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Ignacio Garcia Vega

Chief Innovation Officer at Serendipity

Ignacio Garcia Vega has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Ignacio started their career at Sadiel as an Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones, where they provided technical computing assistance and maintained web applications. Ignacio later worked at VisionsConnected and SPING as an R&D Engineer, developing Java, JSP, HTML, and JavaScript applications.

In 2010, Ignacio joined Wellness Telecom as an R&D&i Project Manager and later became the R&D&i Programme Manager. In this role, they managed international and national projects, conducted market and technology analysis, and secured R&D&i public funding. Ignacio also underwent training at SOST (Spanish Office of Science and Technology), where they learned about EU programs and built networking capabilities.

From 2015 to the present, Ignacio has worked at Soros Gabinete as a Senior Innovation and Research Consultant, where they support organizations, especially start-ups, in participating in EU collaborative R&D projects. Ignacio manages and supports project conception, writing, submission, management, and coordination in various sectors.

In 2017, Ignacio also became a mentor at Startupbootcamp Digital Health Berlin, providing guidance on growth strategies, innovation, and European public funding assessment.

Most recently, in 2021, Ignacio co-founded Serendipity, a company focused on supporting cities in becoming climate neutral through a public-private funding scheme. Ignacio oversees the creation of public-private partnerships and a strategic alliance with the European Investment Bank.

Overall, Ignacio's work experience highlights their expertise in R&D project management, innovation consulting, public funding assessment, and their commitment to sustainability and climate action.

Ignacio Garcia Vega has a diverse education history in the fields of entrepreneurship, project management, industrial organization, and telecommunications. In 2013, they participated in the University entrepreneurship initiative at Escuela de Organización Industrial, focusing on the business creation process for entrepreneurial and small business operations. In 2010, they pursued an expert program in R&D&i International Project Management at Universidad Internacional de Andalucía. From 2009 to 2010, Ignacio completed a Master's degree in Industrial Organization and Business Management at Universidad de Sevilla. Prior to that, they obtained a degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the same university, specializing in data communication, which was completed between 2001 and 2007. Additionally, Ignacio also obtained a degree in Telecomunication Engineering with a focus on innovation from Universidad de Sevilla, although the specific dates for this degree are not provided.

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