EU WEEK OF REGIONS 23

23 October 2023 | conference

Entrepreneurial and social innovation skills driving inclusion and tackling the innovation divide

The SIRENE project, along with NET4Age-Friendly and the SHAFE Foundation, co-organised this participatory lab in the European Week of Regions 2023 to discuss perspectives on ways to boost innovation and development that leave no one behind, along with UNITEE, Eurochambres and Friends of Europe. 

Together with innovators, researchers, civil society and business practitioners, participants brainstormed and discussedsolutions that contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive and just future. 

The event took place in Brussels, Belgium on the 11th October 2023, from 11:30 - 13:00 CET

All info available in https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/2023/sessions/4450

AGENDA

Welcoming remarks - Adem Kumcu, UNITEE’s President 

Moderator: Charalampos Vassiliou, GRNET and Greek Government advisor

Speakers

  1. Greta Bilanzola, Senior Project Officer, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, Eurochambres
  2. Carina Dantas, CEO, SHINE 2Europe, SIRENE, NET4Age-Friendly
  3. Laurent Hublet, Managing Director, BeCentral and EYL40
  4. Alina Lupu, Policy Officer, European Commission
  5. Willeke van Staalduinen, CEO, AFEdemy 

Table moderators:  

Table 1: Francisco Melero (CETEM)

Table 2: Natália Machado (SHINE 2Europe)

Table 3: Thomas Van Vynckt (Friends of Europe) 

Table 4: Adem Kumcu / Vanessa Cotterell (UNITEE)

Table 5: Xavier Mirel (Eurochambres)