09:15: Opening
09:45: Startup Europe Presentation
Isidro Laso Ballesteros, Head of Startup Europe, European Commission
10:00: Introduction to Startup Europe Partnership
Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge Foundation
Simon Schaefer, Founder, Factory Berlin
10:20 – 10:30: How does the Italian Government plans to support SEP
Stefano Firpo, Italian Government, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
10:30 – 11:15: Panel: Bridging Large Corporates and Startups. Sharing Best
Practices
Gustavo Vinacua, Director of BBVA Innovation Centers & Open Innovation
Javier Placer, Director, Open Future Telefónica
Telmo Perez, Vice President of France Telecom Group
Salvo Mizzi, Chief Digital Markets Development, Telecom Italia
Alexia Froudkine, Director Developer Marketing & Alliances, Orange
Axel Menneking, Head of hub:raum International, Deutsche Telekom
Carlo Papa, Chief Innovation Officer, Enel Green Power
11:15 – 12:00: Panel: Corporate Venture Initiatives. Sharing Best Practices
Jacky Abitbol, Investment Director at Orange Capital
Clara Gutierrez Sanz, BBVA Venture
Javier Placer, Director, Open Future Telefónica
Luca Casaburra, Head of Corporate Venture Capital, Telecom Italia
Alberto De Paoli, Head of Strategic Planning & Enel Lab Managing Director, Enel
12:00 – 12:15: Discussion and Wrap-up
02:20 – 05:30: SEP Matching Event
(Closed session for SEP Corporate Members + invited SEP Startups)
02:20 – 02:45: SEP Corporate Members Closed Meeting
02:45 – 03:15: Intro of SEP Selected Startups
03:15 – 05:00: Matching: Startup-Corporates 1:1 meetings
05:00 – 05:30: SEP Corporate Members Closed Meeting Wrap-up
Isidro Laso Ballesteros
Head of Startup Europe, European Commission
Alberto Onetti
Chairman, Mind the Bridge Foundation
Simon Schaefer
Founder, Factory Berlin
Stefano Firpo
Italian Government, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
Gustavo Vinacua
Director of BBVA Innovation Centers & Open Innovation
Telmo Perez
Vice President of France Telecom Group
Carlo Papa
Chief Innovation Officer, Enel Green Power
Clara Gutierrez Sanz
BBVA Venture
Alexia Froudkine
Director Developer Marketing & Alliances – Orange Partner
Javier Placer
Director Open Future Telefónica
Salvo Mizzi
Chief Digital Markets Development, Telecom Italia
Luca Casaburra
Head of Corporate Venture Capital, Telecom Italia
Axel Menneking
Head of hub:raum International, Deutsche Telekom
Alberto De Paoli
Head of Strategic Planning – Enel Lab Managing Director, Enel S.p.A.
Jacky Abitbol
VP Corporate Development, Orange
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09:45: Startup Europe Presentation
Isidro Laso Ballesteros, Head of Startup Europe, European Commission
10:00: Introduction to Startup Europe Partnership
Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge Foundation
Simon Schaefer, Founder, Factory Berlin
10:20 – 10:30: How does the Italian Government plans to support SEP
Stefano Firpo, Italian Government, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
10:30 – 11:15: Panel: Bridging Large Corporates and Startups. Sharing Best
Practices
Gustavo Vinacua, Director of BBVA Innovation Centers & Open Innovation
Javier Placer, Director, Open Future Telefónica
Telmo Perez, Vice President of France Telecom Group
Salvo Mizzi, Chief Digital Markets Development, Telecom Italia
Alexia Froudkine, Director Developer Marketing & Alliances, Orange
Axel Menneking, Head of hub:raum International, Deutsche Telekom
Carlo Papa, Chief Innovation Officer, Enel Green Power
11:15 – 12:00: Panel: Corporate Venture Initiatives. Sharing Best Practices
Jacky Abitbol, Investment Director at Orange Capital
Clara Gutierrez Sanz, BBVA Venture
Javier Placer, Director, Open Future Telefónica
Luca Casaburra, Head of Corporate Venture Capital, Telecom Italia
Alberto De Paoli, Head of Strategic Planning & Enel Lab Managing Director, Enel
12:00 – 12:15: Discussion and Wrap-up
02:20 – 05:30: SEP Matching Event
(Closed session for SEP Corporate Members + invited SEP Startups)
02:20 – 02:45: SEP Corporate Members Closed Meeting
02:45 – 03:15: Intro of SEP Selected Startups
03:15 – 05:00: Matching: Startup-Corporates 1:1 meetings
05:00 – 05:30: SEP Corporate Members Closed Meeting Wrap-up
Isidro Laso Ballesteros
Alberto Onetti
Simon Schaefer
Stefano Firpo
Gustavo Vinacua
Telmo Perez
Carlo Papa
Clara Gutierrez Sanz
Alexia Froudkine
Javier Placer
Salvo Mizzi
Luca Casaburra
Axel Menneking
Alberto De Paoli
Jacky Abitbol
and the support of