Rare Founders’ second demo day was a huge success, with 100 founders across 14 sectors pitching their innovative startups to an audience of investors. Each startup was allowed a one-minute pitch, with a further three minutes for audience questions.
Technology plays a key role today in optimizing the operations of tourism businesses and destinations and improving the customer experience. In this context, the new edition of Tourism Innovation Summit 2024 (TIS), to be held October 23-25 in Seville, Spain, will bring together CIOs and IT managers from companies such as AR Hotels, Vueling, Catalonia Hotels, Renfe, Ilunion Hotels, and Lopesan, among others, to discuss and learn about the latest trends and technological innovations for the tourism industry. Thus, the CIO’s Summit agenda will address how AI, big data and digitalization can redefine the future of tourism.
Manigo, a fintech infrastructure platform based in London, has been acquired by the established investment firm Invex Ventures, known for its focus on the fintech sector.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owner and producer of CES, the world’s most powerful tech event, announces Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet will share her insights on the keynote stage at CES 2025 on January 8 at 2 p.m. in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian. Accenture is a long-standing CES exhibitor, showcasing how businesses can leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance customer experiences and operational efficiency.
New research from emlyon business school and Bocconi University has revealed that family-owned businesses are over 3% less likely to license their patents compared to non-family firms. Instead, these businesses are more inclined to develop their innovations internally, with a 6% higher likelihood of commercialising their products in-house rather than through external licensing.
New Central Hall activation strengthens connections between storytellers and exhibitors, offering education, networking, and workspaces.
A recent poll commissioned by iwoca, one of Europe’s major lenders to SMEs, revealed that almost half (49%) of small businesses have not seen any benefits from the decrease in inflation this year. The survey, published ahead of the ONS’s upcoming inflation data, highlighted that the cost of running a business remains unmanageable for 50% of the UK’s 5.6 million SMEs.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the owner and producer of CES, the world’s most powerful tech event, is announcing that NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote at CES 2025. CES 2025 will take place in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2025. Huang will deliver his keynote Monday, January 6, at 6:30pm.
Emphasising how technology touches all facets of our lives, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announces Yuki Kusumi, Group CEO, of Panasonic Holdings Corporation, as an opening keynote speaker for CES 2025. Mr. Kusumi and Kinsey Fabrizio, CTA President, will share the news and discuss what to expect at CES 2025 during an event in Tokyo, Japan.
The investment and wealth space is entering an exciting period of change driven by the significant transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. Boomers to millennials. This has been labelled as the Great Wealth Transfer, and will be the largest generational transfer of wealth in history.
Sparklo, a global cleantech company, has reached a milestone in its mission to revolutionise recycling and promote sustainability. Since last year, the company has expanded from 100 to over 300 innovative reverse vending machines (RVMs), known as Sparklomats, installed across the MENA region.
AI Transform, the first-ever UK AI conference specifically aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is being held at The Slate in Coventry on 23rd October 2024.
For organisations looking to strengthen their business posture, AI can be a powerful solution to improve customer and employee experience.
The Accounting & Business Show Asia 2024 is set to take place on 16 – 17 October at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. As the rebranded identity of the Accounting & Finance Show Asia, it promises to be the most important tech and strategy event in the region for accountants, finance professionals and business owners.
Siloton, the Bristol-based health technology startup, has secured £860,000 to progress the commercial roll-out of its eye imaging chip technology, which could help address the UK’s most common cause of sight loss.
GISEC Global, the largest and most influential cybersecurity event in the Middle East and Africa, is thrilled to announce the launch of GISEC North Star, an expanded startup zone designed to connect cybersecurity innovators, investors, and industry leaders on an unprecedented global scale. In partnership with Expand North Star, the world-renowned startup and investor networking event, GISEC North Star aims to elevate the cybersecurity startup ecosystem by featuring 250 leading-edge cybersecurity startups and 150 investors. The 14th edition of GISEC Global anticipates over 25,000 visitors and participants from 160 countries.
The organisers of Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) have announced that Sanlam Investments will once again be the title sponsor of the event for the upcoming edition taking place from 19 –21 February 2025 in Cape Town.
Travel agencies and tour operators live immersed in an environment where their adaptation to an increasingly digitised market and their ability to offer personalised and environmentally friendly experiences are essential for their future. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to adopt technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data or ‘mobile-first’ strategies, among others, to help them overcome these challenges. The new edition of Tourism Innovation Summit 2024 (TIS), which will take place from October 23 to 25 in Seville, Spain, will bring together executives from Trip.com, TripAdvisor, TUI, Civitatis, Intrepid Travel, Tuzmo, Reinvención Viajera, Local Secrets, Wheel the World, Julià Tours, Sasane Sisterhood, among others, to analyse the tools and strategies needed to successfully navigate this new scenario, maintaining their competitiveness and relevance in an ever-changing global market.
The UK Government has kicked off One Big Thing 2024, an ambitious initiative designed to empower civil servants to implement small but impactful innovations across government departments. The programme, which runs from 14 October 2024 to 14 February 2025, will engage 470,000 civil servants, equipping them with the skills, tools, and inspiration to generate and experiment with new ideas.
Mountside Ventures, Europe’s pioneering accelerator and early-stage advisory firm, has announced their inaugural VC accelerator programme to empower emerging VC managers, The Emerging VC Manager Programme.
