Madrid City Council to participate in the UN Ibero-American Impact Summit represented by Madrid in Game

Madrid in Gamean initiative of the Madrid City Council, continues its quest to attract business and investment by traveling to New York from September 24 to 28. Its main objective is to participate in the UN Ibero-American Impact Summit.the only Spanish-language event during the United Nations General Assembly which each year selects as the focus of its economic agenda a topic of relevance to the region for which it seeks to propose solutions to help address these current challenges.

In this year 2024 the theme of the debates is framed under the leitmotiv “Transformation, innovation and sustainability for the future.” which will bring together a series of presentations in which the municipal initiative will be represented by Madrid in Game, which will participate in one of the debates of the summit related to the incidence of gamification in different social areas of the future, exposing Madrid’s commitment to the gamification sector. video games and gamification.

Spain’s leading role in this edition of the UN Ibero-American Impact Summit is one of the greatest incentives for position the capital as a benchmark in the video game industry sector on the international scene. y to show the strategic value of the city of Madridin addition to building valuable bridges with the Ibero-American region.

This trip of the Madrid in Game delegation to New York to close new alliances, promote international synergies and encourage foreign investment will continue with the visit of some of the main incubators and accelerators of U.S. companies. to establish collaborations with the Madrid in Game Start IN Up Programthe initiative’s entrepreneurship program for startups in the video game and gamification sector.

In addition to these meetings, there will also be meetings with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, an organization that works closely with the New York City government to promote economic development in New York City, and the Empire State Development, the New York state economic development agency.

The presence of Madrid in a meeting like this one highlights the moment that the city is living and the relevance that its innovation policies have acquired at an international level. In addition, it is a great opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the video game industry, one of the main bets of the capital in this area.

Ángel Niño, Councilman Delegate for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Madrid City Council.