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11 November 2024; A general view of Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

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10 group-round winners take to Centre Stage for the semi-final of PITCH brought to you by KPMG, our startup competition.

Each of the semi-finalists has three minutes to pitch their businesses. Our judges then choose three finalists to battle it out in the PITCH final.

Semi-finalists will be revealed following the group stages of the competition, taking place on day 1 of the event.

PITCH semi-final

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Stop by our stand and take the 5 minute the Robotics Readiness Challenge.  Make the calls that decide whether robotics scales: strategy, skills, safety, shape and scale. Find out if your decisions would deliver.

Are you making the right robotics decisions?

China’s rise as an industrial and technological powerhouse raises an important question for Europe: what can we learn from its approach? From EVs, batteries and solar power to high-speed rail and robotics, China has achieved remarkable scale and speed. This talk explores what Europe can learn from China’s industrial strategy, investment and approach to technological competitiveness.

What Europe can learn from China: From industrial strategy to tech

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PITCH semi-final

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Are you making the right robotics decisions?

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What Europe can learn from China: From industrial st...

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