The Developmental Character of the eMT cluster

8 December 2021 · Alexandroupoli

Date: 8 December 2021
Location: Alexandroupoli
Venue: Ramada Plaza Thraki
Organisers: eMT cluster
Co-organisers: Evros Chamber of Commerce, ena Development Consultants

The aim of the event is to inform the public about the prospects for economic and social development created by innovation, Digital Transformation and productive cooperation among all stakeholders in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

The topics of the event cover:

Focused initiatives to promote innovative ventures. The case of “Light Hub” by the Evros Chamber of Commerce.
Digital transformation in regional industrial development. The contribution of the university.
The evolution of entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of growth through private initiative and cooperation across the whole Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The goals of ena as Supporting Body.
Creating a cluster. The experience of the most important cluster in Greece, Corallia.org
Digital Transformation and Digital Technologies
The innovation and technological development goals, the make-up of the eMT cluster and the call for new members.

The eMT cluster brings together Greek IT companies and academic organisations, and its purpose is the fast application of Digital Transformation (fast digital on boarding) in businesses and organisations of every size.

Programme

5:30 μμ – 6:00 μμArrival
6:00 μμ – 6:20 μμDevelopment prospects and initiatives in the
6:20 μμ – 6:40 μμFocused initiatives to promote innovative ventures, Leonidas Skerletopoulos, Director of the LIGHThub incubator
6:40 μμ – 7:00 μμDigital transformation in regional industrial development - The contribution of the university, Pantelis Botsaris, Professor, Democritus University of Thrace
7:00 μμ – 7:20 μμThe evolution of entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of growth through private initiative and cooperation across the whole Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The goals of ena as Supporting Body, Stavros Amoiras, General Manager, ena Development Consultants (Supporting Body of the emt cluster)
7:20 μμ – 7:40 μμCreating a cluster. The experience of the most important cluster in Greece, Corallia.org, Vasileios Makios, Professor, University of Patras, General Manager, Corralia
7:40 μμ – 8:00 μμCreating a cluster. The experience of the most important cluster in Greece, Corallia.org, Vasileios Makios, Professor, University of Patras, General Manager, Corralia
8:00 μμ – 8:20 μμSynergistic innovation for the digital transformation of the public sector, Giannis Kotsis - Giannarakis, Innovation Actions Coordinator, GRNET
8:00 μμ – 8:20 μμDigital transformation and digital technologies, Petros Soukoulias, Founder & Advisory board member SEEMS, member of the National Council for Research & Innovation (ESEK)
8:20 μμ – 8:40 μμThe innovation and technological development goals and the make-up of the eMT cluster – Call for new members, Giorgos Papastamatiou, TEN06, Head of Strategy of the eMT cluster
8:40 μμCocktail

Speakers

Vasilis MakiosProfessor Emeritus at the University of Patras, Founder and Head of the Corallia Unit for Technology Clusters of the “Athena” Research Centre
Giannis Kotsis - GiannarakisGiannarakis, Innovation Actions Coordinator, GRNET
Giorgos PapastamatiouFounder of Ten06 and Head of Strategic Planning of the eMT cluster
Giota PaparidouChair of the Board of Directors, SEPE
Leonidas SkerletopoulosManager of the LightHub Entrepreneurship Hub
Petros SoukouliasCo-founder & Advisory Board, SEEMS
Stavros AmoirasDirector of Strategic Planning and Development and Co-founder of ena Development Consultants
Christodoulos TopsidisPresident of the Evros Chamber of Commerce