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    International Council 

    Top professionals living in the world’s leading cities who have strong ties with Barcelona and are committed to its future. Become a member

    Barcelona gathers international interest. To respond to that, we have built a network of professional leaders living around the world in order to promote the image and prestige of Barcelona and identifying investment and business opportunities for the city.

    Roles:

    • To act as ambassadors for the city by promoting the Barcelona brand worldwide.
    • To detect business opportunities for Barcelona and new practices that could be applied in the city through the publication of articles in La Vanguardia in which recommendations for Barcelona and examples of other cities are given.
    • To offer their views on the city’s key indicators through the International Council Perception Survey, reflecting how they view the city in terms of business-friendliness, talent, quality of life and brand, and help us to understand the image Barcelona conveys to the rest of the world.
    • To debate major issues of concern to the city and explore synergies among the different areas of the association at the Barcelona on the Global Map yearly seminar, taking advantage of the fact that many of the members of our International Council are back in Barcelona for the holiday season. 

     

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  • Basel
    Number of members: 2.
    Berlin
    Number of members: 1.
    Boston
    Number of members: 6.
    Brussels
    Number of members: 4.
    Chicago
    Number of members: 1.
    Denver
    Number of members: 1.
    Dubai
    Number of members: 2.
    Gütersloh
    Number of members: 1.
    Lausanne
    Number of members: 8.
    London
    Number of members: 17.
    Los Angeles
    Number of members: 3.
    Mexico City
    Number of members: 5.
    Miami
    Number of members: 5.
    Monaco
    Number of members: 1.
    Montreal
    Number of members: 1.
    Munich
    Number of members: 1.
    New York
    Number of members: 10.
    Paris
    Number of members: 6.
    Portland
    Number of members: 1.
    Rochester
    Number of members: 1.
    San Francisco Bay
    Number of members: 10.
    San Juan
    Number of members: 1.
    Seattle
    Number of members: 2.
    Shanghai
    Number of members: 2.
    Singapore
    Number of members: 2.
    Zürich
    Number of members: 9.
    Wien
    Number of members: 2.
    Tokio
    Number of members: 1.
    Dublin
    Number of members: 2.
    Panama
    Number of members: 1.
    Bangkok
    Number of members: 1.
    Frankfurt
    Number of members: 2.
    Cancún
    Number of members: 1.
    Florence
    Number of members: 2.
    Hong Kong
    Number of members: 1.
    Lima
    Number of members: 1.
    Oeiras
    Number of members: 1.
    Santo Domingo
    Number of members: 1.
    Spartanburg
    Number of members: 1.
    Toronto
    Number of members: 1.
    Washington DC
    Number of members: 3.
    São Paulo
    Number of members: 1.
    Santiago de Chile
    Number of members: 1.
    Houston
    Number of members: 2.
    Bethlehem
    Number of members: 1.
    Merion Station
    Number of members: 1.
    Modena
    Number of members: 1.
    Auckland
    Number of members: 1.
    Manchester
    Number of members: 1.
    Amsterdam
    Number of members: 1.
    Mannheim
    Number of members: 1.
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    Ignacio Abia Buenache
    Abia Buenache, Ignacio President and CEO America
    Olympus
    Bethlehem
    Ignacio Abia Buenache
    Abia Buenache, Ignacio President and CEO America
    Olympus

    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.

    Pepe Agell
    Agell, Pepe Co-CEO
    Chartboost
    San Francisco
    Pepe Agell
    Agell, Pepe Co-CEO
    Chartboost

    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).

    Fernando Aleu
    Aleu, Fernando Chairman Emeritus
    Queen Sofía Spanish Institute
    Denver
    Fernando Aleu
    Aleu, Fernando Chairman Emeritus
    Queen Sofía Spanish Institute

    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.

    Craig Andrus
    Andrus, Craig Director
    Increscent Capital
    New York
    Craig Andrus
    Andrus, Craig Director
    Increscent Capital

    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.

    Carla Arimont
    Arimont, Carla President - CEO
    Lincoln Leadership Advisors LLC
    houston
    Carla Arimont
    Arimont, Carla President - CEO
    Lincoln Leadership Advisors LLC

    Carla brings close to 20 years of professional experience in Talent Management, having worked for diverse clients and industries across various geographies. She presents a clear multicultural background, with extensive professional experience in Europe, Latin America and the United States. She is the current President/CEO of Lincoln Leadership Advisors, a small HR boutique located in Houston.

    Alfred Astort-Tubert
    Astort-Tubert, Alfred VP of Experience Design
    BCN NYC LLC
    New York
    Alfred Astort-Tubert
    Astort-Tubert, Alfred VP of Experience Design
    BCN NYC LLC

    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.

    Lucas Balcells
    Balcells, Lucas DIRECTOR DE RETAIL
    Nike
    Mexico City
    Lucas Balcells
    Balcells, Lucas DIRECTOR DE RETAIL
    Nike

    Executive with 10+ years of experience in finance, consulting and retail with broad international experience in General Management and Sales. Proven cross-functional people manager, specializing in leading large teams and developing diverse talent. Passionate about creating value on companies that are making the world a better place - hard worker always looking to go the extra mile.

    Nick Basing
    Basing, Nick Chairman
    Ten Entertainment plc
    London
    Nick Basing
    Basing, Nick Chairman
    Ten Entertainment plc

    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

    Francesc Batlle Perales
    Batlle Perales, Francesc SVP Operations APAC
    3es Innovation
    Guillermo Baygual Ferrater
    Baygual Ferrater, Guillermo Managing director & co-head of industries group, EMEA
    J.P Morgan
    London
    Guillermo Baygual Ferrater
    Baygual Ferrater, Guillermo Managing director & co-head of industries group, EMEA
    J.P Morgan

    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

    “La inspiración existe, pero tiene que encontrarte trabajando - Pablo Picasso”
    Gabriel  Bello Barros
    Bello Barros , Gabriel Brasil Lead Cisco Networking Academy
    Cisco
    Sao Paulo
    Eric Bertran
    Bertran, Eric Senior Legal Counsel - Asia Oceania & Africa
    Nestlé
    Corseaux
    Eric Bertran
    Bertran, Eric Senior Legal Counsel - Asia Oceania & Africa
    Nestlé

    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!

    “Walk the talk”
    Oriol Bonaclocha
    Bonaclocha, Oriol President Mexico BU
    Mondelez International
    Mexico City
    Oriol Bonaclocha
    Bonaclocha, Oriol President Mexico BU
    Mondelez International

    Born and raised in Barcelona. Living in Mexico city for the past 18 years. 23 years Henkel + Silicon Valley + Mondelez International. Big family of seven. Love traveling, food and running. Music and reading.

    “Dream BIG”
    Javier Bonet Carbonell
    Bonet Carbonell, Javier Deputy Vice-chancellor
    University of Greenwich
    London
    Javier Bonet Carbonell
    Bonet Carbonell, Javier Deputy Vice-chancellor
    University of Greenwich

    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.

