1990-1999 Director department - financial and insurance activities at Sabadell Multibanca - Banco Sabadell Group -, 1999-2004 Director of the department financial and insurance activities at Credit Suisse, 2004-2010 Director department financial and insurance activities at Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

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.

Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, working with clients in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications industries on M&A and financing transactions. Graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Warwick in 2017. Previously studied at Aula Escola Europea.

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

Pepe Agell leads Chartboost’s strategic planning and partnerships, marketing and corporate development efforts. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the UPC Barcelona and the ETH Zurich. Prior to joining Chartboost, Agell led product management and operations teams in both multinational (Hilti AG) and startups (3scale and Innovalley).

Sergio focuses on transactional law, specialising in M&A, Corporate and Commercial law, Real Estate, development and execution of projects and joint-ventures. He also has considerable experience advising on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and general corporate law. He regularly advises national and international clients such as investment funds, banks, development and construction companies.

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

Vocational entrepreneur who likes to bet on the talent of others. He studied Information Sciences in the Complutense de Madrid and PDD by the IESE of Barcelona. Founding partner and CEO of Bestiario, a company dedicated to creating value in its customers, radically changing their relationship with data. He was Partner and General Manager in P. A. U. Education (DDB Worldwide) and Director of the Foundation Baruch Spinoza. Founding Member of "FriquiFund".

President of Reial Club de Tennis de Barcelona.

Sound international experience in equipment finance, retail and FMCG. Capable of leading growth and transformation projects in organisations with national and/or international interests in sectors related to industrial machinery, food, automotive and sports among others.

Used to work in multinational corporation in IT consultancy for telecom and automotive sectors. In a free time interested in fashion design and healthy life style in all it sense. Born in Central Asia, lived in different counties in the world - Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Qatar and now based in most beautiful city in the world – Barcelona.

Mehdi brings an extensive experience as an international financial executive with a great entrepreneurial spirit oriented to the development of the business. As a partner of the Expense Reduction Analyst, he relies on a unique network of expert and seasoned consultants who allow organizations increase business performance. By working with industry specialists, he is able to build long-term rela

Vice President of the Col·legi de l'Art De La Seda and Administrator and Owner of Interfareba (chemical distribution company).

Juan Antonio Alcáraz holds a degree in Business Management from Cunef (Madrid’s Complutense University) and a Master of Business Administration from the IESE Business School. He joined ”la Caixa” in December 2007 as Chief Business Officer. He is currently head of the following business units at CaixaBank: Retail Banking (Branch Network, Private and Premier Banking, Wholesale Banking), Global Customer Experience (Daily Banking, Enjoy, Protect, Commerce), Specialized Consumer Segments (Imaginbank, Family, Senior, Agrobank, Holabank). Moreover, he is in charge of the following subsidiary companies: CaixaBank Digital Business and CaixaBank Business Intelligence.He is also Chairman of CaixaBank Payments and of CaixaBank Consumer Finance and a member of the Board of Directors of SegurCaixa Adeslas.Over the course of a lengthy career he has served as General Manager of Banco Sabadell (2003-2007), where he was responsible for the Business Network, International Network and Wholesale Banking (Corporate and Investment Banking). Prior to that, he was Deputy General Manager of Santander and Central Hispano (1990-2003), where he was responsible for the Commercial Banking Network and Business Banking in Catalonia (1998-2003). From 1995 to 1998 he was responsible for the Regional Division of Aragón and from 1990 to 1995 for the creation of the Business Branch Network.

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.

Facilitating executive initiatives, accelerating sustainability, comprehending Japanese business etiquette and understanding chemicals & plastics processing are my main attributes. Founder and Managing Partner www.cxosco.com, on demand executives.

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.

Mrs. Maria Alsina Call is the Territorial Director of CaixaBank in Barcelona. She has a degree in Law, a postgraduate degree in Banking and Finance at Pompeu Fabra University, she has participated in different programs at IESE, Advanced Management Program at ESADE and Transformational Leadership at ICLD, among others. She has held various positions in the entity highlighting her work as Territorial Director in the Balearic Islands, Commercial Director of Barcelona and General Delegate of Girona. Married and mother of three children aged 8 and 5.

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.

Asset management expert, with 20 years of experience in banking and venture capital. Previously: Head of International Banking at Criteria, angel investor and prior to that, Managing Director of Corporate & Structured Risk department in CaixaBank. Focus on Fintech and Insurtech Business. Board of Director at KDPOF, Playgiga and Immfly

Double degree from Barcelona (UPC) and Francia in Telecommunication Engineering. Master in European Policy (Science Po) and Master in Market Finance (Paris Dauphine). Passed the level II of the CFA. I speak fluent Catalan, Spanish, English and French. I currently lead the investment team of an investment platform at startups. I previously worked at corporate strategy.

Business developer with over 20 years experience in the hotels and restaurant. Passionate about high quality standards, service details and guest satisfaction. Highly motivated by objectives with an assertive leadership and a strong involvement in the daily operation. Good ability in innovation, creation of concepts and project development. High work capacity with much resistance and perseverance.

