We are pleased to invite you to the Tech Rocketships Awards, designed to identify Europe’s most innovative, international-ready tech scale-ups.

This first edition of the Tech Rocketship Awards will connect rising French technology start-ups with the UK's leading growth ecosystem of dealmakers, advisors and support networks.

Programme:
This virtual event will be delivered in English and be moderated by David Johnson, UK Country Manager of Maddyness.

9:00 CET Welcome speech – Ilaria Regondi, Deputy Trade Commissioner for Europe, British Embassy Paris

9:10 CET Tech for People, Society, the Economy & the Planet – Speaker TBC

9.20 CET How to navigate your entry to the UK market

Keynote panel speakers:
- Panel Moderator: David Johnson, UK Country Manager, Maddyness UK
- Dr Chris Moore, Technology Specialist, Department for International Trade (DIT)
- Dominykas Broga, Programme Manager – International Trade, TechUK
- Raph Crouan, President, French Tech London

9:50 CET Panel discussion: Successful Investment in the UK

Keynote panel speakers:
- Panel Moderator: Francois Dewez, Department for International Trade (DIT)
- David Johnson, UK Country Manager, Maddyness UK
- Benoît Jeannin, President, Learn & Go – Aghadoe (Learn&Go, Kardi & Script&Go)

10:10 CET Key Technology Trends – Gunnar Menzel, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Capgemini Europe

10:30 Presentation of the TechRocketshipAward

The ten pre-selected French innovative companies will participate in an elevator pitches competition at the TechRocketshipFranceAward, three of which will be selected for the pan-European pre-selection for the Grand Finale. (The jury will deliberate between 12:30 and 13.10 CET)

12:30 CET Digitalisation and sustainability trends shaping mobility – Speaker TBC

13:10 CET Presentation of the winners and results announcement

13.30 CET Close