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Week 17 // 21st to 27th April

Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?

Monday, 21st

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Tuesday, 22nd

• 💪 Foro de Digitalización: Talento Deportivo y Empleabilidad/ 9.30am - 1.30pm: discussing digital innovation in sports with roundtables and project examples to improve employability and develop talent in the sport sector.
• ❄️ Snowflake Essentials/ 10am - 12pm: hands-on introductory session on using Snowflake (cloud-based data storage), exploring its interface and features like Data Marketplace, and working through exercises with expert guidance to improve data cloud skills.
• </> Introducción a Unit Testing con Rust/ 6 - 8pm: introducing Test-Driven Development using Rust, writing unit tests to improve code quality from the start, and exploring tools, strategies, and the broader ecosystem.
• 🍻 Automatizaciones con IA: Meetup con Mucho «Flow»/ 6 - 8.30pm: hands-on experience hosted by BeerStorming on AI-powered automations using tools like n8n, and integrating AI and security into workflows - followed by relaxed networking over beers (of course).
• 🌏 Emprende en España e Internacionaliza tu Proyecto Tecnológico/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: strategies for launching and expanding tech projects, highlighting Spain's role as a gateway to Europe for innovation, with talks from investment experts and international entrepreneurs who share their real-world experiences.
• 🪄 Menos Magia: Automatizando la Generación de Código con Lógica y Macros/ 6.30 - 8pm: automating code generation using logic and macros like Scala 3's type-driven development. Experts will explain automatic deduction mechanisms and demonstrate their implementation.
• 🤖 DUSt3R Family: a New Era in 3D Computer Vision/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: exploring the DUSt3R family, an advanced technology in 3D computer vision that uses a transformer model to predict 3D points from stereo images. The talk will cover the implications of this technology for robotics, Extended Reality, and autonomous driving.
• ☁️ CloudStack + KVM: Your Local Cloud Lab/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: two technical talks: one on setting up a local Cloud lab using CloudStack and KVM for development and testing, with automation via Ansible; the second on applying systematic observation to solve recurring problems in production applications, framed within a casual discussion.
• 🔥 Las Claves para Crear Contenido de Éxito en 2025/ 7 - 10pm: another appointment at the Google for Startups Campus with LaCajaDe, business podcast in Madrid, hosting a live podcast recording in a roundtable format with Mowlihawk (+1Mln YouTube followers) and Offline Podcast as special guests. Followed by open mic Q&A and networking over fresh beers.
• 🌞 F*ck the Small Talk: Madrid #1/ 7 - 10pm: social event by EpicLlama to engage in meaningful, fun, and deep conversations, moving away from traditional small talk. The event includes games, group discussions, and a guided experience to connect with new people in a relaxed, non-networking, and non-dating atmosphere.

