Startup Europe will see you at Web Summit!

Web Summit defines itself as Europe’s Largest Technology Marketplace. Over 51,000 people will be attending the event in Lisbon on November 7-10th!

The interesting thing about Web Summit is that it acts as a meeting point to bring together all those involved in technology: 7,000 CEOs, leading academics, people who are at the forefront of tech and business, cultural icons and influencers, key global leaders. For this reason, Web Summit is a great place to learn, discuss new ideas and network at the different activities held throughout the event, such as conferences, talks and discussions.

Startup Europe will be at the event with a stand (number 624), and we would love to see you there. Come to the stand to find out more about the Startup Europe initiative in general, as well as the Startup Europe projects: Welcome, ePlus, Startup Scaleup, Twist, Digistart. Some representatives of these projects will also be at the stand, so come and say hello!

In addition, a number of the panels and discussions at Web Summit will be hosted by public EU figures (below, in bold). To find out more, please see the list below!

November 7th

CentreStage (6:45 PM) New realities in society, politics, law, enterprise and social good.

• Axelle Lemaire (Deputy Minister, Government of France)
• Mogens Lykketoft (President, United Nations)
• José Manuel Barroso (President of the EU from 2004-2014)
• Tom Nuttall (Charlemagne Columnist, The Economist)

November 8th

Future Societies (10:55 AM) Finding your calling in the digital economy.

• Mathieu Nebra (Co-Founder, OpenClassrooms)
• Leila Janah (Founder & CEO, Sama & LXMI)
• Carlos Moedas (European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, European Union)
• Joe Green (Social Entrepreneur)

Future Societies (12:20 PM) Will technology kill democracy?

• Ann Mettler (‎Head of European Political Strategy Centre, European Commission)
• Axelle Lemaire (Deputy Minister, Government of France)
• Dr. Dambisa Moyo (Global Economist, Dambisa Moyo)
• Ryan Heath (Senior EU Correspondent, POLITICO)

Startup University (1:00 PM) City, state and startup: changing the culture

• Ann Mettler (‎Head of European Political Strategy Centre, European Commission)
• Carlos Moedas (European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, European Union)
• Ryan Heath (Senior EU Correspondent, POLITICO)

Future Societies (1:40 PM) A single market: Facts and fiction

• Andrus Ansip (Vice-President, Digital Single Market, European Commission)
• Gerard Grech (CEO, Tech City UK)
• Tom Nuttall (Charlemagne Columnist, The Economist)

Centre Stage (2:50 PM) Europe’s tech scene – second best?

• Gillian Tans (President & CEO, Booking.com)
• Nicolas Brusson (Co-Founder & CEO, BlaBlaCar)
• Carlos Moedas (European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, European Union)
• José Neves (Founder & CEO, Farfetch)
• Mike Butcher (Editor, TechCrunch)

Future Societies (10:25 AM) The filter bubble versus democracy

• Ann Mettler (‎Head of European Political Strategy Centre, European Commission)
• Gary Marcus (CEO, Geometric Intelligence)
• Paul Hilder (Co-Founder, Crowdpac)
• Charles Arthur (Freelance Writer, Freelance)

November 9th

Future Societies (12:10 PM) EU-US Open Data Project: modernising economic measurement

• Justin Antonipillai (Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce)
• Marta Nagy-Rothengass (Head of Data Policy and Innovation Unit, DG CONNECT , European Commission
• Jean-Marc Museux (Chief Enterprise Architect, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union
• Naina Bajekal (Executive Editor, Newsweek)

We look forward to seeing you there!

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