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.

Brand Builder with +20 years of experience in Spain, US, Germany and Switzerland, currently at P&G.

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.

Originally from Sydney & born to a Spanish father, I have more than 20 years of experience as a campaign director and content/marketing strategist in Australia, Spain, and Europe. I combine my marketing expertise with my love of Spain to help Spanish brands go global through digital media, in particular, I work with wine and food to travel, health and wellbeing.

Venture developer and early-early stage investor in technology startups, especially those that have demonstrated their viability in their country and wish to move/enter the US through the Silicon Valley of California, where I reside and work. I work as an early stage seed and pre-seed investor as General Partner of my own sweat equity fund, and as an entrepreneur spinning off tech startups from technology-intensive universities. I have been working in innovation, entrepreneurship, tech startup venture creation and venture capital investment for more than 19 years and, prior to that, as a strategy management consultant for 18 years.

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

He began his studies of Business Sciences at the UdG, combining them working as a salesman in the family business. He joined the HR sector in 1997. In 2005 he took over the general management of Axxon. He is PDD IESE. Influential and generator of ideas. His hobby is running in the mountains.

CEO of Andbank España, formerly Deputy Director-General of the department of private banking & marketing at Andorra Banc Agricol Reig, SA. Has completed his studies of computer engineering in the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

Down to earth User Experience Design Team Leader with more than 20 years of experience with a "roll-up your sleeves" attitude. Know-how in start-up, corporate and agency environments with extensive knowledge creating digital experiences that engage users at emotional level. Currently VP of design at Thimble, previously at Time Inc, RGA New York, Microsoft and few US start-ups.

Degree in Business Administration and Management at the Institut Químic de Sarrià, Master in Audit and Financial Management at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Hotel Director AlmaBarcelona, Director of AlmaPamplona, Senior Auditor at Deloitte.

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.

Born and raised in Barcelona, Jordi has lived and worked in several countries: Paris, Milano, London, Frankfurt, Minneapolis & New York. With an international strategy and macroeconomics background, he works in an engineering firm specialized in renewable energy projects for industries. He also teaches International Trade at University.

Ana Úbeda is a partner at RSM Spain and Director of the Department of Commercial Law and M&A at the Barcelona office. She has developed a large part of her professional career in the law firm Garrigues. Ana specialises in advising national and international groups on corporate and contract law, in M&A transactions. She is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, French and English.

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.

I am a Partner of Deloitte Spain, with experience in Corporate Finance focused on financial and strategic advice to national and international companies in complex operations of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity, Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures and Corporate Finance. I am a member of the Board of Partners of Deloitte Spain and lead the StartmeUP program.

Founder & Director at TheCreativeNet.

María Barbancho is a criminal lawyer with an international scope. During her career she has been working in well-known legal boutiques in Barcelona. Nowadays she offers a taylor-made service for companies and individuals in cross-boarding matters. Member of the European Criminal Law Association and others, she is actually doing a PhD about Fake News and strongly believea that the legal sector is experiencing a disruptive moment of which she would like to be part of. María speaks fluently german, english, catalan and spanish.

PENDING

Director of International Business Unit at MST Holding. 15 years leading international projects of outsourcing of Contact Center Services. I'm responsible for the end to end clients journey (Sales-to-delivery). Focus on strategies and activities with a high level of management and control of the P&L and balance sheet. Managed international and multicultural teams both in sales and in operations.

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.

Professional in Performing Arts (theatre and dance) from various aspects: actress, choreographer, teacher as Head of the Dance Department of the Esart Campus, involved in the associationism as vice president of the AADPC, involved at management level as broker in risk prevention through the company Ofitesec SL, fights for cultural defense from belonging to different groups.

Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta was born in Barcelona on ​​February 6th, 1963 and became a Club member on April 20th, 1974. Bartomeu, who at the time was the Vice President of FC Barcelona, became President on January 23rd, 2014, after the resignation of then-President Sandro Rosell. Bartomeu’s mandate was then revalidated on July 18th, 2015, when his candidacy won the Club’s presidential election with almost 55% of the vote, far more than the other three candidates. The 2015 election had participation of 43.12% (47,270 votes from a voter roll of 109,637 members), the third-highest level of participation in FC Barcelona history. Bartomeu received 25,823 votes (54.63% of those cast). The other three candidates received the following votes: Joan Laporta, former President of the Club between 2003 and 2010, received 15,615 votes (33.03%); Agustí Benedito received 3,386 votes (7.17%); and Toni Freixa received 1,750 votes (3.70%). Before becoming President, Bartomeu had held several high-level positions at FC Barcelona. Between 2003 and 2005 he led the handball and basketball sections. Then, following the 2010 election, he returned to the Club as the Vice President of Sports, a position which he held until 2014. It was during this stage that FC Barcelona won the fourth Champions League title in Club history, its second Club World Cup, two La Liga titles, a European Super Cup and a Copa del Rey, among others. Since Josep Maria Bartomeu has been the President of FC Barcelona, the Club’s professional teams have continued with their success despite having faced such difficult moments as the death of head coach Tito Vilanova. Luis Enrique was then chosen to lead the team, and Luis Suárez, who landed at Camp Nou as the reigning Golden Shoe winner, strengthened the forward line. In recent seasons, Barça has won numerous titles, including the second treble in Club history when the 2014/15 squad conquered La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League after defeating Juventus, 3–1, in that year’s final in Berlin. Barça followed up that effort by winning four more titles in the 2015/16 season, taking home the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and a domestic double of La Liga and the Copa del Rey. In the 2016/17 season, Barça won the Copa del Rey for the third consecutive year. Ahead of the 2017/18 season, and after manager Luis Enrique did not renew his contract with the Club, FC Barcelona signed head coach Ernesto Valverde, who played for Barça between 1988 and 1990. Institutionally, President Bartomeu has promoted an ambitious Strategic Plan for the period that runs from 2015 through 2021, with the objective of making Barça the most admired, beloved, and global sports institution, a plan which includes an annual revenue goal of €1bn by 2021. Among the most important elements of the Strategic Plan are the Barcelona Innovation Hub project, which aims to make the Club a global center for knowledge and sports innovation, and the Masia 360 project, which aims to provide education to all the Club’s athletes. Another project which has been undertaken by President Bartomeu is the construction of Espai Barça, a project approved by the Club’s members in a referendum held on April 5th, 2014, with 27,616 votes for and 9,589 votes against. The Espai Barça plan calls for the renovation of Camp Nou, the construction of a new Palau Blaugrana, the radical transformation of the Stadium’s surroundings, and building a new Miniestadi at the Club’s training facility in Sant Joan Despí, all with a budget of €600m. A team of architects, formed by the firms Nikken Sekkei and Pascual-Ausió, was put in charge of the Camp Nou renovation project after winning a competition held in 2016. Consistent with the Club’s goal of expanding globally, an objective that is included in the Strategic Plan, FC Barcelona opened an office in New York City on September 6th, 2016. The move has reinforced Barça’s globalization efforts and is a fundamental business link for securing new revenues. With the addition of the New York office to the one the Club opened in Hong Kong in October of 2013, FC Barcelona has bolstered its global presence with ongoing operations 24 hours a day. All of these efforts allowed the Club to earn €708m in the 2016/17 season, the highest figure in its history.

Graduate in Information Sciences (UAB). Exercised journalism for three decades in press, radio and television. Director of communication in the financial sector. Responsible for the operational management, communication and marketing of the equipment that can be visited at the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera. Lecturer on communication at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

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.

Teresa Basilio Monné (Barcelona, 18 February 1964, member 138,267) is the current Culture Delegate for the Board of Directors. A law graduate from the University of Barcelona, she completed a Masters' course in External Commerce at CEDEIN, a diploma in High European Studies at Europa College in Bruges, she is a postgraduate of the Economics and Business Faculty at the University of Barcelona and General Management Programme from IESE. She has worked as a lawyer and also as a consultant at MASTER CONSULTING ESNET, SA and director of the ASSOCIACIÓ INDEPENDENT DE JOVES EMPRESARIS DE CATALUNYA. Since 2005 she has been a member of the management committee and CFO at BATLADY S.L.

I live with a desire to be better every day. Nick has over 25 years' experience in leisure and consumer-orientated sectors, working across private equity, public and private family-run businesses. Currently Chairman of Ten Entertainment plc, and previously was a senior independent director of Elegant Hotels plc and NED at Brakes Group. Also served on the Board of Directors of The Wimbledon Champ

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.

IT Industries

Graduated from ESADE in 1993. MSF from Boston College in 1995 Morgan Stanley London, 1995-1996 Kleinwort Benson London, 1997-1998 J.P. Morgan London-Madrid, 1998-current Currently co-head of banking industry groups, EMEA at J.P. Morgan

CEO and founder of Future Places, a consulting firm specialising in the development and promotion of places and destinations, and Managing Director of Poblenou Urban District Association. Founder member of Barcelona Global, of the International Place Branding Association and member of the advisory board of the Global Cultural District Network (GCDN) and of the European Policy Designers Network

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.

Jordi Bernadó (Lleida, 1966) is the winner of the Fotopress Scholarship in 1993 and the Endesa X Scholarship in 2007. His book "Very very bad news" won the prize for the best photography book at Photoespaña 02 and the prize for the best art book from the Ministry of Culture in 2002. His work is part of important public and private collections around the world.

Co founder in tthegap one of the most innovating Digital Advertising and marketing company of Spain

President on Bernat Family Office, and is also an active investor with a focus in technology: TIC, biotech and cleantech. He is an member of other boards in different industries. This is balanced with studies in dramatic art, philosophy, and brain biology. For 24 years he worked for his family business, Chupa Chups and he created the Smint product and brand (powermints).

