On Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 October 2022, the Arch Summit 2022, an event dedicated to information technology and innovation is taking place at Luxexpo The Box in 10, International Fair circuit, L-1347 Luxembourg-Kirchberg.

Organized by Tomorrow Street, a collaboration between Technoport and Vodafone, the Arch Summit aims to will bring together more than 80 multinational technology companies as well as more than 100 scaleups and startups including speeches, presentations and public discussions.

A stage dedicated to startup pitchings as part of the Fit4Start acceleration programme, organised by Luxinnovation in collaboration with Luxembourg's Ministry of the Economy, as well as an exhibition space, is also taking place during the Summit. The "Startup Luxembourg Village", located near the Fit4Start stage, will showcase the national ecosystem of startups and will offer a dedicated space for organising business meetings.

More than 4,000 participants are expected to allow meetings, exchanges and collaborations between scaleups, startups, business leaders, investors and innovators from around the world.

This year, the Arch Summit is themed around innovation that has a positive impact on people and society. The programme revolves around three main themes: the digital society, inclusion to allow everyone access to a digital future and the sustainable future of the planet.

The Minister of Economy, Franz Fayot, will deliver a speech at the opening of the Arch Summit. In addition, during this opening ceremony, the future developments of Vodafone in Luxembourg will be announced by the management of the group.

Minister Fayot will also participate on the second day in a public discussion on the subject of accelerating societal change, with Joakim Reiter, Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer of Vodafone Group.

The thirteenth edition of Fit4Start will hold its pitching sessions during the Arch Summit. Thus, in parallel with the Arch Summit programme, the 68 startups shortlisted for the thirteenth edition out of the 303 applications in the two themes "Digital" and "Health Technologies" will present themselves to the jury during pitching sessions. The startups selected for the final session will be announced at the end of the Arch Summit, they will benefit from coaching which will extend from December 2022 to May 2023, funding of up to €150,000, access to a co-working space as well as immersion in the Luxembourg startup ecosystem.

During this edition of the acceleration programme for startups, particular emphasis will be placed on the aspects of sustainable development, particularly in the coaching from which the selected startups will benefit. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are taken as a reference in this framework.

Programme:

Opening ceremony on 26 October 2022:

  • 10:00: Opening of the event by Kenneth Graham, CEO of Tomorrow Street
  • 10:10: Opening speech by the Minister of Economy, Franz Fayot
  • 10:25: Panel on stage under the theme "Together we build a better digital future" and concerning the future development of Vodafone in Luxembourg with Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, Johan Wibergh, CTO of Vodafone Group and Ninian Wilson, CEO of Vodafone Procurement Company

Panel discussion on 27 October 2022:

  • 10:00: Day two of the Arch Summit opens with Kenneth Graham, CEO of Tomorrow Street
  • 10:15: Panel discussion on the theme of inclusion in the development of digital technologies with Minister Fayot and Joakim Reiter, Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer of Vodafone Group
  • 10:50 to 11:30: Visit of the Arch Summit exhibitor space by Minister Fayot

Fit4Start programme:

  • Pitching sessions for startups on the "Digital" theme
    • 26 October 2022 from 10:00 to 17:30
    • 27 October 2022 from 09:50 to 12:30
  • Pitching sessions for startups on the “Health Technologies” theme
    • 27 October 2022 from 13:15 to 16:00
  • 27 October 2022 at 17:05: Closing speech and announcement of the startups selected by Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation
    • 27 October 2022 at 18:00: Fit4Start evening event

The complete programme of the event can be consulted online via: https://www.archsummit.lu/agenda/.