Valencia Digital Summit 2023 | VDS | 25 October 2023 | City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Av. del Professor López Piñero, 7, 46013 València, Spain

This event aims to showcase the new Valencia-Miami-LATAM axis as a business bridge between startups and investors, and is committed to promoting entrepreneurial culture and enhancing the innovation ecosystem by fostering partnerships between key players worldwide. Valencia is the healthiest region in the world, with a thriving startup ecosystem, prestigious universities and research labs, and an ideal balance between quality of life, cost of living, and talent.
This event is a global 360 high-impact platform that showcases disruptive solutions from the best innovative talent and creates business opportunities by fostering connections between key players, hence boosting the tech and innovation ecosystem. Curated throughout the year by Startup Valencia VDS has become the annual meeting point that Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Startups, Corporations, Investors, and Policymakers cannot miss.

2023 Speakers

Vala Afshar
Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce

Dagmar van Ravenswaay
Venture Partner, Borski Fund

Ángel Rivera
CEO Santander Spain, Banco Santander

Sharon Gai
Head of Accounts, Pattern

Ann Hiatt
Founder, Hypergiant LLC

Pedro Duque
Associated Professor, Polytechnic University of Madrid South Campus

Felipe Peñacoba
CIO & Management Board member, Revolut

Marta Cruz
Managing Partner , NXTP Ventures

François Derbaix
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Indexa Capital

Gabriela Macagni
Managing Partner, Matterscale Ventures

Chris Carter
CEO Creative AI Leader, Approyo

Carlos Mazón
President of the Regional Government

Stavriana Kofteros
Founder, Partner, W11 Ventures Ltd

María José Catalá
Mayor of Valencia

Anamaria Meshkurti
Partner Europe, Unorthodox Ventures

Samuel Gil
Managing Partner, JME Ventures

Iris Parra
Co-Founder & Director, Enlaza

Mikhail Taver
Founder & Managing Partner, Taver Capital

Vicente Mompó
President of the Provincial Council of Valencia

Guenia Gawendo
Telefonica Ventures Director, Telefonica

Barbara Covarrubias
Founder & CEO, #virtualspacehero

Vladimer Botsvadze
Advisory Board Member, United States Artificial Intelligence Institute (USAII®)

Verónica Trapa
General Partner, Swanlaab Venture Factory

Iñaki Arrola
Partner, K Fund

Ankita Mathew
Director, Triple G Ventures

Nikolas Mastroyiannopoulos
Founder Managing Partner, W11 Ventures

Facundo Mauricio
Cybersecurity Manager, Siemens

Karim Benchaaboun
Co-Founder & CTO, Flowlity

Cristina Carrascosa
CEO, ATH21

Aadish Rakhecha
Founder & CEO, Shizen, Inc.

