Shift AI Europe is coming to Barcelona on 13–14 October 2026, bringing together the leaders shaping the future of the software industry in the age of artificial intelligence.
Over two days, founders, executives, operators and investors will come together to share experiences and explore topics including AI-native products, autonomous agents, pricing, sales and GTM, fundraising, data, talent and AI infrastructure.
More than a traditional conference, Shift AI focuses on high-value connections and conversations: the event is capped at 1,000 attendees and will feature 8,000 carefully curated 1:1 meetings, alongside roundtables and experiences designed to spark new relationships and opportunities.
A must-attend event for those who don’t just want to talk about how AI is transforming software, but understand what companies already rebuilding their businesses around AI are actually doing.
Tech Barcelona members, partners and sponsors can get 20% off their tickets. Email us at hello@techbarcelona.com to get your discount.
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Impact founders solve the hardest problems, yet face the toughest path to capital. Raise for Impact is a curated half-day workshop, created by and for Impactivists, designed to change those odds.
Over one morning, you’ll gain expert insights into EU funding and the investor landscape, take part in a hands-on session to sharpen your investment readiness, and get a practical introduction to term sheets. You’ll also connect with investors and key ecosystem players.
You’ll leave with concrete next steps and a network to help make them happen.
Limited spots. Organised in partnership with BStartup, Banco Sabadell’s startup hub.
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The HR Startup Competition is looking for Early Stage startups transforming Human Resources through innovative and technological solutions.
Selected startups will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to HR executives, investors and entrepreneurs at the HR Innovation Summit 2026, held at La Nave, Madrid.
Categories:
- Innovation
- Employee Journey
- Trends & Future
Key dates:
- Applications: until September 13, 2026
- 1-minute pitch: September 30
- Semi-finals: September 30
- Final: October 1
There will be 3 winners, one per category, with prizes including participation in the 2027 Startup Arena and one year of communication support through RRHHDigital.
In short: a great opportunity to gain visibility, connections, customers and investment while showcasing how your startup can shape the future of HR.
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Webinar: Maximize your tax savings: Reduce your Income Tax (IRPF) through a pension
Por Entre Trámites
Strategic management of your Pension Plan can help you reduce your Personal Income Tax (IRPF), optimize your tax savings, and plan a better future.
Did you know that properly managing your Pension Plan can help you lower your Personal Income Tax (IRPF) while strengthening your long-term financial planning?
In this webinar, you will discover how to leverage the tax advantages offered by current regulations, learn the differences between the available alternatives according to your profile (employee, self-employed/autónomo, or business), and discover how to make strategic decisions to optimize your savings.
Additionally, you will learn how ARCA—as an entity specializing in financial planning and social security provision—supports individuals, self-employed professionals, and companies in designing personalized strategies to maximize tax benefits and build a solid financial future.
A practical, clear session designed to help you understand how properly managing your Pension Plan can become a key tool for reducing your tax burden without losing sight of your savings and investment goals.
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Cambridge Spark España and Tech Barcelona are offering a working, hands-on introduction to agentic AI. This is not a lecture and not a demo. In a guided session, you will build a real AI application yourself, in plain English, with no code, and leave with a grounded sense of what the technology can do for your business and where it should not be trusted.
What You’ll Do
You’ll use Claude to create a multi-agent app that researches, assesses risk, and makes a recommendation. Along the way you’ll get hands-on with the core concepts of agentic AI: agents and how they plan and act over many steps; connectors that link Claude to your own tools via MCP; skills that let it reliably build documents and slides; the human-in-the-loop checkpoint that keeps you in control; and design systems for a polished finish. The goal isn’t the app. It’s to leave understanding what agentic AI can genuinely do in your business, and where it shouldn’t be trusted.
