Contents of the 2026 Edition
The AI Congress showcases the latest trends and best practices from pioneering companies, as well as new technological developments, their applications, and inspiring success stories
Date: 20, 21 and 22 October 2026
Edition: 12th
The twelfth edition highlighted the importance of aligning the automation capabilities of the new agentic artificial intelligence with human criteria.
According to Ariadna Font, Co-founder and CEO of Alinia AI, “Agentic AI multiplies not only productivity, but also the volume and speed of errors. A person makes a mistake once, but an agent repeats the same mistake a thousand times before anyone notices”
These were the 2026 keynote speakers:

ARIADNA FONT
Co-founder and CEO, Alinia AI
Ariadna Font is Co-founder and CEO of Alinia AI, where she helps organizations scale artificial intelligence safely while ensuring that humans remain in control. Alinia’s platform adds a regulatory oversight layer that enables companies to accelerate AI deployment.
With a background in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (PhD from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)), she led Twitter’s Machine Learning platform and Responsible AI initiatives for more than three years as Senior Director of Engineering. Previously, she served as Director of Engineering at IBM Watson, where she managed a large global organization of engineers distributed across five international laboratories.

JEZABEL R. GARCIA
Head of AI Research, Multiverse Computing
Jezabel R. Garcia is Head of AI Research at Multiverse Computing, where she leads research initiatives in reinforcement learning and alignment, model compression and efficiency, and model evaluation. Much of her work focuses on developing methods that make AI models more capable and reliable, combined with a strong practical interest in evaluation and error analysis.
Jezabel also contributes to her company’s efforts in the field of multilingual models, with a particular focus on models that deliver strong performance across European languages.

POOJA MUNSHI
Data & AI for Environmental Leader, Former UN Environment Programme
Pooja Munshi is an international expert in data, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation, focused on leveraging technology to address complex environmental challenges. She brings more than 20 years of experience across the private sector, the technology startup ecosystem, and the United Nations, having worked in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Her professional background spans digital strategy and innovation for global brands such as Nike, Procter & Gamble, and LVMH, as well as the technology startup ecosystem and more than seven years with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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20 October
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR COMPANY FOR AGI
Ariadna Font, Co-founder and CEO, ALINIA AI
HOW TO DEPLOY GENERATIVE AI WITH PRIVACY, TRANSPARENCY, AND COST CONTROL
Jaume Clotet, Partner de AI & Digital Solutions, Forvis Mazars-Infini
THE PRACTICAL PATH: HOW TO TRANSFORM A TRADITIONAL SOFTWARE COMPANY INTO AN AI-FIRST COMPANY
Pablo Zapata, Technical Business Director, Raona
FROM LARGE MODELS TO SOVEREIGN AI: COMPRESSION, EDGE AI, AND THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Jezabel R. Garcia, IA Researcher Manager, Multiverse Computing
Pooja Munshi, Data & AI for Environmental Leader, Former UN Environment Programme
WHO GOVERNS THE AGENTS? MCP, MULTI-AGENT ARCHITECTURES, AND CONTROL RISKS
Víctor Garcia, Head of Artificial Intelligence, Conversia
Laura Aparicio, Senior Legal Consultant, Conversia
AGENTIC AI AND GDPR: THE HIDDEN NEW RISKS
Meritxell Borràs i Solé, Director, Catalan Data Protection Authority
21 October
FROM AI MODELS TO AI SYSTEMS: AGENTS, MULTIAGENTS, ORCHESTRATION (I)
Xesca Alabart, CEO, Easyspecs
Albert Iruela, CEO and Founder, Omnios
Oscar Cardona, Head of AI Solutions, Sopra Steria
Toni Alonso, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Area, Hospital General de Granollers
HOW TO GOVERN AGENT SPRAWL IN YOUR COMPANY WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN INNOVATION
Marc Jordana, Digital Lead, Softeng
David Castellà, AI & Data Expert, Softeng
DATA & AI TOGETHER: EMPOWERING EVERY INTERACTION
Lucio Flores, Data Engineer, CaixaBank Tech
Jordi Geli, AI Technical Solution, CaixaBank Tech
Albert Sabater, Director, Observatory for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence of Catalonia
HOW ORANGE USES AI TO LEAD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Albert Rodrigo, AI & Data Specialist, Orange Empresas
INITIATIVES TO BOOST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR COMPANIES
Estel Blay, Program manager, IEEC (Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya)
Eudald Lerga, BSC AI Factory Data Services Manager, BSC
Víctor Rotellar, Xarxa RDI-IA coordinator, The Catalan AI Innovation Hub, CVC
22 October
FROM AI MODELS TO AI SYSTEMS: AGENTS, MULTIAGENTS, ORCHESTRATION (II)
José Julián Ariza, CEO, Opsphere
Andreu Giménez, AI and Data Engineer, AVENTEC
Miquel Garcia, Post-Production Manager, Gestmusic
Álvaro López, R&D firmware developer, HP
AI WITH PURPOSE: FROM STRATEGY TO SAFE ADOPTION AT LABORAL KUTXA
Álvaro Perez, Head of Innovation and Open Business, LABORAL Kutxa
DATA AND AI: FROM DATA SPACES TO SYNTHETIC DATA
Diego Torres, Head of Technology, Peninsula Corportate Innovation
Cecilio Angulo, UPC Rector’s IA delegate, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Jesús Pablo González, Chief Innovation Manager, Nemi Mobility Solutions
AI ADOPTION AT SCALE: MORE THAN A TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE
Marçal Amadó, Global head of digital adoption and employee experience, Nestlé
AI, REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY: BUILDING ARCHITECTURES FOR AUDITABLE SYSTEMS
Mikel Urizar, Manager of the Generative AI Center of Excellence for Iberia and Latin America, Inetum
Toni Manzano, CSO and co-founder, Aizon
Xavier Manzanera, Head of Digital Office, Data & AI, Esteve Healthcare
Marc Oliveras, Vice president of engineering and CTO at Captio, Emburse
BEYOND LANGUAGE MODELS: MULTIMODAL MODELS
Carles Rams, CEO, Ebantic Systems
Nicolás Carrasco, CTO, Unnic AI
VERTICAL AI MODELS: SPECIALIZATION OR GENERALIZATION?
Ray G. Butler, CEO and Director of Data Science, Butler Scientifics
Aleix Figueres Simó, AI Manager, Fluendo







