On April 21, the UPV Urban Sandbox Conference in Valencia, titled “The City as a Space for Experimentation in Innovation,” will be held at the Polytechnic City of Innovation (Auditorium, 3rd floor, red cube).

Agenda

12:30 p.m. Opening.

• Salvador Coll Arnau. Vice Rector for Innovation and Technology Transfer.
• Paula Llobet, Councilwoman for Tourism, Innovation, and Investment Attraction for the City of Valencia.

12:40 p.m. Presentation of the Valencia Urban Sandbox.

• Fermín Cerezo. Head of the Innovation and Knowledge Management Department at the Valencia City Council.
• Gema Roig. Innovation Specialist at the Valencia City Council.
• Laura López. R&D&I Specialist at València Innovation Capital.

1:10 p.m. Presentation of the Valencia City Council’s call for applications for “Public Grants for Innovation in the City of Valencia 2026.”

• Fermín Cerezo. Head of the Innovation and Knowledge Management Department at the Valencia City Council.
• Gema Roig. Innovation Specialist at the Valencia City Council.

1:30 p.m. Presentation of the 2026 CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR SANDBOX-VLC EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY GRANTS.
Fernando Conesa. Head of the Service for the Promotion and Support of Research, Innovation, and Technology Transfer at the UPV.

1:45 p.m. Presentation on use cases for the UPV Researchers’ Sandbox.

– BioSoundscape Project: Gema Piñero Sipán. iTEAM – Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications
– ReWadd Project: Manuel César Martí Calatayud. ISIRYM University Institute of Industrial Safety, Radiophysics, and the Environment
– ARGOS Project: Antonio Martínez‑Millana. SABIEN – ITACA University Institute for Research in Information and Communications Technologies

2:15 p.m. Closing ceremony.