2025-10-23 at 10:10 am - 10:40 am

Welcome to the Citiverse

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Innovation

Teppo Rantanen

Executive Director, City of Tampere

Arturo Castelló

Deputy Director, Valencia Innovation Capital

Niels van Heezik

Deputy Chief Information Officer, City of Rotterdam

Bas Boorsma

Partner, Urban Innovators Global

2025-10-23 at 10:40 am - 11:00 am

AI as the New Infrastructure: Investing Beyond the Hype

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Innovation

Christian Teichmann

CEO, Burda Principal Investments

Sam Eshrati

COO TechBBQ & Venture Partner, Identity.vc

Hunter Bergschneider

CFO, Global Ultrasound Institute

2025-10-23 at 11:00 am - 11:20 am

Tech vs. The World: Founders Rewriting the Rules with AI and Data

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Innovation

Pablo Gil

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, PropHero Spain

Alvaro Martinez

CEO, Luzia

David Cendon

News Editor, EU-Startups

2025-10-23 at 11:20 am - 11:40 am

The A-Player Brain: What Neuroscience Reveals About Exceptional Teams

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Innovation Hosted by Diverse Leaders in Tech

Wouter van den Berg

Founder / Chief Talent Activation, BrainCompass

2025-10-23 at 11:40 am - 12:00 pm

How Blockchain is Transforming the New Digital Economy

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Innovation

Volodymyr Nosov

Founder and CEO, WhiteBIT

2025-10-23 at 12:00 pm - 12:40 pm

Beyond Football: Stories of Courage, Perseverance and Success

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Funding Hosted by Startup Valencia

Sol Campbell

Legendary Former England Captain & Premier League Champion, Sport Tech Leader

Sam Eshrati

COO TechBBQ & Venture Partner, Identity.vc

2025-10-23 at 12:40 pm - 1:00 pm

Beyond the Money: Evaluating Investor Fit for Your Startup

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Startups

Hugo Arévalo

Executive Chairman / Founder, ThePower - ThePowerMBA

Luis Garay

Partner, Samaipata

2025-10-23 at 1:00 pm - 1:20 pm

Taking Rejuvenation Research to Escape Velocity

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Innovation

Aubrey de Grey

Humanity’s Immortal Visionary, President and Chief Science Officer, LEV Foundation

2025-10-23 at 1:20 pm - 1:40 pm

AI-Augmented Learning: Personalization, Data & the Future of Scalable Education Format

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Innovation

Ana Peleteiro

VP of Data and Applied AI, Preply

David Cendon

News Editor, EU-Startups

2025-10-23 at 1:40 pm - 2:00 pm

Identity Intelligence: The Leadership Advantage AI Can’t Replace

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Innovation Hosted by Diverse Leaders in Tech

Ingrid Tappin

Author of Exceptionals & Founder & CEO, Diverse Leaders in Tech

2025-10-23 at 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Cybersecurity & Innovation: Safeguarding the Next Generation of Business

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Innovation

Laura Urquizu

CEO, Red Points

Martin Paas

Head of SOC, Telia Estonia

Guillermo Chávez

Head of Spanish Markets, e-Residency | Republic of Estonia

2025-10-23 at 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm

AI Is Eating the World: Lessons from a YC-Backed Founder

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Innovation

Guillermo Flor

VC Investor, GoHub Ventures

Arnau Ayerbe

Co-Founder, Throxy

2025-10-23 at 3:50 pm - 4:05 pm

Building AI for Europe

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Innovation Hosted by Burda Principal Investments

Christian Teichmann

CEO, Burda Principal Investments

2025-10-23 at 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm

More Jobs, Smarter Work: AI’s surprising economic upside

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Innovation

David Guérin

Partner, Brighteye

Nico de Luis

Founder & COO, Shakers

2025-10-23 at 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Practical Agentic AI: Driving Real Impact in Business Efficiency

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Innovation Hosted by Maisa

David Villalon

Cofounder & CEO, Maisa AI

2025-10-23 at 4:45 pm - 5:05 pm

Finding the Leak: How Innovation and Electronics Sparked a Water Revolution

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Startups

Alexander Gerfer

CTO, Würth Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG eiSos

Katrin Kreidel

CEO, Hydrop Systems

Florian Reiter

Editorial Lead, Focus Online Earth

2025-10-23 at 5:05 pm - 5:25 pm

The Olistic Phenomenon: Breaking Growth Limits

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Innovation Hosted by BStartup, Sabadell

Pablo Nueno

Co-Founder & CEO, Olistic

Yolanda Pérez

Director, BStartup Banco Sabadell

2025-10-23 at 5:25 pm - 5:45 pm

Building the Future: AI, Health, and Europe’s Role in Global Innovation

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Innovation

Iñaki Berenguer

Co-Founder Coverwallet & Managing Partner, LifeX Ventures

Mounia Berrada-Gouzi

International Event Host & Moderator, MouniaBG

2025-10-23 at 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm

Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks VDS 2025

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Diana Morant

Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities

Iñaki Berenguer

Co-Founder Coverwallet & Managing Partner, LifeX Ventures

Pilar Bernabé

Government of Spain Delegate

Juan Hortelano

President, Startup Valencia

Paula Llobet

City Councillor for Tourism, Innovation and Investment Attraction

Nacho Mas

CEO, Startup Valencia

Jerónimo Mora

Regional Secretary for Innovation, Generalitat Valenciana

Felipe Carrasco

Regional Secretary for Innovation, Generalitat Valenciana