IE Venture Day Madrid JULY 2024

Neda Aldaihani

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neda-aldaihani-64852b11/

General Manager of Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness & Creativity , Brilliant Lab CoFounder - Tech Investor - corporate innovation and digtal transformation thinker

Sascha Badelt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/saschabadelt/

serial entrepreneur, active Business Angel, consultant & mentor offering smart capital and extensive network

Teresa Dominguez

https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresadominguezanguiano/

As a Board Member and Investor, I have focused my career on enhancing innovation and business growth, highlighting my collaboration with business schools where I serve as a professor and mentor.

My experience ranges from promoting technology startups to advising expanding companies, always with a strategic and analytical approach,Inherited from my time at Accenture, where I focused on the transformation of businesses across Europe , working with both mature and emerging technologies.

Cristina Moyano

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinamoyano2024/

A creative and innovative, multilingual Executive with experience growing organizations by providing business transformation services, marketing strategy, and business development solutions for multiple corporations. With the ability to enhance organizational productivity through the restructuring of procedures, operations, finances, customer service oriented policies and team productivity. Maintain an unconditional focus on high quality results and bottom-line improvements. Exceptional academic qualifications, including an Executive Program in Columbia, an AAS Marketing Degree from Parsons The New School for Design (New York City) and an EMBA from ISEM University of Navarra. Excel at turning promising businesses into companies that work efficiently and compete globally.



+ Supported and contributed to the creation of a new independent Talent consulting firm. Established internal procedures and Talent Search Software.

+ Successfully established Search, Selection and Services department, generating record results and exceeding all expectations.

+ Supported business development activities and contributed to define marketing strategy across multiple Industries.

+ Recognized for superb ability to direct and assist companies in managing their growth, guaranteeing record-breaking results.

+ Designed and implemented management control structures and processes to improve company productivity and reduce overhead costs.

+ Implemented highly efficient selection procedures, automatic CRM and reporting mechanisms to ensure complete client satisfaction.

Isabela De Alcazar Benjumea

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelaalcazar/

Chief Purpose and Sustainability Officer, IE University

Abdulrazzaq Alobaid MD FRCSC

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulrazzaq-alobaid-kuwait-spine-surgery-wara-hospitalier-kuwait/

Board certified and fellowship trained orthopedic & spine surgeon. International speaker and educator. works at public sector as chief of spine surgery in Kuwait. and own a private practice clinic in Kuwait

Chairman of Kuwait Orthopedic Association

Chairman of Kuwait Spine Society

Journal reviewer at multiple journals

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Paris de l'Etraz, PhD

Managing Director Venture Lab

IE Business School

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paris-de-l-etraz-phd-99917a6/

On the corporate side, after spending 21 years doing M&A, in 2 investment banks, I am active doing Executive Education and Consulting for large companies looking to innovate through disruptive emerging technologies and acquiring startups as a form of innovation. I develop innovation programs based on creative collaboration agreements with or acquiring startups.



In particular, I sit on several company boards in Saudi Arabia and Qatar with a primary focus on strategy and international partnerships / acquisitions.



As Professor of Entrepreneurship and Managing Director of the Venture Lab, I teach several International MBA courses at IE Business School, both core and electives.



Since leaving my position as Associate Dean of Blended Programs, I am Managing Director of the Venture Lab where we prepare the most promising startup projects from across the University to be investor ready and for our bi-annual Venture Days in Madrid. Since I joined 12 years ago, the Venture Lab has accelerated over 2,500 Startups with over 30% of our alumni becoming entrepreneurs.



Until 2017, I was also responsible for organizing IE Venture Days internationally where IE students, Alumni and key local startups present new venture projects every year. Since 2013, we organized over 15 venture days in international cities every year.



As Visiting Professor, I teach an elective for two weeks in New Venture Acceleration for Media Design students at KEIO University in Japan.



On the startup side, I continue being an angel investor and co-founder of startups, with extensive experience since 2002, having founded 5 startups in Banking CRM, Sports Marketing, Hispanic Advertising Agency, Video Games and Renewable Energy.



On the research side, I continue my original PhD work researching individuals who struggle with uncertainty, those I call, "Quants"​ and have teamed up with Dr. Mario Alonso Puig, Prof. Ikhlaq Sidhu and Prof. Mike Lepech from Stanford, to study this topic in greater detail:



http://engineeringleadership.net/2013/10/04/get-out-of-your-box-in-madrid/



So if you want to open your professional mind...



visit and join my LinkedIn Group...EQ Careers



Also see my Youtube and Tedx Talks....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgdavOpMtJY



and



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJPisjh8OLI



and



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg6C-BTPihY

Adam Mitchell-Heggs

Screening Committee

MM Angels

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-ag-mitchell-heggs-39912740/

Planet Positive Venture Building | Corporate Innovation | Circular Economy

Olivier Pailhes

Co-founder at

Aircall

https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-pailhes/

Aircall is the phone system for modern business. An entirely cloud-based voice platform that integrates seamlessly with popular productivity and helpdesk tools that workplaces are already using, Aircall was built to make phone support as easy to manage as any other business workflow—accessible, transparent, and collaborative. Aircall believes that voice is the most powerful way to communicate with customers, prospects, candidates, and colleagues, and it is designed to take the headache out of what should be a delightful moment of human connection. Aircall was founded in 2014 and has raised over $100 million. Based in New York and Paris, the company has over 300 employees.

Alistair Owen

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair-owen/

https://venturefriends.vc/contact — early-stage startup founders in UK & Europe get in touch!

No warm intros required👆



Investing in early-stage founding teams across UK & Europe who are building the next €B startup in Fintech, Marketplaces & B2B SaaS.



VentureFriends is a European VC fund, with offices in Athens, London & Warsaw, started by founders and angel investors, looking to back inspiring teams who have the ambition to become global companies.

 

Sarah Finnegan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfinegan/

Sarah is an investor at Antler in the UK. She recently moved to London from Berlin, where she was a key part of Antler’s operations in DACH & Eastern Europe. Embracing her passion for entrepreneurship and tech innovation, she continuously screens and invests in early-stage ventures in the region.



Sarah is deeply committed to reshaping the venture capital landscape. She actively contributes to Proud Ventures, a grassroots collective of LGBTQ+ investors in the UK, and co-hosts the popular podcast series, "At the Cap Table", spotlighting leading female investment trailblazers across Europe.



Sarah brings extensive experience from her previous roles in finance, early-stage technology companies, and venture capital.

Annick Janssens

Director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center

IE University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annickjanssens/

A global, start-up building professional. Who sees the big picture, spot the opportunities, and make things happen. With strategic thinking ability, assertiveness, and creative out-of-the-box thinking, she has a proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on opportunities and partnerships. Thrives on building ecosystems, structures and systems from scratch.

Juan José Guëmes

Chairman

IE Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanjoseguemes/