The U.S. – Greece Incubator Connector, December 2, 2021
The U.S. – Greece Incubator Connector was a free, virtual event that took place on the 2nd of December 2021 and was organized by the Economic & Commercial Affairs Office of the Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco, with the cooperation of the Hellenic Emerging Technologies Industry Association, in partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service.
Being on the forefront of innovation and tech development, the United States – and Silicon Valley in particular, stand out as one of the leading destinations for startups around the world in pursuit of knowledge, best practices and opportunities for growth. As Greece continues to strengthen its innovation ecosystem, this event focused on providing Greek startup companies with a better understanding of the services incubators and accelerators based in the West Coast offer.
The event had welcoming remarks by:
- Daphne Vitsikounaki, Head of the Economic & Commercial Affairs Office, Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco
- Yuri Arthur, Senior Commercial Officer, United States Embassy in Athens
- Sotiris Bantas, VP, HETIA & CEO, Centaur
The following incubators presented their operations and opportunities:
CoMotion, Seattle, WA, https://comotion.uw.edu
- Ashlee Esteban, Senior Manager
- Ulysis Rivera, Manager – Life Sciences Incubator
- Brady Ryan, Manager – Hardware Incubator
BoomStartup, Salt Lake City, UT, https://boomstartup.com
Innosphere Ventures, Fort Collins, CO, https://innosphereventures.org
Mind the Bridge, San Francisco, CA, https://mindthebridge.com
IndieBio, San Francisco, CA, https://indiebio.co
Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale, CA, https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/
The presentations by the featured incubators were followed by a Q&A session.
The webinar recording can be found here:
To contact our organizing partners, please use the following email addresses: