Qué Pasa en Madrid

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Week 08 // 17th to 23rd February

Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?

Monday, 17th

• 👨🏻‍💻 Tech Insiders: AI & Make/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: discuss how AI can be used for intelligent automation with Make, its role in predicting goal probability in sports, and real-world applications in optimizing processes.

Tuesday, 18th

• ☕ Verification of Payee Breakfast/ 9 - 11.30am: discussing the new Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) and its impact on European PSPs on a panel of industry experts, and including product demo and Q&A to explore solutions for combating Authorized Push Payment fraud.
• ✈️ I Congreso ASEET: la Mujer en la Industria Turística/ 10am - 3.30pm: organized by CEAV and CEOE, this meetup addresses the role of women in the tourism industry, with discussions on labour, equality policies, recruitment biases, female entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership challenges within the industry.
• 🎯 Workshop - Cómo Crear Contenido Viral/ 3 - 7pm: workshop on how to efficiently scale content creation through strategic planning, audience loyalty, and resource optimization. Learn to structure content into series with clear purposes and replicable results, especially if you work in content creation, brand development, or agencies.
• 🌽 Foodtech: Tecnología en la Innovación Agroalimentaria/ 4 - 6pm (1/7): 7-day event series exploring cutting-edge trends and technologies transforming the food tech sector, focusing on opportunities in the value chain, disruptive agricultural technologies, protein innovations, and digital commercialization strategies.
• 👾 Leading Cyber Ladies/ 5 - 7.30pm: hosted by Cyber Ladies and focusing on AI trends and cybersecurity, with panels from industry leaders of Fortinet, Microsoft, Atos, and BT.
• </> Boost Your Developer Productivity with Jakarta EE 11/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: exploring Jakarta EE 11 for developers' productivity with its updates, new features, and impact on frameworks like Spring, Apache Tomcat, and Hibernate. The session will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Carmen Delgado, addressing the release's broader effects.
• 💻 APL Materials / Software con Verificación Formal/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: a Functional Programming event exploring APL programming and formal verification for software reliability. Speakers will discuss APL’s history, applications in science and finance, and how formal verification ensures software correctness beyond traditional testing.
• 👨🏻‍💻 Creando Informes: Unifica, Automatiza y Gana/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: full immersion in digital marketing about automating and consolidating data while eliminating the need for PowerPoint. Álex Serrano (SEO expert and digital tools entrepreneur) will explain how to improve analysis and client presentations. sponsored by SiteGround and Puerta Innovación.
• ⚡ Lightning Talks/ 7.10 - 9pm: a series of lightning talks where speakers present diverse topics in 5-minute sessions, followed by an open Q&A.

Wednesday, 19th

• ♻️ Un Café por el Clima/ 8.30 - 11am: inviting professionals from various sectors to a morning coffee focused on climate change, corporate sustainability, and positive impact businesses. Discuss how to integrate sustainability into corporate culture, with activities like a climate quiz and a football-themed workshop.
• 📈 La Empresa Ante la IA y la Ciberseguridad/ 9.30 - 11.30am: addressing the growing cybersecurity risks enhanced by AI, and discussing the implementation of effective security policies with best practices to protect business assets.
• 🤖 Inteligencia Artificial y RRHH/ 10am - 12pm: analyzing the impact of AI on Human Resources, discussing practical tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini for improving HR processes, in a dynamic talk and debate format. It includes talks, debates, breakfast and networking.
• </> Aplicaciones Marca Blanca Sostenibles Usando Expo/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: discussing how to build sustainable white-label applications using React Native and Expo, covering strategies for managing multiple customized apps efficiently, automating workflows, and ensuring consistent updates and performance without relying on native code.
• 💬 IA Conversacional y LLMs: Diseño, Ética y Aplicaciones/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: hosted by InnoIT Consulting and Women in Voice Spain, this meetup will delve into conversational AI and LLMs, focusing on design, ethics, and practical applications, covering topics such as the use of LLMs in chatbots, the importance of ethical AI, and how LLMs intersect with conversational theories - followed by networking with food and drinks.
• 📢 The Role of Marketing in Spanish Entrepreneurship/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: hosted by the Ukrainian Tech Community at the Google for Startups Campus, this event explores the role of marketing in Spanish entrepreneurship, offering insights on strategy, branding, and audience engagement.
• 🤖 Programar con IA: ¿Superpoder o Trampa?/ 7 - 8.30pm: hosted by GDG Madrid and featuring Juan Mugica (former Google tech lead), discussing how AI can boost productivity in coding while avoiding the pitfalls of poor-quality code, sharing insights on using AI to enhance efficiency without sacrificing maintainability and quality.
• 🍹 Afterwork for Digital Nomads and Freelancers/ 7 - 10.30pm: another episode of this afterwork event designed for digital nomads and freelancers, offering a relaxed atmosphere for networking, skill-sharing, and socializing.
• ☕ Café con EthicHubbers/ 7 - 10pm: casual environment for networking and discussing cryptocurrency and its social impact, with a focus on decentralized finance (DeFi) and regenerative finance (ReFi).

Thursday, 20th

• 📢 Marketing Day at IE University/ 1 - 9pm: event at IE University especially designed for professionals and students in Marketing, Communication, and Sales, with experts from Decathlon, LVMH, Disney, Adidas, and Dior.
• 📊 Madrid Databricks User Group/ 5 - 8pm: discussing data governance and the Unity Catalog with experts from Ferrovial and Databricks sharing insights on implementation and use cases, followed by networking with food and drinks.
• 🏘️ Rentabilidad con Propósito: ESG y el Futuro del Sector Inmobiliario/ 7 - 8pm: at the IE University, discuss the role of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in real estate, understanding its impact on risk reduction and profitability. With industry leaders from CBRE, Acciona, and AEDAS.
• 🌐 Embeddings para Contratación Financiera & Redes Neuronales de Grafos/ 7 - 8.30pm: PyData event for beginners and experts in Python featuring two talks: one on using navigation embeddings to enhance financial product acquisition and another on applying graph neural networks to optimize telecommunications.
• 🤖 Product Talks sobre IA, Remote Work y Data-based products/ 7 - 9pm: panel discussion on GenAI in product management, remote work strategies, and data-driven product development.
• 🥃 Ecommerce After Work Drinks/ 7.30 - 9.30pm:  another episode of this relaxed evening to have a drink and meet with other professionals working in the e-commerce sector (but not limited to).

Friday, 21st

• 🍩 Doughnut Economics/ 11am - 3pm: attend a session on the "Doughnut Economy" explaining how this model promotes human prosperity while respecting planetary boundaries.
• ₿ Cryptoday - Use Cases with Algorand, Polkadot, and Starknet/ 6 - 8.30pm: exploring real-world applications, scalability, and innovations of the Algorand blockchain with Cryptoday. Learn about tokenization in industries, technical advantages, and network with developers, founders, and investors in the Madrid's blockchain ecosystem.

Saturday, 22nd

• 💪 Global Power Platform Bootcamp/ 9am - 3pm: six-hour immersion at NTT Data on Microsoft Power Platform for technology professionals, offering a series of sessions and networking opportunities for both beginners and advanced users of the platform.
• 🤝 Oasis Nights: a Dinner for Global Visionaries/ 8 - 11pm: dinner series designed for global visionaries to together and discuss ideas and build connections in a purpose-driven community. This evening includes a TedX viewing, a collaborative dinner where guests contribute a dish, and purposeful conversations about growth and impact.

Sunday, 23rd

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