10:10 - 11:30
Opportunities for Deep-tech startups: new initiatives and funding
Magdalena Jabłońska
Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship MIT EF CEE accelerator
Peter Popovic
Founder & CEO of NordicBiz
Maayan Sharon
Business Creation Manager at EIT Hub Israel
Dr. Lars Frølund
Special Advisor for Innovation at NATO
Mar Martin Raba
Project Advisor at European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
14:00 - 14:10
Break
Coffee & Snacks
14:55 - 15:05
Break
Coffee & Snacks
15:05 - 15:50
Ignition Event Pitch Session 1
Pitch
15:50 - 16:00
Break
Coffee & Snacks
16:00 - 16:50
Ignition Event Pitch Session 2
Pitch
11:00 - 11:30
Consumer electronics & lighting
Jordan Bozmarov
Expert in microwave and antenna systems at Ericsson
Lev Lapkis
Business development manager at RD ALFA Microelectronics. Member of the Board of Latvian Space Industry Association (LAIK).
Dr. Ing. Holger Schlüter
Head of business development at Scanlab
Jānis Astahovs
Regional Business Development at Samsung
Emil Syundyukov
Moderator
Computer scientist interested in healthcare industry, Co-Founder and CTO at Longenesis
Computer scientist interested in healthcare industry, Co-Founder and CTO at Longenesis
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Smart city: Urban solutions and challenges
14:15 - 15:00
Advanced healthcare: Making medical care more efficient
Blaž Cugmas
Leading researcher at the University of Latvia and chief technology officer at Vets4science
Bernhard Nußbaumer
Chief Business Development Officer at ACMIT
Emil Syundyukov
Moderator
Computer scientist interested in healthcare industry, Co-Founder and CTO at Longenesis
Computer scientist interested in healthcare industry, Co-Founder and CTO at Longenesis
Andris Grabovskis
Research Scientist at University of Latvia
11:25 - 11:40
QA session - EO as a business opportunity
Inese Suija – Markova
Managing Director of Institute for Environmental Solutions
Diana Lapkis
Space-tech Stage Host
Member of the Council of the Latvian Space Industry Association
Member of the Council of the Latvian Space Industry Association
Grega Milcinski
CEO and co-founder of Sinergise
Michele Castorina
Head Φ-lab Invest Office at European Space Agency
Chiara Solimini
Space Downstream Market Officer at EUSPA
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
14:00 - 14:15
Break
Coffee & Snacks
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 16:30
B2B Matchmaking
Caroline Amiot
Project Manager at Photonics Finland
Thomas Klem Andersen
Program Manager at DeepTech Alliance
Alexander Studentschnig
Business Development & Innovation Scouting at Treibacher Industrie AG
Peter Popovic
Founder & CEO of NordicBiz
Mikko Korhonen
Business and Strategy Development Professional
Dr. Tonino Greco
Senior Chief Technology Analyst at SONY Corporate Technology Strategy Division EU
Vaido Mikheim
Deep Tech Project Lead at Startup Estonia
Francesco De Michelis
CEO at MITO Technology
Ksenia Golubeva
Business development & innovation at Untitled Ventures
Dr. Thomas Kostka
Head of Corporate Venturing at ALTANA AG
Dr. Ferdinand Rudolph-Bartels
General Manager of SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH
Maayan Sharon
Business Creation Manager at EIT Hub Israel
Frank Heessels
Senior Technology Manager at SABIC Ventures
Lukasz Owczarek
Head of Acceleration at MIT Enterprise Forum CEE, Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship
Alexander Studentschnig
Business Development & Innovation Scouting at Treibacher Industrie AG