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The European recovery fund Next Generation EU, with a total of 1.8 billion euros, was the focus of most of the conferences and workshops during the first day of Transfiere.

Startup Europe Awards and Finnova have participated as jury of the Open Call for Deep Tech and Deep Science for Startups

Malaga, 15th April, 2021-. On Wednesday 14th April the tenth edition of Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation was inaugurated at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre. This is a professional and multi-sectoral forum held every year in Malaga whose main objectives are to promote innovation and competitiveness in the business sector, to encourage the transfer of knowledge between the scientific and business spheres, to serve as a meeting space to publicise new products and services and to generate business opportunities and B2B alliances.

Transfiere has presented a multidisciplinary programme that has brought together, on this first day, more than 200 leading voices from the national and international scene, more than 30 universities and more than 100 public and private entities through thematic panels and conferences divided into 5 different spaces: Science Room, Innovation Room, Technology Room, Open Innovation Area, Demo Center – TRL7, where participants were able to learn about opportunities for internationalisation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and industry 4.0, research and funding, among others.

During the first day of the Forum, different stands were observed in the exhibition area of public and private entities, such as: Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE), the city council of Malaga, The centre for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI), the Spanish National Research Centre (CSIC), ICEX Spain Export and Investment, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), the European Institute for Innovation and Technology in Health (EIT Health), Finnova Foundation, the International University of Andalusia (UNIA), the University of Malaga, the Algeciras Technological Campus Foundation, the University of Cordoba, the CPS Group, ACM services, AERTEC, PCT Cartuja, and Enisa, among many others.

At the inauguration of the event, which took place on Wednesday 14 April at 11:00 am, it was recalled that Transfiere is one of the first events to be held in person in Spain with all the health safety measures available to make the event a safe place. The organisers expressed their interest in making this year a year of innovation in science and technology.

Felipe Romera, president of the Transfiere Organising Committee and president of the Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE), alluded to the Spanish king, Felipe VI, in his capacity as honorary president of this tenth edition of the forum and stressed that « 10 years after the first edition of this forum, it has become the main science, technology and innovation meeting in southern Europe, with the aim of connecting research talent with the business ecosystem ». Romera thanked all the entities present for their presence and recalled that « vaccines serve as an example of the union between science and technology and their transfer allows the well-being of citizens ».

This was followed by the keynote lecture « Start-up Planet » by the expert in innovation and disruptive technologies, Juan Martínez Barea, who spoke about his vision of what is going to happen in the coming years and stated that « innovation will play an essential role in a world that will be much more technological ». He also recalled that « start-ups are going to build the world of the future and revolutionise dozens of sectors, from health to energy and agri-food« .

For his part, Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Malaga, alluded to the different challenges such as « health, environmental commitment, and digitalisation » and spoke of the opportunity provided by European funding. « Public-private collaboration is essential for all the challenges of the present and the future, and Transfiere Forum is a good and clear example of this, » stated de la Torre in his speech.

María Jesús Almazor, CEO Cyber&Cloud of Telefónica Tech, spoke of how « technology is increasingly changing and, therefore, we have to address digitalisation urgently ». José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, vice-president of the Transfiere Organising Committee and president of CRUE Universidades Españolas, stated that « it is not about transferring but sharing knowledge, between public and private organisations, companies and universities » and reminded that « Spain has to continue working to be a leading country in science and innovation ».

Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for Science and Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), referred to the Next Generation EU funds « which are being presented not only as a recovery plan, but also as a transformation plan ».  Pedro Duque, Minister of Science and Innovation, did not want to miss the event and did so in a non-presential way through a video in which he stated that « we are the tenth world power in scientific production and we are climbing fast in the innovation rankings » and recalled that in Transfiere all the public and private entities that depend on this ministry have presence and visibility.

Finally, Juan Manuel Moreno, President of the Andalusian Regional Government, closed the opening ceremony by stating that « the Andalusian government is trying to promote talent through knowledge to face an unparalleled crisis » and recalled that events such as Transfiere « are a valuable instrument for Andalusia, to build the great opportunities that are presented to us in terms of innovation ».

Startup Europe Awards was part of the jury of the Open Call for Deep Tech and Deep Science for Startups

Juanma Revuelta, director and founder of Startup Europe Awards (SEUA), an initiative of the European Commission implemented by Finnova since 2016, was part of the evaluation committee of the « Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups », coordinated by the Enterprise European Network (EEN), which was held on Wednesday 14 April in the afternoon and whose awards ceremony will take place one day later, on 15 April, in the Open Innovation Area from 10:45 to 11:30. In addition, the Finnova Foundation will award two acceleration tickets worth €5,000 to the most disruptive startups.

