Bitkraft is a global gaming, Web3 and immersive technology investment platform. They focus on seed, Series A and Series B investments in game studios, game platforms and game-related technology, including animation companies such as AMGI studios, Trioscope Studios and companies such as Discord and Epic Games.

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Focused on the production and distribution of films and television series for theatrical and television release, our portfolio includes blockbusters and Oscar-winning films.

We are a leader in children's and family entertainment in Europe. Our business focuses on the production and distribution of animated series and their derivative rights. The company operates through offices in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe.

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Elipsis Capital is a company specialized in financing film, television series, music and performing arts productions. They work with private and institutional investors, brands, governments and national and international producers, providing financial perspective and the necessary resources to maximize the profitability of investments.

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Joystick Ventures is a company that partners with talented investors and developers to create thriving studios that launch visionary games.

Founded in 2020, Joystick Ventures is a partnership between Nazca and Xsolla that leverages over 20 years of relationships and combined experience in venture capital and the video game industry. We seek game developers who exhibit unique intellectual property, strong team leadership and the demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.Our panel of experts identifies developers who demonstrate outstanding intellectual property, team leadership and collaborative skills, and provides them with the financial investments and the publishing and marketing guidance they need to successfully realize their vision.

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Triple Dragon is a finance company specializing in the app and video game industry. We understand the world of video games and finance, and our team has extensive combined experience in game and app development and publishing, investment services and legal advice, enabling us to offer customized financing solutions that are non-dilutive, specific to your needs and can grow with your ambitions. Our flexible financing options range from user acquisition financing, project financing, bridge funding, venture capital debt and, in certain situations, equity financing.

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Head of Culttech Accelerator

Samanta, currently the Head of the Culttech Accelerator, focuses on cultivating inclusivity and support within startup environments. Her expertise lies in designing and implementing effective programs that encourage diversity, inclusion, and facilitate the growth of new businesses. Known for her thoughtful strategies, Samanta brings a blend of dedication, support, and practical knowledge to the startup world. With a keen understanding of the unique challenges faced by startups, she leverages her insights to create conducive environments for innovation and community.

Founder at Bluebits, Founder and CEO at Flixxo

Adrian Garelik is a screenwriter, film and TV producer and serial entrepreneur. In 2014 he crosses almost by accident with Bitcoin and begins to mix two universes, blockchain and audiovisual. In 2016 he founded Flixxo, streaming platform 3.0 and acceleration ecosystem for creators 3.0, making a successful and disruptive crowdfunding campaign in which he raises almost 5 million euros from a community of 2,000 people from around the world. Flixxo already has more than 200 creators and 150,000 registered users. In 2023 it launches Bluebits, a pioneering platform for digital collectibles and investments, regulated for the entire European Common Market. Today it is already financing the first animated feature film based on the cult series aired on Netflix: The Kirlian Frequency.

Innovation Manager at NAIR Center

Angela Bernardini is a mathematician with a PhD in applied mathematics specialized in artificial intelligence applications and data analysis for industry. Currently, she holds the position of Head of Innovation and Technology Transfer at NAIR (Artificial Intelligence Research Center of Navarra). In addition, she is an associate professor in the Department of Statistics, Informatics and Mathematics, in the area of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the UPNA (Public University of Navarra). She is also a member of the GIARA research group.

Research Manager at GECON.es Foundation

Flavio holds a PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid in Learning for Innovation using Video Games. Author of "Homo Alien: Video Games and Gamification for the next Cognitive Hacking", he has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher and entrepreneur in the field of games and video games. He has also collaborated with international organizations in a wide variety of projects such as the analysis of the European video game market or the use of video games for social and labor inclusion with the JRC of the European Commission or as a keynote speaker at the SBGames Symposium in Brazil. In the role of entrepreneur, he was head of development of some very successful advergaming projects for very popular DIAGEO brands such as J&B and Johnnie Walker.es where he continues his research on how to apply gamification for behavioral change and motivation stimulation in the fields of tourism, learning, pharmacy and human resources, among others. His team has been awarded several times with research grants from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Industry and the European Union.He is also a big player of any complex turn-based, civilization-style growth and survival style game, although he acknowledges that he has found beauty and joy in minimalist indie games.

Technical advisor at Spain Audiovisual Hub. Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation.

Technical advisor at the Spain Audiovisual Hub of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. Technologist specialized in the cultural field, researching and advising on how to incorporate emerging technologies to projects and areas not necessarily technological, especially in the CCIs and audiovisual.

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Producer, Director and screenwriter of film and video games; 2 times nominated for Goya, winner of the Biznaga de Plata. CEO of Dr. Platypus and Ms. Wombat studios. Member of the Spanish and Catalan Film Academies. Acting Vice President of the Audiovisual Cluster of Navarra. Professor in the Engineering Degree of the UPNA. Promoter and Principal Investigator of the Artificial Intelligence Project "Emotional Films".

