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Event Date |
Thu Oct 26 CEST - Fri Oct 27 CEST (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Wed Oct 25 6:00pm - Thu Oct 26 6:00pm |
Location |
City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia
Av. del Professor López Piñero, 7, 46013 València, Spain |
Region | EMEA |
This event aims to showcase the new Valencia-Miami-LATAM axis as a business bridge between startups and investors, and is committed to promoting entrepreneurial culture and enhancing the innovation ecosystem by fostering partnerships between key players worldwide. Valencia is the healthiest region in the world, with a thriving startup ecosystem, prestigious universities and research labs, and an ideal balance between quality of life, cost of living, and talent.
This event is a global 360 high-impact platform that showcases disruptive solutions from the best innovative talent and creates business opportunities by fostering connections between key players, hence boosting the tech and innovation ecosystem. Curated throughout the year by Startup Valencia VDS has become the annual meeting point that Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Startups, Corporations, Investors, and Policymakers cannot miss.
2023 Speakers
Vala Afshar
Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce
Dagmar van Ravenswaay
Venture Partner, Borski Fund
Ángel Rivera
CEO Santander Spain, Banco Santander
Sharon Gai
Head of Accounts, Pattern
Ann Hiatt
Founder, Hypergiant LLC
Pedro Duque
Associated Professor, Polytechnic University of Madrid South Campus
Felipe Peñacoba
CIO & Management Board member, Revolut
Marta Cruz
Managing Partner , NXTP Ventures
François Derbaix
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Indexa Capital
Gabriela Macagni
Managing Partner, Matterscale Ventures
Chris Carter
CEO Creative AI Leader, Approyo
Carlos Mazón
President of the Regional Government
Stavriana Kofteros
Founder, Partner, W11 Ventures Ltd
María José Catalá
Mayor of Valencia
Anamaria Meshkurti
Partner Europe, Unorthodox Ventures
Samuel Gil
Managing Partner, JME Ventures
Iris Parra
Co-Founder & Director, Enlaza
Mikhail Taver
Founder & Managing Partner, Taver Capital
Vicente Mompó
President of the Provincial Council of Valencia
Guenia Gawendo
Telefonica Ventures Director, Telefonica
Barbara Covarrubias
Founder & CEO, #virtualspacehero
Vladimer Botsvadze
Advisory Board Member, United States Artificial Intelligence Institute (USAII®)
Verónica Trapa
General Partner, Swanlaab Venture Factory
Iñaki Arrola
Partner, K Fund
Ankita Mathew
Director, Triple G Ventures
Nikolas Mastroyiannopoulos
Founder Managing Partner, W11 Ventures
Facundo Mauricio
Cybersecurity Manager, Siemens
Karim Benchaaboun
Co-Founder & CTO, Flowlity
Cristina Carrascosa
CEO, ATH21
Aadish Rakhecha
Founder & CEO, Shizen, Inc.
