SMAU NETWORK

SMAU, which is today the most structured Italian meeting and matching platform dedicated to innovation and startups, is divided into an annual Roadshow of local events, an international event in Milan and events abroad in Paris, Berlin and London. With over 50,000 companies from all sectors involved each year, SMAU is the reference platform for interacting directly with protagonists of the Italian innovation ecosystem.

SMAU Milan 

SMAU Milano will be on 11th-12th October 2022.

It will offer the opportunity to:

•  To know more than 150 startups
•  To meet Italian corporates focused on Open Innovation
•  To get in touch with Italian institutions in charge of innovation
•  To networking with the Italian innovative ecosystem
• To meet Italian media

The event will be organized into:

• Pitching sessions
• Smau Live Show
• Matchmaking

Some of the participants:

What SMAU offers:

• Italian startups already present on the market and interested in expanding their business internationally, belonging to different areas: from Agrifood to Energy & Environment and Health & Wellness to Smart Manufacturing and Smart Mobility.

•  Italian corporates already active in the field of open innovation and interested in getting in touch with colleagues from other organizations and international enablers.

• Italian enablers interested in establishing international relations: incubators, accelerators, consulting companies, regional and national clusters;

• Italian institutions that deal with innovation and internationalization of companies: ITA - Italian Trade Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Development, Departments of Productive Activities or Economic Development of the Italian Regions, national and regional innovation agencies;

• Italian media dealing with innovation: Radio Rai, Radio24, Corriere della Sera, Repubblica, Millionaire, Will. 

NETWORKING AREA

A networking area will be available for follow-up meetings where participants can analyze all the Business opportunities.
Furthermore, a cooperation with the ICE-ITA - the Italian Trade Promotion Agency, the government organization which promotes the internationalization of Italian companies, in accordance with the strategies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will organize bilateral trade meetings between international operators and Italian startups and corporates.

STARTUP SAFARI

Guided tours among the most innovative excellence of Smau: startups, the best solutions from mobility to retail, from the pharma to the industry.