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150 cities, 300 city representatives

TOGETHER CREATING FLOURISHING ECOSYSTEMS

On May 25^th, StartupAmsterdam and TNW will host the second annual StartupCity Summit: a place to share insights and discuss the current and future role of local governments in creating flourishing tech ecosystems.

This year, 300 city officials and local ecosystem builders from 150 different cities will join us to share best practices. Through roundtable sessions and peer-to-peer learning, you will develop strategies that will strengthen your city’s ecosystem.

Last year, the first edition of the StartupCity Summit brought together 80 representatives of 45 international cities. Participating cities included Hong Kong, Taipei, Paris, Oslo, St Louis, Barcelona, Vilnius, Hyderabad and Cairo. Connections were made, policies and ideas exchanged and collaboration networks were set up.

Topics of the day will include:

Developing your own Action Program | Government as a launching customer | Female Entrepreneurship | Crypto Cities | Globally Connect Your Ecosystem | Activating Corporates for your Ecosystem | Attracting and Upskilling Talent | Growing 2nd Tier City Ecosystems | Establishing Inclusive Growth | Developing Innovation Districts

This year we're inviting public officials and private stakeholders with the following profiles: (Deputy) Mayors, City Officials Regional Economic Development, Civil servants responsible for Startup or Scale up policies, talent attraction or digital innovation, CEOs of StartupCity Programs, Smart City Officers, Directors Local Investment Agencies, Leadership of Leading Incubators, Accelerators or Science parks.

Registration will close once capacity is reached. Please register by clicking here and secure your attendance now! This event is invite only. However if you believe you are within our target audience, reach out via this link.

PROGRAM

24th May
09:00 – 19:00 TNW Conference

19:00 - 23:00 Optional Kick-off event: Informal networking & boat tour

25th May

12:30 – 12:35 Short welcome

12:35 – 12:55 Pär Hedberg: CEO of Stockholm Innovation and Growth; on the role of local government in successfully setting up a Private-Public Startup Incubator

12:55 – 13:15 Chris Heivly: Entrepreneur in Residence at TechStars; on best practices as a 1st tier city and what’s next if you’re already flourishing?

13:15 – 14:15 Peer Learning Sessions Round 1

14:15 – 14:45 Deputy Mayor Panel: Cities of Milan, St. Louis, Porto, Luxembourg and Amsterdam discussing the role of local government in entrepreneurial ecosystems

14:45 – 15:45 Peer Learning Sessions Round 2

15:45 – 16:05 Ingrid Devin: Director of Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network; on how to push female entrepreneurship in your city

16:05 – 16:25 Karen Bhatia: VP Creative & Applied Tech at NYCEDC; on how to create a community in your city around new emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain

16:25 – 16:45 SCALE.CITIES Network Launch

16:45 – 16:55 Closing Isidro Laso and distribution of SCALE Handbook

17:00 – 18:00 Networking and drinks

Peer Learning Session Topics:

1. Developing a StartupCity action program for your city
2. The city as a launching customer for startups
3. Activate corporates for your startup & tech ecosystem
4. How to get your ecosystem globally connected
5. Support start- and scale-ups scaling internationally
6. Attract, re- and upscale talent
7. Establish Inclusive Growth
8. How to activate more startups in your local ecosystem
9. Push Female entrepreneurship in your StartupCity
10. Growing an ecosystem in 2nd tier StartupCity
11. Crypto cities: The effect of Blockchain on cities
12. How to Develop Innovation Districts