THE NEXT SOCIETY was launched this 16 May 2017 in Athens (Greece). THE NEXT SOCIETY is an open community of change-makers engaged in innovation and economic development. It gathers entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, NGOs, public and private innovation, research and economic development hubs from Europe and the Mediterranean countries. THE NEXT SOCIETY gathers already a large network of over 300 business & innovation, research and investment organisations, 2,500 international SMEs and entrepreneurs from 30 countries. THE NEXT SOCIETY is launching a four year action plan (2017-2020), co-funded by the EU up to 90% for a global amount of EUR 7.8 million budget. www.thenextsociety.co

2. Welcome @ THE NEXT SOCIETY
Christos Staikos, Chairman, Enterprise Greece
Emmanuel Noutary, General Delegate, ANIMA Investment Network

4. Mobile penetration reaches 125% in North
Africa and 112% in the Middle-East against
101% in the USA and 92% in China
EON Motors manufactures and sells the
WEEZ, the first independent Euro-
Mediterranean electric car, developed under
a French-Tunisian partnership
26% of the electricity produced in Morocco is
renewable and the Kingdom set a 52% target by
2030, against 27% in the European Union (COP
22). According to EY, among the 40 most
attractive countries for renewable energy, 20 are
in the Euromed region.
Nilebot, incubated by the Bedaya Center in
Egypt, allows to monitor and manage water
quality on your smartphone for aquaculture or
urban networks
Fresh'it, a fridge that works without electricity,
exists! It is developed by Go Energyless, a
Moroccan start-up targeting remote areas and
urban eco-friendly users
The Tunisian
industrial group
Nielsen designed
the first
compactor that
treats all types of
waste (plastics,
metal, textiles,
polystyrene,
cardboard). It is
already present in
many African
countries
© Go Energyless
©Nilebot
© EON MOTORS GROUP 2015
© Garry Knight
©Nielsen
In the Mediterranean, entrepreneurs and
innovators are busy CREATING THE FUTURE

5. This creativity contributes to overcome
MAJOR CHALLENGES faced in the region
By 2050, almost all South
Mediterranean countries will exceed
75% of urban population compared
to 55% today
80 million of people living in the
Mediterranean will face a water
shortage in 2025
North Africa and Middle east
countries weigh 6% of the world
population but absorb on
average 30% of world wheat
imports
Arab countries only allocate
0.2% of their GDP for research
and development
The Mediterranean has the world
highest diabetes prevalence rate
with 43 million people affected
And almost 3 million young people come on
to the labour market every year
60 % of the South Mediterranean
population is under 30

6. @ THE NEXT SOCIETY
WE BELIEVE IN
Reverse Innovation
efficient solutions to global industrial,
societal and environmental challenges
will come from emerging countries
Social Responsability
value creation is also about being
inclusive and engaged for local
communities
Shared Value
the region’s promising prospects
depend on a balanced partnership
Leadership
innovative leaders drive the next
trends and usages

7. OUR APPROACH
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Launch a mobilising « do tank » movement to prepare a better future
in the Mediterranean: competitive, innovative, shared, sustainable
Create a brand and a platform gathering a community of corporates
and innovators (Open Innovation, CSR)
Put innovators, investors and the private sector in the driving seat
Develop initiatives and projects with this community and the support
of sponsors

8. OUR OBJECTIVES
Strengthen and coordinate the
countries innovation strategies
of various players engaged in
innovation, in every country
Create a network and promote
the innovators community
together with innovation support
organisations, and fostering their
collaboration and partnership for
an enhanced ecosystem
approach
Boost and promote
locally and internationally,
young innovative
entrepreneurs, clusters and
technology transfer offices

9. WE ACTIVATE CHANGE AT EVERY LEVEL

10. TAKE PART IN THE MOVEMENT!
YOU ARE A CLUSTER
#TECH DAYS
Interclustering portfolio business
meetings in 5 Mediterranean
countries
YOU ARE A START-UP
International Booster Camps
France – EU/US
MOROCCO – AFRICA LEBANON/
GULF
YOU ARE A TECH TRANFER
OFFICE
Research to Innovation Lab
trainings
Promote you best practices
and network with
Mediterrenenan peers
YOU ARE AN ENTERPRISE
Connect the ecosystem
Mentor start-ups
Host innovative projects
Partner with clusters
YOU ARE AN INVESTOR
Power Dinners
Meet selected top start-ups in the
region and co-invest!

11. Connect THE NEXT SOCIETY
THE NEXT SOCIETY
@TheNext_Society
welcome@thenextsociety.co
www.thenextsociety.co

12. Leaders – Solutions for tomorrow
Gabriel Mavrellis, CEO & Founder, Geospatial Enabling Technologies | Greece
Stefanos Chartomatzidis, Project Manager, Prisma Electronics | Greece

13. Governments outlook
Dimitris Papadimitriou, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Development | Greece
Rena Dourou, Governor of the Attica Region | Greece
Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Vice President of the European Parliament, head of SYRIZA party delegation |
Greece
Vladimir Rojanski, Programme Manager -European Commission - DG NEAR | Belgium

14. Screening – film cuts for inspiration

15. Ecosystems – MED perspectives for growing tomorrows
change makers
Ramy Boujawdeh, Deputy General Manager, Berytech | Lebanon
Mohammed Al Jafari, Managing Director, Royal Scientific Society | Jordan
Ilyas Azzioui, Senior Advisor, StartUp Maroc | Morocco

16. Keynote Speaker
Costas Fotakis, Alt. Minister for Research and Innovation | Greece

17. Stronger together – Networks and collaboration
creating value
Douja Gharbi, 1st Vice President, CONECT | Tunisia
Alain Tubiana, Board Member, France Cluster | France
Ibrahim Nairat, International Relations, HCIE | Palestine
Vasilios Makios, General Director, Corallia Cluster | Greece

18. The journey – Key encounters on the path of
entrepreneurs
Candace Johnson, President, EBAN | Belgium
Aristos Doxiadis, Open Fund | Greece
Alicja Turner, Operations Manager Mowgli | United Kingdom
Didier Hoch, CEO, Fondation de l’Université de Lyon | France

19. Closing remarks and next steps