DEXT FORCE 2025 recap: 17 sessions, 29 speakers and an after party until 05:30

DEXT FORCE is Barcelona’s finance, banking, artificial intelligence and startups congress that turns into an electronic music festival when the sun goes down. Its third edition, DF25, took place on 22 November 2025 at Poble Espanyol: from 10:30 to 18:25, 29 speakers across 17 sessions took the Theatre stage, and from 19:30 to 05:30 the venue became a multi-stage after party.

At a glance

• Date and venue: 22 November 2025, Poble Espanyol (Montjuïc, Barcelona). Doors 09:00 to 05:30.
• Congress: 17 sessions (flash talks, talks and panels) with 29 speakers on investment, crypto, tax, applied AI, startups and retail.
• One of the busiest panels: institutional crypto investment with Bitpanda, TradingView, Bitget and Bybit.
• After party: Solardo, Hector Couto and Viviana Casanova on the La Terrrazza main stage, until 05:30.
• Next edition: DEXT FORCE 2027, date to be announced to the waitlist.

What is DEXT FORCE?

DEXT FORCE is a one-day event combining two formats: a professional congress on finance, investment, AI and entrepreneurship by day and an electronic music festival by night, at the same venue with the same ticket. It is organised by MAIK, a Barcelona events agency. Since 2023 it has run three editions with more than 120 speakers and more than 70 partner brands, and around 1,500 attendees per edition.

Investment and markets: where the value is

The morning focused on how and where to invest.

• 10:30 · How to find Smart Money. Ivan Khalo, crypto investigator at FinCrime, opened the congress on how to follow institutional money.
• 11:00 · Where is the value in Web3? Victoria Gago (European Blockchain Convention), Javier Palomino (DEXTools), Salvador Verdugo (CMedia) and Felipe D’Onofrio (Brickken).
• 12:00 · The future of institutional investment in crypto and digital assets. Joaquín Canals (Bitpanda), Edu Pfaff (TradingView), Edgar Plasencia (Bitget Iberia) and Alan Duran (Bybit), one of the busiest panels of the day.
• 12:30 · The best investments for 2026. Juan Diego, founder of JD Markets.
• 15:25 · Adaptive investment strategy. Juan Diego returned with content creator Carlos Barrera and former professional basketball player Alex Barrera.

Tax and SMEs

• 12:45 · What the tax office already knows about your crypto. Sandra Adrián, blockchain and crypto tax advisor.
• 15:10 · SMEs: the real winners of the crypto system. Pedro Sandoval, Spain Director at RSM.

Since 1 January 2026, the EU’s DAC8 directive requires exchanges operating in the EU to report their clients’ transactions to tax authorities, so the topic is more relevant than ever.

Applied AI: payments, film, trading and music

• 10:45 · Payment gateway 2.0 with AI. Fernando Aguera, CEO of Zhex.
• 16:00 · The creative revolution: reinventing film with generative AI. H. Mateo Prio Sánchez, founder of Nexovis Tech.
• 16:30 · Automated technical analysis with AI. Bernat Casañas, CEO of Becama Consulting.
• 18:00 · New perspectives in music production: AI has entered the studio. Carles Pineda “Tauro” closed the congress and led into the night.

Startups and entrepreneurship

• 11:30 · Cocktail vending machines in 22 seconds. Martín Cohen, CEO of Mixo.
• 11:45 · The specialty coffee revolution. Jonathan Moral, CEO and founder of Café de Finca.
• 13:00 · Goal: the first million. Martín Cohen (Mixo), Ramón Julià (Giants) and Albert Pérez (Wavveup) on taking a startup to its first million in revenue.

Creators, fashion and retail

• 15:00 · Fire and water: where fashion meets the future. Leticia Rufin (Sustainable Fashion Fest) and Javier Furones (European AI Fashion Week).
• 17:00 · Creators & Communities: the new force scaling businesses. Casandra Vicente (Oshun), Alan Pingarote (Reset), creator Marc Pérez and Ander Sepúlveda (CreatorsAI).
• 17:30 · Leone Shop Barcelona: a phygital concept in sports retail. Rafa Climent, CEO of Leone 1947 Spain.

Every session with times is in the DF25 agenda and the profiles are on speakers.

Beyond the stage

Alongside the Theatre there were mindfulness sessions in the Chapel, an art space in the Cloister and a Gaming Zone by Red Bull. Poble Espanyol’s squares worked as the networking area between sessions. See it in the gallery.

And when the sun went down: the after party

At 19:30 the venue became a festival. The Open Air Stage opened with Plastic Academia, the Art & Techno Stage played in the Cloister and the La Terrrazza main stage brought together Solardo (Manchester), Hector Couto (Tenerife) and Viviana Casanova (Girona), alongside artists such as DAGZZ, Noa, Nahum Korm and Nita Key. The music ran until 05:30. The full line-up is on after party.

Frequently asked questions

When is DEXT FORCE 2027?

The 2027 date and venue have not been announced yet. They will go to the waitlist first.

Where did DEXT FORCE 2025 take place?

At Poble Espanyol in Barcelona (Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13), a venue on Montjuïc with squares, a theatre, a chapel and a cloister. More on the venue page.

Who is it for?

Banking and finance professionals, investors, founders and entrepreneurs interested in finance, crypto, artificial intelligence and startups.

How can I become a speaker or sponsor?

Email hola@dextforcefestival.com or request the deck via Partner with us.

We are already preparing 2027. To be among the first to know the date, speakers and tickets, join the waitlist.