On November 22 and 23, the Tech Tour 2017 Cleantech Summit took place. Over 200 companies applied to be part of the event. Eventually, a top 41 high growth potential cleantech companies in Europe presented on the event, chosen by a selection committee of active cleantech investors and industry experts. Our director, Fred van Beuningen was head of this committee, using his expertise on what the industries are really looking for.
The Tech Tour 2017 Cleantech Summit consisted of a programme to showcase not only Europe’s most promising cleantech companies, but also dived into the latest trends in cleantech innovation with insight by experts from various industry sub-sectors and cleantech investors. The programme included:
- Keynote by Fred van Beuningen (Clean Tech Delta) on “Academy dynamics, presentation of the process and training”
- CEO Collaborative Academy for presenting CEOs to dry-run their presentations and receive feedback from coaches as well as workshops to discuss their challenges
- Fireside chat on “Energy miracles” moderated by Fred van Beuningen (Clean Tech Delta) featuring Hannes Kunz (Institute for Integrated Economic Research IIER) and Joris van der Schot (Luberon Energies)
- Success stories panel with Carlaberto Guglielminotti (Electro Power Systems), Justin Jansen (RSM Erasmus University), Micheal van der Jagt (PARX Plastics) and Menno van Dijk (ScaleUpNation)
- 4 deal flow/presentation sessions on energy transition, circular economy, maritime and offshore, and smart cities and mobility
- Panel discussion on “Energy transition” moderated by Kees van der Leun (Ecofys) featuring Roderik Colen, Peter Molengraaf, and Joost van Dijk (ZEM Projects)
- Panel discussion on “Good disruption” with Martin Stuchtey (SYSTEMIQ)
The event welcomed 150 participants, representing the cleantech and venture capital market, top executives from blue chip technology companies, international venture capitalists, investment bankers and service providers from all around the world.
The results of the event were outstanding, with enthusiastic comments from the attendees. The summit brought organizations and investors together who wouldn’t find each other without. A conscious decision was made to aim for a lower amount of matches of higher quality and this worked out. Over 30 percent of the participants were able to raise funds!
The Tech Tour 2017 Cleantech Summit was supported by Pictet, City of Rotterdam, Rotterdam Partners, Port of Rotterdam, Innovation Quarter, Maritime Delta, Flanders Cleantech Association and Clean Tech Delta.
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