https://wenceslaosanz.rocks Wences Sanz-Alonso — Global Industry & Executive Program Leader Tue, 03 Nov 2015 22:44:35 +0000 https://wenceslaosanz.rocks en http://wenceslaosanz.rocks/Home Tue, 03 Nov 2015 22:44:35 +0000 Wences Sanz-Alonso — Global Industry & Executive Program Leader 194140 Wences Sanz-Alonso — Madrid, Spain Creative Executive · AI & Design Ecosystems · Co-Founder, Curator & Speaker Creative leadership at the intersection of design, technology, and community. I'm a creative executive with more than 20 years of experience building brands, scaling creative platforms, and shaping the cultural conversation around design and technology. I co-founded Domestika, helping grow it from an independent creative network into one of the world's largest learning communities for creatives — connecting millions of people through content, education, and shared culture. Earlier, I co-founded Chazz Design — now Tangity, the design arm of NTT Data — building a practice that brought design thinking to enterprise-scale transformation. Today, I'm part of Magnific (formerly Freepik), one of the most influential AI companies in the world, where I help shape creative vision at the frontier of generative technology. I also co-created Upscale Conf, a gathering of industry leaders exploring the future of creativity, technology, and digital culture. Alongside my professional work, I build the things I believe the creative community deserves. Just a Design List is a slow, curated index of independent design studios — more than 900 practices — made to be returned to: no tracking, no noise, just the work. I also created aidj.work, a curated job board connecting designers with the roles defining the next era of AI. Based in Madrid and working internationally, I'm always glad to talk with people building ambitious things — across executive roles, advisory work, and global collaborations. I believe lasting impact happens when strategy drives creativity, communities fuel growth, and bold ideas are executed with care. If that's the kind of work you're after, let's talk. [Background] Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations and designer with more than 23 years of experience ✺ Founder and Director of PlayRestart, design events in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. More than 50 speakers since 2014, like Erretres, Vasava, Mucho, Spin, Summa, Toormix, Hey Studio and many more ✺ I’ve worked in companies such as Fjord (now Accenture Song), everis (NTT Data), Andersen, MSD, and as a freelance for clients such as BBVA, L'Oreal, Telepizza, Servihabitat, Fnac, among others ✺ Jury of several design and creative awards, including the Laus and the C de C Annual, as well as a lecturer in numerous design and creativity events ✺ I‘ve been collaborating for over 12 years with the Club de Creativos of Spain in its Día C event, looking for and presenting promising young talent in different artistic disciplines with my own slot called Reset C ✺ Co-founder of the most important design community in Spanish: Domestika (2000) and MadinSpain (since 2003) events ✺ Director of the Design and Art & Design Area at the Universidad Europea de Madrid (undergraduate and graduate) ✺ Professor and Design Director at different design schools like The Atomic Garden, Miami Ad School, Neoland, UDIT, UEM. Design Expert Advisor for U-tad Centro Universitario Digital ✺ Awarded by the Madrid Convention Bureau for the work done in the promotion of the city of Madrid as a destination for large meetings and congresses ✺ Founder and Head of Lab & Culture of the design studio Chazz for NTT Data ✺ Managing Director & Chief Creative Officer at Julius Brand Consultants ✺ Design Studio Director @ UST Global ✺ Head of Design & New Formats @ NTT Disruption ✺ Curator of Experience Valencia, a flagship event of World Design Capital València 2022 ✺ Curator for Paradís Design Festival since 2023. [Now] Adjunct Professor @ IE University ✺ Official Awwwards Jury Member since 2021 ✺ Paradís Valencia curator ✺ Partnerships @ Magnific + Upscale Conf Social. Linkedin X (Twitter) Instagram Spotify Designmatazz Just a Design List Contact. wencesanz@gmail.com ©2026 Wences Sanz-Alonso. All rights reserved. Made with 🖤 from Alcorcón, Madrid. Wences Sanz-Alonso — Madrid, Spain Creative Executive · AI & Design Ecosystems · Co-Founder, Curator & Speaker Creative...