Measuring digital innovation capabilities and impact for SMEs
Speaker: Dr. Martin Ruppert, Managing Director at IMP³rove – European Innovation Management Academy, Germany.
2017
How to strengthen your SME: assessing business performances to improve its competitiveness
Speaker: Dr. Nadine Levratto, Research Professor at the French National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) & President of the Observatory on Practices of Entrepreneurs and Enterprises (OPEE), France.
The circular economy as a new way of thinking
Speaker: Mr. Ken Webster, Head of Innovation at the Ellen McArthur Foundation.
Challenges in financing start-ups and potential solutions
Speaker: Mr. Jean-Louis Leloir, Special Adviser to the Board of Directors at the European Association of Guarantee Institutions, Belgium
A turbulent time for trade
Speaker: Dr. Douglas Lippoldt, Senior Trade Economist at HSBC Global Research, United Kingdom
Storytelling in the Digital Age
Speaker: Ms. Tara Hadler, Project Manager of Collaborative Processes at the Network for Business Sustainability – NBS, Canada
Promoting Entrepreneurship: UNCTAD’s Policy Approach to Support Sustainable Business Growth
Speaker: Mrs. Fiorina Mugione, Chief, Entrepreneurship Section – Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade And Development – UNCTAD, Switzerland
Design Thinking applied to Education and Training
Speaker: Dr. Katja Tschimmel, Partner and Consultant, MINDSHAKE, Portugal
Geo-economic changes and emergent players in maritime economy and logistics: impact on SMEs strategies
Speaker: Mr. Massimo Deandreis, General Manager at SRM – Economic Research Center related with Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group & President of the Italian Society of Business Economists – GEI, Italy
