L e v e r a g e E u r o p e a n F u n d i n g CreatiFI, a FIWARE accelerator

Ingrid Willems, Entrepreneur in Residence at iMinds @creativering :: @creatifi_fi :: @immwillems

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• pan-european Deal Flow versus network of local Hubs

• technology acceleration versus business acceleration

• process driven versus needs driven

• project sustainability versus investor readiness

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cross hub & cross country collaborationleveraging public funding while

fostering open collaboration with local creative hubs incl. universities, authorities and corporates

in each city and region

J O I N F O R C E S A R O U N D A S H A R E D A M B I T I O N

Ingrid Willems @immwillems m: +32 471 95 00 80 e: ingrid@weconnectdata.com

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