Alicante and Elche strengthen technological cooperation at the first Tech Day 2025
🚀 The first Tech Day brought together over 400 participants and celebrated innovative leaders and startups
Alicante , 4 June 2025 – Yesterday, the Puerta Ferrisa Auditorium , belonging to the Alicante Local Development Agency , hosted the awards ceremony for the winners of the first Tech Day of the Province of Alicante.
🌐 The event took place in two cities simultaneously :
- In the morning - at the Congress Centre "Ciutat d'Elx" in the city of Elche
- In the afternoon - at Impulsalicante in Alicante
📌 Tech Day 2025 brought together more than 400 participants , tickets were sold out in advance, which confirmed the high interest in the technological future of the region .
🏆 Tech Day Awards: Recognizing Contributions to Technology
At the ceremony , leaders and projects that have made a significant contribution to the development of the technological ecosystem were awarded:
✨ Tech Day 2025 Winners:
| 🏅 Category | 🧠 Winner |
|---|---|
| Best scale-up | Orizon (ALIA Award) |
| Best Tech Startup Company | Tu Trámite Fácil (Elche City Hall Award) |
| Best Tech Company | Recover (Banco Sabadell Award) |
| Leader in technology | Itziar Peres |
| Young Leader in Technology | Iago Sierras |
| Best Private Technology Initiative | Tera Batteries (Caja Ingenieros Award) |
| Best Government Technology Initiative | History of the Unified Medical Card GVA (DXC Award) |
👥 Support from the mayors of two cities: Luis Barcala and Pablo Ruz
🏛️ Alicante Mayor Luis Barcala noted:
“We are seeing rapid development of the technology industry in Alicante , as confirmed by a recent study of the manufacturing sectors.
The Alicante Futura and ALIA programmes have proven their effectiveness in attracting investment, companies and talent.”
🎤 Expert reports: from AI to agrotechnologies
📚 The morning program in Elche included performances by:
- 🌿 Tony Sanchez (Alicantec) on green and digital tourism
- 🧬 Lucas Antonio Diez (Avamed) on the use of AI and Big Data in cancer treatment
- 🌱 Mario Quesada (Weitec) on agricultural precision technology
- 👩💼 Christina Mulero (Brandty) on leadership
- 🧠 Eloy Montaña (Cavei) on digital transformation
🎓 The final lecture in Alicante was given by Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Nanotechnology , Javier García Martínez , on the topic “How to adapt business to new technologies” .
🤝 Tech Day — the start of a new technological tradition
The event's organisers, Palmera Tech and Alicantec , with the support of over 25 private and public partners , have already confirmed that they are planning to hold Tech Day 2026 .
🗣️ Antonio Sanchez , President of Alicantec, said:
“It is important for us to bring local talent to light and strengthen the province’s reputation as a Mediterranean technology hub .”
🗣️ Juanjo Milla , co-organizer of Palmera Tech, added:
“This was a historic day for the technology sector in Alicante – and it will definitely be repeated!”
🌍 Alicante and Elche: together in the technological future
✨ Tech Day 2025 became a platform for bringing together the innovative ecosystems of the two largest cities in the province. It:
- 👨💼 Supported tech leaders
- 🚀 Demonstrated the potential of startups
- 📈 Strengthened the region's position as an innovative center of Europe
🖋️ Technology is an investment in the future. Alicante and Elche are keeping up with the times and inviting the entire region to move forward together!