Name: Ismael Abel Vallés
Date of birth: 1969
Place of residence: Valencia
Status: married, two children.

- Computer Engineer by Politechnic University of Valencia, UPV
- Postgraduate Course on Telematics by UPV
- Business Management Studies by UOC (distance university)
- Advanced Learning Studies (doctorate courses) on Information Society by UOC
- Master in International Commerce by Chamber of Commerce

- Expert Consultant (since 2004). Manager of ALIAS – Allied to Grow Ltd. Areas of expertise: innovation,
- internationalization of business & EU programs
- Current projects: INTERREG, EQUAL, eTEN, IST (Digital Olympics), others at national & regional level
- Manager of the Computer Engineer Official Body
- Lecture at UPV of Knowledge Management
- 95-04. Director of Information, Training & EU Projects Department at the Business Innovation Centre of Valencia. Secretary of the Spanish Association of BICs – ANCES.
- 94-95. ADEIT. EU Projects for Training SMEs
- 93-94. IMPIVA. EU Projects for Training SMEs
- 92-93. IBM Brussels
- Experience on the following EU programmes: Leonardo, Socrates, ADAPT, RECITE, Innovation, NOW, Youthstart, HORIZON, ALFA