Last Sunday, March 2, coinciding with the match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, President Joan Laporta and his board of directors received a high-level delegation of the Mobile World Congress 2025 at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. This event, a world reference in technology and connectivity, reaffirms Barcelona as one of the most important innovation centers in the world.

A link between sport and innovation

President Laporta took the opportunity to welcome MWC representatives to the city and highlight the fundamental role of technology in the present and future of football and society. In addition, he encouraged them to continue working on the values that FC Barcelona defends and to contribute to the growth of Catalonia as a global center of innovation.

Presidential Tribune Attendees

Prominent personalities from the technology and business sector were present at the presidential gallery, including:

• Mr. Korrey Sutherland — Director of Marketing at the GSMA
• Mr. Constantí Serrallonga — General Manager of Fira de Barcelona
• Mr. Francesc Fajula — Director of Mobile World Capital
• Mr. Jordi Arrufí — Director of Corporate Development at Mobile World Capital
• Mr. Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Mrs. Marga Parrilla: Senior Account Manager at Fortinet
• Dr. Antoni Torralba — Director of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at MIT
• Mr. Jordi Ossó — Salesforce Regional Vice President of Sales
• Mr. Sergi Biosca — CEO of Seidor
• Mr. Alberto Menéndez, Global Vice President of Infrastructure Security at Schneider Electric
• Mr. Enrique Sánchez — CEO of ADMEFY
• Mr. Ruben Saavedra — CEO of Metrica Sports
• Mr. Holger Heyn — Co-founder of Omniscope
• Mr. Vijay Vaswani — Co-founder of Omniscope
• Mrs. Lynnette Ang — Co-founder of Omniscope
• Mr. Martin Gruber — Founder of Riterz
• Mr. Enzo Angilletta — Co-founder of Metrica Sports
• Mr. Oscar Flores — Co-founder of Made of Genes
• Mr. Miquel Àngel Bru — Co-founder of Made of Genes
• Mr. José González Ruzo — Co-founder and CEO of Oliver Sports
• Mr. Agustin Rozada — Co-founder of Oliver Sports
• Mr. Xavi Muñoz — Founder of ONALABS
• Investor representatives: General Partner 1899 Fund, BUENAVISTA EQUITY PARTNERS and FOUNDERSX

An FC Barcelona connected to the future

This meeting highlights the role of FC Barcelona as a reference not only in sports, but also in innovation and digital transformation. The club's commitment to technology, research and development is aligned with the desire to build a future in which sport and connectivity go hand in hand.

Faithful to its values and with a strategic vision for the future, FC Barcelona will continue to forge alliances with the technology sector to remain a leading club in all fields.