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Innovate in Greece by SEV & Endeavor Greece

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Marco Veremis - Every leader would be wise to "walk" on the values of Aristotle

 

Marco Veremis, Chairman of SEV's Innovation Committee and Partner at Big Pi Ventures shares his thoughts on what defines effective leadership today.

 

According to Marco, leaders steer people forward and through their team’s success they also grow personally and professionally. 

 

He discusses the concept of the effective team drawing conclusions from the elite military unit Sacred Band (Ieros Lochos) of ancient Greece.

 

He also explores the notion that leadership is a privilege, but also an obligation to constantly improve oneself. To this end, every leader would be wise to 'walk' on Aristotle's values: courage, empathy, fairness, and measure.

 

The speech was given at the 35th Leadership Conference of the Association of Chief Executive Officers (ΕΑΣΕ), held on 7 & 8 June 2024.

Marco Veremis - Every leader would be wise to "walk" on the values of Aristotle

 

Marco Veremis, Chairman of SEV's Innovation Committee and Partner at Big Pi Ventures shares his thoughts on what defines effective leadership today.

 

According to Marco, leaders steer people forward and through their team’s success they also grow personally and professionally. 

 

He discusses the concept of the effective team drawing conclusions from the elite military unit Sacred Band (Ieros Lochos) of ancient Greece.

 

He also explores the notion that leadership is a privilege, but also an obligation to constantly improve oneself. To this end, every leader would be wise to 'walk' on Aristotle's values: courage, empathy, fairness, and measure.

 

The speech was given at the 35th Leadership Conference of the Association of Chief Executive Officers (ΕΑΣΕ), held on 7 & 8 June 2024.

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Despite the general downturn in funding globally, the Greek startup ecosystem shows significant resilience and continues to attract investment capital. In a period of a broader global market numbness, investment funds providing financial support to the ecosystem are increasing. They have reached 30, with a target of 35 by the end of the year.

Despite the general downturn in funding globally, the Greek startup ecosystem shows significant resilience and continues to attract investment capital. In a period of a broader global market numbness, investment funds providing financial support to the ecosystem are increasing. They have reached 30, with a target of 35 by the end of the year.

 
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Greek Apeiron Ventures made their first investment from their new seed investment fund in Circuland, a London-based circular economy startup. The amount of the pre-seed round is totaling €750K, with the participation of Astylab Ventures.

 

San Francisco-based resolve.ai, with Greek DNA, being the brainchild of Greek serial tech entrepreneur Spyros Xanthos raised a $35 million funding round in less than one year in operations. The list of investors includes LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Google's head of scientific affairs Jeff Dean, Open AI's head of engineering Srinivas Narayanan, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman, Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, and Accenture CTO Paul Daugerty.

 

EdenCore, a pioneering agri-tech company, announces an investment of €400,000 from Uni.Fund II, which will be used to further develop its AI solutions in the agricultural sector and enter the European market. This investment supports EdenCore's mission to help growers manage diseases and reduce costs use; fertilizers and pesticides.

 

Simpler has raised €9M in new funding from VentureFriends, MMC Ventures, Lamda Development, VGC, and others. This latest investment will help us take our unified, one-click checkout solution to the next level as we expand into key European markets, including the UK, Italy, and Spain.

 

FlexThis, an innovative bicycle rental and sales platform and spin-off of bFlex, has successfully completed a first round of €198,000 in funding, which was organized with the support of Investing for Purpose (IFP). This funding includes the participation of Helidoni Group, Coco-Mat.bike, Boxo and a group of angel investors. It marks a significant step forward in FlexThis' mission to reduce transport-related pollution in Greece through sustainable e-mobility solutions.

Greek Apeiron Ventures made their first investment from their new seed investment fund in Circuland, a London-based circular economy startup. The amount of the pre-seed round is totaling €750K, with the participation of Astylab Ventures.

 

San Francisco-based resolve.ai, with Greek DNA, being the brainchild of Greek serial tech entrepreneur Spyros Xanthos raised a $35 million funding round in less than one year in operations. The list of investors includes LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Google's head of scientific affairs Jeff Dean, Open AI's head of engineering Srinivas Narayanan, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman, Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, and Accenture CTO Paul Daugerty.

 

EdenCore, a pioneering agri-tech company, announces an investment of €400,000 from Uni.Fund II, which will be used to further develop its AI solutions in the agricultural sector and enter the European market. This investment supports EdenCore's mission to help growers manage diseases and reduce costs use; fertilizers and pesticides.

 

Simpler has raised €9M in new funding from VentureFriends, MMC Ventures, Lamda Development, VGC, and others. This latest investment will help us take our unified, one-click checkout solution to the next level as we expand into key European markets, including the UK, Italy, and Spain.

 

FlexThis, an innovative bicycle rental and sales platform and spin-off of bFlex, has successfully completed a first round of €198,000 in funding, which was organized with the support of Investing for Purpose (IFP). This funding includes the participation of Helidoni Group, Coco-Mat.bike, Boxo and a group of angel investors. It marks a significant step forward in FlexThis' mission to reduce transport-related pollution in Greece through sustainable e-mobility solutions.

 
 
 
 
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More than 13 billion investments are expected in networks, data centres, submarine cables, satellites and startups. Telecoms operators are leading the way, OTE with one of the largest investment programmes, Nova and Vodafone, while ΔΕΗ is entering the network and data centre market. In total, the announced investments in FTTH/Β networks amount to €5.880 billion.

