Conference Intelligence BriefESADE MBA Alumni Forum 2026
Barcelona · May 28–30
182
Attendees
26
Speakers
34%
Founders & CEOs
19+
Countries
Who's in the room
182PEOPLE
Founders / CEOs
26%
Investors / VCs
14%
Senior Executives
22%
MBA Students
26%
Other
12%
Top industries
Tech & SaaS31%
Fintech & Banking22%
Consulting & PE17%
Deep Tech / Bio12%
Impact & Climate9%
Other9%
Intelligence signals
Fundraising
VC activity is unusually concentrated
6 active GPs attending — mostly seed/Series A. Oriol Juncosa (Plus Partners) closing a new fund.
Hiring wave
25% of companies actively hiring
Tech and fintech companies are scaling fast. Multiple CTO-level openings flagged across attendee companies.
Agenda intel
Real action happens after Steve Blank
Closing keynote Day 2 (18:45) is the inflection point — conversations that follow tend to convert into intros.
Before you walk in

This isn't a panel conference — it's a reunion with deal potential. The ESADE network runs deep, so warm intros from existing alumni carry disproportionate weight. Don't pitch cold.

Day 3 is a sailboat trip. That's your highest-value window — 4 hours, no agenda, no stage. The real conversations happen on the water.

Leave with: 3 warm intros + 1 follow-up meeting booked before the boat docks.

Key companies in the room
Plug and PlayAccelerator
Plus PartnersInvestor
Suma CapitalInvestor
NeuroelectricsDeep Tech
allWomenEd-Tech
ISDIPartner
FlywireFintech
SatellogicDeep Tech
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