Qué Pasa en Madrid
Chicos! Con el verano Madrid se vacía y también los eventos de negocios son mucho menos. ¡Pero nosotros seguimos aquí y no nos rendimos! 🙌
Week 28 // 7th to 13th July
Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?
Monday, 7th
- 💁♀️ 26th WiMLDS - Eraneos Iberia / The Bridge/ 5.45 - 10pm: event by Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) to event bring together professionals and discuss the role of women in data science and AI, with panels covering career development, cybersecurity, and the use of AI in regulatory compliance.
Professional Networking & Drinks - PNM/ 7.45 - 11.30pm: monthly business networking event for professionals, entrepreneurs, and students to exchange ideas, find collaborators, and build connections through structured activities and informal conversations over drinks.
Tuesday, 8th
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Wednesday, 9th
- 🇮🇹 Storie di Business & Tech: Dove Professionisti, Imprenditori e Startup si Incontrano/ 7 - 9pm: event dedicated to the Italian community in Madrid organized by the Italian Professional Network (IPN). I have been invited as a guest to the story of the newsletter Qué Pasa en Madrid. The invite is open to everybody, but he event will be hosted in Italian.
- 🤖 Dinner with ElevenLabs/ 8 - 11.30pm: private dinner gathering leaders and innovators in AI to exchange ideas and explore advancements in voice and conversational technologies, including a demo of ElevenLabs' new v3 model.
- 🎤 Poetry Lovers' Meetup / Open Mic/ 7.30 - 11.30pm: casual open mic event inviting poetry enthusiasts to socialize, share their work or favorite poems, and connect with a diverse creative community over drinks in a relaxed bar setting.
Thursday, 10th
- 🏛️ Despachos Inteligentes: Lawtech + IA/ 9.30 - 11.30am: training on how AI and automation are transforming legal practices, with real case studies and practical tools to boost law firm productivity. Learn about AI applications, task automation, and hear from experts in the legal tech field.
- 🤖 Ai Agents & Deep Voice Analysis/ 4.30 - 6.30pm: exploring AI agents and deep voice analysis, detecting emotions, intent, truthfulness, and stress in real time to improve business decision-making, including demos and discussions on how voice data is transforming customer experience and corporate innovation.
- 🚀 IA y Herramientas NoCode para Startups/ 6 - 8pm: event focuses on AI and NoCode tools for startups, with workshops on using these technologies to simplify processes and boost creativity.
- ✍ IA para Creadores de Contenido/ 7 - 8pm: event on how Generative AI is transforming visual content creation, covering key tools like Runway, DALL·E, and Midjourney, and showing techniques for impactful visuals, highlighting current limitations and responsible AI use, aimed at creatives and professionals in communication and design.
- 🗣 Improve Your Public Speaking Skills in Madrid/ 7 - 9pm: weekly meetup helping participants improve their public speaking and communication skills in English through practical exercises, personalized feedback, and techniques to manage anxiety and engage audiences effectively, for all skill levels to build confidence and deliver compelling speeches.
- 📊 Tracing Apache Kafka® with OpenTelemetry/ 7 - 10pm: Data talk on using OpenTelemetry to trace Apache Kafka® systems, addressing challenges in monitoring asynchronous microservices interactions. The session includes a practical demonstration and networking opportunities, led by an experienced developer from New Relic.
- 🔥 Deep Chats x HOST/ 7.30 - 10pm: conversational series focused on deep, meaningful dialogue, exploring the theme of ego through honest storytelling and group discussions. It includes a warm-up card game to spark genuine connection, a relaxed atmosphere at a cozy cafe wine bar, and offers drinks and snacks as part of the experience.
Friday, 11th
- 🤖 Presentación Estudio IA en Procurement/ 9.30 - 12am: presentsing an in-depth study on the impact of AI in procurement, featuring expert talks, roundtable discussions, and collaborative workshops on data governance and use cases. Explore AI tools, automation trends, and contribute to shaping future procurement innovations.
- ☕ Coffee Party/ 11am - 1pm: casual networking event featuring specialty coffee, music, and a welcoming atmosphere designed for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and remote workers.
- 🔀 Madrid Tech Mixer and Social/ 5.30 - 8.30pm: weekly tech mixer and social event for professionals in tech, AI, data, and related fields to network, share ideas, and explore career opportunities over afterwork drinks, open to everyone, from beginners to experts.
- 📚 Intercambio y Cata de Libros/ 6 - 8pm: literary gathering invites you to exchange books you've read, share your personal reflections or favorite passages, and spark interest in giving stories a second life, all within an informal bookstore setting.
Saturday, 12th
- 📈 Mujer Aprende a Emprender/ 4 - 7pm: event is designed to empower women with practical tools and inspiration to start their own businesses, with workshops, networking, and success stories from female entrepreneurs.
Sunday, 13th
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Upcoming Events
- ☕ Café en Comunidad - Cómo crear Comunidades que Transforman, July 15th
- 🤝 Entre Cartas y Verdades, July 16th
- ☕ Café con EthicHubbers, July 16th
- 🍹 Club de Oratoria + Mojitos, July 16th
- 1️⃣ Evento Pop-Up Tour OnePlus Nord 5 Series, July 16th
- 🍻 Afterwork for Digital Nomads and Freelancers, July 17th
- ₿ CryptoDays x La Vida Crypto (Ep.150), July 18th
- 🚶How I Met Your Purpose: An Intentional Coffee & Walk, July 19th
- 🌐 Timezone Misfits: Midday Coffee Meetup, July 24th
Bi-weekly Business Book 📚
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
(Spanish Version, English version)
by Nicolas Nassim Taleb, a famous Lebanese-American scholar, trader, and author known for his work on risk, uncertainty, and randomness.
- What: not your average business book, and not so easy to read, but it is one of my favourite business and economics books of all time. Taleb introduces the concept of systems that not only withstand shocks, volatility, and uncertainty but that actually grow stronger from disorder: the true opposite of "fragile". An overall essay on how modern-day economics work and how we can take our best chances in navigating it.
- It's for you if: you are a bit more experienced as a reader and are interested in learning how individuals, organizations, or systems can benefit from volatility, uncertainty, and stress. However, if you are sensitive to dismissive opinions or prefer a more conventional, less provocative writing style, you may not enjoy this book as much.
- Key takeaways:
- "Antifragile" systems don’t just withstand shocks, they improve and strengthen from them, unlike fragile systems that break under stress.
- Exposure to randomness, stress, and disorder is essential for growth and improvement, both personally and in organizations.
- The "Lindy Effect": the longer something has survived (an idea, technology, tradition, a book, or pretty much anything else), the more likely it is to endure into the future.
- The "Barbell Strategy": combining extreme caution in some areas with bold risk-taking in others can make you more antifragile.
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