Expert Session I

Creating ecosystems for innovative high – technology entrepreneurship:

              pathway to successful R&D outputs commercialization

 

On 28th February the first Expert Session under the MITA Taftie Chairmanship will take place in Vilnius. Information on the programme and logistics: travel sheet and the registration link. Overview of participants (as of 26th February)

 

Entrepreneurship is an important way to commercialize technological innovations. The collaboration across universities, business and local government could be seen as a major factor in the creating entrepreneurship environment. However, not all countries are equally successful which leaves open the question of how to guide the systems closer to the leader position.

 

Key questions for the Expert session I:

• -    What do you see as the critical factors in achieving success within your technology innovation ecosystem?
• -    What role have agency activities/policies played?
• -    Entrepreneurship and innovation capacity within the university (“best and brightest” talent): Where the university is and where it will go in the future?

 

Event supervisor: Edita Bagdonaitė, MITA ()

 

12:00	Registration of participants
12:00- 13:00	Lunch
	Moderator: Andrius Plečkaitis
13:00 - 13:10	Welcome, Ričardas Valančiauskas, MITA
13:10 - 13:30	Commercialisation of R&D – Do we still need it? Jelena Angelis, EFIS Centre
13:30 - 13:50	Institut Pasteur: a major player in the global innovation ecosystem David Itier, Institut Pasteur
13:50 - 14:10	On the path to innovative economy – Polish ecosystem of entrepreneurship’s support and responsible development Nina Dobrzyńska, PARP
14:10 - 14:30	Creating ecosystems in the Netherlands for knowledge transfer Lennart Kamphuis, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
14:30 - 15:10	Panel discussions
15:10 - 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 - 16:00	Winning as the underdog in Israel’s startup scene Eitan Sella, Managing Director at Hybrid
16:00 - 16:20	Building Innovation: USA Experiences Ramutis v Kiparskis, Managing Director Critical Resource Sciences Company
16:20 - 16:40	Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: What are Preconditions for Success? Neda Nordin, Innovation Management Consultant NORD INNO
16:40 - 17:15	Panel discussions
17:15 - 17:25	Closing remark, Ričardas Valančiauskas
19:00 - 22:00	Evening programme