Why Becoming a partner of Maker Faire Rome – The EU Edition- V
It’s an event created to cater to curious participants, wishing to experience – first-hand – what’s next in every field.
Maker Faire Rome provides a platform to creatives, makers, fablab, SMEs, to display their art or projects and hold solid collaboration with renowned organizations.
Considering that visitors of Maker Faire Rome last year exceeded 100K, it is an apt event to promote any innovation & thus contributing both to our goal as an organization to foster the culture of innovation and to launch any Brand New Product.
Being the watchwords of the Maker Faire Rome: meeting, exchange, training, entertainment and interaction, building and strengthening our partners ‘s company brand through effective visibility is one of the key essentials in our business strategy.
For this reason, MFR partnership proposals are all “Taylor Made”.
To be effective, the partnership with MFR must serve the interest of four constituent groups:
1. It must serve the business interest of the sponsoring company:
- We might offer a slot for your CEO at the Opening Conference or organise a masterclass targeting your preferred audience;
2. It must serve the best interests of the event and its participants:
- We might develop a co-branded “whatever” for all the exhibitors in target; organising a thematic show case or even a game;
3. It must have a positive impact upon the sponsor’s direct consumers or prospects:
- We might run a contest tbd together
4. It must benefit the sponsoring company on innovation topics:
- We might launch a specific Challenge within “The Big Hack”, the hackathon that we run, yearly, 15 days before Maker Faire Rome.
See how to become a partner here
Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley
SEC2SV 2016 kicked off with the flagship pan-European event in Silicon Valley, European Innovation Day on Sep 12th, with Tim Draper addressing 500 entrepreneurs, professionals, and EU policy makers – and closed with an intimate invite only ceremony, on Sep 20th, led by Elżbieta Bieńkowska, EU commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.
Past participants included: The best 15 EU scaleups expanding to the US; Betsy Masiello, Head of public Policy @ Uber; Günther H. Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources; Julie Hanna, US Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship; Francisco de la Torre Prados, Mayor of Malaga, Spain; and Henry Chesbrough, the Father of Open Innovation.
SEC2SV 2017 maintains the above trend, and goes a step further by taking an intricate look at the EU corporate innovation outpost environment in Silicon Valley. Where are they from? When were they established? How can you partner with them and let them help you succeed?
Other notable inclusions in 2017:
- An invitation to EU Commissioner for Research Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas
A dive into EU’s dominance on hot topics:
- Industry 4.0 – From manufacturing to automation
- Augmented Reality, AR / Virtual Reality, VR
- Artificial Intelligence, AI
- Privacy and Data storage/transfer
Find more info on: SEC2SV 2017
Pilot project: Start This Up!
The aim of the pilot project ‘Start This Up’ is to create links between ecosystems, focusing on connecting people, local ecosystems, international outreach and providing information for the West Pomerania province and neighbouring regions. The Pilot will reinforce matchmaking between investors, corporates, higher education institutions and entrepreneurs as well as networking of regional decision-makers.
The pilot project will on the one hand, help established startups and prospective tech entrepreneurs to achieve market success and, on the other, raise broader awareness of high potential innovators in Europe with specific targeted actions for maturing innovation excellence in EU-funded ICT projects.
Take a look at all the related documents here
Green Summer School 2017
Till the 13th August 2017 young talents and entrepreneurs with a focus on sustainable business models have the possibility to apply for the Green Summer School at Lake Constance in Germany. If you have already accomplished the first steps in finding a solution to a given problem and you are motivated to improve your sustainable product or service in order to go to market, then apply!
During the five-day workshop in September 2017 participants will be working intensively on the validation of their business model. Furthermore, they will have the opportunity to receive professional feedback from coaches and experts within the sector of green and eco innovation. They will focus on topics like revenue model, finance, marketing and sales as well as intellectual property rights. At the end of the Green Summer School, every participant will have a clear understanding of how revenues can be generated successfully, which promotion channels are the most important for the target group and how they can protect their property rights.
On the last days, participants will pitch their ideas to a jury of experts. The best teams will be awarded with the participation to the Green Innovation and Investment Forum in Stuttgart!
The Green Summer School takes place from 11 to 15 September 2017 on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Constance. The event is part of the EcoInn Project implemented within the Danube Transnational Programme and co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF and IPA contribution)! Applications of startup teams and individual entrepreneurs or talents from all over Europe are appreciated and may be submitted here until 13th August 2017.
PROGAM OVERVIEW
- Eco-Innovation & Eco-Design Principles
- Lego Serious Play
- Digital Marketing Strategy & Growth Hacking
- Intellectual Property Right
- Funding Strategies & Sales Workshop
- Green Business Model Validation
For possible inquiries please contact Simona Pede from bwcon, .
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Date: 11th September 2017 – 15th September 2017
Duration: Five days
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Place: University of Applied Sciences Constance (HTWG)
Fee: free admission
BECOME A LOCAL ORGANIZER OF THE SEN SOIRÉE
The Startup Europe initiative is coordinating a large series of SEN SOIRÉES EXPO GALLERIES throughout Europe every season, via local-organizer short meetups that will bring together startup ecosystem, professional organizations & investors.
We are looking for Local Co-Organizers to organize a 2-hour, free event in their city, and introduce the new showcase where 28 local startups abroad Europe exposed through an artistic photo to reach direct connection with investors and local innovators at the EU level, through the Startup Europe initiative, and at the local level, via the local structure.
You can find more details about this call for action at the Startup Europe Club and Startup Europe News website.
A typical meetup within SEN SOIRÉE will be:
We are selecting the best startups in different European regions to be presented around the world In Artistic Photography.
A contemporary Art Innovative Networking that focuses on showcasing entrepreneurs and emerging artists from Europe. Photography created in accordance with the vision of the artist and the startup idea description from our 17 categories.
- Focused on the regional/local level: Connecting entrepreneurs with projects and startups from the European regions ecosystem.
- Based on a hands-on approach: the format and the 28 Artistic Photographs should be accessible as possible;
- A great occasion to network and find innovative and advanced solutions from entrepreneurs around Europe.
- Participants should be at least 20-30, including a high number of entrepreneurs and a some local authorities.
One of the best ways for entrepreneurs to socialize with colleagues, customers and potential clients is attending SEN SOIRÉES EXPO GALERIE.
The first 28 participants can take home one of the pictures exposed in the art gallery.
If you want to become the SEN SOIRÉE co-organizer of your city, please apply at the official web site: http://startupeuropenews.com
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We hope to welcome you aboard this exciting initiative and please contact us for any further information.
The SEN SOIRÉES Team