Oct 6-12 // MERGE, Securmatica, Pitch Day, Red Hat Summit, PropTech and Exponential Beers

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Qué Pasa en Madrid

Your weekly newsletter with Business & Tech events in Madrid.



Week 41 // 6 to 12 October

Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?


Monday, 6

  • ☕ Coffee Break con Ricard Guillem/ 10am - 12pm: Entrepreneur Ricard Guillem, founder of Cafler at the age of 17, tells his story on how he built a delegated driving service that evolved into a scalable automotive solutions business, securing over €10.5 million in investment.
  • 📚 Liber/ 10am - 7pm (1/4): international book fair at IFEMA bringing together publishers, creators, and industry professionals to showcase new publications, discuss sector trends, and explore opportunities across the publishing ecosystem.
  • 📈 El futuro es Accesible y Emprendedor/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: event exploring how to create accessible digital interfaces and the impact of the European Accessibility Act, with a practical visual simulation session.
  • 🍸Professional Networking & Drinks/ 7 - 11.30pm: monthly meetup for professionals, entrepreneurs, and students to connect to exchange ideas, find collaborators, and discuss business opportunities in an informal but structured setting. This time on a bigger location!


Tuesday, 7

  • 🔐 Securmatica/ 8.30am - 4pm (1/3): major cybersecurity, information security, and privacy congress that brings together industry leaders, corporate users, and experts to share cutting-edge insights for a 3-day full immersion.
  • 🚀 MERGE Madrid/ 8.30am - 9pm (1/3): large-scale event at Palacio de Cibeles on Web2 and Web3 innovation, with talks by over 200 speakers, startup competitions, immersive NFT and XR experiences, and dedicated spaces for business connections and product exhibitions.
  • 📊 AWS Data Space Day | Madrid/ 9am - 4pm: event explores how data spaces enable secure cross-organization data sharing with AWS, a field on which a lot of EU-funded research projects are focused on.
  • ❌ Legales y Letales: Errores que Pueden Costarte tu Startup/ 12 - 2pm: session addressing the most common legal mistakes startups face, with practical advice, real cases, and guidance on how to protect intellectual property, structure agreements, and safeguard a new business.
  • 🏭 El Valor de la Propiedad Industrial (PI) para Empresas y Emprendedores/ 4 - 6pm: workshop for entrepreneurs and business mentors on how to leverage industrial property to protect innovations and identify intellectual property rights.
  • 🎤 Pitch Day de FI Spain: Presenta tu idea a Inversores y Mentores/ 5.30 - 7pm: event dedicated to early-stage startup founders to pitch their ideas to investors and mentors, receive expert feedback, and compete for a spot in the acceleration program of the Founder Institute.
  • 🛰️ Innovación en Materiales Aeroespaciales/ 6 - 7pm: presenting the latest innovations in aerospace materials, with advancements and applications in high-tech science and engineering.
  • 🤖 Create With - Madrid AI Meetup/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: share practical insights on automating tasks with AI and building AI agents, with discussions and Q&A sessions to help apply these tools effectively.
  • 🔥 Warm up Merge Madrid by Stakely/ 7 - 10pm: pre-conference gathering for the Web3 and blockchain community organized by our friends at CryptoDays, bringing together founders, investors, and builders for networking, discussions, and cultural experiences ahead of the main Merge Madrid event.
  • 🍻 Exponential Beers: Pedro Clavería (Playtomic)/ 7.30 - 11pm: meetup for entrepreneurs to network and hear Pedro Clavería sharing his story of building Playtomic (a platform to connect racket sports players) from the ground up, raising over €50M, and assembling a top-tier team.


