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TBB.Connect – what a success!

November 10, 2020

TBB.Connect – EIT InnoEnergy’s digital version of the flagship event The Business Booster, took place online from 4-5 November.

Throughout the two days, 1,200 experts from around the world tuned in to take part in 2,100 B2B meetings; view 150 exhibitors, broken down into market segment; watch 120 pitches spanning the entire energy value chain; and hear from guest speakers including Nobel Prize winners, industry experts, policy makers, investors and academics.

TBB.Connect – EIT InnoEnergy’s digital version of the flagship event The Business Booster, took place online from 4-5 November.

Throughout the two days, 1,200 experts from around the world tuned in to take part in 2,100 B2B meetings; view 150 exhibitors, broken down into market segment; watch 120 pitches spanning the entire energy value chain; and hear from guest speakers including Nobel Prize winners, industry experts, policy makers, investors and academics.

 

The Global Call

The Global Call is an annual competition inviting sustainable energy start-ups from around the world to compete for a grand prize of €100,000. The five finalists, Graphenix Development Inc, Spottitt Ltd, SOLshare, SABELLA, and Volytica Diagnostics GmbH pitched to a jury in the opening session of TBB.Connect, with the winner, SOLshare, being announced shortly after.

SOLshare is a platform provider for reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity access to low-income people in rural Bangladeshi areas. We are delighted to welcome SOLshare, and all the other finalists into the EIT InnoEnergy ecosystem.

 

Photo Contest

The Photo Contest, an annual highlight of The Business Booster, saw 37 excellent photographers from 16 countries and 4 continents submit 83 photographs on the themes of “technologies and products that represent new sustainable energy” and “people participating in sustainable energy economy”. The result is another series of beautiful, interesting, creative pictures that give us an insight into the sustainable energy developments everywhere in the world. View the entire collection here:

Just in case you were not able to attend TBB.Connect to find out the winners, here is the recap:

1st prize:    Alison Wright, USA with her photo: “Young boy does his homework while using a Brightlife solar powered light in Uganda”

2nd prize:   Sergio Izquierdo, Guatemala with his photo: “Energy matters”

3rd prize:    Bernard II Recirdo, Philippines with his photo: “Clean Energy for Life”

4th prize:    Stephan Fürnrohr, Germany with his photo: “Dam-Day”

 

TBB.2021

That’s the wrap from TBB.Connect! We are already looking forward to 2021, where we will be welcoming you on 3-4  November, Berlin!

Frequently asked questions

We are here to help and look forward to welcoming you to The Business Booster 2024 in Barcelona! Should you have any questions regarding the event and your participation, please refer to our list of FAQs below. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please  contact us.

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The 2024 edition of The Business Booster will take place 16-17 October in CCIB, Barcelona.

Please check the website regularly and subscribe to The Business Booster newsletter to receive all the latest news and updates regarding the event.

 

Your registration package will vary depending on the option you choose, whether it’s a two-day ticket or one-day ticket.

Two-day tickets are: Valid for both days, give you access to the exhibition and all conferences, as well as refreshments and lunch, event materials and access to the networking tool.

One-day tickets are valid for the day you purchase your ticket for, giving you access to the exhibition and all conferences as well as refreshments and lunch for one day, event materials and access to the networking tool.

Your registration includes entry to all keynotes, roundtables, and parallel and pitching sessions.

However, a B2B tool will be made available prior to the event, that will facilitate your B2B meetings with exhibitors and innovators at the event.

The official language of the event will be English. Please note, no translation services will be provided.

Cancellation policy 2024

  • If you cancel your participation in writing on or before 30 June 2024, you will receive a 100% refund.
  • If you cancel your participation in writing on or before 31 August 2024, you will receive a 50% refund.
  • If you cancel your participation after 31 August 2024, no refund will be possible.

If you are entitled to a refund, our team will be in touch to arrange this with you.

We will provide a secure area for luggage.