Javier Agüera

Serial entrepreneur specialized in the mobile industry. At the age of 16 and after two early projects, co-founded Geeksphone, the first European brand to launch Android to the market (2009) and the worldwide pioneer with Mozilla's Firefox OS (2013). Went on to start Blackphone, an award-winning privacy-centred smartphone manufacturer which was acquired by Silent Circle in 2015. Also co-founder of journalism start-ups Neupic and StoriesON, and board member of VR studios Future Lighthouse and Emerge. Former Young Adviser to Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission, and currently VP of Business Development for Snips.ai

I have spoken about youth empowerment and entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, data privacy and the future of mobile industry in world-class venues like Davos, Mobile World Congress, MIT EmTech and Pioneers Festival.