Wednesday, 8

  • 🛍️ El modelo Mercadona: Claves de Éxito Aplicables a tu Negocio/ 10am - 2pm: session analyzing Mercadona’s strategic decisions and business model, including its transformation into Mercadona Tech, offering entrepreneurs insights on applying these strategies to develop profitable and innovative ventures.
  • 🤖 PATIO Connect: Identidad Digital y Marketing en la Era de la IA/ 4 - 6pm: exploring how AI is reshaping digital identity and marketing, covering automation, personalization, and ethical and legal challenges.
  • 📈 Ecommerce Seguro y cómo Escalar en los Meses Clave del Año/ 5 -7pm: workshop on how to build a secure and scalable e-commerce business, covering infrastructure readiness for peak demand and strategies to maximize sales during high-traffic periods like Black Friday and Christmas.
  • ₿ Escalando con Bitcoin/ 5.30 - 8pm: event explores Rootstock, a Bitcoin sidechain, highlighting its real-world applications in payments and DeFi, and how it offers scalability without compromising Bitcoin’s security.
  • 💥 Conecta, Impacta y Posiciona: el Método de los 4 Elementos/ 6 - 8.30pm: learn practical communication methods for startups and businesses based on four elements: strategic networking, LinkedIn positioning, persuasive copywriting, and public speaking.
  • 🇺🇸 Internacionalización de Empresas: Destino Estados Unidos/ 6.30 - 7.30pm: practical guidance for businesses looking to expand into the U.S., covering legal structures, immigration requirements, intellectual property protection, and overall strategic steps.
  • 🦊 Community Builder Night Madrid/ 7 - 10pm: bringing blockchain and Web3 enthusiasts together to discuss updates from MetaMask and other projects like PEAQ, Wingbits, SkyX, Halborn, Dabba, and Tashi Network, highlighting innovations in decentralized infrastructure, IoT, and DePIN applications.


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Thursday, 9

  • 🔴 Red Hat Summit: Connect 2025/ 8.30am - 5pm: 1-day Summit with open source and enterprise IT experts to explore trends in generative AI, automation, virtualization, cloud-native applications, and hybrid cloud solutions.
  • 👨‍💻 II Foro de Emprendimiento Joven/ 9am - 3pm: gathering young entrepreneurs to share real-world experiences, including decisions, challenges, and growth strategies, with talks from startup founders.
  • 🏠 Proptech Thursday/ 10am - 12pm: periodic meetup, this time on the journey of selling a PropTech startup, covering processes and post-sale professional experiences shared by founders of successful real estate and AI companies.
  • 📣 Taller Emplea: Domina tu Elevator Pitch y Destaca en la Búsqueda de Empleo/ 10am - 1pm: teaching how to craft and deliver an effective Elevator Pitch to find job opportunities, emphasizing personal branding and self-assessment with practical exercises.
  • ⚕️ Selection Day – II Reto de Innovación Abierta en el Sector de la Salud/ 10am - 2pm: showcases the finalist startups in AI applied to healthcare, presents the AI startup map of the Madrid region, along with pitches and panel discussions.
  • 🇪🇺 Construyendo Consorcios Europeos Ganadores/ 10.30am - 12.30pm: event at the Madrid Innovation Lab (MIL) explaining how pymes and startups can successfully participate in Horizon Europe by forming effective European consortia and navigating the application process.
  • 💡 La Batalla de la Innovación by PHD/ 4.30 - 7pm: 4th edition of this event showing how Spanish brands are driving creativity and innovation in advertising, highlighting current trends shaping the marketing industry.
  • ✍️ Masterclass Tapas Y Grafología/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: masterclass teaching the fundamentals of graphology, including handwriting analysis, signature interpretation, and the principles that govern written expression - along with tapas.
  • 💼 Open Class: Programa de Especialización Avanzada en Estrategia y Gestión ES/ 7 - 9pm: open class on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and management, with a roundtable discussion on the challenges and practical applications of integrating sustainability into business decision-making.


Friday, 10

  • ₿ Fiscalidad Cripto en España/ 10 - 11.30am: covering cryptocurrency taxation in Spain for expatriates, including reporting foreign wallets and exchanges, tax treatment of trading and staking, and taxation of DeFi and NFTs.
  • ❤️‍🩹 La nueva Regulación EU HTA y las Oportunidades para los Pacientes/ 11am - 1pm: explains the new EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) regulation and its implications for patient involvement, with discussions on Spain’s preparation, challenges, and precision oncology case studies.
  • 👾 Hacktoberfest 2025 at WITH/ 4 - 8pm: collaborative space for developers and students to contribute to open-source projects, share ideas, and present their work, with structured sessions including inspiration talks, hands-on coding, and project presentations.
  • 🔀 Madrid Tech Mixer and Social/ 5.30 - 11pm: 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.


Saturday, 11

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Sunday, 12

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