Jaime Novoa
Partner, K Fund
Isaac de la Peña
General Partner, Conexo Ventures
Adrian Roche
CEO | Strategic Lead, Adrian Roche SL
Maria Luke
CEO, Uelz
Alejandra Otero
Investment Manager, Burda Principal Investments
Aquilino Peña
Founder & Managing Director, Kibo Ventures
Ruben Melkonian
CEO, Soilmate.ai
Paula Sancho
Managing Director, Finaves
Bartosz Ziółko
Ex CEO & Co-Founder, AI Expert
Juan Espinosa
Co-Founder, CEO, Sprinque
Patrick Heinz
Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Germany
André Zimmermann
Senior International Partner, Pipeline Capital
Natalia Álvarez
Open Innovation Sr Analyst, Repsol
Álvaro Sanz
Investment Director, TheVentureCity
Coro Saldaña
CEO, Sight Group
Joaquín Durán
Managing Partner, BlueBull
Lucia Carriero
CEO, Neuroset italia
Jaime Sendagorta
Director, GP Bullhound Ltd
Paula Villamarin
CEO, LinkedAI
Greg Lind
CEO, Buildly
Camilo A. Pieschacón
CEO, DepositPass
Miguel Arias
General Manager, K Fund
Tom Horsey
Managing Partner, Eoniq.fund
Jacqueline Kazmaier
Co-Founder & CEO, Autoscriber
Tommaso Demarie
CEO, Entropica Labs
Enrique Selva
CEO, Umbrella Solar Investment
Fran Villalba
CEO, Internxt
Patricia Pastor
GP, Next Tier Ventures
Cai Felip
CEO, Union Avatars
Manuel Pérez
Founder, Mendel Brain
Pablo Moro
Head of Investments, Telefónica Ventures
Yael Hernandez
CEO, Token City
Jose del Barrio
Founder & Managing Partner, Samaipata
Alan Boryszanski
CEO, CryptoMate
David Pistoni
CEO & Co-Founder, Zeleros Global S.L
Jaime Bosch
Co-Founder & CEO, Voicemod
Alejandro Mullor
WW Public Sector Digital Strategist, Tourism Lead, Microsoft
Adrián Heredia
CEO, Byld - Corporate Venture Builder
Esther Molina
Moderator, D+I El Español
Jorge Lluch
COO & Co-Founder, Abacum
Marta Ciudad
Cluster Manager, ADESTIC
Joan Tubau
Speaker, Kapital
Iker Marcaide
Founder & Executive Chairman, Zubi Group
Jordi Ferrer
Investment Director, Ship2B Ventures
Vanessa Palmer
BD Manager, CaixaBank DayOne
Andrés Zamora
CEO, Soloduerme, S.L
Salvador Mas
CEO & Founder, GPTadvisor
Sergio Conejo
CEO, Worksible
Andrea Cartujo
COO, Sabartech
Ramón Ferri
Director of Institutional Relations, Segittur
Benoit Menardo
Co-Founder, Payflow
Blas Simón
Head of Orbyn Capital Markets, Orbyn
Francisco Ferreira
Partner, Bynd Venture Capital
Kristin Suleng
Communication and Marketing Director, University of Valencia Science Park
Enrique Lancis
CIO, Globaldit
Isabel García
Managing Director of FREENOW in Spain, Free Now Madrid
Juan González
Senior Advisor, Armilar Venture Partners
Ángela del Carmen
Co-Founder & CEO, Imageryst
Isidro Fernández
CEO, Bumerania Robotics
Javier Guerrero
CEO, INDYA | Nutrición Deportiva
Nicola Abbasciano
Founder, Pigro
Jonathan Hollis
Managing Partner, Mountside Ventures
Ángel Saenz
General Manager for Spain and Portugal, Linkedin
Maria Luisa Domingo
CEO, Evolving Therapeutics
Maxime Agostini
CEO & Co-Founder, Sarus
Pablo Gonzalvez
CEO, EBHealth3
Ana Guasch
Founder, The Shakers Lab
Saad Lachhab
CEO, Lokalité
Torsten Kolind
Angel Investor, YouNoodle
Ahmed Abdelazim
CEO, Oinride Oy
Irina Gheorghiu
CEO & Co-Founder, ZIM Connections
Roy Conan Alonso
Co-Founder, Quantic Brains Technologies SL
Amado Villar
CEO, xNova International
Neema Balolebwami Nelly
Founder & Artificial Intelligence Expert, Emea Venture Builder
Fernando Cabello-Astolfi
CEO, Devengo
Peter Nienhuis
Country Manager, Proxify AB
Óscar Cantalejo
Head of Perseo, Iberdrola S.A.
