Join Friquifund for this exclusive session featuring two industry leaders applying artificial intelligence to real-world challenges – from strengthening platform security to improving the reliability and accountability of enterprise AI systems.

Cristian Cantón, Director at BSC (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)

Talk: Red Teaming with Large Language Models
Cristian will share how large language models are being used to simulate adversarial behavior and enhance the security and resilience of large-scale platforms. He will also share some updates on how the BSC is empowering the local AI ecosystem.

Jorge Palomar, CEO and co-founder at Galtea AI

Talk: From Research to Impact: Evaluating AI in the Real World
Jorge will explore how Galtea helps organizations evaluate, benchmark, and improve their AI systems, bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and measurable business impact. He will also talk about the challenges of moving from research to entrepreneurship, and what it takes to serve leading companies in such a complex and fast-evolving space.

About the speakers

Cristian Cantón
Cristian Canton is the Associate Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), where he helps lead one of Europe’s foremost research institutions in supercomputing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies. At BSC, he oversees strategic initiatives such as the deployment of MareNostrum 5 — one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers — and the transformation of the center into an AI-driven hub supporting European scientific, industrial, and societal missions.

Jorge Palomar
Jorge Palomar is the founder of Galtea AI (a BSC spin-off), a platform that helps large organizations evaluate and improve their AI systems. With a background in research and entrepreneurship, he focuses on bridging the gap between academic innovation and operational performance, empowering companies to deploy AI that is measurable, reliable, and impactful.

Agenda:

18:45 Reception
19:00 Welcome and updates
19:10 Cristian Canton
19:35 Jorge Palomar
20:00 Q&A
20:30 End of event

The EdTech Congress Barcelona is the leading European meeting point where education, technology, and artificial intelligence converge to reimagine the future of education and training. Over two days, educational leaders, institutions, technology companies, and public administrations will explore how AI is transforming learning, teaching, educational management, and talent development.

The congress will address key topics such as the real-world application of AI in the classroom, the evolving role of educators, digital wellbeing, future skills, employability, and the transformation of universities and educational institutions. It will also examine public policies and the ethical and regulatory challenges linked to the digitalisation of education systems. All of this will take place through conferences, workshops, and an exhibition area showcasing innovative solutions from the EdTech ecosystem.

Tech Barcelona Discount

Companies that are members and partners of Tech Barcelona are eligible for a 50% discount on ticket purchases.
To request the discount code, please contact hello@techbarcelona.com.

Below are the key details of the event:

• Dates: 4–5 February 2026
• Location: Palau de Congressos de Barcelona
• Format: Conferences, exhibition, and workshops
• Attendees: More than 2,200 professionals from the education and technology sectors

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming biomedical research, but these systems can internalize and amplify historical biases present in clinical trial data, annotations, and experimental design. Without rigorous evaluation, we risk developing and using models that misdiagnose, recommend ineffective treatments, and perpetuate existing inequalities.

For this reason, the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) is organizing a four-day course to address sex and gender biases throughout the entire lifecycle of AI systems applied to biomedical research, from project conceptualization and data generation to model training, showcasing practical cases and providing tools to identify, evaluate, and mitigate these biases.

What Will You Learn?

Participants will understand key concepts and why they matter in biomedical research; identify specific biases in biomedical data and understand their impact on research quality; critically evaluate AI models using contextualized metrics and frameworks; and design bias-aware biomedical AI projects from the outset.

The course is structured into four integrated blocks, each day with a different focus:

• Monday 26 – Fundamentals and Concepts (4h): Part 1: 14:00–16:00, Break: 16:00–16:30, Part 2: 16:30–18:30
• Tuesday 27 – Identifying Biases in Training Data for AI (4h): Part 1: 14:00–16:00, Break: 16:00–16:30, Part 2: 16:30–18:30
• Thursday 29 – Detection of Bias and Evaluation in AI Models (4h): Part 1: 14:00–16:00, Break: 16:00–16:30, Part 2: 16:30–18:30
• Friday 30 – Project Design and Implementation of Best Practices (3h): Part 1: 16:30–18:30, Break: 16:00–16:30, Part 2: 16:30–17:30

​Join Onshape by PTC for our first networking in Barcelona, centered around transforming product design & development processes. Hosted at Tech Barcelona, the evening will feature keynote speakers sharing their experiences of how cloud-native CAD is transforming engineering, operations and product quality.

