Urban Tech Summit 2023 | Futurae Media Ltd | 24 October 2023 | Sofitel Warsaw Victoria, Królewska 11, 00-065 Warszawa, Poland

We all need better cities – more efficient, future-proof and safe to live in.

With two out of three people predicted to be town-dwellers by 2050, urban stakeholders will need to do a lot of planning to keep up with the unprecedented rate of urbanisation. The demand for innovation in the sector is as high as ever. The time for urban transformation is now.

This summit is a revolutionary event that aims to transform the notion of urban sustainability using powerful tech solutions. Designed to rethink spaces where people live and work – through the prism of efficiency, resilience and technology – the event brings leading urban tech innovators, venture capitalists, real estate developers, policy-makers and industry’s most prominent entrepreneurs to collaborate, shift the way we build and, ultimately, make an impact that matters.

What to Expect?
1. The Latest Buz - The Main Stage is where you’ll delve into the nitty-gritty of market trends, soak up wisdom from the experts and meet the movers and shakers of the urban tech sector.

2. Innovators' Spotlight - At the Tech Talks stage, we hand the mic over to 50+ entrepreneurs decarbonising our cities. Get inspired by their vision and walk away with a whole bunch of investment ideas.

3. Urban Tech Challengers - Once a year, we host an epic pitch battle for urban tech startups. Grab some popcorn and cheer on 40 rising stars shaking things up in the ever-evolving sector.

4. Building Connections - Our Speed Dating program is the ultimate matchmaker for startup executives and investors. Network with decision-makers and build a community of shared interests.

5. Exhibit space - Find your next BFF (business friend forever) at our exhibit space. It is the innovation hub of the event, where meaningful conversations flow and new connections blossom.

6. Incredible Experience - Productivity and fun collide at Urban Tech Forward. Enjoy an action-packed schedule of learning and entertainment, plus discover the vibrant city of Warsaw.

2023 Speakers

Shaun Abrahamson
Managing Partner, Third Sphere

Ulrich Ahle
CEO, FIWARE Foundation

Dr. Olayan Alharbi
Business Development and Innovation Advisor to the Vice Minister, Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing Ministry, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Fraz Anjum
Head of IT Infrastructure & Service Delivery, Serco Canada

Charbel Aoun
Smart Cities and Spaces Director - EMEA, NVIDIA

Joe Appleton
Editorial Director and Media Relations, Bee Smart City

Neil Banerjee
Americas S/4 Public Cloud Leader | Americas ESG & Sustainability SAP Leader, EY

Bartosz Bartoszewicz
Deputy Mayor, Plenipotentiary of the Mayor, Smart City Gdynia

Michal Bas
Principal, VentureFriends

Agata Bendik
Program Manager, Plug and Play Tech Center

Ines Bergmann-Nolting
Managing Partner, Greencode Ventures

Johan Berhin
Founder & Designer, Green Furniture Concept

Edelio Bermejo
Head of Global R&D, Holcim Innovation Center

Franka Birke
CEO & Co-Founder, Metr

Indrajit Chaudhuri
Chief Platform Officer, Vaisala

Jonathan Cohen
Senior Partner and Director, Building Consultancy, Colliers

Liliana Cruz
Decarbonization Investment Analyst, CEMEX Ventures

Phill Davies
Co-Founder & Commercial Director, MagWayDavies

Daphne De La Grandiere
Circular Economy Project Manager, Saint-Gobain

Renaud de Viel Castel
COO and Head of Global Expansion, Rubicon

Carla Detrieux
Business Development Director, Volta Trucks

Wouter Draijer
CEO, SolarMente

Mimi Eelman
Strategy - Energy Transition, City of Amsterdam

Daniel Emmett
CEO, Next Energy Technologies

Will Ephraim
Head Of Business Development, Eliq

Adam Fischer
Managing Partner, Osorno Capital

Luca Fortini
Sales Manager, Anaergia

Andrea Fossati
Co-Founder & CEO, Parquery

Bjørn Gabrielsen
CEO, ClevAir

Micheil Gordon
Co-founder & CTO, ecoLocked

Adam Grachek
Project Manager, Bioreco

Ferdinand Grapperhaus
CEO & Co-Founder, Sense by Physee

Silje Gronning
Senior Investment Associate - Climate tech & renewable energy, Energy Impact Partners

Niklas Grunewald
Managing Partner, Redstone Built World

Hamdi Hafizoglu
Managing Director, Sabancı Building Solutions

Brittany Harris
Co-Founder & CEO, Qualis Flow

Marjolein Helder
CEO, Plant-e

Arjun Jairaj
Investor, A/O

Lech Kaniuk
CEO, Sunroof

Kris Kemeny
Founder & Managing Director, Tekfen Ventures

Tomasz Konieczny
Director, MPWIK Wrocław (Municipal Water and Sewage Company in Wrocław)

