web summit - planet:tech

This week, we're taking a look at planet : tech and Growth Summit.  One of these tracks is dedicated to environmental tech and sustainability, and the other is where companies experiencing rapid growth share their secret sauce. We'll let you figure out which is which.     planet : tech  What will it take to transition to a low-carbon economy? Are companies using corporate social responsibility as a PR move? We'll discuss these issues and more.  Check out everything we're covering at planet :  tech.     The world-class leaders joining us     Christiana Figueres, a former United Nations Executive Secretary for climate change and Convenor of Mission 2020.  Rick Ridgeway, the Vice President of Public Engagement for Patagonia.  Tony Milikin, the Chief Sustainability and Procurement Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev.  Pia Heidenmark Cook, the Chief Sustainability Officer of IKEA.  These are just a few of our planet :tech speakers. Check out who else is coming.      The companies attending     The inside scoop on rapid growth.  How do you achieve hyper-growth? And more importantly, how do you maintain it? We'll hear from the founders and CEOs of the world's fastest growing companies about their secret to surviving and thriving as a fast-growing tech startup. Here's everything we're covering.      Meet the speakers     Gabriel Otte - Co-founder and CEO of Freenome.  Jane Francis Gagné - Co-founder and CEO of Element AI.  Lea Von Bidder - Co-founder of Ava Science.  Adam Lyons - Founder of The Zebra.  See who else is joining the track.      Will we see you in Lisbon? Thousands of speakers, startups, investors, media and attendees will gather in Lisbon this November. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it all.     GET TICKETS     We're delighted to announce more partners for Web Summit 2018:

SOL - SMART OPEN LISBOA - APPLY NOW Deadline 23 April 2017

A startup implementation program by top institutions and companies, supported by Beta-i, that’s the best of both worlds: amazing mentoring & program meets the big-players, network and industry knowledge.

With the increasing adoption of smartphones and availability of Open Data, the possibilities for improving the way people move within the city or the way they interact with public entities are countless. Although we welcome every idea here are some urban challenges to consider:

Mobility

Citizen Engagment

Tourism & Culture

Sustainability

http://www.smartopenlisboa.com/

https://www.f6s.com/smartopenlisboa/apply

Smart Open Lisboa by the Lisbon Municipality - Hackathon - APPLY by 13 JUNE 2016

Smart Open Lisboa is a program initiated by the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal Telecom, Cisco & Turismo de Portugal with the primary goal to improve the city life in Lisbon by supporting startups / projects that use or can contribute to open data.

 Startups that would like to apply to the program have to go through a Hackathon that covers anyone of the following 4 themes:
* Citizen Engagement
* Sustainability
* Mobility
* Tourism & Culture

Selected teams from Hackathon will have the possibility to get into an Experimentation phase that will start on the 5 September and end on the 21 October.

During the Experimentation phase the teams will go through a 2 week acceleration followed by a 4 week integration during which they will be given direct access to:
* City structures
* Relevant companies
* Relevant data
* Possible partners & customers 

 Smart Open Lisboa é um programa iniciado pela Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal Telecom, Ciso e Turismo de Portugal, com o primcipal objectivo de melhorar a vida na cidade de Lisboa apoiando startups / projetos que podem usar ou contribuir para os dados abertos.

Startups que queiram candidatar-se para o programa têm que partricipar no Hackathon que vai abordar estes 4 temas:
* Cidadania Ativa
* Sustentabilidade
* Mobilidade
* Turismo e Cultura

As equipas selecionadas do Hackathon vão ter a posibilidade de entrar na fase de Experimentação que começa no dia 5 Setembro, e termina a 21 Outubro.

Durante a fase de Experimentação as equipas vão passar por 2 semanas de aceleração, seguidas por 4 semanas de integração com acesso a:
* Estruturas na cidade
* Empresas relevantes
* Dados relevantes
* Parceiros & Clientes posíveis.

 

https://www.f6s.com/smartopenlisboa/apply