Net Me UP

Applications for the NET ME UP networking program are now open!

Net Me UP is a networking program with the mission of supporting and leveraging entrepreneurs and startups linked to Tourism, preferably based in Baixo Alentejo and the Algarve, although open to participants from other areas of the country, to access investors, partners, mentors and potential customers on board a vessel.

This year Turismo de Portugal, Territórios Criativos, AlgarExperience and GEN Portugal joined again for another networking trip.

On board will be 35 startups, in a total of 50 entrepreneurs, and about 3 dozen investors, partners and potential customers, who will have a moment of networking and access to inspiring talks. Subsequently, and already on the ground, the 6 finalists determined a priori will dispute the prize of 2,000 € and 6 months of incubation at Territórios Criativos. The 6 finalists will make their pitches for 3 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for questions by the judges.

ALIGNMENT OF THE DAY

NET ME UP | 14/10/2020 | 14h00 – 19h00 | @Marina de Albufeira (AlgarExperience):

1. Boarding & Welcome Drink;
2. Networking & Pitches on board;
3. Inspiring Talks;
4. Be the best Networker in the world;
5. 5:30 pm: Intervention by the Secretary of State for Tourism, on land;
6. Disclosure of Finalist Projects, on land;
7. Selection of the 3 winners.

TARGET: Technological and non-technological projects, which fall – preferably – in the following types:

1. Mobility and sustainable consumption, by companies and tourists
2. Seamless experience throughout the tourist travel cycle
3. Segmentation and customization of digital strategies of companies and destinations
4. Optimization of companies’ business operations in terms of management and marketing
5. Valuation of the strategic assets of the Tourism Strategy 2027

Get on board, bring your Pitch ready and disembark with € 2,000 in hand, 6 months of incubation at Territórios Criativos and access to a network of partners, investors and potential customers!

Access the application form HERE!

For more information, consult the Program Regulation.

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PANEL OF JURIES

• Cristina Salsinha, Turismo de Portugal
• Isabel Neves, BA Lisboa
• João Borga, Rede Nacional de Incubadoras
• Pedro de Mello Breyner, Portugal Ventures
• Roberto Antunes, NEST – Centro de Inovação do Turismo

SPEAKERS

• Ana Caldeira, Turismo de Portugal
• João Paiva Mendes, BOOST Portugal – “The Future of Tourism in Portugal”
• Pedro Bacalhau, AlgarExperience – “The Challenges of Entrepreneurship in Tourism”
• Rita Marques, Secretária de Estado do Turismo

CONFIRMED PARTNERS

• Ana Marques, Rede Nacional de Incubadoras
• Ana Rufino, Level Up Tavira
• André Leitão, Frota Azul
• Aquiles Marreiros, CCDR – Algarve
• Carlos Lopez-Cano Vieira, ISMAT
• Carolina Travassos, IAPMEI
• Fernando Horta, Level Up Tavira
• Francesco Berrettini, Algarve STP
• Hernani Sousa, Especialista de Marketing
• Hortênsio Fernandes, Yellow Fish Transfers
• Hugo Barros, UAlg
• Hugo Batalha, Trivalor
• João Pedro Fernandes, Turismo do Algarve
• José Maia, GMT Hospitality
• Luís Sommer Ribeiro, Gastão da Cunha Ferreira
• Maria Loureiro de Lemos, Eat.Drink.Discover
• Pedro Valadas Monteiro, DRAP Algarve
• Ricardo Afonso, Barraqueiro Transportes
• Ricardo Oliveira, ISMAT
• Sara Silva, Comissão Vitivinícola do Algarve
• Susana da Gama Nunes, Gastão da Cunha Ferreira

PROGRAM PARTNERS

Turismo de Portugal, AlgarExperience, GEN Portugal, Grupo Open Media