tuesday 12 november

10:30 – 12:00

Amazon Web Services

Amazon has its European headquarters in the financial district of ​Madrid and the delegation will visit the headquarters under the ​guidance of Kristófer Guðmundsson, Enterprise account manager with ​AWS. Paul Tremblot Startup Leader will talk about why AWS chose ​Madrid for their headquarters and Susana Curic country leader for ​AWS Spain and Portugal will talk about the future of AWS.

Networking lunch/cocktail

At Hildur Eir Jónsdóttir home in the city center of Madrid. She is the ​Managing Partner of Assurance for EY in Spain and Deputy Assurance ​Managing Partner for Europe West, Hildur oversees audit, forensic, ​capital markets and advisory services related to finance. In this role, ​in Spain, she leads a group of 80 partners and over 1,600 ​professionals. A member of EY's Executive Committee in Spain, she has ​been an Assurance Partner for 19 years, working mainly with clients in ​TMT, Airline and Retail industries.

“The EY Wavespace” in EY in Torre Azca

EY wavespace Madrid is one of the flagship centers worldwide, ​where they work with their clients to explore new ways to transform ​their business, solve key business challenges and reinvent for the ​future. In this visit we will have the opportunity to understand why ​Madrid was selected as a preferred destination for such a center, ​how the center works with stakeholders to enhance increased use of ​responsible IA technologies in both business strategy and processes ​and, together, we will brainstorm what the next steps should be for ​any responsible business executive.

https://www.ey.com/en_gl/wavespace/madrid

13:30 – 15:10

17:30 - 18:30

wednesday 13 november

10:30 – 12:00

Singular Bank

Alicia Coronil Jónsson, PhD in economics and Chief economist and ​board member of Singular Asset Management investment advisory will ​see participants

Singular Bank is the first private bank in Spain and Singular Asset ​Management SGIIC won "Best Manager in Spain 2023" at The European ​Funds Trophy Awards, in the category 16 to 25 rated funds.

Ahumados Dominguez at El Corte Inglés Goya

Ahumados Domínguez is a daughter company of Iceland Seafood and ​they have stores throughout Spain inside one of Europe’s biggest ​department store chains, El Corté Inglés.

AD have a unique gastronomic concept based around quality smoked ​seafood products and other specialties. The delegation will be received ​in one of their stores inside the El Corte Inglés Goya and present will also ​be a representative from El Corté Inglés.

After the visit the delegation will have lunch with the representatives ​of Ahumadoz Dominguez at the “El Barril de la Goya” restaurant ​which is one of AD’s biggest clients. Registration is necessary for this ​lunch and a link will be sent to delegation members.

“ICELANDIC EVENING IN MADRID“

With The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Þórdís Kolbrún R. ​Gylfadóttir.

Business Iceland will bring the Icelandic sky and its natural phenomena, ​the auroras borealis, to make guests feel that we are bringing them a ​piece of Iceland to Spain. Presentations of Icelandic culture and food. ​Please note that this event is by invitation only. Members of the ​delegation will receive their invitation after registering in the link below.

• Welcome cocktail and networking
• Destination Iceland
• Icelandic Bacalao - Winners from Spain in the CECBI ​cooking competition will be present and introduced.

12:45 - 15:00

18:00 – 20:00