The workshop will focus on discussing the development of place-based incubator models and presenting related international experiences. These models may support young entrepreneurs and startuppers in establishing new firms that would benefit from local and context-specific knowledge, experience and capabilities. Moreover, the integration of these firms within the regional industrial ecosystem may offer new opportunities for regional economic development.

A round-table discussion about organising cultural events that respect COVID-safe measures. Participants include partners of the Interreg Europe SHARE project, organisers of events based in Umbria, and an international expert in sustainable cultural events.

The UX Challenge is an open innovation contest that allows digital and manufacturing companies to innovate the user experience of products and services by collaborating with young talents (e.g. university students) and human-computer interaction experts (researchers and designers). The final event of the UX Challenge will feature the presentation of the solutions to the challenges that were launched by seven selected regional companies (mainly SMEs) to about sixty solvers. Solutions will come in the form of newly designed interface prototypes, tested with end-users (citizens) from the Smart Crowds Trento Territorial Lab. Solutions are developed through a one-week Design Sprint starting on Monday 14/2. The event will also host one keynote speech from a leading Italian UX design agency. The event targets digital and manufacturing companies whose business highly depends on the usability and utility of products having digital user interfaces: mobile applications, webapps, desktop applications and software, digital interfaces for controlling home automation systems, infotainments, consumer products, industrial machinery. The UX Challenge and its final event have been run since 2017, counting 80-100 participants yearly, both from Italy and abroad (when online).

The event aims to investigate how creativity can become a competitive factor in the Apulian entrepreneurial system and what are the transversal development actions to be adopted to lead challenging of innovation, digitalization and sustainability of cultural and creative industrial ecosystem after the inconvenience caused by the pandemic crisis. We want to meet and dialogue with beauty generators, the excellence of Apulian creativity, visionaries and cultural operators, national and international policymakers, managers of agencies and experts operating in the field of innovation, digitization, sustainability and internationalization to define a unique path of growth.

The event, via videoconference, will be an opportunity for discussion and debate on how the young generation may play a key role in supporting the regional industrial ecosystem on its green and digital pathways. The event will include: - a general overview of the Veneto Region initiatives related to the issues on the agenda - business success stories of young entrepreneurs and workers supported by Veneto Region initiatives - overview of the regional ecosystem's services supporting young people and businesses started by young people

“Towards a full green and digital transformation: the role of EU SMEs and startups in the travel and tourism industry” event will open the knowledge door about a new era, where green and digital economy are key enablers for a more responsible, resilient and sustainable society. Building on the strategic pillars such as capacity building, knowledge sharing, innovation and technology transfer and business growth, the event and the related interactive sessions will unlock the multiple potentials offered by green and digital transformation: from specialised training to market insights; from financial support to cooperation and eco-systemic collaboration. The event will provide modern solutions to modern problems. Raising awareness around eco-sustainability in tourism and the core contribution from SMEs will be tackled and insight and specialised training will be offered through a masterclass. De-stigmatisation that the AR/VR, Big Data, etc, are a far-fetched idea for the travel and tourism industry will be also at the core of the event, so that high-level professionals will be revealed how to unlock potentials to these promising digital technologies.

The EU Industrial Strategy is a key element towards a greener, more digital and more resilient future. It identifies tools to support businesses and manufacturing activities in their digital transformation and transition to a carbon-neutral economy. It also encourages the adoption of new solutions for economic recovery and resilience development, following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, the events that will open the virtual edition of "Re-Build" represent a moment of confrontation between the world of politics and institutions and the local productive ecosystem. In particular, the focus is on the new European, as well as national and regional, strategy in the building and construction sector. This sector accounts for one third of global energy consumption: for this reason, the issues of green building, environmental sustainability, safety, and innovation in materials, with particular attention to systems for the production of energy and heat, are fundamental to lead to a greener and more sustainable world. What is more, it is necessary to improve the global competitiveness of industrial and production activities, creating jobs while respecting the most delicate territories, such as mountain areas. The revitalisation of the mountain building system, with particular attention to the ecological transition and the inclusion of the younger generations, is therefore the real challenge that our territories will have to face in the coming years.

Getting small and medium-sized businesses to start a new narrative

Virtual workshops, fairs, seminars and open-door sessions with Universities, Research Centers, Industries and Start-Ups that will face the challenges of the European Programs, in particular the Industry 5.0 Plan, the Next Generation EU and, in Italy, the National Plan for Recovery and Resilience. The event will be an opportunity to learn about the virtuous examples of companies and ecosystems that have been able to manage changes imposed by the Covid-19 Pandemic and the prospects that come from the challenges of global climate and the digital revolution in enterprises. The Resilient Industry Panels, organized for March 30th, will cover Infrastructure for Resilience, physical and digital, as well as new issues for Finance and Investment, with speakers from regional and national industry and institutions. The second day will be, however, dedicated to the Resilience as a new source of development for communities and territories, touching the issues and tools for repopulation and neo-population of Inner Areas, villages and suburbs, the Creative Industries and the Essential Skills for Resilience: topics that open a concrete, stimulating and cross-generational debate on the future of our cities and productive activities. An event that takes on a particular significance following the experiences that Abruzzo has been able to propose for the recovery of the territories and the resilience of businesses after the two tragic earthquakes of 2009 and 2016. A territory able of being recognized over the years as a Green Region of Europe that wants to be the engine of the digital revolution in the Adriatic Area.