    “Education is what remains when everything you have been taught has been forgotten”
    Bruno Borras
    Borras, Bruno Digital Marketing Manager
    TourRadar
    Viena
    Bruno Borras
    Borras, Bruno Digital Marketing Manager
    TourRadar

    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.

    Nuria Bove Espinalt
    Bove Espinalt, Nuria Partner
    M&B AVOCATS
    Garches
    Nuria Bove Espinalt
    Bove Espinalt, Nuria Partner
    M&B AVOCATS

    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.

    “Never surrender”
    Anna Brossa Xicoy
    Brossa Xicoy, Anna Associate
    J.P. Morgan
    London
    Anna Brossa Xicoy
    Brossa Xicoy, Anna Associate
    J.P. Morgan

    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.

    Ignasi Brufau Casajoanes
    Brufau Casajoanes, Ignasi Global Supply Chain Lead
    Novartis
    Basel
    Ignasi Brufau Casajoanes
    Brufau Casajoanes, Ignasi Global Supply Chain Lead
    Novartis

    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.

    Jorge Calvo Garcia
    Calvo Garcia, Jorge Deputy Dean, Professor of Strategy
    GLOBIS University
    Tokyo
    Jorge Calvo Garcia
    Calvo Garcia, Jorge Deputy Dean, Professor of Strategy
    GLOBIS University

    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.

    “La mejor Smart City no es la más inteligente, si no la que más aman sus habitantes.”
    Francesco Camillo
    Camillo, Francesco Global Head of Art and Design
    Adecco Group AG
    Zürich
    Francesco Camillo
    Camillo, Francesco Global Head of Art and Design
    Adecco Group AG

    An award-winning, diverse Creative Director with a proven record driving business for diverse industries, creating brand experiences across different mediums for the world's most recognized companies and brands. Passion for creating sharp, professional, and unique designs and messages that immediately attract attention and drive responses.

    ““I draw inspiration from a wide range of sources. From art to fashion, science to the natural world, I approach a brief from diverse angles and enjoy exploring the connections. I think creatively and avoid clichés. I nurture talent, helping people to flou”
    Lluis Cantarell Rocamora
    Cantarell Rocamora, Lluis Chairman
    Froneri
    Lausanne
    Lluis Cantarell Rocamora
    Cantarell Rocamora, Lluis Chairman
    Froneri

    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.

    David Carmona
    Carmona, David Partner
    Paul Weiss LLP
    London
    David Carmona
    Carmona, David Partner
    Paul Weiss LLP

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

    Fernando Carro de Prada
    Carro de Prada, Fernando General Director
    Bayer 04 Leverkusen
    Gütersloh
    Fernando Carro de Prada
    Carro de Prada, Fernando General Director
    Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    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.

    Roger Casals
    Casals, Roger CEO
    Plazah
    Los Gatos
    Roger Casals
    Casals, Roger CEO
    Plazah

    Entrepreneur with 25 years of experience with StartUps and large corporations. Founder and CEO of several companies, with 5 successful exits, including the acquisition of PasswordBank by Symantec and PowerData by Informatica. Board Member, Advisor or Investor at: Blueliv, Datumize, Hutoma, Parlam, .... Currently, CEO of Plazah, leading Retail’s 3rd Wave: Personal Commerce

    “As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery.”
    Juan Carlos Casas
    Casas, Juan Carlos Founder
    Gamo USA Corporation
    Miami
    Juan Carlos Casas
    Casas, Juan Carlos Founder
    Gamo USA Corporation

    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.

    Xavier Castañer Folch
    Castañer Folch, Xavier Professor
    HEC Lausanne
    Lausanne
    Xavier Castañer Folch
    Castañer Folch, Xavier Professor
    HEC Lausanne

    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

    Josep Castellnou
    Castellnou, Josep Director Territorial Méxic
    Catalonia Hotels & Resorts
    Cancun
    Josep Castellnou
    Castellnou, Josep Director Territorial Méxic
    Catalonia Hotels & Resorts

    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.

    Albert Castelltort Mikkelsen
    Castelltort Mikkelsen, Albert Partner
    Ollipsis Fertility
    Chicago
    Josep Catlla
    Catlla, Josep Global Head of Public Affairs
    Sanofi
    Paris
    Josep Catlla
    Catlla, Josep Global Head of Public Affairs
    Sanofi

    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.

    Stefano Chiazza Sandoval
    Chiazza Sandoval, Stefano Aerodynamics Performance
    Ferrari
    Modena
    Stefano Chiazza Sandoval
    Chiazza Sandoval, Stefano Aerodynamics Performance
    Ferrari

    Since 2014, part of Ferrari’s Formula 1 team and currently focusing on trackside aerodynamic performance. Prior to this, I completed research work in fluid dynamics and manta ray swimming at Princeton University. I hold degrees in Aerospace Engineering from both UPC (Barcelona) and Supaéro (Toulouse).

    Francisco Churtichaga
    Churtichaga, Francisco Partner
    Charme Capital Partners
    London
    Francisco Churtichaga
    Churtichaga, Francisco Partner
    Charme Capital Partners

    Since finalizing my University years, I have been advising and managing foreign private capital investment flows into Spain. I am currently a senior partner at Charme Capital, a leading pan European private equity funs, founded by a group of European industrial families. Chairman of Igenomix Genetic. Previously Vice Chairman of Grupo Quiron, and several other PE backed companies.

    “Nunca es demasiado tarde”
    Nicolau Civit Moix
    Civit Moix, Nicolau Operations Manager
    Headway
    New York
    Nicolau Civit Moix
    Civit Moix, Nicolau Operations Manager
    Headway

    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.

    “"Less is more" - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe”
    Greg Clark
    Clark, Greg Global Adviser and Chairman
    The Business of Cities
    London
    Greg Clark
    Clark, Greg Global Adviser and Chairman
    The Business of Cities

    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.

    Salvador Clave
    Clave, Salvador COO
    Aucerna
    London
    Salvador Clave
    Clave, Salvador COO
    Aucerna

    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.

    Maria Coco Dalmau
    Coco Dalmau, Maria Consultant
    United Nations (UN)
    New York
    Maria Coco Dalmau
    Coco Dalmau, Maria Consultant
    United Nations (UN)

    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.

    Toni Codinas
    Codinas, Toni Senior Director, Strategy & Transformation
    FTI Corporation
    Washington DC
    Toni Codinas
    Codinas, Toni Senior Director, Strategy & Transformation
    FTI Corporation

    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.

    “"Qui no sap sinó una cançó, no guanya sinó un diner". Dita popular catalana”
    David Costa
    Costa, David CEO Everis UK
    Everis
    London
    David Costa
    Costa, David CEO Everis UK
    Everis

    Moved to everis uk as a CEO

    IVAN CUNILLERA SERCH
    CUNILLERA SERCH, IVAN Director General Hotel Catalonia Santo Domingo
    Catalonia Hotels
    Santo Domingo
    IVAN CUNILLERA SERCH
    CUNILLERA SERCH, IVAN Director General Hotel Catalonia Santo Domingo
    Catalonia Hotels

    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.

