Startup Europe Summit

The Startup Europe Summit (SES) is a pop-up conference that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, academics, policy makers and major corporates.[1] It showcases new EU-funded initiatives designed to boost Europe's tech and web startups.[2] The first SES was held in Berlin in 2015.[3][1][4][5]

Startup Europe Summit 2015

The Startup Europe Summit 2015 was a two-day technology summit hosted at Factory Berlin on February 12 & 13 that was put together in cooperation with the European Commission, Factory and the Startup Europe Initiative.[6] There were talks from Europe’s key startup players, a startup fair showcasing the newest technology products developed in Europe as well as a closed top-floor, available for private meetings between founders, industry representatives and policy makers. The invite-only event attracted 1200 attendees.[2][7]

Speakers included European Commissioners Günther H. Oettinger and Andrus Ansip, Israeli VC Yossi Vardi, and Marie Ekeland of France Digitale.[8][9] The closing speech was given by the Ex-Vice President of the European Commission and current Special Envoy for Startups, Neelie Kroes.[10][11]

Prezi founder Adam Somlai-Fischer demonstrated his new presentation app Nutshell live on stage.[12][13] Ijad Madisch from Research Gate also debuted a new product - the RG Format, an interactive alternative to pdf.[14][15] John Emerson, US ambassador to Germany, spoke about data protection and failure in a talk that was picked up on by the Wall Street Journal.[16] While Angel List's Philipp Moehring publicly launched UK syndicates, which allow individuals to invest alongside accredited investors.[17][18]

The entire summit was live streamed and videos of the event have been made publicly available along with photos and the schedule.[19][20]

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  13. Popup Talk: Prezi in a Nutshell #SES15. YouTube. 24 February 2015.
  14. "Introducing the RG Format". researchgate.net.
  15. Popup Talk: From PDF to RGF #SES15. YouTube. 24 February 2015.
  16. Amir Mizroch. "5 Quotes By America’s Ambassador to Germany on Data Privacy". WSJ.
  17. Mike Butcher. "AngelList Launches Syndicates In The UK, But Regulation Hampers EU Rollout". TechCrunch. AOL.
  18. Popup Talk: AngelList - The Platform For Money & Talent #SES15. YouTube. 24 February 2015.
  19. "Schedule". Startupeuropesummit.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  20. "Startup Europe Summit 2015". Facebook.com. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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