BNEW Barcelona

That was BNEW 2026

The Voices Transforming the New Economy

Manuel Villa

CEO

Alfonso Cossío

Country Leader - Applications Iberia

Jordi Barceló

CEO

Ana García

President of Economics and Sustainability Committee

Ignacio Rubio

President

José Antonio Domínguez Andreu

Commercial Manager – Agri-food Business

Miguel Luis Lapeña

Deputy Director for City Promotion

Karla Trejo

Head of Innovation - Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group

Gema Guzmán

Talent Programs Director

Carme Plasencia

Chief Executive Officer

Ferran Puntí

CEO

Jose María Santos

Head of Institutional Business

Anna Fernández

Institutional Relations Manager

Gabriela Musterova

Founder & CEO

Antonio Berdiel

Founder & CEO

Oriol Alcoba

Director of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer

Ariadna Puig

CCO

Aymen Jemni

CEO

Lluís Soldevila

Digital Leadership Professor

Carla Meléndez

Talent Development Manager

Sergi Loras

Meteorologist

Marc Vicens

Boss of the Soil Unit

Catelijn Kerstens

Councilwoman responsible for Economic Development, Commerce, Tourism, and City Promotion

José Antonio Pastor Cantarino

Commander of El Prat Air Base

José Ignacio Rodríguez Modroño

Managing Director

Mario Navarro

Innovation Technician in Digital Health

Miguel Silva

Founder

Isabel Pérez Ennes

Head IT Region Europe

Cristina Arumí

Recognised Researcher

Iñaki Nieto

CEO

Diego Perino

BSC AI Institute Director

Sandra Adrián

CEO

Alexandre Llusera

Sales Manager

Rodrigo Tofollo

Co-founder & Country Manager Spain

Laia Parellada

HR Manager Spain & Portugal

Alberto Bayo

CTO

Frederick Ayala

Marketing Data Scientist

Antoni Paz

Technical Secretary and Director of the Task Force, and Director of Fundación KIMbcn

Eric García

CEO & Co-founder

Manuel Járrega

President

Alba Ferre

Aerospace Systems Engineering Student

Olga Escriu

Director of Business Solutions at Catalonia

Alexander Phimister

Founder & CEO

Juan Castilla

Manager

Fatima Lopez-Fernández

Head of Technology Transfer

Javier Serrano

Electrical Business Engineer

Pau Pamplona

Ecosystema Manager

Cinta Daudé

Project Manager

Marc Balagué

Infrastructure Management Department Technician

Mar Mezcua

Staff Research / Scientific Deputy Director

Carlos Martínez

Head of Studio

Joaquín Poley

Project Manager for Technological Innovation

Xiker Portillo

CFO

Marcos González

CEO

Oscar Garcia Pañella

Director

Pablo José Román

Head of Sales Iberia

Uliana Torkunova

CEO

Josep Samitier

Executive Director

Eduard Obis

CEO

María Sánchez Leiva

Creative & Art Director

Paula Serra

Editorial Director & Agenda

Valera Vasylenko

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Laura Benítez

President

Òscar Ribas

Regional Energy Manager Catalonia

Aina Villalba

Technical Product Manager

Susanna Visauta

CEO

Mara Dierssen

Group Leader

Jaime Vives

Past President

María Pilar González

Head of Institutional Promotion and Regional Cooperation

Ainhoa López

Participant in the TFS26 Program (Viladecans team)

Joana Barbany

President

Alex Viladomiu

Director Agency Office Leasing Barcelona

Joan Francesc Bañó

Executive Director

Javier González Abad

Regional Tourism Councilor of Baix Llobregat

Silvia Cabrera

Head of Promotion, Governance, and Operation of Digital Infrastructure - General Directorate of Digital Infrastructure, Secretariat of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation

Sandra Sieber

Professor in the Entrepreneurship Department

Ingrid Canal

Founder

Irene Quintero

Participant in the TFS26 Program (Gavà team)

