About
Spain Silicon Valley connects Spanish leaders, founders and institutions with the heart of global innovation, and keeps that bridge open all year.
01The initiative
3 parts
Two immersive days of keynotes, panels and curated meetings, held in the heart of Silicon Valley.
From AI labs to Fortune 500 boardrooms, the leaders shaping how Spain shows up on the world stage.
A bridge to Spanish universities, carrying role models and opportunity back home, so the next generation grows up knowing what's possible.
02Our story
3 chapters
2024
Co-founded by students from Stanford and UC Berkeley with the California–Spain Chamber of Commerce, alongside Spanish executives in the Bay Area.
2024 – 2026
In just two years we grew from informal meetups into major sponsored events, uniting 300+ Spanish professionals across the Bay.
2027
The launch of a premier platform where Spanish CEOs, founders and institutions converge to shape the present and build the future.
03Mission & Vision
3 principles
Mission
To empower and connect Spanish innovators at the frontier of AI and technology, strengthen Spain's position on the global stage, and inspire the next generation of leaders — advancing the mission of the California–Spain Chamber of Commerce.
Vision
A seamless bridge where Spanish leaders across Spain and Silicon Valley meet, collaborate, learn and build together.
A platform that positions Spain on the global stage and strengthens our brand globally.
Our organising team carries these role models back to universities in Spain, so the next generation grows up knowing what's possible.
04Leadership
18 members
Spanish leaders lending their name and their networks to the initiative.
Miguel Milano
President, Salesforce
Helena Herrero
President & CEO, HP Iberia · SEMA
The board steering Spain Silicon Valley.
Pep Gómez
Founder, Fever
Running the initiative day to day and holding the whole programme together.
Eight workstreams, each with a lead. This is who is building the summit.
Legal
Marta Valero
Berkeley LLM, Garrigues
Content
Pepe de la Sierra
Harvard MBA, Houlihan Lokey
Legal & Finance
Pablo Alonso
MIT MBA, McKinsey
05Attend
By invitation
Silicon Valley · Spring 2027