Carlos Ramos
Director of Venture Capital, LAVCA
Paula Sánchez
Founder & CEO, CoCircular
Waleed Sadek
Founder & CEO, PaySky & Yalla Super App
Rosa Jiménez
Comms, Jeeves / Wired
Jose J. Burgos
Founder, Fresh People
Angel Alberich
CEO, Quibim
Fran Piera
GP, Successful SPV
Olena Iosifova
CEO, Ender Turing
Eduard Oboimov
CEO, eTEU Technologies
Ola Yurchuk
Co-Founder, Beauty Hunter
Mauro Ferri
CEO, Voiceme
Nacho Veiga
CMO, Fisify
Xabier Sesma
COO, Glucovibes
Stephen Doyle
CEO, Greyscale AI
Matias Figliozzi
CEO & Co-Founder, Unibaio
Natalia Mykhaylova
CEO, WeavAir
Vincent Coste
Co-Founder & CEO, Welii
Phanos Hadjikyriakou
CEO & Co-Founder, 2050 Materials
Jonatan Amenedo
CEO, Roiward.io
Sarp Akgönül
Co-CEO, Beynex
Yuliia Bilan
QA Engineer, Togal.AI
Angelo Delle Piane
CEO, Smart Kiwi
Ricard Guillem
Founder, Cafler
Aida Lutaj
Co-Founder & CEO, Legitify
Mateo Suarez
CEO, eBombo
Pilar Prados
CEO & Co-Founder, Bounsel
Carlos Fernandez
Speaker, Persiskin SL
Dor Eligula
Co-Founder & CBO, BridgeWise ברידג׳וויז
Luis Javier Alvarez
Head of Product, Shares.io
Marc Fluvia
CEO, Auctree
Noaa Barak
4YFN Senior Strategy and Engagement Manager, GSMA
Jose Blasco
CEO, Oratrex
Pablo Gil
Co-Founder, PropHero
Laura Garcia
Director of Product Management, Coverwallet
Aniol Brosa
Partner, Inveready
Jacopo Destro
Vice President, Alantra Partners
Bianca Dragomir
Director, Cleantech for Iberia
Carlos Gomez
CEO, Vivla Lifestyle S.L.
Amparo García
COO, Zeus
Jose Bort
CEO, Eventscase
Alen Arslanagic
CEO, Visium SA
Alejandro Aliaga
General Co-Director, BeDisruptive
Daniel Duemig
Co-Founder, The MotherTrees
Lynn Zoenen
Principal, Alpine Space Ventures
Andy Lurling
Founding Partner, Lumo Labs
Pedro Mujica
Head of the IANética.com observatory at Las Naves, Ajuntament de València
Jorge Soriano
CEO, Criptan
Diego Moya
CEO, VibeX
Beatriz Jacoste
Director, KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub
Nacho Mas
CEO, Startup Valencia
Christian Teichmann
CEO, Burda Principal Investments
Alberto Centeno
CEO, Fourvenues
Eva Giner Asensi
Innovation Director, The SPB Global Crporation
Kristian Vybiral
CEO, Uitrial LTD
Joseba Sagastigordia
Director, Mondragon Business Development Center
Jorge Millán-Astray
Head of Innovation Projects, Santalucia
Heiko Bailer
Co-Founder, SmartStamp AG
Salvador Enguix
Delegate in Valencia, La Vanguardia
Rafael Martin
VC Investor, GoHub Ventures
Cristina Anton
Co-Founder & CEO, Agrosymbiose Green Tech Ecosystems
Darren Stauffer
VP Business Development, Dealroom.co
Ramón López
Head of Innovation Ecosystems, Veolia
Enrique Penichet
Founding Partner, Draper B1
Pablo Perea
Head of Investments, GoHub Ventures
Pablo Fernandez
Co-Founder & President, Clibrain
Iván Feito
Partner, Axon Partners Group
Adria Cortes
CEO, Amphora Logistics
Clara Fernandez
CEO, RxLongevity
Vicente Yuste
Strategy, Telefónica España
Andrii Aleksieienko
CEO, Spendbase
Pablo Montoliu
CIIO, Aon
Pilar Mateo
President and Founder, Inesfly Corporation
Juan Luis Hortelano
President, Startup Valencia
Chema Nieto
CEO, Socialnius
Nicolas Guillen
Co-Founder and CFO, BaseCap Analytics
Luis Llorens
Principal, Plug and Play Tech Center
Roger Ripoll
CX Manager, Veritas
Gonzalo Belenguer
