At InnoIT Consulting, we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming meetup on Monday, March 2 at 7:00 PM.

🎙️AI Afterwork: Real AI for Real Problems

SPEAKERS

• Matthias Brenninkmeijer (CTO & Co-Founder at Artiso AI)
• Àlex Rodríguez (CEO at MarsBased)
• Marina Palma (Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ADP)
• Miguel Toscano (Data & AI Specialist, Google Cloud)

MODERATOR

• María Aperador (Criminóloga especializada en Ciberseguridad y Fundadora de BeValk)

SUMMARY

As Barcelona comes alive during the Mobile World Congress, we are excited to bring something special to the local tech community.

Join us for an informal panel discussion where we’ll discuss about real-world AI: from production challenges and data realities to system design, trade-offs, constraints, and how teams actually work with AI today.

The conversation will be led by experienced AI practitioners and engineers with hands-on backgrounds in machine learning, data platforms, system architecture, and building AI systems that operate under real-world constraints.

Moderated by María Aperador (BeValk), bringing a cybersecurity and human-factor lens to the discussion.

No slides, no glossy demos, just real lessons and Q&A. Plus networking, great music by Adame DJ 🎧, and pizza 🍕 & drinks 🍻.

Send us your questions for the speakers or the topics you’d like us to cover here.

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AGENDA

• 6:45 PM → Check‑in & welcome
• 7:00 PM → Opening
• 7:10–8:00 PM → Panel discussion
• 8:00 PM → Networking

WHEN: Monday, March 2 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Oficinas InnoIT Consulting, C/ Diputació, 280, Bajos 2ª, 08009, Barcelona
LANGUAGE: English

IEBS Business School is organizing the Trends Summit 2026, an online event that will take place on Thursday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. (Spain time). The event will focus on the key trends that are already impacting companies and professionals.

The summit will bring together experts in economics, artificial intelligence, talent, and marketing from KPMG, Metricool, knowmad mood, PwC, among others. They will share how they are interpreting the current context and which strategic decisions are being made today with a view toward 2026.

A space to understand the context and make informed decisions

The world no longer changes through predictable cycles, but through economic, technological, social, and cultural signals that are already shaping the direction of the coming years. In this scenario, the organizations and professionals that move forward are not those who try to predict the future, but those who are able to read the context early and connect trends with real decisions.

​Let’s rethink security for the quantum era together! 

​Quantum computing isn’t just a breakthrough in computing, it’s a turning point for security.

​Not tomorrow, not in a movie, but fast enough to start questioning the assumptions behind today’s protection models.

• ​What happens to the security frameworks we rely on today?

• ​When should companies start preparing?

• ​Is post-quantum security urgency or overreaction?

​We’re hosting an evening to explore these questions in a clear, engaging way.

​You’ll hear from Jordi Puiggalí, Co-founder & CTO of Secrets Vault, a recognized expert in cybersecurity and cryptography with more than 30 years of experience across IT, cryptography and blockchain. Jordi has authored 50+ research publications and holds 50 patents in cryptographic protocols and secure technologies, with notable work in areas such as election security and secure digital systems.

​He’ll explain what the quantum transition means from a security perspective, why it matters for real-world infrastructures, and how organizations can approach it with strategy rather than fear.

​What we’ll explore:

• ​ Why quantum computing reshapes the future of cybersecurity

• ​ The real risk behind “harvest now, decrypt later”

• ​ Where post-quantum security standards stand today

• ​ What this means for data protection, digital trust and long-term resilience

• ​ How to start preparing without disrupting your current security architecture

​No hype, no fear-mongering, just a smart conversation about what’s next!

​Agenda:

​19:00 – Welcome

​19:30 – Security talk by Jordi

​20:00 – Roundtable (TBC)

​20:30 – Drinks & networking

​Join us for quantum beers, they’re full and empty until you take a sip!

​Register now for a smart, relaxed evening with people who care about where security is heading with good conversations, great company and a few surprises along the way (limited availability). Registration is required to access the location.

Before FFX Barcelona, join EIT Community Supernovas, SIA – Startup Investor Accelerator, and Norrsken Barcelona for an exclusive Women Investors Cocktail. Sharp minds, real conversations, zero awkward small talk – drinks are on you, conversations are on us.

Who’s in the room?

​A carefully curated group of 25 women investors from venture capital, angel investing, corporate venture, impact investing, and private equity. Whether you’re scouting co-investment opportunities, swapping war stories from the deal table, or simply expanding your circle across Europe, this evening is for you.

​How to get in?

​Spots are limited and by application only.

AI is already in the investment room. The question is whether it’s helping your judgment or quietly inheriting old biases.

Yes, AI boosts speed and productivity. It can even surface blind spots. But it’s not neutral. With only 1 in 7 VC investors in Europe being women and just ~2% of funding going to women-founded startups, AI will copy yesterday’s patterns unless we tell it otherwise.

This intimate online workshop is about using AI as a tool, not a crystal ball.

👩‍💼 Exclusive to women investors

⏳ Registrations close on 16 February 2026

Hosted by Serena Leka, PhD Fellow and Innovation Consultant in collaboration with EIT Community Supernovas.

About EIT Community Supernovas

EIT Supernovas is an EIT Community initiative, led by EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Manufacturing, and EIT Food, that empowers women to thrive in Europe’s entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem.

