Moonshot Fest 2020: The sizzling event every tech entrepreneur in Amsterdam should attend in March 2020

While tech rules the world, it’s no surprise that people working behind the scenes create history. Celebrating the human spirit that goes into making tech possible, B. Amsterdam is hosting Moonshot Fest 2020 on March 5, 2020, in B.1. The first theme is ‘The human side of tech,’ where one will get a chance to meet some of the best entrepreneurs in the tech industry.

Don’t expect the Moonshot Fest 2020 to be like any other run-of-the mill-event. Silicon Canals’ founder Remco Janssen will host the event and you can rest assured that it will be extremely interesting, to say the least. Additionally, it is not a secret that some of the best ideas come to us while relaxing and/or having a good time among friends. B. Amsterdam has thus roped in Budweiser to host the Moonshot Fest 2020 afterparty, at their rooftop restaurant, café restaurant Bureau till 1 AM.

For the curious ones who are wondering who will be speaking at the event, here’s a brief summary. The Co-founder and CEO of Temper, Paul Eggink, will take the stage and soon after it will be Matthijs Metzemaekers’ turn, who is the CCO/Co-owner of Harver. Both companies have made a name for themselves. Temper raised €4M since its inception in 2016 and Harver’s total funding amount stands at €26.48M. This would be a great opportunity to get insights into how one can excel at entrepreneurship. So, what are you waiting for? Go get your tickets for the event here.

Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect at the event:

1.30 PM – Walk-in

2.00 PM – Opening by Remco Janssen – Silicon Canals

Remco Janssen is the founder of Silicon Canals, one of Europe’s leading technology news websites on startups, scale-ups, and the latest innovation in big tech.

2.15 PM – Paul Eggink – Temper

Social impact and a fast-growing, technology-driven platform can go together. Paul (entrepreneur of the year 2019) shares his vision and how Temper focused on flexible working methods.

2.45 PM – Ivar Hendriks – ZX Ventures (part of InBev)

Disrupting an industry: what can the world’s largest brewer learn from small companies? And what can you do to make your company stand the test of time.

3.15 PM – Break

3:30 PM – Matthijs Metzemaekers – Harver

Fundamental fairness: selecting your new employees based on data instead of sole intuition. Matthijs is fighting unconscious biases with an intelligent candidate selection platform to evaluate and automate all aspects of candidate selection.

4.00 PM – Choose your rocket

Breakout 1: Ready to take your growth to the moon?

Growth Hacking power session with Growth Tribe

A brief but information-packed power session covering the process, mindset, and tools that will help you on your journey towards a more consumer-centric, experiment- and data-driven organisation.

Breakout 2: How to reach for the moon in a sustainable way?

Startupbootcamp – Empowering Innovators

We will talk about Sustainable Development Goals. How the big companies of today use innovation and lean & agile methods to set goals and make sure there is a future to live and work in.

4.45 PM – Break

5.00 PM – Keynote: Amsterdam Economic Board – Tessa Wernink en Douwe Schmidt from tada.city

The Tada Manifest: A digital City. How data can be transparent and inclusive.

5.45 PM – Closing by Tessa Bakker – CEO B. Amsterdam

6.00 PM – Meet between the stars.

Eat, drink and dance at our afterparty hosted by Budweiser, on the rooftop of Europe’s largest startup ecosystem. Open bar till 7.30 pm!

0.00 AM – Last call for moonshot fest 2020

Do remember that there are limited tickets available so it’s a good idea to book early. You can book your tickets here.

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