The LEAP tech conference debuted in February 2022 and gathered 100,000+ visitors, including 700+ exhibiting technology companies, 330+ top investors and 500+ global CEOs, to discover what is next for technology and humanity. The second edition of LEAP will be even bigger and better - and you are invited to join it!   2023's Speaker Line-up Joining the LEAP journey will be 500+ expert speakers. From footballers turned tech enthusiasts to investors with multi-million dollar portfolios, LEAP's speaker line-up is another one for the history books: Thierry Henry Football Legend and Tech Investor Dr. Sian Proctor Geoscientist, explorer, space artist, and Astronaut Tim Draper A billionaire venture capital investor and Founder of Draper Associates/DFJ/Draper University Susan Kilrain American Engineer, a former United States Navy Officer, and a former NASA Astronaut Pekka Lundmark President and CEO Nokia Ana Maiques CEO Neuroelectrics Rishad Premji Chairman Wipro  Ioana Matei Chief Metaverse Officer P&G EBAN members can contact us to find out how they can participate at this event under special conditions. 

GoWest is Gothenburg’s and west Sweden’s annual venture capital forum for investors, startups and scaleups! Who is attending GoWest? Startups and scaleups looking for pre-seed, seed and series A investments Business angels, venture capital firms, family offices and private investors and Gothenburg’s wider investor community Industry representatives Speakers 2023 Speaker 2023 Patrik Andersson CEO Business Region Göteborg   Speaker 2023 Virginia E. Vegas Managing Director VC Challenge   Moderator 2023 Anna Ljungdahl Investment Director & Head of Sustainable investments Industrifonden   Speaker 2023 Tim He Partner Summa Equity And Many More! What does GoWest offer? Access to the online match-making tool to enable you to meet startups, investors and industry The chance to join a range of panel discussions, catch up on trends and gain valuable insights The opportunity to connect with your peers and build a stronger network Startups Fundraising is the answer to WHY the early stage ecosystem meets. The match-making platform enables people to find connections and engage online and IRL during and after the conference while the pitch sessions help startups improve their visibility and broaden their network. You can also catch up on trends and gain valuable insights and connect with your peers and build a stronger network at the conference. Investors Investors will have access to a great deal-flow of international startups, particularly deep-tech startups, from west Sweden. The match-making platform enables investors to find and engage with startups online and IRL during and after the conference while the exclusive investor mixer event enables investors to connect with each other.   Industry & Community The region is chacterized by its industrial heritage and reputation for cutting edge research at universities and hospitals and green urban development. The startup community consists of 8 incubators, accelerators and science parks. Gothenburg is home to global brands such as Volvo, SKF, Ericsson and AstraZeneca.