In Rome there is TechCrunch Italy: startup challenge at Maxxi - The Messenger

The new digital frontiers as a contribution to economic growth and sustainable development of our society, with particular attention to Italy. We talk about this at TechCrunch, scheduled at the MAXXI Museum in Rome on Thursday 26 and Friday, September 27 (www.techcrunch-italy.com). An event – one of the most important in the world – which brings together thought leaders in the capital in the sector more innovative technologies and internationally. The theme for this year is ‘(RE) Design’

Two days of showcases, meetings and conferences to give an overview of the changes and trends momento.Tema dear Italy, the design is the strength and the concept behind some of the most significant business success in the world, so we will study the topic in all its forms: as the internet enters into a relationship with the design as a digital design is influencing the production of Made In Italy. During the two-day, it also takes the ‘Startup Competition’, confrontation and

clash between young talents who present their business idea to a panel of experts: 1,400 participants, including 55 of the best Italian startups. At best, a prize of 50 thousand euro (10 thousand 40 thousand in cash and media visibility).

Among the speakers also Benedetta Arese Lucini, General Manager at Uber Italy. Uber is the tech-company (founded in 2010 in San Francisco, now operating in 40 countries around the world and this year in Milan and Rome), who created a new form of experience for urban mobility: based on the use of a free app for smartphones, Uber allows you to access – in every city where the service is available – a car with a driver capable of delivering a high standard of reliability, transparency, quality, at an affordable price.
app a huge success on a global scale that is helping to reshape the landscape of urban mobility in terms of innovation, quality and efficiency, going into the specifics of the Italian reality. Young and passionate, Blessed is returned to Italy after a long period in the U.S. its aim of contributing, through his experience in Uber, to create an innovative ecosystem for the growth of our country.