Luxembourg (Europe)

A total of 180 applications were received for this year's Pitch your Startup competition.

In all, 17 companies were selected to compete at the ICT Spring Europe conference on 15 May, where the winners of the Pitch your Startup contest will also be announced.The five Luxembourg companies selected are: Edoo Education, Mu Design, Sniffy, Hopes Luxembourg and Teliportme. They were chosen for their unique approach that combines technology and new business models.

The prizes for this year’s edition are impressive and entirely relevant to fledgeling innovative companies. According to Docler Holdings, “This year, the prizes are equivalent to a total amount of 100,000 euros; of which 50,000 euros are offered by Docler Holding.  BIL will offer €20,000 for the "BIL Innovation Award". The Best Pitch will be rewarded €10,000. The EAEC will sponsor the "Uncle Sam Prize", giving, among other benefits, a direct qualification to the interviews round for the Skydeck competition in California. Nyuko will offer a three-month acceleration programme in Luxembourg.

LCI will provide two desks in the coworking open space of the incubator. LHoFT will offer three months of Hotdesk in its office and a year membership including "Strategic Benefits". Luxinnovation will give an "Innovation Service Package". Last but not least, Silversquare will provide three desks in their open space for six months.

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Luxembourg will see over 5,000 professionals from over 72 countries meet up in the Grand Duchy for a major ICT conference.

'ICT Spring' will take place from May 9 to 10 at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg ''to encourage emulation and networking between business decision makers, innovation managers, start-ups, researchers and venture capitalists on a European scale''.

The yearly event was first organised in 2012 and aims to attract important key note speakers to offer ''an exclusive program of seminars and presentations delivered by some of the world's biggest names in technology and marketing''.

The list of confirmed speakers is long and already has some big names on it. Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, also Minister for Communications and Media, will attend just like his Vice-Prime Minister Etienne Schneider, who is the Grand Duchy's Economy Minister at the same time.

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This year's global tech conference in Luxembourg highlighted the link between people, technology has evolved and digital is not only for marketers or IT guys, it’s for everybody.

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Innovation is not a game, but a burst of inspiration, tactics and processes: the product of a logical thought. Innovation in ICT inspires and creates value for your business. ICT Spring is all about innovation: cloud computing, digital distribution, mobility, social networks and media, disruptive technologies, with a special highlight on trust in security.

Join us for ICT innovation and inspired bold logics at ICT Spring Europe 2012, which will be held on 19 and 20 June in the heart of Europe at Luxexpo Kirchberg, Luxembourg. You will meet the most talented luxembourgish and international specialists and discover the latest ICT innovations and solutions available on the market.

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