WHERE IDEAS GAIN SCALE!

Welcome to the biggest national event for venture capital, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology transfer in Portugal.

#SCS24 will take place on May 10, 2024, at the Convento São Francisco in Coimbra!

PRESENT YOUR PITCH AT #SCS24!

APPLICATIONS OPEN! (link in image)

About #SCS24

+1100

PARTICIPANTS

+100

INVESTORS

+80

SPEAKERS

1-TO-1 MEETINGS

MONDEGO ROOM | 2:30PM - 6PM

PITCH COMPETITION

REVEALING THE MOST PROMISING STARTUP

SUNSET PARTY

GARDEN OF THE CONVENTO | 6PM

Who will be there?

#Startups

#Entrepreneurs

#Investors

#Companies

#Researchers

#Students

Speakers

Alexandra Lawson

Managing Director & Fixed Income Portfolio Manager | J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Christopher Lennon

President & General Counsel | Empowered Startups

Ana Carvalho

Chief Executive Officer | Banco Português de Fomento

Ferenc Pongrácz

Deputy Managing Director | EIT Health InnoStars

Helena Taveira

Investment Manager & New Business | Portugal Ventures

Miguel Alves

Equity Mandate Manager | European Investment Fund

Maria Manuel Leitão Marques

Member of the European Parliament

Paulo Dimas

CEO | Center for Responsible AI

Teresa Fernandes

Director | AICEP in San Francisco

Pedro Ribeiro Santos

Partner | Armilar Venture Partners

More than 50 confirmed!

PROGRAM

During the morning all participants will have the opportunity to attend various discussions and presentations at the Conference in the Grand Auditorium of the Convento São Francisco.

The afternoon of #SCS24 will be completely dynamic and informal, with more than 40 sessions covering topics for different audiences, in different formats and in various spaces. There will also be a room for 1-to-1 meetings!

At the end of the day, #SCS24 will host a Sunset Party in the garden of the Convento, overlooking Coimbra, where the winning team, with the most promising startup, of the Startup Pitch Competition #SCS24 will be revealed!