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·         The Summit is officially organised by the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union as part of the Presidency programme.

·         The awards ceremony will be chaired by the Commissioner Mariya Gabriel together with other leaders of the Member States and will be held in Cluj-Napoca during the morning of the 21 March.

·         70 startups from all over Europe and neighbouring countries opt to be recognized as the best for any of the five categories of this special edition of the StartUp Europe Awards: Female-led startup; Young-led startup (founder under 30); UN Sustainable Development Goals startup; Social inclusion startup; and Job growth startup. 

   Brussels, 12 March 2019. StartUp Europe Awards, an open innovation initiative of the European Commission’s Startup Europe initiative and the Finnova Foundation, will give recognition to the best European startups in the Startup Europe Summit 2019 framework, in a ceremony chaired by the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel; the Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Emil Boc and the Minister – Ministry of Communication and Information Society of Romania, Alexandru Petrescu, among other Europan authorities and key players. 

All financial institutions suchs as European Investment bank (EIB), European Investment Fund (EIF), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and all European Commission Services with programmes for startups (DG CONNECT, DG RTD, DG GROW, DG REGIO, DG EAC and EIT) will be present at the Summit. Startup Europe Summit in its annual event will address technological leadership, financing of European ecosystems (more than 10 billion euros in the pipeline of the EU programmes) and business growth. During March 21 and 22 in Cluj-Napoca, the founding startup leaders, technological leaders and authorities will share knowledge and perspective of the requirement for building successful startups.

During the summit, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will announce the winners of the“Startup Europe Awards Special Edition SES19”. The most outstanding startups from the EU and neighbouring countries will be chosen out of 70 applicants in each of the following 5 categories: Female-led startup; Young-led startup (founder under 30); UN Sustainable Development Goals startup; Social inclusion startup and Job growth startup. The Commissioner will also deliver the Zero Power Water Monitoring Horizon Prize. Winning startupswill have a stand to promote themselves and approach customers and potential investors during the summit. 

As part of the Summit, Finnova, as a Startup Europe partner, and through its StartUp Europe Accelerator programme, will provide startups with information on the funding opportunities offered by European communication (up to 2.5 million euros per project) and networking in a dedicated side event on 22 March, and will also have a stand where it will provide tailor-made information for startups. 

“Many startups do not know all that Europe can offer them and it is our mission from StartUp Europe Accelerator to guide them to request up to 100 billion euros that the European Commission will distribute in the next Horizon Europe period only for innovation” says Juanma Revuelta, Finnova CEO. 

The complete agenda of Startup Europe Summit 2019 can be consulted here Registration to participate is free and compulsory and must be done here until 14 March. 

StartUp Europe Awards of the European Commission’s Startup Europe initiative and Finnova is an open innovation methodology that encourages collaboration between the public sector and businesses in the promotion of innovative initiatives. Its aim is to help create alliances that allow entities and support programmes for entrepreneurs to be added to local partners and to be a communication tool for society.

Startup Europe Summit will give attendees the opportunity to learn about European funding opportunities directly from Brussels. With more than 10 billion Euros in the pipeline, the EU is becoming the main investor in Europe. In addition, networking with key decision makers and technology leaders within the EU, especially in the Central and Eastern Europe and Western Balkans regions; and having access to commercial agreements with corporations, investors and public administrations for startups and scaleups.

For more information:

www.finnova.eu

www.startupeuropeawards.eu

www.startupeuropeclub.eu

Press contact:

Catalina Valencia

eustartup@finnova.eu

The general director for Finnova, Juan Manuel Revuelta, took part as a speaker and launched the Energy Awards of the StartUp Europe Awards.

Finnova Foundation,  represented by its general director Juan Manuel Revuelta, has attended the WEX Global 2019 Summit between 4- 6 March, which was hold at the Solverde Hotel in the City of Gaia (near Porto, Portugal). WEX Global is an action-oriented summit which places face-to-to face commercial and technical meetings at its heart. This 12th edition is entitled ‘Applying Intelligence to the Circular Economy in Water & Energy’. WEX Global 2019 aims to determine how to increase circular economy implementation and impact, by connecting digital technology and human intelligence within the wider context of industries, municipalities and civil society.

Juan Manuel Revuelta presented the StartUp Europe Accelerator program created by Finnova, aimed to help entrepreneurs to take advantage of the EU opportunities such as internationalization, funding, networking and legal advice, among others. As well as participating as a speaker, Finnova launched the Energy Awards category of the Start Up Europe Awards, which will recognize the best European startups in the energy sector at the end of 2019.

StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA) is an initiative of the European Commission and Finnova Foundation, supported by the President of the European Parliament, the President of the Committee of the Regions, the Vice-President of the Economic and Social Committee and several members from the European Parliament. SEUA is supported by the StartUp Europe Accelerator of the Finnova Foundation. It recognizes the effort of European startups in 22 categories for 2019, in five geographical levels (Local, County, Regional, National and European) and now global. 

It presents a prize methodology for startups that fosters the open innovation and the collaboration between the different actors of the European ecosystem, through the private-public partnership to support entrepreneurs.

Preparing proposals for EU funded projects by FINNOVA Foundation is a side event of the Startup Europe Summit 2019.

Discover the opportunities to access European funding and boost your startup with subsidies from 50 thousand to 2,5 million euros. We will give you clear tips for a successful presentation of your project proposal. Through case studies of the StartUp Europe Accelerator program, we will meet those startups that have taken advantage of all the oportunities Europe offers: internationalization, networking, mobility, open innovation and visibility along with the StartUp Europe Awards initiative.

Moreover, if your startup is in the sustainability field, we will present the Interreg project CILIFO – 28 million euros for innovation and fire prevention methods together with the Fire StartUp Europe Accelerator.

Agenda:

14:30 Welcoming the participants

14:40 Proposal preparation tips – H2020, LIFE, Interreg and other programms

15:15 StartUp Europe Awards – a tool for open innovation

15:30 CILIFO Interreg Project

15:40 Q&A Session

16:00 End of the event

Free event. Mandatory registration here: https://www.eventbrite.es/e/entradas-preparing-proposals-for-eu-funded-projects-by-finnova-foundation-58104217278

NOTE: Please make sure you are officially registered to Startup Europe Summit 2019 before applying to this side event. Registrations here until 11 March.

OPORTUNIDADES EUROPEAS PARA EMPRESAS Y EMPRENDEDORES

Startup Europe Week (SEW) es el mayor evento regional de emprendimiento y movimiento de base en el mundo cuyo objetivo es ayudar a los emprendedores a crecer y prosperar. SEW se enfoca a través de eventos enfocados localmente que conectan el ecosistema local y les muestran a los emprendedores qué apoyo está disponible en su ciudad y nivel regional en particular.

En el municipio de Vilamarxant, se realizará una jornada de “Oportunidades Europeas & Técnicas de Marketing&Ventas para empresas y emprendedores” el 12 de Marzo a las 18:00h en el Espacio de Cowork de Vilamarxant con el siguiente programa:

· 18h – Presentación: ¿Qué es el emprendimiento?
· 18h15 – Oportunidades de la Unión Europea para emprender
· 18h30 – Programas de movilidad internacionales
· 19h – Redes sociales de negocios locales a globales
· 19h30 – Mecanismos de ventas para emprendedores

LINK INSCRIPCIÓN:

https://goo.gl/rF8Gso

The European Commission, in partnership with the UN Environment Finance Initiative, organizes a webinar on Financing Energy Efficiency in the Industry Sector on 13 December 2018, from 11.00 to 13.00 Central European Summer Time.

This webinar will hear 4 presentations:

• An introduction from DG Energy,  European Commission;
• Winfried Braumann, from REENAG, will present the projectTrustEEfunded by the Horizon 2020 programme. The project brings together industrial project developers, industrial owners, and financial investors to realise energy efficiency potential in the industry sector;
• Daniel Magallonfrom Energy BASE, will talk about the Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) Europe project, which uses mechanisms including standardised contracts and insurance to ensure and insure energy savings in particular in SMEs. This project has also received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme;
• Maria Nettofrom the Inter-American Development Bank will share their experience of supporting the set-up of an ESI mechanism in South America and will provide further background and experiences.

After these presentations, time will be allowed for questions and answers.

The webinar will be conducted in English and will be moderated by Bjoern Zapfel from the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises.

This is part of a series of webinars in the frame of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums initiative; for further background information on the SEI Forums initiative and to see the agenda and presentations from previous and upcoming events, please visit the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums webpage.

Please register by 12 December 2018, clicking here.

This event is organised as part of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums contract, funded under the EU Horizon 2020 programme and managed by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME).

Date: 26 November 2018

Place: Auditorium of the old Palas Hotel. Plaza Puerta del Mar. Alicante.

The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is vital for Europe’s competitiveness in today’s increasingly digitalised world economy.

The digital economy is growing seven times faster than the rest of the economy. But the current fragmentation of the pan-European policy framework hampers its potential. Europe lags behind other countries in terms of fast, reliable and connected digital networks that support our economies and are present at every moment of our private and professional lives. When communicating between countries, European citizens today face different costs, incompatible systems and irregular connectivity across the continent. This hurts all Europe’s citizens, businesses and innovators.

Moreover, although 250 million Europeans use the Internet every day, there are still millions who have never used it. People with disabilities have particular difficulties in enjoying new electronic content and services. More and more everyday tasks are being done online: to participate fully in society we all need more digital skills.

