This document provides details about the Program International Highlight Event organized by EANET (Entrepreneurial Academic Network) in Chisinau, Moldova from June 27-29, 2016. The event included workshops, panel discussions, and presentations focused on entrepreneurship and business opportunities in Europe. It brought together representatives from 14 universities in 6 countries to network and discuss challenges entrepreneurs face and how to facilitate business connections across borders. The schedule provides timing, locations, and topics for each day's activities including workshops on accessing EU markets, venture capital, and intercultural business.

1. Program International Highlight Event
ASEM, Chisinau, Moldova 27th
, 28th
, 29th
June 2016
Dear entrepreneur and dear facilitator of entrepreneurs,
In June 2014 a group of 14 universities out of 6 countries started working together to create a
network for young people that want to start their own company. This network is called EANET.
A network that creates advantage for all participants. Modern technics helps you to get easier
information about EANET then just by reading. You can click on this link to see a small
documentary about creating EANET and the aim of EANET. A network you can be part of
yourself.
Being an entrepreneur means listening to your customer. If you understand his or her needs and
perspective, you can serve your customers better and distinguish yourself from other
entrepreneurs. That’s why this first International Highlight Event by EANET provides you with
interaction threw interesting speakers but mainly asks you to participate in workshops, network
meetings and debates. So join us with the attitude of an entrepreneur.
Michael Tuguntke
(coordinator of project EANET)
The event will be attended by 6-8 (depending on universities budget) persons per partner
universities:
➢ Rector or the Vice Rector;
➢ 1 official (from ministry of education or economy/ governmental organization for
supporting SMEs);
➢ 2 representatives of the project staff;
➢ 1 entrepreneurship facilitator;
➢ 3 alumni entrepreneurs (recommended: 1 start-up + 1 experimented + 1 potential
investor).
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2. Day 1 (Monday 27th
June 2016)
Opening, workshops, panel discussion
F building
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova Strada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni
61, Chișinău 2005, Moldova
TIME ROOM PROGRAM 27-06-16
09:00 2nd Floor Registration of participants / welcome coffee
09:30 203 Opening by Grigore Belostecinic rector of ASEM and Corneliu Gutu National
coordinator of EANET.
10:10 203 Introducing EANET by Michael Tuguntke of HvA, Co-ordinator of the EANET project
10:30 2nd floor hall Coffee break Press conference (room 203)
11:00 backyard Networking in action. An interactive session with Mrs. Miriam Notten of La Red
Company. Miriam Notten will help us to connect with each other.
13:00 2nd Floor Lunch
14:00 203 / 205 Workshops (split your group 50-50 over the two workshops)
Target group: rectors, officials,
entrepreneurs (room 203)
Target group: entrepreneurs, project staff,
business facilitators (room 205)
Workshop 1A: DCFTA for Digital
Entrepreneurship GEO by Maka Samushia
and Tatia Bregvadze ISU Georgia
Workshop 1B: Growing your business into
a high growth firm. Moderator: Dan
Schipor UAIC, Romania
14:50 203 / 205 Target group: entrepreneurs (room 203) Target group: facilitators(room 205)
Workshop 2A: What are the main
challenges of start-ups and entrepreneurs
and how can facilitators help to support
Michael Tuguntke HvA Holland and Oliver
Schmidt FUB Germany
Workshop 2B: Why, how and what to
support by facilitating start-ups and
entrepreneurs. Anoesjka Timmermans
HVA and Jochum Jarigsma HvA Holland
15:30 Create List of entrepreneurial needs Create List of facilitator's offers
15:35 2nd Floor Coffee break
16:00 203 What value can Entrepreneurial education and EANET bring: Willem Baumfalk Dean
HvA
16:15 203 Panel discussion on workshops results (List of needs and list of offers): Comparison of
what is needed by entrepreneurs and what is offered by facilitators. What easy
matches can be made. How can EANET and international network stimulate and
facilitate entrepreneurship. Oliver Schmidt and Jochum Jarigsma.
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3. 16:45 203 Documentary "Play, no matter what!" of Kim van Haaster.
18:00 203 Wrap up end of IHE day 1 Michael Tuguntke
18:30 Dinner offered by EANET (Radission Blu Leogrand Hotel: str. Mitropolit Varlaam, 77
Kishinev)
Day 2 (28th
June 2016)
Opening, keynotes, panel discussion, workshops, pitches
TIME ROOM PROGRAM 27-06-16
08:30 2nd floor hall Registration of participants / welcome coffee
09:00 203 Opening
09:05 203 Keynote: Entrepreneurship in the global and digital economy : Artur Gurău, Granat
Company Moldova
09:20 203 Presentation of Dutch and Romanian entrepreneurs Martin Haring (HvA) and
Diana Chihaia (UAIC)
09:50 203 Panel discussion: Regional economic collaboration: opportunity or barrier for small
business. Speakers:
1. Giorgi Kenchuashvili, ISU, Georgia;
2. Marika Kodua, ISU, Georgia.
10:10 203, 202,205 Workshops (split your group 1/3 - 1/3 - 1/3 for the workshops) No specific target
groups.
room 203 room 202 room 205
Workshop 3A (room 303):
Gaining Access to EU
markets. Moderator:
Diana Chihaia, UAIC,
Romania
Workshop 3B (room 302):
Entrepreneurship across
EU borders Moderators:
1. Carmen FEDIUC, CCI,
Suceava, Romania.
2. Valentina Pritcan, USB,
Moldova.
Workshop 3C (room 304):
How the economic
collaboration agreement
works out for
entrepreneurs Mr. Zurab
Pertaia, ISU, Georgia
11:10 2nd floor hall Coffee break
11:40 203 Keynotes: Business opportunities offered by EU for partners countries
Speaker: Cristina Panov, International Relations Specialist, CCI, Moldova, EEN
National Coordinator
11:55 203 Presentation of German and Ukrainian entrepreneurs: Mr. Oliver Schmidt
12:30 backyard Some exercises to stretch our legs and arms (Mr. Martin Haring)
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4. 13:00 2nd floor hall Lunch
14:00
203,202,205
Workshops (split your group 1/3 - 1/3 - 1/3 for the workshops)
room 203 room 202 room 205
Workshop 4A: Doing
business in Moldova,
Ukraine, Georgia, Romania
Moderator:
Hartmut Jarosch, CIM-IF
MD, Moldova
Workshop 4B: Venture
Capital: “Angels or sharks”
Mr. Tilman Süss (FUB)
Workshop 4C: Master
Class in preparing pitch for
investors Martin Haring
(HvA)
15:30 2nd floor hall Coffee break
16:00 203 Key note: Doing Intercultural Business by Sander Schroevers of HvA one practical
example of how to create a network in Georgia and how to use it.
16:40 203 Debate: How can the association stimulate entrepreneurship students and
graduates (according to results of the workshops, panel discussion and exhibition)
(Moderator: FUB / HvA)
17:00 203 Wrap up and end of IHE day 2 Michael Tuguntke, HvA, Holland
18:30 Dinner offered by EANET (PUB "Berăria Chișinău", Strada Eugen Doga, Chișinău)
Day 3 (29th
June 2016)
Opening, B to B meeting, Networking, Pitching, Visit companies, Say goodby.
TIME ROOM PROGRAM
08:30 2nd floor hall Registration of participants and create the list of TRACOM visitors
09:00 203 Business to business meetings. Short presentation of alumni entrepreneurs
expersience by Martin Haring (HvA).
203
Networking for all participants and done by all participants. Grab your chance to
create opportunities and do business with each other. With tea, coffee and snacks.
10:30 203 Pitching for investors start-ups present pitches to investors by Mr. Martin Haring
(HvA)
backyard
Networking for all participants and done by all participants. Grab your chance to
create opportunities and do business with each other. With tea, coffee and snacks.
11:20 203 Wrap up and say goodby for a some participants Michael Tuguntke
11:30 Meeting at busses Enjoy the city
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5. 11:45 Visit of Industrial Park TRACOM (about
30 places available)
13:30 Lunch in centre of Chisinau
16:30 Meeting at busses for Cricova
Enjoy the city
17:00 Cricova visit
18:00 Dinner
20:30 Return with busses to Chisinau
List of EANET project partners:
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Coordinator)
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, Ukraine
KROK University, Ukraine
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Republic Of Moldova,
Alecu Russo Balti State University, Republic Of Moldova
Cahul State University “B.P.Hasdeu”, Republic Of Moldova
Ilia State University, Georgia
Georgian Technical University, Georgia
Kutaisi University, Georgia
CHE Consult GmbH, Germany
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Georgia
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova, Moldova
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ukraine
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