South Summit 2017, a day dedicated to entrepreneurship and innovation
From October 4th to 6th, the great event dedicated to entrepreneurship of the year took place: South Summit 2017. And, of course, Santalucía IMPULSA, the acceleration program of Santalucía insurance He did not miss this important appointment with the innovation.The meeting took place at the “La Nave” venue of Madrid, and was attended by some figures such as the Minister of Economy, Luis de Guindos; Manuela Carmena, Mayor of the Madrid City Council; and Albert Rivera, president of the political party Citizens. The venue made available to attendees different rooms dedicated to innovation: The Arena Stage, Playground, Sandbox, Innovation Stage, The Next Big Thing and Investors Den, which were filled with large companies and entrepreneurs eager to acquire new knowledge. In addition, there were many participants in Talks and presentations which allowed attendees to learn more about success stories, such as: Werner Vogels, Vice President and CTO of Amazon; Yuri Fernández, Director of Communication for Spain and Portugal at Uber; Iñaki Moreno, Business Development Manager of Google; Dana Dunne, CEO of eDreams; José del Barrio, Founder of The Red Fridge; Dhiraj Mukherjee, Co-founder of Shazam; Vicente Pascual, Co-founder of Cabify... who covered topics such as: Smart Mobility, Travel & Tourism, New Money, Content & Channels, Healthcare & Biotech, Lifestyle & Fashion, Energy & Sustainability, Art & Culture, and Deep Tech, among others. [embed] https://youtu.be/HxKCto2f7aw[/embed]Durante a very special event took place during the day, the announcement of winners of the Startup Competition 2017 To which they arrived a total of 100 finalist startups, and the consequent Prize-giving to the same:
- Nextail: Award winner “Best Team”
- Darwinex: Award winner “More scalable product”
- Caravelo: Award winner “Most Disruptive Startup”
- And finally Wallbox, who was the winner of the Startup Competition.
Los future entrepreneurs they also had a place at this event, thanks to the Créate Foundation who is responsible for discovering small entrepreneurs who are still in school, but who certainly don't lack talent. The finalists had the opportunity to Expose your projects, and finally it was done Award ceremony to the winner: Rain of seeds.But not the whole day was dedicated to work, those attending the event also had time to enjoy a moment of relaxation and a cold drink to regain their strength, accompanied by music on the event terrace. A total of more than 650 investors, more than 3000 startups, more than 12,500 attendees and more than 325 journalists.There were many entrepreneurs who came to the stand of Santalucía IMPULSA Eager to know the Acceleration Program, and that they have already registered for it. If you couldn't be part of this day of entrepreneurship, but you have a Minimum Viable Product don't be discouraged, startups can enroll on the program until December 17. Why do it? Not only because of the possibility that Santalucía insurance invest in the startup, but for the opportunity to have 5 months of personalized mentoring, count on your network of contacts and networking, as well as the possibility of establishing alliances and synergies.
