
Salvador Illa i Roca
President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
The first edition put Barcelona on the European AI map. Here's a look back at the room, the speakers, the sponsors, and the numbers.
Talks, panels, demos, and the networking that made the first edition.









Founders, researchers, and operators who took the stage at the first edition.

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
The brands and partners that made the 2025 edition possible.
A senior, cross-industry crowd from across the European AI ecosystem.
A detailed attendee breakdown is being prepared.
In the meantime, explore the press coverage and meet the speakers shaping the 2026 edition.