REYKJAVÍK, Iceland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 18, 2024--
A delegation of 33 Icelandic companies is set to bring Iceland’s spirit of innovation to Slush, the top tech startup festival running between 20th - 21st November 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. Led by Business Iceland, the group represents the breadth of Iceland’s thriving innovation ecosystem, inspired by the country’s unique natural environment.
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“We’re thrilled to showcase a part of Icelandic tech at Slush this year. Iceland may be small, but our innovation culture is strong. Slush is the ideal venue offering a great opportunity for our startups and founders to meet with peers and investors and highlight ideas coming from our vibrant ecosystem,” said Erna Björnsdóttir, Head of Innovation & Technology at Business Iceland.
Today, Iceland’s tech startups range a variety of industries from green energy, to biotech, health- and life science, gaming and more. The businesses attending Slush offer a glimpse into this ecosystem, including:
“Attending a global tech platform like Slush not only gives startups a chance to connect with international investors and partners, but it also reinforces collaboration – in our case across countries which share a similar spirit of innovation and resilience. I look forward to attending Slush,” said Helga Valfells, CEO at Crowberry Capital, an Icelandic female founded venture capital firm.
Despite its small size, innovation has been thriving in Iceland. There are now over 18,000 people employed in IP driven industries, the number having grown steadily in recent years. Icelandic startups have also secured more that €1.2bn in funding since 2019 (source: Dealroom ). The country’s strong culture of entrepreneurship, combined with government and industry support, has fostered a robust ecosystem where tech companies can grow, scale, and reach global markets.
For a complete list of the delegation click here.
Notes to editors on Iceland’s thriving tech ecosystem:
About Business Iceland:
Business Iceland is responsible for the branding and marketing of Iceland and Icelandic export industries. It supports Icelandic companies in entering foreign markets and facilitates foreign investment in the Icelandic economy.
Website: businessiceland.is
About Slush:
Slush Helsinki is the world’s leading startup event bringing together European startups, world-class investors, and tech journalists, making it the perfect opportunity for Icelandic startups to showcase their Born Global approach to sustainable innovation.
Website: https://slush.org/
Aurora over Reykjavík, Iceland (Photo: Business Wire)
SYDNEY (AP) — Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones was charged Monday with multiple sex crimes against males over two decades, police said.
The 83-year-old will appear in a Sydney court on Dec. 18 on 24 charges relating to eight alleged victims from 2001 to 2019, Assistant Police Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said.
Fitzgerald said the youngest of the alleged victims was 17 when the first offense allegedly occurred.
“In regards to the victims, we will allege that the accused knew some of them personally, some of them professionally. And we’ll also allege that some of the victims when the alleged offense took place, was the first time that they ever met the accused,” Fitzgerald told reporters.
Jones’ lawyer Bryan Wrench did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jones was arrested Monday morning at his Sydney waterfront apartment and made no comment to media when he left a police station late Monday.
Jones hosted a popular Sydney breakfast radio from 2002 until he retired in 2020. He was regarded as one of the most powerful people in Australian media.
He was also a successful coach of the Australian national rugby team, the Wallabies, for four years from early 1984. The team won 86 of their 102 matches under his leadership.
Jones was also influential in conservative politics and was a speechwriter for Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Fraser was in power from 1975 until 1983. Fraser died in 2015.
Police set up a strike force to investigate Jones after The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported in December last year allegations that Jones used his position of power, first as a school teacher and later as a popular broadcaster, to prey on a number of young men.
The charges include 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault and nine counts of assault with an act of indecency. There were also two charges of sexual touching and two charges of common assault.
EDITORS AND LIBRARIANS: KILL FROM YOUR SYSTEMS AND ARCHIVES PHOTO SYD802 (IMAGE ID 24323236753943), SLUGGED AUSTRALIA SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRANSMITTED ON MONDAY, NOV. 18, 2024. THE PHOTO WAS SENT TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND MEMBERS BY ERROR. Retired Sydney broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones, centre, walks past waiting media as he leaves a police station in Sydney, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Retired Sydney broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones arrives for the funeral service for Helena Carr at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 14, 2023. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
Retired Sydney broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones is seen in the back of an unmarked police car as he is transferred to Day St Police Station in Sydney, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Retired Sydney broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones, centre, walks past waiting media as he leaves a police station in Sydney, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
