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Interested in joining our Ecosystem Development Webinars?
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Startup Genome Webinars aimed to help global ecosystem leaders and policymakers accelerate their ecosystems.
See more below to find all Upcoming Webinar Topics and Registration details.
UPCOMING WEBINARS:
SEPTEMBER 7
8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Topic: Importance of Global Events and Global Connectedness for Startup Ecosystems
Description:
Startups thrive on relationships and networks. Global Connectedness injects global knowledge, leading business models, and technology crucial to creating globally leading startups.
This is a key ingredient of Global Market Reach and startup expansion. Therefore, it is crystal clear that networks and connections matter. Together with key global practitioners, we will discuss why global events are a major driver behind Global Connectedness and how to quantify it.
Date & Time: September 7, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC+1)
Speakers:
- Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome, London
- Tala Al Ansari, Director & Head - Innovation Ecosystem & Scale2Dubai, EXPO2020 Dubai
- Patrick de Laive, Founder & CPO, The Next Web
- Cindy Ngiam, Director, SWITCH Programme Office, Enterprise Singapore
- Ji-Young Kim, Manager, Seoul Business Agency
- Jaewon Jung, Manager, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Register to join the webinar: Here
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SEPTEMBER 7
8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Topic: Importance of Global Events and Global Connectedness for Startup Ecosystems
Description:
Startups thrive on relationships and networks. Global Connectedness injects global knowledge, leading business models, and technology crucial to creating globally leading startups.
This is a key ingredient of Global Market Reach and startup expansion. Therefore, it is crystal clear that networks and connections matter. Together with key global practitioners, we will discuss why global events are a major driver behind Global Connectedness and how to quantify it.
Speakers:
- Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome, London
- Jonathan Ortmans, President, Global Entrepreneurship Network
- Patrick de Laive, Founder & CPO, The Next Web
- Ji-Young Kim, Manager, Seoul Business Agency
- Jaewon Jung, Manager, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Register to join the webinar: Here
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JUNE 30
8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Topic: Solving the Cleantech Scaleup Gap or Failing the Planet
Description:Join the movement to close the Cleantech scaleup gap without which, all the innovation and the capital in the world will fail. Without scaling there is no large impact. And that has been and continues to be the #1 barrier to cleantech.
Date & Time:June 30, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC+1)
Speakers:
- JF Gauthier, Founder and CEO, Startup Genome, San Francisco
- Paula Laine, CEO, The Finnish Climate Fund, Helsinki
- Richard Youngman, CEO, Cleantech Group, London
- Frans Nauta, Founder, ClimateLaunchpad, Amsterdam
- Nigel Purcell, Investment Director, ENGIE New Ventures, Paris
Rewatch the webinar:Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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JUNE 30
8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Topic: Solving the Cleantech Scaleup Gap or Failing the Planet
Description: Join the movement to close the Cleantech scaleup gap without which, all the innovation and the capital in the world will fail. Without scaling there is no large impact. And that has been and continues to be the #1 barrier to cleantech.
Date & Time:June 30, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Speakers:
- JF Gauthier, Founder and CEO, Startup Genome, San Francisco
- Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova, Stockholm
- Todd Almendinger, Director, Cleantech Group, Boston
- Simon Racicot-Daignault, CEO, InnovHQ, Montreal
- Patrick Gagné, CEO, Cycle Momentum, Montreal
- Jeanette Jackson, CEO, Foresight, Vancouver
Rewatch the webinar:Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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MAY 11
8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Topic: Value Creation, Not Valuation: How to Attract Venture Capital and Build a Thriving Innovation Economy through Commercialization
Description:Hear how GrowthX is partnering with innovative tech ecosystems around the world to unlock exponential startup growth by embracing commercialization as the key to startup success. Startup Genome and GrowthX will show how private-public partnerships have transformed nascent startup ecosystems into thriving hotbeds of activity that are galvanizing previously cautious local venture capital dollars while creating a new wave of local, high growth businesses.
