About Slush
Slush is a student-driven, not-for-profit movement on a mission to create and help founders to change the world. Based in Helsinki, Slush annually hosts the world’s leading startup event bringing together a curated crowd of European startups, world-class investors, and tech journalists. Slush 2024 will bring together 13,000 of the most brilliant founders, investors, operators, executives, media, and talent.
INNOVEIT Helsinki edition: Empowering the EIT Community
INNOVEIT is designed to involve event participants in Europe’s largest innovation network. Before and during Slush, visitors can meet the EIT Community, its initiatives and Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KIC) on several platforms:
INNOVEIT Conference @ Meeting Park OASIS
19 November 2024, 11:00 – 17:00
The INNOVEIT conference will kick off Slush, focusing on “Pioneering women: driving innovation and investment in Europe”. It will highlight the impact of investment on innovation and the crucial role of women in this equation.
10:30 Registration opens
11:00 -12:00 Networking brunch
12:00 -13:30 Keynotes / interviews / panel discussions
13:30 -14:30 Networking bites
14:30 - 16:00 Keynotes / interviews / panel discussions
16:00 - 17:00 Networking
Location: Meeting Park OASIS, Itämerenkatu 14, 00180 Helsinki (RUOHOLAHTI Metro Station building)
EIT Community booth @ Slush
20 to 21 November 2024, 8:00 - 18:00
The EIT Community booth will be the home base for networking and stimulating conversations about Europe‘s largest innovation ecosystem and its offerings. As well as a meeting point, it will also be the stage for the three winning start-ups of this year's AI Challenge.
Don’t miss the networking lunchbreak “Grow your community” at the booth on 20 November (11:30 to 13:30).
Location: Hall 6 / booth 6C5
EIT Food and VTT @ Slush - Futures of Food through Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
20 November, 15:45 - 17:30 CET
During the event, brought to you by EIT Food and VTT, ten selected startups from this year’s EIT Fan's Helsinki acceleration programme, will pitch their innovative solutions. These startups are developing plant-based and animal-free food alternatives, as well as sustainable bioprocessing technologies for cultivating animal-based products at the cellular or molecular level. Next to discovering cutting-edge innovations in food biotechnology and bioprocessing, this event is also an opportunity to meet industry leaders, startup founders, and investors.
More information and registration via this link
Location: Helsinki Expo and Convention Center (Messukeskus), Room 6
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