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Hungary Innovation Summit

An international conference will open Hungary Innovation Week, a series of events organised by the Hungarian Innovation Agency (NIÜ). The Hungary Innovation Summit is the flagship event for those interested in innovation, technological developments and innovative ideas. The Summit keynote speaker will be Jon Medved, founder and CEO of the global venture capital platform OurCrowd.

The Hungary Innovation Summit will feature presentations, workshops and panel discussions with national and international experts discussing the future of innovation, the societal challenges of new technologies and internationally successful models for building innovation ecosystems. The event will provide an excellent opportunity for networking, exchange of experiences and new collaborations, fostering the development of the national and international innovation ecosystem. Representatives from companies and organisations such as OurCrowd, Richter, Bosch, Wigner Physics Research Centre, SZTAKI, Evosoft, Dealroom, OECD, Deep Ecosystem, as well as Swedish, Austrian and Czech innovation agencies will present or exchange ideas on stage.

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At the event, experts from leading Hungarian R&D companies will discuss the impact of R&D on the business itself and the innovation ecosystem. We will also learn about the work and best practices of some international innovation agencies (EU, Austrian, Czech) and the rise of artificial intelligence and bionics. In addition, three sessions (Innovation, Startups, University-Business Partnerships) will discuss topics such as social innovation; successful entrepreneurs learning from failure; methods for measuring innovation; and the ideal development of startup ecosystems. But there will also be a fascinating debate on whether society needs more basic or applied research (or both).

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Program

TimeINNOVATION SUMMIT PROGRAM
September 23, 2024
Venue: Akvárium Klub
9.00-9.30Registration and networking
9.30-10.00 Greetings and Opening Remarks – NAGYHALL
Balázs Hankó (Minister of Culture and Innovation) - The Role of Innovation in the Future of Hungary
László Bódis (NIÜ CEO) – Beyond Money, the Role of NIÜ in Innovation
10.00 - 10.40Keynote – NAGYHALL
Jon Medved (Founder OurCrowd, IL, US)
Ingredients of a thriving startup ecosystem. Where is technology and innovation heading? - an investor's take.
10:40 - 11:20Impact Talx: The Opinion of 25% of Hungarian R&D – NAGYHALL
CTO's of the companies, that spend 25% of the Hungarian R&D. Is there a multiplicative effect of corporate R&D? What can the most R&D oriented corporates do for the culture of innovation?
What can the government do to transform the islands of innovation into continents?

Participating companies:
Richter (István Greiner, CTO),
Bosch (István Szászi, CEO),
Thyssenkrupp (András Balogh, CTO),
Ericsson (András Boráros),
Nokia (Adorján Korényi);
Moderator: Gabriella Liptay (KPMG)
11:20 - 11:40 Coffee Break
11:40 - 12:10Oxford debate - Fundamental research vs Applied research – NAGYHALL
Where should the money be spent? Who can tell what to research?

Participants:
Zoltán Németh (Wigner Research Center for Physics, Lynxes Ltd. - EIC awardee )
prof. József Bokor (SzTAKI)

Moderator: Gergely Szűcs
12:10 - 12:40Future of technology - Future of Humankind? – NAGYHALL
Artificial Intelligence and Bionics
Is the revolution coming? Which will be the larger revolution? How will economy and society transform? Can we regulate it? How should the regulation work?

Participants:
András Benczúr (SzTAKI, AI)
György Lévay (Széchenyi Universiy, Bionics)

Moderator: Miklós Zorkóczy (LegalTech)
12:40 - 13:30NETWORKING LUNCH
Buffet lunch and networking.
EXHIBITION: 50 years after Rubik's cube - Innovative Hungarian toys and games now
Breakout sessions Workshop Session – ARANYHALL 1/2
Innovation – KISHALLStartup – NAGYHALLUniversity - Industry Cooperation
Will the dream come true? – HALL2
13:30-14:00 Social innovation and the sociatal impact of innovation Failed startups of succesful entrepreneurs
UIIN (Arno Meerman, Todd Davey, University Industry Innovation Network, NL) workshop

Additional registration required, limited number(25-30) of participants, 130 minutes.

Main topics:
- Overview of key challenges
- Analysis of real-world examples and case studies
- Ideating concrete solutions
3 dimensions of social innovation: urban, investment and CSR innovation.


Participants:
Samu Szemerey (Megakom, urban social innovation)
Elemér Eszter (CEO, ImpactVentures),
Ádám Szigeti (Director, CSR and Technologyy, Evosoft)

Moderator: Nóra Rodek (NIÜ)		How would I do it today? How can we learn from our mistakes?


Participants:
Zoltán Patai (Eversync)
Péter Csillag (HunBan, president)

Host: David Trayford (Wow Media)
14:00-14.40How much is it? Measuring innovationWhat is the best place for my startup?
Taxpayers and policy makers need to know what makes good results in innovation. About methodology and results.

Participants:
Jonathan Potter (OECD)
Timea Pálvölgyi (E&Y)
István Szabó (Hun-Ren)
Petr Horak (Technology Agency, CZ)
Moderator: Kitti Jakab (Lunar Project)		Personal journeys of founders - at international accelerators:

Participants:
Hermán Benedek, (TechStars, Founder of Voovo);
Tara Więckowska-Merrigan (Plug&Play, CEO & Co-Founder Proofcheck);
Bálint Pásztor (500 500 Global Accelerator, founder of Diffuse Drive)
Host: David Trayford (Wow Media)
14:40-15:20Innovative solutions for financing innovationHow to build a startup ecosystem?
Beyond non-refundable grants and why are they useful?

Participants:
Conditional loan (Amiram Porath, Israel);
New ideas from Hungary (Dobos Balázs - Századvég);
A European project for innative financing (Zoltán Palotai, NIÜ, FI4INN)
Moderator: Peter Langmár (STRT Holding)		Methods and successful practices from all over the world.

Participants:
Deep Ecosystem (Thomas Kösters, DE)
Startup Genome (Stephan Kuester, NL),
Startup Lithuania (Ruta Gréskaité, LT)
Hungarian Innovation Hub (Péter Fáykiss, HU)
Host: David Trayford (Wow Media)
15:20-15:40COFFEE BREAK
15:40-16:30European innovation strategies and practices - East and West in Europe – NAGYHALL
Outstanding experts on governmental innovation policy issues. Differences and similarities in RDI strategies, proven practices and instruments.

Participants:
EU (Adam Rottenbacher, EIT Deputy Director General) and
Austria (Dr. Margit Noll, International Director of R&D Agency)
Czechia (Ivo Denemark, Czechinvest, Head of Department)
Hungary (László Bódis, Deputy State Secretary) -
Moderator: László Korányi (NIÜ, Deputy CEO)
16:30-17:00CLOSING THOUGHTS – NAGYHALL
Denes Ban, (Founder, CEO, RAISE IL)
How to make a mosaic out of the stones? Synthesizing the lessons of the day.
17:00-19:30Reception and networking
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