Well-rounded expertise in general corporate legal affairs, including M&A, company law, advocacy, compliance and creation of shared value. 10 years legal practice at major law firms in Spain (Barcelona and Madrid), and 6 years as senior legal counsel in Nestlé headquarters (Switzerland) and Nestlé Spain. Dinamic, self-motivated and fast-learner attitude towards work, and life!

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.

Degree in Industrial Engineering by University of ITESM, Mexico, and with masters in finance, business and financial management. He has experience in HR management, team management, negotiation, and international coordination. In 2002 started his professional life at T-Systems Mexico, as Head of Project Management & Controlling Office. Transferred to TS USA, as head of HR. In Iberia from April 2017.

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.

Noemí Blázquez joined Uría Menéndez in 2000. She has over 18 years' experience in the practice of administrative, urban and environmental law, collaborating with both the public authorities and in the defence of business interests. He participates in commercial operations of projects in the real estate sector and in the commercial and residential distribution sector.

Raül Bobet is the director and oenologist of Castillo de Encus, his most personal project, in which he set himself the objective of producing high quality wines while always respecting the environment. After many years working in the sector, always with great interest in oenological research, now research, perfectionism and rapture define his work.

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).

I have 14 years experience in the recruitment industry specialising in the tech space. Specifically Cyber, Data and SAP, working closely with both clients and candidates across the UK & European region. Having worked for staffing and executive search companies enables me to understand my clients requirements and helps me to deliver on their recruitment strategy

Javier Bonet is Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Enterprise at the University of Greenwich. Previously Director of the Welsh Government's Sêr Cymru National Research Network in Advanced Engineering and Materials and Head of the College of Engineering at Swansea University. A professor in computational mechanics with over 100 well cited publications and several widely used textbooks in the field.

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.

Born in Moscow, I moved to Spain in 2002 where I received a master in MBA and another International Trade. In 2009 I started my own business, Escuelas Happy Way, 0-3 years child care centers in Sant Gervasi, Turo Park, Les Corts and Sant Cugat

Digital Marketing Manager in TourRadar, startup that has raised over $ 65M of global funds. Bruno is Engineer in ICT Management by La Salle with an international exchange completed at Manhattan College. With several years of experience in internet companies, he started his career at vente-privee and than worked at BeRepublic, trivago, heycar. Before moving to Viena, lived in Barcelona, New York, Düsseldorf and Berlin.

Master in economics by Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and master in international finance with PhD in economics at the University of California Santa Cruz. I specialize in behavioral finance and experimental economics. Affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin and the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros, I am also a member of the Berlin Economics Research Associates.

I have led the Restructuring and Insolvency department of Fieldfisher JAUSAS since 2003, and I am a leading specialist in restructurings and reorganisations, as well as in national and international bankruptcy proceedings - both from the perspective of the bankrupt and of the creditors - among my specialities is the purchase of production units within the framework of insolvency proceedings.

Lawyer admitted in Paris and Barcelona. Working in business law (corporate commercial) in Paris for over 20 years. He is a partner of the law firm M & B lawyers in Paris. He is in the department of commercial law and contracts, advising on economic law, corporate law and commercial litigation. Previously he was a partner of Gide Loyrette Nouel in charge of the Iberian Desk. He was in charge of Investment Advice and Defence and litigation in France for Spanish and Latin American multinationals in industrial and commercial projects. He was also managing partner of Cuatrecasas' Paris office in the corporate M&A and commercial law department. She holds a degree in law from the University of the Basque Country, a master's degree in international trade and law and a higher diploma in commercial law from the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne. She completed her training at IESE with a special program in Leadership in the Legal Profession.

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.

I work at J.P. Morgan as an associate in the debt capital markets team covering corporate clients in Southern Europe. I joined J.P. Morgan London in 2014, having spent two years in the Natural Resources M&A team before joining my current team. I hold a Masters in International Finance from HEC Paris and a B.S. from ESADE Business School.

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.

D. David Brush has over 30 years’ experience as a real estate professional. He started his career at Philadelphia National Bank in 1983 and moved to Bankers Trust (now part of Deutsche Bank) as a Vice President in 1987. During his 20-year tenure at Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank Real Estate, Mr. Brush founded the Real Estate Opportunistic investing division, where he was a Global Head and CIO of the business for 13 years. During that time, he supervised the completion of over 150 transactions consisting of real estate acquisitions, equity investments, corporate recapitalisations and distressed loan portfolio acquisitions with an enterprise value in excess of $50.0 billion. Most recently, Mr. Brush served as Managing Partner at Brookfield Property Group, responsible for the firm’s real estate investing activities in Europe, where he closed the £500 million acquisition of Gazeley, a pan-European logistics company (2012). Mr. Brush holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of several real estate professional organisations.

Founder and General Director of Ardana Consultants. Expert in public-private partnerships, structuring of investment projects and services and public procurement. Founder of the Specialist Center on PPPs in Smart and Sustainable Cities, an initiative of IESE and the United Nations. Founder of the association Knowurbannet.

