Esports

The PRO SportsTech Congress 2022 is being held today, 16 March, at Barcelona’s old Estrella Damm factory. The Councillor for Sports, David Escudé, had the privilege of providing the institutional welcome to the event, which aims to tackle the impact of technology within the world of sport. The congress is acting as a meeting point between sports-technology professionals and as venue for discussions and debates on the sector’s challenges and opportunities.

The event can be following online, by prior registration, as it is being streamed through the website and the PRO SportsTech Congress app. There will be dialogues, round tables and investment forums organised throughout the day, focusing on entrepreneurship, innovation and the application of technology in the sports sector.

Barcelona, the sports-innovation capital

Technology has enabled a transformation in the field of sport. The sportstech sector is now a reality and technology applied to the sports sector is becoming increasingly important. Ranging from the most important national and international competitions to enterprises and start-ups dedicated to innovation in technology and sport, these are examples of how technology has evolved in sport.

Barcelona City Council here is promoting the Barcelona Sports Hub with the aim of turning Barcelona into a benchmark international technology hub in the field of sport. This new space, which will integrate large companies, institutions and start-ups, will help to establish synergies between projects contributing to the activation of the sector’s economic fabric in the city.