Students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki created a “smart” application which “decodes” the crying of babies. This application got them qualified for the World Microsoft’s contest Final “Imagine Cup 2018”, which will be held at the end of July in Seatle, USA. The app iCry2Talk was developed at the Biomedical Signal Processing Laboratory of the Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (AUT), under the supervision of Professor Leontius Hadjileontiadis, and promises to free many parents’ hands.

A Startup Weekend dedicated in taking the Entrepreneurship Journey in Innovating the Audio and Radio Creative Business and Storytelling will take place from April 27-20 at Impact Hub Athens.

The most exciting pitching competition for startups, “The Squeeze” by Orange Grove, is back for its twelfth edition, on March 8th, the International Women’s Day! This occasion will be a great opportunity to turn our attention to startups with women behind their success.

Elon Musk’s Tesla, the US giant specializing in electric cars, energy storage and solar panel manufacturing has reportedly set up Tesla Greece, which would lead to the establishment of a R&D center in Athens.

With the support of the US EMBASSY ATHENS, U.S. Expert Mohamed Geraldez participated in a three-day program in Athens and Thessaloniki, which focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology, in Greece.

The Greek startup delegation at SXSW 2017 had two full days presenting their products and services at the SXSW Trade Show, where over 150,000 professionals gather to network, find partnerships and funding.

What we do today determines what we will become tomorrow. If we want to make a fresh start, we need to take a step back and reconsider what we have achieved so far, re-evaluate our decisions, rethink our mistakes, recall our best and worst moments. All that led to this point has the dynamic to shape the future. Where will your resolutions lead you? And what do they tell about you? This year we draw our conclusions. Join us.

by Caron De Mars

I recently talked to a journalist about the State Department's entrepreneurial delegation to Athens, and she asked, "Why Greece?"

Ashoka, The Hellenic Initiative, the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim Ellas, and SAP Hellas launched Destination: Change. New Solutions for Greece, an online competition, on March 12, 2014 to source, highlight, and catalyze innovative social change projects in Greece.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report April 30 on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners' protection of intellectual property rights (IPR).