In partnership with

Innovations that matterThe new acceleration program for

promising startups

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JEC World : exhibitors

The biggest and most complete representation of the composites industry

1,300 exhibitors

62,000 sqm (667,365 sq feet)

90+ countries represented

1,950+ organized business meetings

16+ international pavilions

JEC Innovation Awards

5%

Americas

72%

Europe

10%

Asia-Pacific

3%

Middle-East

JEC World : visitors

7%

Americas

80%

Europe

10%

Asia-Pacific

3%

Middle-East

37,000 visits

100+ countries represented

120 conference speakers

35+ technical presentations

4 Innovation planets

innovations in applicative markets (seefollowing slide)

JEC World : the whole value chain

Covering the whole composites value chain

34% Equipment,Tools, Software

23% Raw Materials Producers

22% Services

The Only Exhibition showcasing the completevalue chain

The world leading show visited by the entire ecosystem

41% of Composites Industries Processors / Parts Manufacturers Raw Materials Producers Distributors, Agents, Rep. R&D Engineering

59% of End-User Companies Transportation Industry Aeronautics Marine Wind Energy Others

When the world leading trade fair for composites wants to support future industry andaccelerate innovation with great potential, it launches :

Startup booster, a new program

Shaping better living with Composites from processes to final goods

A new program designed to • Identify • Select • Promote • And support tomorrow’s industrial successes related

to composites

The program aims at demonstrating how Composites Innovations can change the Industrial landscape.

About JEC Group With a network of 250,000 professionals, JEC Group is

the largest composite organization in the world. It represents, promotes and helps develop composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services.

The Company is entirely owned by the non-profit Centerfor the Promotion of Composites. JEC Group’s policy is to systematically invest its profits in the creation of new services to benefit the industry.

After successfully winning over the composites industry, JEC Group is now enlarging its scope to the next segment of the value chain, i.e. manufacturers and end-users.

JEC activities are divided into 2: publications & surveys -trade-shows and b2b events, among which, JEC World, the world largest show for the composites professionals.

About Adena Founded in 2010 in Paris by Florent Barnabé, Adena is a

young consulting company specializing in the management of innovation, particularly in the context of complex transition projects (energy, environment...).

Adena supports industrial, start-ups, public institutions and communities in their innovation programs, both for strategic and operational management.

In event material, Florent Barnabé founded in 2009 and operated for 4 years INNOV'ECO Paris Region Cleantech Innovation Hub, but also participated in organizing many professional events dedicated to innovation (RETIS, Association of SATT, AFIC, Innovation Forward, Paris & Co. ..).

The organizers

A synergic partnership

Composite industry has a great role to play in all industrial processes to improve quality with cost effective innovations

To a large extent, composite industry carries answers for economic, environmental and health challenges of the 21st century.

Innovation can be responsible, sustainable, and very successful when addressing - directly or indirectly - global and fundamental issues.

Great innovations come from the ecosystem, not only inside the big firms, but around, and connections need to be made efficiently.

In order to succeed and bring change at a large scale, innovators need to be carefully identified in the industrial and research ecosystem, accompanied and highlighted to help them build their credibility and reputation so as to grow rapidly.

To emulate business, innovators need to meet the right persons at the right moment, with impactful communication.

Empowering innovators is a way to strengthen the composite industry itself. This is the mission of the Startup Booster.

Why startup BoosterOur vision

The main purpose of Startup Booster is to accelerate the development of promising innovative solutions.

Why startup Booster

Our promise

Startup Booster will offer a unique opportunity for the industry to meet with the new generation of industry professionals.

In the world of composites where innovation is key, forge a unique relationship is priceless.

A large communication plan on all the JEC Media + towards 5 700 targeted journalists and over 1 500international trade magazines – to gain large and international visibility and credibility towards compositesplayers

A personal coaching for the executive pitch – to maximize their impact

A program of personalized B2B meetings during the event – to find business partners

Presentation and demo of the projects on the Startup Village on JEC World – to benefit from a large window onthe 37 000 visits

Participation to the Executive Pitch in front of a Jury of Experts from the Industry, investors, industrial partners,purchasers, media – to get direct feedback and advise from key players, leaders in the industry

For the 3 Winning Startups, additional advantages:

10 000€ will be shared between the 3 winners

Media plan in the JEC Composites Magazine ( Value: 3,000€)

A fully equipped booth at JEC World 2018 ( Value: 10,000€)

4 full invitation packages for JEC World 2018, including the 3 day conference courses (Value: 1,600€)

The benefits for the startupsBusiness driven benefits

Composite industry has a great role to play in all industrial processes to improve quality with cost effective innovations

Great innovations come from the ecosystem, not only inside the big firms, but around, and connections need to be made efficiently.

In order to succeed and bring change at a large scale, innovators need to be carefully identified in the industrial and research ecosystem, accompanied and highlighted to help them build their credibility and reputation so as to grow rapidly.

To emulate business, innovators need to meet the right persons at the right moment, with impactful communication.

Empowering innovators is a way to strengthen the composite industry itself.

This is the mission of the Startup Booster.

Startup Booster : a vision

Improvement of composites manufacturing processes and techniques

Development of the cleantech and quality approach in all potential applicative markets : aerospace, construction, consumer goods, energy, environment, health, mobility, transportation

Innovative projects and startups (including academic spinoffs) from all over the world, including France in priority, are welcome to apply.

The submission process and pitches at the show will be in English.

To Apply : www.jeccomposites.com/jeclab/startup-booster

The submission criteriaThe innovations that will be submitted must fill at least one of the following criteria

March 14th

11.00am – 1.00pm: Pitch sessions on the Agora Stage inside the show

In front of the jury and open to all JEC World participants

1.00 – 2.30pm: lunch & deliberation

Afternoon: B2B meetings

5.00pm – 6.00pm: announcement of the winners of the program in presence of the startups, jury, sponsors, partners and journalists

8.00pm – midnight: VIP evening at Musée de l’Homme

Agenda of the Startup Booster

Startups focus on the first day of JEC World

For the whole duration of the show, a demo area dedicated to the selected startups of the program

For free, the startups will have a dedicated zone, at the entrance of the show floor for a maximized visibility, to present their projects to the visitors.

Series of B2B meetings with composites players present at the show

PR activities with the journalists present at the show – in coordination with JEC PR team

3 days of businessIn addition to Day 1 focus, 3 full days dedicated to business

STARTUP VILLAGE @ JEC WORLD

A prime location, right at the entrance of the show – an unmissable spot

Among our confirmed partners

Innovation Partner:

Among other Partners:

JEC World invests everyyear in a large andcomplete Media Plan thatgives to the show and theplayers present a hugeinternational coverage.

Media coverage

JEC World, the most attractive show in composites