The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment participates, through the Biodiversity Foundation, in The South Summit meeting, organized by Spain Startup, IE Business School and IE Foundation. It is an initiative that brings together entrepreneurs, international investors and leading companies in innovation in Madrid with the intention of developing businesses.
From today until Friday, La N@ve (Madrid) will become the largest meeting point for professionals and entrepreneurs from different sectors, as well as helping to promote and make projects a reality, reach commercial agreements or simply establish networks between attendees. The South Summit brings together the most promising startups from Southern Europe, the Mediterranean and Latin America, the most powerful international investors and many of the leading corporations, which are looking for innovation through agreements with startups.
In the stand that the Ministry has dedicated to the Emprendeverde Network, activities have been scheduled where different green entrepreneurs will show their products and services, a showcase where different green products will be exhibited, or meetings with investors from the Network, which have been made available to entrepreneurs to personally learn about their projects and answer their queries.
MORE THAN 20 ENTREPRENEURS WILL SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS
The exhibitor of the Emprendeverde Network will be attended by twelve entrepreneurs and three investors from the platform. Thus, in the first session the wooden bicycles of “Kardam Bikes S.L” will be present; the milk and organic mare colostrum for food and cosmetics from “EcoLactis”; the smart thermostats of “Momit”; the ecological products made of recycled cardboard from “Resistible”; the selfie stick made of bamboo, cork and aluminum from “ZHU Concepts”. ENISA (National Innovation Company) will be present as a representation of investors and financiers of the Network, a public company that, since 1982, has actively participated in the financing of viable and innovative business projects.
In the second session, it will be the turn of “Auara”, a company that bottles natural mineral water in 100% recycled PET; “Feltai”, which manufactures products obtained from the wool of Xalda sheep, in danger of extinction in Asturias and which is given a second chance thanks to its value; “iLiüi”, which produces decorative and fashion objects with reused materials; “Kliu Solutions S.L”, which uses cork cladding for building; and “Ibero-Rest”, which designs and develops ecological restoration projects for degraded spaces. On the investor side, Keiretsu Forum Spain, an international association of private investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs, will attend to the demands and queries of visitors on the second day.
In the third and final session, “E-Leaf” will participate with its electric motorcycles with removable lithium battery and “Flowers on the table” with its edible flowers. The investment side will be represented by Triodos Bank, an ethical and sustainable bank that combines financial returns with social and environmental returns. Also, during the three days of the event, the stand will have a sample of nine other products and services from entrepreneurs of the Network.
PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS WORKSHOPS
On Thursday, October 6, the director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Sonia Castañeda, will participate in the workshop “Green investment: opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors”; accompanied by Miquel Costa, president of Keiretsu Forum, and investor in the Red emprendeverde; and entrepreneurs Gregorio Magno, CEO of Ciclogreen, and Lucía Anza, partner of Glen Biotech S.L. During the workshop, the investment and entrepreneurship opportunities offered by economic sectors linked to the environment will be addressed through the areas identified in the report “Investment in the creation and development of green companies in Spain”, published by the Biodiversity Foundation.
Finally, six entrepreneurs from the Emprendeverde Network will have the opportunity to participate in the speednetworking (5-minute interviews between investors, companies and startups) organized by Spain Startup within the framework of South Summit 2016. They will be “Wildsea.eu”, a portal specialized in the marketing of nature tourism experiences; “HiQ energy”, energy-saving technology for homes, which includes a app to monitor consumption and savings; “Land of Water, Ecotourism Centre”, which aims to transform traditional mountain tourism into an exclusive, à la carte experience full of sensations; “Solid Forest SL”, multisectoral software for life cycle analysis, water footprint and carbon footprint; “Soty Solar”, marketplacefor solar rooftops; and “AgriClap”, a tool for the food chain based on the bioeconomy and circular economy in order to avoid food waste and waste.
A NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 7,800 MEMBERS
The Red emprendeverde, an initiative of the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, which already has more than 7,800 members, is the first platform specialized in green business aimed at entrepreneurs and investors in order to promote the creation and consolidation of companies or new lines of business in activities related to the environment. and channeling investment towards sustainable economic activities. The Red emprendeverde is co-financed by the European Social Fund.
