Category Archives: EU Policy

Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

The Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013 provides a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of the EU27 Member States and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. Based on their average innovation performance, countries are divided into four … Continue reading →

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Advisory Board Announcement: Sheila Marcelo

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Sheila Marcelo is named one of the 10 most powerful women entrepreneurs by Fortune Magazine and the founder and CEO of Care.com, which TechCrunch ranked as the largest and fastest growing company in the field of providing services used by families … Continue reading →

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Advisory Board Announcement: Pablo Zalba Bidegain

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

EYIF presents Pablo Zalba Bidegain, an economist and politician, who was elected Member of the European Parliament for the first time in 2009. Within his parliamentary activity, Pablo is a Vice President of Youth Intergroup and a coordinator of the youth network … Continue reading →

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Advisory Board Announcement: Maria da Graça Carvalho

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Maria da Graça Carvalho is a Member of the European Parliament in the EPP Group since 14 July 2009. She is the rapporteur for the entire framework programme of Horizon 2020. She has been Principal Adviser of President Barroso in the … Continue reading →

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Advisory Board Announcement: Harry van Dorenmalen

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Harry van Dorenmalen, Chairman of IBM Europe is another energetic leader and member of the EYIF Advisory Board. Starting his career as a programmer in 1982 defined his sense for ICT and business. Currently he represents IBM to the EU … Continue reading →

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Advisory board announcement: Alexander Alvaro

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

EYIF presents Alexander Alvaro – Vice-President of the European Parliament. Our esteemed Advisory Board member fights for the young generation. Alexander is responsible for the ICT innovation strategy and expansion of Academic Services, while working towards making the Parliament more … Continue reading →

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Advisory Board Announcement: Jan Muehlfeit

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Proudly presenting to you our Advisory Board member: A top business leader who grew up in Czech Republic and received his computer science degree 1986. Since then the path has been steady upwards and 1999 he received the public award ”Best Manager of … Continue reading →

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EYIF Innovation Roundtable at the European Parliament

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

In the context of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the European Young Innovators Forum(EYIF) convened at the European Parliament its first Innovation Roundtable on the topic of “Enabling Innovation Ecosystems in Europe”. The roundtable was hosted by Members of the European Parliament Maria da … Continue reading →

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Turning the mindset towards innovation through cultural exchange – and why that matters

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

What would immediately strike you if you were a fresh European entrepreneur in your early 20s, that has just landed in U.S. to meet with biggest innovators and VCs ? This is definitely not something that comes easy every day. … Continue reading →

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Meet William E. Kennard, KeyNote speaker at Y.I. UNconvention “Innovation Plenary” session.

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

William E. Kennard  is a speaker at the Young Innovators UNconvention “Innovation Plenary” Session on the 27th June ( 2:30pm – 3:30pm). “The Innovation plenary session on day two of the UNconvention  at the European Parliament will be a policy platform … Continue reading →

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