entrepreneurship

festival

2025

REALITY CHECK

entrepreneurs demos, talks, workshops, co-founders matching
Events all through November

On ESCP campuses:
Berlin — London — Madrid — Paris — Turin

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The Conference

About the Festival

For the past 16 years, ESCP has been celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit through its Entrepreneurship Festival. This year’s edition, themed Reality Check, invites us to stay grounded and connected to our environment.

In a fast-changing world, Reality Check offers a moment of mindful pause: to create with awareness, stay anchored in the present.

It’s a call for responsible innovation, one that combines ambition with ethics, and commitment with impact and sustainability.

PROGRAMME 2025

18/11 | 2pm - 6pm

Are you launching your own venture or searching for the ideal co-founder? Gain insights from founders, VCs, and operators on what makes or breaks a team. Panels, food, drinks & co-founder matching

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20/11 | 4pm - 6pm

Co-founder Matching Night

Meet potential co-founders face-to-face! Starting a startup is tough, but doing it with the wrong team is even tougher.

20/11 | 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Interactive Afternoon at Innovation HUB & UX Testing

Meet potential co-founders face-to-face! Starting a startup is tough, but doing it with the wrong team is even tougher.

18/11 - 10am - 12pm

Impact Assessment Hands-on with Borderstep Institute

This is a practical, team-based workshop. You'll leave with a simple first impact model and next steps. Not suited for general interest without a project.

BERLIN

LONDON

MADRID

19/11 | 6:30pm - 9pm

Connect with founders, investors, and leaders. Expect candid talks on raising capital, scaling ventures, and real founder challenges. Network with 150+ attendees and gain actionable insights.

12/11 | 4pm - 8pm

Meet visionary entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs as they pitch bold ideas, showcase cutting-edge solutions, and explore how AI and remote work are redefining the future.

20/11 | 6:30pm - 8pm

Why do we fear failure and what hidden value does it hold? Join us for an evening dedicated to exploring the power of mistakes in entrepreneurship and leadership.

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18/11 | 4:30pm - 11pm

Are you ready to dive into the spirit of entrepreneurship?
Join us for an afternoon full of discovery, creativity, innovation, networking, and support, around this year’s theme: Reality Check

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5/11 | 6pm - 8pm

Comment passer de l’idée à la mise sur le marché, puis à la croissance ? Cette table ronde réunit des fondateurs inspirantes pour partager leurs expériences concrètes sur la posture entrepreneuriale et managériale

19/11 | 6pm - 7:30pm

Come discover 3 stories about life, lessons learned, and unexpected mentors who sparked turning points in the speakers’ lives.
Stories that will inspire fresh reflections on your own life and journey.

PARIS

TURIN

COMMUNITY

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Blue Factory is a multi-purpose workspace fostering entrepreneurship and creativity. It provides support to entrepreneurs in adequation with their needs. It was established in early 2000s by a group of ESCP graduates passionate about entrepreneurship. The Blue Factory is unique due to its European architecture, its involvement on the ESCP campuses, its supportive and inclusive culture, and the generous commitment to its community and partners.

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The Jean-Baptiste Say Institute for Entrepreneurship relies on a unique European network that was developed in 2007 by the Entrepreneurship Chair of ESCP Business School and has today more than 50 researchers and teachers. Its goal is to train entrepreneurs and leaders around the world in entrepreneurship and, to prepare tomorrow’s managers for profound changes in the world of work.