Barcelona is known for the February event of the World Mobile Congress. But that’s not the only annual event hosted in this dynamic city. Every industry has to innovate, so does the music industry. But in which direction? Today a spotlight on Future Music Forum, which will be held this September 18th and 19th for the fourth time. Future Music Forum is an international music … [Read more...]
Final Call For Startups For The 2013 Bully Awards In Barcelona
White Bull Summits, "Champions of European Innovation", has announced their final call for submissions for the 2013 Bully Awards to be held October 7th-9th in Barcelona. The Bully Awards highlight Europe’s leading privately held technology, media and telecommunications companies that have demonstrated excellence in growth, innovation, and execution over the last 12 … [Read more...]
Heard@ Capside: How To Boost Innovation & Creativity In The Workplace
Looking over the square of Placa Catalunya, CAPSiDE is innovating the digital society. Not alone, but with everyone that shares their vision. On Wednesday, they held their first Capside Open Day telling the story of their evolution and how to nurture creativity & innovation across the organization. On the third floor above the FNAC center, you enter the Capside … [Read more...]
The Next Web Barcelona Extravaganza Pics
Congratulations to The Next Web's Robin Wauters and Barcelona.IO on a great event and a big thanks to Estrella Damm for offering their amazing venue packed with all the damm Estrella we could drink! What a great celebration and a toast to the future of the Barcelona tech ecosystem. Here a few pics from the cheap seats. Cheers! … [Read more...]
The Dublin Web Summit Comes To Barcelona Looking For Spanish Startups
Barcinno visited Pub Summit on Wednesday, July 3rd and had the opportunity to chat with Rebecca O’Dowd from the Dublin Web Summit. Barcelona was the fourth city on the European tour and, compared to Porto, Lisbon and Madrid, the Barcelona startup scene was bigger and more open than they had expected. What brings you to Barcelona? We are searching for talented start-ups … [Read more...]
Don’t Miss The Next Web Barcelona Summer Extravaganza 2013
Get yer popcorn ready for The Next Web Barcelona Summer 2013 Extravaganza next Thursday at the amazing Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm venue near the Sagrada Família. Somehow, some way, they keep coming up with funky new speakers like every single day. Seriously though, anyone interested in catching the pulse of the Barcelona startup scene should not miss this event. Did I … [Read more...]
Barcelona Global Unites ‘Barcelonians By Birth’ and ‘Barcelonians By Choice’
Last night, 400 of Barcelona’s most committed professionals gathered at the Palauet Albéniz on Montjuic for an “inspiring cocktail” to not only celebrate what this city has to offer, but more importantly, to identify Barcelona’s biggest weaknesses and set a course to improve them. The Barcel-Hola event was presented by Barcelona Global, the independent, not-for-profit civil … [Read more...]
Barcelona Mini Maker Faire Tomorrow (event)
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning. Tomorrow, it arrives in Barcelona. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to … [Read more...]
Heard@ Update10: The Final Episode Of Infonomia’s Innovation Series
Yesterday in the Aribau Cinema in Barcelona, more than 600 people gathered for Update 10, Infonomia's bi-annual conference keeping pace with innovation and forward progress worldwide. In 300 slides, Alfons Cornella and Antonella Borglia presented a synthesis of their insights and discovered the newest and most powerful trends of the last 6 months. Alfons focused mostly on … [Read more...]
Dublin Web Summit 2013 Is Seeking 10 Spanish Startups
Each week, Web Summit is selecting 10 early stage startups from different countries around the world to receive a free exhibition table (€9950 value) at this year’s Dublin Web Summit event in late October. This week is Spain and there's less than 66 hours left to apply. The Dublin Web Summit is now in it’s 4th year and, with over 4,200 attendees in 2012, it’s now officially … [Read more...]