Program Bratislava
Day 1
14 Oct 2015
Day 2
15 Oct 2015
Day 3
16 Oct 2015
08:30 – 09:30
Registration
Keynote Speech
Rastislav Chovanec, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
Rastislav Chovanec
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
Smart Cities in the Danube Region
The area covered by the EU Strategy for the Danube region stretches from the Black Forest (Germany) to the Black Sea (Romania-Ukraine-Moldova) and is home to 115 million inhabitants. This... Read More
Peter Morgenstein
Matija Vilfan
Manfred Schrenk
Adam Kobrizsa
Ales Gnamus
12:45 - 14:30
Lunch
What Does It Take To Be a Smart City?
The Smart City concept is often described as a broad, integrated approach to improving the efficiency of city operations, the quality of life for its citizens, and growing the local... Read More
Jan Babiak
Lukas Stockinger
Janne Hietaniemi
Kristina Dely
Rudolf Giffinger
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Global Future City: What Does it Look Like?
Imagine a city of the future. Can you see futuristic houses, flying cars and robots doing all the work? Almost half of the world’s population currently lives in cities and... Read More
Tomas Gunis
Santtu Hulkkonen
Radoslav Mizera
Harald Baur
Tamas Vahl
Keynote speech: Smart Cities in the European Perspective
David Mair, Acting Director for Policy Support Coordination, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
David Mair
19:00 - 21:00
Bratislava
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
EAI Strategic Forum
The session will present the vision of EAI’s Senior Institutional members within the Strategic Forum on the latest developments in Smart Cities. In particular, the discussion will be focused on the... Read More
Mario Paroha
Paolo Nesi
Giuseppe Anastasi
Tiziana Catarci
Technology Forecast
Smart Cities experts and professionals will put their heads together to figure out what the future of this industry looks like. In this panel, industry veterans Martin Jesny, Ron S. Kenett, Pavol Adamec,... Read More
Patrik Krizansky
Massimo Craglia
Martin Jesny
Pavol Adamec
Ron S. Kenett
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00
DEMOS AND EXHIBITION
Demoers are given the opportunity to share their ideas with potential partners, investors and innovators from across the world. This session provides them with the possibility of gaining international visibility, reaching out to a wide audience... Read More
BRATISLAVA INNOVATION BOARD
There are no smart cities without smart people. However sophisticated the concepts like Smart City are, they can only work out powered by the knowledge base of smart people. Without the... Read More
Tomas Bozik
Michal Laco
Inge Murgasova
Dana Rusinova
Anton Ondrej
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Making of Smart Cities (Legislation and Urban Planning)
Man bears more and more responsibility for the survival of his own creation – the city. Our aim is to explore possible ways in which to sustain the fundamental functions of urban fragments,... Read More
Ivana Males
Elena Szolgayova
Robert Spacek
Anne Deltour
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Innovation Through Research
Experts agree that research and development is the backbone of a globally competitive, knowledge-driven economy. Only those who conduct research are able to discover new things and create innovative solutions. The... Read More
Jaroslav Holecek
Rastislav Lauko
Isabella Wagner
Dusan Petras
8:30 – 9:00
Registration
INNOVATION CYCLE – Opening
This three-panel session will deal with the aspects of taking an idea to the market – outlining the commercialization process, idea development and funding. The session will take participants through the basic steps of evaluating an... Read More
Rumen Dobrinsky
Ivan Debnar
INNOVATION CYCLE – 1. Idea Evaluation & Dissemination
Adding to the idea evaluation tools that have filled the public domain, the panellists in this session will examine the key success factors and best practices for Smart City-oriented ventures.... Read More
Michal Maxian
Klaudia Klara Tvergyak
Nicola Mezzetti
Rumen Dobrinsky
Radoslav Mizera
Ivan Debnar
INNOVATION CYCLE – 2. Intellectual Property Protection
Intellectual property rights are the engine that drive the knowledge economy and fuel our innovation strategies. Intellectual Property Protection session will explain what a patent is and what the process is for getting... Read More
Barbora Czokolyova
Zuzana Adamova
Peter Kruzliak
Zuzana Hecko
10:40 – 11:00
Coffee break
INNOVATION CYCLE – 3. Funding
Are you interested in learning more about various funding opportunities for your research or innovation project? If you are swimming in the pool of application processes and you are struggling to find the right... Read More
Andrej Wallo
Ivan Stefunko
Success Stories
Learn from founders and industry experts about their experiences of developing a company.
Jozef Metke
Peter Strazovec
Rastislav Lauko
Simon Sicko