Telefonica, Grau joined Microsoft as general manager in Catalonia. In recent years, Carlos Grau has focused his activity in the field of innovation, where he has led projects such as Biid, a startup focused on mobile identity, or Step One Ventures, a venture capital that invests in technology companies with high potential of growth. Grau has also been a mentor for entrepreneurs through Barcelona Activa or the Startupbootcamp IoT and Data acceleration program, promoted in collaboration with MWCapital. In November 2017, Carlos Grau was appointed CEO of the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation (MWCapital).

Cofounder of Smartrooms Company.

Owner of Guallart Architects and Director of Shukhov Lab.

Born and raised in Barcelona. Currently working in London for Diageo's Tech and Innovation Team. Graduate studies in Imperial College Business School and undergraduate studies in Esade Business School.

Born and raised in Barcelona. Open-minded, curious and passionate. Lived and studied in 3 different continents. Numerous internships within leading organizations (BDO, Unico Hotels and Roche Farma). Now working at Coty as Product Manager. As a local I want to contribute with the city so it maintains its reputation and make Barcelona one of the world´s best cities as it deserves.

Hotelier. After a period in politics and a broad experience in business, in 2003 he founds his own business, Unico Hotels; a collection of luxury lifestyle hotels. He is compromised in strengthening civil society, he participates in numerous organizations such as BG and foundations. He is passionate about travelling, reading and talking.

Partner in the Brussels office of K&L Gates. He advises companies and trade organizations in matters related to EU policy and EU regulation. He is particularly involved in issues related to the areas of TMT and international trade. After some years of academic and legal practice, he was involved for almost 25 years in public policy and governmental affairs. He holds a PhD from the University of Navarra.

Industrial Engineer from Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain, and MBA by IESE and Columbia Business School, Sergi Guillot has held significant positions such as Director of Corporate Development for the city of Barcelona entrepreneurial project “22@Barcelona”, where he contributed to the establishment of Barcelona Media Park, among other initiatives, or as Purchasing Manager at the SIEMENS factory in Witten, Germany. Sergi Guillot joined Acceso as CEO in May 2008 and has led the globalization of the brand boosting its international expansion and promoting measurement services based on the analysis of Big Data through proprietary technology. He is also director of AMEC and member of ADC Dircom (Spanish Association of Communication Directors) and FIBEP.

Member of the Executive Committee at Havas Media Barcelona. He is one of the youngest managers that company has. He has developed his professional career between Barcelona and Madrid. Working in Creative agency Grey, digital agency Archibald and communication agency Havas. He has a degree in Advertising and Executive MBA from ESADE, CEO of Napflix.tv and speaker in different business schools.

Partner at REBER law firm in Zurich. After finishing his law studies in Basel and Madrid, he worked for large international law firms both in Spain and Switzerland. He has broad experience in cross-border legal work. He served for almost 20 years as Vice-President and Member of the Executive Committee of the Official Swiss-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and is a lecturer within the Masters Program in International Advocacy of ISDE Madrid.

I have worked in different industries such as fashion, healthcare and advertisement, but always with the same focus: sales&business development. Thks to that experience I have developed strong commercial skills that allow me to understand customers’ needs and provide solutions that add significant value to their business. Actually, I put all my efforts in 1840 Apartments as a PR&Brand strategis.t

Carlos is the partner responsible for areas of Tributación Nacional e Internacional and M&A Tax Structuring of KPMG in Barcelona. Since 1994, he has developed his professional career in the field of tax advice to large companies and specializes in tax planning for large groups, restructurings and acquisitions abroad, as well as in foreign investments in Spain. Prior to joining KPMG he developed part of his career in the USA, where he led the “Spanish Desk” in Chicago (2001 to 2003) and New York (2003 to 2005) of the other Big Four. He joined KPMG in the year 2006, being named partner of the firm in 2007. He was partner responsible for KPMG Abogados en Cataluña from 2009 to 2012. Included in the selection list of “Best Lawyers in Spain” from the year 2011.

Audiovisual Producer. Founder and Managing Partner of Fosca Films, a content creation and production company that develops films and media. Founder and Partner of Playtheatres a online video on demand platform specialized in performing arts.

