InnoWise Challenge Lab Greece

InnoWise Challenge Labs are events which gather 30 of the most disruptive and innovative startups working on SMART solutions (including both technologies and services) with the aim to move towards a water-efficient and water-saving economy.

The InnoWise Challenge Lab in Greece is one of the three final competitions for startups with the goal of finding innovations for water scarcity in Southern Europe. This InnoWise Challenge Lab will take place during the annual Smart Agrifood Summit – a major event on innovation and entrepreneurship in the agrifood sector.

After three months of intensive training and specialized workshops from the agrifood and water industry’s finest experts, a total of ten startups will be put to the test. These companies will hear from keynote speakers, participate in a round-table on “Rethinking the Water Scarcity Innovation” and, of course, network with their peers and with the industry’s top professionals.

Finally, the event will culminate in a live “pitching competition”; the startup that wins the first place will receive a 10,000€ award. Second place winner will receive a 5,000€ prize.

The top 8 startups competing here are comprised of:

• AIRBOTS AGRITECH Holistic Agriculture 4.0 -IoT Drones Sats Rovers AI ML & GIS – low wastage
• URBAN FOOD Carbon Free Water Saving Urban Food Production System
• DEVELIOT Improving the quality of life by harnessing IoT technology to advance access to clean air and water
• WEAS Monitors water pollution levels, make adequate water quality management and take care of watery ecosystems´ sustainability
• MATRIX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ICT reliable & quality services for the Agriculture
• SOLMEYEA High value food & feed protein production through CO2 utilisation
• COMPOUND ANALYTICS provides unique water location intelligence through real-time visualization of the water
• SCUBIC – SMART SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Optimization system for the smart management of the Water-Energy nexus

Joining experts:

• Athanasios KYRIAZIS, General Secretary for Research and Technology, Greece
• Michalis STANGOS , Co-founder Industry Disruptors – Game Changers, Greece
• Dimitris PAPASTERGIOU, President of Central Union of Municipalities of Greece & Mayor of Trikala
• Harry SACHINIS , Chief Executive Officer, EYDAP
• Stella TSANI, Assistant Professor Department of Economics, University of Ioannina
• Phoebe KOUDOURI Professor School of Economics, Director ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics  President President-Elect of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists  Director, EIT Climate KIC Hub Greece, ATHENA Research Centre
• Konstantinos AGORASTOS, Regional Governor of Thessaly Region of Thessaly
• Maghi SIMEONIDOU, Founder, Agroapps

Juries:

• Giannis GEORGAKELLOS, Director of Corporate Affairs, Athenian Brewery
• Athanasios GITONAS, Professor of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Agis PAPADOPOULOS, President of Thessaloniki’s Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYATH S.A.)

This is an online – live-streaming event. The link will be shared with registered participants nearer the time of the event.