EBN 2021 Congress: Emergent Futures

EBN 2020 Congress. Regional ecosystems that shape European innovation.

The pandemic is not the only crisis we’re facing in 2020. Current megatrends demonstrate the urgent need for a transition to a fair and sustainable society. Now, more than ever, the world is looking to the innovation community for responses to existential challenges and new pathways towards wellbeing and global development.

• What and who are the key drivers of European innovation?
• Do we have the right vision on what is critical?
• How can innovation support resilience?
• Do we know what we need, to act?

DATE: September 14 - 15, 2021

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EBN 2020 Congress. Regional ecosystems that shape European innovation. For 35 years, EBN and EBN members have been supporting innovative entrepreneurs and startups, both regionally and locally. EBN members have become a valuable player in Europe's innovation ecosystem.

Panel speaker preview #EBN2021

Panel 1 - Regions across Europe – and beyond: Unique societal challenges, innovative solutions and new areas to explore?   “Global challenges require global solutions. Working together reduces the global burden, pools resources, and achieves greater impact.’’   Moderator: Cristina Fanjul, President at EBN & Managing Director at EU|BIC CEEI Asturias · Ramy Boujawdeh, Deputy General Manager at EU|BIC Berytech · Diego Debiasio, Vice-President at EBN & CEO at EU|BIC Technoport · Prof. Zohar Ben-Asher, Chief Scientist & Director at EuCRF  · Hans Stausboll, Head of Unit for EU-Africa relations at European Commission, DG INTPA 9:45 CET

Panel 2 - Futures of Incubation: Models to deliver breakthroughs in innovation   EU|BICs are varied and diverse. The community has developed several breakthrough approaches & methodologies to support disruptive innovations.   Moderator: Amparo de San José Riestra, Entrepreneurship Program Manager at EIT Food · Gitte Schober, Coordinator Center of Entrepreneurship at EU|BIC StartHub Wageningen · Anna Tórz, Incubation and Monitoring Expert at EU|BIC Poznan Science and Technology Park · Emilien Watelet, Incubation Director at EU|BIC CAP Innove  · Ludovic Centonze, International Business Development Director at Orange Fab 11:15 CET

Panel 3 - Using challenge-driven approaches, co-creation and co-design: Methodologies for a green, digital and fair transition

Why we need to embed demand-driven innovation in incubation, and how co-creation methodologies can drive towards efficient, fair and sustainable responses.

Moderator: Andrea Di Anselmo, Vice-President at EU|BIC Associate META Group

• Tom Boyle, Head of Network Development at Climate Action Network
• Agnieszka Włodarczyk, Project Manager at EU|BIC Krakow Technology Park
• Roberta Dall'Olio, Head of EU Policies at EU|BIC ART-ER & President at EURADA 
• TBD, Representative from EU|BIC CEEIM

14:00 CET