Regional Final
Europe

September 27, 2022

Region's winners

FlexiWec
GB

FlexiWec

We harness wave energy to produce carbon-free electricity and reduce coastal erosion

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Fibe
GB

Fibe

Fibe is developing the worlds most sustainable clothing textiles.

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S.Lab
UA

S.Lab

Sustainable packaging produced at industrial scale

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You don't want to miss it

Rewatch the live stream of the European Regional Final on September 27th, 1 PM CEST!

Listen to inspirational speakers and watch The top 8 Finalists pitch their socks of to be crowned as #1, 2 and 3 of the Regional Final Europe and win cash prizes.

Forecast: September 27th to be the greenest day in Europe!

After months of training, coaching, and mentoring, Europe is about to select the region’s best and brightest cleantech startups. The ClimateLaunchpad stage is ready to meet 54 teams from 18 countries.

The countries represented during the Regional Final Europe are:
Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom.

Startups will compete in eight themes: Adaptation & Resilience, Circular Economies, Urban Solutions, Clean Energy, Sustainable Mobility, Food Systems, Blue Economy and The Next Big Thing.

Stay tuned, more information about the complete programme for the day will follow.

Finalists from all over the region

Click on a country to find out which teams made it to this Regional Final.

Winners by country

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Programme

  • 10:00 - 12:00

    European Semi-final: Pitches all finalists

    In the morning, 54 start-ups from Europe will pitch their cleantech idea in front of the jury.

    Pitches will take place behind closed doors and can therefore not be followed live. After the Regional Final Europe, we will share the pitches on our YouTube channel.

  • 13:00 - 13:15

    Welcome - Start of the event

    – Official welcome on behalf of ClimateLaunchpad
    – Various guest speakers

    Rewatch the event here

  • 13:15 - 13:30

    Announcement winners semi-final

    Which 24 teams will be selected to take part in the Global Grand Final on 27th October? And which Top 8 teams (#1 of each theme) will battle again later today at the final stage of the Regional Final Europe to be crowned as Top 3 winners? Here there is also prize money to be won:

    #1 wins 1.500 euro

    #2 wins 1.000 euro

    #3 wins 500 euro

  • 13:30 - 13:35

    Short break

  • 13:35 - 14:20

    'It's not easy being green' : Talk by dr. Gerdien de Vries

    Don’t get outsmarted.

    Get ahead of the climate game  by tuning into this illuminating talk by leading thinker Dr. Gerdien de Vries (Climate Psychologist, TU Delft).

    Dr. de Vries will reveal the secrets of the psyche – how our way of thinking can create barriers to starting a sustainable business, and more importantly, how to overcome them.

  • 14:20 - 15:45

    European Final: top 8 start-ups battle

    Watch the best of the best  top 8 start-ups from Europe battle it out for a top 3 position and win eternal glory and prizes in the Final.

    For the Top 3 there is prize money to win:

    #1 wins 1.500 euro

    #2 wins 1.000 euro

    #3 wins 500 euro

  • 15:45 - 15:50

    Short break

  • 15:50 - 16:05

    How can we make climate finance work better? Talk by Tony Ofori

    It costs time and money to develop and scale up much-needed disruptive ideas – how can we do it smarter? Tony Ofori, director at Bank of America, believes it is important to invest in green start-ups in our mission to Net Zero. He’ll explain why and give unmissable advice on how businesses can play a key role in the climate transition.

  • 16:05 - 16:15

    Announcement top 3 winners

    The moment we’ve all been waiting for: who will be crowned as top 3 winners of the Regional Final Europe?

  • 16:15 - 16:20

    Closing

    It’s a wrap, thank you for being part of the green wave and we welcome you back at the Global Grand Final where the world’s crème de la crème of green start-ups will pitch their socks off to win international glory and prize money.

    For more information about the Global Grand Final and to follow our green heroes from around the globe, have a look here.

    • All times CET

It’s not easy being green

Here you are, ready to grow your sustainable business idea into a thriving enterprise! You cannot wait to share your innovation with funders and start making the world a bit greener. However, you notice that not everybody is as enthusiastic as you are. As a starting sustainable entrepreneur, you might encounter barriers beyond money, regulations, or technology. In this presentation, dr. Gerdien de Vries will reveal how psychological barriers can cause difficulties in establishing a sustainable business. On the bright side, she will also give examples of how to deal with those barriers.

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Suze Gehem

Our moderator & CEO De Groene Grachten

‘If sustainability is possible here, then it can be done everywhere!’ With these words, Suze Gehem started making monuments more sustainable in 2012.

Her company is now an expert in the field of energy saving, sustainability and circularity in historic buildings and areas at home and abroad. The aim is to provide all 140,000 monuments in the Netherlands in collaboration with partners with a sustainability plan.

As an entrepreneur, Suze is the driving force behind a number of organizations. She was awarded 'Sustainable Construction Woman', appears regularly in the media and is a much sought-after speaker and chair of the day.

Gerdien de Vries

Climate Psychologist, Delft University of Technology

Dr. Gerdien de Vries is an associate professor in Climate Psychology at the Technology, Policy, and Management faculty at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and director of the Energy Transition Lab of this faculty. Dr. de Vries has a social psychology background and integrates psychological theories and research methods with other scientific disciplines to unravel human behaviour in the climate and energy domain. Furthermore, she assesses how policy and technology influence this behaviour. Dr. de Vries advocates team science and open science and shares her knowledge and research insights with a large audience.

Tony Ofori

Director Global Sustainable Finance Group, Bank of America

Tony is currently a Director in the Global Sustainable Finance Group at Bank of America, where he covers asset finance across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Recently he completed a 2-year secondment as a Director in the Country Engagement Team under the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI). This is an external organization that was originally set up by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the World Economic Forum. SMI’s mission is to accelerate a global transition to sustainable markets with a focus on integration of the private sector.

Prior to this Tony spent 9 years in Emerging Markets Structuring at BofA, and prior to that he spent 5 years at Goldman Sachs working in Equities, Insurance and Credit Structuring roles.

Tony has a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science from the Imperial College London, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge in Applied Physics. Tony has been a member of the The Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle (YLC) and is currently part of the committee for the Multicultural Leadership Network (an employee network) at BofA.

Contact info

Regional Final Europe is brought to you by TU Delft Innovation & Impact Centre. TU Delft is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world-class results in education, research, and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health, and digital society.

For generations, engineers from the TU Delft have proven to be entrepreneurial problem solvers, both in business and in a social context. TU Delft embraces diversity and aims to be as inclusive as possible. Together, solutions are imagined, invented, and created using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. Challenge. Change. Impact!

For more information: www.tudelft.nl

Ederik Tiessen

Project Manager

ederik@climatelaunchpad.org

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