Daniel Casellas

Scientific Director

Jordi Candela

Corporate Director of Catalonia Airports

Núria Sicart

Finance and Corporate Services Director

Pelayo García de Arquer

Professor and Group Leader

Àngel Josep García

Valorisation Manager

Alberto F. Ballesteros

Strategic Alliances Manager for Catalonia

Alexandre Besenval

Founder and CEO

Montserrat Puig

CEO

Marga Torre

Research and Innovation. Technical Office

Mónica Beatriz Della Pirriera

Photonic and Vision R&D Area manager

Andrea Villena

Recruitment Headhunter Director

Joana Sánchez

Deputy Mayor for Business and Tourism

José Manuel Vílchez

Full Research Professor

Xavier Ribas

Director

Wulfran Martínez

CEO - Founder

Sergi Company

CEO

Fernando Casado

Cofounder & General Partner de Inclimo Climate Tech Fund

Daniela Tost

CEO

Mariona Vidal

Director of Spain

Miguel Álvarez

Founder & CEO

Carolina Angelini

Director of Strategic Projects

Claudia Romeo

Founder & CEO

Alvar Gràcia

Senior Researcher

Joan Ribal

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Anna Estella

Deputy Director General for People and Nature

Marta Princep

Senior Manager Innovation

Alex Tortosa

Senior Manager

Antonio Gamiz

Head of Innovation Merlin Properties & Loom

Ana Moliner

Innovation Business Development Director

Oriol Sentís

Participant in the TFS26 Program (Esplugues team)

Mª Carmen Noel

Human Resources and Wellness Executive, U.N. Store Management

Elisabeth Latorre

2n Deputy Mayor

Gerard Moya

CEO

Pol Gibert

General Secretary of the Department of Business and Employment

Anna Golsa

CEO

Abel Torrelles

CEO

Marina Espin

Vice President, Business Development

Marisol López Vicente

Director General for Innovation and Digital Culture

Josep Lluís Pelegrí

Research Professor

Alejandro Sanchez

Industrial Laison Office Director

Lluís Blanch

Founding Partner of BETTER CARE and Coordinator of the PLATAFORMA ITEMAS-ISCIII

Mireia Sebastià

Enterpreneurship Manager

Albert Sampietro

VP Product Engineering

Alfredo Sanz y Calabria

Chief Risk Officer

Eudald Casas

General Manager

Fernando Marzal

Founder & CEO

Enrique Fernández Ambel

Brigadier General. Operations Division Chief, Air Staff

Joan Lluís Mas

Scientific Director, Digital Tech

David Martín

Chief Technology & Data Officer

Jonne Ziengs

Head of Sales

Toni Ruiz

Senior Technology Entrepreneurship Consultant

Alexandra Olarte

Smart Factory & Cybersecurity Leader

Felip Miralles

Executive Director - Health Tecnologies

Isaac Grau

COO & Co - Founder

Xavier Pérez

CEO

Montserrat Rigall

VerificaRTVE journalist specializing in AI

David Comellas

CEO

Joan Antoni López Martínez

Professor and Researcher

Jaume Ferre

CTO

Ricardo Oliver

Head of AI Transformation Spain

Santiago Lopezbarrena

Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs Manager

Joan Solé

CEO Founder

Aïda Figuerola

Founder

Franz Bechtold

Sales Director Spain

Angie Granado

Project Manager

Miquel Salas

Scale-up and Access Director

Jorge Juan Fernández

Chief Innovation Manager

Angela Lalatta

Gemma Marfany

Full Professor of Genetics

Albert Salarich

Councilor of Enterprise, Innovation and Internationalization and Energy

Marta Sainz

Founder & CEO

Fernando Fernández-Aranda

Head of Clinical Psychology Service Section, Full Professor of Psychology

Esteban Rodríguez Guisado

Head of Climate Division

Fernando de Santos

IAON Coordinator

Fernando García

Strategic Market Development Europe Director -Datacenters

Rosa Maria Meseguer

Manager DCA-Space

Jaume Soler

Participant in the TFS26 Program (Cerdanyola team)

Mike Blackman

Managing Director

Joan Puaté

Cluster Manager

Daniel Furlan

Vicepresident

José Luis Lajusticia

Culture, Engagement & Professional Development Head

Consuelo Rebolledo

Talent Manager

Joan Arnedo

Associate professor

Josep Manel Rodeiro

CEO & Founder

Marc Fortuny

Ceo & founder

Jaume Casadesús

Researcher

David García

CEO

Miriam Corredor

CEO

Jesús Subirana

Co-CEO

Jaume Miralles Solé

Director General of Artificial Intelligence, Efficiency and Data in the Administration

Mercè Romero-Gómez

Associate Professor

Anna Carabús

CiPA Sectoral Coordinator

Beatriz Cardona

Partnerships Director

Carol Benedí

Business development Manager. Food Industries

Miguel Chillón

ICREA Researcher

Javier Peña

Co-Founder & CEO

Jaume Sanpera

CEO

Lara Iglesia

CEO

Vicenç Polo

Coordinator European Projects

Imma Haro

Chief Business Officer

Ivan Zaguirre

Head of Studio

Carla Rebés

Cluster Operations Manager

Sílvia Cufí

Medical Unit Director

Esther Calbo

Professor and Chair of Medicine

Gerard Valverde

Partner

Josep-Francesc Valls

Distinguished Professor

Diana Colom

Co-founder & Biologist specialized in genetics

Ismael Colomina

CEO and Chief Scientist

Oscar Fonrodona

CEO

Mª Gabriela López

Founder & CEO

Eduardo Ferrer

CEO & Co-Founder

Alberto Barriga

Energy Lawyer

Núria Gavaldà

Strategy Director & ATMP Platform Director

Jesús Prada

CEO

Ahina Fulquet

Participant in the TFS26 Program (Sant Feliu de Llobregat team)