Thanks to this call, national and international start-ups with deep tech and deep science projects had the opportunity to increase their visibility to national and international investors who are experts in the sector. In this tenth edition of the Malaga meeting, the work of journalists and disseminators specialised in technological innovation in Spain was also rewarded, and for this reason, on 15 April, the awards of the 6th edition of the ‘Foro Transfiere’ Journalism Award for Supporting Scientific, Technological and Innovative Dissemination, worth €3,000, were presented.

Two innovative municipalities were also present at Transfiere: Vilamarxant (Valencia) and Coria del Rio (Andalusia). Together with the Finnova Foundation, they launched a few months ago the open innovation programmes Accelerathon: Rice Straw in Coria del Rio on the challenge of the circular economy in rice straw and Waste2Energy in Vilamarxant on the energy use of waste.

About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for the financing of innovation. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About FYCMA

FYCMA is a convention and trade fair centre located in the city of Malaga with an exhibition area of 19,500 m² spread over different buildings. It is currently one of the most active trade fair organisers in Southern Europe, being highly specialised in the conceptualisation and development of professional events linked to the field of innovation, digital transformation and knowledge generation.

For more information: www.fycma.com

About Transfiere

The main R+D+I meeting in Southern Europe for sharing scientific and technological knowledge, promoting innovation and connecting science and business. It is a key professional and multi-sectoral forum for knowledge transfer, improving competitiveness in the business sector and generating business and networking opportunities. Transfiere brings together every year in Malaga the main public and private agents relevant to the field of research and knowledge transfer.

For further information: https://transfiere.fycma.com/

The event will be held at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre (FYCMA)

Finnova Foundation will participate in the forum with a training workshop on European funds imparted by Juan Viesca, European Funds Director at the Foundation, who will talk about the available lines of financing for SMEs such as Next Generation EU

Juanma Revuelta, Director of Startup Europe Awards, una metodología de la DG CONNECT de la Comisión Europea será parte del Jurado de la Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups, coordinada por la Enterprise European Network (EEN)

Brussels, 12th April 2021- The tenth edition of Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, will take place on 14th and 15th April at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre. The main objectives of this professional and multi-sectoral forum, which is held every year in Malaga, are to promote innovation and competitiveness in the business sector, to encourage the transfer of knowledge between the scientific and business spheres, to serve as a meeting space to publicise new products and services and to generate business opportunities and B2B alliances.

At the pre-event press conference held on Friday 10th, Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of the city of Malaga, highlighted the fundamental role of the Transfiere Forum as an opportunity to promote public-private collaboration, as well as collaboration between all administrations: « The collaborative ecosystem of Transfiere 360 is a clear example », stated the Mayor of Malaga.

Felipe Romera, President of the Transfiere Organising Committee, emphasised the security measures due to COVID-19: « the main novelty this year is that the forum will be held in person, with all the necessary security, hygiene and health measures to make it a safe event« . Romera also indicated that this year’s forum will feature more than 75 activities, including thematic panels, conferences and workshops, with the participation of more than 200 experts. « It is a great opportunity for the reactivation of businesses, innovation and research » declared Romera.

Enrique Quesada, representing CRUE (Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities) pointed out the importance of the collaboration between CRUE and Transfiere as « it allows the research carried out by universities to reach companies ».

Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for Innovation at the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, highlighted the importance of this Forum for companies, SMEs, public administrations, startups, investors and technology centres to create synergies and various collaborations. She also stressed the importance of the European recovery fund Next Generation EU as it will define what the innovation and research programmes of the future will look like.

Finally, Rogelio Velasco, Minister of Economy of the Andalusian Regional Government highlighted the role of the Andalusian administration in public procurement of innovation, linked to knowledge transfer: « We have launched seventeen PPI projects », said Velasco during the press conference.

Finnova Foundation will participate as experts in European funding and Startups

Transfiere 2021 launches on Wednesday 14^th April its first Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups, coordinated by Enterprise European Network (EEN) and whose awards ceremony will take place on the 15th in the Open Innovation Area from 10:45 to 11:30. Thanks to this initiative, national and international startups with deep tech and science projects have the opportunity to increase their visibility to national and international investors who are experts in the sector. Juanma Revuelta, CEO and founder of Startup Europe Awards (SEUA), an initiative of the European Commission implemented by Finnova since 2016, will be part of the evaluation committee for this call.

On Thursday 15th April from 14h00 to 15h00, Juan Viesca, European Funds Director at the Finnova Foundation, will lead at the Open Innovation Area a training workshop on European funds and other lines of financing for SMEs. Viesca will talk about all the funding tools available, including the Next Generation EU financial instrument, the largest economic and social recovery plan to date, with a total of 1.8 trillion euros, aimed at rebuilding a post-COVID-19 Europe: « a greener, more digital and resilient Europe ».