    Xavier de Gracia Cladellas
    de Gracia Cladellas, Xavier Associate Director
    Handy
    New York
    Xavier de Gracia Cladellas
    de Gracia Cladellas, Xavier Associate Director
    Handy

    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.

    Luis de Lecea
    de Lecea, Luis Professor
    Stanford University
    Stanford
    Luis de Lecea
    de Lecea, Luis Professor
    Stanford University

    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.

    Alexandre Díaz Codina
    Díaz Codina, Alexandre Investment Banking Analyst
    AZ Capital
    Viena
    Alexandre Díaz Codina
    Díaz Codina, Alexandre Investment Banking Analyst
    AZ Capital

    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.

    Ana Diaz Rivero
    Diaz Rivero, Ana Quantitative Researcher
    The D. E. Shaw Group
    Charlottesville
    Ana Diaz Rivero
    Diaz Rivero, Ana Quantitative Researcher
    The D. E. Shaw Group

    I was born and raised in Barcelona. I completed my high school studies at a boarding school in Switzerland and moved to the USA for college. I studied physics at Princeton University and obtained a Master's degree and Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University. I now work for a hedge fund called D. E. Shaw in New York, writing algorithms and analyzing data to exploit inefficiencies in markets.

    Ruben-Erik Diaz-Plaja
    Diaz-Plaja, Ruben-Erik Senior Policy Adviser
    OTAN
    Brussels
    Ruben-Erik Diaz-Plaja
    Diaz-Plaja, Ruben-Erik Senior Policy Adviser
    OTAN

    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.

    “"Ciudad es ante todo plaza, ágora, discusión, elocuencia. De hecho, no necesita tener casas, la ciudad; las fachadas bastan. Las ciudades clásicas están basadas en un instinto opuesto al doméstico. La gente construye la casa para vivir en ella y la gente ”
    Victor Díaz-Roig
    Díaz-Roig, Victor Senior Vice President, Product
    Scopely
    Venice Beach
    Alfonso Díez David
    Díez David, Alfonso General Manager and Human Resources
    Renault-Nissan Alliance
    Paris
    Alfonso Díez David
    Díez David, Alfonso General Manager and Human Resources
    Renault-Nissan Alliance

    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.

    Elisa Dot Bach
    Dot Bach, Elisa Nescafé Zone Emena Business Manager
    private
    Vevey
    Elisa Dot Bach
    Dot Bach, Elisa Nescafé Zone Emena Business Manager
    private

    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.

    Anna Esteban Muela
    Esteban Muela, Anna Head of Business Development Central Europe
    CBRE Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
    Antoni Estevadeordal Grau
    Estevadeordal Grau, Antoni Special Advisor - Head of the Migration Initiative
    Inter-American Development Bank
    Washington DC
    Antoni Estevadeordal Grau
    Estevadeordal Grau, Antoni Special Advisor - Head of the Migration Initiative
    Inter-American Development Bank

    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.

    Rocio Esteve
    Esteve, Rocio co-founder
    California Spain Chamber
    Los Altos
    Rocio Esteve
    Esteve, Rocio co-founder
    California Spain Chamber

    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.

    JUAN FABREGA CARDELUS
    FABREGA CARDELUS, JUAN Executive Director
    CaixaBank
    Ciudad de México
    JUAN FABREGA CARDELUS
    FABREGA CARDELUS, JUAN Executive Director
    CaixaBank

    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.

    Begoña Farre Torras
    Farre Torras, Begoña Researcher
    Instituto de História da Arte, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
    Oeiras
    Begoña Farre Torras
    Farre Torras, Begoña Researcher
    Instituto de História da Arte, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    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.

    Alfred Fenollosa i Domenech
    Fenollosa i Domenech, Alfred Retirat. Vice President Senior - Operations de Manufactura per la regio Asia, Africa i Oceania
    Nestlé
    LUTRY
    Alfred Fenollosa i Domenech
    Fenollosa i Domenech, Alfred Retirat. Vice President Senior - Operations de Manufactura per la regio Asia, Africa i Oceania
    Nestlé

    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.

    Carles Ferrer Roqueta
    Ferrer Roqueta, Carles General Partner
    Nauta Capital
    London
    Carles Ferrer Roqueta
    Ferrer Roqueta, Carles General Partner
    Nauta Capital

    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.

    Vicenç Ferrer
    Ferrer, Vicenç Co-founder
    Leebow Partners
    New York
    Vicenç Ferrer
    Ferrer, Vicenç Co-founder
    Leebow Partners

    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.

    James Fieger
    Fieger, James CEO
    GlassIG
    Boston
    James Fieger
    Fieger, James CEO
    GlassIG

    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.

    Gerard Fluxa Sanchez
    Fluxa Sanchez, Gerard Account Executive Barcelona StartUps & PYMEs
    Salesforce
    Dublin
    Gerard Fluxa Sanchez
    Fluxa Sanchez, Gerard Account Executive Barcelona StartUps & PYMEs
    Salesforce

    Although I lived 90% of my life in Barcelona, I was born in Manresa. I’ve lived in Dublin since the beginning of 2018. I am currently the Account Executive at Salesforce for startups and SMEs, responsible for the area of Barcelona. Sport and food lover.

    “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen. Conan O'Brien”
    Xavier Freixes Portes
    Freixes Portes, Xavier Managing Director
    Tyrus Capital Sam
    Monaco
    Xavier Freixes Portes
    Freixes Portes, Xavier Managing Director
    Tyrus Capital Sam

    He started his career in 1995 as a lawyer at Cuatrecasas in Barcelona, of which he became a partner in March 2005. He moved to London in 2007 and is currently a founder partner and Managing Director of Tyrus Capital SAM.

    Alexander Frey
    Frey, Alexander Group Head
    -
    Zurich
    Alexander Frey
    Frey, Alexander Group Head
    -

    Scientist by training (PhD molecular biology) Consulting at BCG in healthcare (pharma, medtech, diagnostics, life sciences) Interested in health and entrepreneurship Big sports fan in my free time

    “What we do in life, echoes in eternity”
    Xavier Frigola
    Frigola, Xavier Director
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester
    Xavier Frigola
    Frigola, Xavier Director
    Mayo Clinic

    Director of Mayo Clinic’s biotechnology incubator, where he assists startups in the healthcare sector. He also runs two seed investment funds. 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).

    Gabriela Galceran
    Galceran, Gabriela Co-founder
    Artcollisions
    London
    Gabriela Galceran
    Galceran, Gabriela Co-founder
    Artcollisions

    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.

