Category Archives: KeyNote Speakers

Haiyan Zhang to join the Unconvention

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Unconvention 2013 will be happy to welcome Haiyan Zhang – an interaction designer, technologist and maker of things based in London. She is the co-founder and designer of OpenIDEO.com – an open innovation platform. She is an interaction designer at … Continue reading →

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Jon Bradford from TechStars joins Unconvention!

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

We are happy to announce that Jon Bradford, the managing director of TechStars London, is joining Unconvention 2013. Jon is really passionate about accelerating programs – over the last 2 years he has helped to start 12 multi-company accelerators across the world. … Continue reading →

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Meet Harri Koponen – Chief Operations Officer at Rovio Entertainment Ltd. and speaker at Unconvention 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

We are happy to announce that Harri Koponen will address the young innovators at the Unconvention! He believes that the Europeans should remove the “we can’t” from their mentality and replace it with “we can do this as a team”! Harri Koponen is … Continue reading →

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An after-work InnoCoffee with Kimberly Weisul

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

EYIF , in collaboration with the The U.S. Mission to the European Union – USEU Brussels, proudly announces we have another InnoCoffee for you! Meet Kimberly Weisul on 12th February, after-work. Kimberly Weisul is Editor-at-Large at the prestigious Inc. magazine, World Trade … Continue reading →

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Meet Dr. Burton Lee, PhD MBA – Lecturer, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Stanford University School of Engineering; Managing Director, Innovarium Ventures, Silicon Valley and Speaker at UNconvention

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Based in Silicon Valley, Dr. Burton Lee lectures and conducts research on European Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Stanford School of Engineering. Burton concurrently serves as Managing Director of Innovarium Ventures, a financial, technical and strategic senior advisory services firm … Continue reading →

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Microsoft BizSpark supporting early stage start-ups worldwide-free software tools, cloud, and much more

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, providing market visibility to help promote their business and connecting them to the BizSpark ecosystem, including investors, advisors and mentors. In … Continue reading →

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Female entrepreneurs and the obstacles they face

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

If you google ‘Women Entrepreneurship’, the first hit you can get is one that leads you to the European Commission’s – well, yes – Women’s Entrepreneurship portal. The portal offers vast information about female entrepreneurship ambassadors, national as well as … Continue reading →

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Meet Marne Levine,Vice President, Global Public Policy-Facebook, and speaker at the UNconvention

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Marne Levine will be a keynote speaker at the UNconvention on the 26th of June from 16:00. In her role as Vice President, Global Public Policy-Facebook, Marne manages the company’s global public policy strategy, working with governments and non-governmental organizations … 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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Meet Sheila Marcelo, KeyNote Speaker at Y.I. UNconvention “Women Entrepreneurship”

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Sheila Marcelo is a KeyNote Speaker at the Young Innovators UNconvention “Women Entrepreneurship” session, on the 27th June (5pm – 6:30pm) “Women Entrepreneurship session, on 27th June, will be a hard-hitting panel on a significant topic for Women Entrepreneurship. The … Continue reading →

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