Speakers
Carlos Alarcón
Head of Smart Cities Section at the Diputación de Valencia
Telecommunications Engineer (UPV) and MBA (ESIC). Experienced in international projects (IBM). Since 2004, has been working at the Diputación de Valencia, leading smart city initiatives and supporting municipalities in using data to improve decision-making.
Session:
- T03 – Circularity in Tourism Destinations
T03 - Circularity in Tourist Destinations
This panel will address how coastal tourist destinations can apply circular economy principles to improve their sustainability and competitiveness. Through case studies, strategies such as waste reduction, energy and water efficiency, sustainable mobility, support for local businesses, and business innovation will be explored. The benefits of this approach and the challenges of achieving the ambitious European circularity targets for tourism by 2030 will also be discussed.