PEIC | Opentop

The event gathered top industry experts and startups for inspiring talks, practical panels, and innovative pitches. Highlights included the addition of thinkport Vienna and the Port of Esbjerg to the Port Innovators Network, plus discussions on security, resilience, sustainability, and the role of partnerships and investment in advancing innovation. Speakers offered strategies for automating and decarbonizing port operations, boosting supply chain efficiency, and building international collaboration through PIN. Discover key moments shaping the future of port innovation in our event recap video, and join us in leading the next wave of maritime transformation.

The Port Entrepreneurship International Congress (PEIC) 2024, organized by Opentop at the Valencia Digital Summit, brought together global leaders in port innovation and technology. The event featured expert talks, startup presentations, and collaborative discussions on advancing port security, resilience, sustainability, and decarbonization. Key highlights included Argentina’s SmartportLab joining the Port Innovators Network (PIN) and new public-private partnerships fostering industry progress. Participants explored the latest trends in automation, clean energy, and supply chain optimization, reinforcing PEIC as a vital platform for shaping the future of port and logistics innovation.

The Port Entrepreneurship International Congress, hosted by Opentop during the Valencia Digital Summit 2023, gathered 100+ port logistics leaders to explore innovation in the blue economy.

Key Highlights:

“Port Innovators Network” announced, linking ports of Hamburg, Halifax, and Valencia.
Presentations by experts from Wilson Sons, Telefónica Ventures, UNCTAD, and others focused on innovation, investment, and industry trends.
Startups like i4sea and NextPort.AI showcased solutions developed through Opentop’s programs.
Discussions on funding and investment featured entities like theDOCK and the European Commission.

Take a look at the video below to see more:

PEIC, I think it can be summarized in the word opportunity. For startups it's the perfect event, because you can get to know the industry, you can learn about technologies and at the same time you can look for new clients and seek investment to scale your business. So, we love PEIC.

Guillermo Fernández Darder

Passify

It is a really exciting and interesting forum to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship in the maritime sector. Being in PEIC in Valencia gives us a great opportunity to meet people, get new ideas and be in this fantastic city.

David Sparrefors

Elonroad

I really love to be here at PEIC. It's really nice to see so much innovation going on. I'm looking very much forward to next year to get here again. Thank you.

Oliver Risse

onenorth Ventures

Here you can find the right people with high quality contacts. So that's why PEIC is setting the stage for these types of niche industry conferences. I'm very happy to be here and thank you to the team for inviting us.

Sriram Giridhar

HHLA Next

Grant Brown

Hitachi Europe

PEIC is a unique opportunity. It's a meeting point between all the important actors in this ecosystem: port operators, tech and service provider companies, those who enable investment, and also, what's most important, the companies that bring these ideas: the innovators. Therefore, we have the entire innovation ecosystem gathered in one day and in a congress with a global reach.

José Oliver

Infoport

Here we get new information from a variety of stakeholders, investors, and entrepreneurs on a global scale. This is very important for our port.

Jesper Banks

Port Esbjerg

Events like PEIC are magical moments because you meet people from all over the world, you meet each other by chance and this makes these special moments. Today,in this event, I met so many people, so many startups, something new I never ever would have thought of and so many new ideas and inspirations.

Martin Posset

thinkport VIENNA

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