Agenda

Trends in innovation and entrepreneurship: SILO Summit 2024

SILO Summit 2024: Innovación y emprendimiento en Madrid

Date

3 December 2024

Venue

Madrid

Time

9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Price

Free

Asier Rufino, director of TECNALIA Ventures, will be on the jury for the pitches to investors of the 10 most promising startups in the SiloAceleraBio programme.

On December 3, SILO Summit 2024 will bring together key figures from the entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem at the Official Association of Architects of Madrid. This event provides a unique space for discussing the trends that are transforming the business landscape, particularly in the life sciences sector.

Asier Rufino, director of TECNALIA Ventures, TECNALIA’s Venture Builder, will be on the jury at the Investor Day. During this event, the ten most outstanding startups in the SiloAceleraBio programme will present their innovative initiatives to a panel of investors and experts, looking to promote their development and make connections with funding opportunities.

The event will also include sectoral round tables to discuss current challenges and future trends, and partner matching sessions and bilateral meetings to foster networking and strategic alliances.

SiloAceleraBio, a support programme for start-up companies

SiloAceleraBio is a nationwide acceleration programme that specialises in startups in the life sciences sector and has been created to support the growth and development of startups in this key sector. The programme has seen the participation of 150 startups, many of them from the Basque Country, giving them the chance to interact with more than 2,000 startups in the last year. 

Madrid (calle Hortaleza, 63)

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Agenda

Time

ACtivity

Speaker

9:00 am - 9:20 am

Institutional Opening

Rebeca Mariola Torró, Secretary of State for Industry.

9:20 am - 9:50 am

Two years after Spain Up Nation and the Startup Law.

Rocío Castrillo, director of entrepreneurship and strategy at ENISA.

9:50 am - 10:15 am

AseBio, 25 years promoting the life sciences sector.

Ion Arocena, Director General of AseBio.

10:00 am - 10:45 am

SPEED DATING of Advanced Therapies (5-minute meetings)

10:00 am - 1:15 pm

PARTNERING (20-minute meetings)

10:15 am - 11:00 am

“Agri-Food Tech” round table

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA by its Spanish acronym), National Centre for Food Technology and Safety (CNTA by its Spanish acronym), Swaanlab and Cardumen.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

COFFEE | Networking

11:30 am - 12:15 am

Agri-Food tech SPEED DATING (5-minute meetings)

11:30 am - 12:15 am

Round table: digital therapies

Anne Insausti, Gipuzkoa Provincial Council; Javier García Cogorro, Columbus Venture Partners; Manuel Sánchez-Lagarejo, Bexen Medical - Corporación Mondragón; and Enrique Lizaso, Multiverse.

12:15 am - 1:15 pm

Startup pitch.

10 startups from the specialist accelerator SiloAceleraBio.

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

LUNCH | Networking