Welcome from John McEleney, Cofounder, OnshapeIntroduction by Lars Rasmussen, Cofounder, Google Maps and Angel investor in GreecePanel Discussion Moderated by Scott Kirsner, columnist at The Boston Globe· Joanne (Yianna) Tzouvalopou
📌 At Foley & Lardner111 Huntington Avenue, 25th FloorBoston, MA 02199, United States 📆 May 4, 2022 5:30 pm EDTFireside chat with:Michel Vounatsos, CEO of BiogenNicholas Galakatos, Global Head of Life Sciences at BlackstoneModerator:
Fay Makantasi, Research Director of Dianeosis, www.dianeosis.org explains the main challenge that Greece is having - demographic problem - and the main opportunities - senior & therapeutic tourism.
A Zoom panel discussion about the record state of venture capital in Greece, which is fueling activity in life sciences, retail and agritech. According to a report from Found.ation and EIT Digital, over €500 million in funding was invested i
A discussion with Professor Emeritus at University of Athens - Pediatrics - Dr. Christos Bartsocas. His life journey in medicine and philanthropy from Boston to Athens.
Join us to hear an overview by Alex Patelis, Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Greece, of incentives put in place by the Greek government to induce direct investment and startup activity in Greece. Our panelists, who represent com
A conversation about the Greek government’s plans for digitization with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic.Minister Pierrakakis, a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School and MIT, is radically simplify
A discussion by four Greek-founded companies about fundraising, transitioning from start-up to scale-up, and achieving global growth!Blueground, which has raised $78M from European and US investors, now offers over 3,500 furnished rental pro
Please join us for a conversation between Constantinos Daskalakis, Professor, EECS, MIT and Fotini Christia, MIT Professor of Political Science and Director, MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC). They will discuss artificial intell
Ηear from Dr. George Scangos, CEO of Vir Biotechnology, about how Vir combines immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases, one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Vir is tackling t
Greece is not simply the land of sunshine and holidays. With the European Investment Fund enabling a €300 million investment in Greek startups, opportunities are taking off in tech entrepreneurship. Six venture capitalists investing in Greek st
Greece has pushed through the first wave of startups in IT, enabled by low barriers to entry, and now is shifting toward larger opportunities in deep tech. Commercializing university research offers the potential for greater returns, as demonst
Retail has seen dramatic shifts over the last few years, with the advent of technology and e-commerce, but nothing has upended it more than Covid, which has led to massive changes, both temporary and permanent. George Bousis will discuss the im
Agriculture, an industry that goes back thousands of years, has traditionally been a key sector of the Greek economy. Today, Greek startups are using innovations in technology to improve crop productivity and post-harvest quality, thereby openi
From the early successes of Greek startups like Athena Semiconductors (acquired by Broadcom) and BugSense (acquired by Splunk) to the latest $360M acquisition of InstaShop by Delivery Hero last week, the Greek startup community is realizing the
"Covid-19 Genomics, Evolution, Mutation and Outlook"Speaker: Prof. Manolis Kellis Ph.D., Professor, Computer Science, MITModerated by Dr. Katia Karalis MD, PhD, Executive Director for Biology, RGC, Regeneron, Inc
"The Current Health Crisis and Biomedical Research in Greece"Speakers:Dr. Stelios Papadopoulos Chairman of BIOGENDr. Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas Harvard Professor Emeritus of Cell BiologyModerated by Stratos Efthymiou Consul General of Greece
“Cyber-Security Challenges"Speaker: Alex Stamos Director, Stanford Internet ObservatoryModerated: Michail Bletsas Director of Computing & Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab
Hellenic Innovation Network, with the support of the Greek Consulate of Boston and MIT Enterprise Forum Greece, hosts events to educate those in the US about technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Greece, and offer Greek entrepreneurs an
Hellenic Innovation Network, with the support of the Greek Consulate of Boston and MIT Enterprise Forum Greece, hosts events to educate those in the US about technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Greece, and offer Greek entrepreneurs an