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About Salamanca Tech Summit
An in-person experience that blends research, knowledge transfer, training, technological dissemination, and high-level networking. For three days, Salamanca becomes the stage where science, talent, technology, and a vision for the future converge.
What are we aiming for?
To create the largest meeting point for the innovation ecosystem, bringing together researchers, companies, technological centers, public institutions, investors, and professionals to create synergies and build a large innovation network.
At Salamanca Tech Summit, you will find all the knowledge, experience, and talent from the Salamanca innovation ecosystem.
Salamanca Tech Summit 2024 by the numbers
+1800
Attendees
+60
Speakers
+120
Partners
+30
Conferences
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Round tables
Lectures
Pitch Contest
Megathon
Tech Trends
Discover them at Salamanca Tech Summit 2025!
3D Animation
Extended reality
3D Animation
Extended reality
Economy of Spanish
Generative AI
Economy of Spanish
Biotech
Blockchain
Cybersecurity
Blockchain
Cybersecurity
Video Games
Quantum
Video Games
Quantum
2025
3 days of innovation, inspiration, and networking
+30 thematic areas
AI, cybersecurity, video games, digitalization, biotech, quantum, blockchain... and many more!
+150 companies and partners
Connect with startups, tech corporations, investors, and research centers.
Speakers and Experts
Jorge Marrón (Marron)
Scientific communicator
El Hormiguero
Spain
Mª Ángeles Almeida
Subdirectora científica
IBSAL
Spain
Pau Muñoz
Founder & CEO
Lobera Engineering
Antonio Oliviero
Co-founder & CEO
GlobalStart Dynamics
María Concepción Martín Peramato
Head of Communication
Arsoft
Spain
Fernando Alcaraz
Animation and video game producer
Big Bang Box
Spain
Juan Manuel Barrionuevo
CEO
Copernion
Spain
Fabriciano Bayo
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
The TEA Agency
Raquel Bernardo
Dynamization Technique
EITT
Spain
Luis Cabello de los Cobos
AI and Data Business Consultant
Telefónica Tech
Pablo de la Nuez
Co-founder
Impulse Lean Publishing
Spain
Andrea García Vicente
Técnica de Innovación y Desarrollo Productivo
Abioinnova
Spain
Alberto Iglesias Fraga
Deputy Director of Disruptors and Innovators
El Español
Spain
Jesús Lacal Romero
Founder & CEO
RareBioTech
Spain
Fernando López-Alves
CEO
GeoRisk Solutions
USA
David Lorenzo
CEO
DALOAR
Spain
José Ángel Sanz
Head of Communication
TEBRIO
Spain
Juan Tamargo
Managing Partner, Business Agent & Consultant
The TEA Agency
Guillermo Velasco
Business Director and Executive Producer
Big Bang Box
Spain
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Time
Thematic
09:30
14:10
SALAMANCA TECH - Inaugural Day
09:30
09:45
Salamanca Tech Presentation
Chema Nieto
CEO Socialnius, PR & Comms
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
09:45
10:00
Lecture: "Agentes Inteligentes: La sinergia de la IA y RPA"
Javier Perles Galves
IA & Automation Leader, Viewnext
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:00
10:15
Lecture: "The real impact of AI agents in the workplace and how they can be enhanced in this new model"
Juan Manuel Barrionuevo
Copernion, CEO
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:20
10:50
Opening Salamanca Tech Summit
D. Carlos Martín Tobalina
Vice Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Junta de Castilla y León
D. Carlos García Carbayo
Mayor of Salamanca
Dr. D. Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez
Rector Magnificent of the University of Salamanca
D. Joaquín Gómez
President of the Spanish Association of Regional Development Agencies (Forum ADR)
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:55
11:25
Round Table: "Digital transformation in the defense and security industry"
Silvia Gamo
General Director, Fundación Círculo de Tecnologías para la Defensa y la Seguridad
Miguel A. Molina
President of the Space Council, GMV Innovating Solutions
Coming soon
Grupo OESIA
Rafael Arcos Palacios
Senior Manager of Strategy and Defense Directorate, INDRA
Augusto Cobos (moderator)
General Director, Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICECYL)
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
11:30
12:10
Scientific Dissemination Lecture
Jorge Marrón Martín (Marron)
Science Communicator in "El hormiguero"
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
12:15
12:45
Round Table: "AI as a transformative force in the economic and industrial sector"
Santiago J. Sánchez Díaz de Cuéllar
Advisory Solution Architect, Dell
Cristina Carrascosa Cobos
Founder & Managing Partner, ATH21
Luis Cabello de los Cobos
AI and Data Business Consultant, Telefónica Tech
José Domingo García-Caro García
Global ISVs Manager, Microsoft
Andy Jaffke
Vice President of Sales for Europe, Teradata
Alberto Iglesias Fraga (moderator)
Subdirector of Disruptors and Innovators, El Español
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
12:50
13:20
Round Table: "Transfer in corporations: Success stories"
José María Navarro
Venture Capital Investor, Buenavista
Miguel Ángel Fernández Gómez
Chief Operations Officer at HP SCDS, Fundación I+E
Chema Nieto (moderator)
CEO Socialnius, PR & Comms
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
13:25
14:10
Innovation Lecture: "The TUSA Club!"