You can register for the workshop here.

Revuelta, CEO of Finnova and founding director of SEUA, affirms that « governments need to modernise their public policies and be aware of the amount of resources at their disposal ». In addition, the foundation has extensive experience in developing and collaborating on projects in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal in order to contribute to the promotion of innovation, technological and entrepreneurial progress in a sustainable way.

Transfiere, the first face-to-face event of 2021 celebrated at FYCMA under a rigorous protocol of security measures in order to provide a safe and secure space, presents a programme of thematic panels and conferences divided into 5 different spaces: Science Room, Innovation Room, Technology Room, Open Innovation Area, Demo Center – TRL7, where participants will be able to learn about opportunities for internationalisation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and industry 4.0, public procurement of innovation, research, among others.

Besides, as every year, Transfiere has a guest country, a world reference in R+D+I, which actively participates in the main areas of the Forum. In this edition the guest will be Canada, recognised as one of the most innovative and competitive economies in the world.

Also, in this tenth edition of the Forum, the awards of the VI edition of the Journalism Award ‘Foro Transfiere’ in Support of Scientific, Technological and Innovative Dissemination, worth €3,000, will be presented. The aim of the award is recognising the work of journalists and disseminators of press, radio, television and digital media specialised in technological innovation.

Not yet registered for the Transfiere Forum? Do it here.

About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for the financing of innovation. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About FYCMA

FYCMA is a convention and trade fair centre located in the city of Malaga with an exhibition area of 19,500 m² spread over different buildings. It is currently one of the most active trade fair organisers in Southern Europe, being highly specialised in the conceptualisation and development of professional events linked to the field of innovation, digital transformation and knowledge generation.

For more information: www.fycma.com

About Transfiere

The main R+D+I meeting in Southern Europe for sharing scientific and technological knowledge, promoting innovation and connecting science and business. It is a key professional and multi-sectoral forum for knowledge transfer, improving competitiveness in the business sector and generating business and networking opportunities. Transfiere brings together every year in Malaga the main public and private agents relevant to the field of research and knowledge transfer.

For further information: https://transfiere.fycma.com/

 The event will be held at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre (FYCMA)

There will be speeches, networking, training workshops and different challenges focused on science, technology and innovation in business

The Finnova Foundation will participate in the forum with a training workshop on European funds and other lines of financing for SMEs

Startup Europe Awards will be part of the Jury of the Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups, coordinated by the Enterprise European Network (EEN)

Brussels, 30th March 2021-. The tenth edition of Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, will take place on 14th and 15th April at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre.

The main objectives of this professional and multi-sectoral forum, which is held every year in Malaga, are to promote innovation and competitiveness in the business sector, to encourage the transfer of knowledge between the scientific and business spheres, to serve as a meeting space to publicise new products and services and to generate business opportunities and B2B alliances.

Transfiere, the first face-to-face event of 2021 celebrated at FYCMA under a rigorous protocol of security measures in order to provide a safe and secure space, presents a programme of thematic panels and conferences divided into 5 different spaces: Science Room, Innovation Room, Technology Room, Open Innovation Area, Demo Center – TRL7, where participants will be able to learn about opportunities for internationalisation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and industry 4.0, public procurement of innovation, research, among others.

Besides, Transfiere 2021 launches its first Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups, coordinated by Enterprise European Network (EEN). In this initiative, of which Startup Europe Awards is part of the evaluation committee, national and international startups with deep tech and science projects have the opportunity to increase their visibility to national and international investors who are experts in the sector.

One of the characteristics of Transfiere is that each year it has a guest country, a world reference in R+D+I, which actively participates in the main areas of the Forum. In this edition the guest will be Canada, recognised as one of the most innovative and competitive economies in the world.

Juan Viesca, director of European funds of the Finnova Foundation, will be in charge of the workshop “European Next Generation EU fund”, conceived to promote economic recovery in the European Union and to help repair the economic and social damage caused by the pandemic. Next Generation is already the largest economic stimulus package in the European Union with a total of 1.8 billion euros that will help rebuild post-COVID-19 Europe: a greener, more digital and resilient Europe. « This is a budget prepared not only for current realities, but also for future uncertainties, » says Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Finnova Foundation.

Also, in this tenth edition of the Forum, the awards of the VI edition of the Journalism Award ‘Foro Transfiere’ in Support of Scientific, Technological and Innovative Dissemination will be presented. The aim of the award is recognising the work of journalists and disseminators of press, radio, television and digital media specialised in technological innovation developed in Spain and its convergence at international level. A single prize will be awarded in each category – written or audiovisual works – worth €3,000.

