Innovation Forum
This event is for students, entrepreneurs, student entrepreneurs, alumni, investors, researchers, industry professionals and everyone in-between! join us!
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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