Valenciaport presents its Sandbox at PEIC’26 as a tool to bridge the gap between innovation and implementation

The 2026 International Port Entrepreneurship Congress (PEIC’26) has kicked off its latest edition, highlighting the growing international interest in port entrepreneurship. Mar Chao, President of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), emphasised the importance of innovation as “an essential requirement to continue growing and remain competitive, sustainable and resilient.

Mar Chao ha sido la encargada de inaugurar la jornada, junto al director general de la Fundación Valenciaport (FV), Antonio Torregrosa, con sendas intervenciones en las que han puesto en valor un encuentro que reúne a representantes de puertos, startups, corporaciones logísticas e inversores de todo el mundo y se ha convertido en punto de encuentro internacional para la innovación y el emprendimiento portuario.

In this context, the President highlighted several initiatives launched by the Port Authority of Valencia that reflect its commitment to applied innovation, particularly the Valenciaport Sandbox. “The Sandbox was created with a simple objective: to enable innovative solutions to be tested in a real-world port environment,” she explained. She also expressed her hope that projects such as this would make “the journey from innovation to implementation faster, more efficient and more valuable for everyone involved.”

For his part, Antonio Torregrosa highlighted the strong interest shown by ports, major companies, investors and innovation leaders in taking part in the event. In his view, this demonstrates the emergence of an increasingly large international community that sees open innovation “as a key driver of the future of the maritime and logistics sectors.”

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