Developers Playground: The global interest of the startup companies provoked the first Launchpad in Thessaloniki. Startups from different countries, such as the Netherlands and Turkey, as well as from many cities in Greece such as Athens, Kozani, Volos, etc. will be present at the Thessaloniki International Fair from 11 to 14 September, where Google employees and speakers from the global community developers, and more, will be attending to guide participants about how they can leverage Google tools and let them know about legal issues and funding methods.
Every day, attendees attend specialized presentations and speeches, receive personal feedback from mentors and work on their work. The goal is to develop it within a short time using the experience and advice of selected guests:
1. Jim Athanasopoulos | CEO Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award
2. Dimitris Stratakis | chairman and chief executive of Wellaby's
3. Michalis Nalbantis | strategy consultant and Branding
4. Giorgos Poulakas | Ad Hoc Chief Executive Officer
5. Loukas Palitsis and Michalis Dimitropoulos | representatives of the PJ Tech Catalyst Fund
6. Panagiotis Tsantilas | Managing Director of Palo
7. Sotiris Karagiannis | Business Consultant
8. Dimitris Nikolaidis | Professor of City College Thessaloniki
9. Giorgos Gemetenitsis | Google Certified Partners
10. Angel Magli | its CEO Atlantis Consultants
11. Ioannis Igleszakis | Assistant Professor AUTh
At the end of the four-day event, all teams will be invited to pitch in front of the audience of "Developers Playground"But also the visitors of the International Exhibition and the best ideas will receive further support for their realization.
"It was really impressive to see that interest in our Launchpad arrived as the Netherlands and there were entries from there. This shows that our efforts in the last 12 months have yielded: Thessaloniki became a point of interest for Innovation and Technology, "said Mr. Panagiotis Tzinis, founder of Google Developers Group Thessaloniki inviting new businesses to share their ideas and technical skills.
LAUNCHPAD AGENDA
DAY1 TALKS | DESIGN A PRODUCT THAT USERS WANT
• “Product Design” | "Project Evaluation Techniques” | "Business Experiences"
DAY2 TALKS | MARKETING | STRATEGY FINANCE
• Financial Sessions | "Internet Marketing " "Product Strategy" "Branding Strategy"
DAY3 TALKS | BUSINESS | LAW | TAX
• "Company law" "Ask for Money: How?" | Death & Taxes | "Intellectual Properties"
DAY4 TALKS | PITCH ENGINEERING
• All day pitch and techniques
The developer of the Playground Playground can be found at gdgplayground.org or call 2310 291141.