Jaime Novoa
Partner, K Fund

Isaac de la Peña
General Partner, Conexo Ventures

Adrian Roche
CEO | Strategic Lead, Adrian Roche SL

Maria Luke
CEO, Uelz

Alejandra Otero
Investment Manager, Burda Principal Investments

Aquilino Peña
Founder & Managing Director, Kibo Ventures

Ruben Melkonian
CEO, Soilmate.ai

Paula Sancho
Managing Director, Finaves

Bartosz Ziółko
Ex CEO & Co-Founder, AI Expert

Juan Espinosa
Co-Founder, CEO, Sprinque

Patrick Heinz
Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Germany

André Zimmermann
Senior International Partner, Pipeline Capital

Natalia Álvarez
Open Innovation Sr Analyst, Repsol

Álvaro Sanz
Investment Director, TheVentureCity

Coro Saldaña
CEO, Sight Group

Joaquín Durán
Managing Partner, BlueBull

Lucia Carriero
CEO, Neuroset italia

Jaime Sendagorta
Director, GP Bullhound Ltd

Paula Villamarin
CEO, LinkedAI

Greg Lind
CEO, Buildly

Camilo A. Pieschacón
CEO, DepositPass

Miguel Arias
General Manager, K Fund

Tom Horsey
Managing Partner, Eoniq.fund

Jacqueline Kazmaier
Co-Founder & CEO, Autoscriber

Tommaso Demarie
CEO, Entropica Labs

Enrique Selva
CEO, Umbrella Solar Investment

Fran Villalba
CEO, Internxt

Patricia Pastor
GP, Next Tier Ventures

Cai Felip
CEO, Union Avatars

Manuel Pérez
Founder, Mendel Brain

Pablo Moro
Head of Investments, Telefónica Ventures

Yael Hernandez
CEO, Token City

Jose del Barrio
Founder & Managing Partner, Samaipata

Alan Boryszanski
CEO, CryptoMate

David Pistoni
CEO & Co-Founder, Zeleros Global S.L

Jaime Bosch
Co-Founder & CEO, Voicemod

Alejandro Mullor
WW Public Sector Digital Strategist, Tourism Lead, Microsoft

Adrián Heredia
CEO, Byld - Corporate Venture Builder

Esther Molina
Moderator, D+I El Español

Jorge Lluch
COO & Co-Founder, Abacum

Marta Ciudad
Cluster Manager, ADESTIC

Joan Tubau
Speaker, Kapital

Iker Marcaide
Founder & Executive Chairman, Zubi Group

Jordi Ferrer
Investment Director, Ship2B Ventures

Vanessa Palmer
BD Manager, CaixaBank DayOne

Andrés Zamora
CEO, Soloduerme, S.L

Salvador Mas
CEO & Founder, GPTadvisor

Sergio Conejo
CEO, Worksible

Andrea Cartujo
COO, Sabartech

Ramón Ferri
Director of Institutional Relations, Segittur

Benoit Menardo
Co-Founder, Payflow

Blas Simón
Head of Orbyn Capital Markets, Orbyn

Francisco Ferreira
Partner, Bynd Venture Capital

Kristin Suleng
Communication and Marketing Director, University of Valencia Science Park

Enrique Lancis
CIO, Globaldit

Isabel García
Managing Director of FREENOW in Spain, Free Now Madrid

Juan González
Senior Advisor, Armilar Venture Partners

Ángela del Carmen
Co-Founder & CEO, Imageryst

Isidro Fernández
CEO, Bumerania Robotics

Javier Guerrero
CEO, INDYA | Nutrición Deportiva

Nicola Abbasciano
Founder, Pigro

Jonathan Hollis
Managing Partner, Mountside Ventures

Ángel Saenz
General Manager for Spain and Portugal, Linkedin

Maria Luisa Domingo
CEO, Evolving Therapeutics

Maxime Agostini
CEO & Co-Founder, Sarus

Pablo Gonzalvez
CEO, EBHealth3

Ana Guasch
Founder, The Shakers Lab

Saad Lachhab
CEO, Lokalité

Torsten Kolind
Angel Investor, YouNoodle

Ahmed Abdelazim
CEO, Oinride Oy

Irina Gheorghiu
CEO & Co-Founder, ZIM Connections

Roy Conan Alonso
Co-Founder, Quantic Brains Technologies SL

Amado Villar
CEO, xNova International

Neema Balolebwami Nelly
Founder & Artificial Intelligence Expert, Emea Venture Builder

Fernando Cabello-Astolfi
CEO, Devengo

Peter Nienhuis
Country Manager, Proxify AB

Óscar Cantalejo
Head of Perseo, Iberdrola S.A.