Wednesday, 23rd

• 🏗 Rebuild/ 8.30am - 7pm (1/3): major event at IFEMA for professionals in the construction industry, with exhibitions on sustainable materials and off-site systems, a congress with over 700 experts, and awards for innovation in areas like digitalization and decarbonization. It also includes a startup forum highlighting disruptive tech and tailored sessions for various building sectors.
• ☁️ AWS SaaS Factory - Madrid/ 9am - 5pm: technical session focused on SaaS architectures, product strategies, AI integration, and cost optimization. Hosted at the Amazon Web Services office and designed especially for tech leaders and SaaS builders.
• 🤗 Cero Discriminación en el Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas Empresariales/ 9.15 - 11.15am: discussing successful corporate practices from companies like BASF, Iberdrola, and SACYR aimed at combating workplace discrimination, concluded with a networking coffee.
• 🎯 Taller Emplea: Claves para Crear tu Marca Personal Digital/ 10am - 1pm: workshop on strategies and tools for building a strong online personal brand, including social media, blogging, and productivity apps, with a focus on improving professional visibility.
• 🚘 Motortec/ 10am - 7pm (13): automotive trade fair at IFEMA showcasing cutting-edge technology, sustainable mobility solutions, live demos, and professional activities, including competitions and conferences.
• ☕ Coffee Break con Hugo Rodríguez, Cofundador de Grosso Napoletano/ 12 - 2pm: the co-founder of Grosso Napoletano, the excellent pizza place, will share his journey of building and scaling successful restaurant brands, with insights into entrepreneurship, innovation, and customer experience in the food industry.
• 🔗 Charla informativa: Tu proyecto de Blockchain/ 5.30 - 7pm: talk for developers on how to finance and launch their first Blockchain project using public funds, including support for deployment, technical advice, and real-world use cases.
• 🤝 Smart Networking: Porqué Fallamos Cuando Vendemos y que Hacer para Resolverlo/ 6 - 8.30pm: workshop on effective sales techniques, discussing why traditional sales methods fail and how a new approach can boost sales with confidence and control. Learn strategies for handling objections and closing sales without pressure or unnecessary discounts.
• 🥣 eCommerce a Cucharadas/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: monthly eCommerce afterwork with expert talks and networking opportunities over a meal. Hear about topics like generative UIs in eCommerce and other practical applications of AI in the sector.
• 💬 Sobremesa Tech: Parasocial Relationships/ 7.30 - 9.30pm: exploring the emotional complexities of parasocial relationships, particularly those involving AI-powered companions and influencers.
• 👀 KillerSkills: Inclusión, ver lo Invisible/ 7 - 9pm: hosted by KillerSkills and focused on 'inclusive thinking' by addressing systemic discrimination and exclusion in teams. Through a mix of theory and practical exercises, learn to identify blind spots and develop disruptive responses to exclusionary dynamics.
• 📚 Meet & Read/ 7 - 11pm: shared reading event to get together and read your favorite books in a communal space. The event aims to celebrate the joy of reading by creating a friendly environment with curated music and led by a cultural prescriber, before ending with music and dancing.
• 🍹 Cocktails & Creatives - Artists & Art Lovers/ 7.30 - 11.30pm: monthly meetup for artists and art lovers, including interactive art activities and unique cocktails. It’s a free event for anyone passionate about art, with opportunities to connect and make new friends in the artistic community.

Thursday, 24th

• 🌐 Networking: Regulaciones y Limitaciones de la IA/ 12 - 2pm: deep dive into current European AI regulations and how these laws can support entrepreneurship.
• 🔐 CrowdStrike and AWS - Navigating the Cloud Threat Landscape/ 4 - 7pm: a session on cloud security trends with CrowdStrike, discussing advanced cyber threats and strategies for securing cloud infrastructure, with customer case studies and networking opportunities.
• 🍺 Beer with… Mahmoud Assy y Aitor Hernández/ 5 - 6.30pm: conversation with the founder of Eufonía Diversity, and the director of Futbol Más, covering social entrepreneurship, inclusive leadership, and impact-driven initiatives.
• 💎 Luxury & Innovation: The HUGO BOSS Marketing Challenge/ 5.30 - 9pm: masterclass and team challenge to create a 360° marketing strategy for a Hugo BOSS and F.C. Miami, followed by presentations to a panel and a masterclass from TikTok Brand Partnerships Manager.
• 🍷 1er Encuentro Trivial - Madrid/ 6.30 - 8pm: inviting professionals to casually connect and discuss the future of work in a relaxed setting, inspired by the ancient Roman concept of communal meeting points, with wine, ham, and cheese to encourage conversation.
• 🚀 Cloud Native Madrid @Caixabank Tech/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: meetup hosted at Cloud Native Madrid and sponsored by CaixaBank Tech with two technical talks: one on Kubernetes platform automation and the second on API governance, followed by a networking session with pizza and drinks. Speakers include engineers from CaixaBank Tech, Red Hat, and Solo.io.
• 💻 Doble Meetup Abril - Feature Store / Window functions/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: another Doble Meetup with two presentations: one on designing high-performance feature stores, and another on leveraging window functions in Apache Spark for clearer and more optimized code. Networking and catering will follow the talks.
• 🤖 Confluence para IA: Estructura de Información bien Organizada/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: discussing how to organize information effectively in Confluence to improve both human and AI accessibility, faster information retrieval, improved collaboration, and more effective decision-making. The presentation will explore strategies to optimize structure and formatting for better usability and AI integration.
• 🌲 Los Datos no Crecen en los Árboles/ 7 - 8.30pm: PyData Madrid event with two talks: one on a GenAI platform developed by Moeve to accelerate business solutions, and another on the use of MicroPython in the industrial sector.
• 🍺 Afterwork Farma Leaders Talento en Madrid/ 7 - 9pm: networking afterwork for professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, offering an opportunity to connect in a relaxed atmosphere.
• 🤖 ¿Cómo Encontrar Expertos en IA Cuando Todos los Buscan?/ 7 - 9pm: discussing the challenges of finding AI experts in the current competitive market, with talks on the current AI talent shortage, strategies for attracting and retaining talent, and new approaches to recruitment.
• ⚙️ Starting your own SaaS + ¿Qué demonios es un GenServer?/ 7 - 9pm: two talks on starting a SaaS business, covering topics like idea creation, niche identification, and marketing strategies, and another on Elixir's GenServer, exploring concurrency and design patterns in the language.
• 🎬 Red Bull Movie Night/ 8.30 - 10pm: another appointment for an action-packed evening with extreme sports films at Generator Madrid, with the film "The Old World" about mountain biking. Enjoy a BBQ before the movie and special theme drinks & cocktails.

