Son Vida as a Stage for International Networks: A Mild Evening at the "Summer Apéro"

Son Vida as a Stage for International Networks: A Mild Evening at the "Summer Apéro"

About 50 guests from business, art and technology networked in a Mediterranean climate

The slope of Son Vida is high enough to allow a view over Palma and the sea; that evening a warm breeze blew, cicadas hummed, and waiters balanced glasses among pines and terrace lights. Thus began a gathering that transformed the island's otherwise more tourist-oriented side into a forum for the exchange of ideas and capital.

The evening was organised jointly by Mountain Partners AG, A&G Banca Privada and Balearic Projects. The roughly 50 invited guests were welcomed by host Dr. Cornelius Boersch. The group consisted of CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors and artists – a mix that encouraged conversations about new projects and collaborations.

A notable programme item was an impulse lecture by Vitali Shkliarov, Senior Vice President at Destinus. He explained topics around defence technologies and strategic innovations in Europe, which prompted technical and security-policy discussions among some attendees. Also present was Gonzalo Rodríguez-Fraile, CEO of A&G Banca Privada, who was available to discuss financial questions and private-banking perspectives.

Balearic Projects was represented by Elena Aguilar Fernández and Alejo Martínez-Fortún de Lucio. Their local flavour stood out: both come from families long rooted in the island's development and real-estate circles, and they base their projects on a combination of market knowledge and regional familiarity.

The guests included people from various fields: entrepreneurs, gallerists, event organisers and representatives of established family businesses. Names such as Roberto Blanco, Michael Mronz and Drew Aaron were on the guest list, as well as representatives from politics, science and the legal profession. The evening ended with a cocktail reception; musically, Jayla Brown provided the atmosphere, supported by ASM Artists, Sports & Media. Local products from Bodega 65 Sencelles contributed to the setting.

Such gatherings have a special quality for Mallorca: they bring not only capital interests but also know-how, cultural impulses and direct contacts. On the terraces of Son Vida – between pine and sea-salt air – conversations arise that often have effects far beyond the evening: from project ideas to collaborations to long-term investment plans.

A small everyday scene stayed with me: two young founders from Palma, standing at the edge of the reception, calmly explained to an investor what a sustainability concept for holiday accommodations might look like. You won't see that on the agenda of tourist brochures, but it is precisely here that local needs and international experience are brought together.

Why is that good for Mallorca? Events like this Apéro show the island a possibility: conversations without great hype, but with concrete experts who are ready to listen and co-create. This fosters projects that not only seek short-term profit but also open up long-term prospects for jobs, cultural promotion and more sustainable development.

Outlook: If more such evenings arise, linked to clear follow-up formats (workshops, local partnerships, transparent project phases), Mallorca can further expand its role as a platform for exchange between the Mediterranean and international capital circles. That does not mean changing everything – but creating targeted opportunities that fit the island.

The evening in Son Vida was not a media spectacle, but a high degree of networking in a relaxed atmosphere. And that, it can be said, is a form of value creation often underestimated here: quiet, locally rooted and on equal terms.