Date & Time: May 11, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC+1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Max Menke, Founding Partner, GrowthX and Martin Giese, Managing Director, XPRENEURS incubator, Munich
Rewatch the webinar: Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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MAY 11
8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Topic: Value Creation, Not Valuation: How to Attract Venture Capital and Build a Thriving Innovation Economy through Commercialization
Description:Hear how GrowthX is partnering with innovative tech ecosystems around the world to unlock exponential startup growth by embracing commercialization as the key to startup success. Startup Genome and GrowthX will show how private-public partnerships have transformed nascent startup ecosystems into thriving hotbeds of activity that are galvanizing previously cautious local venture capital dollars while creating a new wave of local, high growth businesses.
Date & Time: May 11, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Speaker: Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Max Menke, Founding Partner, GrowthX, Andrew Goldner, Co-founder, GrowthX and Kathryn Lockhart, Chief Executive Officer, Propel, New Brunswick, Canada
Rewatch the webinar: Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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APRIL 6
8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Topic:Using a cloud-based data platform to track and support your startup ecosystem
Date & Time: April 6, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC+1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Yoram Wijngaarde, Founder and CEO, Dealroom and Daniela Montiero, Head of Entrepreneurship, Porto Digital
Rewatch the webinar: Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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APRIL 6
8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Topic:Using a cloud-based data platform to track and support your startup ecosystem
Date & Time:April 6, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC-7)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Yoram Wijngaarde, Founder and CEO, Dealroom and Kat Borlongan, Director, La French Tech
Rewatch the webinar: Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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FEBRUARY 3
8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC)
Topic: How your tech ecosystem can be successful in attracting tomorrows unicorns
Description: Startup ecosystems are in need of attracting startups and scaleups in order to accelerate their startup ecosystems and fuel economic growth. There is growing competition in the global landscape in attracting startups and scaleups. Hear how organizations like The Next Web and Catalonia Trade and Invest have bridged the gap.
Date & Time: Feb 3, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Arno Nijhof, Director of Ecosystems, The Next Web (Financial Times Group) and Roger Costa, Deputy Director FDI Promotion at Catalonia Trade & Investment
Rewatch the webinar: Here on Startup Genome Youtube Channel.
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FEBRUARY 3
8:00am - 9:00am, (San Francisco Time, UTC -8)
Topic: How your tech ecosystem can be successful in attracting tomorrows unicorns
Description:Startup ecosystems are in need of attracting startups and scaleups in order to accelerate their startup ecosystems and fuel economic growth. There is growing competition in the global landscape in attracting startups and scaleups. Hear how organizations like The Next Web and Catalonia Trade and Invest have bridged the gap.
Date & Time:Feb 3, 8:00am - 9:00am, (San Francisco Time, UTC -8)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Arno Nijhof, Director of Ecosystems, The Next Web (Financial Times Group) and Roger Costa, Deputy Director FDI Promotion at Catalonia Trade & Investment
Register for the webinar:Here
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PAST WEBINARS:
OCTOBER 26
Topic: Attract VC investment to your city or region
Description:Startup ecosystems are in need of capital in order to get their funding-ready startups through this challenging time. There is limited opportunity for startups to meet and build relationships with potential investors. Hear how The Next Web has bridged the gap.
Date & Time: Oct 26, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Sebastian Toupy, Head of Startup Relations, The Next Web (Financial Times Group) and Josefina Nungesser, Director, Germany Trade and Invest, Germany
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here
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OCTOBER 26
Topic: Attract VC investment to your city or region
Description:Startup ecosystems are in need of capital in order to get their funding-ready startups through this challenging time. There is limited opportunity for startups to meet and build relationships with potential investors. Hear how The Next Web has bridged the gap.