Fabian König
Investment Manager, PropTech1 Ventures

Ami Kotecha
Co-Founder & Group President, Amro Partners

Anna Kowalewska
Partner, Deloitte

Tanja Kufner
Head of Start Up & Venture Investments, Nemetschek Group

Saurabh Kumar
Senior Investment Associate, Katapult VC

Pawel Kuncicki
Country Manager, Bolt

Michal Lakomski
Director of Digitalization and Cybersecurity Office, Plenipotentiary of the Mayor, Smart City Poznan

Conan Lauterpacht
Founding Partner, Sustainable Future Ventures

Joakim Lindh
Head of Product, Airthings

Heliodor Macko
CEO, SEAK Energetics

Anna Magiera
ICLUB Executive Partner, Europe, ICLUB Global

Maciej Markowski
Chief Growth Officer, Equiem

Juha Mattson
CEO, Futures Platform

Tim McCaffery
Global Investment Director - Deep Technology and Life Sciences SCG Corporate, Siam Cement Group (SCG)

Christian Meinerding
CEO, HiveMQ

Sami Moughrabie
Managing Partner, Atmos Ventures

Franc Mouwen
EIC Program Manager, European Innovation Council (EIC)

Richard Muscat
Head of People and Programs, Carbon 13

Juan Nieto
GP & Founding Partner, Zacua Ventures

Lisa Oberaigner
Co-Founder & CEO, Emidat

Dr. Christian Panzer
Head of performance optimization management, Wienerberger

Christos Passas
Design Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

Scott Pendrey
Associate, ESG Insights, McKinsey & Company

Bojan Petkovic
Head of Sales Eastern Europe, PlanRadar

Yves Pircher
Investment Manager, Smartworks Innovation

Sebastian Rath
Associate Director, Climate & Sustainability in Insurance, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Janne Rauramo
Executive VP, Betolar

Stefanie Reichelt
Community Director, Carbon13

Graziella Roccella
Chief Research and Product Design Officer, Planet Smart City

José Miguel Salazar Hernandez
Manager, Central and Eastern Europe ESG Hub, PwC

Vittorio Salvadori
Business Development Manager, CREE Buildings

Diego Santamaria Razo
Partner and Vice President, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Sillanpää Santeri
Head of Urban Insights, Strategy & Business Development, Weather & Environment, Vaisala

Michal Sastinsky
Co-Founder, BatteryCheck

Chinmay Save
Chief of Staff, ecoLocked

Matthias Schanze
General Partner, Rethink Ventures

Daniel Scholz
Managing Director, Footprint

Colleen Schutte
External Venturing, NOVA by Saint-Gobain

Boris Segal
Director, Digital Partnerships, CBRE

Valentina Shegoyan
Managing Partner, REACH UK - Second Century Ventures

Hugo Silva
Principal, Pi Labs

Michael Smith
General Partner, Regeneration VC

Simon Strohmenger
Director, Consul Democracy Foundation

Iris ten Have
Head of Science, Extantia

Anna Trendewicz
Investment Associate, Future Energy Ventures

Antonios Tsiligiannis
Project Manager, POLIS Network

Ricardo Valente
Councilor, Porto City Council

Hans van Houwelingen
Managing Partner, Urban Impact Ventures

Shoba Viswanath
Early Stage Investor, Wefunder

Philipp Von Gilsa
CEO & Co-Founder, Kontakt.io

Linus Waltenberger
Team Lead - Corporate Development, STRABAG

Jason Whittet
Head of Cities, Amazon Web Services

Damian Wild
Managing Director, ING Media

Andreas Winter-Extra
Partner, Kompas VC

Alessandro Zaccaria
Investment Director, 360 Capital

Emet Zeitz
Business Development Manager, Net Zero Insights

2023 Sponsors and Partners

MAIN:
• banqloop

GOLD:
• CRH
• PlanetWatch

SILVER:
• Tae
• Webfleet
• INVEN CAPITAL

STARTUP:
• comgy
• BrainBoxAI
• ecoworks
• faradai
• Applied Autonomy
• Solarstone
• Performance Buildings
• Mobility One
• directimo
• Woltair
• Intelligent City

DATA PARTNER:
• Net Zero

INDUSTRY & MEDIA PARTNERS:
• RELEVATION
• European Proptech Association
• PropTech Lab
• LuxPropTech
• Mobility Makers
• Bee Smart City
• PropTech HK
• GH-Insights