Not yet registered for the Transfiere Forum? Do it here

About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for the financing of innovation. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About FYCMA

FYCMA is a convention and trade fair centre located in the city of Malaga with an exhibition area of 19,500 m² spread over different buildings. It is currently one of the most active trade fair organisers in Southern Europe, being highly specialised in the conceptualisation and development of professional events linked to the field of innovation, digital transformation and knowledge generation.

For more information: www.fycma.com

About Transfiere

The main R+D+I meeting in Southern Europe for sharing scientific and technological knowledge, promoting innovation and connecting science and business. It is a key professional and multi-sectoral forum for knowledge transfer, improving competitiveness in the business sector and generating business and networking opportunities. Transfiere brings together every year in Malaga the main public and private agents relevant to the field of research and knowledge transfer.

For further information: https://transfiere.fycma.com/

The aim of this series is to promote business cooperation between Latin-American and European Union countries

The Red Business Market and the Ibero-American Congress on Family Business and SMEs collaborate in this event

A meeting will be organised in Medellin (Colombia) at the end of 2021 to celebrate the LATAM Startup Europe Awards

The workshop will be held on 6th of April on the occasion of World Health Day

Brussels, 29.03.2021 – Next Tuesday 6th of April, on the occasion of World Health Day, Finnova Foundation launches the second webinar of the Next LATAM-EU Generation series: Challenges and opportunities for the Tourism sector in the current context of health crisis and COVID-19. The main objectives are the transfer of knowledge, to raise awareness of the funding mechanisms available between the two continents and the development of common projects between different countries in Latin America and Europe in order to create business alliances on both sides of the Atlantic.

The second webinar, entitled ‘Challenges and opportunities for the Tourism sector in the current context of health crisis and COVID-19’, will be held on the 6^th of April from 16h30 to 18h00 (CET). The event will be attended by Irene Sánchez, Business Creation Manager EIT Health Spain, Manuel Vegas, President of the Association of Hotel Managers (AEDH), Antonio López de Ávila, co-founder and CEO of Tourism Data Driven Solutions (TDDS), Víctor Badorrey, head of Institutional Relations of SEGITTUR, Ainhoa Raso, vice-president of Innovation, New Developments and Project of Hi Card and José García Padernilla, Manager at Ditecpesa (Ferrovial) and leader of the CD CLEAN COVID-19 New desinfection formulation project, among many other speakers. Not registered yet? Do it for free here.

During the first event, which was celebrated last 8^th of March coinciding with International Women’s Day, the vision of women in LATAM-EU business cooperation was discussed, within the framework of innovation and entrepreneurship. The workshop was divided into three blocks: institutional, in which several women members of international institutions participated; entrepreneurship, which was attended by 8 influential women entrepreneurs; and European projects, which focused on the importance of funding mechanisms when it comes to entrepreneurship.

The first workshop was entitled ‘Women’s vision in LATAM-EU family business cooperation, in the framework of innovation and entrepreneurship’. Some of the women who participated were Patricial Lombart, European Union ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Liskel Álvarez, Delegate Councillor for External Action of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Adriana Vargas, Head of the Trade Section of the Colombian Mission to the European Union, Ruth de los Reyes Cánovas, CEO of Microbiotech SL, a company accelerated by the CEI Túria, and Martha Lagunes, Head of Strategic Planning at Startup Europe Awards Mexico, among many others. If you missed the first webinar, you can watch it here.

Next LATAM-EU Generation was born after the success of the Ibero-American Congress on Family Businesses and SMEs, organised by Red Business Market, which took place last January. With the participation of 558 companies, more than 60 national and international speakers and almost 9000 companies attending, the congress reflected the need for transatlantic collaboration to face common challenges in the two continents, such as digitalisation, sustainability and circularity after COVID-19.

Josu Gómez Barrutia, CEO of Red Business Market, states that « certainly, in a time of profound changes, challenges and transformations in the socio-economic and geopolitical sphere, the commitment to meeting spaces, alliances and strategic connections in the fields of entrepreneurship, business development and cooperation between the European Union and Latin America are fundamental ».

The Next LATAM-EU Generation series is divided into nine online events that will take place on the second Monday of each month referring to an international day celebrated during the same month. In these training spaces, different support tools, challenges and opportunities will be presented to promote entrepreneurship and innovation through business and public-private collaboration, with an emphasis on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030, prioritising one or the other depending on the region.

As culmination, at the end of this year, if the health situation allows it, an in-person meeting will be held in Medellin (Colombia) where the final of the LATAM Startup Europe Awards will be held. Startup Europe Awards (SEUA) is a methodology of European Commission DG-CONNECT implemented by Finnova Foundation since 2016, whose main mission is to help StartUps and ScaleUps to be more efficient, intelligent and successful, to promote innovation and the exchange of experiences and to influence the Scaleups process, all from a sustainable approach.

