The CYL-HUB project has been subsidised with 1,342,280 euros by the Junta of Castilla and León and channelled through the Next Generation funds of the European Union.

CYL-HUB, the international hub of innovation and technological entrepreneurship of Castilla and León, continuing with its tour of events in the region, celebrates a great event in Palencia with two days aimed at young people, students, startups, innovative SMEs, freelancers, entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs, corporations, investors and public administrations with the help of the City Counci l of Palencia and the University of Valladolid-Palencia Campus and Science Park. Access and participation to all the activities is completely free and tickets can be obtained through the event's website.

CYL-HUB Palencia will feature more than sixty prestigious speakers, almost sixty startups, twenty round tables and lectures with representatives from the ecosystem of Palencia, Castilla and León and the rest of Spain, and around two hundred and fifty attendees.

CYL-HUB PALENCIA is designed firstly to promote entrepreneurial culture among young people, students, women and the unemployed, and secondly to boost and promote innovation and technological and social entrepreneurship, supporting freelancers, startups and innovative SMEs in Palencia, connecting them with a large number of investors, corporations and media nationwide. The aim is to obtain investment, create customers, grow and create jobs.

The event will be held on 19th and 20th of May at the Palencia University Campus, La Yutera and the Centro Cultural Antigua Cárcel - Lecrác (Palencia) respectively, organised by the University of Valladolid and the City Council of Palencia. The main public and private institutions of Palencia and the region such as the Provincial Council, the Government Subdelegation in Palencia, the Territorial Delegation in Palencia of the Junta of Castilla and León, the Chamber of Commerce, CEOE Palencia, Family Business CyL, ATA CyL and the Institute for Business Competitiveness , are joining this great initiative, making the event have all the support to maximize the attraction of investment and opportunities to Palencia, and projecting the image of Palencia's ecosystem at national level.

The conference will be inaugurated by the General Director of Social Economy and Self-Employment of the Junta of Castilla and León, María Emma Fernández, the Mayor of Palencia City Council, Mario Simón, Ángeles Armisén, President of the Provincial Council of Palencia, José Antonio Rubio, Territorial Delegate of Palencia of the Junta of Castilla and León, Ángel D. Miguel,  Government Subdelegate in Palencia, Amalia Rodríguez González, Vice-Rector of the Campus la Yutera de Palencia, Enrique Baeyens Lázaro, Vice-Rector of Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer of the UVA, Luis Calderón, Vice-President of the Diputación of Palencia, Rocío Hervella, CEO of Prosol and President of Empresa Familiar CyL, Conrado Merino Inyesto, President of the Official Chamb er of Commerce, Industry and Services of Palencia, José Ignacio Carrasco Asenjo, President of CEOE Palencia and the CEO of Startup OLÉ and Director of the CYL-HUB project, Emilio Corchado.

The event will feature great speakers and experts from the entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem such as Rocío Hervella, President of Prosol and President of the Family Business Association of Castilla and León, Javier González, innovation manager of Acciona, Óscar Baza, Innovation and Digital Director of RTVE, Erika Escolar, Director of Capital Energy Quantum, Paco Hevia,  Corporate Director of Galletas Gullón, Enrique de Miguel, Oracle for Startups Ambassador, Juanma Romero, Director and presenter of Emprende-RTVE, Domiciano Curiel, President of ATA CyL, Luis Calderón, Vice-president of the Provincial Council of Palencia, Jesús González Nieto-Márquez, Managing Director of BME Growth, Emilio Martínez, Enagás Emprende, Andrés Hernando, CEO of Hiperbaric, Eduardo Delgado, CEO of roams,  Daniel Pérez, CEO of zunder, Javier Cantera, President of Auren Consultores, Jaime Olaizola, Entrepreneur, founding partner ID Forest, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, CEO of Grupo OCHO-CAÑOS, Guillermo Soto, General Managing Partner Core Angels Madrid SL, Jesús Díez, Coordinator of the Circular Economy Strategy of Castilla and León, Rosa González, Secretary General of the Official Chamber of Commerce of Palencia,  Luis Ruano, Director of Ricari, Heiko Unzalu, Coordinator of the automotive incubator High Tech Auto, Isra Bravo, Founder of Motivante, Angélica Lozano, CTO and Co-Founder of MLEAN, Prudencio Herrero, Managing Director of Foro de Consejeros, Pedro Carrillo, CEO of GENYUS SCHOOL, Ricardo Dómine, General Manager Qwerty Podcast, Enrique Hornos, General Manager and Founding Partner at ICON Multime dia, David Rámos, Manager of Morcilla de Villada, Lorena Yáñez, Owner of Xelakids, Sergio Vázquez, Founding Partner of MonteSIG Ingeniería y Medioambiente, Estíbaliz González, Director of Medgón Passivhaus, Mafe Jiménez Buitrago, Manager of CERVEZAS YESTA, Gaspar Fuentes Arroyo, Manager of POSTELECTRICA FABRICACION, S.A., Pilar Pérez, Director of Employment at the University of Valladolid, Nazaret Mateos,  CEO of EntreSetas, Verónica Serná, Businesswoman and COO of Grupo CFI, Tania Navarro, COO & entrepreneurial mindset promoter of GENYUS SCHOOL, Sonia Gonzalez and Raúl Santa Eufemia, both from UGT-CYL, Asier Saiz, Director of ITAGRA, among others.

