SOUTH SUMMIT

WHERE INNOVATION MEETS BUSINESS

4-6 OCTOBER, MADRID, LA N@VE

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Dr. Werner Vogels

Vice President and CTO Amazon

Dr. Mike Lynch

Founder Invoke Capital

Sanjay Sarma

Vice President for Open Learning MIT

Christopher Gavigan

Co Founder & CPO The Honest Company

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada

Founder Agatha Ruiz de la Prada

Johannes Bruder

COO Rocket Internet

Megumi Ikeda

Managing Director Hearst Ventures

Alec Oxenford

Co-Founder Letgo

Dhiraj Mukherjee

Co-Founder Shazam

Dave Palmer

Director of Technology Darktrace

Jonathan Medved

CEO OurCrowd

Dana Dunne

CEO eDreams ODIEGO

Antoinia Norman

CEO Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship (Virgin UA)

Tal Morgenstern

Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners

Adam Kostyál

Senior Vice President NASDAQ

Jeff Lynn

Co Founder & CEO Seedrs

Thierry Petit

Co Founder & CEO Showroomprivé

Peter Halacsy

Co-Founder & CTO Prezi

Tamaz Georgadze

Co Founder & CEO Raisin

Jeff Clavier

Founder & Managing Partner SoftTech VC

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Startup | Corporate | Funding Books for you
Speed Networking
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Access to Startup Pitching Sessions
Access to Demo Stage
Access to “The Next Big Thing” stage
Access to Networking App
Access to Exhibition Area
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149,99€

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Access to Premium Lounge
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One to one meetings
Access to Arena Stage & Key Note Speakers
Access to Business Lounge
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Startup | Corporate | Funding Books for you
Speed Networking
Access to Industry & Innovation Conferences
Access to our South Summit Official Party
Access to Startup Pitching Sessions
Access to Demo Stage
Access to “The Next Big Thing” stage
Access to Networking App
Access to Exhibition Area
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Great conference! All the key players were there and it´s nice to see Spain attracting top international talent and investors
Yann de Vries, Atomico

I had a great time =)
Allen Blue, Co-Founder at Linkedin

South Summit was a wonderful experience
Eli Broverman, Co-Founder & President at Betterment

Wonderful support and attention to detail
Brent Hoberman, Founder of lastminute.com

South Summit just keeps on improving every year! Excited to see what you have up your sleeves for next year
Evan Schoenbach, Associate Partner at Mosaic Ventures

It was great fun as always, thanks for organising and looking forward to seeing you again next year!
Imran Akram, Partner Axa Strategic Ventures

It was great to be there and feel the energy and passion of all of you! You must be really proud of what you have accomplished, it was one of the best organized events I have ever been too!
Luis Sanz, Founder at Olapic

You have risen the threshold for 2017 ;)
Rodrigo Del Prado, BQ

It is remarkable and very inspiring to see how South Summit has evolved in these four years, becoming, no doubts, the best entrepreneurship event in South Europe and Latin America
Daniel González de Vega, Founder at Smartick and Endeavor Entrepreneur

Work with real people who are changing the world in their own ways every single day
David Brown, Techstars

Failure is bad but fear of failure is worse
Ali Partovi, Angel Investor

We´ve backed 4 Spanish companies in the last 18 months and we´ve been blown away by the quality and ambition we´re seeing in the Spanish ecosystem these days
James Cameron, Accel Partners

Stick with crazy ideas, continue your dream cause eventually you´ll get there
Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX

We are in a world of disruption, and in this kind of world “status quo” is not an option
Elena Pisonero, Hispasat

2017 Program

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Smart Mobility

What does the future of mobility bring?
What is the evolution in transportation?
How is the physical and digital world becoming one world?
How are AI and machine learning disrupting?
When will we be living with full autonomous cars?
Can the sharing economy disruptors be disrupted?

Travel & Tourism

When will AI be strong enough to autonomously drive a car?
When will we be living with full autonomous cars?
How easy has moving around our globe become?
What are the newest innovations in the travel industry?
What are the transformations for a more prosperous world?
How will the 4th lane change the face of our cities?
What are the changes that rural areas and cities are undergoing to adapt to the development of the many disruptive technologies?
When are we going to be able to live and work in space?

New money

How will blockchain revolutionize the world economy and in what way is it establishing trust?
How can the banks protect against foreseen threats?
What are the many new innovations in the finance industry?
What is next in terms of innovation in payments?
Will Banks eventually become a digital only business?
When will the physical money disappear?
Will we ever completely eliminate fraud?
How is the insurance industry undergoing changes to adapt to the new business models?
Who will manage our money?

Content & Channels

How is traditional media re-inventing itself?
How are millenials and generation Z the most active content creators and thus leaders of this industry?
How can we embrace emerging technology and channels to improve quality, awareness, and accountability for some of the world’s most important issues?
What is the future of gaming?
How innovative and disruptive do new networks have to be to attract users?
What impact are the new ways of communications having on today’s society?

Healthcare & Biotech

When will medicine stop being curative and become preventive?
Will people be able to treat death as a disease and thus make humans inmortal?
Will human doctors be replaced by robots?
Will humans live better and longer thanks to the technological opportunities?
What are the many roles of biotech in pushing the human race forward?
In what ways are machines going to be capable of replacing humans?
What are the changes in today’s healthcare system?
What are the latest innovations that are reshaping the way we think about medicine and biology?
What are the breakthrough in synthetic biology?
What are the health innovations in emerging markets?

Lifestyle & Fashion

What is the key for success?
How are technology innovations changing people’s lifestyle?
What are the transformations for a more prosperous world?
Can innovation help solve and prevent more problems in advance?
Can people’s behaviour and thus life attitude be influenced?
What is happiness nowadays?
What are the key incentives to make people re-invent themselves?
What opportunities does the tech revolution provide to improve lifestyle?

Energy & Sustainability

Is the world prepared for the dangerous geographical changes?
Is sustainability the key to the Earth’s survival?
How are we living the fourth industrial revolution?
In what ways is the world becoming a more sustainable place?
Are industries really focusing on producing better, cleaner and more ethical products?
What are the new technologies today that are changing the industrial sector?
What are the new innovations that will make renewable energy cheaper, more powerful, and more readily available?
How are cities preparing for urban agriculture? In what way will this be sustainable?
How are we preparing for food safety?
What are the technologies that could transform how industries use energy?

Art & Culture

What is Art today?
What are the evolutions in Culture?
Why is strong desing culture so important?
How has the physical and digital world become people’s culture?
How much business and opportunities is there behind Art?
How is VR, AI and AR changing Art?
How is the mindblowing arquitectura adapting to the newest innovations in technology?

Deep Tech

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF AI HOLD?
ARE CYBERSECURITY ATTACKS GAINING MOMENTUM?
HOW DO WE MANAGE BIG DATA TSUNAMIS?
IS THERE A STORM OF INNOVATION ON THE WAY?

GovTech & Governing the Future

Who are we? What do we consume and produce? What are the advancements in bioscience and biotechnologies?
How is the accelerated technological development changing the future of work?
What is the world’s most valuable resource? Oil or data?