2nd Innovation Tuesday at Breaking the Surface summer school

As part of the 9th edition of the Breaking the Surface 2017 we organized an Innovation Tuesday, the whole day program dedicated to lectures about the creation of corporate spin-offs, on how to attract investments and tips and tricks in starting such a company. Robotics experts shared their experience in commercializing robotics-related technologies with the rest of interested participants and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Innovation Tuesday was held on 3rd of October while Breaking the Surface was held from 1st until 8th October in Biograd na Moru (Croatia). More than 180 participants from marine robotics field and its applications - marine biology, maritime archaeology, maritime security, geology, oceanology etc. participated in BtS programs. 

As part of Innovation Tuesday, 8 lecturers presented their experience and knowledge. The event was concluded with round table on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Innovation Tuesday (INNOVA) lectures:

• Vladimir de Franceschi, Founder Institute, Inc. (USA): Startup how to
• Thomas Curtin, Applied Physics Laboratory (USA): The scaling of innovation tools
• Tom Runge, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence DFKI, Robotics Innovation Center, (Germany): Rich & famous with underwater robotics? Attempt of an objective assessment
• Vlatka Petrović, University of Zagreb, (Croatia): Paths to market- getting university innovation into the right hands
• Marin Bek, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing / H2O Robotics,(Croatia): Breaking the corporate
• Alexander Alspach, Toyota Research Institute, (USA):  Soft sensing and simulation
• Cesare Fantuzzi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, (Italy): Bridging the gap between academic research and commercially viable technology
• Fabio Bruno, University of Calabria, (Italy): From research to business: some experiences at the University of Calabria
• Round table on creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship- Underwater technologies: The road ahead, moderated by Kemal Delić, Hewlett-Packard Co (France)