About Finnova Foundation

The European foundation for innovation funding. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field. www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism. https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About Red Business Market 

Business Market is a connection forum between investors, companies, entrepreneurs and startups in Ciudad Real whose objectives are the generation of a business network, financing and support for the development of economic and business projects in the territory. All this, hand in hand with the possibility of being able to have a direct relationship with venture capital funds, business angels, family investment assets and corporate or financial funds addressed to innovative, disruptive and value-added initiatives that need an economic boost to its development.

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23 influential Euro-LATAM women leaders took part in the event and people from 8 countries from all over the world attended.

The congress provided a space for synergies, cooperation and knowledge exchange between European and Latin American companies led by women.

The initiative will culminate with the celebration of the LATAM Startup Europe Awards in Medellin (Colombia) thanks to an initiative of the European Commission’s DG Connect.

Brussels, 09.03.2021 – On the 8^th March, coinciding with International Women’s Day, Finnova Foundation, in collaboration with Red Business Market, the Iberio-American Congress on Family Business and SMEs, Technovation Girls Valencian Community and Womanation Congress, has launched the first day of the series Next LATAM-EU Generation, that sums up a total of 9 online workshops that will be hold on the second Monday of each month corresponding to an international day linked to the United Nation’s SDG.

Next LATAM-EU Generation was born after the success of the Ibero-American Congress on Family Businesses and SMEs, organised by Red Business Market, which took place last January. With the participation of 558 companies, more than 60 national and international speakers and almost 9000 companies attending, which reflected the need for transatlantic collaboration to face common challenges in the two continents, such as digitalisation or sustainability among others.

The training workshops Next LATAM-EU Generation are aimed at transferring knowledge, approaching the financing mechanisms available between Latin America and Europe, promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, and building projects on both sides of the Atlantic in order to create business alliances through business cooperation and public-private collaboration, based on the SDG approach.

The first day, which took place today from 16:30 and 19:00h (CET), was led by Lola Bordás, president of Asociación Fundadoras and CMO of Finnova Foundation. Before giving way to the institutional block, the first one, Bordás emphasised “the need to empower women, since there is still great inequality between sexes, just as the official figures show”.

The institutional block started with the presentation of Patricia Llombart, EU ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, who stated that “women are powerful agents of change and that’s why the European Union wants to put the gender equality agenda at the centre of the preparation of recovery and resilience plans after the pandemic caused by Covid-19″. This was followed by a speech by Liskel Álvarez, councillor for external action of the Cabildo of Tenerife, who recalled that « gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but also one of the essential foundations for building a peaceful and sustainable world, as set out in the United Nations 2030 agenda« .

Within the same block, Lourdes M. Pérez, export manager at ProPanamá declared that “this day is key for women to make progress in cooperation; we have to continue working so that women have leadership in the field of investment ». Finally, Adriana Vargas, Head of the Trade Section of the Colombian Mission to the European Union, also wanted to show her support by explaining what is Ideatón Global AFS, an opportunity for people who believe in international education and who wish to participate in shaping their future by encouraging creativity and the exchange of ideas.

At around 17:00, the first One to One of the day began, a short interview between Lina Palma, communicator and founder of the Comunica sin miedo workshops, who proclaims communication as a means by which women have managed to raise their voices, and Sara Picazo, journalist and freelance communication consultant, who states that « the day that we stop communicating on this day, the 8th March, will mean that we have moved forwards and have broken barriers and paradigms and, therefore, that there is finally equality ». Palma, during the closing of the interview, recalled three important premises when it comes to entrepreneurship: « passion, assertiveness, empathy ».

Block two, entitled “Women and Entrepreneurship” consisted of a round table discussion between nine influential women entrepreneurs from different Spanish-speaking countries. During less than one hour, the eight women moderated by Yohania de Armas, co-founder of Cuba Expertise, exposed their vision about the role of women in the LATAM-EU business cooperation within the framework of innovation and entrepreneurship. Before giving way to the speakers, de Armas stated that “these experiences serve as a reference so that women can see themselves reflected in our professional careers”.

This block counted with the participation of Mariana Memoli, social head of Mediapila Foundation, who recalled the importance of adding other aspects to the fact of being a woman: “being a woman, and being a poor woman, and being a migrant woman… other layers are added to this social problem”. For her part, Leslie Jarrín, founder of DayTwo Group and currently a member of Goctors Startup, highlighted the fact that “women are seen as an exception, despite the fact that many things we use daily like the wifi or some of the software we use is made by women » and adds: « we are underrepresented: history has not done us much justice. A lot of what wonderful women do on the technology sector still needs to be communicated”.

