This conference will provide an opportunity to examine the key elements of New EU Startup and Scaleup strategy, discuss the critical role of regional/local innovation, define a fundable and scalable venture in today's EU landscape, and share best practices of successful local initiatives.
The agenda includes 2 panel discussions:
- Bridging the innovation divide between rural and metropolitan Europe
- Cross-border innovation ecosystems: how regions cooperate beyond borders
With, among others, interventions by:
- Iria Enrique Regueira, Territorial Development unit, Joint Research Centre - Seville, European Commission
- Helena Kurki, Director, Innovation Centre for Rural Development (Sweden)
- Karen Maguire, Senior Counsellor, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD
- Esteban Pelayo, Manager (CEO) Alicante Science Park, Spain
This conference follows the own-initiative opinion on New EU Startup and Scaleup strategy proposed by the SEDEC commission with rapporteur: Mr. Jozef Viskupič, president of Trnava region and host of the SEDEC external meeting and conference.