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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Startup Europe Summit: al via la conferenza “pop-up” europea alla Factory a Berlino". il Mitte.
  2. 1 2 "Startup Europe Summit: showcasing and connecting EU startups". Digital Agenda for Europe. 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Today in Germany: hem, Startup Europe Summit, Number26, Graylog, Fairrank.". VentureVillage.
  4. ↑ "Startup Europe, summit a Berlino sull'economia digitale". Key4biz.
  5. ↑ Marta Bonucci. "Ue: a Berlino lo Startup Europe Summit". fasi.biz.
  6. ↑ "Startup Europe Summit In Berlin To Feature Key Players (And Us)". TechCrunch.com. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  7. ↑ "Startup Europe Summit – script for video — Startup Scaleup". startup-scaleup.eu.
  8. ↑ "Startup Europe Summit - Schedule". startupeuropesummit.com.
  9. ↑ "Oettinger: IT sector needs new 'generation of Shakespeares'". EurActiv - EU News & policy debates, across languages.
  10. ↑ "The eagerness to be ahead of the game". StartupDelta.
  11. ↑ "Neelie Kroes appointed Special Envoy for startups | News item". Government.nl. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  12. ↑ "Prezi-Gründer Adam Somlai-Fischer im WIRED-Interview". WIRED Germany.
  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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