Mariana Costa, co-founder and CEO of Laboratoria, encouraged women to « develop their skills for the digital era » and that « day-to-day life becomes a way to put an end to the gender gap and not to make it even more pronounced in areas such as entrepreneurship ». For her part, Estefanía Castro, lawyer and gender expert, encouraged women to become entrepreneurs « because a woman who is an entrepreneur will never fail, since only the path is already a success » and stressed that « it is a very valuable work the one that we are all doing together to live in a fairer and more equitable world ».

Ruth de los Reyes Cánovas, CEO of Microbiotech SL, a company accelerated by the CEI Túria (Vilamarxant, Valencia) and which has achieved, thanks to the Finnova Foundation, the Seal of Excellence of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, upholds that « entrepreneurship has turned out to be a way forward after and despite many obstacles ». Patricia Suárez, consumer representative on the ASUFIN Advisory Council, points out that « in ASUFIN, most of us are women who want to change the relationship model between consumers and banks ».

Martha Lagunes, head of Strategic Planning at Startup Europe Awards México, spoke about women agro-entrepreneurs: « we are a minority, but a minority increasingly stronger and with more tools ».  « Through the SEUA, we are launching a call where, through an open innovation competition, precisely what we are promoting is to make a call to the entrepreneurial sector », Lagunes continued. Finally, as a final touch to this block, Angélica Gómez, dean of the Official College of Industrial Technical Engineers (COGITI) of Valencia, said that « it is essential that there are role models and that limits are not set for us, that we can be what we want to be ».

The third block, entitled « Women in European projects« , focused on the importance of the available funding mechanisms for entrepreneurship. To this end, four projects were presented: IP SME Helpdesk LATIN AMERICA, an assistance service for European SMEs/COSMEs which operate or intend to access the Latin American market to improve their global competitiveness, presented by Nicoletta Favaretto, senior project officer at Eurochambres.

Beatriz Martínez, CMO Firefighting Open Innovation Lab Interreg – CILIFO, spoke about this forest management plan, which fights against climate change through innovation for the prevention, action and recovery of burnt areas. For her part, Ángela Baeza, IDi -Wastewater technician at Global Omnium, presented the LIFE Ecodigestión 2.0 project, for the energetic use of wastewater treatment plants by treating putrescible organic waste. Finally, Flora Marquez, from Next Textil Generation, spoke about Circoax by Circular Innobooster, a project that aims to bring the circular economy to the textile sector.

Afterwards, there was another One to One, this time between Paola Gutiérrez, Next Talent Youth, and María José Valero, CEO of Talent Growth Management, who emphasised « undertaking actions that are different, that fit the current world, how our young people live, and that help us to change the narrative », which closed the first day of the Next LATAM-EU Generation series.

The series, the first day of which involved Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Panama, Mexico and Ecuador, will end at the end of this year with a face-to-face meeting in Medellin (Colombia) for the celebration of the LATAM Startup Europe Awards -if the health situation allows it-, a methodology of the European Commission’s DG Connect, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016 and whose main mission is to help Startups and Scaleups to be more efficient, intelligent and successful from a sustainable approach.

During her speech, Martha Lagunes conveyed her wish of « wanting to encourage the creation, assistance and formalisation of an entrepreneurship system in which there are support networks that are even more strategic for our sector ». There is still much to be said about the different financing tools available to all LATAM-EU entrepreneurs. These include the European Commission’s Horizon Europe, whose main areas of action are medical research against cancer and sustainability and the fight against climate change; and the EUROCLIMA+ programme, financed by the EU, which supports Latin American countries in strengthening their climate governance through the design, updating and implementation of climate policies that allow them to have legislation and plans adapted to their realities.

About Finnova Foundation

The European foundation for innovation funding. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field. www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism. https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About Red Business Market 

Business Market is a connection forum between investors, companies, entrepreneurs and startups in Ciudad Real whose objectives are the generation of a business network, financing and support for the development of economic and business projects in the territory. All this, hand in hand with the possibility of being able to have a direct relationship with venture capital funds, business angels, family investment assets and corporate or financial funds addressed to innovative, disruptive and value-added initiatives that need an economic boost to its development.

For more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-vd9gSy19s

About Ibero-American Congress on Family Business and SMEs

The Ibero-American Congress on Family Business and SMEs responds to the challenges that the sector of economy and businesses must face after the outbreak of Covid-19. It is a space for synergies, connections and exchange of knowledge between family businesses and SMEs of reference in different fields and productive areas.

For more information: https://congresoiberoamericanodeempresasfamiliares.com

About Womanation Congress

Womanation Congress, a national digital congress with women’s voice addressed at the whole of society, to inspire new generations and motivate the current ones with real talent, current references and attractive projects, from Education, Business, Science, Technology and Innovation. 

