AGENDA 2024
 09:00 - 10:00
Registration
 10:00 - 10:07
Welcoming & Opening Speech
Savo Bakhtyar - Five One Labs
 10:10 - 10:20
Keynote Speech
Qubad Talabani - The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region
 10:20 - 10:35
Innovation-led entrepreneurship: Innovation vs Invention 
Dr. Mantas Adomėnas - Senior Research Fellow at the Baltic Institute of Advanced Technology 
and Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
 10:35 - 11:05
Panel Discussion, Entrepreneurship: Global Perspective & Local Reality
Moderated by Dalia Kaikhasraw
Panelists:
Asoz Rashid - Chief Executive Officer at iQ Group
Ali Hilli - Entrepreneur and Marketing & Communications Director @ Miswag
 11:05 - 11:20
Policy Recommendation Paper - Business Infrastructure
Jort Posthumus - Deputy Consul General of the Netherlands in Erbil
 11:20 - 11:35
Coffee Break
 11:35 - 11:50
The role of government in promoting innovation-led entrepreneurial ecosystems
Dr Ulrich Nußbaum - Former German State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
 11:50 - 12:00
STARTUP: Showcase 1
 12:00 - 12:10
STARTUP: Showcase 2
 12:10 - 12:30
Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation
Marion Hémar - Macroeconomist and expert on developing countries, Expertise France - AFD Group
 12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
 13:45 - 14:00
Startup India: Inclusive Ecosystem for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Prashant Pise - Ambassador of India to Iraq
 14:00 - 14:40
Angel Investment Workshop
Eileen Brewer - Angel Investor and Executive Director of 757 Accelerate
 14:40 - 15:20
Smart City Solutions
SMARTSULI CITY SOLUTIONS - Moderated by Potan
 15:20 - 15:30
Closing Remarks
 15:30
Networking at the Booth area

SPEAKERS

Qubad Talabani Qubad Talabani
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region
Ulrich Nußbaum Dr. Ulrich Nußbaum
Former State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs
Prashant Pise Prashant Pise
Ambassador of India to Iraq
Mantas Adomenas Dr. Mantas Adomenas
Senior Research Fellow at the Baltic Institute of Advanced Technology and Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Jort-Pieter Posthumus Jort-Pieter Posthumus
Deputy Consul General of the Netherlands in Erbil
Eileen Brewer Eileen Brewer
Angel Investor and Executive Director of 757 Accelerate
Asoz Rashid Asoz Rashid
CEO iQ Group
Marion Hémar Marion Hémar
Macroeconomist and expert on developing countries, Expertise France - AFD Group
Savo Bakhtyar Savo Bakhtyar
Managing Director of Five One Labs - Iraq | Ecosystem Growth
Dalia Kaikhasraw Dalia Kaikhasraw
Strategist and Governance Expert
Ali Hilli Ali Hilli
Marketing & Communications Director @ Miswag