Mar 21, 2024
Panel with Aino Bergius, David Kelly, and Max Keller
A conversation on startup communities and the hidden ROI of founder ecosystems, with leaders from START Summit, Slush, and Web Summit / Tapestry.
Session overview
This session focuses less on macro markets and more on the infrastructure around entrepreneurship itself. Aino Bergius, David Kelly, and Max Keller discuss why startup events matter, how student-led ecosystems shape founder ambition, and what community-building actually returns in inspiration, connectivity, and long-term entrepreneurial outcomes.
Explores how startup events create connectivity across fragmented European ecosystems.
Highlights student-led communities as talent pipelines for future founders and operators.
Frames inspiration, trust, and repeated participation as hidden but compounding returns of startup community building.
Speakers
- Aino Bergius
- David Kelly
- Max Keller