Huesca has successfully concluded the Talent Tour 2026, the flagship initiative of the Princess of Girona Foundation that, during its stop in the Huesca capital, brought together nearly 10,000 participants and positioned the city as a reference in promoting young talent in medium-sized environments.
From February 23 to 27, Huesca transformed into a vibrant hub of training, inspiration, and professional connection. More than 60 activities —workshops, conferences, networking sessions, cultural and sports experiences— addressed the major challenges of the future labor market for youth: employability, career guidance, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and innovation, and emotional well-being.
The Princess of Girona Foundation organized the program with TRIVU as the main driving entity, co-organized with the City Council of Huesca and the Ibercaja Foundation, in a collaborative effort that involved educational institutions, local businesses, and organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Ibercaja, and Amazon Web Services.
Salvador Tasqué, General Director of the Princess of Girona Foundation, highlighted its transformative impact: “Huesca has become an example of how to put youth at the center of the city and create a legacy that goes beyond this week.” For her part, Mayor Lorena Orduna described the Tour as “a turning point” for the city, as it made visible the talent existing among young people in Huesca and provided concrete keys to enhance it.
Talent as a driver of territorial development
The closing day included the presentation of the Gross Internal Talent Report (TIB) applied to Huesca. This index evaluates a territory’s ability to attract, develop, and retain talent. The results show that the capital of Huesca is above the national average in 60% of the indicators, with clear strengths in quality of life, social cohesion, job stability, and digital connectivity —with nearly 99% fiber optic coverage—. These data reinforce Huesca’s profile as an attractive environment in the knowledge economy.
The report, however, identifies strategic challenges: enhancing Dual Vocational Training, strengthening business innovation, and increasing investment in R&D. Assets such as the Walqa Technology Park stand out as key levers for evolving toward a more technology-intensive economic model.
Entrepreneurship, innovation, and the grand CongresFest
Entrepreneurship played a central role. Since the inauguration at the Higher Polytechnic School of the University of Zaragoza, the program connected young people with experts and companies to turn ideas into viable projects.
The highlight was the Princess of Girona CongresFest, presided over by Her Majesty the Queen at the Congress Palace, with around a thousand attendees. There, the Princess of Girona CreaEmpresa 2026 Award was announced, awarded to Patricia Aymà Maldonado, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Benviro. Her company is known for developing biodegradable bioplastics from organic waste through scalable biotechnological processes, a key advance in circular economy and sustainability.
The event also hosted the space “Aragón Young in Action”, where local entrepreneurs showcased initiatives in biotechnology, scientific dissemination, extended reality, and rural innovation.
Bridging youth and the business fabric
Employability was another pillar. More than 600 students participated in the Talent Session for career guidance, with experts and executives sharing strategies for a transforming market. The “Connect with Your Future” Fair, alongside the Chamber of Commerce, facilitated direct interactions with companies such as Fribin, Grupo Carreras, Adecco, and Caja Rural de Aragón.
The Contact Forum enabled agile networking between companies and job seekers, weaving networks that promise to translate into real hiring opportunities.
Well-being, sport, culture, and the AI Week
The comprehensive approach included emotional well-being, with sessions like “Your Mind, Your Superpower” or “Talent Equation,” that linked sports values to personal growth. The inter-school Acrosport session stood out, featuring collective choreographies from students of several institutes.
The cultural programming shone with the lyric recital from the Teatro Real in the Cathedral, performed by young people from the Crescendo program, bringing opera to new audiences.
Meanwhile, the Government of Aragon promoted the AI Week in Education (February 23-27), with practical workshops at the community’s Teacher Training Centers and its closure at the Congress Palace in Huesca on February 28. The session “AI: Navigating towards the future. Are you brave enough?” brought together teachers to explore the responsible and ethical integration of artificial intelligence in classrooms, featuring best practices, training bites, and collaboration from organizations like Code.org, Amazon, and the Princess of Girona Foundation itself. This initiative complemented the Tour, reinforcing the commitment to educational digital transformation and the ethical use of AI as a pedagogical tool.
A lasting legacy
The Talent Tour 2026 in Huesca has not been a fleeting event: it has strengthened alliances between institutions, businesses, and educational centers, and has sketched a roadmap for retaining and multiplying young talent in the territory.
The city has demonstrated that talent is not exclusive to large urban areas. In medium-sized environments, through strategic vision and a firm commitment to youth, it can flourish, generate impact, and contribute to sustainable development. Huesca concludes this edition with pride and the certainty that the future is already underway.
