20/10/2025

Valencia Digital Summit: the epicenter of innovation that connects talent, investment and purpose

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When we talk about the VDS (Valencia Digital Summit), we are not just referring to just one more congress, but it is one of the inflection events in the convergence between talent, technology and purpose, which, in addition, has managed to gain relevance every year in our country. Organized by Startup Valencia, the VDS has established itself as an essential event on the global innovation map, capable of turning Valencia into an international reference hub.

Impact and relevance of the VDS

Each edition brings together thousands of attendees, startups, investors and corporations who find in the City of Arts and Sciences a unique setting for the exchange of ideas. For two days, space is transformed into a living laboratory where they meet conversations about digital health, smart cities, clean energy, artificial intelligence or sustainability. More than an event, the VDS works as a snapshot of the immediate future.

Ecosystem and strategic connections

Its relevance stems, first of all, from its ability to connect ecosystems. In the same place, entrepreneurs, large corporations, investment funds, institutions and public entities live together. This density of actors generates unlikely alliances and conversations that often set the course for new collaborations.

It also acts as an international sounding board, amplifying the scope of projects that would otherwise remain better known. The VDS gives global visibility to startups and emerging solutions while projecting the image of Valencia as the capital of Mediterranean innovation. This multiplier effect has an impact on the local economy and on the attraction of talent, consolidating an ecosystem that already competes with the major national and European technological poles.

Trends that anticipate the future

Beyond its economic impact, the VDS has the virtue of anticipating trends. The conversations that take place there are usually ahead of the dominant discourse of the following year. What is proposed today as an experiment, from applied AI to insurances or health to intelligent mobility, ends up becoming a daily practice. The VDS does not predict the future, but rather tests it.

In this context, The Santalucía Impulsa team will be present on the days of the event, participating in the innovation ecosystem that congregates in Valencia. Its presence reinforces the program's commitment to supporting entrepreneurship, connecting with high-potential startups and the search for new technological solutions that can transform the insurance sector and improve people's lives.

The value of the VDS lies not only in what is presented on stage, but in what happens between its corridors: spontaneous conversations that open doors, ideas that are validated in real time and projects that find the partner they needed. It is there, in that invisible fabric, that innovation ceases to be a concept and becomes a living community.

Throughout the days of the event, the Santalucía Impulsa team will share from their profiles on LinkedIn And Instagram the most inspiring moments, key reflections and trends that will set the course of innovation in the coming months.