
Salvador Illa i Roca
President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

The 2026 edition · 22–23 September · WTC Barcelona
The people. The ideas. The conversations that move AI forward. Experience Europe’s most experiential AI conference, through the moments that bring us together.
Real moments from day one
From the stage to the conversations in between. A first look at the people and moments shaping this edition.
Day one / 22 September 2026
Founders, researchers, and operators from across Europe and beyond, on one stage over two days.

Salvador Illa i Roca
President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Chema Alonso
V.P. and Head of International Development

Howard Wright
VP Startup Ecosystem

Jaime De Mora
CTO for Startups & Unicorns EMEA

Ilyass El Mansouri
FDE Manager EMEA

Julia Hernandez
Applied AI Architect - Founding Member

Steffen Fuchs
Senior Partner, Global Industrials Practice

Pablo Rodriguez
Google Director, Office of the CTO

Luc JULIA
President

Albert Tort Pugibet
Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation

Orsi Nagy
Policy Officer

Ignasi Belda
Director DELTA

Laura Gilbert
Senior Director AI & Innovation

Mike Butcher
Founder & Editor

Diego Perino
BSC AI Institute Director

Maria Galindo Garcia-Delgado
Secretary for Digital Policies

Florian Kunzke
Global Director AI Strategy

Martin C. Syms
Managing Director and International Head of BlackRock’s Aladdin Engineering Group

Nouamane Tazi
ML Research Engineer

Andreas Horn
Founder
Global brands, breakout startups, and the operators powering European AI.
The communities, meetups, and ecosystems growing European AI alongside us.
Moments from the first edition: talks, demos, and the room at Glovo Campus.





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