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Mission to Israel with the participation of representatives of nine (9) innovative Greek new companies, which are active in dynamically developing sectors, is carried out by egg – enter • grow • go, in the context of this year’s “egg” extroversion program to strengthen young entrepreneurship.
The mission started on Friday, May 27, 2022, will last until Thursday, June 2, 2022, and is the third (3rd) consecutive business mission of extroversion in 2022, as significant actions of egg have already preceded, in Dubai and Barcelona.
Agreement with the Entrepreneurship Forum Israel
The visit to Israel, one of the strongest innovation ecosystems in the world, is in agreement with the Entrepreneurship Forum Israel (EFI). Eurobank is represented by the General Manager of Marketing & Corporate Communication of the Eurobank Group and Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of “egg”, Mr. Michalis Vlastarakis, and the Director of egg, Ms. Roula Bakhtalia, accompanying the representatives of the companies.
The nine participating egg companies operate in the following sectors:
Health Sciences (Aisthesis Medical, DNA Sequence, Metabio, StArtBio, Theta Biomarkers)
Industry 4.0 (PCN Materials, Vertliner)
Agricultural Technology (Agritrack)
Digital Tourism (keeano)
Emphasis on entrepreneurship
The Ambassador of Greece to Israel, Mr. Kyriakos Loukakis, was present underscoring that the Embassy of Greece in Israel actively supports every effort of extroversion of Greek entrepreneurship, focusing on innovation, with Israel at the forefront.
The Director General of Marketing and Corporate Communication of the Eurobank Group, Mr. Michalis Vlastarakis, noted how Eurobank will continue to stand by talented, scientists and entrepreneurs, further intensifying its efforts, at a time of strong challenges for the global economy.
Meetings at the forefront of innovation
As part of the mission, Eurobank executives and startup representatives will have a series of meetings with senior executives of the innovation ecosystem, as well as technology groups operating in Israel, while mentoring circles have been planned for the representatives of the participating startups with investors, through EFI business contacts.
In the framework of the “egg” extroversion program, in the last six (6) years, a total of 13 missions have been undertaken to large foreign start-up ecosystems in Europe, the USA, Canada and the Middle East, giving the opportunity to more than 70 new Greek companies, hosted in “egg”, to network abroad. It is worth noting that even during the pandemic, despite the restrictions on movement, “egg” developed a series of initiatives, continuing to support in every way the extroversion of the Greek startup ecosystem.
The “egg”, designed and implemented by Eurobank, in collaboration with Corallia of the EC. Athena, since 2013, to support innovative entrepreneurship in Greece, supports multidimensional participants seeking funding, extroversion and business networking, while contributing to the effective interconnection of the academic, business and investment community in the country.
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