    Gerard Garcia Esteve
    Garcia Esteve, Gerard Senior Strategy Analyst
    CoverWallet
    New York
    Gerard Garcia Esteve
    Garcia Esteve, Gerard Senior Strategy Analyst
    CoverWallet

    Strategy at CoverWallet (New York). Former Investment Banker - M&A at Arcano Partners (Madrid) where I focused on transactions happening in the financial industry: banks, insurers, fintech, asset managers, real estate and other sub-sectors. I also support talent at GrupPitagora (Barcelona). Lifelong learner. Listener. Admiring the power of books.

    “I never lose. I either win or learn.”
    Albert Garriga Puig
    Garriga Puig, Albert Global Marketing Communications Manager
    Les Enfants
    Zürich
    Albert Garriga Puig
    Garriga Puig, Albert Global Marketing Communications Manager
    Les Enfants

    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.

    Joaquin Gay - Liébana Jover
    Gay - Liébana Jover, Joaquin Operations Manager
    KDE Asia
    Shanghai
    Joaquin Gay - Liébana Jover
    Gay - Liébana Jover, Joaquin Operations Manager
    KDE Asia

    I have been managing media and communications campaigns, major exhibitions and relevant advertising projects for 20 years, including media production companies as Chelsea Pictures, Biscuit , Canal+, with museums as Museo del Prado, Palazzo Reale, MUSAC or MoCA SH. Clients as Diesel, Fiat, Telefónica, Huawei, Iberia Airlines or Zara. I am currently the operations manager of Kde Asia.

    “I believe that the future will always be better and I' ll be there. ”
    Fernando Gil de Bernabé
    Gil de Bernabé, Fernando Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Cisco Systems in Asia
    Cisco Systems
    Singapore
    Fernando Gil de Bernabé
    Gil de Bernabé, Fernando Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Cisco Systems in Asia
    Cisco Systems

    Chief Operating Officer and Vice-President for Cisco in the Asia Pacific, Japan and China region. Responsible for identifying business growth, defining strategy and investments, innovating go-to-market and running sales operations. Fernando holds an MBA & Management of Technologies from Berkeley Haas and the College of Engineering and is a Telecom Engineer (BScEE + MSc) from BarcelonaTech, UPC.

    Jose Maria Gimenez Arnau
    Gimenez Arnau, Jose Maria Head Global Clinical Development
    Novartis AG
    Basel
    Jose Maria Gimenez Arnau
    Gimenez Arnau, Jose Maria Head Global Clinical Development
    Novartis AG

    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.

    “Raise a Voice to Freedom !”
    Mar Gonzalez Franco
    Gonzalez Franco, Mar Researcher
    Microsoft
    Seattle
    Mar Gonzalez Franco
    Gonzalez Franco, Mar Researcher
    Microsoft

    I am a researcher at Microsoft Research, where I envision new devices and experiences. Previously I led the immersive technologies lab at Airbus UK. In my role as a Virtual Reality field expert, I have also worked with institutions such as the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the European Commission Future and Emerging Technologies.

    Ramon  Gras Alomà
    Gras Alomà, Ramon Urban Innovation Researcher, Co-Founder
    Harvard, Aretian
    Cambridge
    Ramon  Gras Alomà
    Gras Alomà, Ramon Urban Innovation Researcher, Co-Founder
    Harvard, Aretian

    Ramon Gras is an Urban Innovation researcher at Harvard University, and Co-Founder at Aretian Urban Analytics and Design. Ramon Gras Alomà is MDE by Harvard, MEng in Systems Engineering by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and MSc in Civil Engineering by BarcelonaTech.

    Daniel Guardans
    Guardans, Daniel Business Development Consultant
    Salesforce
    Dublin
    Daniel Guardans
    Guardans, Daniel Business Development Consultant
    Salesforce

    A Barcelonian working in Dublin since Dec. 2017.

    Marc Guitart Moles
    Guitart Moles, Marc Founder and CEO
    Brandcelona
    London
    Marc Guitart Moles
    Guitart Moles, Marc Founder and CEO
    Brandcelona

    Cross-sectional designer and brand consultant. Founded brandcelona® in 2006 and brandlond® in 2018, a business creative consultancy agency. Combining integral design and consultancy services with university teaching. Marc Guitart has been awarded throughout his career with several international prizes, and also teaches and gives lectures in different universities internationally.

    “"The most valuable asset of a company is its brand"”
    Roberto Hayer
    Hayer, Roberto Partner
    REBER Abogados
    Zurich
    Roberto Hayer
    Hayer, Roberto Partner
    REBER Abogados

    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.

    Xavier Herce
    Herce, Xavier VP, Digital Transformation, Solution Architecture
    Syniti
    London
    Xavier Herce
    Herce, Xavier VP, Digital Transformation, Solution Architecture
    Syniti

    Born in Barcelona in 1981, and educated in UB in Business Administration and Management, I have always had a great interest in learning about other countries and cultures, which has led me to live in Brazil, Switzerland and the United Kingdom where I developed my professional career in different companies and in different positions. Currently, I am leading the digital transformation practice in BackOffice Associates LLC.

    ““There is no final one; revolutions are infinite.” ― Yevgeny Zamyatin, We”
    Carlos Homedes
    Homedes, Carlos CEO of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay)
    Consultant
    Portland
    Carlos Homedes
    Homedes, Carlos CEO of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay)
    Consultant

    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.

    Carlota Ibanez Moreno
    Ibanez Moreno, Carlota Regonal Procurement Manager
    Nestlé
    Lausanne
    Barbara Jäger
    Jäger, Barbara Founder and Owner
    Be Green España
    Berlin
    Barbara Jäger
    Jäger, Barbara Founder and Owner
    Be Green España

    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.

    Andreas John
    John, Andreas Founder and CEO
    SA Swiss Wealth Engineering
    Zug
    Andreas John
    John, Andreas Founder and CEO
    SA Swiss Wealth Engineering

    30 years of experience in International private and investment banking

    Núria Jorba Arimany
    Jorba Arimany, Núria Head of EM Corporate Credit Research
    Union Bancaire Privee
    Zürich
    Núria Jorba Arimany
    Jorba Arimany, Núria Head of EM Corporate Credit Research
    Union Bancaire Privee

    I am an economist with a degree from the Universitat de Barcelona. My professional career is in the financial sector; first in investment banking as a fixed income analyst for emerging markets (Eastern Europe and Middle East) to Dresdner Kleinwort and Commerzbank in London. I am currently the head of the Emerging Markets fixed income research team at the manager of the Swiss bank Union Bancaire Privée.

    Patricia Kunkel
    Kunkel, Patricia Owner
    Kunkel Consulting
    Frankfurt am Main
    Patricia Kunkel
    Kunkel, Patricia Owner
    Kunkel Consulting

    Real estate professional with 20+ years international experience in the real estate industry in executive and advisory positions in the US, UK & Europe. Experience in master planning, property development, and turnaround strategies. Key expertise in RE financial, technical and commercial management. Focus on innovation driven environments and collaborative cross border initiatives.

