26 February marks the start of the fifth edition of 4YFN, the largest event for entrepreneurs, forming part of the Mobile World Congress. In 2017 Barcelona was ranked as the 5th European hub and continued to be a leading Spanish hub, with 35% of Spanish startups. Esta información está disponible también en castellano
Esta información está disponible también en castellano
For another year, BStartup, a programme for entrepreneurs and young Banco Sabadell companies, will be a gold partner and actively participate in #4YFN18.
#4YFN18 | Hey #Startup! Did you already know that #Barcelona is the 5th hub by amount of European investment? From 26-28/02 we will be at @4YFN_MWC. Let's talk about your main inversion needs. Pay us a visit in our @BancoSabadell @Bstartup stand! pic.twitter.com/0gRWDJvedY
— BStartup (@BStartup) 20 de febrero de 2018
A new 4YFN with record numbers
For another year, 4YFN, a worldwide benchmark event for innovation and entrepreneurship, is proof of the interests of entrepreneurs, young companies and companies from all over the world. This edition includes more than 19,000 attendees, 650 startup exhibitors and 700 national and international investors. Furthermore, it will also offer 110 hours of content, workshops and speeches by the most innovative companies, including startups as well as corporations. Zack Weisfeld, general manager of Microsoft Ventures, Kathrin Buvac, chief strategy officer of Nokia, Andrew Bolwell, VP & global head of HP Tech Ventures or Maurice Levy, previously CEO of Publicis Groupe, amongst others.
Find the beat for your startup
During these three days you can visit our stand to meet our funding, innovation and investment experts. Our teams of specialist BStartup branches will advise you about funding and special new products which we have created for startups, adapted to your requirements. The investment teams will listen to your project and analyse its viability, and our e-commerce specialists will advise you about the best online payment platforms.
Our schedule of events
As part of the 4YFN schedule of events, which are divided by topics (26th is for disruption, 27th is for innovation and the 28th is for transformation), our agenda is listed below: Highlights:
Monday 26 February
- 16:00-16:45. On the Workshop 01 stage. Conference «Corporate Venturing: how to accelerate transformation through platforms and Artificial Intelligence». Led by Julio Martínez, Executive Director of InnoCells, Banco Sabadell, with the participation of the CEOs of the startups BUD and Illumr, who will explain in person how startups drive transformation through open platforms and artificial intelligence.
Tuesday 27 February
- 12:00-12:25. On Banc Sabadell Stage. Conference «Artificial Intelligence: We are on the air!» Conversation between Alfonso Ayuso, Chief Analytics Officer of Banco Sabadell and Nuria Oliver, Research Director of science data at Vodafone and Chief Data Scientist at Data-Pop Alliance. Focusing more on the strategy rather than the specific technology, they will address the main challenges which companies and startups face when they move closer to the field of artificial intelligence.
- 16:00-16:35. On Airbus Stage. Round table «Investment tips from top VC players». Led by José Carol, Director of BStartup 10, in this round table discussion we will discuss the key aspects of investment in startups, together with executives from Balderton Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, Point Nine Capital and Samaipata Ventures, four internationally renowned Venture Capital funds.
Wednesday 28 February
- 11:00-11:45. On the Workshop 02 stage. Conference «Outside-in: the techy side of Venture Building», hosted by Adrià Batlle, Director of Venture Building, and Ángel Garrido, entrepreneur and venture architect at InnoCells. In this workshop we will learn how technology is key when it comes to creating new businesses from scratch, as well as how to support the development of startups.
We’ll be waiting for you!
Comentarios