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Web Summit is the world’s largest annual technology conference that brings together the people and companies redefining the global tech industry.

The EIB Group, composed of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, which focuses on small businesses, is a leading supporter of start-ups and the digital economy and one of the largest providers of finance for innovation in Europe.

This year the EIB Group, EIB Institute and the European Innovation Council (EIC) teamed up to bring the EU innovative spirit at Web Summit.

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Centre Stage: Building a start-up in Europe

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Watch a recording of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" panel discussion on European start-ups with EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Felix.

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Tuesday, 14 November: EIB Group and EIC Stage in E223, Pavilion 2

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  • 11:00 – 12:00 Securing the Future – with Red Points
    Red Points has been supported by the EIB's venture debt to further develop their companies and to secure their future.
  • 14:00 – 14:30 AI-driven solutions: From ICU Recovery to Personalised Career Guidance – with EIB Institute
    A fireside chat with SIT alumni SkillLab (Christoph Bretgeld, Co-founder) and VEMOtion (Maximilian Bohrer, Business Development and Finance), moderated by Michiel Scheffer - President of the Board of the European Innovation Council. The chat focused on AI solutions. SkillLab uses AI for personalised career guidance while VEMOtion an AI-driven ICU robotic system.
  • 14:00 – 14:30 Startup Jury Panel
    Alessandro Izzo, Director of Equity, Growth Capital and Project Finance Department.
  • 14:30 – 15:00 Death Valley: Insufficient funding explained
    The experts call it "Death Valley curve": that crucial phase where new companies are not making revenue yet and deplete the initial capital in the quest to establish their business. Most investors stay away from ventures in the Death Valley, but not the EIB!
    15:30 – 17:00 Equity Investment to build the next deep tech Unicorns
  • With the European Investment Council and its equity investment process and approach.
  • 15:45 – 16:20 At the Corporate Innovation Stage
    EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix fireside chat with Alice Kantor, Bloomberg.

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Wednesday, 15 November: EIB Group and EIC Stage in E223, Pavilion 2

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  • 11:00 – 11:45 Making future technologies sustainable
    SENNDER and Egym are making their technologies more sustainable and have benefitted from the EIB's support.
  • 14:00 – 14:30 Media Village Press Conference room
    Signing Ceremony press conference
  • 14:00 – 15:30 Building deep tech unicorns with EIB and EIC
  • 14:00 – 14:30 EIB financing agreement in innovation: Making aerospace sustainable
    A new concept of tech-sustainability in aerospace, supported by the EIB
  • 16:00 – 16:45 Masterclass: Making future technologies sustainable 
    Unlocking the potential of future technologies in Space, Green and Agri Tech
  • 16:00 – 16:30 AI-driven solutions: From Fighting Fake News to Empowering Domestic Violence Survivors
    A fireside chat with SIT alumni The Newsroom (Jenny Romano, Co-founder and CEO) and Sophia Chatbot (Rhiana Spring, CEO), moderated by Rita Casimiro – partner at MAZE Impact.
    Exploring AI’s dual role in tackling fake news and empowering domestic violence survivors.

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Thursday, 16 November: EIB Group and EIC Stage in E223, Pavilion 2

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  • 10:30 – 11:00 The sustainable marketplace platforms of tomorrow
    The development of a B2B marketplace platform, its AI technologies and how to make it more sustainable
  • 11:00 – 12:30 Building deep tech unicorns with the EIC
    Funding opportunities for deep tech start-ups
  • 11:00 – 11:45 Masterclass: Securing the future: cybersecurity and AI
    with cutting-edge developments gaining valuable insights from industries‘ experts
  • 11:50 – 12:10 At the Centre Stage
    Building a start-up in Europe: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
    Panel discussion with EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Felix
  • 15:50 – 16.10 At the DeepTech Stage
    Funding European Innovation: intervention from Michiel Scheffer and Svetoslava Giorgeva, EIC

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Can you pitch your idea in the time it takes to reach the EIB Group stand to meet an EIB expert? Watch these entrepreneurs pitch their company's innovative ideas while making their way through the Web Summit crowd.

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Digitalisation in Europe 2022-2023: Evidence from the EIB Investment Survey

The European Union is closing the digitalisation gap with the United States. More than half of European firms responded to the pandemic by investing in digitalisation, and they are rapidly catching up with their US peers in implementing advanced digital technologies. Despite this, Europe is not well-positioned in digital innovation, and it is at risk of developing dependencies in several critical technologies.

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EIB Investment Survey 2023

Corporate investment in the European Union has remained surprisingly resilient, despite slowing economic growth, tightening credit and rising uncertainty, according to the results of the most recent EIB Investment Survey.

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Latest innovation stories

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Find out how the EIB and the EIF support innovative companies and help advance digitalisation

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Small businesses
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Innovation
We finance new technologies and support Europe's innovators.

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Venture debt
Our venture debt product addresss the funding needs of fast growing innovative companies.

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Find funding for your project

The EIB cooperates with a wide range of financial intermediaries that offer products targeting small and medium-sized projects. We benefit from our partners’ expertise, local knowledge and proximity to the projects themselves.

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Serena Sertore
s.sertore@eib.org
+352 437 970 859
 

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David Yormesor
yormesor@eib.org
+352 248 581 346
+352 621 554 578

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Maite Cordero
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+34 606 66 82 62

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André Milheiro
a.milheiro@ext.eib.org
+352 437 973 823