    “Learn. Apply. Teach. Repeat. ”
    Emmanuel Lagarrigue
    Lagarrigue, Emmanuel Chief Innovation Officer - Member of the Global Executive Committee
    Schneider Electric
    Hong Kong
    Emmanuel Lagarrigue
    Lagarrigue, Emmanuel Chief Innovation Officer - Member of the Global Executive Committee
    Schneider Electric

    I am the Chief Innovation Officer of Schneider Electric and a member of its Global Executive Committee. My mission is to create new profitable growth platforms for the company and to drive a culture of open and collaborative innovation. I have the direct responsibility of Schneider Electric’s Corporate Ventures, Electromobility, Solar Power and China Energy Transition Hub units.

    Esther Lanaspa Pérez
    Lanaspa Pérez, Esther Founder and Manager
    Lanaspa Conseil
    Montreal
    Esther Lanaspa Pérez
    Lanaspa Pérez, Esther Founder and Manager
    Lanaspa Conseil

    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.

    Sophie Leconte
    Leconte, Sophie CEO Everis Belgium
    Everis
    Brussels
    Sophie Leconte
    Leconte, Sophie CEO Everis Belgium
    Everis

    More than 20 years in consulting focusing on Transformation for private multinationals and international public organisations. I built my career in South America, South of Europe (14 years in Barcelona), and Benelux. Since end of 2017, I am the CEO of Everis Belgium, committed to ensure a sustainable growth of our activities in Belgium and complete our diversification on the Belgian private sector Empathy, team work and the ambition to achieve great things fuel successful collaborations

    Mireia Lizandra
    Lizandra, Mireia Adjunct Professor
    Lizandra Consulting
    Merion Station
    Mireia Lizandra
    Lizandra, Mireia Adjunct Professor
    Lizandra Consulting

    Mireia Lizandra is an adjunct professor working as an advisor for the Lauder Global Knowledge Lab (GKL) at the Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania) and collaborating with its Executive MBA program. Additionally, she is a professor (Spanish edition) and tutor (English edition) at the IOC Executive International Master program MEMOS. She taught at St. John’s University Law School.

    “"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."Nelson Mandela”
    Maurici Llado Vila
    Llado Vila, Maurici Managing Director
    BANC DE SABADELL - MIAMI BRANCH
    Miami
    Maurici Llado Vila
    Llado Vila, Maurici Managing Director
    BANC DE SABADELL - MIAMI BRANCH

    Managing Director of Banco Sabadell Miami; Deputy Managing Director of Banco de Sabadell; Director of Corporate & Investment Banking America & Asia. For 23 years my professional career in the financial world has developed in America, 3 years in Buenos Aires and the rest in Miami covering all the continent in several businesses of Corporate B.Corporative and International B.Privada.

    Tomas Llobet Heinrich
    Llobet Heinrich, Tomas Partner
    Forteight Brussels
    Brussels
    Tomas Llobet Heinrich
    Llobet Heinrich, Tomas Partner
    Forteight Brussels

    Tomás Llobet is an EU policy consultant specialised in sustainable development, climate and energy, with over 15 years hands-on public affairs experience. Tomás previously worked in the European Parliament, in a leading Brussels-based consultancy and as Strategy Director for a Paris-based think tank.

    Enrique Lores Obradors
    Lores Obradors, Enrique President Imaging, Printing & Solutions
    HP
    Los Altos
    Enrique Lores Obradors
    Lores Obradors, Enrique President Imaging, Printing & Solutions
    HP

    President of Imaging, Printing & Solutions at hp. He is Electrical Engineeer with an MBA from ESADE

    Andres Luther
    Luther, Andres Partner / Member of the Board of Directors
    HNSCounselors
    Zürich
    Andres Luther
    Luther, Andres Partner / Member of the Board of Directors
    HNSCounselors

    Strategy communications advisor and co-owner of leading European consultancy. My focus is primarily on working with clients in financial services/professional services, technology and aviation/logistics/tourism. I help them on strategic positioning and development, reputation management, capital markets communications, crisis and issues management and leadership communications.

    “Knowledge, innovation and societal progress are the result of curiosity and dialog, of the effort of trying to understand other points of view and of the readiness to challenge your assumptions and beliefs.”
    Ana Maria Maiques Valls
    Maiques Valls, Ana Maria CEO
    Neuroelectrics
    Cambridge
    Ana Maria Maiques Valls
    Maiques Valls, Ana Maria CEO
    Neuroelectrics

    Ana was an award recipient of the International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge.In 2015-16& she was named one of most inspiring women on the Inspiring Fifty list in Europe of women technological leaders&innovators. Ana continues to break the barriers for women and entrepreneurs bringing together science and technology in an impactful way.

    “Our team has a dream: to reinvent the way we observe and treat the human brain”
    Bartomeu Marí i Ribas
    Marí i Ribas, Bartomeu Director
    MALI
    Lima
    Bartomeu Marí i Ribas
    Marí i Ribas, Bartomeu Director
    MALI

    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.

    Ramon Marimon
    Marimon, Ramon Teacher
    European University Institute
    Florence
    Ramon Marimon
    Marimon, Ramon Teacher
    European University Institute

    Ramon Marimon is Professor of Economics at the European University Institute, on leave from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He is Research Fellow of CEPR and NBER. He has been Secretary of State for Science and Technology in Spain (2000 – 2002) and co-founder of UPF and of Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Chair of the Board 2011 - 2018) and President of the Society of Economic Dynamics (2013-2015)

    Mark Martí Erfurt
    Martí Erfurt, Mark Vice-President Aliaxis Germany
    ALIAXIS
    Mannheim
    Gustavo Martinez G-Tunon
    Martinez G-Tunon, Gustavo Managing Partner
    UV Business Acceleration & Hampton Investments
    New York
    Gustavo Martinez G-Tunon
    Martinez G-Tunon, Gustavo Managing Partner
    UV Business Acceleration & Hampton Investments

    Global Client Advisor of WPP. Previously Gustavo was the Global President of JWT Worldwide. With a PhD in Economics from the University of Barcelona, he started working in advertising in 1992, in S&S and McCann Erickson Spain. In 2000, he was hired by Ogilvy as President for Argentina, then acted as Regional Director of Multinational clients. In 2006 he was appointed Regional COO based inf Mexico City, then in New York.

    ana mas salse
    mas salse, ana Founder and Director
    Ana Mas Projects
    San Juan
    ana mas salse
    mas salse, ana Founder and Director
    Ana Mas Projects

    Founder and Director of the gallery Ana Mas Projects, based since 2015 in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) and in San Juan (Puerto Rico). Her career as a gallery director started in 2003 with the creation, in Barcelona, of masArt Gallery. In 2015, she initiated a new project: opening a new gallery in San Juan to aim the establishment of a dialogue between artists from the local scene and Spanish.

