The Business Booster by EIT InnoEnergy
16-17 October 2024, Barcelona
CCIB. Barcelona International Convention Center
Barcelona, Spain
The leading energy innovation event
150+ sustainable energy innovations under one roof
The Business Booster at a glance
Innovative solutions across the energy value chain
Live product demonstrations
Expert discussions
Thematic pitching sessions
Inspiring speakers and thought leaders
Reverse pitches from industry
Networking event and gala dinner
Online networking tool
B2B meetings
The Business Booster is a catalyst for the energy transition
Bringing together start ups and innovators, established industry players, key investors and public‑sector institutions, it gathers all the stakeholders required to accelerate the transition.
TBB.2024 in Barcelona
The Business Booster is EIT InnoEnergy’s annual two‑day international networking event that showcases 150+ sustainable energy technologies. Over 1,200 members of the EIT InnoEnergy ecosystem will gather in Barcelona to take part in B2B meetings, hear from world class speakers, witness live panel debates, hear start ups pitch and discover innovations at the exhibition and product display area.
To make decarbonisation a reality we need a clear collaboration between politicians, industry and other enablers, and you find them all here at The Business Booster.”
The Business Booster offers you the opportunity to network with the largest sustainable energy innovation ecosystem. Be part of it!
Dr. Sopna Sury. Chief Operating Officer Hydrogen, RWE Generation SE
Economic growth, geopolitical resilience, clean energy transition – trilemma or opportunity?
Profound shifts are reshaping the global landscape. The Business Booster 2024 examines the interplay of economic growth, geopolitical resilience, and the clean energy transition.
In the main auditorium we will host two roundtables
During these two sessions the entrepreneurs behind some of the most innovative energy companies in Europe and abroad, high level institutional speakers and government representatives from both sides of the Atlantic will bring their experiences and perspectives to this year’s theme.
In addition we will host a Fireside chat with pioneers in energy technologies
‘Industrial unicorns: A made-in-Europe strategy’ Join us in Barcelona!
‘Powerplay: Institutional insights on Economics, Geopolitics, and the Energy Transition’
To contribute your own expertise and spark new ideas, develop new partnerships and discover the sustainable energy innovations of tomorrow, today.
World‑class speakers
The Business Booster is your opportunity to meet some of the most influential people and companies behind the energy transition, among whom the first female president of Ireland and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, a Nobel peace prize winner, check out some of our past inspirational speakers.
Speakers from past editions
I encounter some of the most interesting tech companies in Europe and they are chosen by EIT InnoEnergy which is a very important quality stamp.”
Carlström. General Partner, Climentum Capital
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Maroš Šefčovič Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Kerstin Jorna Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Constantijn van Oranje Special Envoy, Techleap.nl
Elisabeth Borne Former Prime Minister of the French Republic
Dr. Melanie Windridge Founder and CEO, Fusion Energy Insights
Marieke Blom Chief economist and global head of Research, ING
Laurent Bataille President, Schneider Electric France Member of the Executive Committee, Schneider Electric
Lee Hodder Director of Strategy & Chief Sustainability Officer, Galp
Andreas Carlsson Sustainability Manager, IKEA Industry
Anne Mettler Vice President Europe, Breakthrough Energy
Prof. Dr. Bertrand Piccard Chairman, Solar Impulse Foundation
Ines Bergmann-Nolting Managing Partner, Future Energy Ventures
Jens Wiese Head of Group M&A, Investment Advisory and Partnerships, Volkswagen AG
Kadri Simson European Commissioner for Energy
Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change
Dr. Steven Chu 12th United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel Prize - 1997 Physics
Dr. Sopna Sury Chief Operating Officer Hydrogen, RWE Generation SE
Marjolein Dieperink Partner, AKD Pierre-Yves Sachet Executive Vice President Mobility & New Commerce, CEPSA
Olivier Sala Group Vice President Research & Innovation, ENGIE
A snapshot of TBB.2023
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The latest edition of TBB.2023 in Amsterdam, the leading event on sustainable energy innovation.
The Business Booster brings the best speakers in the world together in one place!
Why you cannot miss it!
Industry
• Discover cutting edge technological solutions to enhance your product portfolio.
• Detect new opportunities and business models for your company.
• Save time, innovations are segmented by market, helping you find the right solution for your business.
• Find partnership opportunities.
• Visit our live product demonstrations.
• Meet key energy regulators.
• Pitch your challenges to the most innovative start ups across Europe.
• Increase your brand awareness by exhibiting in dedicated exhibition areas.
Investors
• More than 150 investment opportunities in sustainable energy, prequalified and enhanced by EIT InnoEnergy.
• Access a mix of early stage and mature start ups.
• Gain first hand exposure to the technologies at live demonstrations.
• Meet key regulators, other investors and Europe’s leading energy industry players.
• Find growth opportunities for your existing portfolio.
Policy makers
• Discover innovative solutions prequalified and enhanced by EIT InnoEnergy.
