Organized by El Talentón by Juntos al Éxito, it has the collaboration of the Cabildo and the City Council of San Sebastián de La Gomera
A day that combined practical workshops, mentoring, teamwork and training to ideate and develop creative and sustainable solutions
The Plenary Hall of the City Council of San Sebastián de La Gomera hosted the celebration of the last phase of «The Talenton Hackathon 2025«, an experience aimed at young people between 16 and 35 years old that hasn developed a business idea, eager to learn and take their first steps on the path of creating companies, social projects or technological solutions.
This event, organized by “El Talentón” by Juntos al Éxito, has the support of the Cabildo of La Gomera, the City Council of San Sebastián de Gomera, the Government of the Canary Islands, the Insular Business Association of La Gomera and other public and private entities that have shown their support and commitment to promoting talent and youth entrepreneurship in the archipelago.
Throughout the morning, during the first part of this challenge that was held at the headquarters of the Insular Archive, the participants had to face real challenges in an intensive day that combined the holding of practical workshops, mentoring, teamwork and training.
The Plenary Hall of the San Sebastián de La Gomera City Council hosted the final phase of the day with the exhibition of the works prepared by each of the participating teams before a jury made up of Jennifer Morales, representative of the Chamber of Commerce of La Gomera, Regina Morales, singer and content creator, Alejandro Trujillo Chinea, founder of Tus Hábitos de Vida and CEO of Farmacia Celina, and Javier Camacho, economist, serial entrepreneur and investor.
Angélica Padilla, mayor of San Sebastián de La Gomera, highlighted the importance of this event being held on all the islands for the first time since its creation, "giving the Gomero participants the opportunity to show their business initiatives, entrepreneurship capacity and innovative ideas. We want to congratulate all the teams that, throughout this day, have demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for work, commitment and creativity, leaving proof of the enormous young talent we have in La Gomera.
For his part, the Youth Councilor of the Cabildo of La Gomera, Guillermo Medina, valued the active participation of Gomera youth very positively. "At the insular Institution we are convinced that betting on initiatives like 'El Talentón' is investing in the future of our island. We have been able to see how young people have worked with enthusiasm, applying their ideas with a realistic and transformative approach. Events like this not only encourage entrepreneurship, but also create community, promote innovation and awaken vocations that will undoubtedly mark the economic and social development of La Gomera in the coming years."
Juan Vera and Estefanía Castro, co-founders of “El Talentón”, pointed out that “the event held in La Gomera confirms the success and positive impact of ‘El Talentón’ on the islands. In this edition, 12 young people participated, organized into 3 teams of 4 people. Throughout the day, participants worked intensely on the development of ideas, demonstrating creativity, collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit. The event not only served to promote teamwork, but also to make visible the young talent of La Gomera and their ability to generate projects with real potential.
The first prize went to the “Agüitap” project by Jorge Damas Chinea, Paola Rizo González and Alberto Fariña, the winning team that will represent La Gomera in the regional final of “El Talentón”. The second prize went to the “Bioaguarural” project by Daniel Chinea, Paola Estefanía Díaz Hernández, Genesaret del Toro and Lizeth Díaz Mendoza. The third prize went to the “Agroriego” project by Carla Darias Sánchez, José David Pérez Fernández, Mariana Suárez and Ludewig Devadid Pérez Pérez. Finally, the jury awarded the individual prize to Carla Darias.
The regional grand final will be held in Tenerife on September 27 and the finalists from each island will compete. The final prize for the champion team will be a trip to China with all expenses paid, within the framework of the talent internationalization program developed together with Weilai.
