{"id":397,"date":"2023-04-03T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl?post_type=blog&#038;p=397"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:27:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:27:48","slug":"upstream-2023-maakt-sprekers-founders-investeerders-bekend","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/nieuws\/upstream-2023-maakt-sprekers-founders-investeerders-bekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Upstream 2023 announces speakers, founders &amp; investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upstream 2023 announces speakers, founders &amp; investors<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Rotterdam builds future-proof economy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rotterdam, April 03, 2023 - The Rotterdam metropolitan region will transform into a European innovation hub from May 23 to 25;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/\/upstreamfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Upstream 2023<\/a>\u00a0takes place then, making the region the hub of everything and everyone related to innovation, investment and growth. Upstream now announces the first selection of speakers; a refreshing lineup of inspiring founders, tech specialists, artists, climate activists and journalists will take the stage during the three-day festival, which this year is more international than ever. This makes Upstream - now in its fourth year - the tech festival of the future-proof economy; the place to be for every European founder with growth ambitions, who wants to create sustainable impact.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afbeelding-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" width=\"961\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afbeelding-1.png 737w, https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afbeelding-1-600x331.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Upstream Festival 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rotterdam steadily growing into meaningful European innovation hub&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past three editions, more than 6,000 participants attended Upstream Rotterdam. It offers a three-day program with some 50 events. Lars Crama, Private Lead at Up!Rotterdam, \"Upstream festival provides a platform where we empower innovators, investors and changemakers to accelerate sustainable growth together. This year's event features a mix of speakers with expertise in themes such as tech, sustainability, social impact, diversity and inclusion. The festival - with this year not only a Dutch but also an international focus - brings together a growing community of talent and like-minded people.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founders, tech specialists and climate activists&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, tech festival Upstream is already announcing the first speakers and and special guests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rbrave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ruben Brave<\/a>&nbsp;- multiple (tech &amp; media) entrepreneur and investor, with a great sense of diversity and inclusion, CEO of Entelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/constantijn-van-oranje-nassau-0280b38\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constantine of Orange-Nassau<\/a>&nbsp;- of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Techleap.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;and accelerator for the tech ecosystem in the Netherlands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hannah-prins-479a14101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hannah Prins<\/a>&nbsp;- criminal justice student and climate activist, on how law can be used as a tool against climate change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimmynelsonofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jimmy Nelson<\/a>&nbsp;- world-traveling artist constantly seeking to connect with different indigenous cultures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/woutervannoort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wouter van Noort<\/a>&nbsp;- innovative journalist, podcaster and curator exploring groundbreaking ideas for a better future.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aroshabrouwer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arosha Brewer&nbsp;<\/a>- visionary brain behind groundbreaking wellness software&nbsp;<a href=\"\/\/www.quanwellbeing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Talent Tuesday, Capital Wednesday, Growth Thursday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With nearly 1,700 active startups in the Smart Logistics, Life Sciences, Deeptech, Megatronics and Cleantech clusters, the Rotterdam Metropolitan Region has emerged as the perfect base for startups and scale-ups. That is why Upstream 2023 is dedicating Talent Tuesday to some of these innovators, including:&nbsp;<a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mickychen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Micky Chen<\/a>&nbsp;CO founder of '<a href=\"\/\/www.minite.works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">'Minite'<\/a>&nbsp;- A platform that connects pre-qualified student freelancers with inspiring companies for freelance work in digital marketing, sales, research, data, IT and design. However, also,&nbsp;<a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dseelmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Djordy Seelmann<\/a>, CEO at '<a href=\"\/\/housinganywhere.com\/nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Housing Anywhere's<\/a>' - World's largest medium-term rental platform that connects property owners with international students and young professionals. Talent Tuesday also offers career fairs, coding challenges and networking events to connect scale-ups with new talent and provide a platform for their innovative solutions and technologies. Wednesday is Capital Day with a program focused on connecting startups and scale-ups with leading, international investors. Thursday focuses on growth, bringing together innovative SMEs, corporate partners, startups and scale-ups to gain insights for the future and launch co-creations.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":398,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"filter":[8],"class_list":["post-397","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","filter-startups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuws\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuws"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nieuws"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ditisgeenprbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filter?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}