Director, Red de Institutos Tecnológicos de la Comunitat Valenciana, REDIT
Álvaro Sanz
Investment Director, ThCommunityureCity
David Valls
Project Manager, Invest in València
Miguel Santos
Founder, CEO & Head of Strategy, Technisys & Galileo Financial Technologies
Estefanía Pastor
Moderator, Valencia Plaza
Virginia Garcia
Project Manager, Invest in València
Majo Castillo
COO, Sesame HR
Javier Megias
Managing Partner, EMEA Funds, Plug and Play
Leandro Sigman
Chairman, Insud Pharma
Desirée Alayza
Leader, Seed by EY
Cristina Baixauli
Transformation Director / Dinapsis Valencia Director, Hidraqua-Dinapsis
Luz Adell
Partner, Draper B1
Alex Barrera
Chief Editor, The Aleph
Cristina Ramos
Innovation Technician, Veolia
Alfonso Nuñez
Director | Digital Strategy & Innovation, EY-Parthenon
Giuseppe Donvito
Partner, P101
Jose Maria Hernanz
Partner, JME Ventures
Viroslava Novosylna
CEO and Founder, Slova Tech PR
Nacho Liñán
Técnico de Promoción, Enisa, Empresa Nacional de Innovacion, S.A.
Nico Goulet
Managing Partner, Adara Ventures
Alejandra Carrau
Head of Strategy & Innovation, Ângela Impact Economy
Yolanda Tomas
Board Member, Bigban
Stefano Guidotti
Partner, P101
Matias Sosa
Product Marketing Manager , OVHcloud
Francisco Benedito
CEO & Co-Founder, ClimateTrade
Francisco Tormo
CEO, Singularu Trendy Jewels
Daniel Heyman
President and CSO, Candy Digital
Beatriz Aznar
Journalist, Disruptores+Innovadores (El Español)
Clara Torrijos
CEO, GoKoan
Ruben Colomer
General Partner, Next Tier Ventures
Julio Ribes
CEO, Holaglow
Nina Cardelus
Investor, Lightrock
Luca Busolli
Blockchain Consultant, 2Klab
Victor Navarro
Principal, Yellow
Felipe Carrasco
Regional Secretary for Industry, Regional Government
Mónica Rodriguez
CEO, Recovo
Ana María Centeno
Innova manager, RTVE
Santiago de Arquer
Senior Associate, Inveready
Ángel Buigues
BStartup Advisor, Banco Sabadell
Luis Tatay
Head of m&a and Corporate Law, Grant Thornton
Manuel Nieto
General Partner, First Drop Vc
Sherman Kong
(formerly) Senior Advisor, Digital Impact Alliance, (formerly) United Nations Foundation
Georgios Depastas
Co-Founder & CEO, Lerna AI
Francho Garcia
CEO & Cofounder, Arkadia Space
Chaume Sánchez
CEO, GeeksHubs
Israel Griol Barres
Manager, StartUPV
Paloma Mas Pellicer
Board, Startup Valencia
Alex Mengual
CIO, Orbital EOS
Juan Mario Lecumberri
AHA IoT expert, Institute for Social Innovation & Citizenship
Francisco Lopez
CEO, LIFT Asset Management
Dámaso Cebrián
Global CIO Corporate & Investment Banking, Banco Santander
Ismael Almazan
CEO, FYLA
Julio Covacho
Founder, Quantic Brains Technologies SL
María José Tomás
Technician, CDTI
Alberto Such
Digital Ecosystem Architect, HPInc
Mario Rodriguez
Director, EY-Parthenon
Daniel Faloppa
Founder & CEO, Equidam
Arturo Castelló
CEO, Encom
Marta Antunez
Director, Wayra Barcelona
Ismael Valero
Lanzadera Corporate Manager, Lanzadera
Lucas Adrián
Principal Product Manager, Eventbrite
Julio Sánchez
Head of Innovation, Cinfa
Blanca Aguirre
Lead Product Manager, Inditex
Alberto Toril
Manager, Breakthrough Energy
Ángel Uzquiza
Head of Innovation, Santalucia Seguros
Daniel Nieto
Vice President Government Engagement, Mastercard
Luis Garay
Partner, Samaipata
José Ramón Pérez
Chief Technology Officer, Mercadona S.A.
