EU-Startups Conference 2017

The EU-Startups Conference is an annual flagship event where showcase a selection of Europe's hottest startups and where we come together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time!

In addition it'll have a pitch competition with 15 exciting startups from all across Europe. The pitch competition will be judged by a team of well known investors. The winning startup team will receive a prize package worth more than €11,000.  It is expected 400+ startup founders, tech folks, corporates, business angels, media people and investors from all across Europe. Moreover, the affordable ticket prices already include food and drinks during the event.

The EU-Startups Conference is the perfect event for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors who are aiming to build international companies from within Europe. We will have fireside chats with internationally successful founders out of the Internet space like Jesper Buch (Just Eat founder / angel investor) and Peter Vesterbacka (Rovio, Angry Birds, Slush, Lightneer), interesting speeches, an "Investors on Stage" session and great networking opportunitiesThe Speakers

Thanks to the location sponsor HTW Berlin, the EU-Startups Conference 2017 will take place in the shiny HTW Audimax in Berlin. The event will be held between 11 am and 6 pm and we’re expecting 400 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs as well as media people. A great opportunity for networking!

The current state of the agenda:

10.30-11.00 - Coffee/Networking

11.00-11.05 - Short Welcome Speech by Thomas Ohr

11.05-11.30 - Ferry Heilemann Speech (FreightHub) - How to scale in a competitive market environment

11.30-12.15 - Fireside Chat with Jesper Buch

12.15-12.40 - Jeroen De Wit Speech (Teamleader) - Learnings from scaling Teamleader across Europe

12.40-12.45 - Federica Bordoni Speech (Aruba Cloud)

12.45-13.25 - Pitch Competition - 8 Startup Pitches

13.25-14.20 - Break / Food & Drinks / Networking

14.20-14.30 - Christoph Sollich Speech (Pitch Doctor)

14.30-15.00 - Investors on Stage (10-15 VCs pitch on stage)

15.00-15.25 - Nils Seger Speech (RCKT) - The role of communications in the startup industry

15.25-16.00 - Pitch Competition - 7 Startup Pitches

16.00-16:30 - Jeff Burton Speech (Electronic Arts) - Learnings from the early days of Electronic Arts

16.30-17.15 - Fireside Chat with Peter Vesterbacka

17.15-17.40 - Raffaela Rein Speech - How to build an UX-led company

17.40-17.45 - Announcement of the Pitch Competition Winner

17.45-18.00 - Networking / End

For more information, please check Eu-Startups webpage.