Ομιλία: Δρ Αγγελική Καραγιαννάκη, Λέκτορας (ΠΔ/407), Τμήμα Πληροφορικής, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Συντονίστρια & Υπεύθυνη Στρατηγικής ανάπτυξης, Κέντρο Στήριξης Επιχειρηματικότητας και Καινοτομίας (Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation- ACEin) Τίτλος παρουσίασης: “ACEin as a Best Practice:The Incubation Center of Athens University of Economics and Business”

1. www.acein.aueb.gr
ACEin as a Best Practice:
The Incubation Center of
Athens University of
Economics and Business

2. ACEin
The Incubation Center of
Athens University of
Economics and Business
Following the University’s fifteen-year
experience in supporting innovation and
entrepreneurship, ACEin offers support to
potential young entrepreneurs and
researchers in order to turn their innovative
entrepreneurial ideas or scientific research
results into a sustainable business model and
subsequent a start-up company.

3. ACEin
Celebrating
Five Years

4. Coaching, Mentoring,
Consulting Services,
Technology Transfer
Startup Incubation &
Acceleration
Bridging Industry with the
Innovation Space,
Market Validation
Open Innovation &
Growth
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial Education
Lead Generation,
Team Development,
Pre-Incubation
Positioning a University Incubator

5. Coaching, Mentoring,
Consulting Services,
Technology Transfer
Startup Incubation &
Acceleration
Bridging Industry with the
Innovation Space,
Market Validation
Open Innovation &
Growth
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial Education
Lead Generation,
Team Development,
Pre-Incubation
Positioning a University Incubator

6. Support to streamline the
process of venture creation
New Venture
Creation
Process
A structured growth roadmap
With intensive coaching and mentoring
End-to-end proven methodology to
streamline the New Venture Creation Process

7. 5 years of
operation
70+ teams
incubated
60+ new job
positions
9+ Teams
funded
20+ teams
paying customers

8. Coaching, Mentoring,
Consulting Services,
Technology Transfer
Startup Incubation &
Acceleration
Bridging Industry with the
Innovation Space,
Market Validation
Open Innovation &
Growth
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial Education
Lead Generation,
Team Development,
Pre-Incubation
Positioning a University Incubator

9. Coaching, Mentoring,
Consulting Services,
Technology Transfer
Startup Incubation &
Acceleration
Bridging Industry with the
Innovation Space,
Market Validation
Open Innovation &
Growth
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial Education
Lead Generation,
Team Development,
Pre-Incubation
Positioning a University Incubator

10. a University Competition on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
To Accelerate Innovative Ideas
that create Business Value
with the use of Technology

11. International
Hellenic University
University of
Nicosia
Athens University of
Economics and
Business
Agricultural
University of
Athens
Democritus
University of
Thrace
Aristotle
University of
Thessaloniki
Harokopio
University
Ionian
University
National and
Kapodistrian
University of Athens
National Technical
University of Athens
Technical University
of Crete
University of
Piraeus
University of
Ioannina
University of
Macedonia
University of
Crete
University of
Patras
University of
Cyprus
University of
Peloponnese
Athens University
of Applied
Sciences
University of
the Aegean
Voluntary collaborative effort supported by 20+ Universities in
Greece and Cyprus with the coordination of ACEin

12. at a glance…
By Athens University of
Economics and Business,
International Hellenic
University, University of
Nicosia
11 years,
Founded in 2008
Participants
(Students and Researchers)
300+
Entrepreneurial Ventures
formed and participated
100+
Universities actively
involved
20+ Awarded in
Ennovation Finals
€ 15K
Research Teams
wishing to take their
research results to
the market
30%

13. Not just a Competition but a Learning Process
June
Idea Submission
Deadline – Phase 1
December
End of Phase 2
September
Start of Phase 2
Launch event
January
Phase 3: Final
Pitching Event
Team
Manifesto
Business
Validation
Market
Research
Rapid
Prototype Financials
4- month Virtual Acceleration Process

14. Coaching, Mentoring,
Consulting Services,
Technology Transfer
Startup Incubation &
Acceleration
Bridging Industry with the
Innovation Space,
Market Validation
Open Innovation &
Growth
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial Education
Lead Generation,
Team Development,
Pre-Incubation
Positioning a University Incubator

15. Coaching, Mentoring,
Consulting Services,
Technology Transfer
Startup Incubation &
Acceleration
Bridging Industry with the
Innovation Space,
Market Validation
Open Innovation &
Growth
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial Education
Lead Generation,
Team Development,
Pre-Incubation
Positioning a University Incubator

16. Open Innovation
A win-win collaboration between large
corporates and the diverse and creative
crowd of tech talents, scientists,
entrepreneurs, nascent ventures, startups

17. ACEin as a
bridgemaker
StartupsLarge
Corporates
6-month structured process
Phase A
Call to Action
Phase B
Business Model Innovation
and Design Thinking
Phase C
From Vision to
Execution
Alignment of goals, Closing the cultural gap,
Maintain a level of quality and trust, Scouting

18. Open
Innovation
Programs
in collaboration with
Athens International Airport
(2 rounds)
Innovation in
Airport Environment
Ignite Ideas
in collaboration with
Interamerican
(2 rounds)
Innovation in
Health and Insurance
in collaboration with
Nestle
Innovation in
Food Industry
in collaboration with
VivaWallet
Innovation in
Financial Technologies

19. Best Practice:
How to crowdsource solutions and build
Proof of Concepts (PoCs) in 6-8 months
15 live
implementations
on AIA’s premises
in collaboration with
Athens International
Airport
(2 rounds)
Innovation in
Airport Environment
5+ strategic
corporate-startups
partnerships

20. Synergy:
Innovation Procurement and Co-Creation
Tactical startup and AIA decided to enter into a commercial
supplier-buyer agreement where a procurement contract
was signed among the two. AIA uses Tactical technology to
streamline its operations.
…involves the effective
planning, monitoring and
managing of daily personnel
work in large rooms, as well as
emergency management…

21. Best Practice:
How to create entrepreneurial culture and
build Proof of Concepts (PoCs) in 6-8 months
Ignite Ideas
30+ executives
actively
involvedin collaboration
with Nestle
Innovation in
Food Industry
“…the pitching event was the best day
I had ever in the company…”
(Supply Chain Director)
6 live
implementations on
Nestle’s premises

23. Towards an
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
…is not merely an assembly line for
the creation of new companies…
…it values both innovation and
execution…
…it encourages partnerships between
the creative crowd academia and
industry…
Startup Incubation
& Acceleration
Inspiration &
Entrepreneurial
Education
Open Innovation
& Growth

24. Useful Links
http://acein.aueb.gr
http://www.ennovation.eu
http://www.thedigitalgate.gr
http://www.igniteideas.gr
https://www.imagineprogram.gr
http://yes.aueb.gr