Explore one of Europe’s most innovative SportTech ecosystems

Location: Barcelona – Themes: SportTech / Performance / Health / Fan Experience – Duration: One Day

The Barcelona SportTech Open Innovation Safari is a one-day immersive experience designed for professionals who want to explore how innovation and technology are transforming the future of sport.

Led by Certified Innovation Safari Sherpa Oriol Ribera, this Safari introduces explorers to the Barcelona SportTech ecosystem, where clubs, startups, research centers and industry organizations are developing new solutions related to sports performance, health, data analytics and fan engagement.

During the experience, explorers will discover how professionals, researchers and innovators are working together to create new technologies, services and business models that are reshaping the sports industry.

Explorers will explore topics such as:

• SportTech innovation
• Performance analytics
• Wearables and biomechanics
• Digital fan engagement

The experience

The Safari combines curated exploration with interactive activities designed to encourage learning, discussion and inspiration.

Explorers will explore key innovation hotspots in Barcelona’s SportTech ecosystem:

• Barça Innovation Hub – A global reference connecting sport, performance, health and knowledge transfer.
• CAR Sant Cugat – One of Europe’s leading high-performance sports centers, integrating elite training, science and technology.
• INDESCAT – The Catalan sports industry cluster, connecting companies, startups and institutions driving sports innovation.

Participants will:

• Exploration walk to innovation spaces and real SportTech environments
• meet professionals and innovators working on the future of sport
• join an innovation workshop with other explorers focused on trends in performance, health and digital sports experiences
• Mapping opportunities: discuss how sport-related technologies can inspire new products, services and partnerships in other sectors

This immersive approach helps participants better understand how SportTech ecosystems operate in practice.

What explorers will gain

Explorers will learn and design by:

• discovering emerging trends in SportTech innovation
• understanding how sports organizations and startups develop new solutions
• connecting with innovators, experts and ecosystem organizations
• generating ideas and inspiration for new services, experiences and business models

Who Should Join

• corporate innovation leaders
• sports industry professionals
• entrepreneurs and startup founders
• health and performance specialists
• public sector and cluster managers
• professionals from any sector interested in applied innovation through sport

Participants from different sectors are encouraged to join and share perspectives.

Limited group to ensure a high-quality exploration experience.