I've given 50+ external talks about 🧠 Artificial Intelligence, 💡Innovation, 🤝 Leadership and📱other tech topics (plus countless internal pitches in Telefónica and Nestlé), written 10+ tech comms pieces and appeared in a number of interviews.
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Additionally, I have published 70+ papers and 1 patent, which you can find in Google Scholar, and have given many scientific presentations in international conferences as part of my research career, especially between 2003 and 2011.
Interested in having me pitch? Check out my profile at Speaker Hub.
Additionally, I have published 70+ papers and 1 patent, which you can find in Google Scholar, and have given many scientific presentations in international conferences as part of my research career, especially between 2003 and 2011.
Speaking
Teaching
Writing
Interviews & Recaps
- 🧠 Think Tank moderator, "Leveraging Tech To Bolster Creativity And Drive Research", Chief AI Officer Exchange. London, July 9-10, 2024.
- 🧠 Keynote speaker, "Where Data Science meets Food Science – Leveraging AI for product development at Nestlé", Enterprise AI Europe. Berlin, March 4, 2024.
- 🧠 Keynote speaker, "Reimagining R&D with artificial intelligence", Data Connect 2023 by Unit8. Lausanne, November 9, 2023.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "One year into GenAI: lessons learned", Data Connect 2023 by Unit8. Lausanne, November 9, 2023.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "AI for Social Good: How women are driving positive impact through technology", Women in Leadership Panel Discussion, AI Everything conference. Dubai, October 18, 2023.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, Fireside chat “Data-driven transformation in Industry: Scaling AI for enterprise impact”,AI Everything conference. Dubai, October 18, 2023.
- 🧠 Invited panelist,"Building Data strategy to scale AI", AI Everything conference. Dubai, October 17, 2023.
- 🧠 Keynote speaker, "Beyond Imagination: Augmenting R&D with AI to deliver products people love in a way that’s good for them and the planet", AI Everything conference. Dubai, October 17, 2023.
- 🧠 Panel moderator, "The Potential of Workforce Redefined by Generative AI", Beyond efficiency: AI's creative potential SwissCognitive event. Online, September 5, 2023.
- 📱Panel moderator, "The metaverse: Do we need it? Is it sustainable?", 2022 Information & Communications Technologies Day in Catalonia (Diada de les TIC 2022), November 9, 2022. In Catalan.
- 🧠 Invited speaker, "Reshaping R&D with AI and Advanced Analytics", Artificial Intelligence World Live. Online, August 16, 2022.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "New Horizons: Innovating with Data", The Digital Debates by Dell, NVIDIA and London Tech Advocates. Online, July 29, 2022.
- 🧠 Invited speaker, "AI & Machine Learning beyond Manufacturing - Use cases and examples from Nestlé", Big Data Minds Europe. Berlin & online, February 17-18, 2022.
- 📱Invited lecturer, "Corporate Innovation Masterclass", Master in Big Data and AI Solutions. Barcelona Technology School, December 1, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "On Autopilot: Adding automation to your enterprise post-pandemic", AI & Big Data Expo Europe, December 15, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "Maximising the Value of AI-Human Collaboration in the Workplace", Financial Times Live #FTDigitalDialogues, December 1, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited speaker, "Leveraging AI-technologies on the shopfloor for increased efficiency and enhanced quality control", ScaleUp 360° Industry of Things Europe, November 16, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "Is the line between AI and human intelligence blurring?", The Next Web conference, #TechFTLive track by Financial Times, September 30, 2021.
- 🧠 Keynote speaker, "Transforming Business with AI - From Vision to Strategy to Execution". The AI Summit, London, September 22, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited speaker, "Leveraging sensors and AI in manufacturing: the Nestlé case", Sensors and IIoT: Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics EMEA & UK virtual conference, June 17, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "Building Human to Machine Trust That Deliver Sustainable Outcomes That Matter", co-located with World Summit AI, panel by Beyond Minds, June 2, 2021.
- 💡Invited panelist, "Innovation culture for transformation", 2nd Smart Industry Summit, May 21, 2021.
- 🧠 Keynote speaker, "Key AI use cases in Nestlé operation", 2nd Smart Industry Summit, May 20, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "AI on the Shop Floor", "How AI fosters primary & secondary sectors" virtual conference by Swiss Cognitive, April 7, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, "The State of AI in Manufacturing", AI4 webinar, March 31, 2021.
