AI & Data Summit
Unlocking the Power of Data and AI
Building Intelligence that Creates Real Value
The IDC AI and Data Summit is the premier event for senior technology and business executives shapingartificial intelligence and data strategies across Spain. Designed for CDOs, Heads of Data, and AI andinnovation leaders, this full-day event delivers strategic insights and practical frameworks aligned with Spain’spriorities: digital sovereignty, ethical and human-centric AI, sustainable innovation, and data governanceexcellence.
Spain is emerging as one of Europe’s most dynamic AI markets, combining strong government leadershipunder the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (ENIA) with a vibrant ecosystem of startups, enterprises, andresearch institutions. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, they face growing challenges, ensuringcompliance with the EU AI Act, modernizing legacy data infrastructures, and bridging data silos across publicand private sectors.
IDC research shows that 29% of European enterprises cite data quality and availability as their top barrier torealizing AI’s value, while over 90% share data externally but only 30% do so strategically. In Spain, theseinsights underscore the urgency of building trusted data spaces, interoperable systems, and governanceframeworks that enable collaboration while safeguarding ethics, transparency, and national sovereignty.
Through keynotes, executive panels, and peer discussions, participants will gain the insights and tools neededto transform AI and data into pillars of Spain’s next wave of innovation, resilience, and digital competitiveness.
2026 Prediction
By 2027, organizations that adopt tools and processes for AI evaluation and monitoring will have the confidence to deploy AI applications twice as fast as those that don’t.
Main Themes
Data Value Reinvention in the Age of AI
Organizations are shifting from thinking about “using AI” to “leveraging data for AI value,” integrating data maturity practices like cataloging, lineage, and observability to fuel model performance and business impact.
Scaling AI: From Pilot to Enterprise Deployment
Moving beyond experimentation, leaders create robust MLOps pipelines, governance frameworks, and change strategies to embed AI into core operations at scale with sustainability and reliability.
Trust, Transparency and Responsible AI
Embedding fairness, bias mitigation, auditability, and explainability across the AI lifecycle helps build user confidence, regulatory alignment, and long-term trust in intelligent systems.
Data Sovereignty, Governance and Interoperability
Balancing data residency, regulatory constraints, and cross-border flow requires hybrid cloud strategies, shared governance models, and interoperable architectures that meet business needs.
Generative and Agentic AI: The Next Frontie
As generative and agentic models go beyond assistance, leaders focus on guardrails, cost/risk trade-offs, hybrid model design, and alignment with existing AI systems.
People, Culture and AI Readiness
spaiSuccess requires preparing teams with AI literacy, reskilling, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership that navigates resistance and embeds data-driven habits into daily workflows.
2026 Prediction
By 2028, there will be at least 100 companies built predominantly using AI, with fewer than a dozen people and generating $1+ billion.
Venue
Hotel Mandarín Oriental Ritz Madrid
Plaza de la Lealtad, 5, 28014, Madrid
Luxury Belle Époque palace in the city’s famed Golden Triangle of Art. With over a century of history, it epitomises style and elegance.
Speakers
Daniel-Zoe Jimenez
Vice President Research
IDC
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Daniel-Zoe Jimenez
Daniel-Zoe Jimenez is Associate Vice President for IDC’s Asia/Pacific region, based in Singapore. He leads the regional Digital Transformation (DX), Future Enterprise and SMB research practices.
Daniel provides strategic advisory services to the C-Suite (CIOs, CDOs, CMOs, CHROs and CFOs) on how to develop and leverage new business, technology (e.g. AI and Analytics, Cloud, Mobility, IoT) and operating models to become more competitive. He delivers workshops and strategic engagements for customers across Asia/Pacific such as assessing maturity, identifying gaps, crafting strategies and technology roadmaps, determining ecosystem readiness, metrics (KPIs), and skills required to drive growth and profitability.
Daniel leads a team of analysts across Asia/Pacific who provide thought leadership research and insights to technology buyers, suppliers and government institutions on the impact that the evolving market changes, and the new and established technologies have on their businesses.
Earlier in IDC, Daniel was the co-lead for the Big Data/Analytics research practice. Today, he also has a leading role in the Asia/Pacific customer experience (CX), marketing, commerce and broader enterprise applications (e.g. ERP, HCM and CRM) research.
Daniel is a frequent speaker at IDC and client events, as well as in seminars in the region; and is often quoted in business and IT publications.
Daniel has more than 20 years of international experience with large organizations worldwide, from consulting to ICT and market research. Prior to joining IDC, Daniel worked for four years with Fujitsu Services handling presales and marketing roles. He also held a global role with Accenture for almost four years in the marketing and presales groups within the Financial Services Group. At Datamonitor’s London office, Daniel held the positions of research manager and business analyst, covering the internet, telco and mobility markets.
