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About Future Leaders
Future Leaders helps young people build confidence, skills, and real-world experience through entrepreneurship, internships, and international learning in Spain. We create programs that are practical, ambitious, and designed to help students grow beyond the classroom.
Who We Are
We are a team that believes learning should be active, challenging, and meaningful. Our programs are built for students who want more than a traditional study abroad experience. They want to test ideas, work with mentors, gain professional experience, and discover what they are capable of.
Meet The Team
Innovation. Expertise. Mentorship.
Program Director
Arantxa López
Arantxa oversees program design and execution, ensuring strong support systems and high-impact entrepreneurial experiences.
Expert Mentor
Xavi Marlasca
Xavi advises entrepreneurship teams, helping refine business ideas, strengthen professional strategy, and elevate final investor pitches.
Expert Mentor
Maria Martyak
Maria mentors teams, guiding them to sharpen their ideas, lead with clear strategic direction, and deliver compelling investor pitches.
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Program Leader
Antonio Kalmeta
Antonio leads teams helping them build practical skills, develop confidence, and grow through hands-on learning and real-world challenges.
Expert Mentor
Jes Black
Jes leverages his expertise in finance, entrepreneurship, economics, AI, and machine learning to guide teams in delivering strategic investor pitches.
Expert Mentor
Thomas Dillon
With proven experience building and scaling a company to over 200 employees in the UAE, Thomas mentors teams in digital strategy.
Expert Mentor
Martín Morillo
Martin brings expertise in mobile apps, marketing, and AI, with experience in launching apps and investing in startups to drive innovation.
Expert Mentor
Kristina Ionitskaia
Drawing on her expertise in luxury marketing, Kristina helps teams build compelling brand identities through strategic consumer behavior research.
Expert Mentor
Killian O'Kelly
Having successfully built and sold two companies, Killian offers expertise in experiential business, fundraising, and partnership development.
Expert Mentor
Miguel Castañeda
Miguel drives sustainability and responsible business transformation, drawing on experience building several consultancy firms.
Expert Mentor
Martina Guzmán
Martina helps teams turn complex ideas into clear, confident, and actionable communication, having supported 1,050+ startups worldwide.
Expert Mentor
Victor Horcasitas
Victor supports teams in building communities and shaping their story, using his journalism background and experience reaching 155,000+ readers.
Expert Mentor
Andrew Funk
Andrew turns ideas into purpose-led, socially impactful projects with teams, using his cross-sector expertise and background in entrepreneurship.
What Makes Future Leaders Different
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Internship
Hands-on business challenges, pitch events, and projects with real impact.
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Entrepreneuship
Collaborate and network in teams with university students from all over the world.
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Mentorship
Guidance and connection with industry professionals and local investors.