Smart Attica EDIH at the “Innovation in Crete and the institutions that support it 3.0” conference

Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub participated in the conference Innovation in Crete and the institutions that support it 3.0, that was held live on Friday 17 February at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The conference mapped out innovation in Crete through 14 panels, 101 speakers and 9 workshops, along with the participation of 45 stakeholders and organisations in the workshops and the discussions.

Agis Georgiou, Technology Services specialist at ahedd, participated in the discussion about Digital Innovation Hubs, along with representatives of the fellow greek EDIHs: Giannis Giannarakis, GR digiGOV-innoHUB, Dimitrios Plexousakis, smartHEALTH, Maria Michalopoulou, DigiAgriFood Central & North Greece. The discussion was on Friday 17 February at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry and was moderated by Giorgos Karantonis, Metavallon.

The conference addressed some key questions about innovation in Crete, such as: How is innovation implemented in Crete today? Who can benefit? Which sectors of the economy are affected? Which organizations support the effort of teams and companies to innovate? What financial tools are there? What other forms of support are provided? In the aftermath of the pandemic what is the future outlook?

The conference was organised in the context of Smart Attica EDIH by NBG Business Seeds of the National Bank of Greece, the Region of Crete, the PRAXI Network, the Science & Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C), the Bizrupt Lab, the H2B HUB, the smartHEALTH European Digital Innovation Hub, 4locals, the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Archimedes – Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the University of Athens, the American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments, Endeavor Greece, Uni.Fund, Metavallon VC, Bayer Hellas and was supported by Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub.

View the program here.

More News


SUSTAIN launches its Open Calls for SMEs
AI Ecosystem Forum 2023 – AI-on-Demand platform & (E)DIHs
ahedd coordinates Smart Attica EDIH
ahedd at the 3rd DIH² Convention
ahedd at the “Boosting Widening Digital Innovation Hubs – BOWI” event
ahedd’s initiative “1000 Pioneers for AI in Greece” at the UNESCO’s IRCAI Top 100 AI projects
Smart Attica EDIH at the “Innovation in Northern Greece and the bodies that support it 4.0” conference
“AI powering your SME – Tools, Strategies & Opportunities” webinar co-organised by ahedd DIH
ahedd DIH is an “X2.0 Driving Deep Tech Growth” Impact Builder
ahedd at the 1st Demo Common Days