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Why should you come to South Summit?

Posted on 06 September 2018

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South Summit is the best place to bring together the main agents of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, investors, startups and corporations. 

Our claim is "innovation is Business" because innovation is all about companies. South Summit is the leading global platform where innovation takes place. During three days, startups, investors and corporations meet to share opinions and ideas. It's the perfect place to network and find what you need: strategic alliances, investments, potential customers, talent, visibility, advice, management support, technology support, mentoring, and more. Are you a corporation? Maybe an Investor? Probably a Startup? Here you have the opportunity to meet all the key-players of the entrepreneurial ecosystem that can make your business grow.

No matter if you’re an entrepreneur, a corporation or an investor, you have the opportunity to meet all the key-players of the entrepreneurial ecosystem that can help your business grow.There will be conferences about the following tracks: Fintech, Industry 4.0, Energy, Data, Logistics & Ecommerce, Developers, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Healthcare, Entertainment & Platforms, Artificial Intelligence and Education.

For this reason, we have as confirmed business leaders figures who have revolutionized different sectors. Jaime Rodríguez, General Manager of Blablacar, the company that has changed the rules of the travel sector, Oscar Pierre, founder of Glovo, who has completely modified the logistics sector, Valentín Stalf, CEO and co-founder of N26, the new modern bank, Miguel Vicente, co-founder of Wallapop, the place to give your objects a second life, Juan Urdiales, co-founder of Job&Talent, the digital job search portal, Phillip Huffman, co-founder of Helping, the place where you can hire a person to clean your house for hours, Alejandro Artacho, CEO of Spotahome, who has turned the real estate sector upside down....

As a new feature this year, we are also presenting EnlightED, an initiative of IE Business School and Fundación Telefónica which will discuss the future of education in the digital world, with relevant figures such as Ken Robinson, expert in education and creativity, Jose María Álvarez Pallete, CEO of Telefónica. Freddy Vega CEO of Platzi, the online training platform and David Cuartielles co-founder of Arduino, the most affordable tool for learning to code, among others.



In addition to inspirational talks, you will enjoy Speed Networking sessions where you will quickly get to know many startups, corporations and investors. You will also be able to enjoy mentoring sessions where you will have experts willing to help you in any subject you need or 1:1 meetings where startups together with corporations or investors can have meetings to do business.

Attendees will be able to enjoy a marketplace full of opportunities to meet innovative companies, you will have many chances to connect and meet very interesting people from all sectors. If you download the South Summit app (iOS and Google PlayStore) you can take the program in the palm of your hand, see the list of attendees, chat with them and schedule meetings to talk about what you need. You will also be notified of the following keynotes, side events and entertaining activities that will take place in the afternoons.



After each day, South Summit will suggest the best plans to enjoy Madrid! Discounted dinners at the most fashionable restaurants, 2x1 in the bars of the most trendy areas of the city, the official South Summit party in La N@ve...

Madrid's nightlife will witness the biggest event of the entrepreneurial sector! To move around you can get a Car2Go to go from one place to another and to sleep, book a room in any of the Roomates, NH or Airbnb we collaborate with. Check out the Madrid Guide!

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