Carlos Ramos
Director of Venture Capital, LAVCA

Paula Sánchez
Founder & CEO, CoCircular

Waleed Sadek
Founder & CEO, PaySky & Yalla Super App

Rosa Jiménez
Comms, Jeeves / Wired

Jose J. Burgos
Founder, Fresh People

Angel Alberich
CEO, Quibim

Fran Piera
GP, Successful SPV

Olena Iosifova
CEO, Ender Turing

Eduard Oboimov
CEO, eTEU Technologies

Ola Yurchuk
Co-Founder, Beauty Hunter

Mauro Ferri
CEO, Voiceme

Nacho Veiga
CMO, Fisify

Xabier Sesma
COO, Glucovibes

Stephen Doyle
CEO, Greyscale AI

Matias Figliozzi
CEO & Co-Founder, Unibaio

Natalia Mykhaylova
CEO, WeavAir

Vincent Coste
Co-Founder & CEO, Welii

Phanos Hadjikyriakou
CEO & Co-Founder, 2050 Materials

Jonatan Amenedo
CEO, Roiward.io

Sarp Akgönül
Co-CEO, Beynex

Yuliia Bilan
QA Engineer, Togal.AI

Angelo Delle Piane
CEO, Smart Kiwi

Ricard Guillem
Founder, Cafler

Aida Lutaj
Co-Founder & CEO, Legitify

Mateo Suarez
CEO, eBombo

Pilar Prados
CEO & Co-Founder, Bounsel

Carlos Fernandez
Speaker, Persiskin SL

Dor Eligula
Co-Founder & CBO, BridgeWise ברידג׳וויז

Luis Javier Alvarez
Head of Product, Shares.io

Marc Fluvia
CEO, Auctree

Noaa Barak
4YFN Senior Strategy and Engagement Manager, GSMA

Jose Blasco
CEO, Oratrex

Pablo Gil
Co-Founder, PropHero

Laura Garcia
Director of Product Management, Coverwallet

Aniol Brosa
Partner, Inveready

Jacopo Destro
Vice President, Alantra Partners

Bianca Dragomir
Director, Cleantech for Iberia

Carlos Gomez
CEO, Vivla Lifestyle S.L.

Amparo García
COO, Zeus

Jose Bort
CEO, Eventscase

Alen Arslanagic
CEO, Visium SA

Alejandro Aliaga
General Co-Director, BeDisruptive

Daniel Duemig
Co-Founder, The MotherTrees

Lynn Zoenen
Principal, Alpine Space Ventures

Andy Lurling
Founding Partner, Lumo Labs

Pedro Mujica
Head of the IANética.com observatory at Las Naves, Ajuntament de València

Jorge Soriano
CEO, Criptan

Diego Moya
CEO, VibeX

Beatriz Jacoste
Director, KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub

Nacho Mas
CEO, Startup Valencia

Christian Teichmann
CEO, Burda Principal Investments

Alberto Centeno
CEO, Fourvenues

Eva Giner Asensi
Innovation Director, The SPB Global Crporation

Kristian Vybiral
CEO, Uitrial LTD

Joseba Sagastigordia
Director, Mondragon Business Development Center

Jorge Millán-Astray
Head of Innovation Projects, Santalucia

Heiko Bailer
Co-Founder, SmartStamp AG

Salvador Enguix
Delegate in Valencia, La Vanguardia

Rafael Martin
VC Investor, GoHub Ventures

Cristina Anton
Co-Founder & CEO, Agrosymbiose Green Tech Ecosystems

Darren Stauffer
VP Business Development, Dealroom.co

Ramón López
Head of Innovation Ecosystems, Veolia

Enrique Penichet
Founding Partner, Draper B1

Pablo Perea
Head of Investments, GoHub Ventures

Pablo Fernandez
Co-Founder & President, Clibrain

Iván Feito
Partner, Axon Partners Group

Adria Cortes
CEO, Amphora Logistics

Clara Fernandez
CEO, RxLongevity

Vicente Yuste
Strategy, Telefónica España

Andrii Aleksieienko
CEO, Spendbase

Pablo Montoliu
CIIO, Aon

Pilar Mateo
President and Founder, Inesfly Corporation

Juan Luis Hortelano
President, Startup Valencia

Chema Nieto
CEO, Socialnius

Nicolas Guillen
Co-Founder and CFO, BaseCap Analytics

Luis Llorens
Principal, Plug and Play Tech Center

Roger Ripoll
CX Manager, Veritas

Gonzalo Belenguer
Director, Red de Institutos Tecnológicos de la Comunitat Valenciana, REDIT

