Programa Bilbao-Bizkaia 2025

09:30 Registration & Networking Coffee

Start the morning with fresh coffee and power conversations. Connect with leaders across energy, mobility, and Industry 4.0 sectors to spark ideas and collaborations.


10:30 Welcome to South Summit Industry & Energy Bilbao 2025


We’re delighted to welcome you to Bilbao for a 2-day event dedicated to connecting bold ideas, visionary leaders, and transformative opportunities across industry, energy, and mobility.


10:40 Converging Forces: When Industry, Mobility & Energy Collide


Explore how Industry 4.0, mobility, and the energy transition intersect to drive innovation, sustainability, and global growth. This panel will highlight opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, showcase transformative solutions, and examine how these interconnected industries are shaping a net-zero future.

11:15 Structures for Impact that Scale


Join serial entrepreneur Mateo Salvatto as he shares how he builds companies that reshape industries through technology while creating meaningful social impact. From revolutionizing construction with Grondplek’s 3D printing solutions to empowering over half a million people worldwide through the accessibility app Hablalo, Mateo demonstrates how visionary entrepreneurship can scale innovation, transform industries, and make a lasting difference in society.


11:40 Gateway to Global Innovation


Discover how Biscay is shaping the future of industry and energy through its dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem. This session highlights the region’s ability to empower global partnerships, foster cross-industry collaboration, and create opportunities where startups, corporates, and investors can thrive together.


12:20 Hands-On! Co-Creating Solutions for the Energy Sector


An interactive session where participants form small groups to tackle real challenges in the Energy sector. By combining diverse perspectives from across the ecosystem, each group will co-create practical solutions and spark innovative approaches to sector-specific problems.


14:00 Lunch Break


15:00 Building Sustainable & Accessible Urban Futures


Urban mobility is at the heart of the decarbonization agenda. This session will explore how innovative technologies and cross-sector collaboration can transform cities into greener, more inclusive, and more livable spaces.


15:20 Meet the Startups: Mobility


Discover the next wave of innovation in mobility as selected founders pitch their groundbreaking startups shaping the future of transport and urban living.


16:00 The Next Industrial Revolution


Industry 4.0 is more than technology. It’s a revolution in how we design, produce, and deliver products. Join this fireside chat to explore how interconnected systems, data-driven insights, and digital innovation are driving industrial growth and sustainability.


16:20 Meet the Startups: Industry 4.0


Explore the cutting-edge of Industry 4.0 as entrepreneurs pitch their ventures transforming manufacturing, supply chains, and industrial processes for a smarter, more sustainable future.


17:00 Closing Remarks Day 1


Wrap up Day 1 with a brief recap of key insights, highlights from the sessions, and a look ahead to tomorrow’s program.


19:00 Cultural Excursion: Museum Visits


Discover Bilbao-Bizkaia’s rich cultural scene with guided visits to some of the city’s most iconic museums. Explore inspiring art, history, and architecture while connecting informally with fellow participants in a relaxed, immersive setting.


20:30 Networking Cocktail: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao-Bizkaia.


Raise a glass at one of the world’s most iconic museums! Enjoy an evening of networking, conversation, and creativity amidst the stunning contemporary art and architecture of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao-Bizkaia.

10:00 Un viaje por los centros de innovación


Embárquese en una excursión única que combina creatividad y tecnología. Acompáñenos a explorar los centros de innovación de vanguardia, donde cobran vida ideas rompedoras y soluciones transformadoras.


11:30 Inscripción Networking café


Comience el segundo día con un café energizante y conversaciones significativas. Reencuéntrese con otros líderes, intercambie impresiones del primer día y prepare el terreno para otro día de innovación, colaboración y debates de gran impacto.


12:00 Discurso de apertura - Día 2


¡Bienvenidos de nuevo a South Summit Industry & Energy Bilbao - Bizkaia 2025! Hoy continuamos explorando cómo la innovación, la colaboración y la tecnología están transformando la energía, la movilidad y la Industria 4.0.


12:05 El cambio global hacia las energías renovables


Únase a los líderes de la industria mientras exploran la transición hacia un futuro energético más limpio y sostenible. En esta sesión se examinarán tecnologías innovadoras, estrategias de colaboración y marcos políticos que impulsan la adopción de energías renovables y aceleran el impulso mundial hacia la descarbonización.


12:25 Conoce a las Startups: Transición energética


Déjate inspirar por las startups que impulsan la transición energética. Los fundadores presentarán soluciones que impulsan sistemas energéticos más limpios, inteligentes y resilientes.


13:40 Comentarios finales: South Summit Industria y Energía Bilbao 2025


María Benjumea, Fundadora y Presidenta de South Summit, y Joseba Mariezkurrena, Director General de Emprendimiento, Talento y Competitividad Empresarial de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, clausurarán la cumbre. Reflexionarán sobre las oportunidades que ofrece el ecosistema de la innovación y destacarán la importancia de la colaboración entre sectores.


14:00 Pintxos & Drinks x Industria


Termine con un almuerzo de networking con deliciosos pintxos y bebidas. Elija su tema de interés y conéctese con otros asistentes para compartir ideas, iniciar colaboraciones y relajarse tras dos días de innovación e inspiración.