Laia Sánchez
Citilab Collaboratory director, Citilab
Laia Sánchez is Director of the Collaboratory Area at Citilab, Cornellà, and Assistant Professor at the Media Department, Communication Sciences Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) since 2007. She co-designed Citilab’s Social Media Lab and leads user-generated media projects like SeniorlabTV, ACTIC, and Vision. As project manager, she coordinated European projects such as iCityproject and JamToday. With a background in art, audiovisual direction, and media studies, she has also produced innovative TV and live media initiatives. At UAB, she managed the Thematic Year Program, organizing campus-wide events with international scholars while teaching and researching media labs and collaborative innovation.