Consulate General of Italy
690 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021

This year’s Silicon Valley road show, during which the winners of Mind The Bridge's annual business plan competition for best Italian innovative ideas pitch venture capitalists and receive mentoring services from experienced managers, will for the first time be followed by a stop in New York, where the selected entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to showcase their ideas to potential partners and investors from the greater New York City area. The Italian Trade Commission and the Consulate General of Italy will co-sponsor the event in New York, which will take place on March 25 and feature presentations by the 6 winning start-ups chosen by a top notch Selection Committee: Adant (Antennas for next generation wireless), Echolight (Medical devices for Osteoporosis diagnosis), Fluidmesh Network (Wireless video surveillance), Prossima Isola (Auto updating document management software), TripShake.com (Social marketplace for travel), VRMedia (Augmented reality systems for remote maintenance).

When: Thursday, March 25 - 5:00pm-7:30pm

Where: Consulate General of Italy - 690 Park Avenue (@69^thStreet), New York, NY

ADMISSION IS FREE but on a first come first serve basis as seats are limited

Please confirm your attendance by March 18 to:

Richard Fishler RFishler@italtrade.com tel: (212) 848-0327

For more information, please contact:

Valentina Petricciuolo - Investments Desk

Italian Trade Commission
33 East 67^th Street - New York, NY 10021
Tel. +1 212 980-1500
vpetricciuolo@italtrade.com