THE 2020 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP
powered by Found.ation & EIT Digital
17 December 2020 17:30-19:00Virtual/Online
Don’t evolve just to survive. Evolve to thrive.
2020 has been a tough year. While all business leaders had to act fast and take decisions based on the survival of their organizations, in the long run, the ones who will thrive will be those whose decisions will have future-proof their businesses. Besides, those who were more ready to continue their operations during those difficult times, were the companies that had started their digital transformation years ago.
It is more evident than ever that going digital is the only way. It is more important than ever to talk about digital transformation. Join us in this unique online event, to take a look beyond the now and here, to discover the most emerging trends, to discuss on lessons learnt and to discover what comes next.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Diva TommeiDirector for Italy at EIT DigitalEIT Digital: Europe's Deep Tech Venture Builder
EIT Digital is a pan-European organization that invests on the education of the new digital entrepreneurs and the building of deep tech new digital ventures through its rich ecosystem of more than 350 partners comprising top European universities, research institutions and industry, from large corporations to startups.
EIT Digital's vision is for a strong digital Europe and its mission is to have at least one third of European ventures in the Top50 list by 2030.
Dr. Diva Tommei
Diva Tommei is leading the EIT Digital Node in Italy.
Diva Tommei received a Master degree with honour ('Summa Cum Laude') in Genomic Biotechnology from the University of Rome and a Doctoral degree in Molecular and Computational Biology from the University of Cambridge, UK. She was enrolled in the NASA Ames Research program in California primarily focussing on Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.
For the past ten years she has been working in technology and innovation, first during her doctorate in Bioinformatics at Cambridge University and then as an entrepreneur.
She co-founded two biotech start-ups before founding her own current company, Solenica, a robotics and IoT start-up that builds intelligent devices to make the indoors healthier spaces for people to live and work in, operating both in the USA and Italy. She received recognitions in the domain with the first ranking in 2017 by the MIT Technology Review as an "Innovator Under 35", and then in 2018 by Forbes as one of the "Top 50 Women in Tech in Europe", recently in Italy by the Pleiade International Award 2019 in innovation and new technologies.
She extended her development in innovation and entrepreneurship community in Italy and in the USA as a speaker in technology, and as a lecturer (Rome Business School). Diva is bringing her expertise in deep technology and research combined with a solid entrepreneurial experience.
Antonis MarkopoulosChief Executive Officer at ProspertyHow Technology and Data transforms the Real estate industry
Real Estate is one of the few industries that has failed to change in the last many years and is broken - both in terms of cost/value and experience. Processes are lengthy, paper-based and complex to navigate, there is lack of professionalism, information and transparency and most people who have dealt with a property have experienced a poor service, antiquated process and felt the pain of seeing unnecessary fees and commissions getting paid out of their pockets with questionable value and results. Clients are clearly not happy with this old way.
Technology and Data are transforming the whole experience in the Real Estate industry. AI tools and services and Machine Learning algorithms bring the human touch to one of the most important financial decisions for most families and individuals: buying or renting a home.
Antonis Markopoulos
Antonis, Co-founder/CEO of Prosperty, has more than 20 years of working experience, most of which within senior and executive roles in Strategy and Business Development in Tech companies.
Specialties include strategic planning, P&L business ownership, operations and budget management, business development and sales, product marketing, C-level executive relationship creation and development and team leadership.For 2 ½ years, he was responsible for managing a 1,5bn€ EU structural fund investing mainly in the Tech Sector.
For the last 10 years, he has actively carried out international business development activities in more than 70 countries in all 5 continents.Antonis has a strong technical background and holds a PhD. in Electrical & Computer Engineering.
He is 44 and a father of 2 lovely kids.
Richard WatsonFuturist-in-Residence at the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Judge School at Cambridge UniversityProbable, Possible and Preferred Futures
People have always been curious about what lies ahead.
But as global connectivity drives acceleration, volatility and above all uncertainty, seers such as Pythia and Cassandra are notably absent. One solution is to keep an open mind about what’s possible and adapt as necessary.
Richard Watson, formerly with the Technology Foresight Practice at Imperial College and currently with the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Judge Business School in Cambridge, will outline some probable developments alongside a few wilder possibilities. But is there a more constructive option?
Instead of trying to foresee the future, a better bet would surely be to work tirelessly to re-invent it, especially if such transformations were to benefit all of society and were to amplify, rather than diminish, our common humanity.
Richard Watson
Richard Watson is an author (Digital Vs. Human), lecturer and scenario thinker (Founder: What’s Next) who helps people to think further ahead, especially about new opportunities and risks. However, he is probably best known as a designer of ‘maps’ intended to provoke debate. The Financial Times called these “Brave”, while Business Insider said they might “Blow your mind”.
He is currently Futurist-in-Residence at the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Judge School at Cambridge University. Before this he worked with the Technology Foresight Practice at Imperial College London.
Richard married an Australian in Greece in 1999 and has been back to Greece at least once a year ever since.
PANEL DISCUSSION
"How Important is Upskilling and Reskilling during and after Covid-19?"
SCHEDULE
Welcome from Found.ation
Neofytos Kolokotronis | Innovation Specialist @Found.ation
Welcome & Presentation from EIT Digital
EIT Digital: Europe's Deep Tech Venture Builder
Dr Diva Tommei | Director for Italy @EIT Digital
How Technology and Data transforms the Real estate industry
Antonis Markopoulos | Co-Founder & CEO @Prosperty
Probable, Possible and Preferred Futures
Richard Watson | Futurist-in-Residence @University of Cambridge
Presentation of Found.ation & EIT Digital Annual Ecosystem reports
For the 4th consecutive year, Found.ation and EIT Digital are mapping the landscape of entrepreneurship and digital transformation in Greece. "Digital Transformation in Greece 2020-2021" presents the latest trends, views and best practices of the Greek business world, in a very challenging year. "Startups in Greece 2020-2021" in partnership with Velocity.Partners, is an one-of-a-kind report for the most interesting startups of the country and the investment opportunities available.
Filippos Zakopoulos | Managing Partner @Found.ation
Panel Discussion
How Important is Upskilling & Re-skilling during and after the Covid-19?
A fruitful discussion with Eleftheria Kanaki, HR Business Partner at L'Oreal Hellas & George Moschetas, Business Manager by the CEO at Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan/Betano) on the future of work, opportunities and workplace challenges.
Taratsides Christos | Innovation Lead & Business Development @Found.ation
Closing
Neofytos Kolokotronis | Innovation Specialist @Found.ation
ORGANIZED BY
Found.ation is a leading technology and innovation enabling platform in SE Europe, acting as a startup hub, a digital transformation accelerator for corporations and a tech education hive. Originally established in 2011 Found.ation has since developed to a fully-fledged consultant for the evolving business world.
EIT Digital is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation driving Europe’s digital transformation. Its way of working embodies the future of innovation through a pan-European ecosystem of over 200 top European corporations, SMEs, startups, universities and research institutes.