Daniel holds a Bachelor in Philosophy degree with focused on Science, Mind, and Language — courses in Psychology and Anthropology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:45 am
IDC Keynote: Charting the Agentic Future
Agentic AI is unlocking new levels of enterprise innovation by enabling autonomous decision-making and adaptive workflows at scale. Balancing this potential with robust risk management is essential for ensuring trust, compliance, and sustainable value as organizations operationalize agentic systems across critical functions.
Ignacio Martínez De Lizarrondo
Data & Analytics Manager
IDC
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Ignacio Martínez De Lizarrondo
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:55 pm
Panel: Scaling AI with Trust: Governance, Compliance, and ROI
Scaling AI beyond pilots requires trust, control, and strong business alignment. This panel brings together CDOs and technology providers to explore how to embed governance, regulatory compliance, and responsibility across the AI lifecycle—without slowing innovation.
Key topics include enterprise-grade MLOps, responsible AI, compliance-by-design (EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2), risk management, data sovereignty, and translating AI initiatives into measurable ROI and competitive advantage.
One Day Event 10:35 am
Panel: Reinventing Data Value to Scale AI
Organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation to reengineering how data creates real value for AI and the business. In this panel, CDOs from large enterprises and technology providers will discuss how to build mature, governed data foundations that enable AI at scale—from cataloging, quality, and lineage to observability, interoperability, and readiness for generative and agentic models.
The discussion will focus on linking these capabilities to business impact, operational sustainability, and enterprise-wide decision-making.
Raquel Moreno Moya
Chief Data Officer Negocio Internacional
REDEIA
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Raquel Moreno Moya
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:35 am
Panel: Reinventing Data Value to Scale AI
Organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation to reengineering how data creates real value for AI and the business. In this panel, CDOs from large enterprises and technology providers will discuss how to build mature, governed data foundations that enable AI at scale—from cataloging, quality, and lineage to observability, interoperability, and readiness for generative and agentic models.
The discussion will focus on linking these capabilities to business impact, operational sustainability, and enterprise-wide decision-making.
Gustavo De Francisco Sanz
Director Analytics IA & Vis.
Mahou San Miguel
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Gustavo De Francisco Sanz
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:35 am
Panel: Reinventing Data Value to Scale AI
Organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation to reengineering how data creates real value for AI and the business. In this panel, CDOs from large enterprises and technology providers will discuss how to build mature, governed data foundations that enable AI at scale—from cataloging, quality, and lineage to observability, interoperability, and readiness for generative and agentic models.
The discussion will focus on linking these capabilities to business impact, operational sustainability, and enterprise-wide decision-making.
Francisco Borja Escalona Arquero
Chief Data Officer (Director de Datos e Inteligencia Artificial)
Carrefour España
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Francisco Borja Escalona Arquero
Ignacio Blanco
Solutions Sales Manager
Insight
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Ignacio Blanco
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:05 am
From Discovery to Adoption: A Practical AI Journey
Jesús de Frutos
Adoption & Change Management Manager
Insight
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Jesús de Frutos
Jesús es responsable de Adopción y Gestión del Cambio en Insight, y coach ejecutivo, personal y de equipos. Su foco es la transformación digital y el diseño de programas de desarrollo basados en datos para mejorar el trabajo y el crecimiento de las personas y equipos
Carolina Daboin
CDO
Fain Ascensores
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Carolina Daboin
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:35 am
Panel: Reinventing Data Value to Scale AI
Organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation to reengineering how data creates real value for AI and the business. In this panel, CDOs from large enterprises and technology providers will discuss how to build mature, governed data foundations that enable AI at scale—from cataloging, quality, and lineage to observability, interoperability, and readiness for generative and agentic models.
The discussion will focus on linking these capabilities to business impact, operational sustainability, and enterprise-wide decision-making.
Ignacio de Pedro
Country Manager
Cohesity Iberia
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Ignacio de Pedro
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:15 pm
Cyber Resilience in the Data Era: How AI Adds Value
In the data era, we can no longer focus solely on cybersecurity; we must also address cyber resilience and how to prepare data to support it. In addition, artificial intelligence brings new capabilities that can help us meet this challenge. This session will present Cohesity’s perspective on these topics.
Fran Parras
Senior Director, EMEA Systems Engineering
Boomi
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Fran Parras
Event Sessions
One Day Event 1:25 pm
Data Activation Plane: Activate Your AI on Your Data While Ensuring Security, Control, and Governance
In a world where data has become the new oil, the ability to activate artificial intelligence (AI) on that data has become a strategic imperative for organizations. This talk focuses on the concept of the Data Activation Plane—an architecture that enables companies to fully leverage their data while ensuring the security, control, and governance required to operate in a regulated and highly competitive environment.
