StartSmart Conference

Note: Each ticket includes all day pass to the conference activities and 1 selection from the Interactive Learning Sessions. More information on the registration form.

StartSmart is a one-day MIT Enterprise Forum conference that inspires, connects, coaches, and informs technology entrepreneurs to succeed faster and smarter. Through curated, relevant, and experience-based programming, entrepreneurs gain the knowledge that will help them take their venture to the next step. StartSmart offers versatile learning opportunities, crafted on the premise that successful entrepreneurship is a learned art, when supported with a practical and proven methodology.

The first annual StartSmart conference is organized and produced by MIT Enterprise Forum Greece, on October 21, 2014 at the Eugenides Foundation, with an objective to grow, refine, and nurture the Greek entrepreneurial ecosystem. This program invites stakeholders to engage on a local, and regional level, while integrating world-class tools and techniques to foster research-to-market idea and startup growth, pushing them to the next step. Stakeholders include entrepreneurs, thought leaders, subject matter experts, investors, industry, academia and members of the MIT community, who are helping to tackle the world’s biggest challenges.

The Speakers

The guest speakers are:

• Marina Hatsopoulos - Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
• Hind Hobeika - Founder, Instabeat
• Roozbeh Ghaffari - Co-Founder, Director of Advanced Technology, MC10 Inc.
• Hussein Kanji - Founding Partner, Hoxton Ventures
• Anmol Madan, Co-founder & CEO, Ginger.io

Interactive Learning Sessions

During the conference you may attend an Interactive Learning Session of your choice.

• Strategies for Building an Effective Board of Directors and Board of Advisors - Alec Karys, CEO Genesis Inc.
• Incorporating & Intellectual Property - Xenophon Paparrigopoulos, Partner POTAMITISVEKRIS & Alexia Tzouni, Associate POTAMITISVEKRIS
• Idea-To-Market Process - Hind Hobeika, CEO Instabeat & Roozbech Ghaffari, Director of Advanced Technology, MC10
• Global Technology Trends - Antoinette Matthews, Executive Director, MITEF & Marcy Rizzo, Senior Content Producer, MIT Technology Review 

 The conference will be conducted in English. Interpretation in Greek will not be available. 

  More details about the conference and speakers bios at mitefgreece.org