Caribbean Export invites you to an exciting webinar designed to drive Open Innovation in the Dominican Republic. Join us in this first action of the Digital Connectors program, where we will explore opportunities and challenges in the country’s digital innovation ecosystem. Date: Friday, September 27, 2024 Time: 10:30 am local time Dominican Republic Target audience: The Dominican Republic’s digital innovation ecosystem About the Webinar: During this event, we will have the participation of local representatives who will provide the right context to present the opportunities that the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator program offers to the innovation ecosystem in Dominican Republic. We will learn how Dominican companies can use corporate venturing as a strategy to accelerate innovation, improve competitiveness and create new international business opportunities. In addition, we will discuss the main challenges in the implementation of this model and explore the opportunities of the digital and economic environment of the country.

Webinar Objectives:

• • Analyze the specific challenges of corporate venturing in the Dominican Republic.

• • Explore opportunities for collaboration between corporations and startups in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• • To present the impact of the Digital Connectors program in promoting Open Innovation.

• • Foster the creation of a robust and collaborative innovation ecosystem in the country.

Webinar Agenda: Introduction and Welcome Leo Naut, Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency. Welcome Melvin Asin, Head of Cooperation at the Delegation of the European Union in the Dominican Republic. Corporate Venturing: Challenges and Opportunities Josemaría Siota, Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, IESE Business School. Opportunities for the Innovation Ecosystem in the Dominican Republic Maika Gorostidi, EU-LAC Digital Accelerator Program Coordinator.

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