Tech Transfer: Innovation in Action | Webinar 3

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

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