Gravity Incubator’s Post

📣 Highlights of Day 2 of #Techcamp24! Here’s a round-up of the key highlights from the last day of #Techcamp24: 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 | 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 Eoghan O'Neill, Senior Policy Officer at European Commission 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴: • AI is a transformative force, driving ethical & market-ready innovation across industries. • Europe’s AI policies, including the AI Act & Digital Innovation Hubs, help startups and businesses scale. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 | 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 Tomas Ward, Professor of Data Analytics at Dublin City University 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴: • The real-world impact of AI startups lies in their ability to solve genuine problems, not just in market excitement. • Sustainable success depends on operationalizing AI technologies and moving beyond the hype. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟱 | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝗨𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜-𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Nick Sgobba, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at Evalify, Anna-Marie Turley, Head of Entrepreneurship & HPSU Operations at Enterprise Ireland, Barry Downes, Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures, John Brennan, CEO at EU|BIC WestBIC & Niall Jones, Head of Listing for Ireland and the UK at Euronext 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴: • Investors focus on scalability, tech potential, and real-world applications when evaluating AI startups. • AI-enabled tools help investors make more informed decisions about startup growth and viability. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟲𝗔 | 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗕𝗜𝗖-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 Richard Watson, Managing Partner at Furthr VC Moyses Moyseos Μωυσής Μωυσέως, Incubtator Manager at Gravity Incubator of EU|BIC CyRIC | Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd.eu 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴: • Combining BIC resources with venture capital funding models creates strong synergies to scale innovation. • Early-stage startups benefit from the structure & resources that BICs provide in venture funding. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟲𝗕 | 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 This session was powered by: EY & Ready2scale project. Monica Pesce, Consulting Partner for the EU Institutions at EY, Eoghan O'Neill, Senior Policy Officer at European Commission, Anna Tórz, PhD 🇵🇱 🇪🇪 Tórz, International Cooperation Officer at EU|BIC Poznan Science and Technology Park of Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation & Jorge Pimenta, Innovation Director at EU|BIC Instituto Pedro Nunes 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴: • Collaborative efforts ensure equitable AI benefits & safety across regions and hospital types. • Hybrid models like robotic nurses & AI diagnostics enhance, rather than replace, care delivery. 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆: EY | Enterprise Ireland | Pernod Ricard | EU-LAC Digital Accelerator | DEEPSYNC