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Innovation Talk 2020
The topic of the second Innovation Talk conference will be investments in startups and collaboration between corporations and startups. The event will bring together relevant stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem to discuss the potential of investing in startups, successful examples of collaboration between corporations and startup companies, as well as enhancing the business environment for venture capital funds.
The conference will be opened by the Minister of Innovation and Technological Development in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Nenad Popovic.
Chemi Peres and Rami Kalish, founders of Israel’s largest VC fund, which manages more than $ 2 billion in capital, will be among the prominent speakers.
The conference is organized by the Center for local democracy and Color Media Communications and sponsored by the Cabinet of the Minister for Innovation and Technological Development of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
Panel discussions
Smart City
In 2009, for the first time ever, the number of people living in rural and urban areas was the same. Ten years later, this ratio is 55% to 45% in favour of the urban population. The United Nations estimates that, by 2050, as many as 70% of people will live in cities.
Sustainable urbanization is the key to sustainable development of our civilization while a new cycle of technological and social innovations for the smart cities of the future is necessary.
Technologies of the Future
What was unimaginable in the previous decade is now already a part of our everyday life – real-time communication, cloud storage, online commerce… Future technologies represent the greatest development potential of today’s business and public and private life.
Thanks to these technologies, industries and institutions will be able to advance and accelerate existing processes, making them economically and ecologically more efficient.
Industry 4.0
The industry is the driving force behind every economy. During the 20th century, the focus of industrial leaders was to maximize resource efficiency. The ones who succeded in this process are today the world’s largest conglomerates with huge production and capital concentration.
Digitization and development of new technologies such as AI, blockchain, Internet of Things and others have created the potential to achieve efficiency that goes beyond the known boundaries.
Corporate Innovation
One of the most promising trends in business evolution is the rise in the number of corporate innovation centres. Industrial titans have been the backbone of research and development centers for decades now, looking for „the next big thing“ for their companies. However, often burdened by the constraints they were used to operate in, corporations failed to recognize the cutting edge innovation opportunities for growth and expansion. It’s in such situations that start-ups play the most important role which, with their focused specialization, can help solve problems and identify developmental opportunities.
Smart City
In 2009, for the first time ever, the number of people living in rural and urban areas was the same. Ten years later, this ratio is 55% to 45% in favour of the urban population. The United Nations estimates that, by 2050, as many as 70% of people will live in cities.
Sustainable urbanization is the key to sustainable development of our civilization while a new cycle of technological and social innovations for the smart cities of the future is necessary.
In the panel dedicated to SmartCity, the panelists will talk about how the use of new technologies ensures sustainable solutions to urban mobility, logistics, production, ecology, energy and water supply, etc.
Technologies of the Future
What was unimaginable in the previous decade is now already a part of our everyday life – real-time communication, cloud storage, online commerce… Future technologies represent the greatest development potential of today’s business and public and private life. Thanks to these technologies, industries and institutions will be able to advance and accelerate existing processes, making them economically and ecologically more efficient.
The development and use of artificial intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things and other technologies contributes to the creation of an efficient and sustainable society, while, at the same time, improving social well-being and economic efficiency. Also, such technology development opens up social dialogue on important topics such as protection of privacy and the elimination of traditional jobs.
What makes technologies of the future so important is that they are developing right now. Are we going to manage to make enough robots to replace people and how will technology shape our lives are some of the topics to be discussed during „Technologies of the Future“ panel.
Industry 4.0
The industry is the driving force behind every economy. During the 20th century, the focus of industrial leaders was to maximize resource efficiency. The ones who succeded in this process are today the world’s largest conglomerates with huge production and capital concentration.
Digitization and development of new technologies such as AI, blockchain, Internet of Things and others have created the potential to achieve efficiency that goes beyond the known boundaries. According to McKinsey & Co., 98% of the economy was affected by the changes brought on by digitization. Creativity in using the potential of these technologies has led is into the fourth industrial revolution which is changing the economic order today faster than it was ever possible.
The panelists participating in the Industry 4.0 panel will discuss the importance and potential of innovation in industrial processes, the best practice cases and future developments.
Corporate Innovation
One of the most promising trends in business evolution is the rise in the number of corporate innovation centres. Industrial titans have been the backbone of research and development centers for decades now, looking for „the next big thing“ for their companies. However, often burdened by the constraints they were used to operate in, corporations failed to recognize the cutting edge innovation opportunities for growth and expansion. It’s in such situations that start-ups play the most important role which, with their focused specialization, can help solve problems and identify developmental opportunities.
Though corporate innovations and engaging start-ups were once reserved only for the courageous minority, today more than a half of Fortune 500’s companies are working with startups to stay competitive in their industries. These processes are not always easy but accepting such a risk can make the difference between the company’s future and the past.
Corporate innovation, the potential of partnership between corporations and start-ups and their economic significance will be the themes of the Corporate Innovation panel.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, 3rd February 2020. Hotel Hilton, Belgrade
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9:30 – 10:30
Registration
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10:30 – 10:45
Opening Ceremony
- Mr. Nenad Popovic, Minister for Innovation and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
- H.E. Alona Fisher-Kamm, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Serbia
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10:45– 11:15
Keynote: Public-Private Partnerships in development of VC Funds and Investment Community
- Mr. Rami Kalish, Pitango (co-founder)
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11:15 – 12:00
Panel discussion: Impact of Innovation and economy on peace in regions and social wellbeing
Panelists:
- Mr. Nenad Popovic, Minister for Innovation and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
- Mr. Chemi Peres, Director at Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
- Mr.Stephan Kuester, Partner and Head of Ecosystem Consulting at Startup Genome
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12:00 – 12:20
Presentation: Serbia in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report
- Mr. JF Gauthier, Founder & CEO at Startup Genome
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12:20 – 12:50
Case study: Cooperation within a startup ecosystem – success stories
Presentations:
- Mr. Ognjen Radic, co-founder at FitPass
- Mr. Nemanja Divjak, co-founder at Publitio
- Ms. Marja-Liisa Meurice, EIT Food Director CLC North-East
- Srecko Sekeljic, Head of External Communications of OTP Bank Serbia
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12:50 – 13:20
Panel: VC community development in Serbia – why do funds choose specific markets and how to create a favorable environment?
Moderator:
- Mr. Kosta Andric, ICT Hub
Panelists:
- Mr. Milos Matic, ICT Ventures
- Mr. Pedja Predin, SC-Ventures
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13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
SPEAKERS
JF GAUTHIER
Founder and CEO of Startup Genome
JF Gauthier is a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur who has founded five businesses and led three others across two continents and three sectors (Tech, Life Sciences and Cleantech), achieving two successful exits and one scaleup. ⇛⇛⇛
RAMI KALISH
Managing General Partner & C0-Founder,Pitango Venture Capital
Rami Kalish has extensive experience in venture capital and international management in the high-tech environment. Rami has been active in the field of venture capital since 1992, and has served as Managing General Partner since that time. ⇛⇛⇛
PEDJA PREDIN
SC-Ventures
Pedja Predin brings 8+ years of experience in corporate strategy, business development and global expansion. Prior to joining SC Ventures, he served in various management roles at Norwegian growth stage company Gelato (www.gelato.com)...⇛⇛⇛
STEPHAN KUESTER
Partner, Ecosystem Strategy of Startup Genome
Stephan works with clients in government and private industry consortia all around the world, advising on the creation and the acceleration of tech and innovation clusters. ⇛⇛⇛
OGNJEN RADIC
Co-founder at FitPass
Ognjen Radić je serijski preduzetnik. Nakon višegodišnjeg iskustva u menadžmentu, prelazi na poziciju country manager-a u najvećem globalnom servisu za online naručivanje hrane, FoodPanda koji je deo Rocket Interneta - jednog od najvećih svetskih investicionih fondova za online biznise.⇛⇛⇛
MILOS MATIC
ICT Ventures
Miloš Matić is Senior Venture Associate at ICT Hub Venture, first privately owned early-stage venture capital fund in Serbia. Miloš is in charge of funds operations, portfolio management and development, mapping and sourcing of startups from the SEE region. ⇛⇛⇛
KOSTA ANDRIĆ
ICT Hub
Kosta Andrić je partner i izvršni direktor u Centru za razvoj tehnološkog preduzetništva i inovacija - ICT Hub. ICT Hub je jedna od vodećih organizacija koje pružaju podršku tehnološkom preduzetništvu u Srbiji. ⇛⇛⇛
MARJA-LIISA MEURICE
EIT Food Director CLC North-East
Over twenty years of experience on innovation management within organizations has provided insights for transformation, opportunities through innovation and R&D.⇛⇛⇛
SRECKO SEKELJIC
Head of External Communications of OTP Bank Serbia
Srecko Sekeljic is Head of External Communications of OTP Bank Serbia, previously Societe Generale Serbia. Besides managing integrated marketing campaigns, he encourages digital transformation...⇛⇛⇛
Meet & Match
November 29th
12.00 – 15.00
Kombank dvorana, Belgrade
Parallel to the conference and in cooperation with the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), Belgrade will also have the opportunity to host a regional project MEET & MATCH in the form of business2business meetings between the representatives of Serbian scale-up startups and European and domestic corporations. The goal of these meetings is to make connections and start off the cooperation between these two business groups.
Meet&Match enables the participants to:
- Present their business and knowledge to global companies and investors in order to work with them in the future (Startups)
- Get familiar with new innovative solutions and potential partners (Companies and corporate investors).
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