Santalucía IMPULSA participates in South Summit 2019, the annual innovation and entrepreneurship event

Del October 2 to 4, And under the motto Innovation is business, the 6th edition of South Summit was held in Madrid, an international reference event for entrepreneurs and startups in which the innovation, the connections And the business opportunities and funding they were once again the protagonists. La Nave Madrid became the epicenter of entrepreneurship and the focus of uniting startups in Europe and for three intense days it brought together different experts in innovation, investors and professionals from all over the world, with the presence of the founder of Spain Startup-South Summit, María Benjumea, and different political figures such as the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the ministers Nadia Calviño, Reyes Maroto And Isabel Celaá, or the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, among others. In this entrepreneurial ecosystem, Santalucía IMPULSA, always betting on talent And the entrepreneurship, presented the next challenges of its program to accelerate ideas and innovative projects. For the insurtech stand of Innsomnia Many people interested in the program came to tell us what phase of business their project is in. In this fruitful showcase that promotes Networking and alliances between companies showed the latest news and trends in innovation and disruption, key to the growth and success of companies, in areas such as mobility, digital platforms, entertainment, housing, technology... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpV0XkSKU_k&feature=youtu.beLa digital transformation and the future of education played a very prominent role in this event. What knowledge will tomorrow's professionals need? The giant Facebook or educational platforms such as IE and Future Learn consider that the training model is aimed at learning that is more adaptable, mobile and based on knowledge over time. As part of the conference program, Ainhoa Campo, global head of Open Innovation at BBVA, highlighted in his paper the importance of collaboration with startups and the benefits they bring to large companies. For his part, Manel Villalante, general director of Strategy and Development of Renfe, spoke about mobility, digitalization and improvements in the customer experience through a success story such as the accelerator TrenLab, developed by Wayra. And businessmen like Kike Sarasola, founder of the hotel chain Room Mate, challenged companies to make happiness a factor of profitability and success. In addition, in this edition they have been awarded 10 startups: Bdeo, a startup accelerated by Santalucía IMPULSA, Influencity, 2eyesvision, Jubel, Epica, Localyze, Iomob, Waga Energy, Streamloots and PraxiLabs.In short, there have been three days full of conferences, round tables, awards, demos, accelerators, investors and companies... for an edition that closes with a successful participation of more than 5200 startups, 2700 meetings and nearly 20000 attendees. We thank the organization and all those interested in our program for their welcome and see you at South Summit 2020.

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