• More than 200 girls aged 8 to 18 from across the Valencian Community are preparing to present their projects.
• Around twenty professionals from leading Valencian companies will join the Technovation CV mentoring sessions at Las Naves to support participating teams.

Technovation Girls Comunitat Valenciana is holding its 2024 Easter Bootcamp to provide professional mentoring and support to teams of girls aged 8 to 18 taking part in the global Technovation Girls 2024 technology entrepreneurship programme.

The bootcamp builds on the training sessions that have been taking place since January at American Space Valencia, located at the Universitat Politècnica de València, and is being held from 2 to 5 April at Las Naves. Throughout these intensive working sessions, participants will have a unique opportunity to strengthen their entrepreneurial, technological and innovation skills while refining their projects ahead of the competition.

The 2024 Easter Bootcamp offers participating teams personalised guidance from highly qualified professionals representing a wide range of industries. These experts will mentor the students as they finalise the Technovation Girls CV projects they will submit for evaluation in just four weeks’ time.

Participants will also receive specialised support in key areas such as programming, marketing strategy and business plan development—essential components for transforming innovative ideas into viable technology ventures.

María José Valero Sancho, CEO of Talent Growth Management Business and People and Regional Ambassador for Technovation Girls CV, said she is “thrilled” by the growing participation in this year’s programme, the “warm welcome” provided by American Space Valencia (UPV) and Las Naves, and, above all, “the commitment and dedication shown by university students, graduates and members of the ACM UPV Chapter, who have joined the teams as mentors, as well as the inspiration provided by families who are beginning to embrace genuine entrepreneurial ideas.”

She jokingly added that they might even consider launching a future “Technovation Senior” programme.

Technovation Girls is a global initiative that has reached more than 200,000 girls in over 100 countries. More than 10,000 teams have developed innovative mobile applications to solve real challenges within their communities. Participants are also significantly more likely to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), demonstrating the programme’s lasting impact on empowering young women and promoting greater diversity within the technology sector.

About Technovation Girls

Technovation Girls is a global programme that challenges girls aged 8 to 18 to become entrepreneurs and problem-solvers through technology. Since 2010, Technovation has empowered more than 2,000 young people across the Valencian Community to design and develop mobile applications that address real social challenges.

The regional programme in the Valencian Community is managed by Talent Growth Management Business and People under the leadership of its CEO, María José Valero Sancho.

Technovation Girls Comunitat Valenciana 2024 is sponsored by the Innovation Department of the València City Council, Las Naves, American Space Valencia, the School of Computer Engineering (ETSINF) and the School of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (ETSIAMN) at the Universitat Politècnica de València.

The initiative is also supported by a wide range of partner organisations and companies, including Edicom, GFT España, NTT DATA España, Cerwall Solutions, Ford España, Grupo Tragsa, Tusser Systems, Capgemini, Schneider Electric, Cogiti and CITOP CV, among others.

For more information about Technovation Girls CV, visit:
https://technovation.tgmbp.com/

About València Innovation Capital

The València Innovation Capital strategy, developed by the City Council’s Department of Innovation, aims to foster a dynamic, diverse and creative city that serves as the Mediterranean’s leading hub for technological innovation. The strategy promotes public-private collaboration, strengthens the city’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, and supports the creation of high-quality, knowledge-based employment in València.

Technology is the “how,” while people are the “why.” València Innovation Capital is committed to addressing the city’s real challenges through local innovation that delivers tangible improvements to people’s everyday lives.