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Week 43 // 20 to 26 October
Hola, Madrileños! Qué más pasa this week in Madrid?
Monday, 20
- 🌱 Como Aplicar Sostenibilidad en las Compras/ 9.30 - 11.30am: guiding companies on integrating sustainability into procurement processes, IT, communication, and energy purchases, with practical strategies to reduce environmental impact.
- 🤝 Nuevos Liderazgos en Tiempos Inciertos/9.30 - 11.30am: masterclass about how organizational regeneration can help leaders and teams transform uncertainty into innovation, resilience, and coherence.
- 🌐 Spanish Industry Forum/ 9.30am - 1.30pm: forum bringing together business leaders, investors, and institutional representatives to discuss the transformation of Spain’s industrial sector, focusing on innovation, financing, and re-industrialization across industries like automotive and renewable energy.
- 🎯 Keynote: Óscar Pozuelos | SRT ConnectED/ 4.30 - 5pm: Óscar Pozuelos, strategic designer with more than a decade of international experience, shares how design can drive transformation across people, organizations, and society.
- 🍺 Beer With... Arancha Ugalde/ 5 - 6.30pm: Arancha Ugalde, director of Acumen AcademyEspaña - a global school for social change, explains how authentic storytelling and purpose-driven communication can inspire action and connect organizational values with meaningful social impact.
- 🍔 Tu Proyecto, en Boca de Todos: Impacto Mediático desde Innovación/ 6.30 - 8pm: session at Madrid Food Innovation Hub guiding food and foodtech entrepreneurs on how to build effective communication strategies with practical examples and common mistakes.
- </>DevConverge Europe/ 6 - 9.30pm: tech conference bringing developers and industry professionals together to discuss innovation, emerging technologies, and advancements in areas like Java and Oracle.
Tuesday, 21
- 🌎 Mercados Internacionales: Gestionar Filiales EEUU/ 8.45am - 11.20pm: workshop providing practical guidance for companies managing US subsidiaries, covering legal structures, taxation, labor compliance, reporting standards, and strategies to operate and scale safely in the US market.
- 👩💻 Coworking Tuesdays/ 9am - 12.30pm: co-working session organized by Guiris de Mierda for professionals to enjoy group focusing, collaborate, share projects, and newtork in a creative café environment.
- 💯 New 2026 Quality Assurance Trends/ 9.30am - 2pm: executive conference for Quality Assurance (QA) and IT leaders exploring how software quality and emerging technologies like AI will drive customer experience in 2026.
- 💰 Search Funds: Palance de Continuidad en la Empresa Familiar/ 9.30am - 12pm: exploring how search funds can support continuity and growth in family businesses by connecting entrepreneurs with investors to acquire and manage Pymes.
- 📊 Tableau Experience: Tableau Essentials | Workshop/ 10am - 12pm: hands-on workshop teaching the basics of Tableau, a leading visualization tool, with talks on data preparation, table manipulation, and dashboard creation, with guidance from an expert for a practical understanding of the tool.
- 🚘 Automotive Manufacturing Meetings/ 10.30am - 9pm (1/2): 2-day trade fair at IFEMA on automotive supply chain, connecting manufacturers, tier suppliers, and service providers for one-on-one meetings to build new partnerships and promote business development.
- 🌟 ¿Cómo Crear una Cultura de Talento en tu Empresa?/ 6.30 - 8pm: the founder and CEO of Clairo shares key points of building a strong talent culture in Startups and Pymes, covering strategies for leadership, team alignment, and skill development in digital environments.
- 🤖 Mastering your Tech trajectory: AI, Career, and the Laws of Code/ 7 - 9pm: exploring how AI is transforming software engineering roles and practical strategies for writing code, with insights on career development and real-world coding practices from industry professionals.
- 🎃 Tech or Treat: The Human Side of Innovation/ 7 - 9.30pm: Halloween-themed networking event at Google for Startups Campus, with a panel exploring the human side of innovation, held by an experienced agrifoodtech marketing leader and innovator, and the founder of CaféOlé! Clubworking.
- ⚡ Lightning Talks #35 @ Maria Pandora/ 7.10 - 9pm: another appointment with this event consisting of a series of short, 5-minute talks on diverse topics, each followed by audience questions, creating an engaging mix of ideas and discussions - impossible to get bored!
Wednesday, 22
- 💡 Ideas con Raíces y ODS/ 10am - 2pm: workshop on how to develop innovative business ideas connected to local communities, the environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), combining theoretical frameworks with practical exercises.
- ⚙️ APIAddictsDays25 - Ecosistema API en España/ 10am - 12pm: annual conference for the API community in Spain, showcasing the latest trends in API security, design, testing, architecture, business models, and AI integration.
- 🤖 Freelancing con IA/ 5 - 6pm: César Alberca, frontend architect freelance and software crafter, explains how he uses AI for productivity and task automation as a freelance frontend developer, initiating a discussion of AI’s benefits and risks.
- 👨💻 CTO Networking Madrid/ 6 - 9pm: CTO Circle hosts a gathering dedicated to CTOs and senior engineering leaders to discuss ideas, share experiences, and give short talks in a peer-focused, sales-free environment.
- </>¿El Fin de los Developers? Code vs NoCode + Beers/ 6.30 - 8pm: discussion on the future of developers, comparing traditional coding with NoCode tools, and exploring the impact of AI and new technologies on tech teams.
- 🛠️ Meetup WordPress | Herramientas IA de Google/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: session demonstrating how to use Google’s free AI tools like Gemini, NotebookLM, and AI Studio to create content, images, dashboards, and podcasts for WordPress projects.
