The Second International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Meeting, etmday Santiago 2022, confirms its first names: Joe Roberts, founder of School of Rock and Federico Restrepo, an expert in technological ventures, for this December 15 and 16 at the Parque Bicentenario de Vitacura, together with a series of top-level international and national representatives. Registration for this entrepreneurship party is completely free, and is already open at etmday.org.
The etmday is the world’s largest meeting of entrepreneurship and national innovation, which aims to connect -in the same place- entrepreneurs and startups of all levels, with innovative proposals that seek to generate new and better business opportunities in different industries with companies, investors, corporate leaders and entrepreneurs. For this edition, the organizers hope to summon more than 15 thousand people from the ecosystem.
Each one of the EtMdays is a great and unprecedented party with networking activities so that the ecosystem can relate to the industry of interest through talks and workshops, contact rounds, consultancies, mentoring where the most recognized businessmen in the country and the Foreign. In addition, there will be 200 stands and other profitable spaces for the generation of new opportunities that promote national entrepreneurship.
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For him Etmday Santiago 2022, 25 activities and talks have already been confirmed, on the main stage with international figures such as Joe Roberts and Federico Restrepo, and also Leo Prieto, Alejandra Mustakis, Karim Pichara, Cristián Tala, Holger Paulmann, Sandra Guazotti, María de los Ángeles Romo, Roberto Camhi, Iván Veraamong others.
There will be 10 contact rounds with themes such as: internationalization, Health and Well-being, Retail and Ecommerce, Circular Economy + Sustainability, Mining, Fintech, Foodtech/Agriculture, as well as Transport and Logistics.
in one of the contact wheels angel investors will participate to connect with attractive projects to invest. Also, by the hand of ImpactaVC, there will be a Round in which Family Office nationals will receive Venture Capitals foreigners, which could end in fruitful investments.
For those entrepreneurs who are in the initial stages, there will be 1,200 personalized mentoring sessions, where 300 professionals will provide one-on-one advice on Marketing & Ecommerce, Legal & Tax Advice, Design Thinking, Business Model and Circular Economyamong other.
There will also be 20 panels of experts and leaders on topics such as: Capital Raising, Corporate Venture Capital, Sustainability, Foodtech, Circular Economy, Entrepreneurship in times of change, Metaverse and Governance for Startups. Likewise, there will be 18 talks by personalities such as Leo Prieto, Founder of lemu; Karim Pichara, from NotCo; Roberto Camhi, from map city; Rosario Navarro, Vice President of Probe; Joe Roberts, President and Founder of school of rock and Federico Restrepo, Serial Entrepreneur. Meanwhile, the 14 workshops will be taught by experts: Héctor Sepúlveda on “Pitch MakeOver”; Marketing by Sergio Gajardo; of Ecommerce by Kika Escobar of The KickAss Company Y MDA Chile, “Tips to take care of your finances” by Carolina Molina, Santiago Jasminoy and Romina Capetillo, “Robotics Workshop” by Daniela Saez, among others
Daniel Daccarettco-founder of start your mindHe says: “At the International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Meeting, ETMday Santiago 2022, we are going to connect Startups with entrepreneurs, managers and international investors. We have been working for more than 10 years so that entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams and goals, we have more than fulfilled, but the best thing is that our work is a bridge to solve problems and give Startups more opportunities.”
“We have made the ecosystem stronger, generating more instances of connection and networking. We invite all companies, organizations, investment funds and the different actors of the E+I ecosystem to participate, to be part, and of course, to all the entrepreneurs.
Nicolas BoveExecutive Director of the foundation start your mindExplain: “The purpose is to make visible the leaders of the ecosystem and the organizations that are innovating in our country and Latam. We have a network of more than 100 partners, from Universities, Technology Centers and Accelerators to Venture Capitals and Family Offices in Chile and abroad, which allows us to be transversal and summon entrepreneurs from Chile and Latin America”.
Thus, the activities of the ETMday seek to specify the main objective of “even the pitch”connecting to the “unlikely pairs” of the entire ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation, in a space for connection with the most important companies that will be looking for proposals to invest, promote or support, bringing us closer to the development of a more equitable and sustainable economy.
Nicolas Boveadds: “We have been able to connect large companies that are increasingly interested in Startup solutions, many of which have already launched their Corporate Venture Capital areas to generate shared value on a large scale. For example, Impacta VC will have more than 20 VCs from Chile and Latam, presenting their investment theses to connect with startups”.
“We want EtMday to become the main event of the entire national ecosystem and that we can dream of a space where all the actors in the ecosystem can feel part of it and can connect with decision makers from the corporate world and that the ecosystem continues to grow”emphasizes Bové.
For her part, the mayor Camila Merino., He says “At Vitacura, we are happy to open the doors of our house to events of this category. In particular, through our HUB, we are working hard for innovation and entrepreneurship. Proof of this are our four entrepreneurs who will be presenting solutions based on sustainable innovation. Undertaking committed to caring for the environment is an engine that should move us as a society, and that we will certainly continue to support as a municipality”.
To be part of the Etmday -100% free events- it is necessary to register at etmday.org.
ETMDAY EASTERN 2022
In October, there was the First Etmday Conceptionwith more than 3 thousand entrepreneurs who participated in 6 thematic Contact Roundtables, with 554 connections between entrepreneurs and managers, businessmen, mentors and investors; 120 personalized mentoring; there were also 6 Workshops, 9 Conversation Panels, 9 Talks and 22 events on the Main Stage.
Also this year, in July, the First Etmday Antofagasta, with 1,450 attendees, who participated in 568 1 to 1 connections, through Contact Wheels; 21 activities including talks, panels, and practical workshops by 45 speakers, in a space where there were also 35 stands of ventures and startups from all over Chile, exhibiting their projects.
