13–16 October

Barcelona has made impact its business. A city where capital, ideas, and organizations converge around a shared conviction - that the economy can, and must, work differently so that together, people & the planet can thrive.

Once a year, that conviction takes shape. On 13-16 October, Barcelona4Impact is an open platform and celebration of a growing movement of impact and innovation.
Universities, entrepreneurs, investors, public institutions, innovation hubs and startups — any organization working to address systemic challenges and a better future are invited to be part of the week.

We invite you to be part of our official programme. Join a city-wide movement turning ambition into action — making Barcelona a main stage where conversation turns into action.

Registering your event does more than put it on the map. It puts your work in the spotlight and connects it with a growing movement of founders, investors, organisations and changemakers working to build a better future for all.

Art & Culture
Circular Economy & Responsible Consumption
Climate, Energy
Future Education & Employment
Gender Equality, Care & Social Inclusion
Health & Lifesciences
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
Innovation, Tech & Digital Rights
Other Categories
Regeneration
Responsible AI
Responsible Governance & Civic Participation
Robotics & Industry
Sustainable Cities & Mobility
Sustainable & Regenerative Food Systems
Art & Culture

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Circular Economy & Responsible Consumption

AI for good and responsible technologies.

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Climate, Energy

Solutions for climate change, the energy transition, and decarbonization.

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Future Education & Employment

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Gender Equality, Care & Social Inclusion

Health innovation, biotech and life sciences.

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Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship

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Innovation, Tech & Digital Rights

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Regeneration

Responsible AI

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Responsible Governance & Civic Participation

Robotics & Industry

Resilient and sustainable food systems.

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10º Aniversario B-Value

Tuesday 13 October, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
by: Fundación Banco Sabadell & Fundación Ship2B
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
at: World Trade Centre Barcelona

We are celebrating a decade of driving purposeful projects, valuable connections, and new ways to generate social impact. A gathering to discover everything B-Value has achieved over these ten years, learn about inspiring success stories, and explore how innovation, capital, and collaboration can continue to accelerate transformative solutions.

AI for the Planet: Climate Solution or Hidden Cost?

Tuesday 13 October, 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM
SOMA AI
Responsible AI
Carrer de la Diputació, 453

AI is transforming climate action, but it has its own footprint. Panel with founders, ESG professionals, and technologists on using AI responsibly for the planet. Free to attend, with networking after.

Beyond Climate Tech: Scaling European Climate Solutions that Transform Industries

Thursday 15 October, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
By: Inclimo Climate Tech Fund
Climate, Energy
AT: Hub BStartup Barcelona

Europe's climate transition depends on scaling transformative companies, not just breakthrough technologies. This event brings together leading climate investors and founders to explore how collaboration can accelerate European systemic change

Del piloto al escalado: soluciones sistémicas para la longevidad y la soledad no deseada

Tuesday 13 October, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
By: Fundación Ship2B
Health & Lifesciences
at: World Trade Centre Barcelona

A session that will explore how to design and promote systemic pilots against unwanted loneliness that generate a long-term impact. We will share approaches and insights to make initiatives more equitable, sustainable, and replicable, incorporating collaboration among actors, impact assessment, and strategies to facilitate their scalability to other contexts and territories.

Esade Alumni Startup Day: Creating Tomorrow’s Impact

Wednesday 14 Oct
Esade Universidad Ramon Llull
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
Campus Esade Barcelona

Esade Chair in Social Impact Annual Event: Leading Meaningful Systemic Impact

Friay 16 Octubre
Esade Universidad Ramon Llull
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
Esade Forum

​We will convene for a day of novel insights, reflection, exchange, and collaboration dedicated to advancing meaningful impact in times of complexity. This year’s program will focus on some of the most urgent questions shaping the social impact field today. Designed for academics, practitioners, policymakers, partners, students, and leaders across the social impact ecosystem.

Grow Together

Thursday 15 October, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CIEE Barcelona
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
Passagte Permanyer 19

Connect with companies, startups and impact-driven organizations to exchange ideas, expand your network and discover how collaborating with international talent can drive innovation, support sustainable growth and create lasting positive impact across Barcelona.

Impact Next Talent Exchange

Thursday 15 Octubre
Esade Ramon Llull University
Future Education & Employment

Innovation for Impact: del reto sistémico a la acción colectiva

Wednesday 14 October, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Noima Sustainability Strategies
Other Categories
Av. Diagonal, 469, 4-1A, 08036 Barcelona

An experiential workshop to explore how to transform sustainability challenges into innovation opportunities. Through systemic thinking and co-creation, participants identify levers for change and design missions to drive collective action.