Javier Santaolalla Camino
Science communicator
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
16:00
18:45
SALAMANCA TECH - Driving the dynamic growth of the Salamanca Tech ecosystem
16:00
17:15
"Tech & Talk: Corporate Communication in the Digital and AI Era"
Elia Guardiola (presenter)
Specialized in Emotional and Experiential Marketing, Storytelling, and Copywriting
Alberto Cabrero Hernandez
Director of Digital Products Unit, AXPE Consulting
José Ángel Sanz
Head of Communication, TEBRIO
Alejandro Vélez
Head of Communication, Global Exchange
María Concepción Martín Peramato
Head of Communication, Arsoft
Natalia Barrado Pereira
Head of Communication, Grupo UNDANET
Felix Velasco
Digital Director and Co-founder, Wembley Studios
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
17:20
18:00
Round Table: "Technology and leadership: keys to innovation and sustainability in the Salamanca Tech ecosystem"
Fernando López-Alves
CEO, GeoRisk Solutions
Rubén Sánchez Martín
Founder & CEO, BEONx
Manuel Portillo
Corporate Technology Director, Global Exchange
Claudio Mogilner Hendler
CEO, InternationalWeb
Chema Nieto (moderator)
CEO Socialnius, PR & Comms
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
18:05
18:15
Presentation of GeoRisk Solutions
Alejandro Amigo Tossi
Chief Operating Officer, GeoRisk Solutions. Master in Security Studies at Georgetown University and former Assistant Professor of Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College.
Sala mayor, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
18:20
18:40
Lecture: "Intelligence Tools for Startup Leaders"[English]
John Kiriakou
Chief of Intelligence and Investigation Services, GeoRisk Solutions Former CIA Officer and Investigative Expert, author of the books “The Reluctant Spy” and “Doing Time Like a Spy”.
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
18:45
19:00
Lecture: "The TikTok Question: China, Data Privacy, and National Security"[English]
Sean O'Brien
Cybersecurity and Executive Training, Senior Expert, GeoRisk Solutions. Subject-matter expert in cybersecurity, privacy, AI, blockchain, and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and founder of the Yale Privacy Lab, at Yale Law School.
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
16:00
19:00
CYBERCHAIN - Blockchain for Cybersecurity. Megathon
16:00
16:15
Presentation of the International Chair of Blockchain for Cybersecurity
Chema Nieto
CEO Socialnius, PR & Comms
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
16:15
17:00
Lecture: "Think like a Hacker, Act like a Professional"
Marta Barrio
Founder of Securiters
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
17:05
17:25
Presentation of the Megathon Challenge. Start of international competition.
Manuel López
BISITE Research Group
Laura Grande
BISITE Research Group
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
17:30
18:00
International Chair of Cybersecurity (CyberChain) from the University of Salamanca. Presentation of the Cyberchain platform.
Diego Valdeolmillos Villaverde
BISITE Research Group
Laura Grande
BISITE Research Group
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
18:30
20:00
COMHIS - Inauguration
18:30
19:00
Welcome to COMHIS and inauguration of the event
Auditorium, International Center of Spanish (CIE)
19:00
20:00
Inauguration: "Hispanidad Yesterday, Where Do We Come From?"
María José Rubio
Auditorium, International Center of Spanish (CIE)
Time
Thematic
10:00
13:00
ABIOINNOVA: "Driving the future: Biotech and the innovative ecosystem around the Tormes Technological Innovation Space (EITT)"
10:00
10:20
Inaugural session:"Two innovation spaces in Salamanca Tech: Abioinnova and EITT"
Pedro José Martínez Cordoba
Delegate Councilor for Economic Promotion, Commerce, Markets, and Youth, City of Salamanca
Andrea García Vicente
Innovation and Productive Development Technician, Abioinnova
Raquel Bernardo
Promotion Technician, EITT
Chema Nieto (moderator)
CEO Socialnius, PR & Comms
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:25
11:30
Panel: "Abioinnova, an ecosystem for the incubation and acceleration of startups: Success stories"
Fernando Martín de Lara
Co-founder & CEO, 300K Solutions
Sara Cuadrado Castaño
Co-founder & CEO, Virofend Therapeutics
Antonio Oliviero
Co-founder & CEO, GlobalStart Dynamics
Pau Muñoz
Founder & CEO, Lobera Ingeniería
Jesús Lacal Romero
Founder & CEO, RareBioTech
Pablo Ramírez Rubio
Founder & CEO, Tebrio Transformación
Mª Ángeles Almeida (moderator)
Scientific Deputy Director, IBSAL
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
11:30
12:00
Coffee & Networking
12:00
12:50
Round Table: "Innovation that transforms: Building the future of the Biotech sector"
Raúl Rivas
Professor of Microbiology, University of Salamanca
Sara Cuadrado
Co-founder & CEO, Virofend Therapeutics
María Díez Campelo
Medical Deputy Director, IBSAL
Chema Nieto (moderator)
Moderator, CEO Socialnius, PR & Comms
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
9:00
20:00
COMHIS - Hispanidad Today
9:00
10:00
Hispanidad today, where are we now?
