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EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece: Accelerating CleanTech Innovation

EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece aims to mobilize scientific and technological expertise to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. We promote innovative CleanTech start-ups and work towards low carbon targets, sustainable growth, and decentralized energy production.

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EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece: Accelerating CleanTech Innovation

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  1. Antonis Bourdalas, Environmental Project Manager, ERFC Email: bourdalas@erfc.gr 21-22 June 2018Corfu – Rainbow Warrior

  2. Europe is not on track

  3. EIT Climate-KIC is part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the EIT Community The EIT is a body of the European Union and a global innovation leader, delivering world class solutions to societal problems.

  4. End-to-end innovation

  5. Our start-ups are taking off v v v v v v v

  6. C Greece Director, EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece: Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri Website: https://www.climate-kic.org/countries/greece/

  7. EIT Climate-KIC Hub GreeceMission Statement • We will mobilize global and national scientific and technological expertise to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, through CleanTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship • We will accelerate technological innovation that will address the interconnected economic, social, and environmental challenges that Greece is facing today • We will reinforce collaboration between: • Research & Education • Business, Financial Institutions & Private Funds • Civil Society, Policymakers & Stakeholders Vision • Becoming the “incubator of incubators” • Expanding a regional climate innovation movement and eventually bridging the knowledge gap in CleanTech development between Western Europe and the South-East Mediterranean • Creating of a prosperous, inclusive, climate-resilient society with a circular, zero-carbon economy Long-term impact Preventing catastrophic climate change through innovative climate-smart solutions

  8. Anticipated impact for Greece • Promoting innovative CleanTech start-ups & companies towards the limitation of lignite production • Working towards the achievement of 2030 targets for a low carbon economy • Providing policy guidance to Ministries for the sustainable growth of Green Entrepreneurship • Promoting decentralized energy production • Reverting Brain drain effect that resulted in the migration of 427.000 Greeks that produced €16 Billion for other countries

  9. Synergies with ongoing EU-funded Projects Planned Actions Synergies with the EIT RIS • Develop New Business Models (PPPP) based on Circular Economy for Climate Change Resilience YESS • Foster innovative solutions SYMBIOSIS • Virtual Incubation, Mentoring, Pitching Events for CleanTech Startups TRAP • Soft skills startup training The consortium will work together for the participation of the Greek EIT Climate KIC hub in various EU Calls

  10. www.climate-kic.org Thank you!

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