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Tech Transfer: Innovation in Action | Webinar 3

The third of the four Tech Transfer Webinars

Dates

Prices

Free Admission

Location

Online

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Wednesday
Time
17:00 – 18:30
Venue
Online
Day
Thursday
Time
10:00 – 12:35
Venue
Online

Information

Participation

Participation is free following online registration.

1st day: To participate, please register online.

2nd day: To participate, please register online.

The Onassis Foundation and uni.fund organize a series of webinars for the support of Technology Transfer at Greek Universities and Research Centers. The webinars are co-organized by the Institute for Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation (IPR-I) of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO), the Athens Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) of the Athens University of Economics and Business, and the Hellenic Industrial Property Academy (HIPA).

Tech Transfer in context: How can an IP portfolio contribute to development and resilience

The third Tech Transfer webinar is organized in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), as part of WIPO’s Regional Webinars. The webinar, “Tech Transfer in context: How can an IP portfolio contribute to development and resilience,” explores the legal framework in Greece regarding Tech Transfer, and how can an IP portfolio help companies during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tech Transfer’s third webinar is comprised of two digital sessions, on 21.04.21 and 22.04.21. Both sessions highlight the importance of developing IP assets for increasing developmental prospects, as well as allowing resilience for SMEs underlining IPs tactical and strategic dimensions.

On the first day, Wednesday, April 21st (17:00 – 18:30), the webinar “Spin-off companies’ formation: Legal framework and implementation” aims to introduce the existing framework for Spin-off’s formed at Greek Universities and Research Centers, and the changes that are to be brought by the forthcoming Ministry of Development and Investments’ law regarding Spin-off’s.

The event will be at large focused on a Q&A session with the guest speakers, Mr. Michalis Dritsas, Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Minister of Development and Investments, Mr. Dimas, and Mrs. Faye Orfanou, Member of the Sectorial Scientific Council of Tech Transfer & IP, National Council for Research, Technology & Innovation. Starting of today, and until the webinar's opening, you could address your questions by filling up this form.

On the second day, Thursday, April 22nd (10:00 – 12:35), the Regional Webinar of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), “SMEs, IP and resilience against the Covid-19 pandemic,” explores how SMEs with strong Intellectual Property Assets have coped and succeeded during the Covid pandemic.

The event is made possible under the auspices of the Scientific Board of the Domain of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property at the National Council for Research, Technology & Innovation, and is co-organized by the Athens Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin), Athens University of Economics and Business, the Institute for Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation (IPR-I), European Public Law Organization (EPLO), and the Hellenic Industrial Property Academy (HIPA).
Program | 1st Day

Spin-off companies’ formation: Legal framework and implementation

17:00-17:20 | The forthcoming Greek law on Spin-off companies

Mr. Michalis Dritsas, Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Minister of Development and Investments – Research, Technology & Innovation

Mrs Faye Orfanou, Tech Transfer Facilitator/Special Legal Advisor, NCSR Demokritos

17:20-18:30 | Discussion and Q&A Session

Indicative questions to be addressed:

  • Defining Spin-off; Start-up or Spin-off?
  • How can a Faculty Member establish a Spin-off?
  • How is the University/Research Center involved?
  • Equity or Royalties?

Webinar working language: Greek

Pose your own questions to the speakers
Program | 2nd Day

SMEs, IP and resilience against the Covid-19 pandemic

10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome addresses

Mr. Anthony S. Papadimitriou, President, Onassis Foundation, Athens

Mr. Hasan Kleib, Deputy Director General, Regional and National Development Sector, WIPO, Geneva

Prof. Spyridon Flogaitis, Director, European Public Law Organization (EPLO), Athens

Ms. Katerina Pramatari, Partner, Uni.Fund, Head of the Sectorial Scientific Council of Tech Transfer & IP, National Council for Research, Technology & Innovation

10:15 – 10.25 | Keynote remarks: How the pandemic has affected international IP filings

Speaker
Mr. Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, Department for Economics and Data Analytics, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO, Geneva

10:25 – 11:25 | SME’s experiences

Moderator
Mr. Víctor Vázquez López, Head, Section for the Coordination of Developed Countries, Division for Transition and Developed Countries, Regional and National Development Sector, WIPO, Geneva

Panelists
Mr. Álvaro Muñoz Guillén, bookshop owner, “La puerta de Tannhäuser,” Plasencia, Spain, TodosTusLibros, a service for bibliographic consultation, interaction with the public, cultural dissemination and trade in the book sector
Mr. Juan Pablo Nebrera, Founder, Brooklyn Fitboxing, Spain, a sports center format specialized in a series of training methods derived from boxing and other martial arts, combining them with a technological integration of hardware and software
Ms. Daphne Tsevreni, Co-Founder & CFO, Clio Muse Tours, Greece, a SaaS platform to create and distribute digital self-guided tours for attractions, city tours & roadtrips
Mr. Athanase Kollias, Founder & CEO, ΚΙΝVENT, France, connected solutions for sports and rehabilitation professionals for functional assessment of strength, balance and motion and patient motivation
Mr. Argyris Argyrou, SVP, Data & AI at Orfium, music rights management and monetization solutions, providing value to the cultural sector

11:25 – 12:25 | Consequences of Covid-19 on start-ups and SMEs

Moderator
Mr. Prodromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital and Innovation, Onassis Group, Athens

Speakers
Mr. Martin Senftleben, Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Director, Institute for Information Law (IViR), Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mr. Alexander Cuntz, Senior Economist, Creative Economy Section, Department for Economics and Data Analytics, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO, Geneva
Ms. Silvija Trpkovska, Counsellor, IP for Business Division, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO, Geneva

12:25 – 12:35 | Wrap-up and Closing

Speakers
Mr. Guy Pessach, Director, IP for Business Division, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO, Geneva
Mr. Prodromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital and Innovation, Onassis Group, Athens

Webinar working language: In English with simultaneous interpretation in Greek

Credits

  • Initiative

    Onassis Foundation & Uni.Fund

  • Program Management

    Katerina Pramatari (Uni.Fund, Partner), Prodromos Tsiavos (Onassis Foundation, Head of Digital and Innovation), Ana Gobechia (WIPO), Alessia Fiumi (Director, Events and Conference-EPLO)

  • Production Management

    Lila Despotidou (Uni.Fund, Associate), Ioanna Margariti (Onassis Stegi, Digital Programs Executive), Tufshoo Narmandakh (WIPO), Lena Skoufou (IPR-I Programs Coordinator-EPLO)

  • Webinar platform coordination

    Heracles Papatheodorou (Onassis Stegi, Digital & Innovation Coordinator)

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