Graduate in Economics and Business Sciences, MBA and specializations in New Technologies and Agile Methodologies. President of El Club del Emprendimiento, the largest community of entrepreneurs in Spain with more than 100,000 registered members and nearly 200,000 followers on social networks. He is a Mentor, Trainer, Lecturer and Collaborator on entrepreneurship issues, for different entities, public and private, and various Mass Media.
General Manger of the ICT Cluster of Asturias, which integrates the Information Security Node of Asturias. 15 years of experience in managing industrial clusters, 10 years as Corporate Business Development Director, expert in entrepreneurship, 10 years as a scientific researcher, PhD in Chemical Sciences, member of Ametic, Conetic, and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Clusters
Jame Cavero, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor, has founded numerous successful companies like Dyrecto, mentorDay, and Gestboes. With a portfolio of over 200 startups, he has helped raise more than €2 billion in funding. He has mentored over 1,250 entrepreneurs and written several books, including a guide on accelerating cybersecurity startups.
Agustina Milanini is an Industrial Engineer, graduated from the National University of Buenos Aires, with a Diploma in Business Intelligence from the Technological University of Buenos Aires, and a master’s degree in business from EUDE in Madrid. With over 7 years of experience in the technology sector, she specializes in marketing and business development across different countries, always with a focus on innovation.
Currently, she serves as the Innovation Manager at Tetuan Valley, where she manages the community of entrepreneurs and experts, and leads the accelerator's partnership strategy. Her role includes directing innovation programs with corporations and institutions, aiming to expand entrepreneurship across various sectors and foster entrepreneurial thinking.
She has extensive experience in executing entrepreneurship projects with startups, identifying their needs, and providing them with the most effective tools for growth. At the Tetuan Valley Startup School, she works on scouting and promoting calls for applications, attracting over 150 startups annually and supporting their development.
She is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship, dedicating herself to driving initiatives that foster the advancement of new ideas and technologies.
Stéphane L. Maisons, founder and CEO of Sherpa Tribe, is a pioneer in the digital ecosystem and startup financing in Spain. An economist trained at the Sorbonne, he has founded over 30 projects and led initiatives such as Infovia, Terra, Campus 42, and Fellow Funders. Entrepreneur, investor, and mentor, his career spans over 30 years of technological innovation.
Carla Redondo Galbarriatu holds a Degree in Law and a Diploma in Economics from the University of Deusto, a Master's Degree in Civil State Administration, an expert in the European Political Economy and Finance Executive Programme from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a University expert in International Trade from the University of the Basque Country, and has over 7 years of experience in the field.
She is part of the Senior Corps of the Civil Administration of the State and has held positions in the Ministry of Defence, in the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, and in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation in the first instance, in the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence. Since August 2022 she has been Secretary General of the National Institute of Cybersecurity, INCIBE.
Dr. Joanna Świątkowska is the Deputy Secretary General at the European Cyber Security Organisation - ECSO. Previously, she served as the Director in the Supply Chain Cyber and Information Security team at UBS. She was the initiator and Programme Director of the European Cybersecurity Forum – CYBERSEC. In recognition of her contributions, she was named one of the 100 Eastern Europe’s emerging technology stars by the Financial Times & New Europe 100 for 2017, and was also included in the Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity by the Women in Tech summit for 2019.
José Luis Bezares del Cueto, currently holds the position of Deputy Director General of Cybersecurity in the State Secretariat for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence. He holds a degree in Physical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and is a civil servant in the category of Technologies and Communications. He is an expert in ICT and cybersecurity in IoT environments with an extensive career of over 30 years in both the public and private sectors.
Head of Technology Risk Division within the Directorate General of Banking Supervision at Banco de España. She has more than 20 years of experience as an IT risk supervisor and regulator in the banking sector. Silvia represents Banco de España in several international regulatory bodies and institutions on topics related to cyber risk, cyber resilience, third party risk and cloud computing.
She co-chairs the SSM Network on IT risk as well as the European Banking Authority Subgroup on IT risk. She is also part of the BCBS Operational Resilience Group.