Seedstars Summit is a unique event showcasing over 60 selected startups from all over the world. The fifth edition addresses some of the trending topics on innovation during the workshops and keynotes, and provides venue for networking with players in the startup scene. Swiss startups are invited to participate.
The 2017 Seedstars Summit was a success, with more than 1’000 attendees from all over the world, around 60 startup finalists and 116 investors, who took part in more than 450 one-on-one meetings. The 2018 edition of Seedsstars summit will be held on 12 April in Lausanne. The event will again bring together startups enthusiasts, investors, business angels, government officials, incubators, NGOs and journalists from all over the world for an international and hands-on networking experience.
As a global competition dedicated to connecting with the digital change-makers of the emerging world and to provide them with access to high growth opportunities, Seedstars World presents over 65 handpicked startups coming from Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Spanning a wide variety of verticals, from Fin-tech to Ed-tech, Med/Bio-tech, Agri-tech, Insure-tech, Clean-tech and High/Nano-tech, they will reunite in the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne to compete for different prizes and the title of Seedstars Global Winner, qualifying to win up to $1M in equity investment.
The future of technology and innovation in emerging markets
Over 70 experts from world renowned companies will spend two days (Monday and Tuesday) mentoring the selected entrepreneurs, providing them with in-depth insights and business mentorship. The Investor Forum will happen on Wednesday, when the startups will present their one minute pitches, and attend the one-on-one meetings with Swiss and international investors (curated by Seedstars), and when the 12 finalists will be announced.
On Thursday 12th April, the main Summit day, there are several workshops in the morning. Two partnerships are already confirmed: Fedex will coordinate a workshop on the future of e-commerce and GSMA will conduct one about the collaboration between startups and telecom operators. Past editions featured experts from companies such as Google, Udacity, Merck KGaA, Nestle, Amazon, IBM and US Aid, and for this year many more are to be scheduled up until the event.
In the afternoon, key speakers will take the stage to inspire attendees and lead insightful discussions on the future of innovation in emerging markets. one of the topics to be addressed include; how advances in agri-tech, tech-based innovations applied to real-estate and rental market, innovative solutions for eco-friendly urban mobility, how technology is revolutionizing human resources and other services for enterprises, med-tech & biohacking.
Four keynote speakers are already confirmed: Gwendolyn Regina, who most recently spearheaded Mashable’s global expansion into Asia; award recipient, tech founder and CEO of AppsTech Rebecca Enonchong, representing Africa; Tallis Gomes, one of the most outstanding references for entrepreneurship in Latam and Gibran Huzaifah, the Seedstars World Alumni superstar that will join the Summit on its 5th anniversary. A fish-farmer-turned-agriculture-tech-entrepreneur, Gibran Huzaifah founded eFishery, the company that is revolutionizing the relatively untapped $5.4 billion-valued Indonesian aquaculture market.
The Global winner will be announced at the end of the summit followed by networking and the Entrepreneur Dinner. Further information, agenda and tickets are available at Seedstars Summit.
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