Opportunity from Crisis - Launching Your Innovative Idea in a Post-Pandemic World (Virtual Forum)
Opportunity from Crisis: Launching Your Innovative Idea in a Post-Pandemic World is a two-day virtual forum on Zoom and Facebook Live featuring an amazing, diverse lineup of expert speakers from Cyprus and around the world who will discuss topics to help inspire a new generation of young, post-crisis entrepreneurs in Cyprus.
A crisis unveils new needs, new pain points, and intensifies existing problems, leading to new opportunities for young entrepreneurs, particularly university students, to position themselves at the forefront of an era of crisis-driven innovation. The pandemic slow-down, the birth or sudden surge of specific industries, and the prospective “ushering in” of a more prosperous post-pandemic decade creates the ideal conditions for young entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their innovative ideas into a reality. As history shows, many new, innovative companies that we know of today were born in a time of crisis.
For more information visit: https://cyprusinno.com/virtual-forum-2021/
Day 1: Wednesday May 26 at 10:00 EEST - 13:00 EEST
Day 2: Thursday May 27 at 10:00 EEST - 13:00 EEST
Detailed Agenda:
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
10:00 - 10:15 - Welcome and Overview
Session 1 - Discovering New Startup Opportunities in a Crisis
Overview: Creating ideas that solve problems and where to begin!
10:15 - 10:30 - Demetris Hadjisofocli, Managing Director of the Center for Social Innovation
10:30 - 10:45 - Natasa Christou, Co-Founder of Gardens of the Future
10:45 - 11:00 - Session 1 Q&A
11:00 - 11:05 - Coffee Break / Poll / Stretching
Session 2 - Launching a Business from University
Overview: You have a great idea and are ready to launch, now what? Hear it from those who have done it before!
11:05 - 11:20 - George Vou, Co-Founder & CEO of The Mighty Kitchen
11:20 - 11:35 - Dimag Ozgum, Founder & CEO of Vacation Wolf
11:35 - 11:50 - Session 2 Q&A
11:50 - 11:55 - Coffee Break / Poll / Stretching
Session 3 - How to Attract Investment/Fundraise
Overview: What you need to consider before raising funds, the different types of ways you can fundraise, and other considerations when it comes to startup capital.
11:55 - 12:10 - Tunya Irkad, Analyst at Galata Business Angels
12:10 - 12:25 - Monica Ioannidou Polemitis, CEO of MAP Innovation
12:25 - 12:40 - Session 3 Q&A
12:40 - 13:00 - Day 1 Closing and Final Thoughts
DAY 2 - THURSDAY, MAY 27
10:00 - 10:15 - Welcome Back, Recap Day #1, and Overview of Day #2
Session 1 - Building Locally, Scaling Globally
Overview: Considerations for how to build a product/service and/or team locally and scale it globally to other countries/regions.
10:15 - 10:30 - Muhit Ince, Owner & Founder of HMI Glocals Trading Limited
10:30 - 10:45 - Aysem Zorlu, Founder of Loacal
10:45 - 11:00 - Session 1 Q&A
11:00 - 11:05 - Coffee Break / Poll / Stretching
Session 2 - Digital Marketing in the New Virtual World
Overview: Tips, tricks, how-tos, and what not to do, things to consider when marketing online.
11:05 - 11:20 - Maria Papadouri, Digital Content & Social Media Trainer
11:20 - 12:00 - Fireside chat with Panis Pieri, Digital Marketing Specialist
Session 3 - Women in Entrepreneurship
Overview: What’s the reality in Cyprus? Identifying the main challenges and opportunities women face when they choose an entrepreneurial path in Cyprus.
12:00 - 12:30 - Panayiota Polykarpou, Co-Founder of Be an Ally Foundation and Thkio Logia
12:30 - 12:45 - Session 3 Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 - Closing and Final Thoughts
*The event will take place on Zoom and also be streamed through Facebook Live on the CyprusInno Facebook account.
**This virtual forum is organized by CyprusInno and supported by the U.S. Embassy Cyprus.