The event on 19th of May will be dedicated to the promotion of talent and entrepreneurial culture, including all kinds of activities that will take place at the University Campus of La Yutera. One of the main activities of the day will be an inspiring talk entitled I'm going to show you, in less than 15 minutes, that copywriting has such a radical importance in your business, that you may not pay any attention to me by the famous copywriter Isra Bravo, founder of Motivante, as well as the talk Charisma and empathy to communicate with others,  how to be able to sell, some technique by Juanma Romero, Director and Presenter of Emprende - RTVE.

In addition, the event's agenda will include a wide range of activities such as a Hackathon organised by the great Palencia startup Roams, which aims to identify talent and generate employment. Another of the activities is a workshop by Genyus School, aimed mainly at heads of educational centres, aimed at promoting entrepreneurial culture among children, in order to promote entrepreneurship from the base and the development of social skills through games and dynamics. The event will include round tables that will address different topics such as entrepreneurial culture, the role of young female entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurs and investors, the entrepreneurial future, the responsible future, among others. The first day also includes two masterclasses, one on how to go from idea phase to startup, by Prudencio Herrero, Managing Director of Foro de Consejeros, and another on how to start a business without dying trying, by Eduardo Delgado, CEO of Roams.

The second day, aimed at professionals from the entrepreneurial ecosystem, will be held on Friday, 20th of May at the Antigua Cárcel - Lecrác Cultural Centre (Palencia). All activities will be aimed at connecting companies, startups and freelancers with investors, corporations, media and public institutions. There will be a startup fair, pitch competition, business rounds between startups and investors and round tables related to some of the transversal axes of the CYL-HUB project, such as job creation, ecological transition, social and territorial cohesion, digitalisation and gender equality.

In addition, one of the round tables will address the specialisation of the main sectors and technologies that define the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Palencia, such as Automotive and Agri-Food. Another of the sessions will address both the current and future state of the Palencia ecosystem, with speakers representing the main institutions such as the city council, provincial council, chamber of commerce, university, among others.

All participating startups, as well as the ecosystem of Palencia, will be invited to participate in Startup OLÉ, in Salamanca from 5th to 7th of September, where the entire ecosystem of Castilla and León will be invited to connect nationally and internationally with major investors, corporations, governments and media.

In terms of prizes, the winning startups of the event will be invited to participate in some of the most important European fairs of technological entrepreneurship, which will allow them to come into contact with a large number of investors and international corporations.

CYL-HUB Palencia will end with a great networking cocktail, where all attendees will be able to connect and look for possible synergies and ways of collaboration.

The CYL-HUB project provides all its participants with a digital networking tool that, once registered, allows all participants with common interests to connect. For example, connecting startups with investors or corporations with job offers and demands, as well as offering mentoring possibilities.

All those interested, especially the self-employed, young people, entrepreneurs, students, women entrepreneurs, rural areas, startups and SMEs of Castilla and León can attend in person or follow via streaming completely free of charge, they only have to register in our event.