Vincent Rosso (Blablacar co-founder)

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Vincent Rosso (Blablacar co-founder)

NOTE: This event will be conducted in Spanish

Vincent Rosso, an Industrial Engineer from the ESME. – Paris, with an MS grade in SJSU (Silicon Valley) in 1994. Co-Founder & Country Manager-Spain of BlaBlaCar. With over 15 years of experience in the field of IT, he launched his first startup in 2006 after being selected by the NETI Program of the IE Business School. In 2009, two years later he launched BlaBlaCar in Spain. The (objectives) vision of this startup is to promote a more efficient use of the private car, and at the same time, fill a need for more economic and sustainable mobility. Business Angles and Advisor of multiples Startups of the Sharing Economy since 2015.

Partner at SeedPod Capital, Investor at MyTwinPlace, Investor at SocialCar and many other ventures that we’ll ask him about! Don’t miss this event!

Agenda

6:30 pm Community Hour: Open Mic + Keynote

7:30 pm Fireside Chat

8:30 pm Networking + Food

Hosted By Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit, Barcelona Director

Co-founder at MarsBased & Director at Startup Grind BCN and Regional Director at Startup Grind. Developer that transitioned to the dark side: business development. Ex-Deloitte, VASS, ESN. Speaks Catalan, Spanish, Italian, German & English. Other interests include: running, travelling, science of learning & languages, productivity, rock music, blogging & tacos.

Twitter: @lexrodba Hosted By Alex Gonzalez Garcia, Barcelona Co-Director

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Hosted By Carlos Cruz, Barcelona Co-Director

Born nearby Barcelona 27 years ago, Carlos loves waking up early in the morning and getting the most out of the day. Co-director at Startup Grind and founder at Iyiyim, spends the day designing experiences to connect people. As a former ESN’r, few things satisfy him more than organizing an event to make people happy. The rest of the time you can find him playing sports, FIFA or Excel.

Twitter: @CCruzRastrojo Global Partner

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What is Startup Grind?

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 170 cities and 65 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.