If you agree that investing in startups is not the right strategy for established companies and are looking for an alternative way to get involved, we have a solution.

We will show you how to set an ambitious innovation agenda and how to link innovation to the achievement of your company's sustainability goals. Through best-practice examples, you will see how the most ambitious companies are thinking and acting, companies that have made significant progress in this area, becoming leaders and role models while providing "how-to" knowledge that you can also benefit from.

If you are aware of the importance of your company's sustainability journey, you must seize the opportunity to learn from the best.

At the Podim conference (16-17 May in Maribor), ENEL's Head of Innovation will present their approach to achieving sustainability goals, which focuses on innovation in collaboration with start-ups. They do not invest in them, but co-create business with them. Other successful domestic and foreign companies such as IDEO, Infineon Technologies, AVL, Delta Holding, Juicy Marbles, Mladinska knjiga and more will also present their strategies.

head to the PROGRAM

You are not on your own. At the conference, you will have two days to meet globally successful companies that have already taken an important step and are using it as a strategic advantage in the market. You will also have the opportunity to talk to them in person, as the nature of the event encourages and allows this. And then what? The Podim team at Venture Factory runs a state-of-the-art open innovation program. But..

First come to podim, make time for new knowledge and strategic thinking, and then it's time for ACTION! 

If you are attending the event with the aim of scouting and networking with startups from the region, we have compiled a list of short presentations from over 200 participating startups at PODIM 2023.

You can download the short presentations of the companies from the list Sustainability, Manufacturing, AI, Edu Tech, Fin Tech, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, HR, Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales, Sports, Sustainability HERE.