The European Startup Festival once more brought together all the key players of a start-up ecosystem
The European Startup Festival is an event with a festival feel which brings together different stakeholders in Europe including start-ups, various industries, investors, universities, public agencies, cities, event organisers and incubators/accelerators. It’s an important opportunity for learning from high-profile experts, networking, collaborating with inspiring entrepreneurs and creating new European projects.
The European Startup Festival is celebrating the community of the European Startup Association. It was held in Turin in 2018 and in Malmö in September 2019 – and Simboc was part of it!
Together with other experts David Bell, Founder of Simboc, was part of interactive panels and masterclasses in which over 300 amazing human beings from 31 European and non-European nations participated in. The masterclasses gave new perspectives for entrepreneurs and other participants. David’s masterclass was about ‘How technology, apps and the internet changed the world’ and was well received.
But that wasn’t all! The programme also contained roundtable discussions for the different stakeholders to learn from each other, how to collaborate to grow, face new challenges and create innovative European projects. Meetings between start-ups and investors enabled selected start-ups to meet investors and help to build an important network for their business. These promising entrepreneurs were selected through competitions which were held in five different countries (UK, Austria, Sweden, Italy, Armenia).
The European Startup Festival would not be called ‘festival’ if there wasn’t entertainment. The main attractions were the host, a British comedian, a magician and a rapper.
The European Startup Association was founded by Christine Michaelis and Adriano Travaglia. Christine is a start-up Coach and Mentor, author, entrepreneur and marketing expert. Adriano is a lawyer, investor and serial entrepreneur.
The mission is to create a functional, borderless, cooperative European Startup Ecosystem. This is to help exceed the territorial limits, boost international business opportunities for promising startups and share knowledge and experiences. Simboc is excited to be a member of the European Startup Association and contribute to a borderless ecosystem.
More info about the European Startup Association and its activities can be found here: www.eustartupassociation.com