Team
Jai. Nanwani
A senior lawyer with almost 30 years of experience, Jai. holds a Master’s degree in International Legislation and Commerce. Fluent in nearly 9 languages, he is the first lawyer of Indian origin established in the Spanish mainland. Jai. counsels companies and individuals and has held various posts in legal bodies as well as business organisations, including the former ́Indian Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona` for more than 11 years.
Committed to excellence, through thoroughness and precision, he is a cofounder and co-president of the Chamber
Jorge Navarro Quilis
Jorge Navarro Quilis (1957), Spanish lawyer, practising since 1982, specialist in litigation and criminal law, founder of the international law firm NQ ABOGADOS/LAWYERS, (www.nqabogados.com) based in Barcelona, expert in India and its markets, with an extensive network of contacts in different European and Asian countries, creator of the “Matching India“ business platform, specialised in the development of bilateral Spain-India businesses.
Erik Brieva
Founder of Bcombinator, the startups and innovation hub in Barcelona. Expert in creating and growing innovative companies at international level. Currently is the CEO at Strands (acquired by CRIF), empowering 700 financial institutions worldwide with Artificial Intelligence. Previously, founded Polymita Technologies (acquired by Red Hat), Enzyme (acquired by Nexe) and iSOCO (acquired by Expert System). Member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). Academic Director at Polytechnic University of Catalonia. President of the Entrepreneurship Commission of 22@Barcelona. Named among the Top 50 Most Admired CEOs (The Technology Headlines, USA, 2019), Top 100 Leaders of the Future (Capital Magazine, Spain, 2009), and Entrepreneur of the Year (Entrepreneurs Magazine, Spain, 2006) among other recognitions.
Luis Roca
Luis Roca, Barranquilla (COL), 1957, MBA, with extensive experience in various sectors, with special impact on the agri-food sector. As international consultant, has collaborted in the development of several projects of both development aid and business implementation in not only ine Europe but also in Latin America, Asia and Northern Africa, he currently runs his own consulting and trading company while actively collaborating in various official trade organizations.
Octavio Sena
I am Octavio Sena, 57 years old, from Goa, India and I have 30 years of experience as an expert in opening new markets at a Commercial & Marketing level, and creating structures for new subsidiaries, consolidation of existing markets, increasing the turnover and improvement of margins on EBITDA, reduction of structure and production costs.
I am used to working in complex situations, multicultural environments and adapting to both SMEs and multinationals. I am fluent in 8 languages: English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, German and Spanish, apart from the mother tongues: two Indian languages.