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Encourage innovation and stimulate ideas

Encourage innovation and stimulate ideas. Held at the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and High-Tech Management Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. “un-conference”.

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Encourage innovation and stimulate ideas

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  1. Encourage innovation and stimulate ideas Held at the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and High-Tech Management Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  2. “un-conference” • A unique concept aiming to provide a platform to encourage innovation & to stimulate ideas • Brought to Israel by Dr. Yossi Vardi • The issues addressed were raised by the participants, who took an active part in running both the preparations and the event • 100 of the 1000 participants took an active role in the event: • lectured • presented • in-charge of an issue throughout the event • Networking and interaction between the participants were enhanced

  3. The goal • Promote innovation and creativity in the fields of entrepreneurship and Hi-Tech. • Creative thinking • Test innovative notions • Receive feedback, and to inspire cooperation. • The openness, informality, and spontaneous schedule, not to mention the creative participants, are expected to contribute to the event's success. • Part of the Board of Governors events.

  4. Innovation 2010

  5. More than 1,000 participants • Entrepreneurs (200) • Students (600) • Researchers from BGU and other academic institutes • Representatives from • Local municipalities in the area, • Organizations supporting entrepreneurship and the high-tech industry • Large leading companies (IBM, Intel, IAIetc.) • Teenagers taking part in projects aimed at advancing technology and many others.

  6. The lectures and short workshops • 44 lectures and short workshops • Every 30 min. a new set of lectures (both in English and in Hebrew) • participants could choose which to attend.

  7. The guests from abroad Ms. Shelly K. Porges Senior Advisor/Franklin Fellow Global Women's Business Initiative, Office of Commercial and Business Affairs Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs,USA Mr. Paul Bloom CTO Telecom Research at IBM

  8. Tens of technological developments • Robots • SUV’s • Choppers • Applications • water-recycling systems • security systems • sophisticated cameras • rehabilitation devices etc. • Some of the exhibits were displayed for the first time and participants were able to experience operating them.

  9. The “Facebook” page • 700 members • All invited to send tips to the entrepreneurs • on the basis of these tips a booklet called “Tips from the social network to the entrepreneurs” • This book distributed between event participants.

  10. Create an innovative and entrepreneurial eco-system

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