Strategic communications advisor, with special expertise in M&A, crisis communications, investor relations, corporate reputation, Board advisory and financial media relations.

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.

+22 years working for multinationals, the last 12 As General Manager in several countries. Currently General Manager Europe in BIC, with aprox 45 countries under my responsibility. Start-up investor, with 14 investments done mainly in Barcelona start-up ecosystem. Member of the Board of French Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona. 70% of my time spent travelling in Europe.

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.

Independent Strategic Advisor, Professor and Author, with over 30 years’ professional experience in Europe and Japan in business transformation and digitalization. Deputy Dean and Faculty of Strategy, Disruptive Transformation, Industry 4.0, AI Robotics & Business, at GLOBIS School of Management, Tokyo. Executive in Residence, Professor, ESADE Business School Barcelona.

Born in Barcelona. Industrial Organization Engineer, with Erasmus in USA. Later I did an internship in an industrial company. Currently, working in the Insurance sector, specifically in an insurance consultancy. Proud of Barcelona, I like to be able to help and collaborate in a better future for everyone.

Doctor-dentist, by Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Postgraduate in Periodontics Master in Medical and Dental Education, University of Southern California, President of the Association of Dental Clinics: Best Quality Dental Centers (2011 to present). Founder and medical director of Cambraclinic Dentistas. Tennis player since the age of 6, participating in all RCTB teams

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.

Joaquim Campa is a passionate HR leader with more than 15 years of experience, he loves the change, the critical thinking and out of the box ideas. He has specialised in Talent Management and Organisational Development in Digital Star-up environment, helping new tech companies to grow its business trough the growth of its people. He is currently VP of HR at Social Point, a fast paced start-up based in Barcelona with more than 300 high talented professionals. Social Point is a world reference in mobile, action, social and strategy gaming, with mega-hits like Dragon City and Monster Legends, and an active fan base of more than 50 million players. Previously he was Global HR Director of LetsBonus, an international E-commerce company of Livingsocial Group and Organization Development Manager at Sharp Electronics. Joaquim holds a HR Strategy Executive Program from ESADE , a Talent Management Program from EADA and Bachelor Degree in Labour Relation from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Asabys Partners (Asabys) is a professional investment firm that works closely with entrepreneurs to build health and innovation companies with technologies and products designed to transform people’s lives and provides disruptive solutions to current health challenges. Asabys will be investing in early stage companies operating in healthcare innovation across the board.

She began her professional career as a lawyer in 1997 at Bufete Cabello after graduating in Law from the University of Barcelona. She joined the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in 2006 as Director of Legal Services and Recruitment. Before assuming her current position as Executive Director of the entity in 2013, she was the manager of the TNC.

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.

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.

Blai Carandell is partner in NOBA, an innovation study that helps corporates accelerate the launch of new products and services through business prototyping. He is also co-founder of Musicotec, an audiovisual rental platform with more than 30,000 active users. He has a Master in International Relations by IBEI and a Degree in economics by UPF.

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.

Vanesa Carceller is the General Director of JLL in Catalonia. Previously, she worked at Servihabitat, where she was Director of Strategic Clients for almost four years, as well as at the American fund Apollo Management and the Anglo-Saxon investment group Bluestone Group, where she held positions of Business Development and Director for Spain respectively. Previously, and after seven years in strategic consulting and change management at Bain & Co. and Accenture in different offices outside Spain, she was Business Development Director at Aktua Soluciones Financieras and Marketing Director at Renta Corporación. Carceller is also founder and member of the Council of the Observatory for Women, Business and Economics (ODEE) of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, and of the association 50a50, dedicated to promoting gender equality in decision-making bodies in all socio-economic areas. Vanesa Carceller holds a degree in Business Administration from the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, and an MBA from the IESE Business School.

Jordi Cardoner (Barcelona, 5 July 1962; member number 4,660) has a degree in economics and business and an Executive MBA. He is founder and partner at Kids School (English&Kids), a company specialised in teaching English to children under the age of 8 and also founder and partner at Verd Natura Vending (VerdVending). He is also CEO at JOELA S.L.Sr Cardoner is the grandson of Nicolau Casaus, who was the Club vice president from 1978 to 2003.

Partner in financial law at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, based in the London office.

Jordi William Carnes (Barcelona, 1959), is a philology graduate, although he has worked for much of his professional career in the field of politics and for government bodies. He is currently the President of Leitat Technological Center since January 2017 as well as the President of CTECNO (Catalan Technological Foundation) since 2012.

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).

Oscar Carpio holds the following positions: - Managing Director of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. - Deputy General Manager of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. - Director of Caixa Capital Risc, SGEIC S.A. - Director of Saba Infraestructuras, S.A.

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.

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.

Value Investor. Currently working as Real Estate Associate in Family Office.

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.

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

Originally from Hospitalet del Infant (Tarragona). I have a Diploma in Administration and Management of Tourism Companies and I have been developing my professional activity around the hotel sector, where I have been working in several countries such as France, Germany, England, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

-

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.

