Events

VIII Start Up Spain

Rafael del Pino Foundation, in collaboration with Esade Business School

On 23 April 2014, the Rafael del Pino Foundation, in collaboration with Esade Business School, organised the eighth edition of Start Up Spain, a series of meetings with entrepreneurs that aims to encourage the discussion of ideas that favour the emergence of more entrepreneurs in Spain and an efficient network of investors. On this occasion, Start Up Spain brought together Spanish and Dutch entrepreneurs to analyse the entrepreneurial ecosystems in both countries.

The event was organised according to the following programme:

Welcome and opening remarks
Enrique VerdeguerDirector of ESADE Madrid
Cornelis van RijAmbassador of the Netherlands in Spain

Keynote speech
Anne-Wil Lucas, Member of Parliament of the Netherlands, StartupNL

First roundtable: "Dutch and Spanish Entrepreneurs" moderated by Jan BrinckmannProfessor of the Department of General Management and Strategy, ESADE, and business angel, with the participation of:

María Fanjul, CEO, entradas.com
Hanneke StegwegFounder, iLost
Marcos Alves, Co-founder and CEO, eltenedor.es
Peter van OverloopCo-Founder and CEO, Mobile Canal Control
Alfredo OuroFounder and CEO, Hall St. Louis, Mo.
Eiso KantCo-Founder and Managing Director, Tyba

The second round table: "Dutch and Spanish Ecosystem" moderated by Javier Santiso starred:

Robert VerwaayenCo-Founder, RoBen Partners
Angel GarciaFounding Partner, Lanta Digital Ventures
Aquilino PeñaFounding Partner of Kibo Ventures
César GalloVice President, Fundación Repsol
Hendrik HalbeDirector, ECE Start Up Campus
Oscar Kneppers, Founder, Rockstart Accelerator

The Rafael del Pino Foundation is not responsible for the comments, opinions or statements made by the people who participate in its activities and which are expressed as a result of their inalienable right to freedom of expression and under their sole responsibility. The contents included in the summary of this conference, written for the Rafael del Pino Foundation by Professor Emilio González, are the result of the debates held at the meeting held for this purpose at the Foundation and are the responsibility of the authors.

The Rafael del Pino Foundation is not responsible for any comments, opinions or statements made by third parties. In this respect, the FRP is not obliged to monitor the views expressed by such third parties who participate in its activities and which are expressed as a result of their inalienable right to freedom of expression and under their own responsibility. The contents included in the summary of this conference, written for the Rafael del Pino Foundation by Professor Emilio J. González, are the result of the discussions that took place during the conference organised for this purpose at the Foundation and are the sole responsibility of its authors.

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