TECNALIA is taking part in the workshop called Deep Tech Ventures in Europe: When Gazelles Meet Dolphins
Asier Rufino, CEO of TECNALIA Ventures, TECNALIA’s deep tech venture builder, is taking part in the “Deep Tech Ventures in Europe: When Gazelles Meet Dolphins” workshop. TECNALIA Ventures gave the keynote speech, entitled “Bringing technologies from lab to market: a venture builder view on key success factors; barriers and potential to produce industrial impact”.
Technological excellence that exists in Europe in GDP
- This workshop aims to analyse the potential of deep tech entrepreneurship to transform the technological excellence that exists in Europe into GDP.
- Participants will show how the articulation of new value chains can foster diversification into higher value-added markets, integrating local suppliers and SMEs, as well as creating quality jobs and ensuring Europe’s strategic economic and social autonomy.
As well as Asier Rufino, the following speakers will take part in the conference:
- David González, Research Counsellor at the Spanish Permanent Representation
- Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for lnnovation, Spanish Ministry of Science and lnnovation
- Willy Borsus, Vicepresident of Wallonia, Minister of Economy, Research, lnnovation, Digital, Agriculture, Urbanism and Competence Centres
- Joanna Drak, Deputy Director-General: lmplementation, lmpact & Sustainable lnvestment Strategies - Directorate-General Research & lnnovation
- Raúl Verdú, PLD Space Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer
- Andrés G. lnotai, Head of Unit, lnnovation Policy and Access to Finance, DG Research&lnnovation
- Javier Ulecia, Managing Director and Founder, Bullnet
- Oihana Basilio, Researcher involved in the deep tech report elaborated by Fundación del Pino and MIT
- Lisa Ericsson, Head of KTH lnnovation
- Diego Díaz Pilas, Global Head of Ventures & Technology, lberdrola