The Europas Unconference Awards is back on 3 July in London and we&re excited to announce major European investor Saul Klein, founder and partner of LocalGlobe, is joining as a main speaker.
He&ll be talking about his ideas for startups in this new era, as well as bringing Zinc.vc, his new initiative to back ‘startups for good&.Saul is a Founding Partner at Localglobe, a seed fund focussed on helping London great most ambitious founders build game-changing businesses.
Previously, Saul was a Partner at Index Ventures from 2007 until May 2015.
In 2012 David Cameron appointed Saul to be the UK first tech envoy to Israel and a Technology Business Ambassador.Saul is a serial entrepreneur with two decades of experience building and exiting companies in the US, Israel and Europe.
He has a passion for working with seed and early-stage businesses.
Most recently Saul co-founded Kano and Seedcamp, as well as a co-founder and original CEO of Lovefilm International (acquired by Amazon).
He was also part of the original executive team at Skype (acquired by eBay).Additionally, we&ll also be joined by Eileen Burbidge of Passion Capital, the early-stage VC fund based in London.
She brings extensive operational experience to her investment activities gleaned from business and product roles at Yahoo!, Skype, Apple and elsewhere.In addition to Passion Capital, Eileen is also the Chair of TechNation UK, which is the British government-backed organisation supporting digital business across the UK.
She is also HM Treasury Special Envoy for FinTech appointed by then Chancellor George Osborne; Tech Ambassador for the Mayor of London office and served on former Prime Minister David Cameron Business Advisory Group.Eileen was made an MBE for services to Business in June 2015 and holds a BSc Engineering degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.You&ll also hear from angels and investors including Seedcamp Carlos Eduardo Espinal; Accel Partners& Andrei Brasoveanu; Jeremy Yap; Candice Lo of Blossom Capital; Scott Sage of Crane Venture Partners; Tugce Ergul of Angel Labs; Stéphanie Hospital of OneRagtime; Connect Ventures& Sitar Teli and Jason Ball of Qualcomm Ventures.There will be more speakers and panel sessions as the event takes shape.Crypto and Blockchain will be a major theme this year, and we&re bringing together many of the key players.
TechCrunch is once again the key media partner, and if you attend The Europas you&ll be first in the queue to get offers for TC events and Disrupt inEurope later in the year.You can also potentially get your ticket for free just by sharing your own ticket link with friends and followers.
See below for the details and instructions.To recap, we&re jumping straight into our popular breakout sessions where you&ll get up close and personal with some of Europe leading investors, founders and thought leaders.The Unconference is focused into zones including AI, Fintech, Mobility, Startups, Society, and Enterprise and Crypto / Blockchain.Our Crypto HQ will feature two tracks of panels, one focused on investing and the other on how blockchain is disrupting everything from financial services, to gaming, to social impact to art.We&ve lined up some of the leading blockchain VCs to talk about what trends and projects excite them most, including Outlier Ventures& Jamie Burke, KR1 George McDonaugh, blockchain angel Nancy Fenchay, Fabric Ventures& Richard Muirhead and Michael Jackson of Mangrove Capital Partners.Thinking of an ICO vs crowdfunding Join Michael Jackson on how ICOs are disrupting venture capital and Ali Ganjavian, co-founder of Studio Banana, the creators of longtime Kickstarter darling OstrichPillow to understand the ins and outs of both.We&ve also lined up a panel to discuss the process of an ICO & what do you need to consider, the highs, the lows, the timing and the importance of community.
Linda Wang, founder and CEO of Lending Block, which recently raised $10 million in an April ICO, joins us.We are thrilled to announce that Civil, the decentralised marketplace for sustainable journalism, will be joining to talk about the rise of fake news and Verisart Robert Norton will share his views on stamping out fraud in the art world with blockchain.
Min Teo of ConsenSys will discuss blockchain and social impact and Jeremy Millar, head of Consensys UK, will speak on Smart Contracts.Our Pathfounders Startup Zone is focused purely on startups.
