Mutual learning on entrepreneurship and innovation

Seminar with Estonian and Icelandic participants. The event will be in English.

Agenda:

13:00

Welcome – Hallgrímur Jónasson, director of Rannís.

13:15

Rannís’ role in entrepreneurship and innovation:

· The Technical Development Fund and the Icelandic Student Innovation Fund - Auður Bergþórsdóttir

· The Educational Material Development fund - Jón Svanur Jóhannsson

13:40

Entrepreneurship strategy for education: The Estonian experience

· Kersti Loor- Junior Achievement – Estonian Program Manager – her focus is student companies and other entrepreneurship programs in general and vocational education levels.

· Jane Mägi – Kuressaare Vocational School – Business Department Manager and Entrepreneurship Teacher.

· Katrin Kivisild – Foundation Innove – Entrepreneurship Program Manager and Entrepreneur.

14.15

Entrepreneurship courses at university level – Hallur Þór Sigurðarson, University of Reykjavík

14.30

Coffee break

15.00

Entrepreneurship and innovation in compulsory and upper secondary schools Thora Óskarsdóttir

15.15

Entrepreneurship and innovation outside schools

· Innovation Centre Iceland - Hannes Ottósson

· Icelandic startups – Svava Ólafsdóttir

· The Young Inventors’ school: Rósa Gunnarsdóttir, Innoent

15:30

Conversations: What can we learn from each other

17:00

Summing up – Dóra Stefánsdóttir, Rannís

Borgartún 30, Reykjavík, Iceland