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Victoria Hernandez Valcarcel
European Innovation Council (EIC), Board Member
Speaker Bio
Victoria is an influential leader with a career spanning corporate leadership, governance and venture investment.
She currently serves on the boards of listed and private companies, strengthening governance and strategy across telecoms, banking, mobility and industrial technologies.
She is Member of the Board of the European Innovation Council, contributing to the strategic orientation of the European Union’s flagship instrument for breakthrough and deep-tech innovation, and on the design and governance of innovation programmes at continental scale.
She has held top executive positions at leading multinational companies, including President of Orange Spain, Senior Vice President at Proximus, and Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at British Telecom Europe, where she led strategic transformations, large-scale investments, and corporate growth initiatives.
A recognized voice on the ethical dimensions of technology, she is actively engaged in Digital Humanism, and has published essays on how AI, governance and human agency can be aligned in the age of disruptive innovation.
Victoria is President Europe of Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN)