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The Collider Series

Global Conversations That Shape Tech

From Silicon Valley to Madrid, and across key innovation hubs in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the IEX Collider Series brings together founders, faculty, investors, and industry leaders to explore what’s next in a world where technology is rewriting the logic of globalization.

Each Collider is a curated dialogue where minds collide on topics such as technology, policy, research, entrepreneurship, and impactful progress in our world.

IEX BERKELEY COLLIDER SUMMIT

Navigating Technological and Geopolitical Transformation

28–29 October 2025 | UC Berkeley International Co-Lab

The inaugural summit brought together over 30 leaders from academia, venture, industry, and policy to explore how innovation systems must adapt in an era defined by geopolitical turbulence, AI diffusion, sovereignty and resilience, and intelligent infrastructure

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Past & Ongoing colliders

BI Pharma-X Collider

Madrid & Dubai | Partners: Ripple & UBRI

IE Madrid Campus | Partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim


This collaborative Collider brought together IE researchers and Boehringer Ingelheim leadership to tackle key challenges in the drug approval pipeline. Participants explored AI-driven approaches to accelerate decision-making, optimize clinical processes, and improve patient outcomes through faster, data-informed innovation.

A panel discussion featuring several speakers and a video call participant.

Ripple Virtual Asset Regulation Collider Series

Madrid & Dubai | Partners: Ripple & UBRI

These events convened 50–70 experts from legal, regulatory, and technology communities to frame critical questions in digital asset policy. The series also served as a launchpad for cross-sector research proposals, presenting early-stage findings and aligning international efforts to advance virtual asset regulation and blockchain innovation.

UPCOMING COLLIDER EVENTS​​​​

A group of professionals gathered for a conference related to climate and energy labs.

IEX VIG Insurance Tech Collider

IE Madrid Campus | September 4, 2026

Focus: Climate Change & Insurance

  • Climate risk modeling and emerging InsurTech
  • Data-driven insurance innovation
  • Student research presentations
  • In partnership with the Vienna Insurance Group–IE University research program

IEX LABS INITIATIVES

OUR NETWORKS: BRIDGING EUROPE, THE US AND BEYOND 

IEX offers high-value, practical research opportunities and business-oriented approaches to accessing global academic resources and expertise from leading ventures. Explore our extensive ecosystem below.