Past events

Sony and the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency have received the Best High-Tech Investment Award for two projects of over 100 million euros developed in Nitra, Slovakia in the past two years, which have created more than 3,000 jobs in the region.

Saint-Edwards University and the French West Atlantic Agency have received the Best Knowledge Management Award for the setting up of the university’s European campus in Angers, France. This project is committed to helping students demonstrate knowledge of politics, economics, culture and communication.

Solfocus and Interes, Invest in Spain have been distinguished for the development of solar plant in Puertollano in Spain, creating several hundreds of new jobs and investing over 50 million dollars. This significant investment is a direct result of the Solfocus’ participation in the 1st California Technology Showcase.

This year’s Special Investment Prize has recognized BT Global Services and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency for the setting up of BT’s Regional Knowledge and Delivery Centre, thus creating 600 new jobs in Budapest and Debrecen. This 31.4 million euros project will make BT become one of the most significant employers in the region.

The Best Mediterranean Investment Award has been attributed to Valeo and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) for a transmission and internal control project developed in Ben Arous and Jedaïda, which has created more than 1,000 jobs and encouraged the exchange of best practices in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

SmartCity Malta is a self-sustained industry township for knowledge-based companies located in the Ricasoli Estate in Malta. To be developed by SmartCity in partnership with the Government of Malta, SmartCity Malta will be home to a vibrant knowledge-economy community anchored by leading global, regional and local companies.

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Unibail–Rodamco Group is the leading listed property company in Europe with a property portfolio valued at EUR 24.6 billion. The quality of Unibail-Rodamco’s portfolio and the geographical spread of its investments are fundamental to the Group’s success, particularly in the current economic climate. In Spain, the Group enhanced its market leading position with the acquisition of La Maquinista in Barcelona and the Habaneras shopping gallery in Torrevieja, near Alicante. With 74,400 m2 of retail space and annual footfall of 15 million, La Maquinista ranks among Spain’s most resilient shopping centres.

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April 2008, at the time of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit in Tunisia, thanks to a joint venture between Altran Technologies and Telnet Tunisia, Altran Telnet Corporation (A.T.C) was created. The company, based in Tunis and in Sfax, provides engineering services (certification CMMI 5) mainly to the clients of Altran, European leader in innovation, and is considered as a symbol of the North-South partnership in innovation and technology.

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Living PlanIT SA announced plans for PlanIT Valley, an exciting new research and development City to be based in Northern Portugal. Designed to become a leading center for sustainable community innovation, the PlanIT Valley development in Northern Portugal will include a word class R&D centre, residential and commercial facilities into a complete urban environment where new technologies and ways of living will be developed, deployed and evolved.

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Early Stage European company: Planet Horizons Technologies, Walter Thut, Chief Executive Officer. It developed the fifth generation of electromagnetic water treatment systems.
Late Stage European company: Climate Well, Per Olofsson, Chief Executive Officer. Climate Well is a provider for solar power Air Conditioning products.
Special Prize: Solairedirect, Thierry Lepercq, Chief Executive Officer. The company is active from photovoltaic module production to decentralized power networks operation.

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Early Stage American company: Cool Energy, Sam P. Weaver, President & Chief Executive Officer. Cool Energy has developed SolarFlow™, a clean energy heat and electricity generating system that uses a Stirling engine for electricity generation.
Late Stage American company: Solexant, Damoder Reddy, Chief Executive Officer. Solexant is developing thin film solar cells by printing semiconducting nanocrystal inks on flexible substrates.
Special Prize: Venti Energy, Richard Amato, President & Chief Executive Officer. Venti Energy is a renewable energies developer focused on bringing economic and environmental solutions to solve the problems of reliable energy supply.

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