That’s why the EU implemented the Digital Agenda for Europe with the aim of boosting Europe’s economy by exploiting the sustainable economic and social benefits of the digital single market.

To implement these policies, the EU has, among others, more than €20,000 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) that are available for investments in the ICT field during the 2014-2020 funding period. These investments support the Commission’s initiative to create a digital single market, which has an additional growth potential of up to €250 billion.

It is in this context that the Diputación de Alicante organises the day Opportunities for European funding in ICT projects with the following objectives:

Objectives of the conference

To present the main programmes with European funding for projects incorporating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
Maximize the raising of European funds for ICT projects in the province of Alicante.
To analyse examples of good practice in ICT-related projects.
To publicise the European Commission’s Digital Agenda for Europe.

Main addressees

Companies, startups, business associations, local and regional authorities, municipal and regional officials, public entities, local associations, local development agents and, in general, civil society involved in the development and implementation of ICT projects.

Date: 26 November 2018

Place: Auditorium of the old Palas Hotel. Plaza Puerta del Mar. Alicante.

Registration here

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:30 ACCREDITATION
9:30 – 10:00 INSTITUTIONAL WELCOME

Mr. D. Adrian Ballester. 5th Deputy Chairman of the Alicante Provincial Council and Deputy for Good Governance and European Funds.
H.E. Mr. Luis Barcala. Mayor of Alicante.

10:00 – 10:30 TIC TRENDS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Mrs. Montserrat Pardo Bayona. Director of Institutional Relations at Microsoft.

10:30 – 11:00 COMMUNITY FUNDING FOR DIGITISATION

Mr. Juan Manuel Revuelta. General Manager of Finnova.

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:30 EXPERIENCES OF EUROPEAN PROJECTS

Alcoy’s Digital Cities Challenge Project.
Pedro Ramiro. Municipal technician.
Kenus Informática. SmartGov Project of the H2020 program. Intelligent government and citizen participation through technology.
Gilberto Martínez. Responsible for European projects.
Vicente Peñalver Camps. Director.
Alicante Chamber of Commerce. Digitalisation programme for SMEs.
Íñigo Gorostizaga. Head of Innocamaras and Tics Chamber Programmes (FEDER)
Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Robótica y Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (University of Valencia).
Antonio Garcia Cell. Smart Cities Expert.
Juan José Martínez Durá. Director IRTIC.
Instituto Tecnológico de Informática (ITI).
David Todolí Ferrandis.

14:00 CLOSING SESSION

Mr. Juan Riera. President of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Adrian Ballester. 5th Deputy Chairman of the Alicante Provincial Council and Deputy for Good Governance and European Funds.

INSCRIPTIONS HERE

The StartUp Europe Awards recognise the effort of European startups in various categories: Creative, Energy, Fintech, Green, e-Health, Fashion, Gastronomy, Large Industry, Internet of Things, Smart Cities, Social, Tourism, Water, Agritech, Legal, Space, Govtech, Proptech, Cybersecurity, Climate and Edtech.

SEUA is an extremely useful tool to build the European ecosystem connecting all the players across the continent: “The Eurovision for Startups”.  And now we’re looking for you.

Our goal is to promote local entrepreneurshipand open innovation!!! In the last edition of SEUA we have reached more than 132 startups from 16 countries, involving 17 Members of the European Parliament as Ambassadors and over one hundred media partners from all over Europe. This time we want to make it bigger! And we need your help. Are you an accelerator in any of our categories? Are you an expert used to work with startups and entrepreneurial ecosystems? Are you running a local or national contest in any category? Join us!

Why become a SEUA partner?

Visibility and recognition

◦   To identify yourself as an organization concerned with promoting entrepreneurial activity in Europe, contributing to growth, job creation and wealth creation

◦   Your organization logo on SEUA website and social networks as a partner

◦   StartUp Europe Awards logo to use in your communications, that recognizes you as a partner of a European initiative backed by EU Commission

◦   Exposure to European authorities and European media

Opportunities

◦   Networking with other similar organizations and European institutions

◦   Information about events, funds, calls, best practises and training programs for entrepreneurs for your organization and your startups

◦   Possibility to develop a business model

◦   Our support on developing the StartUp Europe Awards methodology

What we are looking for:

◦   Organizations that have experience with startups and preferably in doing startup accelerator programs and contest, whose mission is innovation.

◦   The organization should find local media partners, which will depend on the level at which they operate (local, regional, national or European).

◦   The organization must have a multidisciplinary jury, or create it involving experts linked to the European Union.

To apply for being PARTNER for StartUp Europe Awards, please send an email to request the registration form. Deadline September 16th.