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09:30 - 10:00Registration
10:00 - 12:00Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Chania
10:00Welcome addresses
10:10Welcome speechProf. Vassilios V. Digalakis, Rector
Technical University of Crete
10:30Keynote speechMrs. Irit Ben-Abba, Ambassador of Israel to Greece
11:10Entrepreneurial Clouds™  and Academic ActivismDr. Harry Yuklea, Director
The International School, Peres Academic Center
11:30Why Chania?

George J. Khairallah
President of JR Technologies

11:50Tourism Observatory: A joint effort for an Innovative Entrepreneurship in Western Crete

Mrs. Eleni Stamataki

CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

12:00 - 13:00Technology and Innovation Management at TUC
12:00Presentation of the MTM program (MSc in Technology and Innovation Management)Prof. Nikolaos Μatsatsinis, School of Production Engineering & Management
Dr. Harry Yuklea, Director
The international School, Peres Academic Center
13:00 - 13:30Discussion
13:30 - 14:30Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:30Transforming ideas to tangible products
14:30Eurobank's approach to innovation through digital banking excellenceSotiris Sirmakezis, General Manager | Eurobank
14:50iqbilityAlexandros Roustas, Managing Director | iqbility
15:10New Ideas? We turn them into Business!Roula Bachtalia, Program Manager | egg - enter•grow•go
15:30 - 16:50Paradigm Shifts, Driving Trends
15:30WorkableSpyros Magiatis, Founder | Workable
15:50QCell (TUC Spin-off) and DySIS Medical Prof. Costas Balas, Founder  
16:10Hoolio wearablesPetros Maragoudakis, CTO  | Hoolio
16:30State of the art real-time communicationsPanagiotis Paterakis, Founder | AUVIOUS
16:50 - 17:10Discussion
17:10 - 17:40Startup Pitching
17:10Startups showcaseTeam representatives
17:40Announcing the winners!Dr. Dan Marom, Dr. Harry Yuklea
Prof. N. Matsatsinis
17:50Closing RemarksProf. V. Digalakis, Rector
Technical University of Crete
18:00 - 20:00Networking Cocktail Party
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