Our popular Meet the Press panel is back where some of tech finest reporters will tell you what makes a great tech story, and how to pitch (and NOT pitch them).
For a start, TechCrunch Steve O&Hear and Quartz Joon Ian Wong are joining.Sound great You can grab your ticket here.All you need to do is share your personal ticket link.
Your friends get 15% off, and you get 15% off again when they buy.The more your friends buy, the more your ticket cost goes down, all the way to free!The Public Voting in the awards ends 11 June 2018 11:59: https://theeuropas.polldaddy.com/s/theeuropas2018We&re still looking for sponsor partners to support these editorially curated panels.Please get in touch with Petra@theeuropas.com for more details.SPEAKERS SO FAR:Jamie Burke, Outlier VenturesJeremy Millar, ConsenSysLinda Wang, Lending BlockRobert Norton, VerisartGeorge McDonaugh, KR1Eileen Burbidge, Passion CapitalCarlos Eduardo Espinal, SeedcampSitar Teli, Connect VenturesMichael Jackson, Mangrove Capital PartnersMin Teo, ConsenSysSteve O&Hear, TechCrunchJoon Ian Wong, QuartzRichard Muirhead, Fabric VenturesNancy Fechnay, Blockchain Technologist + AngelCandice Lo, Blossom CapitalScott Sage, Crane Venture PartnersAndrei Brasoveanu, AccelTina Baker, Jag Shaw BakerJeremy YapCandice Lo, Blossom CapitalTugce Ergul, Angel LabsStéphanie Hospital, OneRagtimeJason Ball, Qualcomm VenturesThe Europas AwardsThe Europas Awards are based on voting by expert judges and the industry itself.
But key to the daytime is all the speakers and invited guests.
There no &off-limits speaker room& at The Europas, so attendees can mingle easily with VIPs and speakers.Vote for your Favourite StartupsPublic Voting is still humming along.
Please remember to vote for your favourite startups!Awards by category:Hottest Media/Entertainment StartupHottest E-commerce/Retail StartupHottest Education StartupHottest Startup AcceleratorHottest Marketing/AdTech StartupHottest Games StartupHottest Mobile StartupHottest FinTech StartupHottest Enterprise, SaaS or B2B StartupHottest Hardware StartupHottest Platform Economy / MarketplaceHottest Health StartupHottest Cyber Security StartupHottest Travel StartupHottest Internet of Things StartupHottest Technology InnovationHottest FashionTech StartupHottest Tech For GoodHottest A.I.
StartupFastest Rising Startup Of The YearHottest GreenTech Startup of The YearHottest Startup FoundersHottest CEO of the YearBest Angel/Seed Investor of the YearHottest VC Investor of the YearHottest Blockchain/Crypto Startup Founder(s)Hottest Blockchain Protocol ProjectHottest Blockchain DAppHottest Corporate Blockchain ProjectHottest Blockchain InvestorHottest Blockchain ICO (Europe)Hottest Financial Crypto ProjectHottest Blockchain for Good ProjectHottest Blockchain Identity ProjectHall Of Fame Award & Awarded to a long-term player in EuropeThe Europas Grand Prix Award (to be decided from winners)The Awards celebrates the most forward thinking and innovative tech blockchain startups across over some 30+ categories.Startups can apply for an award or be nominated by anyone, including our judges.
It is free to enter or be nominated.Instead of thousands and thousands of people, think of a great summer event with 1,000 of the most interesting and useful people in the industry, including key investors and leading entrepreneurs.• No secret VIP rooms, which means you get to interact with the Speakers• Key Founders and investors speaking; featured attendees invited to just network• Expert speeches, discussions, and QA directly from the main stage• Intimate &breakout& sessions with key players on vertical topics• The opportunity to meet almost everyone in those small groups, super-charging your networking• Journalists from major tech titles, newspapers and business broadcasters• A parallel Founders-only track geared towards fund-raising and hyper-networking• A stunning awards dinner and party which honors both the hottest startups and the leading lights in the European startup scene• All on one day to maximise your time in London.
And it sunny (probably)!That just the beginning.
There more to come…