For more information: www.womanation.es

About Technovation Girls Valencian Community

Technovation Girls, promoted by Talent Growth Management in the Valencian Community, is the largest technology entrepreneurship programme/contest for girls worldwide launched by the American non-profit association Technovation. The programme challenges 10- to 18-year-old girls to create a mobile application that solves a social problem within their community, carry out the market study, marketing plan, business plan and present it to the jury.

For more information: www.technovation.org

The aim of this event is to promote cooperation between European and Latin American companies led by women

The event has the collaboration of Red Business Market

At the end of this year, a meeting will be held in Colombia to celebrate the LATAM Startup Europe Awards

Brussels, 04.03.2021 – Next Monday, March 8th, coinciding with International Women’s Day, Finnova Foundation launches the first day of the Next LATAM-EU Generation cycle, whose main objectives are to transfer knowledge, raise awareness of the financing mechanisms available between the two continents and build projects between different countries in Latin America and Europe in order to create business partnerships on both sides of the Atlantic.

Next LATAM-EU Generation was born after the success of the Ibero-American Congress on Family Businesses and SMEs, organised by Red Business Market, which took place last January. With the participation of 558 companies, more than 60 national and international speakers and almost 9000 companies attending, the Congress reflected the need for transatlantic collaboration to face common challenges in the two continents, such as digitalisation or sustainability after COVID-19.

Josu Gómez Barrutia, CEO of Red Business Market, states that « certainly, in a time of profound changes, challenges and transformations in the socio-economic and geopolitical sphere, the commitment to meeting spaces, alliances and strategic connections in the fields of entrepreneurship, business development and cooperation between the European Union and Latin America are fundamental. »

The first day, which will take place on March 8^th from 16h30 to 18h00 (CET), will start with a institutional block with the participation of different women members of various institutions (ambassadors, members of the commission or parliament). This will be followed by block two, entitled « women and entrepreneurship », which will include a round table moderated by Yohania de Armas, co-founder of Cuba Expertise, which will discuss the vision of women in LATAM-EU business cooperation, within the framework of innovation and entrepreneurship.

This block will count on the presence of 8 influential women entrepreneurs from Latin America and Spain, including Mariana Memoli, social director of the Mediapila Foundation, Leslie Jarrin, founder of DayTwo Group and currently member of the Startup Goctors, and Mariana Costa, co-founder and CEO of Laboratoria.

The third block, entitled « Women in European projects » will focus on the importance of funding mechanisms when it comes to entrepreneurship and five disruptive projects will be presented, including the experience of Silvia Brugger, manager of the Euroclima Programme and Beatriz Martínez, CMO Open Innovation Lab Interreg CILIFO, among others.

Finally, the workshop will close with a section called « One to One« , that is, a short interview from one influential woman to another. In this case, Paola Gutiérrez, Young Next Talent will interview María José Valero, CEO of Talent Growth Management in an event in which countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, Spain will participate and to which you can register for free here.

Gómez Barrutia, one of the main organisers of the Ibero-American Congress on Family Businesses and SMEs, added that « in order to successfully tackle the challenges we face as a society, we must bear in mind a fundamental one: that of equality as the driving force for building a better world for present and future generations. »

The Next LATAM-EU Generation days are divided into nine online events that will take place on the second Monday of each month referring to an international day celebrated during the same month. In these training spaces, different support tools, challenges and opportunities will be presented to promote entrepreneurship and innovation through business and public-private collaboration, with an emphasis on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030, prioritising one or the other depending on the region.

As culmination, at the end of this year, if the health situation allows it, an in-person meeting will be held in Medellin (Colombia) where the final of the LATAM Startup Europe Awards will be held. Startup Europe Awards (SEUA) is a methodology of European Commission DG-CONNECT implemented by Finnova Foundation since 2016, whose main mission is to help StartUps and ScaleUps to be more efficient, intelligent and successful, to promote innovation and the exchange of experiences and to influence the ScaleUps process, all from a sustainable approach.

About Finnova Foundation

The European foundation for innovation funding. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field. www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism. https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About Red Business Market 

Business Market is a connection forum between investors, companies, entrepreneurs and startups in Ciudad Real whose objectives are the generation of a business network, financing and support for the development of economic and business projects in the territory. All this, hand in hand with the possibility of being able to have a direct relationship with venture capital funds, business angels, family investment assets and corporate or financial funds addressed to innovative, disruptive and value-added initiatives that need an economic boost to its development. www.businessmarket.es

The launch webinar, hosted by Finnova, will take place next Tuesday, 9 March 2021.

The central theme will be the presentation of the challenges posed by the fight against climate change in the context of the pandemic caused by Covid-19.

