AlicanTEC brings together the leading companies, professionals, and experts from Alicante’s technology sector to evolve the local digital economy. The restructuring aims to boost activity and position the region as a hub for future headquarters in Spain, aligned with the national focus on artificial intelligence governance overseen by AESIA.
Following a presidential change at the July general assembly, Antonio Sanchez Zaplana, affiliated with Aguas de Alicante, succeeded the founder of Medbravo, Aurelia Bustolar, in the presidency while continuing to serve as vice president. Alicantec is now charting its Strategic Plan 2023-2025 to magnify its results and impact, casting the southern Mediterranean region in a stronger light as a center of technology and residential development in Spain.
The new framework envisions a Senior Group made up of seasoned professionals who can advise the union across diverse expertise and regions, reflecting the EU model for strategic initiatives. The group is coordinated by Francisco Mora, a professor and former rector of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
He will be supported by a distinguished slate including Carlos Núñez Murias, president of Prisa Media; Nuria Oliver, MIT-trained doctor and director of the ELLIS Alicante Foundation; Dolores Ordoñez, president of PlanetTIC and vice president of Turistec and GAIA-X; Manuel Palomar, former rector of the University of Alicante and head of the Cenid Center for Digital Intelligence; José Carlos Díez, economist and professor at the University of Alcalá de Henares, Global Economic Analysis delegate and UNDP advisory council member; and Andrés Pedreño, former UA rector and co-founder of 1070km Hub and Torre Juana OST. Pablo Sánchez Chillón will serve as secretary, with Aurelia Bustos as a board representative joining the High Level Group.
Participants in the latest AlicanTEC assembly provide insight into the evolving governance. This shift seeks a leadership that truly represents the prefecture’s digital ecosystem, bringing together profiles from firms of various sizes and geographic origins.
With Sánchez Zaplana and Bustos engaging with independent expert Sofia Blasco, along with Joaquín Garrido, vice president of Elche and Comarca Business Circle and co-founder of Clavei; Celia Sánchez, CEO of the virtual assistant company 1millionbot; Manuel Ciges, CEO of Benidorm Vigilant; Pablo Barrachina, co-founder of the digital transformation consultancy Sumamoos; David Ivorra Sempere, CEO of Lynxview; Pablo Sánchez Chillón, partner at Sánchez Chillón Abogados; Mario Villar García, director of Tourist Intelligence for the Generalitat; and José Ángel López Mayoralas of Emear Cisco, the high-level group gains breadth and expertise.
Ambassadors
To reinforce the association’s image, an Ambassadors Club will include influential professionals within AlicanTEC who contribute to the organization’s strength. Members include Trini Mora, Andrés Torrubia, Ezequiel Sánchez, Gala Gil, Gianni Cecchin, Javier García, José Manuel Leceta, Julio Sánchez, Lasse Rouhiainen, Manuel Bonilla, Manuel Desantes, Marilú Hernández, Pedro Pernías, José María Salinas, Rebecca Rippin, Macu Caruana, Mariam de la Iglesia, Angel Pineda, Germán González, and Alfredo Bataller.
The president and vice president of AlicanTEC see the ambassadors as a key channel for expanding collaboration with other associations and organizations that shape the provincial, regional, and national digital ecosystem.
AlicanTEC is already a partner of the Digital District and has participated in the Innotranfer initiative of the Valencia Community Science Parks Network. It collaborates with Centers for Innovative European Companies (CEEI) at events such as SME Focus in L’Alacantí. The organization has attended the first Congress and Blue Economy Cluster of Alicante Futura, the AI and Health Forum organized by Encuentro Now and Prensa Ibérica, and the second Industrial Security Congress by Fempa, among others. It supported the candidacy of Alicante as the headquarters for the future Spanish Artificial Intelligence Supervision Agency, AESIA.
Torre Juana is proud of its achievements in Alicante’s AI Agency candidacy
New collaborations are being planned with organizations such as El Círculo-Directivos de Alicante, the National Big Data and Analytics Association, and the Professional Associations of the Valencian Community. The network now comprises 254 subsidiaries in the Alicante province and 451 companion entities across Spain and beyond.
In this continuous effort, the alliance remains committed to advancing Alicante as a center of AI governance and digital leadership within the region and across the country.
In this line of work, new collaborations are planned with organizations such as El Círculo-Directivos de Alicante, the National Big Data and Analytics Association, and the Professional Associations of the Valencian Community. The network now consists of 254 subsidiaries in the province of Alicante and a network of 451 partners across Spanish and international geography.