Date & Time:Oct 26, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time UTC -7)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Sebastian Toupy, Head of Startup Relations, The Next Web (Financial Times Group)
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here
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SEPTEMBER 30
Topic: How We Support The Rise of Global Startup Ecosystems
Description: Hear a high-level overview of key ways we support and collaborate with leading, forward-looking governments and private organizations to accelerate their startup ecosystems
Date & Time:Sep 30, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Seow Hui Lim, Director, Startup Development, Enterprise Singapore
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here here
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SEPTEMBER 30
Topic: How We Support The Rise of Global Startup Ecosystems
Description: Hear a high-level overview of key ways we support and collaborate with leading, forward-looking governments and private organizations to accelerate their startup ecosystems
Date & Time:Sep 30, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time UTC -7)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here
AUGUST 26
Topic: Multiplying Ecosystem Growth and Policy Impact: A Data-Driven Assessment and Prioritzation of Gaps to build your Ecosystem Strategy
Description: Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations to holistically capture the state of their ecosystem's reality measured across 100+ metrics and a data-driven prioritization of gaps to build a globally-leading ecosystem strategy
Date & Time:26th August, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Dr. Thomas Funke, Managing Director, TechQuartier, Frankfurt (Startup Genome Member)
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here
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AUGUST 26
Topic: Multiplying Ecosystem Growth and Policy Impact: A Data-Driven Assessment and Prioritzation of Gaps to build your Ecosystem Strategy
Description: Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations to holistically capture the state of their ecosystem's reality measured across 100+ metrics and a data-driven prioritization of gaps to build a globally-leading ecosystem strategy
Date & Time:26th August, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC -7)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Nebojša (Nebo) Djurdjevic, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Serbia Initiative (Startup Genome Member)
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here
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AUGUST 12
Topic: COVID-19 Impact Insights - Quantify the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on your startups and their recovery: Benchmarking with regional and global trends
Description: Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations to track the impact of COVID-19 on their ecosystem's startup founders and how data-driven insights can be used to support and save startup ecosystems.
Date & Time: 12th August, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Speaker: Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Mahinda Hearth CEO and Sachindra Samararatne, Program Head Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka, under the President's Office (Startup Genome Member)
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights here
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Topic: COVID-19 Impact Insights - Quantify the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on your startups and their recovery: Benchmarking with regional and global trends
Description: Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations to track the impact of COVID-19 on their ecosystem's startup founders and how data-driven insights can be used to support and save startup ecosystems.
Date & Time: 12th August, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC -7)
Speaker: JF Gauthier, Founder and CEO, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Patrick Gagne, CEO, OSMO Montreal & Co-Founder, Bonjour Startup Montréal (Startup Genome Member)
Missed out on attending this webinar? Watch the highlights Here
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JULY 16
Topic: X-ray vision of your ecosystem - tracking and globally benchmarking your innovation economy
Description: Hear from how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations to track and globally benchmark their ecosystems. Arnobio Morelix, our Chief Innovation Officer will be holding a 1-hour long webinar dedicated to tracking and globally benchmarking startup ecosystems.
Date & Time:16th July, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC -8)
Speaker:Arnobio Morelix, Chief Innovation Officer, Startup Genome
Register:This Webinar has already taken place.
Missed out on attending this webinar?Watch the highlights here
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JULY 16
Topic: Attracting the best talent and international resources - Globally positioning your ecosystem
Description: Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations attract resources and globally position their ecosystems. Hear directly from who we work with in Seoul, South Korea - Jaigeun Kim, Deputy Director, Economic Policy Division, The Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Date & Time:16th July, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers: Jaigeun Kim, Deputy Director, Economic Policy Division, The Seoul Metropolitan Government (Startup Genome Member) and Pieter Paul van Oerle, Strategy Director, The Next Web
Register:This Webinar has already taken place.
Missed out on attending this webinar?Watch the highlights here.
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JULY 14
Topic: X-ray vision of your ecosystem - tracking and globally benchmarking your innovation economy
Description:Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations to track and globally benchmark their ecosystems. Hear directly from who we work with in Melbourne, Australia - Dr. Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic, Government of Victoria.
Date & Time:14th July, 8:00am - 9:00am (London Time, UTC +1)
Speaker:Stephan Kuester, Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome
Guest Speaker:Dr. Kate Cornick, CEO, LaunchVic, Melbourne, Australia (Startup Genome Member)
Register:This Webinar has already taken place.
Missed out on attending this webinar?Watch the highlights here.
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JULY 14
Topic: Attracting the best talent and international resources - Globally positioning your ecosystem
Description: Hear how we support forward-looking governments and private organizations attract resources and globally position their ecosystems. Hear directly from who we work with in Sharjah, UAE ecosystem - Najla Al Midfa, CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa).
Date & Time:14th July, 8:00am - 9:00am (San Francisco Time, UTC -8)
Speaker:Arnobio Morelix, Chief Innovation Officer, Startup Genome
Guest Speakers:Najla Al Midfa, CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) (Startup Genome Member) and Patrick De Lieve, Founder, The Next Web
Register:This Webinar has already taken place.
Missed out on attending this webinar?Watch the highlights here.