EBRD Green
Cities and Star Venture are joining forces to support start-ups that are
developing innovative solutions to accelerate the decarbonisation of cities.
“How can
cities accelerate decarbonisation in the urban sphere and take an active role
in the energy security agenda?”
During this
session we will be launching the ‘EBRD Green Cities Start-Ups Innovation
Challenge’ we are organizing to reward innovators that have demonstrated being
part of the answer.
Winners
will receive the support of EBRD Star Venture programme to scale up further
their products and services in EBRD COOs cities and, in particular, EBRD Green
Cities.
in the Agenda:
• Welcome speech
- Cecilia Wu, EBRD Representative of the TaiwanBusiness – EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund (2min)
• Challenges & opportunities of Cities
- David Tyler, Head of Project Preparation, EBRD Sustainable Infrastructure Group ( 8min)
• Introduction about our initiative
- Arnaud Fragnière, Green Cities Analyst, EBRD Sustainable Infrastructure Group (10min)
• Details of the Star Venture Programme
- Nari Been, Principal, EBRD SME Finance & Development (15min)
• How to pitch/fundraise
- Francesco Cracolici - CEO, Nomadic Minds (15min)
• Q&A : Question and answers about EBRD Green Cities Start-up Innovation Challenge (10min)
Nari Been
Star Venture Programme Manager,
EBRD