Session 1 – Funding opportunities for BSOs and entrepreneurs

Whether you are an organization, an entrepreneur or just someone curious, join us and discover first-hand where and how to access capital and funding.

• • •  2021-2024 Programming Period: An X-Ray of upcoming opportunities
    •  EU projects as a source of funding for entrepreneurs
    •  Inside The Mind Of An Investor: Mediterranean focus

Session 2 – Pitch event #MadeInTheMediterranean

The Mediterranean Innovation Hub will host 11 early-stage business ideas and 11 well-established start-ups. Are you excited to discover these ideas #MadeInTheMediterranean?

Why attend?

• More than 10 countries represented: Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia & USA.
• 22 ideas
• 3-minute per idea
• Contact booklet: investors <> pitchers
• Share knowledge and get inspired
• Targeted event
• Find partners and investment opportunities
• Discover pre-selected projects, funded by the EU

Speakers

• Akhlad Alabhar | Founder & CEO, EGROBOTS, Egypt
• Mohamed Hamad | Co-Founder, OZ-TECH, Egypt
• Mohamed ElDemerdash | CEO, KNZ Sustainable Solution Ltd, Egyp
• Ahmed Mahmoud | Founder, General Labs, Egypt
• Dimitris Karadimas | CEO, TERRAPLUS, Greece
• Dimitros Tsakalidis | Founder & CEO, PREDICT, Greece
• Lucio Tambuzzo | Innovator, Circuito Castelli e Biorghi Medievali, Italy
• Antonio Puliafito | Scientific Director, Smartme.io, Italy
• Mario Bignolini | Co-founder & CEO, Northern Light S.r.l., Italy
• Rudaina Haddad | CEO & Founder, Bookagri, Jordan
• Georges Yousef | CEO, AgroCedrus, Lebanon
• Joëlle Chebli | Communication Manager, Cedarxneo, Lebanon
• Naji Abi Zeid | Director, Euro-Lebanese Centre for Industrial Modernization, Lebanon
• Aarón De Bernardis | CEO, NAX SOLUTIONS, Spain
• Álvaro Arrescurrenaga Sánchez | CEO, Voicit, Spain
• Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez | Chief Innovation Officer, Cultural Fit Solutions, Spain (Catalonia)
• Alejandro Roset Cardona | CEO, Re-pot Market, Spain (Catalonia)
• Rafa Castilla | CEO & Co-Founder, TribuApp, Spain (Catalonia)
• Sana Khouja | CEO & Founder, Zeena, Spain (Catalonia)
• Malek Harbaoui | Founder & CEO, EORA, Tunisia
• Makrem Ghidaoui | Founder & CEO, ATELIER HARIR, Tunisia

Session 3 – Digital platforms boosting the Mediterranean

These platforms are made to offer solutions to companies and entrepreneurs expanding their business at a regional level.

• E-Bazaar of Innovation: where innovators and investors connect in the Mediterranean.

– Target audience: Researchers, universities, investors & BSOs.

• Business Country Desk: Promoting the Euro-Mediterranean Business Ecosystem.

– Target audience: SMEs, start-ups, chambers of commerce, anyone working on exports and imports.

• Mediterranean Adventure Treasures: Discover your next destination in the Mediterranean.

– Target audience: Tour operators, local tourism enterprises, national tourism boards & general public.

• Organic Agriculture Assistance: Free consultancy services online & onsite

– Target audience: SMEs, farmers, operators, governates…

Other projects to be confirmed soon!

Session 4 – Speed-dating for Start-ups and Investors

Enhance and galvanize the different connections made during the day and generate tangible results.

Working Group

• Are you working on a concept note and are you looking for a consortium or a partner for the new programming period?
• Have you learned about an interesting opportunity or would you like to explore potential opportunities?

Speed dating

• Deepen the synergies built during the day and have fun meeting other interesting people.
• Connect with others in an organized manner with the support of a facilitator.

Extra: afterwork cocktail

18:00 – 19:00

Network and fun in a privileged location, Casa Llotja de Mar (Barcelona), an emblematic building from the 13th century, where economics, culture and architecture come together.

Co-organised in partnership with: