Our partner and sponsor for next event, happening on the 14th of December, is EIT Digital, and they are providing us with such a cool and inspiring speaker we'll disclose in the upcoming days. EIT Digital is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation driving Europe's digital transformation. They are also inviting you to join the "Italian Innovation Day 2016", which will take place at the Trento Co-Location Centre in Povo on December 15, 2016 The event will bring together industrial partners, young entrepreneurs, researchers, students as well as the relevant stakeholders in the EIT Digital ecosystem, all committed to Europe's Digital Transformation. Participants in the Italian Innovation Day 2016 will experience a day packed with interaction opportunities, learning what has been achieved and looking ahead at the evolution of EIT Digital, while discovering hands-on innovation.

7. DRIVING
EUROPE’S DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION

8. 28 States
500M+ people
Horizon 2020
The European Union

9. The European Institute of
Innovation and Technology

10. Structure

11. Structure

12. Strategy (Knowledge Triangle)
Innovation
Education Research

13. A Pan-European Ecosystem
• 9 Nodes + Silicon
Valley Hub
• Almost whole of
Europe via ARISE

14. Achievements
• 9 companies & 50 products (2016)
• 77+ M€ raised by startups
• 200+ coached by Accelerator
• 130+ partner organizations

15. Full Disruption
• Sept 2016: 5+ M€
• 4 VC (incl. Robert
Bosch VC)
• March 2016: 6 M€
• July 2016: Deal
with Amadeus
• Intro EU customers

16. Entrepreneurial Education

17. New generation of entrepreneurs
• KARENS:
• Startup Plugify
• 750K€
crowdfunding
• NILS:
• Thesis on how
to hack drones
• RSA 2016 in SF
• Black Hat

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19. http://www.eitdigital.eu/italian-innovation-day/
Tomorrow in Povo!