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Clarion Events organisers of ICE 2016 and industry crowd funding and enterprise consultancy GamCrowd will again look for the best sector focused start-ups to compete in the ‘Pitch’ competition taking place at ICE Totally Gaming 2016
Entrepreneurs are invited to take a place in a day of curated presentations and discussions designed to give start-ups the very best advice about launching a business in the sector. Participants will also receive trade press exposure in the lead up to the event and in the post-Pitch ICE coverage as well as networking opportunities during the three days.
Start-ups interested in being a part of the show have until 31 December to apply.
Pitch ICE is now in its second successful year. It gives start-ups the platform to present their ideas and innovations to attendees from the global gambling industry direct from the stage.
Over the first two days of Pitch ICE, between 15-20 start-ups will get two 15-minutes slots to present their business while on the Thursday, the GamCrowd Studio workshop takes over with a series of talks and start-up advice from industry experts.
Chris North, founder and chief executive at GamCrowd, said: “The Pitch ICE show has evolved this year to and is more content-rich than ever. We are hoping not only to showcase the best new ideas but also to provide information and advice from a range of advisors with knowledge of how to get a business up-and-running in this sector.”
Pitch ICE is also the stepping stone to the LaunchPad events also run in conjunction with Clarion Events at its EiG and Gigse shows. Said North: “We’re hoping we can find the right start-ups and also push them further along the path to success with these follow-on shows.”
Ewa Bakun, Head of Content at Clarion Events, added: “We are really excited about the opportunity Pitch ICE now gives to the start-up community in the gambling sector. By linking Pitch ICE with the LaunchPad events that take place at EiG and Gigse, it gives the start-up culture in gambling a defined structure. It achieves our aim of placing our shows at the heart of the sector.”