- 🧠 Keynote speaker, "Reality check. How to scale AI in the biggest FMCG company". "How to set up an AI Center of Excellence" virtual conference by Swiss Cognitive, March 4, 2021.
- 📱Invited panelist, "Virtual IT Roundtable Discussion", Strategy Insights, March 4, 2021.
- 💡Invited speaker in Startup Grind Europe-Asia Connect. Presented "Innovation & Tech in Traditional Businesses. The Nestlé Story". Live webinar, December 11, 2020.
- 🧠 Invited speaker, "Becoming a cognitive company: challenges and steps towards AI at scale" . Online event She Startup by All Women, December 10, 2020.
- 🧠 Invited panelist, live stream session "Smart Cities and Digital Citizenship". AI, Ethics and Citizen Participation project by Computer Vision Center, November 11, 2020.
- 💡Invited speaker in BEST Virtual Summit. Presented "How Nestlé is leveraging tech innovation to adapt to the post-pandemic reality". Facebook and Youtube Live webinar, June 18, 2020.
- 🧠 Invited presenter and panelist, "Becoming a cognitive company: challenges and steps towards AI at scale", webinar "The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities to Becoming AI Ready". Women In Digital Switzerland, June 9, 2020.
- 💡Invited panelist in "Science for Humanity". SCInnovate webinar, June 4, 2020.
- 💡Invited panelist in "Qué esperan las corporaciones de las startups?". Barcelona Tech City, May 25, 2020. In Spanish.
- 💡Invited panelist in "¿Qué esperan las corporaciones de las startups?" (in Spanish). #bcntechcityathome webinar by Barcelona Tech City, May 7 2020.
- 💡Invited speaker at "Intrapreneur Club: Tech Start-up, Corporate, and Not-for-profit". Presented "Technology innovation in a 154 year old Food & Beverage company". Global M webinar, May 7, 2020.
- 🧠 Invited presenter and panelist, session "Diversity & Democratisation: Ethics & Antidotes to Algorithmic Bias". Mobile World Congress, February 26, 2020. Pitch recorded in "AI Ethics & Diversity ft Nestlé" video due to event cancellation.
- 🧠 Invited panelist in Artificial Intelligence, V Woman Lider TIC Workshop, November 22, 2019.
- 🧠 Invited speaker, "Augmented Reality transforming retail: key use cases across Nestlé brands". Retail & Brand Experience World Congress, May 28 2019.
- 💡Invited speaker with C. Hart & J. Caubet, "New Tech at Nestlé: Taking Innovation to Market". 4 Years from Now, February 2018.
- 📱Invited panelist, webinar "Mobile Health: Driving adoption through robust evidence generation" at the GSM Association (GSMA). London (UK), April 25, 2012.
- 💡Invited speaker, "Estrategia integrada para la gestión de pacientes crónicos". 17 Congreso Nacional de Hospitales. Madrid (Spain), April 29, 2011.
- 📱Invited panelist, panel "El futuro de las VANETs" at the 2º Workshop sobre seguridad en VANETs. Madrid (Spain), October 1, 2009.
- 📱Invited speaker, "Green Telematics. O cómo los futuros ‘vehículos conectados’ ayudarán a reducir las emisiones de CO2 mejorando la eficiencia en la conducción y la movilidad". World Environment Day, Jornada Telefónica I+D. Madrid (Spain), June 5, 2009.
- 📱Chair of the session "Vehicular Communications III" at the IEEE 69th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2009 Spring). Barcelona (Spain), April 27, 2009.
- 📱Host and moderator of the session "Tecnologías de Comunicaciones: Comunicaciones Vehículo-Vehículo-Infraestructura", I Fórum Internacional de las TIC en la Automoción (FITICA 2009). Barcelona (Spain), January 26, 2009.
- 📱Invited speaker, "Telefónica In-Car Box: enhancing the driving experience with advanced services and always-on communications". CVIS' Cooperative Systems Workshop and Product Launch. Berlin (Germany), December 10, 2008.
- 📱Pitch of peer-reviewed paper "Communications for ITS: A key enabler to develop services for safer, more efficient and more comfortable trips". 15th World Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services, SS48 - Special Session "Communication technologies for ITS". New York (USA), November 20, 2008.