Cristian García Zapata
Senior Director of Client Success Transformation
Concentrix
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Cristian García Zapata
Cristian García es Senior Director of Client Success Transformation en Concentrix, con más de 14 años de experiencia liderando iniciativas de transformación digital, Business Intelligence, automatización e inteligencia artificial en mercados LATAM, nearshore (EE. UU.) y offshore (Iberia).
Ha acompañado a más de 200 clientes globales en la adopción de nuevas tecnologías, inteligencia artificial, automatización y analítica avanzada. Es Ingeniero Industrial por la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y cuenta con un posgrado en Finanzas.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:55 pm
Panel: Scaling AI with Trust: Governance, Compliance, and ROI
Scaling AI beyond pilots requires trust, control, and strong business alignment. This panel brings together CDOs and technology providers to explore how to embed governance, regulatory compliance, and responsibility across the AI lifecycle—without slowing innovation.
Key topics include enterprise-grade MLOps, responsible AI, compliance-by-design (EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2), risk management, data sovereignty, and translating AI initiatives into measurable ROI and competitive advantage.
Carmen Prada
Directora IBM Cloud & Power
IBM SPGI
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Carmen Prada
Event Sessions
One Day Event 1:35 pm
Host Partner Wrap-up
One Day Event 10:05 am
Data & AI as a Value Driver: Turning Strategy into Real Impact
María Eugenia Gas
Big Data AI and Biostatistics Platform Coordinator
Instituto Investigación Sanitaria La Fe
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María Eugenia Gas
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:05 am
Data & AI as a Value Driver: Turning Strategy into Real Impact
Rodrigo Hornos
IBM Cloud Security & Compliance Principal
IBM SPGI
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Rodrigo Hornos
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:25 pm
Data Sovereignty: Operational Control, Governance, and Interoperability by Design
María José Tarazón
Subdirectora General de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones para la Salud
Conselleria Sanidad, Generalitat Valenciana
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María José Tarazón
Subdirectora General de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones para la Salud.
Responsable TIC de la Estrategia de Salud Digital de la Comunitat Valenciana (ESD-CV).
Dirige y coordina la transformación tecnológica del sistema de salud en la Comunidad Valenciana, liderando proyectos corporativos de digitalización, interoperabilidad, IA y gobierno del dato, velando por el cumplimiento normativo, la seguridad y trazabilidad. Impulsando un enfoque orientado a la ciudadanía, la equidad y la mejora asistencial y organizativa mediante el uso estratégico del dato.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:25 pm
Data Sovereignty: Operational Control, Governance, and Interoperability by Design
Íñigo Fuertes Sierra
Project Manager – AI and Advanced Analytics
Santalucia Seguros
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Íñigo Fuertes Sierra
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:55 pm
Panel: Scaling AI with Trust: Governance, Compliance, and ROI
Scaling AI beyond pilots requires trust, control, and strong business alignment. This panel brings together CDOs and technology providers to explore how to embed governance, regulatory compliance, and responsibility across the AI lifecycle—without slowing innovation.
Key topics include enterprise-grade MLOps, responsible AI, compliance-by-design (EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2), risk management, data sovereignty, and translating AI initiatives into measurable ROI and competitive advantage.
Víctor Ándrés Martín
Data Science and AI Leader. Innovation for Spain
Alstom
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Víctor Ándrés Martín
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:55 pm
Panel: Scaling AI with Trust: Governance, Compliance, and ROI
Scaling AI beyond pilots requires trust, control, and strong business alignment. This panel brings together CDOs and technology providers to explore how to embed governance, regulatory compliance, and responsibility across the AI lifecycle—without slowing innovation.
Key topics include enterprise-grade MLOps, responsible AI, compliance-by-design (EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2), risk management, data sovereignty, and translating AI initiatives into measurable ROI and competitive advantage.
Helga Monzón
Directora de ventas Data & AI, IBM SPGI
IBM
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Helga Monzón
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:05 am
Data & AI as a Value Driver: Turning Strategy into Real Impact
Knowledge Hub
5 Key Highlights on the European Observability Market in 2025
Observability is rapidly evolving as organizations across Europe embrace digital transformation, cloud adoption, and AI. As IT environments become more complex, traditional monitoring approaches are no longer sufficient.
The Agentic Business Future: Driving Resilience, Sovereignty, and Innovation in EMEA
As organizations navigate an era defined by economic uncertainty, geopolitical shifts, and relentless technological change, one truth stands out: the future belongs to those who can harness AI, automation, and sovereignty to build resilience, drive innovation, and unlock growth.
Shadow AI: How stealth productivity is strangling enterprise AI adoption. And creating a security nightmare…
Remember the good old days when “Shadow IT” was just about rogue Excel spreadsheets and unauthorized Dropbox accounts? But the times they are a-changing! Now we’re dealing with something far more insidious: Shadow AI.
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