Innovation Parks as Models for Strengthening Regional Ecosystems

DATE & TIME
19.05.2022
LOCATION
JOIST Innovation Park & Online
ADMISSION
FREE
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DESCRIPTION

As technological changes have transformed the way we operate, the need to adopt and adapt digital transformation practices in life and work is more necessary than ever. The hybrid conference “Innovation Parks as Models for Strengthening Regional Ecosystems” presents the role of Innovation Parks in transferring knowledge, scientific research and technology and examines how this model contributes to local development. The event highlights good practices from dynamic sectors of the economy, such as Digital Health and Educational Technology.

On 19 May, JOIST will be open for discussion, networking, and guided tours of the premises.

AGENDA
Moderator

Michalis Stangos (Co-Founder, L-Stone Capital & Industry Disruptors Game Changers)

10:30 - 11:00​

| Regirstation & Networking​

11:00 - 11:20 ​

| Welcome Remarks​

11:20 - 11:40

| The Role of Innovation in Local Economies
Speaker:
Christos Dimas (Deputy Minister of Development & Investments)

11:40 - 12:40

| Development of Local Innovation Ecosystems
Moderator:
Michalis Stangos (Co-Founder, L-Stone Capital & Industry Disruptors Game Changers)
Speakers:
Konstantinos Agorastos (Governor of Thessaly)
Dimitris Tzovaras (President of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Senior Researcher Grade Α')
Chryssi Vitsilaki (Rector of the University of the Aegean)
Charalambos Billinis (Vice Rector & Professor of Virology - Viral Diseases at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly)
Antony Cassano (Business Development Director at Uni Systems)
Georgios Roupakias (President of the Association of Thessalian Enterprises and Industries)

12:40 - 13:00

| Coffee break

13:00 - 14:15

| Round Table: The Contribution of Innovation Parks to Regional Development: the JOIST Innovation Park and Similar Examples from Europe
Moderator:
Kristina Eskenazi (Chairwoman of Health & Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria, Cofounder of AI Cluster Bulgaria, Bulgarian Employer Association for Innovative Technology (BRAIT) & Bulgarian Innovation Forum)
Speakers:
André H. R. Domin (PhD, CEO of Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH & Technologieförderung Heidelberg GmbH)
Federico Menna (Head of Staff & Operations at EIT Digital)
Aureliusz Gorski (Founding Executive Director at Venture Cafe Warsaw Foundation & Co-founder at CIC Warsaw Innovation Campus)
Nikos Efthymiadis (President & CEO Thess INTEC SA)
Todor Mladenov (Executive Director of Sofia Tech Park (since 05.2018)]
Spyros Mazarakis (Member of the Board of Directors of the Patras Science Park (PSP ) & General Manager of the Pleiades IoT Cluster by Unisystems)
Tasos Vassiliadis (Founder of JOIST Innovation Park & President of the Institute of Entrepreneurship Development)

14:15 - 15:00

| Lunch break

15:00 - 16:00

| Turning Digital: The Digital Health Sector and its Ecosystem
Moderator:
George Megas (EIT Health HUB Coordinator, Main National Contact Point for Cluster 4 at Horizon Europe, EKT)
Speakers:
Dimitris Vlachakis (Assistant Professor of Genetics, Grade B' Researcher in Precision Medicine, Associate Researcher in Neurodegenerative Sciences & Visiting Professor of Bioinformatics)
Panagiotis Vlamos (President of the Board of Directors of the University Research Centre at the Laboratory of Bioinformatics & Human Electrophysiology of the Ionian University)
Georgios Dafoulas (Scientific Associate ELKE-PTH & Clinical Coordinator of Digital Health Services etrikala SA/ CitiesNet SA of Municipalities of Central Greece)
George Dimitriou (Cluster Manager at Hellenic Digital Health Cluster)

16:00 - 17:00

| Turning Digital: The Education Sector and New Technologies
Moderator:
Tasos Vassiliadis (Founder of JOIST Innovation Park & President of the Institute of Entrepreneurship Development)
Speakers:
Elena Zaglaridou (Learning Solutions Specialist, Education at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta)
Stavros Pitsikalis (EduTech DIH, Lifelong Learning Programme of the University of the Aegean, Scientific Associate - Expert in EEK & Emerging Technologies, IEP Advisor, Coordinator of Scientific Units of Vocational Education and Apprenticeship (EEM) & Teach Training (MEE)
Tom Kolokithas (President of VRARA Greece)

17:00

| After Conference Party

PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
16:00 - 17:00​

| Microsoft Workshop | The Time of Code: Playful Programming with the Help of Minecraft | Nikos Kaloskamis, Professor of Computer Science, MIE Expert, Trainer & Fellow, Head of Educational Technology for Primary School of Avgoleas - Linardatou Educational Institutions

14:15 - 15:00​

| Innovators Networking

11:00 - 21:00​

| Lino3D: The Innovation of 3D Printing & 3D Scanning Using Cutting Edge Technologies

11:00 - 21:00​

| DTMH: Virtual & Augmented Reality in Education, now Easy with ClassVR!