• Meet Europe’s leading energy industry players and investors.
It is one of the best places I have been to in the last couple of years where you can really just meet start ups and entrepreneurs and have one to one dialogues, trying to solve the problems together.”
Lee Hodder. Director of Strategy & Chief Sustainability Officer, Galp
• Access to all conferences and sessions.
• Access to the exhibition and exhibition programme.
• Catalogue with information about all the innovations in the EIT InnoEnergy portfolio.
• Morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch each day as per congress programme.
• Gala dinner (if included in selected package).
• Access to the networking tool to make direct appointments with the exhibitors.
• A file with all the contact details of your business meetings at the end of the event.
• Your registration for TBB does not include travel expenses or hotel booking.
Sponsorship opportunities
Be seen at the leading sustainable energy innovation event
It’s always exciting to have this choice of topics, startups and technologies all in one place.”
Tema Benhalima-Bouville
Global Innovation Director, ENGIE
Some of the sponsors of last editions
By partnering with The Business Booster, companies show their commitment to a sustainable energy future. We are proud to have a diverse roster of past sponsors and partners from different industries and geographies that have all benefitted greatly from visibility at The Business Booster in previous editions.
Hosting sponsor
Showcase your thought leadership with this outstanding package
Thought leadership Open innovation Talent Package
• Speaking opportunities for Hosting sponsor CEO or executive in plenary session (1000+ attendants).
• An article or interview on event website, disseminated through our newsletter to 25K+ contacts and promoted through social accounts.
• Networking Dinner Hosting: VIP dinner table for hosting partner executive. All VIP tables branded with the hosting partner logos.
• Exclusive booth within dedicated exhibition area ( in central area, near EIT InnoEnergy booth). Booth arranged and produced by our team.
• Customised start-up screening: Our team will arrange meetings for your company participants to make sure they make the most out of the event.
• Member of the jury for the Final Pitch Award (Plenary session (1000+ pax). Visibility in the start up ecosystem (investors, start ups).
Mentioned in final press release of the event.
• Reverse pitch or pitching session sponsor.
• Benefit of the support of a InnoEnergy student at your booth.
Invite your VIP’s 20 VIPs tickets, for your customers, partners, team members.
Hosting sponsor
Event Communication
• Access to media present at the event (at the discretion of the media).
• Communication in social media.
• Hosting partner logo disseminated in weekly (or biweekly) newsletter to data base of 25K contacts across Europe relevant for innovation in the domain of energy and the start ups ecosystem.
• Communication about hosting partner open innovation programme in newsletter and social media.
Branding
• Exclusive branding at the event site.
• Event entrance signage co branded (EIT InnoEnergy and Hosting partners).
• Logo on screen at the plenary session opening.
• Logos on welcome bag (Exclusive to Hosting sponsors).
• Logo on event website, catalogue.
• Logos onsite totem (exclusive to hosting sponsors).
• Double page in event catalogue.
Exclusive package
Hosting sponsor
€75,000
The hosting sponsor benefits of thought leadership, open innovation, talent and brand and communication advantages, as well as 20 VIP tickets.
A la carte sponsorship
Add any of the items below to achieve your desired level of sponsorship.
Plenary session speaking slot
€30,000
Participate in a roundtable discussion on main stage with other industry leaders, in front of an audience of 1000+ TBB attendees.
You will be featured as a speaker on event signage, on the website and in the catalogue. Session recording will be shared with your communication team.
Parallel session sponsor
€15,000
Participate in a parallel session discussion in one of the breakout rooms , in front of an audience of 350 TBB attendees.
You will be featured as a speaker on event signage, on the website and in the catalogue. Session recording will be shared with your communication team.
Member of the jury Final Pitch Award
€15,000
During the last plenary of the event, you will take part in a jury of investors and industry experts, who will be judging the final pitching awards.
Play a role in selecting the three winners. Jury members are listed in The Business Booster final press release.
Limited spots!
Venture Capital Community Sponsor
€15,000
Sponsor the exclusive Venture Capital Community event, the day before TBB. You will have the opportunity to organise a workshop,speak at a roundtable or present a business case in front of a group of selected cleantech VCs.
This option also includes the branding of the investor’s dinner with the colours of your company.
Sponsor booth
€20,000
Get maximum visibility with a 12 sqm booth at the Open Innovation area. Meetings will be automatically organised at your booth by the B2B networking tool, optimising on the efficiency of your agenda. Includes:
• Print of the visuals provided by you, on high quality signage and 2 backlighted partition walls.
• Carpet (matching the event decor).
• General ambient lighting and power supply.
• Three high tables with two stools each for meetings.
• Counter with your logo, and key to keep your affairs locked.
• Refurbishment the day before the opening and dismantling after the event.
Additional material can be rented from the event venue.
A la carte sponsorship
Pitching sessions sponsor
€20,000
10 minutes pitch in front of a targeted audience of start ups at the beginning of each pitching sessions.