In 2001 he assumed the Presidency of Andorra Banc Agrícol Reig, S.A. (Andbank). He is a member of the Board of Directors and/or Chairman of various companies in different economic sectors (tourism and hotels, real estate, finance, insurance, import and export, department stores, electricity, transport, etc.).

My name is Albert Chamorro, I am 24 years old and I work at Coca-Cola European Partners as a transformation project manager within the commercial area.

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.

I help companies reach their ambitions by creating strategic experiences aimed at positively changing the way people feel, think and act. For eight years I have lead teams in designing experiences in a wide range of different industries including pharmaceutical, consumer goods and the banking industry, both for national and international companies. My values are passion, attitude and determination

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.

Creating access to affordable mental healthcare at Headway. Previously, consultant at GEP Worldwide. Graduated from the Dual Degree Program between Columbia University and Sciences Po Paris in Economics and Political Sciences.

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.

Over 25 years of international experience as executive in leading international technology companies (mainly Hyprotech, Aspentech and Aucerna) serving the energy industry. Currently based in London (UK), I have spent multiple years living in Canada, Barcelona and Germany. Born and raised in Barcelona, “my city” has been always center to me.

Professional of the real estate sector with more than 20 years of experience. He has worked in Garrigues, Bankers Trust REIB, DB Real Estate and RREEF, as General Manager. During this period, he has participated in transactions with a total volume of approximately 5,000 million euros in all types of real estate assets. These include the sale and leaseback of the Tree portfolio, the largest real estate transaction in Europe in 2009. During his time at RREEF, he was responsible for a team with a portfolio of assets in excess of 3,000 million euros. This team also constituted seven investment vehicles of which two are still active, with a size of approximately 500 million euros, belonging to private clients and family offices. Since Merlin's IPO, he has led two of the sector's largest operations in Spain, the acquisition of Testa and the agreement to integrate Metrovacesa, two operations that have led Merlin Properties to become a leading real estate company in Spain with assets worth more than 10,000 million euros and gross annual income of 465 million euros from rentals.

Joaquim Clos holds a Diploma in Tourism from ESADE and a degree in Finance from IESE. Born in Barcelona, he is General Manager of Derby Hotels Collection. He has 23 establishments including the firm Barcelona Apartment. Spaces where art, culture, gastronomy and luxury are presented to the client as a unique experience in the centre of Barcelona, Madrid, London and Paris.

Dr. Joan Clos is the former Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), at the level of Under Secretary General by the United Nations General Assembly. He held this office from October 2010-December 2017. During his mandate, Dr. Clos led the process of elaboration of the New Urban Agenda, and he was appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). Born in Barcelona on 29 June 1949, he is a medical doctor with a distinguished career in public service and diplomacy. He was twice elected Mayor of Barcelona, serving two terms from 1997 until 2006. He was Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Trade of Spain between 2006 and 2008. This ministerial function included the Spanish Energy portfolio. Prior to joining the United Nations, he served as the Spanish Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan. He is a medicine graduate from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), and specialized in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). Dr. Joan Clos then joined the Barcelona Municipal Government as the Director of Public Health in 1979. Elected as a city councilman between 1983 and 1987, he earned a reputation for improving municipal management and for urban renewal projects, notably managing the renovation of downtown Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella district.

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.

I help companies accelerate growth by deepening their understanding of consumer needs, attitudes and behavior. I have a particular passion for solving complex operational and marketing problems through collaborative and creative means, engaging leaders across functions to drive change with a consistent, clear and actionable strategy.

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.

Doctor in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Barcelona and University Professor of Cell Biology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He did (2011) postgraduate managerial training at IESE Business School in Madrid (Health Management Executive Programme). After a long career in the field of basic neuroscience research, he was appointed Director the Director of Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) in 2009, with responsibility over the entire Research at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. This is his present appointment that he combines with the leading of a small research group of eight people working in the molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer Disease physiopathology. In his career it is noteworthy that he began as director of the research group of Molecular Neurobiology (1991) and as Professor of Cell Biology and Histology (2002) in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Lleida. In 2004 his entire group moved to the University Hospital ‘Arnau de Vilanova of Lleida" to start a new line of basic -clinical collaboration. From 2004 to 2007 he held the position of Director of the Research Laboratory of this Hospital. This nucleus was the embryo of the Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida. In 2007 he moved to Autonomous University of Barcelona to become Director of the Institute of Neurosciences (2007-2009). In the past, he has served in science policy managerial tasks at various levels such as: Vice President for Research and postgraduate studies at the University of Lleida; Director of the National Evaluation and Prospective Agency (ANEP) (Spanish Government); General Director of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (Spanish Government); General Director of the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) (Catalan Government). More recently he was elected as secretary general of the Confederation of Scientific Societies of Spain (COSCE) (2011). In March 2012 he has been elected External Advisor to the National Agency for Research (Spanish Government). Since 2009 he has been leading the Spanish scientific participation in EATRIS (European Union) and since 2012 he is also the Chair of the Board of National Directors of EATRIS at a European scale. Furthermore, he has been reviewer of the European Commission (Framework Programme), other national spanish (ANEP, FIS, CICYT) and regional Catalan (DURSI) funding agencies. He serves as reviewer of more than15 international scientific journals, and has organized (chair) national (Spanish Society of Neuroscience - Lleida 2003) or international (FENS Forum of Neuroscience, 2012 edition). Dr. Comella has published over 100 articles in international journals and has lectured more than 150 conferences, seminars and presentations at national and international meetings and academic institutions. His Hirsch index is 35. Most of the research work of his group relates with the relevance of neuroinflammation in the development of neurodegenerative diseases and in particular with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Economist and cultural manager, I lead a team of professionals concerned with providing solutions to the marketing and communication departments, especially in Barcelona.

