Shape the Future of Ukrainian Innovation – Directly from Your Screen!
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 Format: Online | Duration: 2 – 2.5 hours This is a highly interactive, hands-on session!
Are you passionate about fueling Ukraine’s entrepreneurial fire? Whether you’re an ecosystem builder, part of an incubator or accelerator, a BSO, development agency, innovation intermediary, or a dynamic startup, this workshop is designed for you.
Join us for a transformative online experience dedicated to identifying crucial service gaps and co-creating powerful solutions to supercharge Ukraine’s innovation ecosystem.
Lead the Change with Expert Guidance
This session will be expertly facilitated by Odysseas Spyroglou, a leading European innovation policy expert and ecosystem strategist. Renowned for his practical and hands-on approach, Odysseas has a proven track record of empowering regional innovation ecosystems across Europe. He specializes in entrepreneurial discovery, value mapping, and capacity building for innovation intermediaries, blending policy insight with actionable design methods for impactful results.
🎯 Workshop Focus: What You’ll Achieve
This isn’t just another webinar. It’s your chance to actively contribute and gain:
- Identify Critical Needs: Collaboratively explore and define the innovation support services currently missing in Ukraine.
- Co-Design Solutions: Work in small, dynamic groups using practical frameworks (like value mapping) and digital tools (Mural) to architect new, effective service models.
- Unlock European Funding: Learn how to access vital EU instruments and funding opportunities (Horizon Europe, EIT & RIS) designed to strengthen innovation support structures, scale your impact, and enable cross-border collaboration.
- Actionable Insights & Recommendations: Generate practical recommendations for intermediaries and policymakers, grounded in real needs and shared experiences.
- Valuable Connections: Network with peers and experts at the forefront of innovation policy and practice.
Beyond mapping service gaps and co-designing actionable solutions, this session places a strong emphasis on exploring existing European funding opportunities. Tailored for ecosystem builders, business support organizations, and innovation intermediaries, you’ll gain crucial, practical insights into how these EU mechanisms can be leveraged to significantly strengthen local ecosystems and foster impactful cross-border collaboration.
Why Attend? This is Your Opportunity To:
- Influence future service delivery in Ukraine’s innovation landscape.
- Discover new tools, frameworks, and funding avenues.
- Connect with leading experts and fellow ecosystem champions.
- Co-create tangible solutions to real-world challenges.
Distinguished Speakers Sharing Key Insights:
- Prof. Marcos Antonio Nogieira (President, Congress of European Emerging Regions – CoEER): Presenting “Europe as One Power: Funding Ecosystem Builders for a Stronger, United Innovation Space”.
- Igor Taranov (Head of Department, Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine): Highlighting funding opportunities and Horizon Europe’s role in closing innovation gaps.
- Ihor Markevych (National Contact Point for EIT and Regional Innovation Scheme – RIS): Exploring how Ukrainian ecosystem builders can leverage EIT programs.
🗓️ Workshop Agenda:
- 10:30 – 10:40: Opening & Welcome (Nataly Veremeeva, TechUkraine)
- Introduction to the EXCELLENT project and workshop objectives.
- 10:40 – 10:50: Keynote: Europe as One Power (Prof. Marcos Antonio Nogieira)
- Strategic vision for regional innovation actors to strengthen Europe’s innovation space.
- 10:50 – 11:00: Horizon Europe Insights (Igor Taranov)
- Funding opportunities for ecosystem builders.
- 11:00 – 11:10: EIT & RIS Opportunities (Ihor Markevych)
- Leveraging EIT programs and connecting with European innovation networks.
- 11:10 – 11:50: Interactive Co-Design Session (Facilitated by IDI)
- Breakout groups map gaps and co-design solutions using the value mapping framework.
- 11:40 – 12:30: Solution Validation & Wrap-Up (Facilitated by IDI)
- Group presentations and joint discussion to validate ideas and shape collective recommendations.
✅ Expected Outcomes:
- A consolidated list of missing innovation support services.
- Co-created service models to address identified gaps.
- Practical recommendations for innovation intermediaries and policymakers.
- Insights into needed policy or funding interventions.
🛠 Methodology & Tools You’ll Use:
- Mural for digital collaboration
- Small breakout groups (4–5 participants) for focused work
- Value mapping framework for structured ideation
- Plenary presentations and facilitated open discussions for shared learning
Don’t miss this chance to be a catalyst for change in Ukraine’s innovation ecosystem.
Ready to make an impact?
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