Industrial management engineer from the University of Deusto, with additional training in business competitiveness and strategic innovation.

After several years in business consulting for banking and insurance entities, I joined BEAZ Bizkaia with the vocation of supporting people with entrepreneurial vocation, startups and companies, always keeping in mind the economic development of Bizkaia.

Since joining BEAZ in 2015, I have developed various functions in the organization: at first, finding financing for startups and companies; later, developing projects such as the strategy to attract startups to Bizkaia, designing and launching BAT, the international entrepreneurship and innovation center of Bizkaia, among others; now, as director of innovation and strategic projects of the entity.

Furthermore, I am lucky to combine my activity at BEAZ with teaching subjects related to entrepreneurship and innovation for international students at the University of Deusto.

Cristobal is an experienced serial entrepreneur (3x CEO), serial early-stage investor (450+ investments), and global executive (leading teams and projects up to 500 people).

Cristobal leads as CEO, “el Patron” of Startup Wise Guys. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and serves as Spain’s INSEAD Alumni Association President and President of INSEAD Global Entrepreneurship Club.

Cristobal is also a talented chef, former professional basketball player, and pianist.

Javier has been the coordinator of Seed Capital Bizkaia since 2017. Seed Capital Bizkaia is the Provincial Public Company attached to the Department of Economic Promotion of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, dedicated to the administration and management of various financing instruments. Previously he worked for 16 years in different firms as an analyst and investment manager in equities and fixed income in Bilbao and Madrid.

Senior IT business specialist, with over 15 years experience. Expert in growing new business and currently working as Digital Natives sales for Iberia in Google Cloud.

Great personal relationship skills, and considered as a trusted advisor for Startups, Jon has deep knowledge of the hardware & software market, and able to lead complex, consultative selling projects.

BA in Business & Marketing studies, Executive MBA, Jon has professional experience in top technological companies as Oracle, CISCO, Amazon and Google along with entrepreneurial experiences launching their own Startups.

Eriz is a distinguished expert with more than 14 years of extensive experience in innovation and entrepreneurship. Currently serving as the Director of Consulting at PwC and Director of B Accelerator Tower (BAT), he boasts a strong educational background with degrees in Industrial Organization Engineering and Computer Engineering. He holds multiple certifications, including those in entrepreneurship and social impact strategy.

Eriz's career highlights include leading strategic initiatives at sectorial and territorial levels and providing comprehensive advisory services to entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs. He has also contributed to academia and actively mentored over 100 organizations, leaving a significant impact on the business and entrepreneurship landscape.

Mauricio O’Brien joined Eurocrowd in May 2020 as Regional Development manager and for Eurocrowd’s country responsible at the Spanish Strategic Group (SSG). Training-facilitator in alternative finance and fundraising. Institutional relations advisor in european projects linked to civic crowdfunding, social innovation and rural development.

Providing his expertise to support Eurocrowd’s dissemination of knowledge about crowdfunding through regional and local entities and supporting training-programs, coaching and capacity-building efforts within the framework of the SSG.

He has over 15 years of experience in Design & ICT and working with academic institutions in higher education, coordinator and co-director of the Master Degree course "Design and Architecture" (2004- 2015) at Elisava - Design and Engineering School of Barcelona. BA in Arts and Design by the Southampton University and Postgraduate in “Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship” by UNED.

Previous positions, as co-director in a crowdfunding platform in charge of the creative direction, training and public relations, CEO-Founder at Federación de ideas (2009-2017) - Design & Communication Studio.

23 October 2023

12 November 2023

15 November 2023
The 10 best startups for the regional finals will be chosen.

22 November 2023
The regional champion will be selected and 4 BAT coworking memberships will be raffled among the participating startups attending the event.

29 November 2023
With all regional winners.

1 December 2023