Digital Excellence Forum @ ICT Proposers’ Day 2019 will take place on 19-20 September 2019 at the Messukeskus centre in Helsinki. The event will provide an excellent opportunity to present and discuss the main policy drivers of the digital transformation of European industry and society. It will also present how the EU research & innovation agenda can best contribute to these objectives. The event will also present the Horizon 2020 Work Programme, and serve as a unique networking platform for ICT enthusiasts and professionals.

The Digital Excellence Forum will feature a conference session on the complementary role of research and digital policy, with the participation of high-level experts on the subject.

The Startup Europe Partnership Scaleup Summit in Silicon Valley is a two-day, highly curated, invitation-only event, where international corporates, investors and scaleups operating in specific verticals can do business and spot technology trends. During the SEP Scaleup Summit in Silicon Valley, Mind the Bridge will organise vertical-specific Deep Dives, these sessions will cover hot tech trends based on the following industries: smart cities, travel tech, e-mobility, circular economy and digital construction. Apply here to join the Scaleup Summit.

With Soft-Landing Missions, startups and scaleups have the chance to dive into a 1-week experience in a foreign ecosystem to help them grow their business internationally. In the EU ecosystems, startups can extend their stay for up to 1-month and benefit from soft-landing and scaling support. Apply here for the Soft-Landing Mission to the Netherlands.

Warm up for ‘South Summit’ with this interactive masterclass!

Hosted by Google for Startups in Madrid, Spain

10:00-12:30 Startup Europe Alumni Chilling – scaleup challenges and founder confessions

Are you one of the lucky startups that joined EU funded acceleration programmes? Are you a Startup Europe Ambassador mentoring scaleups, running an accelerator, startup conference or tech blog?

Get to know other founders and key players from multiple startup hubs in this informal Startup Europe community gathering. We want to hear how you get it done in your company/ecosystem! Queso y jamón on us.

14:00-18:00 Open Masterclass – Scaling up in Europe

Join this energetic afternoon designed around the learnings, failures and successes of 400+ startups and ecosystem leaders that explored the hottest startup ecosystems and learned how to scale up abroad.

Get access to key notes on scaling up, inspiring startup flash talks, a supercharging panel, Lighthouse awards, and networking over a copa de vino with founders and ecosystem builders, the day before ‘South Summit’.

Places are limited, save your spot now!

Powered by two highly successful Startup Europe projects, this event brings insights not only into European startup ecosystems (Berlin, Dublin, Lisbon, Paris, Vilnius, the Netherlands), but also global markets (Boston, New York, Silicon Valley, India and Israel). Full agenda will be released in August.

With Soft-Landing Missions, startups and scaleups have the chance to dive into a 1-week experience in a foreign ecosystem to help them grow their business internationally. Apply here for the Soft-Landing Mission to New York.

The Startup Europe Partnership Scaleup Summit in Stuttgart is a two-day, highly curated, invitation-only event, where international corporates, investors and scaleups operating in specific verticals can do business and spot technology trends. During the SEP Scaleup Summit in Stuttgart, Mind the Bridge will organise vertical-specific Deep Dives, these sessions will cover hot tech trends based on the following industries: automotive, e-energy solutions, manufacturing 4.0, construction & design, fintech/insurtech, oil & gas, telco and smart cities. Apply here to join the Scaleup Summit.

The Startup School is a 6-week training programme for teams starting out with a tech-based product. It focuses on startups in the first year of their development, to help them through the most important steps as digital entrepreneurs.

The format has been improved this year: Mentor talks in the first part of the session, and workshops with experts and pitch practice in the second part.

The programme has no cost and is entirely in English. Click here to apply to take part in the entire six-week course!

This year, Tetuan Valley is collaborating with Google for Startups Madrid, and for this reason, sessions will be open to the public (tickets available below). Don’t hesitate to come and enjoy the mentors’ talk on a variety of topics.

SESSIONS

• October 2nd – Effective presentations & Common Mistakes: Tickets

• October 9th – Product Validation Tickets

• October 16th – Metrics & Marketing: Tickets

• October 23rd – Product Development & UX: Tickets

• October 26, 27th – Hackathon

• October 30th – Sales B2B & Legal: Tickets

• November 6th – Investment: Tickets

• November 21st – DemoDay

Session times: 17:00 – 21:00

A startup event by founders for founders

Unlike other startup events, Untold Stories prioritises the no nonsense approach and values quality over quantity.

Organised by people who have attended multiple networking and entrepreneurship-focused events as either special guests, speakers or general attendees, they felt there was a necessity to create something small and highly curated, which could actually meet the needs startups have.

Not everyone is looking for an investor, a future colleague or a COO. Some people may be looking for advice, the possibility to hear the diversified truth behind entrepreneurship, to be reassured that even those who are great today went through rough patches and didn’t necessarily have all the answers when faced with problems.

And this is what MY-GATEWAY wants to share with you. Stories which will mesmerise you, which will intrigue you and which will help make you stronger. These are the untold stories.

The first edition of Untold Stories will take place in Budapest, the ‘Pearl of the Danube’, on 7 November and it aims to create a community of change-makers.

Take a look at the agenda and the format of the event here.

Apply for your ticket here!

With Soft-Landing Missions, startups and scaleups have the chance to dive into a 1-week experience in a foreign ecosystem to help them grow their business internationally. In the EU ecosystems, startups can extend their stay for up to 1-month and benefit from soft-landing and scaling support. Apply here for the Soft-Landing Mission to Berlin.

Global Blockchain Congress, Jointly Organised by the European Commission, the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA), the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum and Alastria, Aims to Become the Pre-Eminent Blockchain Conference Worldwide.

The organisers of Convergence – the Global Blockchain Congress have announced the agenda and a first set of speakers for the inaugural event. The conference will bring together over 1,500 participants from the worldwide blockchain community for an intense dialogue with regulators, policy makers, industry influencers and members of the social impact community.

Click here for more information on the agenda and how to get tickets.

With Soft-Landing Missions, startups and scaleups have the chance to dive into a 1-week experience in a foreign ecosystem to help them grow their business internationally. Apply here for the Soft-Landing Mission to Silicon Valley.

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE AT LEAST TWICE.

Even if you’re new to the startup scene, Slush Helsinki has a lot to offer. Learn from the key players of the fastest growing companies in the world, connect with old and fresh faces through the Matchmaking Tool, and experience a truly one of a kind event.

LEARN FROM THE BEST.

The core of the Slush event programme is to offer the latest, most concrete know-how to attendees. And who would be better at that job than the key players from the fastest growing companies in the world, who are committed to sharing their best tricks, tools, and tactics on stage? Attend Slush, learn from the best, and be ahead of the game.

BRINGING BACK INSPIRATION.

Although the programme is designed to be stuffed with concrete, hands-on advice, it’s hard to leave Slush without being inspired. Sound cheesy? Yes. True? Absolutely. Slush has got you covered with stories from founders and operators who’ve been there and back again, the prominent figures that are shaping the day after tomorrow of tech, and the mind-boggling technology showcased all over Slush.

The Startup Europe Partnership Scaleup Summit in Madrid is a two-day, highly curated, invitation-only event, where international corporates, investors and scaleups operating in specific verticals can do business and spot technology trends. During the SEP Scaleup Summit in Madrid, Mind the Bridge will organise vertical-specific Deep Dives, these sessions will cover hot tech trends based on the following industries: smart cities, travel tech, e-mobility, circular economy and digital construction. Apply here to join the Scaleup Summit.