​This exclusive evening is designed to encourage open discussion among industry peers on practical adoption strategies, proven success stories, and the tools driving the next generation of engineering innovation.

​​What to Expect

• ​​​Technology in Focus: See how Onshape supports a modern approach to product development—bringing design, data management, and collaboration together to help teams work more efficiently from concept through production.

• ​​​Real-World Perspectives: Hear directly from Centum Research & Technology and Blocks Technology as they share how they’re improving engineering workflows, accelerating development cycles, and delivering better outcomes using Onshape.

• ​​​Executive Networking: Connect with fellow engineering leaders and innovators over drinks and light refreshments to exchange ideas and experiences shaping the future of product development.

​​​Agenda

​​6:00 – 6:30 – Check-in & networking
6:30 – 7:00 – Opening address from Onshape by PTC
7:00 – 7:20 – Customer spotlight: Centum Research & Technology
7:30 – 7:50 – Customer spotlight: Blocks Technology
8:00-9:00 – Networking, drinks & bites

​​About Onshape
Onshape by PTC is the leading cloud-native CAD & PDM platform that runs on any device, anywhere-requiring zero IT. Onshape is for product design companies who are fed up with the errors, time waste, and hidden costs of outdated file-based CAD & PDM.
Only Onshape:

• ​​Eliminates CAD crashes and never loses data

• ​​Enables secure, real-time collaboration

• ​​Tracks all activity and provides infinite restore

• ​​Has built-in PDM with branching and merging

​About Tech Barcelona

​Tech Barcelona is a leading non-profit association connecting Barcelona’s digital and tech ecosystem. It brings together start-ups, scale-ups, corporates, investors, and institutions to drive collaboration, innovation, and sustainable growth within a global tech hub.

• ​Connects startups, corporates, investors, and institutions across the ecosystem

• ​Builds community through events, programmes, and collaborative spaces

• ​Promotes Barcelona internationally as a leading city for technology and innovation

Every city needs spaces that bring clarity, spark curiosity, and help us see beyond.

This is LUMENS’26, a multifaceted space that connects people and perspectives to inspire the present moment and transform the future. You will leave with ideas, inspiration, and the drive to take action.

We are introducing a new verb tense: the future-present. Only by understanding our times can we make decisions that truly matter. Six experts will explore this future-present Through UPF Eyes, revealing the key trends that will shape 2026 from different angles.

• Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
• Time: The event starts at 6:00 PM
• Location: Auditori del Campus del Poblenou UPF
• Free and open to everyone with prior registration

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Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026, the world’s leading event for professional audiovisual (AV) and systems integration, is coming to Barcelona from 3-6 February 2026 at Fira Gran Via.

Over four days, attendees will be able to explore solutions from hundreds of exhibitors, see live demos and product launches, join guided tours and exchange ideas with industry experts across different technology areas.

🎟 Exclusive discount for Tech Barcelona members & partners. Request your attendee ticket code at hello@techbarcelona.com

🚀 Also… give your startup visibility at ISE’s Innovation Park
After a strong first edition in 2025, Innovation Park returns to Congress Square, at the centre of ISE 2026. The area is designed for startups and new exhibitors looking to present their solutions, gain visibility and connect with partners, clients and investors from the AV and tech ecosystem. If you’re a startup interested in exhibiting at Innovation Park, you can apply directly.

Discover how work happens inside one of Europe’s most relevant technology hubs.

During this visit to Tech Barcelona, you’ll get a first-hand look at how a leading innovation ecosystem operates, the professional profiles that are part of it, and the educational and career opportunities linked to the technology sector.

This activity is part of the Visites Explora programme, promoted by the Department of Youth and the CAAJ, with the aim of bringing young people in the city closer to the world of work and supporting their academic and career orientation.

🗓️ 19 February at 5:00 PM
📍 Tech Barcelona
🎯 Activity aimed at young people interested in technology and innovation
📝 Individual registration via form