    Marta Mateu Vilalta
    Mateu Vilalta, Marta Global Creative Strategist
    Facebook
    New York
    Marta Mateu Vilalta
    Mateu Vilalta, Marta Global Creative Strategist
    Facebook

    Global Creative Strategist at Facebook & Instagram working primarily to scale the democratization of creativity to small businesses & start-ups by experimenting with product, research & partnership teams to innovate in creative solutions that can drive value to businesses. Prior to this, I worked in Shanghai as a Business Consultant with Tech Edu Start Ups, at Telefónica O2 Ireland and at Pepsi.

    “"Curiosity is the engine of achievement"”
    Alvaro Membrillera Galiana
    Membrillera Galiana, Alvaro Partner
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    London
    Alvaro Membrillera Galiana
    Membrillera Galiana, Alvaro Partner
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    Alvaro is a corporate partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, based in the firm’s London office. His practice focuses on cross-border M&A and finance transactions, particularly in the private equity space. Prior to this he was a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

    Fede Membrillera
    Membrillera, Fede Managing Partner
    Delta Partners
    Dubai
    Fede Membrillera
    Membrillera, Fede Managing Partner
    Delta Partners

    Managing Partner at Delta Partners and Director of Corporate Finance in Dubai. He has more than 19 years of experience in telecommunications services, working in investment banking (M&A), corporate finance, and strategic management consulting. Since 2006 he works exclusively in the Middle East and Africa.

    Sergi Montes Messeguer
    Montes Messeguer, Sergi Lead Client Adviser
    EDGE Strategy AG
    Zug
    Sergi Montes Messeguer
    Montes Messeguer, Sergi Lead Client Adviser
    EDGE Strategy AG

    I am an experienced client adviser. My focus and skills in data analytics support an informed and strategic conversation with my clients in their journey towards Gender Equality in the Workplace. I have an international working and academic background from my time at Deloitte Consulting, as well as my Degree in Economics from UPF along with an Exchange Program at Sciences Po-Paris.

    “"Where women are full participants in a country’s politics or economy, societies are more likely to succeed." Barack Obama United Nations General Assembly September 24, 2014”
    irene montrucchio
    montrucchio, irene HR Consultant
    Lincoln Leadership Advisors
    HOUSTON
    irene montrucchio
    montrucchio, irene HR Consultant
    Lincoln Leadership Advisors

    Irene is a Spanish Olympic Bronze Medalist who joined Lincoln leadership Advisors in 2017 in Houston, Texas. She started as a Researcher and was promptly promoted to the role of Consultant. She is responsible for sourcing and recruiting high-quality candidates for senior-level and executive positions. She is also the former Head Coach of a synchronized swimming team in Houston (FCS).

    Carme Moreno Gavara
    Moreno Gavara, Carme Co-Founder
    FishBowl Challenge
    East Palo Alto
    Carme Moreno Gavara
    Moreno Gavara, Carme Co-Founder
    FishBowl Challenge

    My name is Carme, and I was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. I am based in California, USA, developing my passion for Digital Trends (AI), and Research. Graduated from Stanford Business School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Technology, I am working on one of the High Tech Companies in the heart of Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California. Focus on Innovation & Digital Trends: AI.

    Juan Morera
    Morera, Juan Equity Analyst
    Crystal Amber Advisers
    London
    Juan Morera
    Morera, Juan Equity Analyst
    Crystal Amber Advisers

    Equity Analyst at Crystal Amber in London since 2010 and previously was an investment consultant at Towers Watson. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Pompeu Fabra University.

    Pau Mota
    Mota, Pau Medical Department Senior Manager
    International Olympic Committee
    Lausanne
    Pau Mota
    Mota, Pau Medical Department Senior Manager
    International Olympic Committee

    After a first degree in Geography I successfully combined a PhD on Geography with a Medical degree followed by a post-doc fellowship at the University of Saint Andrews. I completed my education with a speciality in Internal and General Medicine in Switzerland. Nowadays I am the Head of Medical and Rescue at the Federation Internationale de l'Automobobile (FIA) in Geneva.

    “Know more today about the world than I knew yesterday ”
    Francesc Noguera
    Noguera, Francesc CEO
    Banco Sabadell México
    Mexico City
    Francesc Noguera
    Noguera, Francesc CEO
    Banco Sabadell México

    Degree in Business Administration and MBA from ESADE. I began my professional career in Arthur Andersen, as auditor and consultant of financial entities, until I joined Banco Sabadell, where I developed an international career occupying diverse positions of high direction to 3 countries (Spain, Mexico and the United States). I am currently the CEO of Banco Sabadell Mexico.

    Gema Olivar Pascual
    Olivar Pascual, Gema Leading Partner of Legal Services
    PwC
    Zürich
    Gema Olivar Pascual
    Olivar Pascual, Gema Leading Partner of Legal Services
    PwC

    Leading Partner of the Legal Services of Price Waterhouse Coopers in Zurich. She is an attorney-at-law, admitted to the Barcelona Bar. Prior to that, Gema worked in major law firms in several European countries and has academic experience as an associate lecturer at the University of Barcelona and as a guest lecturer at other relevant institutions across Europe.

    Rafael Pamias Romero
    Pamias Romero, Rafael Executive VP
    Grupo Bimbo
    Mexico City
    Rafael Pamias Romero
    Pamias Romero, Rafael Executive VP
    Grupo Bimbo

    Executive VP for Latin America, Research and Development and Health & Wellness, as well as member of the Executive Committee at Grupo Bimbo.

    Hugo Peris
    Peris, Hugo Co-founder and CEO
    Loop Therapeutics
    San Francisco
    Hugo Peris
    Peris, Hugo Co-founder and CEO
    Loop Therapeutics

    Co-founder and CEO of Loop Therapeutics in San Francisco, a US ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the prevention of apoptosis. Hugo has recently spun out a second company, Spiral Therapeutics, to continue to develop Loop’s technology in the hearing loss space. Hugo has a degree in International Business and holds a Master’s degree in Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics from Pompeu Fabra University.

    Marina Pol Longo
    Pol Longo, Marina Head of Strategy and Planning
    IDB Invest
    Chevy Chase
    Marina Pol Longo
    Pol Longo, Marina Head of Strategy and Planning
    IDB Invest

    After completing my studies at Esade (Business Bachelor and MBA), I joined McKinsey, where I worked for 2 years before moving to San Francisco. There, I joined FSG (a leading social impact consultancy firm). I spent 8 years, in San Francisco and Santiago de Chile, with FSG before moving to Washington DC to join IDB (Interamerican Development Bank) Invest.

    Alex Pont
    Pont, Alex Consultant
    Oliver Wyman
    Singapore
    Alex Pont
    Pont, Alex Consultant
    Oliver Wyman

    Originally from Barcelona, I moved to Singapore at age 17 to pursue a degree in Economics & Computer Science at Yale-NUS College — a truly international university established as a joint-venture between Yale University and the National University of Singapore. Fast-forward 5 years, and I now call this small island-state my second home, where I'm working as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman.