Álvaro Sanz
Investment Director, ThCommunityureCity

David Valls
Project Manager, Invest in València

Miguel Santos
Founder, CEO & Head of Strategy, Technisys & Galileo Financial Technologies

Estefanía Pastor
Moderator, Valencia Plaza

Virginia Garcia
Project Manager, Invest in València

Majo Castillo
COO, Sesame HR

Javier Megias
Managing Partner, EMEA Funds, Plug and Play

Leandro Sigman
Chairman, Insud Pharma

Desirée Alayza
Leader, Seed by EY

Cristina Baixauli
Transformation Director / Dinapsis Valencia Director, Hidraqua-Dinapsis

Luz Adell
Partner, Draper B1

Alex Barrera
Chief Editor, The Aleph

Cristina Ramos
Innovation Technician, Veolia

Alfonso Nuñez
Director | Digital Strategy & Innovation, EY-Parthenon

Giuseppe Donvito
Partner, P101

Jose Maria Hernanz
Partner, JME Ventures

Viroslava Novosylna
CEO and Founder, Slova Tech PR

Nacho Liñán
Técnico de Promoción, Enisa, Empresa Nacional de Innovacion, S.A.

Nico Goulet
Managing Partner, Adara Ventures

Alejandra Carrau
Head of Strategy & Innovation, Ângela Impact Economy

Yolanda Tomas
Board Member, Bigban

Stefano Guidotti
Partner, P101

Matias Sosa
Product Marketing Manager , OVHcloud

Francisco Benedito
CEO & Co-Founder, ClimateTrade

Francisco Tormo
CEO, Singularu Trendy Jewels

Daniel Heyman
President and CSO, Candy Digital

Beatriz Aznar
Journalist, Disruptores+Innovadores (El Español)

Clara Torrijos
CEO, GoKoan

Ruben Colomer
General Partner, Next Tier Ventures

Julio Ribes
CEO, Holaglow

Nina Cardelus
Investor, Lightrock

Luca Busolli
Blockchain Consultant, 2Klab

Victor Navarro
Principal, Yellow

Felipe Carrasco
Regional Secretary for Industry, Regional Government

Mónica Rodriguez
CEO, Recovo

Ana María Centeno
Innova manager, RTVE

Santiago de Arquer
Senior Associate, Inveready

Ángel Buigues
BStartup Advisor, Banco Sabadell

Luis Tatay
Head of m&a and Corporate Law, Grant Thornton

Manuel Nieto
General Partner, First Drop Vc

Sherman Kong
(formerly) Senior Advisor, Digital Impact Alliance, (formerly) United Nations Foundation

Georgios Depastas
Co-Founder & CEO, Lerna AI

Francho Garcia
CEO & Cofounder, Arkadia Space

Chaume Sánchez
CEO, GeeksHubs

Israel Griol Barres
Manager, StartUPV

Paloma Mas Pellicer
Board, Startup Valencia

Alex Mengual
CIO, Orbital EOS

Juan Mario Lecumberri
AHA IoT expert, Institute for Social Innovation & Citizenship