Rayane Radjabaly
Head of sales, Stripe
Alex Ferreiro
Business Development Manager, Caixabank DayOne
Ana Garrido
Editor, La Razón
Ignacio Muñoz
Open Innovation, Cepsa
Luis Carlos Prieto
Head of AI CoE, Ferrovial
Juan Valero
Director DayOne, CAIXABANK
Hugo Mira
CEO, Mojito360
Óscar García
Growth Product Manager, Elewit
Elena Rocher
Speaker, Las Naves
David Mañez
Technical Director, Las Naves
Sofía Iturbe
Cofounder COO, LIBEEN Smart Housing
Alejandro Sánchez
CEO, Iberbox
Enrique Montes
CEO, IVF
Jose Manuel Cartes
Founder & CEO, LIBEEN Smart Housing
Jonas Mendes Constante
Project Director & Senior Consultant, Fundación Valenciaport
Clara Pombo
Owner, ClarkeModet
Ronny Eriksson
Investor, VNTRS
David Ortega
CIO, Bit2me
Bruno Balbi
Founder, i4sea
Fermin Cerezo
INNOVATION DIRECTOR, VALENCIA CITY COUNCIL
Javier Zaratiegui
CEO, Cocuus
Salvador Furió Pruñonosa
Deputy Director, ValenciaPort - Opentop
David Conde
CEO, Coinscrap Finance
Mark Assaf
Chief HRD Section - TrainForTrade, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Rafael Sebastian
Director of Science and Research, Regional Ministry of Education, Universities and Employmento
Phanthian Zuesongdham
Head of Division Port Process Solution, Hamburg Port Authority AöR
Belen Perez Santolaria
Investment Manager, Telefónica
Antonio Torregrosa Maicas
General Manager, ValenciaPort
Miguel Colomer
Head of Cloud Technologies, Interpublic Group of Companies España.SL
Philippe Isler
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (WEF)
María Soriano
Innovation Manager, MYSPHERA
Linn Cecilie Linnemann
CEO, Katapult Group
Zach Butler
Events Director, TNW | a Financial Times Company
Francisco Grau Cavanillas
General Manager, TMEIC Port Technologies
Clémentine Savoie
Artist, Ilustrator & Conscious Graphic Designer, Breaker, FEMioneer, Clem by Clem
2023 Sponsors & Partners
DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Santander
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• HP
• Estrella
• EY Building a Better Working World
• Opentop
• Avia
• Dreamhack
PROGRAMME SUPPORTERS:
• Elevwit
• Wayra
• Agencia Argentina
• MIV
• Fundacio Universitat Empresa
• Dayone
• Go Hub
• Sabadell BStartup
• BurdaPrincipal Investments
STARTUP VALENCIA PARTNERS:
• GoHub Ventures
• Sabadell BStartup
• Wayra
• Elewit
• Zeus
• Plug and Play
• HP
• BBVA
• Fresh People
• TBIG FInance
• Marina de Empresas
• Santander
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• Gobierno De Espana
• Espana
• Spain Up Nation
• EQI
• Generalitat Valenciana
• Diputacio De Valencia
• Ajuntament De Valencia
• Valenciactiva
• Las Naves
• Parc Cientific
• Institut Valencia De Finances