Nelson Atipo

CEO & Co-Founder

Conxi Pérez

CEO & Co-Founder

JangMi Baek

Co-founder

Antoni Gilabert

Chief Innovation Officer

Bernat Monter

CEO

Ona Lázaro

Sant Boi team spokesperson

Oscar Pera

3D Printing Coordinator

Sandra Mingot

Head of EU and Defence Space Programs

Albert Aguado

CEO

Cristina Padilla

Councilor for Economic Promotion, Commerce and Markets, Business and Industrial Estates, Occupation and Training

David Gómez

Academic Teacher

Álex Uhalde

Global Business Developer - Europe, South America & the Nordics

Anna Majó

Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation

Alvaro de Ramón

Chief of Customer Experience Division

Pep Malagrava

Project Manager Levantino Balear Zone

Núria Salán

Deputy Director of Institutional Promotion

José María Gil

Director

Tiago Santos

VP of Community and Growth

Joel Rojas

Student

Eduard Sanz

Mayor

Sergi Florensa

CEO

Jorge Roca

Founder / Strategic Energy & Sustainability Advisor

Toni Forrellat

Business Development Manager

Carla Salas

Data Scientist

Tetiana Klymchuk

Co-Founder

Vicent Altava

Technician at the Modelling and Applied Research Unit

Jose Ramón Martín

BStartup Advisor

Raúl Enrique Orrego

General Manager

Neema Balolebwami Nelly

Artificial Intelligence Expert & CEO

Lourdes Borrell

Mayor

Josep Rodríguez

Head of Strategic Projects, Tourism Department

Óscar Pérez Albet

Chief Scientific Officer

Isabel Comas

Coordinator of Career Guidance Services and Programs

Ernesto Fernández del Río

Retail Value Proposition Manager

Oriol Güell

Chief of Innovation and Digitalization

Barbara Eisele

DCA-IA Manager

Daniel Marsol

DIRCOM-CMO

Jan Samsó

Founder & CEO

Thomas Lemesle

Chief Operating Officer

Aleix Serrallonga

Coordinator of the Acelera Pyme Office

Juan Carlos Ibáñez

Head of Applied AI

Brigitte Pérez

Career Services and Employment Director

Yolanda Rey

Career Advisor

Evelyn Moreno

International Projects Deputy Director

Josep Maria Ribes

AI Observatory Director

Marta Gascón

Head of People Analytics & AI HR at NTTData Europe & LATAM

Vanessa Palmer

Business Development Director

Montse Barceló

Growth Strategy Advisor

Xavier Roca

Director General of Industry

Santi Molins

CoFounder

Ivan Vaquero

Founder & CEO

Carmen Ovejero

Head of AgriFood & Bioeconomy Unit

Sergio Otero

Business Development Manager – Flexible Production & SIMOVE

Maurici Hervas

Energy Transition Manager

Albert Anglarill

Territorial and Projects Director Catalonia

Adrià Marín

Project Manager, Construction & Housing Polymers

Cathy Morghese

Integrative Nutritional Therapist

Sandra Prior

Partner & Consulting Leader of PwC Catalonia and Andorra

José Ramón Fernández

Head of Department Entrepreneurship & ICT ICEX

David Ros

Deputy Director of Railway Tourism Services and Montserrat Manager

Gloria García-Cuadrado

President & Founder

Marian Iglesias

Technical Responsible 3D Unit

Jorge Blasco

Partner

Jaume Rey

Founder and Director

Carmen Casals

CEO

Xavier Hormigos

Head of the Service of the Transport Arbitration Board

Victoria Mejías

Founder & Instructional Designer

Albert Almajano

Regional IT Head Western Europe

Antonio Gil

Professor of Aviation Law - Former Head of Catalonia's Air Traffic Control Towers

Jesús Fernández Gómez

Drive Systems Business Unit Director

Alba Rosado

Strategic Growth Lead

Laura García

Expansion and Energy Transition Director

Licia Verde

ICREA Professor

Sònia Callau-Berenguer

Head of Agrarian Spaces Directorate

Full list of speakers

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Barcelona New Economy Week – BNEW is a physical and digital B2B event that gathers unique events of the sectors of AGROFOOD, AI, AVIATION & SPACE, ENERGY, GAMING, HEALTH, SCIENCE and TALENT. They all share a common denominator: New Economy.

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