Qué Pasa en Madrid

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Week 26 // 23rd to 29th June

Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?

Monday, 23rd

• 🤖 Mindstone Madrid June AI Meetup/ 6 - 9pm: three talks on building with large language models, using AI for productivity, and exploring AI's societal impact, followed by networking with food and drinks.

Tuesday, 24th

• 📈 Dale la Vuelta a tu Estrategia de Crecimiento/ 12 - 2pm: workshop providing entrepreneurs with a chance to reassess their growth plans, exchange challenges, and uncover new ways to boost their businesses through collaboration and feedback.
• 👥 Networking Madrid/ 1 - 3pm: recurring networking event, this time hosted in-person, offering professionals a structured and inspiring environment to expand their contacts, share opportunities, and apply the 3C method to turn ideas into action. It’s designed to foster meaningful connections and support business growth through ethical and collaborative engagement.
• 🍎 Mesa Redonda: Nutrición, Sostenibilidad e Impacto/ 5 - 6.30pm: roundtable bringing together food industry B Corp companies to discuss ethical innovation, environmental responsibility, and consumer engagement, highlighting how purpose-driven brands are reshaping the future of conscious eating.
• 👀 Tu Imagen Habla: Proyecta Estilo, Seguridad y Autenticidad/ 5.30 - 7pm: talk on how personal image can be used intentionally to express authenticity, boost confidence, and break limiting beliefs, with insights from an image consultant and a fashion journalist, especially aimed at women.
• 🚀 Construyendo sin Filtros: Historias Reales de Founders/ 6 - 9.30pm: startup event featuring serial founders like Carlos Roca de Togores and Ricardo de Tomás, sharing raw entrepreneurial stories, business failures, and lessons learned. Includes a panel discussion, networking with pizza and drinks, and a focus on making real connections.
• 🤝 Proveedores Clave: el Problema no es Contratar, es Elegir Mal/ 6.30 - 8pm: training event to help entrepreneurs and small businesses choose the right service providers without overpaying. It offers practical advice on identifying key services, selecting reliable suppliers, and understanding market prices to avoid common hiring mistakes and extra costs.
• 🔮 FUTURΞALITY – Realidades Extendidas & Tecnología Inmersiva/ 6.45 - 9.30pm: immersive event exploring Spatial Computing, the Metaverse, and 3D internet through inspiring talks, networking, and an afterwork. Experts discuss digital identity, the fusion of physical and digital worlds, and the future of immersive internet technology.
• 💻 Cursor Meetup Madrid/ 7 - 8.30pm:  learn about the AI-powered code editor Cursor through live Q&A, demos from the Cursor team and local projects, followed by networking with tech professionals.
• ⚡️ Lightning Talks #31 @Maria Pandora/ 7.10 - 9pm: five speakers giving 5-minute presentations on diverse topics, followed by Q&A and socializing with drinks. The event encourages idea-sharing, discussion, and meeting new people interested in various intellectual and cultural themes.

Wednesday, 25th

• 🎯 ERP Summit/ 8am - 6pm: leading global event focused on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and business management innovations, with over 100 specialists, 20+ exhibitors, and high-profile speakers. The agenda covers AI, intelligent ERP systems, and market trends, aimed at C-level executives, directors, and IT managers or tech enthusiasts.
• ⚕️#GextiaInsights con Felipe Martín, CEO de Galileo Farma/ 9.30am - 12pm:  the CEO of Galileo Farma shares how the pharmacy transitioned to digital, becoming a leading ecommerce platform while maintaining personalized service and a strong social media presence.
• 🧱 Databricks Users Group Madrid/ 5.30 - 8.30pm: Databricks user group event focused on AI, bringing together professionals to share knowledge on ML, GenAI, and industry trends.
• 🤖 The Madrid AI Conference 2025/ 6 - 9pm: AI experts, founders, investors, and enthusiasts reunited for panel discussions featuring leaders from major tech and data companies, followed by networking opportunities.
• 📊 GrafanaCON Recap Madrid/ 6 - 9pm: recap of the GrafanaCON 2025 keynote and a technical talk on simplifying troubleshooting with Tempo and Traces Drilldown in Grafana, focusing on making distributed tracing more accessible and efficient. Understand and manage complex system data without needing to learn new query languages.
• ❓ 5 Preguntas que Debes Hacerte Antes de Emprender/ 6.30 - 8pm: workshop helping aspiring and current entrepreneurs reflect on five essential questions before starting or refining their business, using a practical and guided approach. Work with a simplified Business Model Canvas tailored for small and medium enterprises to clarify and structure business ideas.
• 👥 HR Talks Madrid - Employment Engagement/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: panel with leaders from Telefónica, Securitas Direct, Mondelēz, Shakers, and Pilatus, focusing on real employee engagement through data-driven insights and meaningful connections.
• 🌐 El Nuevo Panorama Mundial: De la Interdependencia a la Autonomía/ 7 - 9pm: IE University’s Executive Education hosts a roundtable discussing the shift from global interdependence to autonomy, focusing on how natural resources, energy, and technology shape economic policies, defense, and geopolitics.
• 📚Poetry Lovers' Meetup / Open Mic/ 7.30 - 11.30pm: biweekly poetry meetup where attendees can socialize, share, and listen to poetry in a casual open mic setting.
• 🌆 MENTOOR x Madrid/ 8pm - 00.30am: rooftop event celebrating the MENTOOR community, an online platform for personalized learning. Music, food, drinks, activities, and giveaways will be included. The ticket also includes a free MENTOOR t-shirt, open bar cocktails, and snacks.

