SEC2SV 2017 presented at European Parliament

On March 29th at the European Parliament a private meeting with a number of MEPs has been organized to provide an update on Startup Europe activities and specifically present the 2017 Edition of Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley (SEC2SV).

This year, during the SEC2SV 2017 week, a Digital Europe Conference, plus dedicated side events and meetings for 25 selected visiting MEPs, will be organized. This is part of the EU pilot project “Europe’s Digital Agenda Meets Silicon Valley”, proposed by the European Parliament and implemented by Mind the Bridge, following an open tender.

The meeting at European Parliament on March 29th was aimed at providing further details and collecting MEPs interest for participation.

Hosted by MEP Emilian Pavel, the meeting was chaired by Alberto Onetti (Chairman Mind the Bridge), Pēteris Zilgalvis (Head of Unit, Startups & Innovation, Digital Single Market, DG CONNECT) and Isidro Laso Ballesteros (Head of Startup Europe).