The Goethe-Institut Athen in collaboration with the Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics of the National Technical University of Athens and the Open Technologies Organization are organizing an event, open to all interested parties, on the theme “Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A new agenda for the enhancement of structural competitiveness”. The event will take place on 26 and 27 November 2018 in the event hall of the Goethe-Institut Athen (Omirou 14-16, Athens).

The Conference includes a section with introductory speeches and 6 thematic panels in which speakers from Greece and Germany will participate.

The detailed program of the Conference can be found here (pdf file).

To participate in the Conference, please register here.

The detailed Press Release for the Two-Day Conference can be found here (pdf file).

Conference Program

Monday, November 26

15:00 – 16:00, Introductory Speeches – Greetings (interpretation will be provided)

16:00 – 18:00, Panel 1: Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Greece, Germany and Europe (to be held in English)

18:30 – 20:45, Panel 2: Strengthening Creative and Entrepreneurial Skills in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education (interpretation will be provided)

Tuesday, November 27

10:00 – 12:00, Panel 3: The Role of Tech Coaching and Other Institutional Mechanisms in Bridging the Gap between Research and Innovation/Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship (to be held in English)

12:30 – 15:00, Panel 4: Digital Transformation in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution (to be held in English)

16:00 – 18:00, Panel 5: The balance between intellectual property protection and open innovation (to be held in English)

18:30 – 20:30, Panel 6: The role of technical education and apprenticeships in enhancing the innovation intensity of the economy (to be held in English)

The main objective of the Two-Day Conference is to promote the exchange of knowledge, experience and research results between Greece and Germany on the role of education (primary, secondary, tertiary), research, technological development, innovation and entrepreneurship in enhancing structural competitiveness, economic growth and employment. In this context, the aim is to promote dialogue and cooperation between Greek and German academics, analysts and policymakers, and industry executives (also aiming at benchmarking/benchlearning). In addition, the possibility of coordinating relevant actions-projects will be discussed, and specifically regarding the issue of education, the possibility of creating a network of schools and other bodies with the aim of exchanging best practices and achieving maximum possible synergies in this direction.

The Conference generally aims to strengthen these issues in the public debate, to spread the message that initiatives are being taken and actions are being carried out in Greece on these issues, as well as to highlight the need for the adoption of a European approach on this issue.