    “De un día, haz dos ”
    Andrea Puig
    Puig, Andrea Enterntainment Industry
    Los Angeles
    Ignasi Puig
    Puig, Ignasi CEO and Partner
    Unconventional LLC
    Miami
    Ignasi Puig
    Puig, Ignasi CEO and Partner
    Unconventional LLC

    CEO and Partner of SCPF based in Miami. SCPF is one of Spain's leading advertising agencies, led by Toni Segarra.

    Eduardo Rabassa
    Rabassa, Eduardo Managing Partner
    Boyden Partners LLC
    Miami
    Eduardo Rabassa
    Rabassa, Eduardo Managing Partner
    Boyden Partners LLC

    Managing Partner at Amrop Seeliger & Conde in the US from Miami, where he has lived for more than 13 years. With experience in marketing and business development in multinationals like Grundig, Agrolimen, Cirsa and Renta Corporación. He is also member of the Council of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, US Chamber of Commerce of Spain and Global Health Care.

    Sergio Raventós
    Raventós, Sergio Senior Manager, Integrated Delivery Office
    Expo 2020 Dubai
    Dubai
    Sergio Raventós
    Raventós, Sergio Senior Manager, Integrated Delivery Office
    Expo 2020 Dubai

    Currently based in Dubai he is specialized in mega-events governance & strategy. He has spent the last 13 years working on mega projects such as Expo 2020 Dubai, London 2012 & Rio 2016 Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Championships. Having worked & lived in 9 different cities around the globe working on macro projects involving the private & public sector and communities, Sergio is a passionate advocate of forging strong collaborative partnerships to bring positive change to cities.

    Jorge Redon Pantoja
    Redon Pantoja, Jorge Managing Director
    Principal Financial Group
    Santiago de Chile
    Jorge Redon Pantoja
    Redon Pantoja, Jorge Managing Director
    Principal Financial Group

    An accomplished Senior Operations and Commercial Executive in Financial Services with over 25 years’ experience, specializing in managing business implementation strategies with banks and asset management companies. Strong drive and success in implementing strategies to achieve business growth and attaining the required operational excellence in markets located in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

    Daniel Rodan Legrain
    Rodan Legrain, Daniel PhD Candidate
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cambridge
    Daniel Rodan Legrain
    Rodan Legrain, Daniel PhD Candidate
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    I am currently a PhD Candidate in the Physics Department at MIT. I got my Undergraduate Degree in Engineering Physics and Mathematics from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC/CFIS). I carry out my research in Condensed Matter Experimental Physics in the group of Prof. Jarillo-Herrero, working with graphene and other 2D materials (the thinnest materials in the world).

    “"Science without conscience is but the ruin of the soul" (Rabelais)”
    David Rodriguez
    Rodriguez, David Responsable cultural
    Ligue vaudoise contre le cancer / Festival Girona en Moviment
    Lausanne
    David Rodriguez
    Rodriguez, David Responsable cultural
    Ligue vaudoise contre le cancer / Festival Girona en Moviment

    Cultural manager and social entrepreneur specialising in NGOs, international cultural cooperation and cultural diplomacy. Experience in arts and education programs, notably as the artistic director of the international dance festival Girona en Moviment, and as the head of the program Dansons la vie! for the Swiss Cancer Council (Krebsliga), in Lausanne, Switzerland, where I reside nowadays.

    Ramon Ros Parellada
    Ros Parellada, Ramon CEO
    Louis Vuitton Xina
    Shanghai
    Ramon Ros Parellada
    Ros Parellada, Ramon CEO
    Louis Vuitton Xina

    Managing Director of Givenchy (LVMH Group) in Paris. He has worked for more than 20 years with large retail companies in Britain, Spain, Italy, or Asia, developing brands, managing operations, and opening more than 400 luxury, contemporary fashion, and jewelry stores around the world. He is an economist and psychologist with a postgraduate degree from IESE.

    Miriam Roure Parera
    Roure Parera, Miriam Principal
    URBAN-X
    Nantucket
    Miriam Roure Parera
    Roure Parera, Miriam Principal
    URBAN-X

    Miriam Roure is passionate about new technologies for a more sustainable urban living. She is a Principal at URBAN-X, an accelerator built by MINI and Urban Us, dedicated to startups reimagining city life. Over the last three years, URBAN-X has invested in over 56 startups. Previously, Miriam worked at MIT Senseable City Lab, a research laboratory dedicated to exploring the future of cities

    “"Believe you can and you are halfway there" Theodore Roosevelt”
    Xavier Ruiz Calzado
    Ruiz Calzado, Xavier Partner
    Latham & Watkins
    Brussels
    Xavier Ruiz Calzado
    Ruiz Calzado, Xavier Partner
    Latham & Watkins

    1987. Law Degree UAB Barcelona 1988. LLM College of Europe. Bruges 1988-89. Legal adviser Patronat Catala pro Europa 1990-97. Associate at Cuatrecasas. BCN and Brussels 1997-03. Legal Clerk (référendaire) General Court of the European Union 2003-07. Counsel at Latham & Watkins 2007-present. Partner at Latham & Watkins. Brussels

    Alejandro Sabal Bermúdez
    Sabal Bermúdez, Alejandro PhD in Economics Candidate
    Princeton University
    Princeton
    Alejandro Sabal Bermúdez
    Sabal Bermúdez, Alejandro PhD in Economics Candidate
    Princeton University

    I have done research in applied microeconomics and development economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). I obtained my MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the LSE. I was awarded the La Caixa scholarship for studies in North America and currently, I am a first-year PhD in Economics Candidate at Princeton University.

    “If you want to truly understand something, try to change it. ”
    Marc Salvany Fenollosa
    Salvany Fenollosa, Marc Head of Global Services
    Signify
    Amstelveen
    Marc Salvany Fenollosa
    Salvany Fenollosa, Marc Head of Global Services
    Signify

    Head of Global Services at Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting). Co-founder of the Cinc Sentits restaurant in Barcelona. Bsc in Industrial Engineering and MSc in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. MBA and MA in International Relations from The Wharton School and The School of Arts and Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania.

    Estefania Santacreu Vasut
    Santacreu Vasut, Estefania Associate Professor of Economics
    ESSEC Business School
    Paris
    Estefania Santacreu Vasut
    Santacreu Vasut, Estefania Associate Professor of Economics
    ESSEC Business School

    Estefania Santacreu-Vasut is associate professor of economics at ESSEC Business School. She received her PhD in Economics at UC Berkeley, USA in 2010 and her MSc. in Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain in 2006. Her fields of research are gender economics and institutions. She is co-founder of the project Gender & Finance and acts also a consultant for the OECD Competition division.

    Adam Sedó Galí
    Sedó Galí, Adam Corporate Communications
    Amazon
    Seattle
    Adam Sedó Galí
    Sedó Galí, Adam Corporate Communications
    Amazon

    PR Manager at Amazon Spain. Established and executed the PR strategy at Amazon Spain for retail, operations, corporate and kindle. Responsible for the management of all Press & PR activities, identifying key press opportunities.

