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  Our goal is to foster a sustainable and global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our programs and activities focus on bringing startups and corporates together to enhance the growth of all parties, and to bring new value to enterprises through innovation.
- Team
  
  Mind the Bridge is an international team with experience and a presence in multiple ecosystems.
  
  We are hiring!
- Foundation
  
  Mind the Bridge has been running a non-profit foundation since 2007. It was established by Marco Marinucci with the support of a group of entrepreneurs passionate about entrepreneurship education.
- Our Story
  
  Mind the Bridge was established in 2007 by then Googler, Marco Marinucci. Marco now serves as the company’s CEO with Italian university Professor Alberto Onetti as its chairman.
- Contact
CORPORATES
STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
RESEARCH
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MTB Ecosystem
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ABOUT
- Mission
  
  Our goal is to foster a sustainable and global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our programs and activities focus on bringing startups and corporates together to enhance the growth of all parties, and to bring new value to enterprises through innovation.
- Team
  
  Mind the Bridge is an international team with experience and a presence in multiple ecosystems.
  
  We are hiring!
- Foundation
  
  Mind the Bridge has been running a non-profit foundation since 2007. It was established by Marco Marinucci with the support of a group of entrepreneurs passionate about entrepreneurship education.
- Our Story
  
  Mind the Bridge was established in 2007 by then Googler, Marco Marinucci. Marco now serves as the company’s CEO with Italian university Professor Alberto Onetti as its chairman.
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Scaleup Summit Seoul | September 2026Manuele Micheloni2026-07-31T20:48:45+02:00

Seoul

September 7-11 | 2026

The Seoul Scaleup Summit 2026 is a premier event designed to bring together international corporates and South Korea’s leading scaleups to connect, explore business opportunities, and discuss emerging trends in innovation. This exclusive gathering offers a platform for thought leaders to engage in meaningful discussions around open innovation, corporate–startup collaboration, and the evolving regional scaleup ecosystem.

Agenda

SEP 8

Morning	Welcome and Intro Sessions by the Hosts KOTRA, MTB
Afternoon	R&D Matching KOTRA
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Seoul Discovery Tour (ie Hano Village)
Evening 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	MTB Scaleup Summit Seoul 2026 Opening Event MTB Seoul Innovation Center

SEP 9

Morning

Try Everything Conference
DBB Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Robotic Startups
Visit and Demos
Diden Robotics

Afternoon
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Matching with Selected Startups
Try Everything Conference

Evening
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

VIP Dinner
Novotel Rooftop
Restricted to Executives

SEP 10

Morning

Meetings / Visit Research Center

Afternoon
3:20 PM – 5:00 PM

MTB Scaleup Summit
Try Everything Conference 2nd Stage

Scaleup Korea report highlights
Open Innovation panel with international executives (moderated by MTB)
Reverse Pitching / Antennas Panel
20-30 mins networking with catering offered by SBA

Evening
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Meeting / Reception
Italian Embassy in Seoul

SEP 11

Optional

Field Trip outside Seoul

Visit to other South Korean Innovation Clusters