Your Facilitators
Dr. Raoul-Gabriel Urma is Founder and Group CEO of Cambridge Spark, the UK’s leading AI and data workforce development company. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, completed Harvard Business School’s OPM programme, and is completing an Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management at the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored best-selling technology books with over 100,000 copies sold and serves as Chair of the YPO AI/ML subnetwork. He hosts the Data and AI Mastery podcast, one of the most listened-to in its specialism, and advises C-suite leaders and boards on AI strategy and transformation.
Albert Serra Toscano leads Cambridge Spark’s launch in Spain from Barcelona, building enterprise AI training programmes for leadership teams across financial services, hospitality, technology and professional services. He works closely with executives to turn AI experimentation into measurable business impact, and brings a background in operations and finance.
*Exclusively reserved for Tech Barcelona members and partners, as well as senior technology leaders from leading corporations.
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Tech Barcelona Afterworks are a great opportunity to connect, discover innovative projects and create synergies among all the stakeholders driving the growth of Barcelona’s digital and tech sector. These events are open to the entire community, and Tech Barcelona member companies can showcase their business through a 2-minute Elevator Pitch.
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Pier01 – Tech Barcelona
Registration will be open until 6:45 pm. Please don’t arrive late.
Applications to present a pitch close 6 hours before the event (12:00 pm).
This event is held in collaboration with Damm and Ajuntament de Barcelona.
Want to join us earlier? Complete your experience with the pre-event workshops (5:00–6:00 pm). This month, you can sign up for Spendesk’s workshop, “The Strategic CFO: From Managing the Past to Anticipating the Future.”
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Finance teams are under increasing pressure to better control spend, anticipate liquidity, and provide strategic answers to the business. However, when data is scattered or arrives too late, the CFO ends up managing the past instead of anticipating the future.
In this workshop, we will explore how to connect and automate the entire spend process, from requests and approvals to corporate cards, employee expenses, invoices, and accounting. Through real-world scenarios, we will discover how to gain visibility before spend occurs, improve forecast accuracy, identify deviations in time, and free up capacity to focus on analysis and decision-making.
We will also explore how artificial intelligence, integrated workflows, and autonomous agents are transforming the role of the CFO, as well as how to connect these new capabilities with the tools and ERP systems that each company already uses.
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Petit Comitech | Invirtiendo en IA con Pep Martorell y Luis Pareras (Invivo Partners)
Por Tech Barcelona
At the next Petit Comitech, organized by Tech Barcelona and EAE Business School Barcelona, we will welcome Pep Martorell and Luis Pareras, partners at Invivo Partners.
Exactly one year ago, they launched Invivo Ventures AI, a €100 million fund focused on investing in the next generation of startups in artificial intelligence, science, and deeptech.
Luis Pareras has spent more than a decade supporting life sciences and technology companies, with a portfolio of 17 startups that have raised more than €450 million. Meanwhile, Pep Martorell, former Associate Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, has driven the creation of 14 spin-offs, led strategic AI projects, and secured €200 million to develop new supercomputing infrastructure dedicated to this technology.
Together, we will discuss the next wave of AI-driven innovation and the factors that matter most when investing in a startup.
As always, this will be a small-format gathering, designed to encourage conversation, idea sharing, and questions in an informal and close setting.
Places are very limited. This event will be held in spanish.
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From 2 to 5 November 2026, Lisbon will once again become one of the world’s leading meeting points for innovation and the international technology ecosystem at Web Summit Lisbon 2026.
Over four days, startups, companies, investors, technology leaders and professionals from around the world will come together to share ideas, discover new opportunities, explore the latest trends and connect with the future of technology.
At Tech Barcelona, we want to make it easier for our community to take part: our members and partners get 25% off their tickets.
Want to enjoy the discount? Request your promotional code by emailing hello@techbarcelona.com.
See you in Lisbon!
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On September 17, Tech Spirit Women Edition becomes a meeting point for Barcelona’s tech community.
Women currently represent around 32% of digital employment in the sector, a reminder that progress is happening, but there is still ground to cover.
Founders, executives, researchers and technologists will come together to share ideas, challenges and technologies shaping what comes next. Open to everyone ready to learn from the people driving tech forward.