INVEST in NATURE 2026: Regeneración para la seguridad y la prosperidad en el Mediterráneo

Friday 16 October, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
By Nactiva & ISL IESE
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
Location: IESE Business School

Invest In Nature brings together companies, investors and ecosystem leaders in Catalonia, connecting capital, expertise and opportunities to transform knowledge into action, driving natural capital regeneration and the transition to a regenerative economy.

Norrsken Fixathon - Hackathon to Fix The Paris Agreement

Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 October, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Norrsken Foundation
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
Norrsken Barcelona

This one's for the builders. It's Norrsken's take on a hackathon: team up, use AI, and build working prototypes or actionable solutions to real-world challenges that desperately need fixing. Happening over 3 days from Oct 13–15. This event is being championed by partners such as Spotify, Lovable, NVIDIA, Advandia and others. 32+ hours, a room full of determined people, and one mission to move the Paris Agreement from commitment to action. The Fixathon is Norrsken's take on the hackathon. Apply now!

Norrsken Impact/Week 2026

Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 October, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Norrsken Foundation
Norrsken Barcelona

Most people see crises; climate, energy, broken systems, geopolitical instability; and look away. Some see the most important work of their generation. The next economy will be built by the founders who chose the hard problems, and the funders who had the conviction to back them early. Impact/Week gathers the world's foremost founders, funders, thinkers and doers for a two-day conference dedicated to accelerating solutions for people and planet. // This event is highly curated. Apply to attend.

Place-Based Projects for Transformative Innovation and Collective Impact

Tuesday 13 October, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
By: Diputació de Lleida + Fundación Ship2B
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
at: World Trade Center, Barcelona

A working session with public, private, and investor actors to explore how to activate territorial projects capable of generating collective impact and systemic transformation. The gathering will focus on new opportunities to value local resources, promote sustainable business models, and scale solutions linked to bioeconomy, forest management, and regenerative agriculture.

Promoting Entrepreneurship: Lessons learnt from research on founder's wellbeing

Tuesday 13 October, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
By: Esade Entrepreneurship Institute
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
At: Cloudworks Sagrada Família, Carrer de Sardenya, 229, 4a planta, Eixample, 08013 Barcelona

Promoting Entrepreneurship is the platform that connects researchers, entrepreneurs, innovation managers and investors to discuss and explore how entrepreneurship research can drive successful high-quality business ventures and innovation.

Ship2B Impact Forum - Innovation Showtime

Tuesday 13 October, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Fundación Ship2B
World Trade Centre Barcelona

Ship2B Ventures’ Investor’s Day & CEO Day

Tuesday 13 October, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
BY: Ship2b Ventures
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
AT: World Trade Centre Barcelona

Investor and Founder Day. A series of interactive sessions bringing together Ship2B Ventures investors and the founders of its portfolio companies, starting with a panel discussion featuring two special guests, moderated by Ship2B Ventures co-founder and general partner Xavi Pont.

Systemic Summit 2nd Edition

Tuesday 13 October, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
By: Change4Legacy & Fundación Ship2B
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
World Trade Centre Barcelona

2nd edition of the Systemic Summit, the transformative social innovation lab where leaders of the impact economy and key actors (business, government, academia, civil society) mobilize around systemic challenges to build collective responses.

Venture Philanthropy Forum

Tuesday 13 October, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
BY: Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso, SpainNAB & Fundación Ship2B
Impact Investing & Entrepreneurship
World Trade Centre Barcelona

A pioneering space to open a practical conversation in Spain on new ways to finance and support high-impact projects. A gathering to connect with foundations, investors, family offices, social entities, and support actors, and to explore how to combine patient capital, strategic support, impact measurement, and mission alignment to strengthen projects with transformative potential.

WAS CIRCULAMOS BAC

Thursday 15 October, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
By: WAS & TeamLabs
Circular Economy & Responsible Consumption
Barcelona Circular, TeamLabs. Carrer Ciutat d'Asuncion, 16

Llega a Barcelona WAS circulamos es un punto de encuentro entre el mundo universitario y el mundo empresarial. Es un programa que conecta a estudiantes universitarios con directivas expertas en sostenibilidad y resuelven retos de economía circular

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Ship2B Foundation logo with stylized blue and black symbol and text.
ESADE Ramon Llull University logo with ESADE text above a dark rectangle containing the university name.
ESADE Ramon Llull University logo with ESADE text above a dark rectangle containing the university name.
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