From bold founders to future-shaping investors, we bring the best minds to the stage each year.
Meet our 2026 speakers
SPEAKERS
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Judene Small
Partner
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) -

Itxaso del Palacio
General Partner
Notion Capital -

Paz Guzmán Caso de los Cobos
Senior Economist
European Investment Bank -

Klara Körber
Value Add Director
Rosberg Ventures -

Michelle Coventry
VP Talent (inc Partnerships)
Creandum -

Whitney Menarcheck
Community at AI@Work
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Laura Gonzalez Estefani
Founding GP & CEO
TheVentureCity -

Claudia Rowe
Managing Director
Balderton -

Azahara Espejo
Director
HearstLab -

Sonia Fernández
Partner
Kibo Ventures -

Caroline De Wit
Investment professional
Sofina -

Sarra Zayani
Partner
Hedosophia -

Dama Sathianathan
Partner & Head of Origination
Bethnal Green Ventures -

Margaux Gregoir
Partner
Serena -

Monica Casanas
Limited Partner
Eka Ventures & Axel Carbon -

Mahim Husnain
Corporate Venture Capital Investor
ITV Plc (ITV AdVentures) -

Mia Brzakovic
Investor
Matterwave Ventures -

Iwona Anna Biernat
Co-Lead and Legal Strategy, COO Project Europe
EU-INC -

Kate Cornell
General Partner
Acurio Ventures -

Gabrielle Cummins
Principal
Aldea Ventures -

Isabel Woodford
Moderator
Independent -

Pauline Paquet
Partner Operations
XAnge -

Yvonne Bajela
Founding Partner
Evertrue Capital -

Freya Pratty
Associate Editor
Sifted -

Doreen Huber
Angel Investor
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Jemma Wong
Chief Growth Officer
tem -

Cate Lawrence
Senior Journalist
Tech.eu -

Olga Sakka
Head of AI Transformation
Avon Cosmetics -

Farrah Hamid
Independent Advisor
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Deepali Nangia
Partner
Speedinvest -

Andrei Xydas
Principal
Lightrock -

Eleanor Warnock
Advisor
Bek Ventures -

Anna Ljungdahl
Senior Investment Manager
Industrifonden -

Marie Outtier
General Partner
OVNI Capital -

Nadya Petrova
Investment Manager
European Investment Fund -

Cecilia Ma
Senior Investment Manager
Norrsken VC -

Melina Sánchez Montañés
Venture Partner and Advisor
Endgame and Extantia -

Courtney Thorne
Partner - US Capital Markets
Cooley LLP -

Esther Gonzalez
Venture Partner
Norrsken -

Neetu Puranikmath
Senior Investment Officer
Cooper Family Office -

Helen Pantelides
Partner
Cooley -

Janhavi Dadarkar
CEO & Founder
Academy for Board Excellence -

Rita Sobral
Partner
Cooley LLP -

Chloe Dagnell
Principal
Isomer Capital -

Deborah Li
Founder and Managing Partner
Alta One -

Fatou Diagne
Managing Partner
Bootstrap Europe -

Florencia Schiavon
CEO
Sifted -

Freddie Birley
Coach
POP -

Kariel Parian
Head of Emerging Growth & VC Practice
Deloitte UK -

Rocío Alcocer Magirena
Managing Director
Norrsken Barcelona -

Melody Violton
Investment Manager
F Capital -

Noelia Amoedo
Founder and Managing Partner
Nodeom -

Paloma Ruiz
Co-Founder
EqualityLab -

Ebba Forsberg
Investor
Norrsken Evolve -

Rabab Nasrallah
Partner
Earlybird VC -

Daniela Raffel Torrebiarte
Principal
Dawn Capital -

Emmelie Meurs
Associate
Endeit Capital -

Cathy White
Founder and CEO
CEW Communications -

Emily Schiller
VP, ESG & Impact Investing
Jordan Park -

Deina Kellezi
Investor
byFounders -

Anisah Osman Britton
VP Startup Ecosystem
Sifted -

Divya Jakatdar
Growth & Community Lead
Harmonic -

Bailey Morrow
Head of Deep Tech, Climate Tech & Consumer Internet
HSBC Innovation Banking -

Caroline Vaughan
MD, Investor Coverage
HSBC Innovation Banking -

Marta Mateu Vilalta
Director
Mango Startup Studio -

Emma Kjellander
Investment Associate
Norrsken Launcher -

Daniela Machado
Partner
HEARTFELT_ -

Janice Yang
Founding Partner
Lumen Partners -

Marta Antunez
Founding Partner
Agenticco -

Diana Rivera
Partner
Cuatrecasas -

Kerstin Cooley
General Partner
Course Corrected -

Myrto Papathanou
Founding Partner
Metavallon VC -

Liz Bailey
Director, Development Equity Funds
British Business Bank -

Claire Robb
Partner
Deloitte -

Victoria Monk
Founder & CEO
Roster -

Carmen Pumariño
Investment Director
Zubi Capital -

Sophie Winwood
CEO
unlock VC
VERTICAL HOSTS
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Angela Chou
Principal
Felix Capital -

Yanhuan Wang
Principal
Sofina -

Sarah Luppino
Principal
M Ventures -

Heidi Lindvall
General Partner
Pale blue dot -

Nina Mayer
Principal
Earlybird VC -

Magda Posluszny
Principal
Partech -

Beth Faus
Vice President
Cathay Innovation -

Aleksandra Tyurina
Principal
13books Capital -

Daniela Kucz
Vice President
JSL Health Capital -

Maite Malet Faura
Principal
Asabys Partners -

Alexa Grabelle
Investor
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) -

Susie Meier
Managing Director
DTCP -

Marina Davidova
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
DVC