

BAD Meetup #2: AI Born in Barcelona
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2nd BAD Meetup: AI Born in Barcelona
Join us for BAD - Barcelona AI & Data Systems Meetup #2 on September 15th, where we'll bring together top engineering, research, and data minds for an evening of technical deep-dives, innovative research, and a panel discussion on how Barcelona can become Europe's AI & Data hub.
What we’ll cover:
💻 AI & Data Applied: Jean Baudin (Staff Engineer at Glovo) and Carlos Casanova (Security Engineer at Glovo) break down how they built an LLM Gateway enabling secure, keyless access for both user-to-machine and machine-to-machine AI workflows.
👁️ AI & Data Research: Ángela López-Cardona and Carlos Segura (AI Researchers at Telefónica) share their research on aligning language models with human intent using eye-tracking data.
🏗️ AI & Data Systems: Laura Pereira Sanchez (Sr. Applied Scientist at Microsoft) and Subru Krishnan (Principal Architect at Microsoft) explore the architecture behind building an AI software factory for modern data systems.
💬 Panel Discussion: “AI Built in Barcelona, for the World” with Emanuele Bardelli (Data Director at Glovo) hosting. He will bring together the meetup speakers in a panel to discuss how Barcelona can leverage its research, entrepreneurial spirit, and enterprise engineering to scale the AI products being born in the city.
Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30: Arrivals & Networking
18:30 - 20:15: Talks & Panel Discussion
20:15 - 21:00: Drinks & Networking
Spots are limited, reserve yours below and connect with the people shaping Barcelona’s AI ecosystem. 👇
More info: https://barcelonadata.com/meetups/2/