From 10th to 12th February 2017, Startup Weekend Torino comes back for the seventh year in a row at I3P, the Incubator of Innovative Enterprises of the Polytechnic of Turin.During the past editions, more than 100 people per event have participated to Startup Weekend Torino, coming from both Italy and from foreign countries (USA, Canada, France, Great Britain, ... ).
For the second time, Startup Weekend Torino will be dedicated to the Retail sector. Do you have an idea to innovate the retail sector and are you looking for people with the right skills to realize it?
Are you a designer, developer, or business / communication expert willing to test your skills in the development of a business idea or of an innovative design and are you looking for other professionals or students to collaborate with?
Main sponsor of the event is: Carrefour Italia, part of the Carrefour Group, first distributor in Europe and second in the world, interested in supporting the birth of new startups in different fields, among which: IoT, VR & AR, Social, Crowdsourcing, .... Carrefour in Italy works with 1.065 stores: 57 Superstores Carrefour, 410 Supermarket Carrefour Market, 585 proximity shops Carrefour Express and 13 Cash and Carry Docks Market and GrossIper. Carrefour can be found in 18 regions, working with more than 20.000 collaborators daily engaged to offer the best services to their clients, with over 3.000 references, and it's one of the most widespread distribution activities in Italy.
In order to participate to the event it is necessary to buy the ticket, which includes breakfasts, lunches and dinners.Until the 14th January 2017 at 11.30PM, there is the opportunity to buy the ticket at the price of 40€. After this term the price will increase to 60€.Students can use the code STUDENT to have a 20€ discount.
Teams start forming, discussing ideas, and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend.
The Startup Weekend Torino - Retail team is grateful for the support of local community partners without whom this event would not be possible.
Techstars Startup Weekend Torino is 100% led by volunteer community leaders.