Big Data Value PPP networking sessions, Big Data Entrepreneurship
CONCEPT
The session will be an interactive panel discussion bringing together different stakeholders and point of views on how to advance the take up of Big Data entrepreneurship and facilitate “small” players’ business growth in Big Data in Europe. The only session during the event with a special focus on “small” players: startups and SMEs in Big Data entrepreneurship.
TOPIC
The session will discuss stakeholders’ roles and needs, optimal way to connect “small” players and investors, active involvement of corporates data providers, support services for “small” players, engagement of other stakeholders, and other relevant questions.
OUTCOME
The session will result in the identification of “missing” points in and the strategy of next operational steps to successful entrepreneurship environment and investment landscape in Big Data in Europe, encouragement for things already going well and positive elements to be strengthened.
MODERATOR
Christine Balch (TNO Industry, EU Program Manager) (presentation)
PANELLISTS
1. Intermediaries (incubators) providing support to “small” players in Big Data
- Elena Simperl (Data Pitch, Coordinator) (presentation)
- Miguel García González (European Data Incubator, Partner)
- Irene Lopez de Vallejo (Machine Learning Garage, Director for Collaborative Research – Digital Catapult)
2.“Small” players: startups and SMEs pitching their successful use cases in Big Data
- Anys Boukli (Digital Partners, Founder and CEO)
- Fabrice Tocco (Dawex, Co-founder)
- Dimitros Petalios (Draxis, Project Manager)
- Konstantinos Chatzikokolakis (MarineTraffic, Senior Researcher)
- Anca Liana Costea (Terrasigna, Policies, Strategies and International Cooperation Manager)
- Andrejs Vasiljevs (Tilde, Co-founder and CEO)
3.Investors interested in Big Data entrepreneurship
- Audra Shallal (European Business Angels Network, Board Member)
- Tony Fish (Fab Lab London, Co-founder)
4.Corporates engaging with “small” players in Big Data
- Sebastien Gibier (SAP France, Head of Startups)
- Monica Franceschini (Engineering, Solution Architecture Manager)
ORGANISERS
- BDVA SME group & BDVe SME task
- Tatjana Gornostaja (Tilde)
- Susanne Kuehrer (EIT Digital)
- Bas Kotterink (TNO)
- Tonny Velin (Answare)
- Antonio Alfaro (Answare)
- Victoria Moreno (Answare)
