Workshop 1
Financing Opportunities
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One of the main hurdles in the development of a business consists in gathering financing. Whether it is to manufacture a product after the prototype stage, or to expand to foreign countries, it is a key moment for the success of a startup.
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Several ways exist to secure capital to grow and strengthen a business. Some are public, whether it is on a national scale (BPI France), or on a European one (H2020). Private funds also represent a big part of the financial opportunities, not only venture capitalists or business angels can help startups, but also crowdfunding solution exist.
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What are the existing opportunities to fund your venture?
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How to apply and what are the procedures to ask for funds?
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What is the best way to proceed according to your needs?
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Workshop 2
Focus on Smart Cities
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The Smart City initiatives aim to organize the urban space in the most efficient way possible. Controlling the space and its use by the citizens leads to a better space management, and of course a better quality of life.
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With cities growing every year, not only in terms of space, but also density, it has become necessary to figure out ways to manage the urban human activity. Solutions developed for smarter cities are meant to face challenges, not only in the future, but already today. The solutions under the Smart City framework will not only help us in making the traffic smoother, but also in facing 21st century challenges by decreasing energy consumption with smart lighting for instance.
What are today’s biggest problems, and tomorrow’s ones we can solve thanks to Smart Cities?
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How to efficiently implement policies for smarter cities?
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What are the solutions already developed, and how can we develop further the concept?