Mateu Hernández is the CEO of Barcelona Global, a non profit independent association made up of more than 800 members with the mission to make Barcelona one of the best cities in the world for talent and economic activity. International expert on local development. He is and has been advisor of several cities like NY, Oslo, Torino or London. Secretary of the International Advisory Board of the Smart City World Expo and Congress. He has also been the CEO for economic development for the city of Barcelona and CEO of its local development agency, Barcelona Activa.

Expert in Marketing with 4 years of experience. My specialization is the Management of Marketing, both offline and online, as well as the Management and Development of products, businesses and brands. I am a very hardworking person, sociable,responsible, entrepreneur, proactive and with a great vision, both analytical and strategic. I help companies to grow making them more effective and efficient.

Owner & COO at ISUS & Training Express. British entrepreneur, based in Barcelona, with over 15 years experience building innovative products and services.

Expert in areas of corporate transformation, technology and internationalization processes. He is the Co-Founder of the solidarity platform Teaming. Trustee of Fundación Seres and Fundación Cotec. He lectures at various business schools and universities.

Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He started his professional career in the industrial sector in Management and Management of various industries until he joined the family company Amat Inmobiliarios, a real estate company founded in 1948. Since January 2018, he has been the CEO.

CEO of Nike of the Southern Cone in Buenos Aires. He has been working for Nike for the past 22 years in Spain, US, Holland and Brazil. Prior to Nike, he worked for the Professional Basketball League (ACB) and the Japanese advertising agency Dentsu Inc. He graduated in Business Administration from Louisiana State University, he has a Master in Marketing Management from ESADE and a PADE from IESE.

With 18 years of experience in marketing and communication in the luxury, retail and cosmetic sector, working both within leading agencies and multinationals like L´Oréal. In 2015 he established a luxury real estate business working mainly in Andorra. His stronger values as a leader are commitment, accountability and empathy.

Founder and owner of BJ Retail Consulting in Berlin. She has a solid professional background in consumer and shopper marketing, customer innovation, and B2C e-commerce in FMCG (Fast-moving consumer goods) multinational companies. She is an expert in retail innovation, scouting and analysis.

After a first period of 10 years in the FMCG (Henkel) with several responsibilities at the Marketing Department I joined the Luxury Industry (Richemont Group) as Marketing Director. In 2013 I decided to create my own company and together with my business partner we founded Mediterranean Premium Spirits, a company dedicated to create and develop ultra-premium brands in the Spirits market.

Electronic Engineer, 33 years at IBM where he has had different responsibilities in Sales, Technology Consulting and Integration of projects for national and international clients. He is currently living in Dubai and is the Vice President of IBM GTS Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Pakistan for large accounts.

Swedish entrepreneur based in Barcelona since 13 years. With over 25 years of experience from the travel industry she started her own DMC, Performance Prime Cities S.L, in 2003 with focus on incoming business travel to Barcelona with region.

Boaz builds collaborative relationships with partners across RMIT Europe's research priority area of Industry 4.0. He focuses on highlighting the realm of possibilities for research and student activity that exist across areas such as manufacturing and technology where RMIT can make a valuable contribution. A science and art graduate from the University of Western Australia as well as an alumnus of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Boaz's career has extended across the public and private sectors. The Australian national has a strong interest in biotechnology, agribusiness as well as innovation and technology transfer. He is also focused on fostering outreach strategies that ensure societal input into science and technology.

Advisor to the Board of Istanbul Portfoy A.S., one of the largest alternative asset management companies in Turkey and a founding partner of Fokus Yatirim Holding, an asset management and advisory firm active in Turkey since 2010. He was an independent Board Member of Akis Real Estate Investment Trust in Turkey until January 2017, a leading real estate development company part of Akkok Group of Companies with major presence in power, chemicals, textiles and real estate. He holds partnerships in various renewable energy projects including an end of life tire (ELT) recycling plant as well as a partnership in GFS Turkish Restaurants Ltd. Prior to Fokus he was Managing Director and CEO of Lehman Brothers, Turkey and a member of the Europe and Middle East Operating Committee.

I graduated from a BSc in Business Administration at the Copenhagen Business School. After that I worked at a Swedish Tech Startup in Barcelona where I served as a bridge between Spain and Scandinavia. I am currently involved in a family project where I am putting into practise my organisational, strategical and marketing skills in order to see it flourish.

Founder and Manager of Lanaspa Conseil in Montreal. She is also a member of the board of the Foundation of College International Marie de France. Before, she held several management positions, primarily in the banking (VISA Spain, BNP) and telecom industry (Videndi group), then in the Public sector. She specialized in steering large transformation programs, mostly in connection with digital issues.

