Cuatrecasas stand at 4YFN, meeting point for legal, business and technology worlds, receives over 600 visits
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SubscribeCuatrecasas has once again participated in Four Years From Now (“4YFN”), the landmark event for startups and innovation ecosystems at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026. Over four intense days, the firm's stand received over 600 visitors, becoming a meeting point for the legal, technology and business sectors. With an agenda packed with over 20 activities, including speeches, visits and networking cocktails, over 100 of the firm’s experts and 50 international speakers from top companies addressed sectors as diverse as life sciences, fintech, artificial intelligence, energy, defense and venture capital.
On Monday March 2, the agenda focused on artificial intelligence and health. The firm’s partners Óscar Bertrán and Antonio Barba started the day with a session on the application of AI in tax. Barcelona Health Hub participated in a round table about patient-centered technology, which involved external speakers. To conclude the day, partner Omar Puertas and cyber psychologist Ariadna Vilalta (The Net Psychology) explored the limits of AI on human attention, memory and reasoning.
Tuesday, March 3, focused on the startup ecosystem and venture capital. Experts from The Startup CFO, Fuvex and ZIM Connections shared key lessons in entrepreneurship with the firm’s lawyer Amador Rodríguez. After, partner Elizabeth Malagelada, Gabrielle Cummins (Aldea Ventures), Guilherme Pinheiro (Delfos Energy), Montse Puig (Barcelona & Partners) and Dmitri Zaitsev (MoreThan Capital Advisors) analyzed how strategic investment can accelerate innovation in rapidly growing technological hubs such as Barcelona. Cuatrecasas partners Gerard Correig, Roger Freixes and Jaime de la Torre analyzed alternative financing sources together with Gonzalo Figueroa (Grupo Amper). Lastly, partner Diana Rivera participated in an analysis on global investment trends with experts from Armilar, Masia Ventures, Shilling VC and Auriga Cyber Ventures, at a session organized by VC Archive. The firm organized a networking cocktail on venture capital in collaboration with Spaincap.
During this second day, the Cuatrecasas stand received a visit from Luis Pérez de Ayala and Javier Fontcuberta, senior and managing partner of the firm respectively, together with honorary chair Rafael Fontana. Fontcuberta stated: “Innovation is part of our DNA. We do not limit ourselves to following trends; we anticipate and accompany those building the future. Participating in 4YFN enables us to generate a permanent dialog between law, business and technology, and to share knowledge with leaders in all sectors.”
Focused on fintech, artificial intelligence and the future of the legal profession, Wednesday, March 4 was the most intense of the days. Lawyers Miguel Sánchez Monjo and Nuno Lima da Luz moderated a debate about crypto and fintech with speakers from Trade Republic, Venga and Iqana, Cuatrecasas Acelera alumni. The firm’s partner Albert Agustinoy addressed the strategies for adopting AI in large corporations together with representatives of Mistral AI, Grupo Planeta and Moeve, at a session organized by Area 101. One of the highlights was the round table 'Future of lawyers: decision designers,’ organized with Global Legal Tech Hub, at which Francesc Muñoz, Cuatrecasas CIO, and Ferran Sala, Vlex by Clio, reflected on the identity of the lawyer in the future.
The last day, Thursday, March 5, focused on energy, sustainability and defense. The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce held a debate on corporate innovation. The firm’s partner Juan Carlos Hernanz led a round table, in collaboration with Barcelona Globale Indpuls, on decarbonization and energy efficiency with Biofix, Fluidra, Aigües de Barcelona and Sorigué. Partner Alejandro Auset closed the agenda by addressing the challenges of innovation in defense, together with representatives of Nealis, Prosegur and Airbus.
During the week, we bolstered our presence with the participation of Elizabeth Malagelada and Nora Oyarzabal in sessions that took place at MWC's main stages.
Cuatrecasas’s participation in 4YFN 2026 confirms the firm's strong commitment to innovation and new technologies as strategic pillars of its activity. With a program that connected legal advisory services with the current challenges of key sectors, the firm’s stand established itself as a benchmark space for dialog between the legal profession, businesses and the technology sector at one of the most important events in the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem worldwide.
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