Executive Producer Quirino Awards

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Industry Coordinator at SSIF - Donostia Zinemaldia / San Sebastian Festival

José Manuel Arias has developed his professional career in the field of film festivals both in the Basque Country (San Sebastian Festival, Zinebi and Zinegoak) and abroad (Marché du Film - Cannes Film Festival). Since 2012 she has been collaborating with the Industry Department of the San Sebastian Festival, gradually assuming different responsibilities that include the coordination of Zinemaldia & Technology, the relations between Ikusmira Berriak and industry professionals and the general coordination of the department, assisting its head.

CTO of Next Lab and coordinator of the N-Lab research project funded by Red.es, creator and coordinator of the UVA (University of Valladolid) research chair in educommunication and disruptive technologies applied to audiovisual innovation.

With a degree in Advertising and PR, he specializes in Animation and Digital Fx for television, film and advertising. He has been part of the postproduction team of the animated feature films "Atrapa la bandera" and "Tadeo Jones 2 el secreto del Rey Midas".

Deputy Director General for the Promotion of Cultural Industries. Ministry of Culture and Sports.

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Managing Director at DIRFINEX CONSULTING, S.L.

Senior Executive with extensive experience in international groups, and specialized in Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Merger and Acquisition processes.degree in Economics from the UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO, has postgraduate degrees in Corporate Finance from the LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS and PDD from IESE (University of Navarra). Auditor registered in the ROAC. He speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian. He began his professional career as an Auditor at DELOITTE, until his appointment, in 2005, as CFO of GAMESA ENERGIA. Since 2008 he has led the Finance at global level of important Construction, Infrastructure and Concessions Groups such as VEOLIA ENERGY, EZENTIS, SACYR and ISOLUX; and since 2017 Managing Partner of DIRFINEX CONSULTING, Strategic Finance consulting firm.

Manager of audiovisual financing at the INSTITUTO DE CRÉDITO OFICIAL.

She is responsible at ICO for Financing the Audiovisual Sector, an institution in which she has developed her entire professional career since 1990, having been responsible for the areas of Treasury, Financial Management and the Communication Department, among others.
She holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in Monetary Economics and Public Sector and Economic Development and International Economics, and a degree in Computer Economics from CESIES (Centro Superior de Estudios de Informática, Investigación Económica y Social) of the Pontificia University of Salamanca.                                                                                                                                      

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Managing Partner of New Renaissance Ventures

I am the co-founder and managing partner at New Renaissance Ventures - a dedicated Venture Capital fund for the cultural and creative industries. We invest into technology companies innovating at the forefront of the visual arts, performing arts, fashion and collectibles as well as New Media.

Director of Content and Distribution at Deaplaneta Entertainment

Content and Distribution Director of Kids & Family at Deaplaneta Entertainment. Multinational company with presence in more than 30 countries and more than 20 years of experience acquiring, producing and distributing unforgettable content and experiences: from movies, fiction and animation series and licensed product to live shows, videogame competitions and, more recently, NFTs and presence in the metaverse. Director of the Master of 3D Animation at The Core Entertainment Science School at Content City in Tres Cantos (Madrid) and former President of DIBOOS (Spanish Federation of Animation and Visual Effects Producers). He worked at BRB Internacional, Toonz Media Group, Tele 5 (External Productions Department) and Antena 3 (Marketing Department). He studied Film and Business Studies at Suffolk University (Boston - USA) and has been recognized as a University Specialist in Audiovisual Business Management by the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Head of Business Development of Triple Dragon Ltd.

With a background in structured finance and creating the first 'debt' solution for the app stores. Ritesh has spent the last ten years working closely with the world's leading game studios both as a funder and a publisher, understanding the value chain & key metrics that propel top grossing titles. Leveraging data & analytics insights to develop bespoke funding structures that are meaningful & scalable, and can meet the specific requirements of the studio.

Javier de la Chica is an animation professional with a diverse and multifaceted career. His experience covers two different lines of work. On the one hand, he has excelled in directing and storytelling in works such as "Cleo & Cuquin" or "Miliki Family". On the other hand, under the brand "Contanimation" he has ventured into animation and experimental software, working in collaboration with artificial intelligences and exploring new creative frontiers.

VP of Finance

BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform for gaming, Web3, and immersive technology.

Assistant Director General for Promotion and International Relations

This sub-directorate is in charge of the domestic and foreign promotion of Spanish film and audiovisual production. Internally, it manages the lines of aid for distribution and support for film festivals and competitions held in Spain. Abroad, it works together with the Marketing Policy Department and manages aid for the participation of Spanish films in international festivals. In the international sphere, it is also responsible for promoting international co-production agreements as well as relations with international organizations, programs and institutions, with special attention to European and Latin American ones.

CEO / Producer of 3Doubles Productions

Dario Sanchez funded 3Doubles Producciones in 2017 and, since then, the company have been growing each year, becoming one of the most important ones at European level. Before that, he was internationally working from developer and train the trainers to Project Manager at companies such as Oracle, Cap Gemini, etc. till 2011, when he started to work on audiovisual industry as Production Manager.

