About Arch Summit
Set in Luxembourg City, Arch Summit is the premier event for connecting tech startups with corporate decision-makers. Enabling the ambitious to take their business to the next level by allowing determined startups real time and direct introductions to Vodafone’s powerful network including Top C-level executives, partners, suppliers and customers. Arch brings together innovators and influencers in a dynamic 2-day programme of startup pitches, tailored meetings, keynote speeches, tech roundtables, and exhibitions on the latest in technology.
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Meet the sharks and dragons
Arch Summit focuses on people who can bring the most value to the participating startups by bringing them into direct personal contact with key decision makers. This year, we have invited celebrity venture capitalists from the reality TV show most popularly known as “Dragon’s Den” to judge the final round of the startup pitch competitions and select the winners of the 200K€ prize. Grasp this once in a lifetime opportunity to showcase your technology to investors worth billions combined and generate business from the largest global telecommunications company in the world.
Robert Herjavec
Shark Tank (US)
Frank Thelen
Die Höhle der Löwen (Dragon's Den - Germany)
Bart Deconinck
De Leeuwenkuil (Dragon's Den- Belguim)
Jenny Campbell
Dragon's Den (UK)Professionals From Around The World
Meet the influencers
Meet the who's who of tech industry right here at the Arch Summit. Know what's happening & what's about to be disrupted by the leaders who are in charge of tomorrow.
Leymah Gbowee
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Xavier Bettel
Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Etienne Schneider
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Jonathan Nelson
CEO & Founder - Hackers / Founders
Daniel Valle
Chief Technologist - WWT
Sonia Hernandez
CEO - Vodafone Malta
Michael J. Redding
Managing Director - Accenture Ventures
Andrew Dunnett
Director of the Vodafone Foundation
Max Amordeluso
EU Lead Evangelist Amazon Alexa
Georgia Paphiti
CFO in the Banking Industry
Johan Wibergh
CTO - Vodafone Group
Nikhil Nayab
Global Head, Payments Innovation and Blockchain - Conduent
Warrick Cramer
CEO of Tomorrow Street
Nikhil Sinha
CEO - GSVlabs
Stéphane Reboud
Vice President Strategically Aligned Businesses - Dell Technologies & Co-Founder of Dell for Entrepreneurs EMEA
Paul Morrissey
Principal - Battery Ventures
Li YANG
Director of Vodafone Account Ecosystem Development & IoT Marketing Dept - Huawei
Diego De Biasio
CEO - Technoport SA
Jenny CAMPBELL
Dragon's Den Judge
Ming XIAO
President Global Sales - ZTE
Robert SHORE
CMO - Infinera
Daren Ward
Executive Partner - Reply
Andrew PALMER
Consulting Director, Telecoms - CGI
Jing BREWER
Principal Director - Accenture Ventures
Harkirit SINGH
Global Head of Solutions - Tata Communications Transformation Services
Gil ROSEN
General Manager - Amdocs Emerging Offerings
Thanos MALEVITIS
Technology Strategy Lead for the Communications, Media and Technology sector - Accenture
Maurizio CANTON
CTO EMEA - TIBCO Software Inc.
Wesley CHENG
Vice CTO - Huawei SoftCOM AI CTO office
Shay DAVID
President and General Manager, Media and Telecom - Kaltura
Wolfgang ZELLER
Head of Video Centre of Excellence - Vodafone
Domenico CONVERTINO
Global OSS/BSS Business Lead - HPE
Frank MILLER
CTO EMEA- CIENA
Helena LISACHUK
Global IOT LEAD - Deloitte
Daniele VITALI
Partner - Reply
Lei XUE
CTO Vodafone Business Unit - ZTE
Brian SMYTH
Senior Manager & Innovation Lead - Accenture Strategy
Prof. Dr. Ingo Rollwagen
Member - FRAUNHOFER ACADEMY
Bart SCHOUW
VP Technology and Digital Alliance - Software AG
Andreas ENOTIADIS
CTO- Global Vodafone Account - CISCO
Ninian Wilson
CEO – Vodafone Procurement Company
Morgan KURK
COO - Commscope
Faisal USMANI
Consulting Manager - Business Development and Strategy Lead - Cyient Europe
Angelidis Emanuele
Executive Partner - Reply
Paolo PELLEGRINESCHI
Head of End to End Solutions for Vodafone Global - Nokia
Giuseppe FARISE
Senior Manager - Reply
Tommy BJORKBERG
Snr. Director & CTO at ZTE Corporation
Elisiario CUNHA NETO
CTO Networks - Ericsson
Pablo ITURBE
Senior Solution Sales Manager - Vodafone Global Key Account at Huawei Technologies
Ivo BONIOLO
Chief Innovation Officer and Co-founder - e- Novia, The Enterprise Factory
Jason MAROOTHYNADEN
European Centre for Space Application and Telecommunication
Robert Gunther
Head of Corporate Venturing- Henkel AG & Co.
