Investing in High Technology for Success
The Technical University of Madrid (UPM), within the activities promoted by the Center for Support of Technological Innovation (CAIT) and in the frame of the development of the International Campus of Excellence of Montegancedo, launches the 2nd UPM Innovatech Workshop: Investing in High Technology for Success.
The workshop will take place on December 3rd, at IMDEA Software Institute. Campus de Montegancedo UPM.
The event will be open by Carlos Conde, rector of the UPM, and Federico Morán, Spanish General Secretary for Universities. Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.
Prof. Gonzalo Léon - CAIT Director -General Chair will also take part in the event and will present the 2nd UPM Innovatech workshop together with Glenn Osaka - Advisor Board at RiverMeadow Software and Former Senior Vice President, Services at Juniper Networks.
Then Michael Kahn - Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Denver, USA, will give the speech Trends in Technology based Health Investment.
The workshop also includes other speakers: Francisco J. Jariego - Director of Industrial IoT (Internet of Things) and Member of the Executive Committee of Telefonica I+D (Research & Development), who will speak about Disruptive innovation strategy at Telefónica and Sanjiv Gupta - Serial entrepreneur. Founder of Bodhtree and Trylah, co-founder of 24x7guru.com, who will analyze What is happening in Asia?
In addition, will take place the inauguration of the Innovatech Technology Fair "Live and experience technology". Stands with plasmas in which UPM technologies and initiatives will be exhibited. Attendees will vote for the best technology and the best presentation displayed in the spaces / plasmas authorized for this purpose.
About the workshop
• Who should join? Technology based companies, multinational companies´ managers, university leaders, directors & managers of R&D institute and centers, TTOs, science parks and incubators, investors and venture capital professionals.
• When? Wednesday, December 3rd, 9:00 a.m.
• Where? IMDEA Software Institute. Campus de Montegancedo UPM, km 38 M-40, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid
• How? Attendance is free, invitation required. You can request your invitation at innovacion.tecnologica@upm.es indicating name, company, title, email address and interest in attending the conference.
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