East Innovation 1st Annual Conference
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018 From 09:00 to 13:30
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kosice, Hlavná 1
AmCham Slovakia has actively been present in Eastern Slovakia for 15 years, empowering its members to grow in a sustainable and responsible way.
As we look forward, we envision the region and the whole of Slovakia as a destination for investments with higher added value, perceived by its citizens and investors as a place worth living and investing in. In the future, regional development will bring new challenges in innovation, flexibility of labor force, robotization and automated processes.
AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00 - Registration
9:00 – 9:10 - Opening and Welcome
- Ronald Blaško – Executive Director, AmCham Slovakia
9:10 – 9:30 - Keynote Discussion: THE NEXT 15
- Milan Majerský – President, Prešov Self-governing Region
- Rastislav Trnka – President, Košice Self-governing Region
9:30 – 9:45 - Opening Presentation: Why all big companies need to start innovating right now
- Peter Kolesár – CEO, Neulogy
9:45 – 10:00 - Presentation I.: Growth Capital Meets Innovations
- Daniel Gašpar - Managing Partner, Crowdberry
10:00 – 11:15 - Panel Discussion I.: SMART REGIONS: Sharing Best Practices between the Public & the Private
- Anton Marcinčin – Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Finance of SR; Former Government Plenipotentiary for the Support of the Least Developed Regions
- Peter Kolesár – CEO, Neulogy
- Michal Hladký – Director, Creative Industry Košice
- Peter Blaas – Director of Business Development, ANTIK Technology
- Martin Mudrák – Director of Košice Office, AmCham Slovakia (Moderator)
11:15 – 11:30 - Coffee Break
11:30 – 11:45 - Presentation II.: SARIO Innovation Services
- Oto Pisoň – Senior Consultant, SARIO
11:45– 13:00 - Panel Discussion II.: DRIVERS OF INNOVATION: Cultivating and keeping talent in Eastern Slovakia
- Gabriel Galgóci – Country General Manager, AT&T
- Daniel Giebel – Managing Director, T-Systems
- Branislav Kleskeň – CEO, Leaf
- Karla Silvia Beatrix Bereczová - Fresh Graduate, Networking Academy Games Award Winner, Private Secondary Technical School (SSOST) in Poprad
13:00 – 13:10 - Closing remarks
- Ronald Blaško – Executive Director, AmCham Slovakia
13:10 - Lunch + Networking
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