Your solution isn’t validated in theory. It’s validated in the real world. No simulations. Real-world validation. At this event, we’ll show you what’s already happening on the ground:
- What Has Been Built During the First Year
- Startups that are already testing their solutions in the city
- How to Launch Your Own Pilot Episode
The Valencia Urban Sandbox is an initiative launched by Valencia Innovation Capital, a division of the Valencia City Council, in partnership with Startup Valencia, which allows startups and innovative companies to test their solutions in real urban environments, with access to public infrastructure and institutional support.
If you’re working in AI, IoT, climate tech, energy, mobility, healthcare, or govtech, this is a real opportunity to validate your product in the real world.
What will you find?
⚡ Understanding How the Sandbox Works
🚀 Learn from startups that are already in the game
🏙️ Find out how to test your solution in Valencia
🤝 Connect with the ecosystem that’s making this possible
Who is it intended for?
- Startups with solutions ready for testing (TRL 5–9)
- Founders building solutions for the real world
- Incubation and Acceleration Programs
- Investors and stakeholders interested in urban pilot projects
Agenda
10:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Paula Llobet, Councilor for Innovation for the City of Valencia
10:15 | Urban Sandbox: Lessons from the First Year
- Fermín Cerezo, Head of the Innovation Department at the Valencia City Council
10:40 | Valencia’s Smart City model as a driver of tech innovation
- Juan Fuentes, Director, GSIC Testing Lab by Microsoft
- Jorge Marcos, Lead Project Manager, Opentop
- Jackie Sánchez-Molero, Director, AVIA
Moderator: Erika Martino, Deputy Director, Institute of Biomechanics (IBV)
11:00 | Startups in the Sandbox: Real-Life Experiences
- Eduardo Munera, Founder and CEO, Deliverance Enterprises
- Clodoaldo Hernández, Founder & CEO, Umibots
- Adolfo Bartolomé Ibáñez, Founder, Fibsen
- Alejandro Jose Carbonell Martínez, Co-founder & CEO, Green Urban Data
11:30 | Networking
12:00 | End of the day