MIPRO and EAI

Adrian Boukalov, adrian.boukalov@eai.eu (European Alliance of Innovation, Gent, Belgium)

The round table is aiming to discuss participants interests in partnership and cooperation on innovation, development and integration of smart technological and social solutions for Smart Cities, Regions and Islands.
The round table invites companies, universities, research organisations, public authorities, NGOs and individual experts to present their views, interests, achievements and plans for smart integrated solutions in the areas of green energy, tourism, transport, environment, health, education, safety,  social cohesion and others.
It will discuss interests and expectations in establishing partnership and new projects for Smart Regions and Islands as Innovation Lab for research, experimentation, validation, testing and demonstration of smart solutions by companies, universities and NGOs. It will also discuss interests and opportunities of cooperation with Nordic Labs and organisations for new technologies and social innovation, common platforms, new projects and conferences.

Opatija, with its 170 years long tourist tradition, is the leading seaside resort of the Eastern Adriatic and one of the most famous tourist destinations on the Mediterranean. With its aristocratic architecture and style Opatija has been attracting renowned artists, politicians, kings, scientists, sportsmen as well as business people, bankers, managers for more than 170 years.

The tourist offering of Opatija includes a vast number of hotels, excellent restaurants, entertainment venues, art festivals, superb modern and classical music concerts, beaches and swimming pools and is able to provide the perfect response to all demands.

Opatija, the Queen of the Adriatic, is also one of the most prominent congress cities on the Mediterranean, particularly important for its international ICT conventions MIPRO that have been held in Opatija since 1979 gathering more than a thousand participants from more than forty countries. These conventions promote Opatija as the most desirable technological, business, educational and scientific center in Southeast Europe and the European Union in general.

For more details please look at www.opatija.hr/ and www.visitopatija.com.