As a Brand Manager in the FMCG industry, I design and execute specific marketing plans for each unique brand. So far, I have been able to work with more than 10 well-known brands in Danone and Damm so I can surely say that I am happy to embrace new challenges everyday and be sorrounded by a team of curious and talented people.

Founder of Iolanda Latorre lawyers specialized in Compliance, commercial and contractual law, as well as sports law. Her experience is focused on the business world, in which I have held different management positions. Also, She's been a business analyst. All together with her experience at the City Council of Barcelona, in which I have held senior positions for 4 years, she was the General Manager of IBE.

As a business developer, I promote French and Spanish business exchanges. Co-ordinator of Learning Expeditions, cultivating resilience in a VUCA world. www.wa4steam.com: a growing international community of women angel investors seeking to expand women entrepreneurial presence in the STEAM fields. We aim to become a cohesive body of knowledge for both women angels (WA) and women entrepreneurs

Holds a degree in Architecture by UPC and Business Administration and Management by UB. He is in Unibail-Rodamco from 2016 with previous experience in office of Architecture Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris in 2015. Founder of Youth Economic Circle of Barcelona (YEC) association and of Moove foundation.

# 2017 - Nowadays # Business Description # Main activities and responsibilities Atta Community – CMO Atta is a gamification solution reinventing the way organizations motivate, engage and empower people by making them socialize, team and progress. Creation of a Communication and Marketing Strategic Plan. Development of online and offline techniques to increase the business awareness. # 2014 – Nowadays imaginBank (CaixaBank Digital Business) - Digital Product Manager # Business Description imaginBank is the first mobile-only bank in Spain. CaixaBank is Europe’s leading savings bank and 2014 and 2013 world’s best retail bank for Technology Innovation by the British financial magazine Euromoney. # Main activities and responsibilities Online strategy for imaginBank: Content/Design management, UX/UI Tests, Web Analytics, SEO optimization, Paid Media support, improvement of conversion funnels and Budget management. # 2010 – Nowadays # Business Description # Main activities and responsibilities University Professor in Digital Marketing and Nation Branding -UB Universidad de Barcelona and its "School of Public Relations" were the first institutions specialized in Communication and Public Relations in Europe. Workshop about Nation Branding – The Brand of the Nations Collaborations as marketing and communication lecturer with different conferences and courses on digital marketing.

Founding partner of SUMMA, an independent consultancy specialized in strategy, creation and management of brands, Conrad has been in the communication and brand consulting practice for more than 30 years. He collaborates with ESADE Business School and is a frequent speaker and writer on this issue. President of the Spanish Association of Brand Consultancies and Agencies (Aebrand). Member of the board of the NGO Alianza por la Solidaridad.

Retired journalist and communications professional now resident in Barcelona.

I'm en entrepreneur from NYC who has worked in real estate and Internet Advertising. I am currently building an aerospace company here in Barcelona with La Salle University. I'm also starting a sales website.

President of Grupo Hotusa, a company to which he has dedicated his entire professional career, and that he is leading since its foundation in 1977. President of the Social Council of the URJC, Vice-president of Exceltur, Co-President of the Tourism Committee of AMCHAM. Member of: Council Administration Aena, Advisory Council Turespaña, Consell Consultiu Foment del Treball and the Board of Directors Cercle Economia.

CEO of ZeptoLab in Chicago, one of top mobile game developers in the world. Before, he built a number of businesses in Russia and abroad: a biggest coalition loyalty & payment program in Russia; Zagruzka.com –leading content and b2b telecommunication services provider–, and others. In early 2000's he founded and lead Reaxion, a mobile game developer and publisher for feature phones.

Director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Republic of Korea. He holds a degree in Philosophy and Sciences of Education by the University of Barcelona. He served as Director of MACBA, Chief Curator at MACBA, Director of TABAKALERA in Donostia-San Sebastián, director of Witte de With in Rotterdam, Curator at IVAM in Valencia and Curator of Exhibitions at the Fondation pour l’Architecture in Brussels.

Corporate and Member Relations Director

APCE is the most representative institution of the promotion of the housing construction sector and is an essential benchmark for Catalan entrepreneurship. Associació de Promotors de Barcelona emerged on the February 28th in 1968. Nowadays, it counts with more than 500 real estate associated groups that represent more than 1000 companies.