- 📱Invited speaker, "Telefónica R&D: Connecting the driver, the car and the roads". 15th World Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services, ITS Spain booth (Exhibition Hall). New York (USA), November 18, 2008.
- 📱Invited speaker, "Telefónica Research and Development's Connected Car initiative". International Workshop "Challenges and opportunities for OSGi in the vehicular environment". Madrid (Spain), November 4, 2008.
- 📱Invited expert, panel "Automotive" (Automoción) at the V Foro Universidad-Empresa 2008 of the Madrid Region. Madrid (Spain), September 22, 2008.
- 📱Invited panelist, panel "Are cooperative systems required?" of the Seminar on Communication challenges in Intelligent Transportation Systems. Tel Aviv (Israel), January 30, 2008.
- 📱Invited speaker, "In-service performance monitoring combining optical and IP parameters: towards dynamic SLA guarantee and resilience". COST270 Meeting. Larnaca (Cyprus), April 4-7, 2005.
Teaching
- 🤝 Lecturer, "Driving change through transformational thinking", Leadership in Tech Training, Nestlé Rive Reine Training Center, August 23, 2023.
- 🧠 Guest lecturer, "Implementation of ML Processes: Governance and Ethical Aspects", Machine Learning School at CTTC. Barcelona, March 11, 2022.
- 💡Guest lecturer, "101 on startups". CTTC Weekly Seminar. Barcelona (Spain), March 8, 2017.
- 📱Guest lecturer, together with D. García, "Telefónica Research and Development. The Connected Car initiative – A focus on services", 1.5-hour tutorial taught at the Undergraduate Course "Innovation: Services" of the School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIT) - Universidad de Valladolid. Valladolid (Spain), November 5, 2008.
- 📱Guest lecturer, "Comunicaciones en vehículos: intra-vehiculares, V2V, V2R y V2I", 2-hour tutorial taught at the Undergraduate Course "Sectorial Communications" of the Department of Signal Theory and Communication - Universidad Carlos III. Madrid (Spain), June 2, 2008. In Spanish.
- 📱Guest lecturer, "Communication services for the automotive environment. An operator vision on ITS communication systems". Seminar on Communication challenges in Intelligent Transportation Systems. Tel Aviv (Israel), Jan. 30, 2008.
- 💡Guest lecturer, "Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya: Una porta oberta a les comunicacions avançades", inV Jornadas Tecnológicas of the Centre Stucom. Barcelona (Spain), May 8-9, 2007. In Catalan.
- 📱Guest lecturer, "Management and monitoring of optical networks: a focus on the metro/regional context", 1-hour tutorial taught at the PhD Program of the Department of Signal Theory and Communication - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona (Spain), October 20, 2005.
- 📱Guest researcher, "Integration of physical impairments in GMPLS enabled transparent WDM networks: On combining in-service performance monitoring and physical-aware GMPLS OSPF-TE routing". COST270 Short-Term Scientific Mission. Stockholm (Sweden), June 20-25, 2005.
Writing
- 🧠 Invited author, op-ed "Guest Post: Ethics in AI Technology Integrations", Unbabel, December 22, 2021.
- 🧠 Article author, "Want an AI role but have no technical background? No problem!", LinkedIn, August 25, 2021.
- 🧠 Invited author, op-ed "¿Por qué es tan difícil escalar la inteligencia artificial en el entorno corporativo?". MultiVersial newsletter, October 26, 2020.
- 📱Article author, "Thoughts on Agile Product Management in large corporations", LinkedIn, October 29, 2017.
- 📱Article author, "5 things I learned as an early-stage startup COO", LinkedIn, March 22, 2017.
- 💡Presentation co-author with D. Sánchez-Aparisi & F. Jiménez, "Innovación en servicios basados en comunicaciones para transporte y movilidad", 1st Advanced Traveller Information Services (ATIS) Meeting. Barcelona (Spain), January 24, 2008.
- 💡Poster co-author with M. Vallejo, "El Área de Comunicación del CTTC: acercando las tecnologías de comunicaciones a la Sociedad", in Proc. IV Congreso sobre Comunicación Social de la Ciencia. Madrid (Spain), November 21-23, 2007.
- 💡Presentation co-author with C. Antón, "Les telecomunicacions i el canvi climàtic: propostes per a reduir les emissions de CO2", in Setmana de la Ciència a Catalunya. Castelldefels (Spain), November 12, 2007.
