21/07/2026
💙This was the fourth DESIGN FAIR that I’ve organized for CDTM Valencia already.
The fourth course of MPD – Managing Product Development that I’ve been running.
Every year, the students – or shall I say the innovators of tomorrow? – surprise me, raise my expectations, and make me have hope in the following generations.
Because they overcame every challenge that step in their way. They pivoted their business ideas fast – and with good mood – when it was required. They supported each other and built teams that thought and played collectively so that every individual would find their place. With their talent and their drive, our guidance sometimes looks small, as if they didn’t even need it. With the values they hold, the world looks brighter.
💫 Big thanks to Zoe Helbing who gave me the best onboarding into MPD. And big thanks to the rest of the team Rocío, Alicia, Teresa, Adrián and Larissa who have made this community possible everyday.
💫 Thank you, of course, to the Vice Rectors and professors of UV and UPV who provide the legal infrastructure and the foundation for this program. Special thanks to Salvador Coll from UPV, and Pedro Carrasco from UV, who gave meaningful words during this Design Fair. Thank you to the Ajuntament de Valencia and Generalitat Valenciana who keep supporting this program, and to the project partners of this edition: LIVE4LIFE, IMED, IMPROVEN.
💫 And, as it could not be otherwise, thank you to the amazing centerlings that developed these business ideas through 3 months of intensive work: Alba Ramírez Lucía, Diego Manuel Fuentes García, Gulnoza Kojenova, Hugo Lluch Vidal-Abarca, Leonidas Omar Yugcha, Maider Gasca, Marbod Lennart Schröter, Nestor Penella Romero, Noelia Vega Contreras, Saúl Escrihuela Pérez, Susanna Piquer Barrachina y Tudor Duca.
🚀 See you in the next Design Fair in December!
