Program

Opening Show

Sparking the Future of Innovation

• Elena Popovici
  Co-Founder & Co-Director
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  Bilbao Slush'D
• David Cabezon
  Co-Founder & Co-Director
  /
  Bilbao Slush'D

Forging North-to-North Bonds

• Sari Rautio
  Ambassador of Finland to Spain
  /
  The Embassy of Finland in Spain

Institutional Opening Act

• Javier Garcinuño Zabala
  General Director
  /
  Bilbao Ekintza
• Ane de Ariño
  Director of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization
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  SPRI Group
• Ainara Basurko
  Deputy for Economic Promotion
  /
  Government of Bizkaia

Category Crushers: Breaking Boundaries, Building Futures

• Luis Llorens
  Principal
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  Plug and Play
• Sergi Garcia
  Chief Marketing Officer
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  Red Points
• Christian Gascons
  Co-founder & COO
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  G4AL
• Tom Selva
  Founder
  /
  ARCA.bot

Unlocking Breakthrough Growth:
A Playbook for Turning Culture into a Competitive Edge

• Fiona Garvey
  CEO
  /
  Softonic

Identifying the Best Entrepreneurs:
Assessing Project Potential Through Talent and VC Metrics

• Leire Corral
  VP of Marketing & Operations
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  Shakers
• Mario Teijeiro
  Managing Director
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  Deloitte Strategy, Risk and Transactions
• Mercè Tell
  Co-founder & General Partner
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  Encomenda Capital Partners
• Jaime Medina
  Managing Partner
  /
  The Startup CFO

Watt’s Next? The Future of Cleantech and How We’re Energizing Tomorrow

• Wouter Draijer
  Founder
  /
  SolarMente

New Nordic Unicorn Playbook:
Strategies for Building Billion-Dollar Startups

• Paolo Ottaviani
  Senior Program Manager
  /
  Tenity
• Peter Vesterbacka
  Founder of Slush and former Mighty Eagle (CMO)
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  Angry Birds, Rovio Entertainment Corporation
• Nicolaj Højer Nielsen
  Co-founder and Investor
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  Penneo and Sepior
• Guillermo Chavez
  Head of Spanish and French Markets
  /
  e-Residency, Republic of Estonia

TBA

• Agur Jõgi
  CTO
  /
  Pipedrive

Dawn of Disruptors:
Startups Revolutionizing Traditional Industries

• Rubén Molina
  Co-Founder & CEO
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  Innitius
• Carles Batllori Coll
  Co-Founder
  /
  Aythen
• Carlos Kuchkovsky
  Co-founder & CEO
  /
  QCentroid
• Marina Planas
  Co-Founder & CEO
  /
  The NTWK

From Potential to Proficiency: Building the Entrepreneurial DNA

• Erik Brieva
  President
  /
  Bcombinator

Capital Catalysts: Driving the Next Wave of Impact Innovation

• Begoña Ortiz
  Principal
  /
  Cometa VC
• Virginia E. Vegas
  Managing Director
  /
  VC Challenge & Fronttier
• Jaime Trainor
  Founder & CEO
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  Futuro Perfecto
• José María Baños
  Founding Partner & Managing Director
  /
  LetsLaw

Flipping the Script

• Edgar Vicente
  Founding Partner
  /
  Enzo Ventures
• Martinho Correia de Matos
  VC Investor
  /
  BYND Venture Capital
• Ernest Sanchez
  Managing Partner
  /
  Nuclio
• Nadhila Wardhana
  VC Investor
  /
  KFund
• Iryna Krepchuk
  VC Investor
  /
  Trind Ventures

EmprendeXXI Awards by CaixaBank DayOne

When Innovation Hurts

• Laura Kankaala
  Head of Threat Intelligence
  /
  F-Secure Corporation

From Local to Global: Cultivating a Born-Global Startup Ecosystem

• Jordi Martín del Val
  Co-Founder & CEO
  /
  Bcombinator
• Michèle Richner
  Managing Partner & CMO
  /
  Tenity
• Teresa Hernández Martín
  Women Tech EU Lead
  /
  EIT Manufacturing
• Alana House
  Program Lead
  /
  Bilbao Slush'D

VC Literacy 101: Unlocking Venture Capital for All

• Manuel González Abril
  Founder & CEO
  /
  Boske
• Ana Alcaine
  Supernovas Project Manager
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  EIT Manufacturing
• Jorge Campo Teruel
  Head of Iberia & Board Member
  /
  baby vc
• Amélie Mariage
  Investment Partner
  /
  Akka Spain (ex-Blast)
• Ainhoa Saralegui
  Investment Associate
  /
  Acurio Ventures

The 7Cs of Fintech Ecosystem Building

• Uve Poom
  Head of Operations Nordics
  /
  Tenity

Building AI for Running VC Operations

• Gonzalo Martínez de Azagra
  Founder & General Partner
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  Cardumen Capital
• Rocío Pillado
  Partner
  /
  Adara Ventures
• Itxaso del Palacio, PhD
  General Partner & Board of Directors
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  Notion & Kauffman Fellows
• Javier Pérez
  Head of Digital Natives
  /
  Google Cloud & Google for Startups

Green Trailblazers: Innovating for a Cleaner Future

• Óscar Cantalejo Sánchez
  Head of Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation with Startups
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  Iberdrola Ventures - PERSEO
• Oscar López Goikolea
  Investment Director
  /
  Net Zero Ventures
• Ronny Eriksson
  Head of Finland & Investment Manager
  /
  VNTRS
• Perttu Jalkanen
  Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

Closing

• Elena Popovici
  Co-Founder & Co-Director
  /
  Bilbao Slush'D
• David Cabezon
  Co-Founder & Co-Director
  /
  Bilbao Slush'D

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