ENoLL at Euromed Invest Academy in Thessaloniki

During the last weeks ENoLL established a first promising contact with Euromed Invest Academy, a European-funded initiative aiming to develop and support partnerships between institutions and businesses in the Mediterranean region with a special focus on female entrepreneurs.

During the last weeks ENoLL established a first promising contact with Euromed Invest Academy, a European-funded initiative aiming to develop and support partnerships between institutions and businesses in the Mediterranean region with a special focus on female entrepreneurs. ENoLL was invited to the Euromed Invest Academy event on “New Innovation Networks and Role of BSOs”, held in Thessaloniki (Greece) from the 12^th to the 14^th of November 2014. Our network was asked to present twice the Living Lab community to a large audience of representatives of Chambers of Commerce and female entrepreneurs of the Mediterranean area.

Around 100 people followed ENoLL’s presentations. The audience, unfamiliar at times with the Living Lab concept, was extremely interested and eager to discover more about our community. Participants were invited to read some of our publications on the ENoLL website and contact the Secretariat for further inquires. A few Chambers of Commerce from Algeria, Greece, Jordan and Egypt discussed the opportunity to propose Living Lab methodologies and our network to their members. The event showed the potential for collaboration there is in the Mediterranean area, especially in North Africa and Middle East, a trend that is more and more considered within our network.