Objective of the Courses
This set of three training courses is designed for those who are considering an agri-food business start-up, as well as those currently operating a small business, and anyone else interested in acquiring basic knowledge on innovation and entrepreneurship, and the basic international legal framework governing them.
The training programme addresses legal aspects for innovative businesses in the agri-food sector: trade and international agreements, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual property Rights (TRIPS), the European Union’s external action, the European Union’s trade policy and trade agreements, and European and international commercial law. It also covers economic issues for innovative businesses, focusing on topics such as the development of startups, innovation and entrepreneurship, development of business plans, sustainable finance, venture capital and liability insurance, competition analysis, and technology transfer.
Main Topics Addressed
- Climate change and international policy framework
- Problem-solving and systematic innovation
- Matching needs and seeds
- Generating business and operating models
- Determining readiness and market fit
- Financing your venture
- From zero to hero
- Case study: Solmeyea
- Circular economy: How to identify new market opportunities using circularity concepts
- Examples of the new green business model
- Trade and international agreements
- European Union external action
- European Union trade policy: trade agreements
- European and international commercial law
Course I
Climate change policy framework & Agroforestry, Business Innovation
Dr. Conrad Landis, Post-doctoral Researcher at the Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (RESEES) of the Athens University of Economics and Business and a Researcher at Athena RC, Sustainable Development Unit
Lydia Papadaki, Researcher at the Athens University of Economics and Business
Course II
Startup creation, Market opportunities & Circular economy
Dr. Conrad Landis, Post-doctoral Researcher at the Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (RESEES) of the Athens University of Economics and Business and a Researcher at Athena RC, Sustainable Development Unit
Lydia Papadaki, Researcher at the Athens University of Economics and Business
Course III
How to create an innovative business in the agri-food sector? Legal aspects
Asteris Pliakos, Professor of EU Law, Athens University of Economic and Business | pliakos@aueb.gr
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