    Carlos Segui
    Segui, Carlos Head of Customer Success
    bd4travel
    Frankfurt am Main
    Carlos Segui
    Segui, Carlos Head of Customer Success
    bd4travel

    Head of Customer Success at bd4travel. I'm a Telecommunications Engineer at La Salle BCN and MBA by IESE Business School. Currently working on Big Data and Personalization solutions in the travel industry.

    Miquel Serrano-Martin
    Serrano-Martin, Miquel Branding, Promotion and Events Strategist
    Serrano Martin Strategic Services Inc.
    Toronto
    Miquel Serrano-Martin
    Serrano-Martin, Miquel Branding, Promotion and Events Strategist
    Serrano Martin Strategic Services Inc.

    I am a promotions, events, and branding professional who specializes in strategic marketing, consultation, business development, and international trade show management. For the past nine years, I’ve worked with dozens of industries to create large-scale, experiential events that connect professionals and companies with wider global audiences.

    Rosa Sugranes Arimany
    Sugranes Arimany, Rosa Board Director
    Rosa Gres
    Miami
    Rosa Sugranes Arimany
    Sugranes Arimany, Rosa Board Director
    Rosa Gres

    Member of the Board Director of Rosa Gres, INDRA Systems and Sabadell United Bank in Miami. She is also a member of the Cultural Affairs Council of Miami-Dade County. She has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Barcelona and was the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Iberia Tiles.

    Salvador Tomas Loeffel
    Tomas Loeffel, Salvador Global Procurement Leader RM Integration, M&A Activities and EMEA region
    Dupont
    Eschenbach
    Salvador Tomas Loeffel
    Tomas Loeffel, Salvador Global Procurement Leader RM Integration, M&A Activities and EMEA region
    Dupont

    He has 30 years of experience in the chemical industry, mainly in procurement. He was born in Barcelona and lived in Switzerland, Germany and Italy managing global organizations.

    Josep Torn Poch
    Torn Poch, Josep Library Director
    European University Institute
    Firenze
    Josep Torn Poch
    Torn Poch, Josep Library Director
    European University Institute

    Director of the European University Institute Library. University librarian. Former head of Academic Services, and director of Library and Learning resources Services at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya B.A. & M.A. in Library and Information Sciences.

    “Open Science is Science done right.”
    Willy Trullàs Moreno
    Trullàs Moreno, Willy Owner
    el Willy Group
    Bangkok
    Willy Trullàs Moreno
    Trullàs Moreno, Willy Owner
    el Willy Group

    Born in Barcelona & living for the last 12 years between Bangkok & Shanghai. Founder of www.elwillygroup.com & co-founder of www.thegoodfoodpeople.cn Restaurants and food trading business in Asia Pacific (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Saigon & Manila).

    Xavier Verdaguer
    Verdaguer, Xavier Founder
    IMAGINE
    San Francisco
    Xavier Verdaguer
    Verdaguer, Xavier Founder
    IMAGINE

    Founder of Imagine Creative Center in San Francisco and also of Innovalley Inc. He is a serial entrepreneur and a one-off innovator. In Barcelona, he created several successful companies and now, from San Francisco, he runs several businesses such as an app development company and another that promotes entrepreneurship opportunities in Silicon Valley, among others.

    Paula Vich Serra
    Vich Serra, Paula Consultant
    Boston Consulting Group
    Paula Vich Serra
    Vich Serra, Paula Consultant
    Boston Consulting Group

    Paula Vich is a Consultant at BCG, based in San Francisco. She graduated from an MBA at Harvard Business School. During her studies, she did an internship at Zalando, a leading fashion platform based in Berlin. Prior to that, she worked for BCG in Barcelona.

    “Don't leave before you leave (Sheryl Sandberg)”
    Tània Vié Riba
    Vié Riba, Tània Managing Director
    Vie Carratt
    Windsor
    Tània Vié Riba
    Vié Riba, Tània Managing Director
    Vie Carratt

    Intellectually curious and results driven, during more than 20 years I have planned and implemented marketing and comms programs for many international companies. I founded Vie Carratt to provide digital marketing, comms services and management advice to enable innovative start-ups and leading technology brands to develop their equity story and promote it to investors and potential buyers.

    “Cuando quieres una cosa, todo el Universo conspira para ayudarte a conseguirla”
    Mireia Vilanova
    Vilanova, Mireia Producer
    Los Angeles
    Mireia Vilanova
    Vilanova, Mireia Producer

    Mireia Vilanova is a Barcelona-born, LA-based producer. She began her career as an unscripted producer at Barça TV, FC Barcelona's television network, where she worked for multiple years before transitioning to scripted content. Her professional experience includes companies such as Lionsgate, Anonymous Content, Gaumont and Entertainment One. She holds an MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California, as a recipient of the prestigious La Caixa Fellowship. With a passion for independent film producing with an emphasis on young auteurs and distinct voices, Mireia has produced numerous projects in the US and Europe that have screened in major film festivals such as Outfest or the St. Louis International Film Festival. She is currently developing her first narrative feature film while completing post-production on a documentary feature. She is a Film Independent Project Involve Producing Fellow and a member of the BAFTA Newcomers Program.

    Pablo Villoslada
    Villoslada, Pablo Teacher
    Stanford University
    Los Altos
    Pablo Villoslada
    Villoslada, Pablo Teacher
    Stanford University

    Pablo Villoslada is a neurologist with 20 years of experience in translational medicine, computational biology and AI. He is adjunct professor at Stanford Univesrsity and serial entrepreneur in drug development and medical devices (Bionure, Health Engineering, Attune Neurosciences, Spiral).

    “Curing the brain”
    Jaume Vives
    Vives, Jaume Research Professional
    MIT
    Cambridge
    Jaume Vives
    Vives, Jaume Research Professional
    MIT

    Economics researcher working at the frontier of econometrics and machine learning to develop new methods for evaluating economic policy using Big Data. Incoming PhD candidate in Economics and Statistics at MIT. Previously, I worked at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business under Prof. Eric Budish in market design.

    Angela Wang
    Wang, Angela M&A Attorney
    Cuatrecasas
    Dubai
    Angela Wang
    Wang, Angela M&A Attorney
    Cuatrecasas

    “In this path there is no failure and effort never goes to waste. ”
    William Webster
    Webster, William Director and Audit Committee Chair
    Golub Capital
    Spartanburg
    Pierre-Louis Xech
    Xech, Pierre-Louis Research Program Manager
    Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research
    Paris
    Pierre-Louis Xech
    Xech, Pierre-Louis Research Program Manager
    Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research

    I am Research Program Manager at Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) in Paris. My primary mission is to support our research teams in Europe through setting up collaborations with universities and research institution across the region to make advancing the state of the art in Artificial Intelligence an everyday reality.

    “The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed. William Gibson”
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