Producer of MIDRALGAR

With a multidisciplinary background in audiovisual techniques and human and social sciences, Emmanuel Quillet has worked in a number of professions, from cinematographer to ergonomist, before joining Marmitafilms in 2012 which became Midralgar in 2020. Alongside Martine Vidalenc, he has contributed to the development of the company and together for the past 10 years they have produced numerous films with a constant artistic laboratory approach attentive to unusual visual universes and social and political realities.

Managing Producer at The Thinklab

Eneko Gutiérrez combines animation production at The Thinklab studio (Deep; Inspector Sun and the curse of the black widow, both nominated for the Goya for Best Animated Film) with the production of live-action feature films and series at OLD Media. He has recently been producer of series such as El Vecino for Netflix or Sin Huellas for Amazon, and previously, he was delegated producer in blockbusters such as Ahora o nunca or Anacleto: Agente Secreto, among others.

Address at Dr. Platypus & Ms. Wombat

Director, screenwriter and animation supervisor, she has directed the animation department and supervised teams in such renowned projects as "Las Golondrinas de Kabul" or "Tiny Toons Looniversity". She has won several nominations and awards for her short film "Amanece la noche más larga" and recently premiered her first animated feature film, "Hanna y los monstruos" at the Malaga Film Festival. He co-directs the studios Dr. Platypus & Ms. Wombat and teaches at the Public University of Navarra.

Co-founder INMERSIVA XR - Spanish Extended Reality Association

Lorena González is co-founder of INMERSIVA XR, the Extended Reality Association of Spain, a meeting point for XR Industry professionals and people interested in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality technologies. From this association, Lorena has co-founded XR4Europe, the Pan-European Extended Reality Association, and represents Euromersive, the European Federation of XR Professionals, in Spain.

Head of Admission and Business Consulting at ENISA

Pedro Sotoca is a professional in the financial sector with more than 28 years of experience, most of them in Investment Banking, holding executive positions in different Financial Institutions, and he joined ENISA in March 2011, as one of the Heads of the Operations Department, being currently in charge of the Admission and Business Advisory Area.

Head of area. Institutional promotion at CDTI

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Business development at CREA SGR

CREA SGR is a non-profit financial institution whose main objective is to facilitate financing to SMEs in the cultural and creative sector.Entity created in 2005 by the audiovisual sector to facilitate access to financing. In 2017 it expands its activity to other areas of the cultural and creative sector thanks to the guarantee instrument launched by Creative Europe (European Commission).Private company with public participationJulian Serrano, joins CREA SGR in 2020 to assist in the business development of cultural industries, with the mission to bring financing to more sectors of the cultural industry (music, theater, video games, photography, publishing, etc.).

Full Professor at the Public University of Navarra.

Mikel Galar is Full Professor in the area of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Public University of Navarra. His research interests focus on Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Big Data, applied to industry, health and earth observation. He has published 50 papers in journals with impact factor (JCR), 3 book chapters and has made more than 90 communications in national and international conferences. He has been editor of 3 books and has published a book on the problem of unbalanced datasets in machine learning. In addition, he has directed and participated in 56 research projects with both public and private funding. He is co-founder of the company Neuraptic AI.

Researcher INARBE at UPNA

Professor of Marketing and Marketing Research at the Public University of Navarra and member of the INARBE-Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics and of the Marketing Research Group of the Public University of Navarra, specializing in the analysis of consumer behavior.

Managing Partner of ELIPSIS CAPITAL

Economist and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has developed his more than 20 years of professional career in Spain, USA and Latin America working for both large organizations and small companies in different sectors -banking, telecommunications, consulting- and in different functions -financial, marketing or management. In 2014 he founded Elipsis Capital, with the idea of applying international best practices in project finance to the film sector in Spain. He has been managing this company since then.

Managing Partner of Joystick Ventures

Ivan Carrillo is CEO and Founder of Joystick Ventures. Ivan is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience helping Fortune 500 companies and launching startups from a company builder with an investment of 4M USD and combined exits of 200M USD in 5 years.

Associate Professor at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU.

Begoña Vicaro Calvo (Caracas, 1962) holds a PhD in Fine Arts with a thesis on experimental animation cinema in the Basque Country. She completed her undergraduate studies at Pilot Studio in Moscow with Tatarski and Sramkowski and later at Vitoria Design Center. As a filmmaker she has to her credit works such as Pregunta por mí (1997), Haragia/Carne Humana (2000), Beti Bezperako Koplak (2015 colectivo Agedakoplak), Areka (2016 colectivo Atxur ), Miraila (2017 colectivo Armintxe), En la luna (2018, Hauazkena collective) and Ehiza (2020, Hauazkena) all of them widely disseminated and awarded in international festivals, among which the Goya award, the Madrid experimental film festival award or the Zinebi Basque Film Grand Prize stand out.

Producer & Director of Wise Blue Studios

Producer, director and founder of Wise Blue Studios, an animation studio in Valencia (Spain), won the Goya in 2021. After directing with Maxi Valero the successful preschool series "Hero Dad", distributed worldwide by Wildbrain, she is currently producing and directing the series "MiBots Universe" and is preparing her first feature film as director on the same IP, "MiBots".

Partner - Partner at UHY Fay & Co.

Lawyer specialized in audiovisual law.