At InnoIT Consulting, we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming meetup, organized in collaboration with Sony AI, on Wednesday, February 25th.

🎙️Transforming scientific literature into discovery at Sony AI

The speaker will be Miquel Ferrer (ML/AI Engineer at Sony AI).

SUMMARY

In this talk we will gain insight into how AI can act as a bridge across domains, transforming the overwhelming scale of modern research into a proactive engine for discovery.

In an era where thousands of papers are published daily, even the most specialized experts struggle to stay afloat. However, the sheer volume of global research represents more than a management challenge—it is a massive, untapped resource for discovery.

In this session, we will explore how AI can transform the vast body of scientific literature into an interconnected system of concepts and entities. Moving beyond simple search and efficiency, we discuss how modeling the evolution of knowledge enables us to uncover “scientifically plausible links”—hidden connections across domains, such as biology and medicine, that are supported by data but have not yet been articulated in print.

By leveraging AI to bridge these silos, we can move from managing what is known to predicting the next frontier of scientific breakthroughs.

This event is for you if you’re in: AI/ML, Data & Analytics, NLP/LLMs, Knowledge Graphs/Ontologies, Search/IR, MLOps, or Data Engineering and want to turn research into actionable discovery.

With time for a dynamic Q&A session and, of course, our networking with food 🍕 and drinks 🍻.

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WHEN: Wednesday, February 25th
WHERE: Oficinas InnoIT Consulting, C/ Diputació, 280, Bajos 2ª, 08009, Barcelona
LANGUAGE: English

Michelle Greenwald, Founder at CI Catalyze, will give a masterclass on how to visualize & optimize New Product & Marketing Ideas next Thursday 26th of February at Pier01 of Tech Barcelona. 

After the event, you will be able to join Tech Barcelona’s Pier01 Afterwork at Pier01’s terrace to find out about tech projects in the pitching session and, after that, enjoy networking with a Damm beer and great views of downtown.

On February 18th (9 am – CosmoCaixa) we’ll gather leading local and international voices to take a fresh look at the present and future of healthcare. Pharma, startups, VCs, hospitals, public institutions and tech corporates like Amazon and Google will all be part of the conversation.

Agenda:

▪️ Institutional Welcome
Robert Fabregat (Biocat) & Miquel Marti (Tech Barcelona)

▪️”The Biotech & HealthTech Vanguard in Barcelona”
Júlia Domingo (Allox) & Jordi Carrera (Depull)

▪️ Amazon Health
Francisco Javier Perdices (AWS)

▪️ “The Year in Review and the Year Ahead”
Jorge Juan Fernández (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona)

▪️ “Strategic Partnerships in a World of Uncertainty”
Sergi X. Trilla,(trifermed)

▪️ “Insights from top VCs of the Ecosystem”
Josep Ll. Sanfeliu (Asabys Partners), Laura Rodríguez (Invivo Partners), Emma Gasol (AdBio Partners) & Oriol Sans i Ballart (ACCIÓ)

▪️ “Accelerating Science: The Combined Power of DeepMind and Google Cloud Across the Healthcare Value Chain”
Miguel Ángel Sierra (Google)

▪️ “Transformation of the Pharmaceutical Sector”
Marta Herrero (Reig Jofre), Aurelie Scolan (Almirall), Francesco Oggionni (Sanofi) & Montse Daban Marín (Biocat)

▪️ “Ask Me Anything with Manel del Castillo”
Manel del Castillo Rey (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu) & Jorge Juan Fernández (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona)

Find out the full programme and speakers at techspirit.barcelona

Tech Spirit Health 2026 is an event by Tech Barcelona within the Barcelona Health Innovation Week 2026 by Biocat.

We would like to invite you to a private meeting designed to provide clear and practical insight into the different funding and investment pathways that can help boost startup projects within the technological and port ecosystem.

The event, jointly organized with DayOne and CaixaBank Wealth Management, will take place on Wednesday, February 4, and will bring together expert voices in bank financing, venture capital, public investment, and sector-specific port funds, with the aim of offering a comprehensive and complementary perspective.

🕙 From 10:00 to 12:35
📍 Àgora DayOne CaixaBank

Agenda

10:00
Welcome & Introduction

10:10
Bank Financing
Jose Jarque, CaixaBank DayOne

10:40
Venture Capital
Marcos Aubeso and Alejandro Ferreiro, CaixaBank DayOne

11:10
Coffee break

11:30
Public Investment
Pere Cabestany, FI Group

12:00
Ports 4.0
Carles Rua, Port of Barcelona

12:30
Closing of the event

From ACCIÓ, the 6th call for the Catalonia Exponential Leaders (CEL) program is now open, to identify the 10 most disruptive companies of 2026. We are looking for bold, innovative, disruptive companies with exponential growth potential.

The call is aimed at companies established with an operational headquarters in Catalonia, including both startups and established companies from any sector, that develop differentiated business models and innovative solutions with the capacity for positive impact.

Selected companies will become part of the Catalonia Exponential Leaders community, with access to:

• Visibility and institutional recognition

• Top-level strategic training to accelerate your project

• Exclusive networking to expand your contacts

• Connection with multiple ACCIÓ services and collaborating entities of the program to boost their growth

📅 Application deadline: Thursday, March 6

📝 Participation process: simple and online through the program website

👉 Program information session: Monday, February 2. Online. Registration through the website

📩 Contact: cataloniaexponential.accio@gencat.cat