

North America Market Entry: From Interest to Real Business Conversations
Entering North America is about much more than booking a flight, attending a conference, or collecting contacts. The real question is: how do you turn market interest into meaningful business conversations and opportunities?
Join The Edge and BESCO for a practical session focused on what it really takes to approach the Canadian and U.S. markets in a structured and realistic way.
Together with Milena Stoycheva, we will explore how companies can assess their market readiness, sharpen their positioning for a North American audience, identify the right partners and stakeholders, prepare for meetings, and use international delegations, summits and ecosystem events as genuine business development tools.
We will also look at real examples and lessons from previous market-entry activities and introduce the upcoming delegations to Canada and the United States as a concrete opportunity for companies ready to explore the broader North American market.
The session is particularly relevant for startup and scaleup founders, C-level executives, business development leaders, investors and innovation-driven companies looking for clients, partners, pilots, distribution opportunities, market validation or ecosystem access in North America.
Expect practical insights, an open discussion, Q&A and networking with one goal: to move from simply being interested in North America to being prepared to do business there.