On the morning of October 27th we will open the digital ruhrSUMMIT with the pre-event "Match your Corporate", which is a construct of the two established events Corporate Challenge Pitch & Reverse Pitch. The invite-only format, which we have created together with the Initiativkreis Ruhr and the IHK Ruhr, offers participating start-ups and companies a platform for potential cooperation.

The goal is to recognize unused potentials of the enterprises, to formulate challenges and to extend these with digital & technological components. Start-ups, on the other hand, benefit from being allowed to introduce themselves to companies and to acquire potential partnerships and reference projects.

Normally, startups pitch and introduce themselves to potential customers, sponsors and cooperation partners in short presentations. With the reverse pitch, this principle is reversed: important companies from the region have five minutes to present themselves on stage, introduce their company, formulate problems and questions and express wishes for possible cooperation.