In photo above: Bobby Healy, the founder of aviation company MANNA on his groundbreaking presentation about to stir customer services through contemporary technologies: drones delivering your takeaway lunch order. (No it is not a scene out of a Luc Besson sci-fi movie but a fully operation-ready, air-transport system and a true revolution for many European capitals ravaged by traffic, car pollution and low-end employment on delivery services.)
It was certainly a FinTech year in Web Summit 2019 with a number of apps, startups, companies and 3 almost entirely dedicated stages: MoneyConf, Venture and Corporate Innovation Summit – revealing the maths but also the issues on Money, currencies, finances, economies, growth (or not). No wonder since everyone is rather worried or curious about the financial remapping worldwide right now and the shift of traditional industry to new platforms for hopefully (more) sustainable wealth.
All stages hosted cutting-edge presentations and motivated the general public to the max but we feel that the DeepTech pitch was continuously gathering the crowds NON-STOP, raised eyebrows, created spinoffs, received applauses and spread shivers to the audience, with discussions and presentations that exceeded the expectations of even the utmost tech-savvy homo-digitalis. Sigh.
We include our global list with most impressive countries, companies, startups, apps and of course people: professionals, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, educators and public figures-for you to reach and follow in the future.
The Countries that Stood Out
The Spanish pavilion was a success this year (in photo bellow), with a very solid core of companies. A hub of political controversy in the past, Spain has been called the “Germany of the South “ and it’s been a while before the old Empire could strike back in the digital domain, following the example of Portugal’s emblematic position in the continent right now. A real winner-design for the Spanish stand, and a leaflet with a quick and easy presentation of startups and tools for every use and taste (fintech, analytics & AI Big Data, content, SaaS, telecommunications, travel, insurtech, edtech, drones, 3D modeling, VR-AR, cleantech, cloud, IoT, coding, cybersecurity, social media, marketing among several), the kiosk attracted many visitors and investors. After a leading position with Italy in fashion and retail, it was about time for the country to unfold its digital portfolio as well and coordinate with the Iberian super-force, No1 Portugal in the field.
#SpainWS19
The 2nd runner-up in the game of impressions AND inventiveness, Poland underlined its status as a very separate entity in central Europe, promoter of intelligent IT education and maker of new companies networks, selling high-end software solutions and more. The country exceeded the limits of dry computing and old-fashion IT support by far, creating compelling digital platforms, competing directly against traditional digital moguls. In the post-Brexit era, Poland could possibly substitute the to-be-greatly-missed UK ingenuity and flair in (digital) design and technology. After their hard work and non-fanfare attitude, we are all grateful to the Poles for that.
www.itmagination.com
www.mysocialseller.com
Tallinn? And WHY not? With the commemoration of its 800-year anniversary, the Estonian capital appeared in Web Summit with a mighty plan. An integral policy to market the city as an attraction for investors of every kind, offering complete services in every boosting sector: real estate, education, public health, technology, transport, business. Tallinn came with facts and figures to support the reputation of the country as a new, highly organized pole in the Baltic region for placing funds- and making something worthy out of it.
business.tallinn.ee
The Companies, StartUps and Apps you Would Love
Can we hope as citizens, to witness in our lifetime the collection of our litter by a private company, that will eventually not burry them or burn them but recycle them in outer space? (After cleaning outer space of the existing remains of space waste?) In the video below a extract of the conversation between Astroscale founder Nobu Okada with journalist Jeremy Bell - one of the true WS19 highlights:
Fülhaus is a turn-key interior design company that offers unique solutions for your short term rental interiors like Haus-in-a-Box, innovating the Haus here!
Is there anything that Draper cannot achieve?(in photo bellow: one of the company's lander in vivo). Probably NOT.
AID apart from bringing together top software, robotics AI and automotive talent in order to deliver a flawless universal Autonomous Driving System -it produced also the most catchy/fair trade canvas bag in the whole WS19 conference (in photo bellow):
Share the way you see the world with wonderful Stroly app:
Innovative School, European network of campuses that trains people to become daptable professionals for technology jobs - Wild Code School introduces a blended teaching approach we really cherish.
AR has a new profiler: Artist. So does cryptobanking with borderless and smooth Fluency.
Piixpay empowers your crypto wallet with the ability to make payments in Euro world.
Personalized gaming which turn reading, writing and learning about the world into so much fun, check the 2nd Winner of The WS19 PITCH, Banjo Robinson with your children or/and your students!
Muse is an immersive meditation device that provides real-time feedback on your mental activity, heart rate, breathing and more. More than 100.000 users in the world experience the benefits of meditation by using Muse as their personal meditation assistant.
Finally an alternative solutions to meal vouchers. PerPranzo is an innovative lunch break management service for employees and professionals, completely dematerialized, fast and easy to use.
Also feel free to check the following, ever-so-interesting:
-BatteryPal, Poland (Hardware, IoT)
-Avokaado, Estonia (Legal & Consultancy)
-The Futures, UK (Advertising, Content & Marketing)
-BaobabConnect, UK (Philanthropy & Social Good)
-Ironhack, Portugal (Education)
-20tree.ai, Portugal (Environmental, Cleantech)
-Aest-Ethics, Denmark (E-commerce, Retail)
Our People’s TOP LIST + A4D-D4A Awards
Best Journalist-Host: The ultra-talented and knowledgeable Alex Dean, FTI.
Genius 4 All Award: A split this year between Andrew Hopkins, CEO of Exscientia and Philipp Gerbert, of Boston Consulting Group for their out-of-this-world presentations on drug design + AI and Quantum Computing challenges respectively.
Inspiring Female Presence: Icon and scientist Dr. Constance Lehman, Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital.
Social figure –Public Speaker WS19: The amazing teacher and designer Rosanne Somerson (in photo bellow), President, Rhode Island School of Design.
The E-Xpert Award: Dr. Rebecca Parsons (in photo bellow), on evolutionary architecture and governance, she re-invented the public speaker's game in WS19, regarding a subject we rarely hear about and even more rarely tend to (really) understand.
The Fintech Unicorn Award: Deposit Solutions GmbH, because Banking can be Open indeed with ethics and moderation even in Germany.
The Fin-Wizard Award: Simon Schmincke, partner in Creandum can explain monetary principles and current tendencies at large, without fear but with passion.
EntrepreNovel Award WS 2019: Lightbox, the nexus between tech and traditional jewellery: diamonds made in the lab in 2 weeks for 800$ per carat.
Entrepreneur Award WS 2019 - Generation Z: Another shared award between Bobby Healy (Manna, slide in photo bellow) and Nobu Okada (Astroscale). Obviously.
Civil Society Award: António Campinos, President European Patent Office. When a project has being accomplished, it shows in the process and in the whole continent. Bravo EPO.
WS 2019 Pitch Host Award: Margarida Ruela, Director of Product, AI, Feedzai at MoneyConf track for her extended knowledge of all related topics to the core throughout the different presentations.
Creative Guru + Design Hero Award: Legendary Mike McGee, co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, Framestore + the Creative Lady of UK design scene Charlie Smith, founder & Creative Director, Charlie Smith Design respectively.
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NEXT: IN & OUT WEB SUMMIT 2019: Conclusions-The Ballot + Lisbon Architecture Triennale - ECONOMY OF MEANS Exhibition.
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