Name: DeepTech Talks BCN: Responsible AI for High-Performing Companies
Start: 2025-11-18T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-18T21:30:00+01:00
Location: Cloudworks 22@ Poblenou

**DeepTech Talks BCN: Responsible AI for High-Performing Companies**
**TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2025**
**18:30 – 21:30**
**Cloudworks 22@ C. de PERE IV, 64 PEREPOBLENOU, Barcelona**

DOORS OPEN 18:30
TALK STARTS 19:00
NETWORKING: 20:00 - 21H30

As Generative AI moves from experimentation to enterprise integration, companies face a new frontier: performance with responsibility.
Join us on Nov 18 at Cloudworks 22@ Barcelona for insights from **Ricardo Baeza-Yates** and **Laura Perea Virgili** on how leading organizations are turning Responsible AI into real-world business performance.

**When:** Tuesday, November 18th, 18:30 – 21:30
**Where:** Cloudworks 22@, Carrer de Pere IV, 64, Sant Martí, 08005 Barcelona
**Cost:** Completely free – just register here on Meetup

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**Our Speakers**

**Ricardo Baeza-Yates – From Principles to Practice: Building Responsible AI at Scale**
Ricardo Baeza-Yates is a globally recognized computer scientist and AI governance advisor. Former Director of Research at Northeastern University’s Institute for Experiential AI, as well as Barcelona’s SuperComputer Center AI Institute and VP of Research at Yahoo Labs, he has led large-scale initiatives in AI ethics, information retrieval, and data science across North and South America and Europe.
He currently serves as co-chair of the AI Subcommittee at the ACM US Technology Policy Committee and is a steering committee member of the OECD’s Global Partnership on AI (GPAI). His recent work includes bias audits, AI governance frameworks, and Responsible AI training for Fortune 500 companies.

**Laura Perea Virgili – Embedding Responsible AI in Corporate DNA: Lessons from Global Enterprises**
Laura Perea Virgili is an AI Risk Manager at PepsiCo’s Responsible AI Office, where she drives the responsible adoption of AI across global operations. With a background in digital innovation and enterprise architecture at Nestlé’s Global Digital Hub, Laura has led programs at the intersection of technology, governance, and inclusion.
A passionate advocate for diversity in tech and women’s empowerment, Laura brings a pragmatic and inclusive perspective to AI governance — connecting ethical ambition with real corporate execution.

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**What’s In It For You?**
Responsible AI is no longer a compliance checkbox — it’s a performance driver.
In this DeepTech Talks edition, Ricardo and Laura will share how leading organizations translate AI ethics into measurable business practice. We’ll explore:

* How Responsible AI frameworks evolve from principles to operations
* Governance and risk models for large organizations
* Bias audits, accountability, and board-level strategy

Expect an evening where ethical frameworks meet real-world implementation — and policy meets pragmatism.

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**Who Should Come?**

* AI and data professionals shaping enterprise AI systems
* Business leaders and decision-makers seeking to align innovation with responsibility
* Engineers and researchers interested in AI ethics and risk management
* Entrepreneurs and product teams embedding Responsible AI into their work
* Anyone curious about how to innovate with integrity

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**Extras**
We’ll have drinks and food!
More importantly, come ready to meet a community of thinkers and builders who care about the future of AI.
Space is limited, so grab your spot here on Meetup while you can.
**Brought to you by DeepTech Recruitment & Cloudworks 22@**

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