Connection
Curated introductions and conversations that go deeper than exchanging business cards.
A Marbella Storytelling Series
Flavours that connect. Stories that open doors.
A curated evening where high-profile founders and creative minds converge over a world-class menu to share the unwritten chapters of their journey. No pitches, just presence.
Marbella
Host City
50+
Founders & Visionaries
20+
Nationalities Joined
Charity
Meaningful Impact
Pitch & Plate Concept
What is Pitch & Plate?
Pitch & Plate is a business and social dining concept created to bring people together in meaningful rooms. It combines gastronomy, storytelling, visibility, entertainment and charity in one elegant experience.
It is a room with intention. A place where entrepreneurs, founders, investors, professionals and creatives can meet beyond titles, speak with honesty, and create connections that feel both human and powerful.
Storytelling
Speakers share their journey, their failures, their lessons and the truth behind their success.
Impact
Every edition carries a purpose and gives visibility to a meaningful cause or charity.
The Framework
The clear concept
Every Pitch & Plate edition is designed as a new experience. The place changes, the room changes, the energy changes, but the mission stays the same: connection, visibility and impact.
A different room
Each edition gathers a curated mix of people, creating a fresh room with new conversations and new opportunities.
A different place
Pitch & Plate moves through selected venues, restaurants and spaces that bring their own identity to the experience.
A different experience
Food, atmosphere, entertainment and storytelling come together to make every edition memorable.
A different impact
Each gathering gives space to a cause, a charity or a mission that deserves attention and support.
At Pitch & Plate, people do not only present what they do. They reveal what made them who they are.
The Experience
How it works
The experience is simple, but intentional. Guests arrive to connect, listen, share, discover and leave with new people, new ideas and a stronger sense of purpose.
The room is curated
Founders, entrepreneurs, investors, small businesses, creatives, professionals and community leaders are invited into the same space.
The table creates trust
Food and hospitality make the room warmer, more natural and more open for real conversation.
Speakers share the human story
Guests hear stories about business, failure, courage, rebuilding, purpose and the lessons behind the journey.
Entertainment elevates the night
Each edition can include music, performance, art, production moments or creative elements that make the experience alive.
A cause is supported
The event gives visibility to a meaningful charity or impact project, allowing the community to be part of something bigger.
Connections continue after
The goal is not only one evening. It is to create future collaborations, introductions, stories and opportunities.
Impact
The charity element
Pitch & Plate believes that business rooms can also become rooms of generosity. Every edition can create attention, support and momentum around a meaningful cause.
The Empty Plate
The Empty Plate is the symbolic impact side of Pitch & Plate. It represents the space we keep at the table for people, causes and communities that need support, visibility and action.
Awareness
We use the room to bring attention to a selected cause.
Community support
Guests, brands and partners can contribute in meaningful ways.
Purposeful visibility
Impact becomes part of the experience, not an afterthought.
For people who build, create, lead and care.
Pitch & Plate is for founders, entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, creatives, brands, restaurants and people who believe that a room can change everything when the right people are in it.
Four Pillars of the Evening
Every Pitch & Plate edition is carefully orchestrated to balance culinary art with intellectual stimulation.
Gourmet Dinner
A curated multi-course journey designed by Marbella chefs to provoke the palate.
Curated Stories
Three speakers share raw stories of failure, breakthrough, and the humanity of success.
Table Talk
Facilitated conversations where meaningful questions replace standard elevator pitches.
Charity Raffle
An evening of giving, with exclusive experiences and prizes supporting local impact.
The Archive
2025 & 2026 Highlights
Complete
Jacare Marbella
The Premiere Edition: Roots & Resilience
Complete
Lov Olivia Valère
Winter Series: The Art of Pivot
Complete
Pink Palms Edition
Stories, Flavors & Connection
Save the Date
Fourth Edition 2026
A secret venue. An unannounced guest speaker. The same soul-stirring conversations.
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