I consider myself a passionate person in love with my city and enjoy hosting other people by showing them the most beautiful sights of Barcelona. I studied business administration at IQS and I am currently working as a private banker at Deutsche Bank after being an auditor at PwC. I spend my free time around 4 things that are important to me: Family, YEC Spain, Sports and Moove Foundation

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.

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.

Strategist, entrepreneur and lecturer on the opportunities created by the digital economy. Expert in digital marketing, new business models and interactive advertising network. Since 1999, I’ve worked on strategic consulting and online business development. Currently Partner and CEO of RocaSavatella.

Moved to everis uk as a CEO

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.

Hospitality and Tourism Studies and 2 years living in Portland (USA) where he worked in different hotels and restaurants Experience in many restaurants and hotels in Catalonia. 6 years at the Hotel Arts Barcelona (Ritz-Carlton) occupying management positions in the Food and Beverage division. And since 1998 (21 years) working in Dominican R. with Catalonia Hotels. Openings of all hotels.

He has developed his professional career in the field of institutional relations, government and representation of interests in the private sector where he has acquired knowledge especially in the economic and business environment of the city of Barcelona. From 2013 to 2016 he was linked as Project Manager in Barcelona Global. In Barcelona City Council he has been Chief of Cabinet of the President of the Socialist Municipal Group (2017 - 2019) and Chief of Cabinet of the Second Tenancy of Mayor, of Company, Culture and Innovation (2016- 2017). Degree in Political Science and Administration, International Relations profile by UPF, took part in the London and Global Cities, Governance, Planning and Design program (2014) - London School of Economics Executive Summer School (Program Directors: Ricky Burdett and Tony Travers).

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.

Degree in Economics and Business Administration and Law from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. 1999-2006 Accenture manager, 2006-2010 principal of The Boston Consulting, 2010-2012 director of PwC.

Born in Barcelona, where he grew up, studied in the French Lycée and later graduated at ESADE Business School with an MBA in 1986. During his professional career, Narcís de Carreras has always worked in the Energy and Infrastructure fields, with a variety of roles in banking, consulting, engineering and utilities sectors. Since 2006 he works for Naturgy Energy Group (formerly known as Gas Natural

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

Prof. de Lecea graduated in Biology at the University of Barcelona in 1991 and conducted postdoctoral work at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. He started his laboratory on the neurobiology of sleep in 1996. He is best known for his discovery of neurotransmitters critical for the regulation of vigilance states and for the implementation of ontogenetic methods.

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.

Graduated in Law from the Universitat de Barcelona in 1990, specialized in Criminal Law, and in particular in Economic Criminal Law and Corporate Defence. Member of the Governing Board of Iltre. Barcelona Bar Association, Member of the Money Laundering Commission of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, Director of the magazine Món Jurídic and Trustee of the Conde Torre-Saura Foundation.

José María specialises in both public and private M&A. He has extensive experience in acquisitions, joint-ventures and development of green-field and brown-field infrastructure projects in Spain and abroad (UK, USA, China, Chile, Colombia, etc.). José María also specialises in law for non-profit organisations and is secretary for a number of boards of trustees (Fundación AGBAR, Fundación Aquae, Fu

Marketing, Comms and sales executive with more than 14 years of international experience. Passionate, creative, driven with demonstrated intrapreneurial skills. Committed to questioning the status quo and delivering the highest possible results with integrity, professionalism and spirit of service.

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 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.

Chief Executive Officer of SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital since april 2003. President of the Factor Humano Foundation's Advisory Board since 2016. Member of the Children’s Hospital’s International Executive Forum since 2010. He is a specialist in Family and Community Medicine and holds a Master's degree in Public Utility Management from the ESADE.

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

Born in Barcelona having a Catalan Mother and an American Father. I was raised in Madrid until I was 13 and then moved to the UK for the following 5 years attending Ampleforth College a boarding school in the UK. Following that, I moved back to Barcelona for Uni (Business Admin) and started my career in finance in London. I changed Industry to follow my dream in tech and started in Salesforce.com

Managing Director and Head of Business Development for Alantra Asset Management and brings over thirty years of private and public credit markets experience. Prior to joining Alantra, I spent nearly fifteen years as Business Development Director at Cairn Capital, a U.K. based credit alternative asset manager. Earlier in my career held senior positions at JPMorgan and Citibank.

