Employability through Entrepreneurship

​6:00 pm – Doors open 

​6:30 – 6:35 pm – Welcome  

• ​Romain Duriez, Deputy Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Geneva 

​6:35– 6:50pm – Keynote I : Samantha Tan, Deputy Director, SG Innovate Talents 

​6:50-  6:55pm – Testimony I : Maaz Sheikh, Founder and CEO, Ageospatial 

​6:55 – 7:15 pm – Panel I : “Employability through Entrepreneurship” 

• ​Samantha Tan, Deputy Director, SG Innovate Talents 

• ​Maaz Sheikh, Founder and CEO, Ageospatial 

• ​Lilia Benkara, 4eu+ EIPM alumna

• ​Nicholas Niggli, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Oⁿ – The Symbiotic Venture Studio

​7:15 – 7:20 pm – Testimony II: Thiziri Aissaoui, Co-founder, quantum4purpose 

​7:20 - 7:40pm - Panel II : Quantum technologies: the next frontier in entrepreneurship education  

• ​Martin Gastal, Partnership and Engagement Lead, Open Quantum Institute

• ​Willem Rischau, Co-Founder, Speqqle

• ​Roberto Perez, Director, Laboratory of Advanced Technologies, UNIGE

• ​Moderated by Thiziri Aissaoui , Co-founder, quantum4purpose

​19:45 – Closing remarks

• ​Mihoko Kumamoto, Director Division of Prosperity, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

• ​Fiona Thonier, Head of the local 4eu+ office, University of Geneva

​19:55 – Cocktail & networking

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​Who Will Attend

• ​70+ postgraduate students and alumni (PhDs & postdocs) from six leading European universities

• ​Representatives from academic and industrial partners across Europe

• ​Members of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG)

• ​The broader public participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week

​Organised by:

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University of Geneva – Geneva Responsible Entrepreneurship Center (GREC)

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In collaboration with:
• Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG)
• 4EU+ European University Alliance
• Campus Biotech
• Trust Valley
• Ageospatial
• SGInnovate
• Global Entrepreneurship Week Geneva