Thursday, 26th

• 💻 Workshop WIT UPM 2025/ 10am - 1pm the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) organizes this Wonorkshop Innovación Tecnológica (WIT) organized as a professional conference focused on technological innovation, with presentations from university researchers, industry leaders, and startup accelerators. The event highlights innovative projects, discusses trends in AI and sustainability, and includes networking.
• 5️⃣ Descubre los 5 Hábitos para Tener una Vida Segura Online/ 5 - 6pm: A cybersecurity specialist from Banco Santander will give a talk on five key habits for maintaining online safety, offering practical advice to protect personal information, avoid fraud, and navigate the digital world securely without needing technical expertise.
• 🚀 Cómo Lanzar tu Producto de IA en Semanas con Herramientas No-code con Build Club/ 5.30 - 6.30pm: session on how to launch an AI product quickly using no-code tools, including an introduction to the no-code trend, a live demonstration of building a functional app without programming, and exploring workflow automation and app integration.
• ☁️ Cloud Native Madrid @DataDog/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: meetup by DataDog featuring two technical talks focused on cloud native technologies, including a presentation on scaling generative AI model inference from an infrastructure architecture perspective, followed by networking. Professionals from companies like Red Hat, Wiz, Solo.io, and SUSE will also join.
• 🧀 Datamecum | La Inteligencia Artificial ¿¡Se Está Llevando mi Queso!?/ 7 - 8.30pm: exploring how understanding and managing AI is essential to stay relevant, emphasizing practical knowledge of AI models, bias reduction, and real-world applications.
• 🍹 Afterwork CONECTA (Copa de Verano)/ 7.30 - 10.30pm: networking opportunity for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals to connect, share ideas, and grow their businesses. It includes an interactive icebreaker activity, drinks, and snacks, designed to foster genuine relationships and business collaborations.

Friday, 27th

• 🥇 Ceremonia de Premios del III Ranking de Empresas por la Igualdad/ 12 - 2pm: celebrating companies excelling in workplace equality, presenting awards based on a rigorous ranking that highlights leaders driving real change. It features discussions on the current state of equality, challenges ahead, and strategies to integrate equality as a driver for competitiveness and innovation.
• ⛰️ Escalar el Everest Hoy en Día: ¿Un Negocio o Aún un Reto para Alpinistas?/ 7 - 9pm: exploring whether climbing Everest remains a true mountaineering challenge or has become a commercialized adventure tourism business, witth insights from a geologist and Himalaya explorer.
• 🎙️ '¿Cómo ye la tu movida?' en Podnights Madrid/ 9 - 10pm: live recording of the podcast "¿Cómo ye la tu movida?" which highlights inspiring entrepreneurs working to improve Asturias. Following the podcast, there is a networking dinner for creators and listeners to connect and discuss the session.

Saturday, 28th

• 🔥 X-Ops Revivals and CrackerNight/ 12 - 11pm: DevSecCon Spain, in collaboration with HackerDreams and X-Ops Conference, hosts a full-day tech event featuring expert talks on cybersecurity, DevOps, and AI operations, followed by an exciting Capture The Flag (CTF) competition with prizes, food, and drinks included.

Sunday, 29th

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Upcoming Events

• 🤖 The Madrid AI Conference 2025, June 25th
• ₿ Presentación de OKX en España, June 26th
• 🎤 Open Mic Storytelling #17 @Tropicana "Summer", July 1st
• ❌ Fuckup Nights Madrid | Jul 2025 (Vol. XVII), July 2nd
• 🤝 CTO Networking MAD, July 3rd
• 🌍 The Legacy Flow Sessions | A 3-Hour Co-Work with Global Visionaries, July 3rd
• 🍸 Professional Networking & Drinks - PNM, July 7th

Bi-weekly Business Book 📚

Historia de un éxito: Mercadona - Las claves del triunfo de Juan Roig (English version, Spanish Version)

by Javier Alfonso, Spanish economic journalist who deeply reconstructs the history of Mercadona in this book.*

• What: this time I want to recommend to you this short book telling a piece of Spanish history. It focuses on the birth and growth of Mercadona, from a small family grocery business into Spain’s leading supermarket chain with over 1600 stores and hundreds of products sold by its own brand Hacendado. Mercadona's owner, Juan Roig, is a wildly successful Spanish entrepreneur with an estimated personal net worth of about 6 billions.
• It's for you if: you are interested in business stories and want to learn how a local family grocery store became a national retail chain through smart leadership and innovation.
• Key takeaways:
• Mercadona’s success is rooted in always putting the customer first, constantly adapting products and services to meet their evolving needs.
• Mercadona avoids traditional promotions and discounts, instead offering stable, consistently low prices year-round, which builds customer trust and simplifies shopping decisions.
• Employees are offered permanent contracts, above-average wages, performance bonuses, and significant training, but pressured to maintain high-quality standards
• Juan Roig is recognized for his customer-centric approach, continuous reinvestment of profits, and commitment to employee welfare and supplier partnerships.

*If you decide to buy the book through the link, I will gain a small commission that helps me sustain the costs of the mailing platform and continue with the newsletter. Book recommendations are always based on books that I personally bought, read, liked, and enjoy discussing. Thanks for your support!

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Disclaimer: Qué Pasa en Madrid is not responsible for the events included in the present email. Informational purpose only. Issue #37 (22.06.25)