Consultant specialized in market research, strategy and co-creation processes for brands. Member of different organizations, founder of EmedeEme and currently associated with Connociam. University professor.

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.

Ruben Diaz-Plaja is Senior Policy Advisor in the Policy Planning Unit of the NATO Secretary General and has more than a decade's worth of experience working on the links between security, defence and governance in Europe and its neighbourhood, having worked with NATO, the OSCE and civil society. Ruben is a proud Barcelonan by birth and is committed to helping his city thrive in the years to come.

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.

Art historian and gallery owner specialized in modern and contemporary art, with special interest in the artistic avantgarde of the 20s and 30s. He did his academic studies in London. 1992-1993 Works of Art Course at Sotheby's Institute of Art (London); 1993-1995 BA in History of Art at University College London; 1995-1996 Master in History of Art.

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.

Lawyer by profession, businessman by vocation. Born in Quito, Ecuador. Postgraduate degree in Conflict Management at Harvard University. I have over 17 years experience in advising on negotiations processes and conflict management. I undertake projects related to second home and commercial real estate investment. In 2017 I decided to take a sabbatical year in Barcelona. I'm currently opening a chain of restaurants.

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!

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.

We believe that brands accelerate profitable and sustainable growth. We believe that branded traffic is at the core of a strong digital business foundation. We believe that branded traffic is the consequence of a well designed brand strategy and brand activation plan that put the customer at the center of a business decision making process. At Dreamanic we help you to shift your business to a bra

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.

My mission is to position Areas as a world leading Travel Food & Beverage company for our stakeholders (employees, customers and owners) through brand protection, external and internal communication and sustainability. I have over 20 years of international experience in Marketing and Corporate Communications Management in multinational companies such as SONY, Checkpoint Systems, Sealed Air and Diversey, achieving business results through analytical and creative thinking.

ARAD EDREY-LAVIE, CITIZEN OF THE WORLD After working in various countries with prestigious tech firms, Arad decided to move to Barcelona because “it’s the most European city of the Mediterranean, and the most Mediterranean city of Europe.” Real estate was always his passion, he had begun to invest early in life and one day he decided to convert his hobby into a personal business endeavor.

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.

I am Zaragozana by birth and Catalan by adoption. I came to Catalonia to work more than 20 years ago. Since then I dedicate myself to the world of corporate finance and business development.

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.

Co-founder and CEO of Noken. Originally from Barcelona, Marc started his career as a consultant at McKinsey in Madrid and shortly after moved to the U.S. to fulfill his dream of starting his own business. Marc has worked as a growth marketer at Silicon Valley startup Turo. Marc holds an MBA from Harvard and a BBA from ESADE

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.

CEO and Co-founder of RateNow, the real-time feedback company via smiley terminals on the spot. Born and raised in Barcelona, London-adopted for 4 years, passionate about learning and everything related to human flourishing.

She is a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan in the International Wealth Management Division. Mrs. Estany joined JPMorgan in Spain in 2010, having worked previously in the Investment Bank at the London branch of J.P. Morgan (1993-1996) were she was in charge of the Structured Products Group for Spain, France, Belgium and Portugal in the Capital Markets Division.

Antoni Estevadeordal is Special Advisor and Head of the Migration Initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since October 2018, where he coordinates IDB agenda on migration issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2007 he was Manager of the Integration and Trade Sector of the IDB. He holds a BA in Economics from University of Barcelona and a PhD in Economics from Harvard.

Cofounder of the California Spain Chamber of Commerce. Moved from BCN to California in 2010. Previously she worked in AXA as CIO Office&Architecture Director.

Entrepreneur and partner in CETSA.

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).

50 years old in Caixabank where I have developed different functions and responsibilities. For the last 11 years I have been incorporated in Mexico in the INBURSA financial group, of which Caixabank is a minority partner occupying positions on the Board of Directors and Management Committee.

Researcher at Instituto de História da Arte, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Currently part of the research project Iberian Modernisms and the Primitivist Imaginary. Editor at RIHA Journal. Interested in creative solutions for art historical knowledge transfer to the general public. Dividing my time between Lisbon, Barcelona and London.

Jordi specialises in Corporate Law. He has advised national and international clients on: Mergers and Acquisitions (mergers, spin-offs, restructurings, acquisitions, etc.), Start-ups and venture capital, Projects financing, Real estate transactions (investment, development, sale, etc.), Corporate law and Commercial contract law.

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

Marc Ferré Hausmann is Managing Director of Bayer Service Center Barcelona. A multifunctional center with 600 employees providing Accounting, Controlling, Procurement, IT and Order to Cash services globally. He started his career in Bayer in 2001 and since then assumed various leadership roles in operations and global transformation programs in Barcelona and overseas. Marc comes originally from Spain and holds an MBA from IDEC University and a Degree of Economics and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

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.

He founded Leebow Partners to help Spanish innovative companies 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.