Join us for interesting and value-packed conversations with experts who will share with you their expertise covering topics such as buying a property, the school system, having a business in Spain, retirement, legal requirements, and much more.
ABOUT SPAINEXPO
THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF EXPERT INTERVIEWS AND ADVICE FOR FOREIGNERS MOVING TO OR DREAMING ABOUT SPAIN
A unique experience for the people who want to move to / buy a holiday home in Spain. We have gathered 25+ experts who will teach you about their expertise covering topics such as
- buying a property
- the school system
- setting up an online business
- having a business in Spain
- retirement
- marketing a vacation home
- legal requirements
- … and much more
25+ EXPERTS
DAY 1
Family & Planning: Moving to and living in Spain with your family
We will start the EXPO with interesting interviews with experts who help you to prepare your family for the move. We also cover topics such as the rental industry and sustainability, and how you can attract more holiday visitors to your holiday home.

Lisa Sadleir
MOVE TO MALAGA

Rachel Smets
COACH, AUTHOR & SPEAKER

Maxine Raynor
MONEY SAVER SPAIN

Cat Gaa and Hayley Salvo
COMO CONSULTING SPAIN

Nicola Erlich
Spain-Holiday.com
DAY 2
Legal & insurance: Becoming residents, buying or renting a property
During day 2, we have interesting and valuable expert talks covering the process of buying a property. We will talk about the different steps in finding and purchasing a property, and also what legal aspects you need to be aware of when buying a home in Spain.

Nikki Powles
DAN PROPERTY IN SPAIN

Alex Radford
MY LAWYER IN SPAIN

Sarah Hawes
SEGURIENT INSURANCE

Jonathon Moreels
JON MOREELS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

Alvaro Valera Martinez
CAIXA BANK
DAY 3
Property: Process, Buying, Design & build
During day 3, we will continue talking about property, a specific focus on buying, building and designing your dream home. We will talk about buying a rustic property and renovating it. And our experts will reveal their secrets to a high vacation rental income in Spain.

Laura Wood
GRAPEVINE PROPERTIES

Ignacio Ortega
CURRENCIES DIRECT

Campbell Ferguson
SURVEY SPAIN

Marina Nitzak
LUKS MARBELLA INVESTORS CLUB

John Wolfendale
ECO VIDA HOMES
DAY 4
Business: Working & running a business in Spain / online
During day 4, we are focusing on setting up your business in Spain or building an online business that allows you to work from Spain. We will have interesting conversations with digital nomads who run their businesses online.

Anke Herrmann
TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH

Jo Bendle
PRODUCTIVITY COACH

Tiina Wilen
DIGITALIZATION COACH

Neil Hesketh
SPANISH APPROACH

Barbara Riedel
DIGITAL NOMAD

Alistair Spence Clarke
TAX, ACCOUNTING & LAW EXPERT
DAY 5
Lifestyle: Living in Spain as a foreigner
During the last day, we are talking about living in Spain as a foreigner. We will talk about living in Spain as a family or a single, learning the language, and a lot of interesting topics!

Natasha Mason
LAE MADRID

Rachel Smets
COACH, AUTHOR & SPEAKER

Maria Arredondo
PIVOT MUNDI

Esme Fegan
TEFL IN SPAIN

Heidi Wagoner
WAGONERS ABROAD
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YOUR HOSTS

ALI MEEHAN
Ali Meehan is Social Entrepreneur and Founder of award-winning Costa Women, the largest social networking community for Women living in, or planning on moving to Spain. Costa Women won Best of British Social Club by The Telegraph and Expat Stars award from MyCurrencyTransfer.
Included in Top 101 Feisty, Fun And Fabulous Women Bloggers To Follow by Birds on the Blog. Ali was also highlighted as a top Twitter account for expat advice by The Telegraph and has a social media reach of 30,000+. Ali is a founding member of Typical Non-Spanish, a group which celebrates all that is good about life in Spain. Spain is where Ali has now settled after traveling the globe over the last 20 years and working in Australia, the Middle East, and Asia.

TIINA WILEN
Tiina Wilen is a serial entrepreneur with a specialty in building concepts and brands that stand out. Through her company, AvenueCoach.com, Tiina helps smart and driven, mostly women-owned small businesses transform their offerings online, create highly selling business concepts, get more clients through strategic digital marketing, sell with integrity and scale with confidence.
Tiina was born in Finland and now lives in Sweden with her Swedish husband and two small children. She has been an expat for 20 years and been previously lived and worked in Shanghai and during short periods in Greece. The Wilen family is planning to move to Spain in the near future… (but that’s a secret)