Eva García
The Legacy
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:00
11:30
Speed pitch - Current projects
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
11:30
12:00
Coffee Break
12:00
13:00
Workshop 1 - Communication, Digital Strategy and Social Media Fundamentals
Mikel Rufián
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
13:00
14:00
Workshop 2 - Digital Marketing
Reload
Sala 0, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
14:00
15:30
Break
15:30
16:30
Workshop 3 - Monetization and Crowdfunding
Sala 0 & Sala Vaguada de la Palma, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
16:30
17:30
Workshop - Project Acceleration Space
Sala 0 & Sala Vaguada de la Palma, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
17:30
20:00
Scientific part HISPANOVERSO - Perception of Spain
"Image of Spain in the Pacific: dismantling the Pacific Studies"
David Doncel
Teresa Tejeda
"Stereotypes about Spanish and Latin American culture in China"
María Cruz Sánchez Gómez
Yu Zhao
"Media: The image of Spain and China"
Félix Ortega
"Perception of the Spanish language in Germany and China"
Raúl Sánchez
Sala 0 & Sala Vaguada de la Palma, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:00
14:00
CYBERCHAIN – Blockchain for Cybersecurity. Megathon
10:00
14:00
Mega Challenge Cyberchain – International CTF Competition
Online
14:00
16:00
Break
16:00
19:00
Mega Challenge Cyberchain – International CTF Competition
Online
16:00
20:00
EL JAP!
16:00
17:30
Round Table: "Conquering Audiences: Distribution Strategies in Animation"
Yago Fandiño
Director of Children's Content, RTVE
Ylka Tapia
Head of Content Acquisitions, Sales, and Agreements with Third Parties, El Reino Infantil
Tania Pinto
Vice-president/Partner, Pink Parrot Media INC
Javier Pascual
Director of Content, Original Production
Guillermo Velasco (moderator)
Business Director and Executive Producer, Big Bang Box
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
17:30
18:00
Coffee Break
18:00
20:00
Pitch Animation Contest
Yago Fandiño
Director of Children's Content, RTVE
Ylka Tapia
Head of Content Acquisitions, Sales, and Agreements with Third Parties, El Reino Infantil
Tania Pinto
Vice-president/ Partner, Pink Parrot Media INC
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
Time
Thematic
9:00
14:30
COMHIS - Hispanidad Tomorrow
9:00
10:00
Round Table: Hispanidad Tomorrow
Igor Paskual
Musician, Art History
José Garciaga
3D
Sergio Lara
Musician, Hispanic Universe
Sala 0 & Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:00
11:00
Workshop 4 - Entrepreneurship / MVP
Agustina Milanini
Tetuan Valley
Sala 0 & Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
11:00
12:30
Workshop - Ideathon
Sala 0 & Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
11:30
12:00
Coffee Break
12:30
13:30
Speed pitch
Sala 0 & Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
13:30
14:30
Closing - Hispanidad in the future, great projects, cultural agents, change agents
Puy du Fou
Sala 0 & Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
14:30
15:00
Congress Closing
Sala 0 & Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:00
14:00
EL JAP!
10:00
11:30
Round Table: "Game On! The Art of Convincing Gamers"
Pablo de la Nuez
Co-founder, Impulse Lean Publishing
Juan Tamargo
Managing Partner, Business Agent & Consultant, The TEA Agency
Fabriciano Bayo
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The TEA Agency
David Lorenzo
CEO, DALOAR
Fernando Alcaraz (moderator)
Animation and Video Games Producer, Big Bang Box
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
11:30
12:00
Coffee Break
12:00
14:00
Pitch Video Games Contest
Pablo de la Nuez
Co-founder, Impulse Lean Publishing
Juan Tamargo
Managing Partner, Business Agent & Consultant, The TEA Agency
Fabriciano Bayo
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The TEA Agency
David Lorenzo
CEO, DALOAR
Sala Intermedia, Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca
10:00
14:00
CYBERCHAIN – Blockchain for Cybersecurity. Megathon
10:00
13:30
Mega Challenge Cyberchain – International CTF Competition
Online
13:30
14:00
Evaluation and Award Ceremony
Online
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