Darius ZAKAITIS
Partner - Contrarian Ventures
Klaus KUMMERMEHR
Partner Innovation & Venture Management - GoBeyond
Sobhanbabu CHUNDURU
VP & Delivery Head of International Business - Tata Communications Transformation Services
Felix AMEZ
BeLux Innovation Director - Accenture
Louise MOGGACH
Technology Strategy Senior Manager - Accenture
Kalle BUSCHMANN
Creative Director - Frog
Gary O'GRADY
Sales Director - Blackthorne IT
Peter LASINGER
Partner - Capital300
Alex OXLEY
Vice President, Communication Business - Cyient
Benjamin ROHE
Founding Managing Director - GTEC
Xi CHEN
CEO of Vodafone Global Business Unit - ZTE
John WATERFIELD
CTO, Vodafone Global Customer Business - NOKIA
Jaromir ZAHRADKA
Director - i&i Prague
Jon CORNER
Chief Digital Officer - Salford
Mehmet ULUSOY
Director - Atolye UK & Atolye.Games
Maciej BALSEWICZ
Managing Partner - bValue VC
Matthias FOLKERTS
Vice President Consulting Services - CGI
Felipe LADALARDO
Consulting Solutions Architect - WWT
Colin WILLIAMS
Chief Technologist – Networking, Security & Communications, Computacenter
Neil COCKER
Director & Senior Partner - Tomorrow Street
Anil NAIR
Global IoT Principal - Vodafone
Stanley CHIA
CTO - Tomorrow Street & Vodafone Engineer
Hammad KHAN
COO - Vodafone Tomorrow Street
Kenneth GRAHAM
Managing Director, Group Supply Chain Management - Vodafone Procurement Company
Frederic RICHTER
Senior Partner - Tomorrow Street
Tracy BROCKMAN
Innovation/Relationship Manager - Vodafone Procurement Company and Tomorrow Street
Stephan MARQUART
Partner - Tomorrow Street
Martin PERMINAS
Senior Partner & Scouting Manager - Tomorrow Street
Debi Basu BUIAROSKI
Vice President - Tomorrow Street
Nigel BERGSTRA
Strategic Innovation Manager - Tomorrow Street
Marisa RODRIGUES
External Communications and Relationship Manager - Tomorrow Street
Andrew BROOKER
Business Operations Manager - Tomorrow Street
Carolina SILVA
Graphic Digital Communicator - Tomorrow Street
Lorenzo CANNIZZO
Innovation Analyst - Tomorrow Street
Pit ROMERSA
Innovation Analyst - Tomorrow Street
Marines ROJAS
Business Development - Tomorrow Street
Kiran NAMBIAR
Business Development - Tomorrow Street
Jarryd BROWN
Innovation Analyst - Tomorrow Street
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Who is it for?
Startups
Gain the visibility you need to take your business to the next level. Whether you are looking for investors, collaboration, media exposure, or inspiration, this event offers a unique opportunity to reach a global audience with a chance to pitch and win cash prizes.
Investors
Network with a pool of innovative entrepreneurs and game-changing startups to find high potential investments and enrich your portfolio.
Business Executives
Experience the latest trends in innovation on the ground and connect with small companies that could transform your business and help you thrive in the new digital age.
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Luxembourg
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