Sectors of interest at the event include medical, health and wellness, biotechnology, green economy (circular economy, renewable energy, environment), ICT, aerospace, innovative materials, nanotechnology and Smart City technologies.
The 7th edition of BIAT was held Sept. 22-24, 2021 at the Palazzo Congressi in the beautiful Sicilian coastal city of Taormina in a hybrid online and in-person format.
Participating in BIAT 2021 were 92 Italian startups and innovative projects from 8 Southern Italian regions, 60 international investors from 26 countries (Austria, Bahrain, Canada, China, South Korea, Croatia, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Finland , France, Japan, India, Israel, Poland, Qatar, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine). Over 600 B2B meetings were held during the 3-day event.
Among the North American delegates invited by ITA: Multiplicity, York Angel Investors
Northern Ontario Angels, First Angel Network Association and Aurora Angel Network, Panache Ventures, National Angel Capital Organization, eliquidMEDIA International Inc, DealPoint, Kanata Ventures 305 Innovative Solutions, General Motors, Sente Venture Partners, NDA Ventures, SeedInvest, WaveEdge Capital, The Cannon, Gener8tor, Bridging Value LLC
International Accelerator, Central Houston Inc, FullCycle Climate Partners, Lodestar Ventures, Catapult, HP Tech Ventures, US Market Access Center, Bootstraplabs.
- For the first time, two panel discussions were held at BIAT 2021 that included North American speakers;
- Panel I: Global Trends and 'Innovation in Industry and Startup Ecosystems, with Yuri Navarro, Kanata Ventures from Canada.
Panel II "Charting the Path for Future Women Leaders, with Jennifer Renda of York Angel, from Canada and Rachel Payne, FullCycle Climate Partners and Gail Christine Gannon, WaveEdge Capital from the United States.
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