Upstream Festival 2023 - connecting changemakers

Welcome to the fourth edition of Upstream

From May 23-25, the Rotterdam Metropolitan Area once again transforms into a platform for sustainable growth. Startups, scale-ups, investors, enterprises, policy makers and students come together for three days of learning and connecting. To promote and accelerate the transition to a future proof economy.

Three days, 45+ events, 2000+ attendees

Over the course of three days, more than 40 co-creation partners line up their best events across the city. Supported by an exciting main program in our central venue:

Talent Tuesday - May 23rd

• Meet 1000+ scale-up jobs during the Scale-up Career Fair 
• Learn from inspiring stories on talent during fireside chats and roundtables.
• Join the independently organized events around Rotterdam, Delft and beyond.

Capital Wednesday - May 24th

• Schedule meetings with 25+ leading investors during House of Capital;
• Learn from inspiring stories on funding and investment during the fireside chats
• Join the independently organized events around Rotterdam, Delft and beyond.

Growth Thursday - May 25th

• Schedule meetings with 25+ enterprise buyers and delegates during Meet the Buyer.
• Learn from inspiring stories on international growth during the fireside chats
• Join the independently organized events around Rotterdam, Delft and beyond.

Tap into the network and scale your impact

Make the most of Upstream and start networking via our event platform. Via swapcard you can browse all attendees, plan your visit and schedule your meetings. Oh, and did we mention daily networking 🍻 17:00 - 18:30 in our central venue?

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