Create your own tailored networking experience during Energy Tech Summit – designed around your goals, your audience, and your preferred format.
Side events give you a focused platform to meet the people who matter most, strengthen relationships, and highlight your expertise within the global energy and climate tech ecosystem. If needed, our team support you with planning, logistics, and on-site execution.
Side events allow companies, investors, startups, and ecosystem leaders to:
Meet attendees from 50+ countries, 70%+ of whom are senior decision-makers.
Build deeper connections in a dedicated setting
Run invite-only or private sessions during the summit
Showcase innovations, research, or investment themes
Host memorable experiences outside the main program
These formats complement the Energy Tech Summit agenda and help you make the most of your time in Bilbao.
Energy Tech Summit gathers 1,500+ leaders across energy, climate tech, and investment — giving you a strong foundation for shaping a side event around the audience you want.
You’ll find:
Media and analysts covering the sector This mix gives you plenty of inspiration for your side event — whether you’re targeting investors, founders, corporate partners, or a curated combination of all three.
Side events at Energy Tech Summit come in many formats — from small executive roundtables to active morning sessions or unique experiences around the city. The formats below are meant as inspiration, not limits. The final setup is entirely up to you, and can be tailored to your audience, topic, and goals. Side events can be private, invite-only, or open to all summit attendees, depending on how targeted you want the session to be.
Investor & Strategics Breakfast
hosted by Net Zero Insights, PT1, and Future Energy Ventures An invite-only breakfast bringing together climate tech investors and corporate leaders for focused networking before the main program. A simple format that enabled early conversations, deal flow discussions, and strategic introductions.
Climate Tech Cruise
hosted by Sandwater, Contrarian Ventures, and Future Energy Ventures A private networking cruise along the Nervión River for founders, VCs, and ecosystem partners. The relaxed setting created an ideal environment for sector insights, informal conversations, and meaningful new connections.
Morning Yoga & Run Sessions
Open community activities held around central Bilbao, including routes near the Guggenheim. These sessions brought together 80–120 participants each morning, offering a light, informal way to meet new people before the summit day started.
Euskalduna Conference Centre is the main venue of Energy Tech Summit — a modern, bright, and beautifully designed space in central Bilbao. It’s ideal for most daytime side events, including breakfasts, workshops, and roundtables.
For evening gatherings, the summit extends to the Guggenheim Museum, offering a distinctive setting for private dinners and invite-only receptions.
If you’d like to host your event elsewhere in the city, we’ve compiled a list of recommended restaurants, bars, and private venues suitable for different formats and group sizes.
You can host breakfasts, lunches, dinners, roundtables, workshops, activities, city experiences, or more unique formats. The setup is flexible, and we can support a wide range of concepts depending on your goals.
It’s up to you. Side events can be fully private, invite-only, or open to all summit participants. We’ll help align the format with the audience you want to reach.
Depending on your concept, side events can bring together investors, founders, corporate leaders, policy makers, technology providers, and partners already participating in the summit.
We can assist with planning, logistics, venue coordination, registration, and on-site flow, so your team can focus on hosting the content and meeting guests.
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Think. Act. Disrupt.
Energy Tech Summit 2022 is bringing together professionals from all over the globe for exclusive talks, hands-on learning experiences and industry insights on the worlds of Energy and Mobility. Immerse yourself in over 100 Speakers Talks, get-togethers with both the pioneers of today and the disruptors of tomorrow. Dive deep into the industry, learn from the best, and connect with people who build things – your next big thing starts here, on the main stage.
Start with your goal – whether it’s relationship-building, topic-focused discussion, product showcasing, or broader engagement. We’ll help you select a suitable format, estimate group size, and recommend a venue.