Francisco Lopez
CEO, LIFT Asset Management

Dámaso Cebrián
Global CIO Corporate & Investment Banking, Banco Santander

Ismael Almazan
CEO, FYLA

Julio Covacho
Founder, Quantic Brains Technologies SL

María José Tomás
Technician, CDTI

Alberto Such
Digital Ecosystem Architect, HPInc

Mario Rodriguez
Director, EY-Parthenon

Daniel Faloppa
Founder & CEO, Equidam

Arturo Castelló
CEO, Encom

Marta Antunez
Director, Wayra Barcelona

Ismael Valero
Lanzadera Corporate Manager, Lanzadera

Lucas Adrián
Principal Product Manager, Eventbrite

Julio Sánchez
Head of Innovation, Cinfa

Blanca Aguirre
Lead Product Manager, Inditex

Alberto Toril
Manager, Breakthrough Energy

Ángel Uzquiza
Head of Innovation, Santalucia Seguros

Daniel Nieto
Vice President Government Engagement, Mastercard

Luis Garay
Partner, Samaipata

José Ramón Pérez
Chief Technology Officer, Mercadona S.A.

Rayane Radjabaly
Head of sales, Stripe

Alex Ferreiro
Business Development Manager, Caixabank DayOne

Ana Garrido
Editor, La Razón

Ignacio Muñoz
Open Innovation, Cepsa

Luis Carlos Prieto
Head of AI CoE, Ferrovial

Juan Valero
Director DayOne, CAIXABANK

Hugo Mira
CEO, Mojito360

Óscar García
Growth Product Manager, Elewit

Elena Rocher
Speaker, Las Naves

David Mañez
Technical Director, Las Naves

Sofía Iturbe
Cofounder COO, LIBEEN Smart Housing

Alejandro Sánchez
CEO, Iberbox

Enrique Montes
CEO, IVF

Jose Manuel Cartes
Founder & CEO, LIBEEN Smart Housing

Jonas Mendes Constante
Project Director & Senior Consultant, Fundación Valenciaport

Clara Pombo
Owner, ClarkeModet

Ronny Eriksson
Investor, VNTRS

David Ortega
CIO, Bit2me

Bruno Balbi
Founder, i4sea

Fermin Cerezo
INNOVATION DIRECTOR, VALENCIA CITY COUNCIL

Javier Zaratiegui
CEO, Cocuus

Salvador Furió Pruñonosa
Deputy Director, ValenciaPort - Opentop

David Conde
CEO, Coinscrap Finance

Mark Assaf
Chief HRD Section - TrainForTrade, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Rafael Sebastian
Director of Science and Research, Regional Ministry of Education, Universities and Employmento

Phanthian Zuesongdham
Head of Division Port Process Solution, Hamburg Port Authority AöR

Belen Perez Santolaria
Investment Manager, Telefónica

Antonio Torregrosa Maicas
General Manager, ValenciaPort

Miguel Colomer
Head of Cloud Technologies, Interpublic Group of Companies España.SL

Philippe Isler
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (WEF)

María Soriano
Innovation Manager, MYSPHERA

Linn Cecilie Linnemann
CEO, Katapult Group

Zach Butler
Events Director, TNW | a Financial Times Company

Francisco Grau Cavanillas
General Manager, TMEIC Port Technologies

Clémentine Savoie
Artist, Ilustrator & Conscious Graphic Designer, Breaker, FEMioneer, Clem by Clem

2023 Sponsors & Partners

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Santander

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• HP
• Estrella
• EY Building a Better Working World
• Opentop
• Avia
• Dreamhack

PROGRAMME SUPPORTERS:
• Elevwit
• Wayra
• Agencia Argentina
• MIV
• Fundacio Universitat Empresa
• Dayone
• Go Hub
• Sabadell BStartup
• BurdaPrincipal Investments

STARTUP VALENCIA PARTNERS:
• GoHub Ventures
• Sabadell BStartup
• Wayra
• Elewit
• Zeus
• Plug and Play
• HP
• BBVA
• Fresh People
• TBIG FInance
• Marina de Empresas
• Santander

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• Gobierno De Espana
• Espana
• Spain Up Nation
• EQI
• Generalitat Valenciana
• Diputacio De Valencia
• Ajuntament De Valencia
• Valenciactiva
• Las Naves
• Parc Cientific
• Institut Valencia De Finances