The event will be co-financed by the Consejería de la Presidencia, Administración Pública e Interior de la Junta de Andalucía. Experts and representatives of the Euroregion Alentejo-Algarve-Andalucía (AAA) will participate in the event and the requirements that proposals must meet in order to participate will be detailed during the session.

Seville, 25.02.2021. The « Spain-Portugal Accelerathon: innovation and cooperation against Covid-19 and climate change » will be presented in an online event, in which the challenges faced by the Euroregion Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia (Euroregion AAA) in issues related to Covid-19 and climate change will be discussed. This initiative is co-financed by the Ministry of the Presidency, Public Administration and Interior of the Andalusian Regional Government.

Next Tuesday, 09 March 2021 from 17:00 to 19:00 (CET), this open innovation programme (www.accelerathon.eu) will be presented to boost innovation in the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion in the fight against Coronavirus and climate change. The webinar w

ill include the participation of the entities that collaborate with Finnova in this initiative (University of Évora, IrRADIARE and the Intermunicipal Community of Algarve-AMAL) for the realization and implementation of the tasks included in the celebration of the « Spain- Portugal Accelerathon: innovation and cooperation against Covid-19 and climate change ».

Register for the webinar at:

https://form.jotform.com/finnova/presentacion-accelerathon-euroaaa

The event will last two hours and the experts who will participate in the virtual session will be specialised in the topics to be discussed in the Euroregion. The target audience of the Accelerathon will be entrepreneurs, research organisations, public and private entities, SMEs, startups and universities. In addition, it will be attended by representatives of the CILIFO Project (www.cilifo.eu) from Spain and Portugal, which will be the partner project of the event. In addition,

Once the interventions have concluded, the working methodology known as « Accelerathon » will be presented, a methodology implemented by Finnova that aims to identify innovative ideas and facilitate access to resources so that they can materialise these projects.

Specifically, all entities and individuals interested in participating must submit their proposal (Summary Sheet) in accordance with the established requirements before 19 April 2021 and, from among all the applications submitted, three winners will be chosen. The first place winner will be mentored and guided by Finnova towards the possible materialisation of the proposal and its likely submission as a project to a European call for proposals; the second and third place winners will receive partial mentoring and may benefit from a financial aid information service provided by Finnova. In addition, the five highest scoring proposals will be disseminated through Finnova’s communication channels and the Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO accelerator/incubator to increase the chances that entities interested in investing in them will get to know them.

The Accelerathon launch agenda, submission requirements and confirmed jury members are available at: www.accelerathon.eu/accelerathon-espana-portugal-euroaaa

About Finnova (www.finnova.eu)

European Foundation for the Financing of Innovation. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address societal challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the UN SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup Europe Awards, an initiative of DG CONNECT of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European Startups in the social field.

ACCELERATHON (www.accelerathon.eu)

Accelerathon is an open innovation methodology that starts with the launch of a challenge, after which teams compete with the support and mentoring of experts. In addition, all participants get training in European Funds on Finnova’s gamified training platform, EU Training Platform.

About Startup Europe Awards (SEUA) (www.startupeuropeawards.eu)

It is an initiative of DG CONNECT of the European Commission, implemented by Finnova Foundation, and institutionally supported by the European Parliament, Committee of the Regions and Economic and Social Committee since 2016. With the participation in Accelerathon Startup Europe Accelerathon, the projects are linked to Startup Europ eAwards achieving greater dissemination and European recognition and taking part as Spanish semi-finalists in the European awards.

About CILIFO – Collaborating Project (www.cilifo.eu)

The Iberian Centre for Research and Fight against Forest Fires (CILIFO) project is 75% funded by the Interreg VA Spain – Portugal Cross-Border Cooperation Programme – POCTEP (2014-2020) and focuses on the fight against forest fires and their consequences for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change; in a framework of cross-border cooperation for risk prevention and improvement of the management of natural resources in Spain and Portugal in the Euroregion Alentejo – Algarve – Andalusia. CILIFO is framed within the Thematic Objective 5 of the POCTEP Programme: Promoting adaptation to climate change in all sectors; and responds to the investment priority, under the POCTEP Programme, 5B: Promoting investment to address specific risks and ensuring adaptation to disasters and development of disaster management systems.

About Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO (www.innovation.cilifo.eu)

The CILIFO Project funded by the Interreg POCTEP programme (2014-2020), through its Firefighting Open Innovation Lab (accelerator – incubator managed by Finnova) supports initiatives of entrepreneurs and companies in the field of prevention and fight against forest fires.

Initiative subsidised by the Ministry of the Presidency, Public Administration and Interior of the Regional Government of Andalusia, External Action Service, in the framework of the promotion of cross-border cooperation in the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion. [Order of 13 July 2020]