Fireside chat: Carolina Rodríguez, CEO of ENISA & Alister Moreno, Chairman of EsTech
ENISA has become a key public institution for any entrepreneur building an innovative project in South Europe. Its funding role goes beyond due to its task enforcing the Spanish Startup Law and certifying the scaleups of the future.
Carolina Rodríguez is not only the CEO of ENISA, she has been a key public official in the effort to connect a common vision of public and private entities in the way to create a national startup culture.
Carolina will talk with Alister Moreno, not only the Chairman of EsTech, also a key serial entrepreneur committed to boost Spain as the best emerging companies territory.
Scaleups: From Micro-Economics to Competitiveness and Economic Security3
In recent years a brand new actor has emerged as a key element in the process to build a European economy based on competitiveness, social and environmental impact, technology and innovation. Boosting European tech champions is the way to have companies with the same philosophy of Airbus.
Although Scaleups are growing in similar numbers like other regions, they still have to face a non comprehensive single market, regulatory burdens and an art & craft way to get investment and talent. The main European platforms promoting the ecosystem or continental scaleups are going to discuss how these companies are the present and future of Spain and Europe.
The Future of European Investment: Transforming Investment Culture & Funding Channels
Funding is the fundamental trigger for Spanish and European scaleups. European and national investors and institutions are sharing the diagnosis about the need to move fast, increasing the size of investments and the opportunity to create better frameworks for European stock markets and an effective European capital union.
This panel represents a key opportunity to hear key people leading the conversation on how Europe and its regions must address and protect entrepreneurship, investment and high growth innovative companies. Also, how their tech communities and hubs are growing considering the current global economic and technological developments.
European Emerging Companies, a Piece for the Future of Europe
Recent political developments in Brussels and the European capitals are showing us how the role of startups and scaleups have become a fundamental piece for economic security, prosperity and integration.
This panel represents a key opportunity to hear key people leading the conversation on how Europe and its regions must address and protect entrepreneurship, investment and high growth innovative companies. Also, how their tech communities and hubs are growing considering the current global economic and technological developments.
The Spanish Tech Ecosystem: Local and International Perspectives
Spanish scaleups are one the most illustrative elements of the Spanish tech ecosystem momentum. International, tech oriented and strong investment and talent aggregators are raising the bar of our country at international level. The Spanish Government through institutions like ICEX, ENISA, CDTI or SETT are working with these companies in a way that was unimaginable ten years ago.
This is happening across the country, so in this last panel representatives of the main tech and investors organisations we will share experiences and views about the country, its local hubs and the next steps the tech community must tackle to boost an innovative development of our territory and Europe.