More than 13 billion investments are expected in networks, data centres, submarine cables, satellites and startups. Telecoms operators are leading the way, OTE with one of the largest investment programmes, Nova and Vodafone, while ΔΕΗ is entering the network and data centre market. In total, the announced investments in FTTH/Β networks amount to €5.880 billion.

 
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The green transition and digital technologies combined offer a new perspective for the growth of the industry. Despite the challenges, businesses choose to digitize and innovate to ensure a sustainable and competitive future. Maggie Athanassiadi, Director of Industry Growth Technology and Innovation writes at OT.

The green transition and digital technologies combined offer a new perspective for the growth of the industry. Despite the challenges, businesses choose to digitize and innovate to ensure a sustainable and competitive future. Maggie Athanassiadi, Director of Industry Growth Technology and Innovation writes at OT.

 
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Thrace Plastics Group, a leading force in the food packaging industry in Southeast Europe, and the circular economy pioneer Coffeeco Upcycle, join forces to recycle coffee bean waste through the Group's environmentally targeted platform, "In the Loop".

 

ΔΕΗ participates in the innovative research project intelWATT, in the framework of the development of research and innovation activities, recently completing the pilot installation of the Cooling Tower discharge water recovery at Unit 5 of Megalopolis NPP. The intelWATT research project, "Intelligent Water Treatment Technologies for water preservation combined with simultaneous energy production and material recovery in energy intensive industries", is funded by the EU's HORIZON 2020 programme and aims to develop water treatment technologies and apply them in industrial environments to increase recycling and savings.

 

Bayer Hellas and the innovative start-up Dataphoria announce their new strategic partnership in ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) data analysis and evaluation. This collaboration aims to strengthen the monitoring and management of Bayer Hellas' sustainability goals, as well as to enhance transparency and accountability in its business activities. By using Dataphoria's advanced technology solutions, Bayer will be able to comprehensively monitor its progress towards its sustainability goals and ensure continuous improvement, reaffirming its commitment to a more sustainable and healthier world where science and innovation serve the needs of society.

Thrace Plastics Group, a leading force in the food packaging industry in Southeast Europe, and the circular economy pioneer Coffeeco Upcycle, join forces to recycle coffee bean waste through the Group's environmentally targeted platform, "In the Loop".

 

ΔΕΗ participates in the innovative research project intelWATT, in the framework of the development of research and innovation activities, recently completing the pilot installation of the Cooling Tower discharge water recovery at Unit 5 of Megalopolis NPP. The intelWATT research project, "Intelligent Water Treatment Technologies for water preservation combined with simultaneous energy production and material recovery in energy intensive industries", is funded by the EU's HORIZON 2020 programme and aims to develop water treatment technologies and apply them in industrial environments to increase recycling and savings.

 

Bayer Hellas and the innovative start-up Dataphoria announce their new strategic partnership in ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) data analysis and evaluation. This collaboration aims to strengthen the monitoring and management of Bayer Hellas' sustainability goals, as well as to enhance transparency and accountability in its business activities. By using Dataphoria's advanced technology solutions, Bayer will be able to comprehensively monitor its progress towards its sustainability goals and ensure continuous improvement, reaffirming its commitment to a more sustainable and healthier world where science and innovation serve the needs of society.

 
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FEAC Engineering is an engineering company, highly specialized in simulation driven product development & physics-based digital twins. They develop and provide specialized simulation software and consulting services, to solve challenging & complex engineering problems. We met with Sotiris Kokkinos, co-founder and CEO of the company and talked about FEAC and his personal journey. Here’s what he told us.

FEAC Engineering is an engineering company, highly specialized in simulation driven product development & physics-based digital twins. They develop and provide specialized simulation software and consulting services, to solve challenging & complex engineering problems. We met with Sotiris Kokkinos, co-founder and CEO of the company and talked about FEAC and his personal journey. Here’s what he told us.

 
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Hellenic Federation of Enterprises is organizing a business day with ΔΕΣΦΑ  on November 27. Company’s executives will meet and discuss with Greek startups and scaleups at the group’s premises. Learn more about the Business Days initiative.

Hellenic Federation of Enterprises is organizing a business day with ΔΕΣΦΑ  on November 27. Company’s executives will meet and discuss with Greek startups and scaleups at the group’s premises. Learn more about the Business Days initiative.

 

Hellenic Federation of Enterprises - SEV is organizing the 17th Innovation Ready, a matchmaking event about Circular Economy and recycling on November 20. The event will feature 1-on-1 meetings between the industry, big enterprises, startups, and university spin-offs. For more information email us.

Hellenic Federation of Enterprises - SEV is organizing the 17th Innovation Ready, a matchmaking event about Circular Economy and recycling on November 20. The event will feature 1-on-1 meetings between the industry, big enterprises, startups, and university spin-offs. For more information email us.

 
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Hellenic Federation of Enterprises - SEV is organizing the 18th Innovation Ready, a matchmaking event about Energy conservation and cost reduction on December 11. The event will feature 1-on-1 meetings between the industry, big enterprises, startups, and university spin-offs. For more information email us.

Hellenic Federation of Enterprises - SEV is organizing the 18th Innovation Ready, a matchmaking event about Energy conservation and cost reduction on December 11. The event will feature 1-on-1 meetings between the industry, big enterprises, startups, and university spin-offs. For more information email us.

 
 

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