Sept 15-21 // AI is everywhere! CEOs stories, Public Speaking, Coffee Breaks, Coding and Fashion Week

Sep 14, 2025 4:01 pm

Qué Pasa en Madrid

Your weekly newsletter with Business & Tech events in Madrid.



Week 38 // 15 to 21 September

Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?


Monday, 15


Tuesday, 16

  • ☕️ Café en Comunidad/ 9 - 11am: informal gathering designed to connect people interested in sustainability, culture, and positive-impact projects with the Infinito Delicias team, learning about their mission in a relaxed coffee setting.
  • 🌐 El Futuro del E-Commerce es el I-Commerce/ 10am - 1pm: conference at the International Lab (iLAB) introducing I-Commerce (Comercio Inmersivo), an immersive model of online shopping that blends digital experiences with human connection.
  • 💅 Foro de Belleza: Evolución del Lujo y la Belleza Sostenible/ 11.30am - 12.30pm: forum exploring how the beauty industry is evolving to meet the demands of a more conscious consumer, discussing sustainable practices, luxury, and industry innovations shared by CEOs and sector leaders.
  • 🔥 Coffee Break con el CEO de Shakers/ 12 - 2pm: networking event featuring Héctor Mata, CEO of Shakers, who will share how he built a freelance talent platform that partners with hundreds of companies and secured major funding.
  • 💻 Beyond The Prompt with Maisa & Heydiga/ 6.30 - 9pm: meetup bringing together founders and AI builders to showcase how startups like Maisa and Heydiga are developing and scaling AI-driven products.
  • 🎤 Open Mic Storytelling: "Winning / Losing"/ 7 - 9pm: the open-mic storytelling event is back! Join to listen and share personal stories, lasting 2–7 minutes each, in a friendly setup, this time on the theme of 'Winning / Losing'.
  • 🤓 Open Day Tech MBA/ 7 - 9pm: open day event to present the Tech MBA by The Valley, offering insights into how business, data, and technology shape future leaders. The Digital Marketing Director of Samsung will join as a special guest.
  • ⌨️ Novedades Java 25/ 7 - 9pm: programming with Java? Review the features and updates of Java 25, with multiple speakers sharing insights on the new version.
  • 🤖 Inteligencia Artificial, ¡A lo Fácil!/ 5.30 - 6.30pm: talk at the Work Café Santander by Emilio Soria Olivas, professor at the Universidad de Valencia, explaining how AI is already part of daily life and how to use it effectively and safely.


Wednesday, 17

  • 💊 Farmaforum 2025/ 8am - 9pm (1/2): 11th edition of a leading forum for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and laboratory technology industries, hosted at IFEMA, with many parallel exhibitions on related topics.
  • ☕️ Un Café por el Clima/ 9 - 11am: morning networking event over coffee focused on climate change and corporate sustainability.
  • 👗 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week/ 11am - 10pm (1/5): major fashion event at IFEMA featuring runway shows, performances, talks, and immersive experiences over 5 days.
  • 🔥 Coffee Break con Frederic Llordachs/ 5 - 7pm: networking and learning event with Frederic Llordachs, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Doctoralia, sharing his experience scaling a tech health business internationally and applying AI to optimize clinical administration.
  • 🏢 ULI Spain Proptech Solutions/ 6.30 - 9pm: professional event focused on Property Tech solutions, showcasing startups that are addressing key challenges in the real estate sector. Hosted at the Google for Startups Campus.
  • 📱 Masterclass | Los 7 Pecados Capitales del Product Manager (y cómo Redimirte)/ 7 - 9pm: practical masterclass especially for Product Managers on avoiding common pitfalls in digital product management, like overfocusing on unnecessary features or neglecting the team, and how to turn them into strengths.
  • 🗣 Club de Oratoria/ 7 - 9.30pm: hands-on space to improve public speaking skills through practical exercises, group activities, and feedback, helping you to gain confidence, presence, and effective communication techniques.
  • 🚀 Founders Stories - Inspire, Connect, Build/ 7 - 10pm: entrepreneurs and leaders sharing personal stories about their successes, challenges, and lessons learned, offering inspiration and practical insights.


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Thursday, 18

  • 🔥 XConf Europe 2025/ 9am - 5.30pm: tech conference for software professionals, offering in-depth talks on modern software practices, AI, cloud computing, and real-world problem-solving.
  • 🤝 Pacto de Socios, Alineación de Intereses y Conflictos Habituales/ 10.30am - 2.30pm: seminar guiding entrepreneurs through shareholder agreements, governance, and conflict management, to learn how to align interests, structure clauses, and address common investor concerns to strengthen early-stage ventures.
  • 📈 SEO Vibes on Tour | Madrid/ 4 - 9pm: bringing to Madrid experts on Search Engine Optimization (SEO), for talks, practical tips, and Q&A sessions on the latest trends - including AI adaptation, ecommerce optimization, and quick SEO audits.
  • 🚀 Construir, Crecer, Invertir: El Ciclo Completo del Founder/ 6 - 9pm: big meetup by StartupGrind exploring the full journey of a startup founder, with experienced entrepreneurs (like the founder of The Fork) sharing insights on building, scaling, investing, and managing teams.
  • ☸️ AWS Kubernetes and AI tools/ 6.20 - 9.20pm: exploring Kubernetes for platform engineering and AI-powered development tools, showcasing AWS technologies like Amazon Q Developer and Kiro for cloud operations, scalability, and programming workflows.
  • 💻 Entiende los Elementos de la Programación Funcional/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: demystifying functional programming, explaining its core concepts, like pure functions, immutability, higher-order functions, and pattern matching, in a practical, accessible way for programmers of any language.
  • 💥 Aciertos en Talento para que tu Startup Despegue/ 6.30 - 9pm: session focused on startup talent strategies, covering how to attract and retain top talent with insights from experts at Balantia, Grupo Binterntional, Corify, and Nova Talent.
  • 👔 CMO vs CFO IV | Dos perfiles imprescindibles/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: bringing together Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of 6 different companies to discuss the strategic tensions and synergies between marketing and finance.
  • 🔑 Como Acceder a Oportunidades Reales/ 7 - 9pm: Pablo Razquín shares his experience on acquiring a profitable company through his own search fund, offering insights on accessing business opportunities, avoiding common mistakes, and learning from real-world investment and entrepreneurship experiences.
  • 🎯 IxDF Madrid! Primer Meetup de la Nueva Temporada/ 7 - 9pm: first 2025 meetup for the Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) community to network with other design enthusiasts, discuss design, product, and technology, and enjoy a relaxed environment with food and drinks.


Friday, 19

  • 🔀 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, 20

  • 👗 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week/ 11am - 10pm (4/5): major fashion event at IFEMA featuring runway shows, performances, talks, and immersive experiences over 4 days.


Sunday, 21

  • 👗 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week/ 11am - 10pm (5/5): major fashion event at IFEMA featuring runway shows, performances, talks, and immersive experiences over 4 days.



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