PortXL invited me to pitch for Superconnectors. It was a totally different format from normal startup pitches: just 2 minutes to explain what your company needs. Then five minutes for an extremely well-connected audience to rain bids on you for introductions to all the big shipping companies. The core of our pitch was this: 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥, 𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡

Together with @PortXL & @Port of Rotterdam, we’re joining Upstream Festival. Theresa Thin and Anne Marie van Swinderen will be there tomorrow, in Rotterdam. We have a fine list of speed-dating appointments. Looking forward to meeting all these others working on the future of port and maritime. Let's connect! See you at Upstream. #Upstream2026 #Innovation #Maritime