Moderators:

• • • • • Tetiana CHERNYTSKA, PhD in Economics, Professor of Department of International Economics, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman

        • Karina KUDRIAVTSEVA, Head of Growth at EIT Community RIS Hub Ukraine

Speakers:

• • • • • Mayte CARRACEDO
          Co-Founder & Chief Ecosystems and Impact Officer at FundingBox, and an esteemed EDIH international expert
          «Strengthening Ukrainian SMEs: EDIH as Engines of Digital Transformation and Economic Recovery»

        • Vladyslav KAVELIN
          Senior Advisor, Lviv office, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
          «Digital transformation of SMEs in Eastern partnership countries project and main achievements on establishment EDIH network in Ukraine»

        • Kirke MAAR
          Manager of AI & Robotics Estonia (AIRE EDIH) (Estonia)
          «Lessons learned from AI & Robotics Estonia EDIH (2022-2024)»

        • Tim FRANKEN
          Sr Business Developer Digital Technology / Project lead EDIH Digitalzh (Holland)
          «Navigating the SME Landscape: Strategies and Best Practices»

        • Aiga IRMEJA
          Chair of the board at Latvian IT Cluster/European Digital Innovation Hub (Latvia)
          «The Role of EDIH in National Digitalization Strategy Implementation – Latvia Case»

        • Jane KÄSER
          Senior Scientist, Team Leader Digital Economy, IAI - Institut für Angewandte Informatik / DInO (Germany)
          «Development of networking of European innovation hubs: The German experience»

        • Oleh SKYDAN
          Rector of Polissia National University (Zhytomyr)
          Oleksandr ROZHKOV
          Head of the DZZ laboratory. POLIDIH
          «Geoinformation systems and technologies in the economic restoration of territories»

        • Liudmyla BUKHANTSOVA
          PhD in technical sciences, associate professor of the department of technology and design of sewing products, leading specialist of the intellectual property and technology transfer department of the Khmelnytskyi National University. EDIH “Clothing Technology & Textile Hub” (CLOTEX-HUB). (Khmelnytskyi)
          «The role of CLOTEX-HUB in the strategy of economic revival of Ukraine»

        • Olga SHAPOVAL, Oleksiy TURUTA
          Eastern Ukraine EDIH - Public union «Kharkiv cluster of information technologies».

        • National Aerospace University named after M.E. Zhukovsky (Kharkiv)
          «Building the Ukrainian network of Digital Innovation Hubs: current challenges»

        • Denys ILNYTSKYY
          Executive director, WIN2EDIH consortium, Professor of Department of International Economics of KNEU (Kyiv)
          «Build Back Better: integration of Ukraine into the ecosystem of European Digital Innovation Hubs»