11:00 - 21:00​

| Exhibition | From the Wheel to Artificial Intelligence: a Brief History of Innovation - Part I

11:00 - 21:00​

| University of the Aegean | How Can We Benefit from Virtual & Augmented Reality in Health and Education?
Stavros Pitsikalis (EduTech DIH, Lifelong Learning Programme of the University of the Aegean, Scientific Associate - Expert in EEK & Emerging Technologies, IEP Advisor, Coordinator of Scientific Units of Vocational Education and Apprenticeship (EEM) & Teach Training (MEE) & Ilona-Elefteryja Lasica, EduTech DIH, Lifelong Learning Programme of the University of the Aegean, Scientific Associate - Expert in Innovation in Education

SPEAKERS
X.Dimas
Christos Dimas
Deputy Minister of Development & Investments
K.Agorastos
Konstantinos Agorastos
Governor of Thessaly
D.Tzovaras
Dimitris Tzovaras
President of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Senior Researcher Grade Α'
C.Vitsilaki
Chryssi Vitsilaki
Rector at the University of the Aegean
C.Mpillinis
Charalampos Billinis
Vice Rector & Professor of Virology & Viral Diseases, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly
A.Cassano
Antony Cassano
Business Development Director at Uni Systems
G.Roupakias
George Roupakias
President of the Association of Thessalian Enterprises & Industries
K.Eskenazi
Kristina Eskenazi
Chairwoman of Health & Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria, Cofounder of AI Cluster Bulgaria, Bulgarian Employer Association for Innovative Technology (BRAIT) & Bulgarian Innovation Forum
A.Domin
André H. R. Domin
PhD, CEO of Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH & Technologieförderung Heidelberg GmbH
F.Mena
Federico Menna
Head of Staff and Operations at EIT Digital
A.Gorski
Aureliusz Gorski
Founding Executive Director at Venture Cafe Warsaw Foundation & Co-founder at CIC Warsaw Innovation Campus
N.Efthimiadis
Nikos Efthymiadis
Chairman & CEO of Thess INTEC SA
T.Mladenov
Todor Mladenov
Executive Director of Sofia Tech Park (since 05.2018)
S.Mazarakis
Spyros Mazarakis
Member of the Board of Directors of the Patras Science Park (PSP ) & General Manager of the Pleiades IoT Cluster by Unisystems
A.Vasiliadis
Tasos Vasileiadis
Founder of JOIST Innovation Park & CEO of iED
G.Megas
George Megas
EIT Health Hub Coordinator, Lead NCP for Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry, Space) of Horizon Europe, EKT
P.Vlamos
Panagiotis Vlamos
President of the Board of Directors of the University Research Centre at the Laboratory of Bioinformatics & Human Electrophysiology of the Ionian University
D.Vlachakis
Dimitris Vlachakis
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Director of the DarkDNA group, Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, GPA, Grade B Researcher in Precision Medicine, EPI, Hawremios Research Laboratory and Athens Medical School, Athens University of Medical Sciences, Collaborating Researcher in Neurodegenerative Sciences, Institute of Medical Biological Research, Academy of Athens, Visiting Professor of Bioinformatics, Informatics Department, Kings College London, Strand, London, UK, Vice President of HTA - EOF (EAFAX), Representative of HTA-GR to the European Commission National Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products - EOF, Ministry of Health
G.Dafoulas
George Dafoulas
Scientific Collaborator ELKE-UTH & Clinical Coordinator of Digital Health Services eTrikala/ CitiesNET SA to the Municipalities of Central Greece
G.Dimitriou
George Dimitriou
Cluster Manager at Hellenic Digital Health Cluster
E.Zaglaridou
Elena Zaglaridou
Learning Solutions Specialist, Education at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta
S.Pitsikalis
Stavros Pitsikalis
EduTech DIH, Lifelong Learning Programme of the University of the Aegean, Scientific Associate - Expert in EEK & Emerging Technologies, IEP Advisor, Coordinator of Scientific Units of Vocational Education and Apprenticeship (EEM) & Teach Training (MEE)
T.Kolokithas
Tom Kolokithas
President of VRARA Greece
M.Stagkos
Michalis Stangos
Co-Founder, L-Stone Capital & Industry Disruptors Game Changers (IDGC)
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