International IVAF

Join us online or in-person for the i2i International Innovation Vision Action Forum!

Day 1: Driving Innovation Capacity and Breaking Down Silos!

Session 1

Hosted by Anthony Hall, University of Galway.

11.00 - 12.00 EET Welcome, Overview of i2i project & Introductions - Natalie Walsh 

11.10 Building innovation capacity and developing the ecosystem - Jonathan Levie 

11.50 Q&A 

Session 2

12.15 - 13.30 Panel Discussion - Experiences from the entrepreneurial ecosystem: From Student to Startup. Hosted by Athanasios Syrianos, President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Industries of Thessaly and Central Greece.

Speakers include: Ainhoa Aizpuru Murua (Spain), Dimitrios Garagounis (Greece), Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov (Bulgaria), Petra Dzurovcinova (Slovakia) & Dr.Rosemary Gallagher (Ireland).

13.30 - 14.30 Networking Lunch

Session 3

14.30 - 16.00 Shaping an International Think-Tank on Digital Innovation in Higher Education: Have your say! Moderated by Victoria Bellou 

• i2i Partners’ SWOT Analysis Presentation - Alison McGonagle, WestBIC
• Creating an international Think-Tank on Digital Innovation 
• Presentation of key problems to be solved and the key needs to be addressed
• Teamwork / Break-out rooms: Let’s brainstorm together!
• Team feedback & presentations 
• Discussion & feedback from the experts 

Day 2: Strengthening Access to Finance

Session 4

14.30 - 16.00 EET Roundtable Investor Meet-up. Facilitated by Sotiris Bantas (Centaur Analytics) 

14.30 Welcome & Introductions 

- Konstantinos Lafkas, UniFund 

- More speakers to be announced

14.40 Case Study: A recent Spin-out investment 

14.50 How i2i are linking financiers in the HEI startup investment space in Europe 

15.10 Roundtable discussion: From the Investors Point of View 

• How these networks and linkages can be improved 
• Breaking down barriers – What challenges are there for financiers investing in HEI spin-outs? How can these obstacles be overcome? 
• How can Institutions, academia, Technology Transfer Offices etc better support spin-outs to be investor ready?

15.45 Q&A 

15.55 Recap & Closing Comments 

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