- 🤖 Explorando Gemini Nano: IA de Bolsillo en tu Android/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: session by Google Developers Group exploring Gemini Nano, Google’s on-device AI for Android, showing how to integrate it into apps, the required libraries and APIs, and best practices.
- 💭 The Madrid Review: Creativity, Purpose and Impact/ 7.30 - 9.30pm: Brian Walker, executive fellow at Harvard Business School, entrepreneur, doctor, and educator, discusses how creativity connects to purpose and impact, emphasizing how everyday actions can drive meaningful change, and inviting the audience to share writings that have influenced them.
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Thursday, 23
- ⚡ Electric Vehicles Day/ 9am - 4.30pm: full day of discussions with professionals from BayWa r.e., EIF Solar, and Mercedes-Benz in the solar and electric mobility sectors to explore current trends, innovations, and the integration of photovoltaic energy with electric vehicles.
- ❄️ Snowflake Forum/ 9am - 6pm: full-day forum with multiple sessions and panels on the Data sector, with examples on how companies like MAPFRE, J&J, and Logista leverage Snowflake, a leading Data management platform, for data-driven strategies, global data adoption, and efficient modern data stacks.
- 🦾 Automatización: Finanzas, Procesos Y Documentos Conectados/ 9.30am - 1.30pm: exploring how automation, AI, and digital tools are transforming financial management, business processes, and document handling, with strategies to optimize workflows and electronic invoices.
- 🚀 Startup Investment: Prepare your Deck, Connect with Investors/ 10.30am - 2.30pm: training helping entrepreneurs craft effective pitch decks and communicate their value to investors, with guidance on structure, content, and presentation skills.
- 🤯 Superconciencia & Inteligencia Artificial/ 5 - 9pm: exploring the intersection of neuroscience, AI, quantum physics, and spirituality, debating whether consciousness can transcend the human body and if AI could possess consciousness - with international speakers from leading universities.
- 🤖 Chispas Tech: de la IA al Open Source/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: discussing how AI is impacting the tech industry and the role of open source in modern development, including strategies for contributing to open source projects and skills that remain irreplaceable, with comments from the Linux Foundation.
- 🚀 Encuentro de Emprendedores de Itnig/ 6.30 - 10.30pm: live discussion and pitch session at Google for Startups Campus for entrepreneurs to present projects to investors, ask questions about Startup growth, and engage in conversations on current market trends. Organized by Itnig, an ecosystem and communication medium for Startups.
- 🍹 Afterwork Meetup: Copas & Connect/ 8 - 10pm: afterwork meetup for professionals from diverse industries to speak and connect over drinks and appetizers, in a relaxed environment.
Friday, 24
Tech Mixer and Social (Tech/AI/Data)/ 5.30 - 8.30pm: a relaxed after-work environment for tech enthusiasts to network, share knowledge, and explore career opportunities in fields like AI, web development, and data science, hosted regularly.- 📈 Blockchain & Capital/ 6.30 - 9pm: approval-required meetup for investors exploring blockchain-backed real estate and DeFi opportunities, offering access to secured yields, institutional-grade structures, and a curated global network of co-investors.
Saturday, 25
- 🏦 Rankia Markets Experience VII/ 9am - 3pm: bringing together top financial experts for a full day of talks on investing, trading, technical analysis, derivatives, mutual funds, and ETFs across three specialized conference rooms.
- 👩 Women's Circle Event/ 2.15 - 5.30pm: session dedicated to women, exploring inner wisdom through breathwork, visualizations, journaling, and embodiment practices, and teaching how to align energy and creativity for personal empowerment.
Sunday, 26
- 🤖 LLMs: Funcionamiento Interno y Entrenamiento/ 5 - 7.30pm: session explaining how Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT work and their training process, using Python code demonstrations to show what happens when a message is processed and how models are trained - dedicated to a non-technical audience.
Upcoming Events
- 🎓 AWS Education Summit | ConEDtando la Educación, October 27 (I'll be there! Hit me up if you're joining too)
- 🤝 Guiripreneurs October Edition, October 28
- 🔋 Product Management Lessons from the Energy Industry, October 28
- 👀 GitHub Universe 2025 - Watch Party, October 28
- 💬 Entrevista: Juan Pablo Tejela, Metricool, October 29
- 🔥 Fundar. Fallar. Facturar. Historias reales. Sin ego. Sin Excel ni Powerpoints, October 29
- 🤖 AWS | Agentic AI para Software Companies, October 29
- 💪 Emprender con Equilibrio. Salud Fisica y Emocional, October 29
- 🔥 Tech Show Madrid, October 29-30
- 🔊 Impulso Madrid x SoundBaths, October 30
- 🍸Professional Networking & Drinks, November 3
- </> Samsung Dev Day 2025, November 13
- 🗣 Horizon Deep Tech Summit 2025, November 26-27
Good Books I'm Reading 📚
- Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire, a practical guide to reclaim control over your schedules and focus on high-value activities. Introducing the "Buyback Principle," encouraging systematic delegation, automation, and eliminating tasks that don’t align with core strengths or business goals.
- What's Your Dream?: Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life. Simon Squibb, a serial entrepreneur viral on socials (where he makes videos on a stair asking strangers "What's your dream?"), shares his best suggestions on uncovering your true dreams and following a roadmap for building a purpose-aligned business. An easy and inspiring read.
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Disclaimer: Qué Pasa en Madrid is not responsible for the events included in the present email. Informational purpose only. Issue #49 (19.10.25)
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