MATCHMAKING FOR EU-UKRAINE TECH CLUSTERS: DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
12:30–13:00 Registration of participants
13:00–13:10 Welcome speech
Nadiia Pshenychna, Project Coordinator at EU4Business: SME Recovery, Competitiveness and Internationalisation, GIZ
Yurii Ohonovskyi, Deputy CEO at Lviv IT Cluster
13:10–13:25 Key Indicators of Ukrainian Tech Industry: Adaptability and Resilience Amidst War
Yaryna Voznyak, Research Lead at Lviv IT Cluster
13:25–13:55 Manage the Chaos While Still Having a Plan
Florian Andrews, Expert on Sustainability and Cluster Management at SCI – Sustainable & Circular Initiatives GmbH
13:55–14:45 Practical Aspects of Implementing Organizational Strategy and Vectors of International Cooperation (Panel Discussion)
– Florian Andrews, Expert on Sustainability and Cluster Management at SCI – Sustainable & Circular Initiatives GmbH
– Aiga Irmeja, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director at Latvian IT Cluster
– Nataliya Martynyuk, Project manager at the Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg e.V. (ARIC)
– Majo Porvaznik, Board member of the SAPIE (Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy) & Member of the Innovation Council to the Government of Slovakia
– Yaryna Voznyak, Research Lead at Lviv IT Cluster
– Dariia Nyshporska, CEO at Vinnytsia IT Association
– Maksym Bastion, Head of Board at Odesa IT Family
Moderator:Khrystyna Kulyk, Honorary Vice-Consul of Austria in Lviv
14:45–15:00 Q&A Session
Moderator:Yaryna Voznyak, Research Lead at Lviv IT Cluster
15:00–15:15 Signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) Between Ukrainian and EU Tech Clusters
15:15-15:25 Euroregion of Carpathia: Cross-border Collaboration and Opportunities for Innovation
Arnaud Lumet, Ambassador of Tech Ukraine at Luxembourg, Expert at USF, Startup Mentor at IT Arena
15:25–16:00 Networking
The event is organized by the Lviv IT Cluster within the international cooperation programme “EU4Business: SME Recovery, Competitiveness and Internationalisation” is co-financed by the European Union and the German Government and is implemented by the German federal company “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH”. The programme aims to support Ukraine’s economic resilience, recovery and growth, create better conditions for the development of Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as support innovation and exports.
EU4Business is an umbrella initiative that includes all EU support to small and medium-sized businesses in the Eastern Partnership countries. Read more: www.eu4business.org.ua
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