Friday, 25th

• 💻 Power Pages in a Day/ 9am - 5pm:  workshop organized by Microsoft as a beginner-level training on how to quickly create secure, low-code, data-driven websites with Power Pages. Learn how to build websites based on relational databases and identify when Power Pages can be used for specific business scenarios.
• 🤝 Red de Mentores de Madrid Emprende: Propulsando el Ecosistema Emprendedor/ 10am - 1.30pm: launch initiative aimed at establishing Madrid as a hub for talent, innovation, and entrepreneurial support. The event will present a case study, a panel on Madrid's role in growing talent and innovation, and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, mentors, and ecosystem representatives.
• 👩🏻‍💻 WTM Madrid: International Women's Day 25/ 3.30 - 9pm: initiative organized by Google for Women Techmakers, celebrating women in tech with talks and workshops by successful female speakers on topics like web frameworks, secure software development, LinkedIn optimization, and more.
• 🔗 Tokenización, Emprendimiento Crypto y Web3/ 6 - 8pm: final presentations of top projects from the 34th edition of the Tokenization Master's program, showcasing innovations in blockchain, crypto, and Web3 technologies. Hear expert talks on the latest advancements in tokenisation and blockchain and the future of Web3.
• ✍ Framer & Diseño - Madrid Meetup/ 6 - 9pm: event for those interested in digital design, technology, and no-code web creation using Framer, a tool for designing and publishing websites without programming.
• 🗣 Club de la Oratoria/ 7 - 8.30pm: learn about emotional engagement in public speaking, with a session on how to effectively incorporate sentiment into persuasive messaging. The event includes group activities and feedback sharing to improve your public speaking skills.

Saturday, 26th

• 🤓 Construyendo el Pensamiento Matemático/ 9.30am - 1.30pm: training event for educators focused on developing mathematical thinking through classroom spaces and areas, including inspirational talks and workshops aimed at creating and practizing learning spaces for young students, with a particular focus on early childhood and primary education.

Sunday, 27th

• 🗣Taller de Impro: Mejora tus Skills al Hablar en Público/ 11am - 1pm: two-hour beginner-friendly improvisation workshop designed to help you improve your public speaking skills, be more creative, and overcome the fear of embarrassment while working in a team.

📚 Business Book of the Month: Entrepreneur Revolution: How to Develop your Entrepreneurial Mindset and Start a Business that Works by Daniel Priestley 📚

• What: a guide to shifting from the outdated industrial-age mindset to a more agile, entrepreneurial way of thinking, covering fundamental principles of building a business. You can also find some good interventions of Daniel Priestley in podcasts like "The Diary of a CEO" or "Deep Dive with Alí Abdaal" which I often listen to.
• It's for you if: you're an aspiring or early-stage entrepreneur looking for mindset and strategy guidance, and you are interested in understanding digital tools and global trends to build a business (or you just enjoy reading about it).
• Key takeaways: a lot of principles we follow for our work and professional life are a result of how we studied at school, but there are other ways of approaching problems. You don’t need a huge corporation to succeed; lean, agile businesses that solve specific problems can be very successful in the current interconnected society. You need different products for different stages of business growth and customer engagement.

Have you read it? What's your take? I'd love to hear your feedback, drop me an email below and let me know if you liked it 👇

"Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers"

cit. Harry S. Truman

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Disclaimer: Qué Pasa en Madrid is not an affiliate nor responsible for the events included in the present email. Informational purpose only. Issue #28 (20.04.25)