Startup Grind Barcelona and elrow are joining forces for an outstanding & different evening. Elrow became the first entertainment company to be sold to a VC fund in 2017 (Providence).
We're interviewing their CEO in their own premises, followed by a VIP cocktail for our community where we will announce the final speakers of our Startup Grind Barcelona Conference!
Transportation to and from elrow is on us!
Meeting point: Hard Rock Plaça Catalunya, 18:15h
We'll bring you with a couple of buses to the event and back!
AGENDA
18:15 Bus leaves from Plaça Catalunya (Hard Rock Café) to elrow - Free transportation!
18:30 Opening doors
19:00 Welcome words by Carlos Cruz & open mic
19:15 Startup Grind Barcelona 2018 conference presentation
19:30 Fireside chat with elrow's CEO Juan Arnau
20:00 Networking, cocktail and DJ
22:00 Bus back to Pl. Catalunya
Juan is responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of elrow, where he manages the execution of both the short and long-term plans associated with the realization of that direction and vision. He is also responsible for the management of elrow’s executive team, and for high-level relationship establishment and maintenance with promoters and other partners around the world.
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Juan is responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of elrow, a leading, truly global dance music events company.
He manages the execution of both the short and long-term plans associated with the realization of that direction and vision. He is also responsible for the management of elrow’s executive team, and for high-level relationship establishment and maintenance with promoters and other partners around the world.
In addition to founding elrow, and working in dance music events for his entire professional career, including two years in Cape Town, Juan brings an incomparable wealth of operations and creative knowledge to his role as a result of his family’s long and highly-regarded history in the industry. This experience also includes the management of Monegros Desert Festival and Spain’s first techno club Florida 135 along with his father, and sister Cruz, CMO of elrow.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Marketing from University of San Francisco.
CEO & co-founder at MarsBased, and Regional Director at Startup Grind for Southwestern Europe. MarsBased is a 10-people full-remote development consultancy from Barcelona specialised in web and mobile applications developed with Ruby on Rails and Javascript frameworks. Àlex runs the sales/marketing area and is in charge of communications & growth of the company. His background in consulting & development (ex-Deloitte, ex-VASS) and his international profile helps him with the technical and the business perspective. His experience with volunteering (over 5 years at ESN) have helped him to build one of the strongest communities in Barcelona through Startup Grind, events for developers, curating Startup Digest, and managing a Slack community for entrepreneurs and startups in Barcelona.
