Valencia Digital Summit, an internationally recognised tech event, now has a date for its celebration in 2023. On the 26th and 27th of October, the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia will host this event that serves as a meeting point for entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, and investors.
Under the slogan ‘Building the Good Future‘, Valencia Digital Summit 2023 will showcase how technology, innovation and digitalisation are building, shaping and impacting society in a positive way and will explore their role in addressing the main social and economic challenges.
With regards to expectations, Startup Valencia, the organising entity behind the event, aims to attract over 12,000 in-person attendees from over 80 countries and to accumulate an investment portfolio exceeding €8 billion. The programme will feature more than 450 internationally renowned speakers and will bring together over 1,500 startups.
“The previous edition of Valencia Digital Summit exceeded all expectations, with a record-breaking number of attendees and speakers. As the largest tech event in the Valencian Community, it has rightfully earned its prominence and has become a benchmark in southern Europe. For this sixth edition, we are committed to consolidating our position and continuing to showcase the potential of the Valencian innovation ecosystem, attracting talent and investment to the region”, explains Juan Luis Hortelano, president of Startup Valencia.
VDS2023 is set to feature multiple stages located in the Museo de las Ciencias area, workshops, and presentations by prominent international leaders, as well as an exhibition area where the latest tech innovations, trends, and disruptive solutions will be showcased. Additionally, there will be designated spaces to facilitate networking, as well as areas for leisure and relaxation.
Exponential growth
Valencia Digital Summit has experienced explosive growth. Since its inaugural edition in 2018, this internationally-renowned tech conference has increased its number of attendees by 1,500%.
The most recent edition, held on the 25th and 26th of October 2022 at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, broke record with over 12,000 attendees, one-third of whom were CEOs or founders. Additionally, over 20% of attendees were international visitors hailing from more than 70 countries.
This fifth edition featured the participation of leaders from world-renowned companies, including Elias Veris, Head of Global Operations at Google for Startups; Sebastian Greiss, Head of Startup Partnering at Siemens Mobility; Mariano Amartino, Americas Managing Director at Microsoft for Startups, and Ann Hiatt, a leadership strategist with over 15 years of experience in Silicon Valley as Executive Business Partner to Jeff Bezos (Founder and CEO of Amazon) and Eric Schmidt (CEO/Executive Chairman of Google).
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