Workshop: New EDIH Frontiers: From Capabilities to Collaboration in Associated Countries

This interactive workshop presents EDIHs from Associated Countries as valuable partners within the European EDIH Network, highlighting their capabilities and potential for cooperation. It goes beyond cross-border activities to showcase “new EDIH frontiers,” including key competences, sectoral strengths, service portfolios, and concrete technology examples. A central element is a concise overview of Associated Countries EDIHs, providing a clear picture of their collective strengths and serving as a basis for discussion and matchmaking during the Summit. 

Speakers: 

• Niclas Rüeffer, Project Director “DT4SME”, GIZ  

• Fani Tsirantonaki, Project Adviser, Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)  

• Oksana Zakharkevych, Head of Research Office, Khmelnytskyi National University, EDIH CLOTEX-HUB (Ukraine) 

• Ivett Angyal, Operations Lead for EDIHs, 28DIGITAL (Hungary) 

• Oscar Valle, Innovation Ecosystems Manager, InnDIH, Valencia Region EDIH (Spain) 

• Uroš Đoković, International Business Development & Projects, Science Technology Park Belgrade (Serbia) 

• Lejla Gurbeta Pokvić, Director, Verlab Institute (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 

• Iuliana Munteanu, Leading consultant, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation (Moldova) 

• Mircea Petic, Process Manager, EDIH DIH of Moldova

• Graciela Garrido, Head of Sales, FundingBox 

• Lidia Mocanu, Strategy Director, Digital Innovation Zone