Beyond Borders - The Startup Conference for Scaling in Europe and Worldwide
On November 25, 2026, join Rubik Hub’s international startup conference in 📌 Milan, organized in partnership with SmartCityLab Milano and hosted at their hub.
“Beyond Borders - The Startup Conference for Scaling in Europe and Worldwide” is about international growth, European innovation, and what it really takes to move from one market to many.
We’re bringing together startup founders, investors, corporates, mentors, European policymakers, and international ecosystem leaders to exchange perspectives, challenge assumptions, share what actually works, and create connections that can turn into opportunities long after the event.
Building on Rubik Hub’s experience supporting and scaling startups across Europe, the conference aims to strengthen the European startup ecosystem and connect local innovation with international capital, partners, and markets.
If you're building, funding, supporting, or enabling startups in Europe, this is a conversation you want to be part of, not hear about afterwards. Join us!
Agenda Overview
📣 Important note: The event includes parallel sessions across two rooms, and each room has limited capacity.
Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a session reaches capacity, we may not be able to accommodate additional participants. If seats become available during a session, you may be able to join.
10:30 - 11:00 - Registration
11:00 - 11:30 - Opening
Auditorium Room
11:30 - 12:15 - ✅ EU Innovation Challenges Panel - From European to Local Challenges
A panel discussion about the challenges in the European startup ecosystem. A fair comparison between Europe with the scale of the US and the speed of Asia. Confirmed speakers until now:
Giorgio Ciron - Director of InnovUp
Adina Simionescu - Executive Director at the ROStartup Ecosystem Association
Moderator: Ana-Maria Andronic - President of TechAngels Romania
12:15 - 13:00 ✅ Corporate Innovation Panel
Representatives from large companies will discuss how startups are becoming key drivers of innovation within corporate environments. A discussion about startup–corporate collaboration models: real models, real exits, and what it takes to close a corporate partnership. Confirmed speakers until now:
Sara Cropo - Project Manager at Eni
Cinzia Campanella - Head of Innovation at Fastweb+Vodafone
14:15 - 15:00 ✅ Investor Reverse Pitches
Investors step into founders’ shoes and take the stage to present their investment thesis, sectors of interest, and the value they bring to founders beyond capital. Confirmed investors until now:
Cosmin Curticapean - CEO Lendox | VP & Angel Investor at TechAngels Romania
Fernanda Neumann - Partner and COO Uglobally
Simone Molteni - Partner of Primo VC Impact
15:00 - 16:00 ✅ Startup Pitches
A curated selection of high-potential European startups with strong traction will take the stage:
Roxana Vesa - Co-founder Synaptiq
Gaetano Volpe - Founder & CEO of Latitudo 40
Alberto Clemenzi - Founder & CEO of Salute 360
Paolo Ganis - Co-founder & CEO Vitesy
Moderator: Stefano Alexander Martini - Senior Project & Deal Flow Manager of LifeGate Way
16:30 - 17:15 ✅ Going Global Panel - How Top Startups Scale
Shared perspectives from startups that scaled beyond their home markets, startup programs that support scaling, and VCs. Confirmed speakers until now:
Tommaso D'Onofrio - President of TIH NYC (Transatlantic Innovation Hub) and of ATLAS
Vlad Gliga - CEO Rubik Hub
Tech Agregator Room
12:15 - 13:00 ✅ Rapid-fire Investors Panel
A panel with investors featuring a rapid series of bold, provocative statements and real founder scenarios. Investors react on the spot with agree/disagree paddles, surfacing what they actually think.
Cosmin Curticapean (Moderator) - CEO Lendox | VP & Angel Investor at TechAngels Romania
16:30 - 17:15 ✅ Rapid-fire Founders Panel
Founders take the hot seat this time, in the same playful, sharp, revealing format as investors. Confirmed investors until now:
Roxana Vesa - Co-founder Synaptiq
Gaetano Volpe - Founder & CEO of Latitudo 40
Paolo Ganis - Co-founder & CEO Vitesy
Moderator: Robert Cotuna - Strategic Partnerships at Rubik Hub
Networking throughout the day.
17:15 - 17:30 - Closing
17:30 - Networking
More Than a Conference
This is not a traditional conference. It is a space designed for honest conversations, real lessons from founders, meaningful connections, and collaborative thinking about the future of the European startup ecosystem.
Join us!
📍 SmartCityLab Milano, Milan, Italy
📅 November 25, 2026
About Rubik Hub
Rubik Hub is one of Europe’s top startup accelerators as recognized by the Financial Times for two years in a row, with an impressive #13 in Europe for networking, and is home to the Best Coworking Space 2026 in the world.
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