A WMF event built in collaboration with local partners, aimed at creating a bridge between Berlin and the WMF through the creation of educational appointments, B2B meetings between startups and investors, a startup competition, an exhibition area, and meetings with local entities and institutions.
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WMF International Roadshow
We Make Future is the largest festival dedicated to innovation in Europe. As such, we have always been committed to encouraging the flow of great new ideas and sharing insightful knowledge on the innovation industry, tech-driven entrepreneurship, investors and corporate ecosystems, and digital culture.
To plead our commitment in this direction, in 2021 we started an International Roadshow: a network of worldwide events, aimed at sharing ideas and insights within the innovation field, and boosting the connections between industry ecosystems.
Our network covered sp far 5 continents and 29 countries, bringing the WMF to the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Malta, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia, China, Vietnam, and more.
On the entrepreneurial side, specific calls will be opened in every Country, allowing WMF to host on-site startup competitions. These challenges will follow the model of the WMF Startup Competition, which created so far advancing opportunities for over 4,300 startups during the previous editions, acting as a catalyst for growth and innovation in the international business landscape. Want to bring the International Roadshow to your city? The Call for Cities is open, apply via the form below!
Next stop: Czech Republic
Prague, April 19, 2023
WMF is organizing the first Italo-Czech Business Forum, co-organized together with the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Partners of the event include Czech Trade, the Italian Embassy in Prague, the Municipality of Prague, and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The event aims at creating synergies between Czech and Italian realities and will be a moment for discussion and exchange, During the event will be held a startup competition among 15 startups from the Italian and Czech innovation ecosystems. Networking activities, speeches, and keynotes will enrich the schedule.
International Roadshow sponsors and partners
Upcoming stops
Zagreb - Croatia
October, 2023
For the second consecutive year, WMF International Roadshow will stop in Zagreb, to meet with local startups and invite innovative Italian SMEs to exhibit and participate through presentations and B2B meetings with local investors, institutions, and more.
Belgrade - Serbia
2023
An event aimed at connecting the Serbian ecosystem to the WMF entrepreneurship network and the Italian Innovation Valley. The event will include educational moments, a startup competition, B2B meetings between investors and SMEs from the innovation field, and meetings with institutions and local authorities.
Monterrey, Ciudad Juàrez, D.F. - Mexico
2024
WMF land in Central America with an innovation-forward tour involving 3 Mexican cities: Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez, and Mexico City. The Italian Innovation Valley ecosystem will meet with corporations, investors, and local institutions through the organization of educational and networking events.
Vancouver & Toronto - Canada
2024
Investors, local institutions, and North American corporations will be attending two WMF events, aiming at creating synergies between startups, SMEs in the innovation field, local entities, universities, and institutions, as well as bridging Made in Italy innovation with overseas.
Sarajevo - Bosnia & Erzegovina
2024
Designed in collaboration with ICE - Italian Foreign Trade Agency, this event will include educational moments, networking, and scouting of local startups, as well as the presence of SMEs in the innovation field and Italian startups, to present Italian tech excellence to new potential partners and investors, strengthening ties between Italy and the countries of the Balkan area.
Coming soon...
... to a city near you!
You can now nominate your city to enter the WMF network and connect your local ecosystem with others worldwide by hosting an event with an agile and fun format, full of networking moments, educational activities, a startup competition, awards, and much more. Fill out the form below,to get o know this opportunity.
Previous stops
Tirana
Albania
Mar. 15, 2023
Cairo
Egypt
Feb. 10-11, 2023
Thessaloniki
Greece
Greece
Dec. 17, 2022
Valletta
Malta
Nov. 16-18, 2022
Valencia
Spain
Oct. 24-26, 2022
Wroclaw
Poland
Oct. 18, 2022
Prague
Czech Republic
Oct. 11, 2022
Zagreb
Croatia
Mar. 31, 2022
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