Ideal if you are interested in sourcing startups of a certain topic. Available sessions:
• Renewables
• Energy storage
• Buildings and cities
• Bioenergy & waste to energy, renewable gas & biofuels, hydrogen
• Power& Gas DSO/TSO, district heating grid and off grid
• Transport & Mobility
• Solutions for the industry
Your pitch will be recorded and you will be able to use for your own communication purposes. Session will be branded with your logo. You will be featured as a speaker in the website, catalogue and signage on the event site.
Only 7 spots available!
Reverse Pitch Slot
€15,000
Customised start-up screening
€5,000
Take the floor to pitch your own company before start ups and innovators: highlighting your strategy, challenges and/or your investment interests.
You will have 10 minutes on stage and the session will be recorded, so that you can use it for promotional purposes after the event.
Only 6 spots available!
Make the most out of TBB! We will assign you a key account manager for the event, that will identify the most relevant start ups and support your team members with the B2B meetings organisation.
Welcome ecosystem cocktail
€15,000
Content package
€5,000
Publish an article in the TBB website, we will disseminate it through a mailer to our data base of 25K+ contacts.
Sponsor the exclusive cocktail the day before TBB where the global ecosystem of investors, corporates and start ups gather to get the event off to an energising start.
You will have a 10 minute slot to welcome the attendants and present your company or a topic of your interest. Event signage co branded with InnoEnergy.
Talent package
€5,000
Winning the race to decarbonise the world by 2050 requires more than innovation and finance; we need the right people with the right skills.
Is your company looking for talented business savy engineers? Meet them at TBB! EIT InnoEnergy master’s students can support you during the event and beyond. You can benefit from students assisting your booth, arrange a session to present your company or set up 1 1 meetings with the students attending the event. Package can be customised based on your needs.
A la carte sponsorship
How does it work?
Add any of the items on pages 14 and 15 to achieve your desired level of sponsorship.
Diamond
A la carte options for a value of
€ 50,000 or more.
+ 10 VIP Tickets
+ Logo in website and catalogue
+ Double page in the catalogue
Emerald
A la carte options for a value of
€35,000 or more.
+ 5 VIP Tickets
+ Logo in website and catalogue
+ One page in the catalogue
Sapphire
A la carte options for a value of
€20,000 or more.
+ 2 VIP Tickets
+ Logo in website and catalogue
+ Half page in the catalogue
TBB in attendees’ words
So many incredible companies here, and its great to see how you’re working to scale them up to become global leaders.”
Constantijn van Oranje.
Special Envoy, Techleap.nl
If you are investing in the energy transition, no matter the stage, TBB is the place where you are going to find the pool of the companies of the future.”
Teresa Grijelmo Sada. Investment Manager, A&G Energy Transition Fund
As a climate tech investor always on the lookout for high potential investment opportunities, I found the TBB event is a valuable opportunity to not only discover promising startups and but also to forge meaningful connections within the investment community, which could also lead to co‑investments together.”
Cindi Bough. Managing Director, Climate Investment
The dimension of companies that I have seen, it blew me away.”
When you have a look at the success rate of the ecosystem, its much higher than it is for the global start up market. Its really a kind of seal of quality.”
Laurent Bataille. Executive Vice President, Schneider Electric France
TBB has become the must attend event in the European sustainable energy ecosystem. As a valued partner of the European Investment Bank, with a track record of successful co investments in cleantech ventures over the years, InnoEnergy manages to effectively bring together an array of investors, strategic industrials and innovators to propel the European energy champions of tomorrow.”
Irene Gálvez. Head of Cleantech Growth Capital Division, European Investment Bank
About EIT InnoEnergy
EIT InnoEnergy operates at the centre of the energy transition and is the leading innovation engine in sustainable energy, bringing the technology and skills required to accelerate the green deal, progress towards Europe’s decarbonisation goal, and improve energy security.
EIT InnoEnergy backs innovations across a range of areas. These include energy storage, transport and mobility, renewables and sustainable buildings and cities – leveraging its trusted ecosystem of 1200+ partners and 35 shareholders.
The 200+ portfolio companies are on track to generate €110 billion in revenue and save 2.1G tons of CO2 by 2030. Collectively, these companies have raised €9.7 billion in investment to date, with 90% of start ups working with corporations to further progress.
EIT InnoEnergy is the driving force behind three strategic European initiatives which include the European Battery Alliance (EBA), the European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Centre (EGHAC) and the European Solar PV Industry Alliance.
Portfolio performance
*Unicorns: companies valued +€1B.
Centaurs: companies valued €100 999M.
Ponies: companies valued €10 99M.
EIT InnoEnergy was established in 2010 and is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe. Since its inception, EIT InnoEnergy has screened more than 7,000 start‑ups, supported more than 500 innovations and overseen its portfolio companies filing 370+ patents. Today, EIT InnoEnergy has a 200+ strong team with offices across Europe and in Boston, US.
View our corporate video to learn more.