- 📱Book co-author with M. Realp & J. Mangues, "Què són les comunicacions? Què són la tecnologia, R+D i innovació?". CTTC, January 2007.
- 💡Presentation co-author with R. Muñoz, R. Martínez, G. Junyent, A. Amrani & M. Maier, "NetCat. Intelligent Optical Network for advanced services in Catalonia", panel "Lambda networks: new research experimental networks" of the Joint 6th Internet Global Congress and 13th ISOC INET (INET/IGC 2004). Barcelona (Spain), May 10-14, 2004.
- 💡Training co-author with F. Bader, M. Navarro & S. Pfletschinger, "Enabling technologies and key issues for QoS enabled reconfigurable mobile/wireless networks", 3-hour tutorial at the 1st ANWIRE Summer School on "Wireless Internet: Network Architectures, Quality of Service, Services and Applications". Lisbon (Portugal), July 21, 2003.
Interviews & Recaps
- 🤝 Interview about women in tech after receiving the DonaTIC award at Onda Cero radio (Lideratges program), October 13, 2022. In Catalan.
- 🤝 Press release of winning a DonaTIC 2022 award published in Catalan in Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona, Fulls d'Enginyeria, Espai.Mèdia, La Independent, Via Empresa, Metadata, Barcelona Dot, Goverm.cat, La República and Catalunya Press and Internet Segura, and in Spanish in El Español, 39 y Más and El Gambitero: October 11 2022.
- 🧠 "Nestlé's technology recipe to delight customers", Customer Heroes series at Unbabel, June 1, 2022.
- 🧠 "Sopra Steria desarrolla para Nestlé chatbots más rápidos e intuitivos basados en Inteligencia Artificial para mejorar la atención a clientes", November 6, 2021. Press release published in Forbes Negocios, Forbes Latino, El País de los Negocios, Negocios del Mundo, Diario Europeo de Negocios, El Correo Europeo, Euro Líderes, El Correo de la Empresa, Dinero y Negocios, La Voz de la Empresa, Sumindustria.es, ROI Press. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Sopra Steria desarrolla para Nestlé chatbots basados en IA", Computing, November 3, 2021. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Nestlé mejora su atención al cliente con chatbots basados en IA", El Publicista, November 3, 2021. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Sopra Steria se alía con Nestlé para el desarrollo de chatbots basados en inteligencia artificial", Revista Info Retail, November 3, 2021. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "¿En qué ha mejorado la atención al cliente de Nestlé gracias a la inteligencia artificial?", Marketing News, November 3, 2021. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Chatbots más rápidos e intuitivos basados en IA, así se comunica Nestlé con sus clientes", PR Noticias, November 2, 2021. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Sopra Steria desarrolla para Nestlé chatbots más rápidos e intuitivos basados en Inteligencia Artificial", Top Comunicación, November 2, 2021. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Feeding The Cognitive Enterprise: Nestlé Pushes AI, Predictive Maintenance and Robotics", IoT World Today, September 27, 2021. Article by Callum Cyrus.
- 🤝 "10 principios de empoderamiento de mujeres líderes", Mundiario, March 2021. Article by Claudia Silver. In Spanish.
- 🧠 "Carolina Pinart, la ejecutiva española de Nestlé que quiere revolucionar la industria alimentaria con la inteligencia artificial", Business Insider, June 20, 2021. Article by Marta Godoy. In Spanish.
- 🤝 Day in the life interview, Global {M}, February 2021.
- 🧠 "Impacto, ética y regulación: tres cuestiones a considerar sobre el futuro que queremos en torno a la inteligencia artificial", Computer Vision Center, December 21, 2020. Article by Nuria Martínez. In Spanish.
- 📱Careers at Nestlé IT, January 2020.
- 🧠 WomenLiderTIC interview, November 2019.
- 💡"À Barcelone, Nestlé prépare sa réponse à la vague "foodtech", PetitWeb.fr, March 11, 2018. In French.
- 📱"New Taxicab App Launch on NBC News in South Florida", featured on NBC 6 South Florida. Aired on September 28, 2015.
- 💡Joint interview with P. Miskovsky at La Malla Ràdio, special program dedicated to the Internet Global Congress 2007. COM Ràdio, April 25, 2007.