TechIE Day 2026

Every great day starts somewhere.
Grab a coffee and snacks, meet the people in the room, and get a first look at what TechIE 2026 has in store. IE University, the Sci Tech School and the Technology & Innovation Club will open the conference, set the tone for the day, and send you into one of the best lineups we've ever put together.
Be ready to meet people from different universities, staff, researchers and people in tech from different industries.

This is where all begins.

• I.E. Community
• Non-IE Members

Agents. Inference. Vibe coding. Context windows.

Everyone has a take — but who's actually shipping?
This panel brings together software engineers and AI builders from top-tier tech companies to answer the questions that actually matter in 2026: What's in production and what's still a demo? When execution gets cheap, what's the real bottleneck — evaluation, orchestration, taste? What does the best engineer's actual stack look like right now, and what have they quietly stopped using? Where is AI genuinely changing how software gets built, and where is it still falling short?
This is not a keynote. It's not a career panel. It's sixty minutes of first-hand signal from people with visibility most of us don't have — on what frontier companies are building toward, what skills are actually scarce, what's overrated, and what bets they'd make if they were sitting where you're sitting. If you're building something, thinking about where to go deep technically, or just trying to cut through the noise on where this field is actually heading — be in the room.

• IE Community
• Non-IE Members

Join the head of IE University's Robotics Lab and the IE Robotics & AI Club for a hands-on session where you'll experiment, build, and train robots for real tasks — using some of the best facilities and equipment available at IE. You'll build your own walkable robot that can detect and avoid obstacles while working directly with sensors, motors, and control systems.

This is a rare chance to get your hands on hardware, tackle real engineering challenges, and see what it actually takes to make a robot move, sense its environment, and make decisions.

No prior experience required. Just curiosity and a willingness to break things and figure out why.

Spots are limited — if this is on your list, don't wait!

• I.E Community
• Non-IE Members

As AI systems move from experimentation to real-world deployment, regulation is becoming a core part of how technology is designed and built. This panel explores how frameworks like the EU AI Act are shaping engineering decisions, product development and governance practices. Speakers will discuss the realities of building and deploying AI under regulatory constraints, the role of compliance in technical workflows and the emerging intersection between technology, policy and responsible innovation.

• IE Community
• Non-IE Members

Tech IE brings you the possibility to experience something unique. Come and meet the Spain National Teams of Drone Sports and Space Modelling, and discover two official sports, which combine technology, ability and skills. We have prepared a session with the mix of presentation and practice (drone soccer, FPV and drone race), that surely will trigger your curiosity on both disciplines. Come and meet us!!! Fun guaranteed!!!

• I.E Community
• Non-IE Members

Ever wondered what life after IE will look like?

Join us for an insightful conversation with alumni who once sat in the same classrooms and faced the same questions about the future as you - before going on to build distinguished careers across diverse fields in Technology and Innovation.

During this session, our alumni will share their personal journeys after graduating from IE, the decisions that shaped their careers, and practical advice for navigating life after graduation, as well as how their connection to IE has continued to support them throughout their professional journeys.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with members of your IE alumni community!

• I.E Community
• Non-IE Members

What happens when computation moves beyond software and into biology, machines, and the human body?

This panel brings together builders working at the frontier of neurotechnology, synthetic biology, robotics and medical AI to examine what is actually real today.

Moving past hype, the discussion will explore how intelligence is being embedded into physical and biological systems, the engineering constraints behind these technologies and what skills will define the emerging “bio-stack.”

• I.E. Community
• Non-IE Members

TechIE Panel | Advances in Art: Augmented Machines Art & the Future of Human Intelligence

• I.E Community
• Non-IE Members

Are you ready to think like Uber?

Join us for an exclusive Case Cracking Afternoon with Uber, where you’ll step into the role of a strategy team and tackle a real-world business challenge focused on Uber’s tech innovation and marketing strategy.

Duration: 2 hours
Participants: 80 students (first come, first served)
Eligibility: Final-year students graduating in July 2026 with less than 2 years of experience

During this interactive session, students will:
- Work in small groups to analyze a real Uber business case-
- Explore challenges related to technology, growth, and marketing strategy
- Present and discuss strategic recommendations

This event is also an opportunity for Uber to identify potential candidates for future internship opportunities, so come prepared to showcase your analytical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills.

Registration is mandatory.
To confirm your participation, you must:
Register (first come, first served – limited to 80 students)
Log in to 12Twenty and Upload your CV via this link: [Insert Link Here]

The grand finale of TechIE Day. After a full day of panels and conversations with people building at the frontier, this is where you get to build yourself.
Top tech and business partners — revealed on the day — will set a real challenge and ask you to solve it. You'll work in teams, under time pressure, with the tools and infrastructure provided, to ship something functional from scratch. The best projects pitch in front of a jury of VCs, engineers, and industry leaders. Top 3 teams win.
If you came to TechIE to do more than listen — this is your moment.

• I.E Community
• Non-IE Members