EU-LAC Digital Accelerator – Digital Connectors Jamaica 

Success through Partnerships: Unlocking Startup–Corporate Venture Opportunities in the EU–LAC Digital Accelerator

 

Digital Connectors Jamaica, the specific programme for Jamaica designed by EU LAC Digital Accelerator, invites you to a high-impact session focused on unlocking the potential of startup-corporate partnerships to strengthen Jamaica’s digital innovation landscape through cross-regional collaboration with Europe and Latin America.

The event will showcase how the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator fosters cross-border collaboration:  connecting Caribbean startups/SMEs with corporates in Europe and Latin America, while also enabling Caribbean corporations to engage with startups/SMEs from both regions. The programme supports the co-creation of impactful digital solutions through structured partnership frameworks.

IN PERSON EVENT

  • Date: Monday, June 23, 2025
  • Location: Courtyard Marriot, Kingston
  • Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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AGENDA

9:30AM

Welcome Remarks

  • Leo Naut, Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency
  • H.E. Dr. Erja Askola, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas

9:40AM

EU-LAC Digital Accelerator – What is it? What it has achieved?

  • Maika Gorostidi, Co-Director of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator Programme

10:00AM

Enabling Corporate Venturing Partnerships in Jamaica 

  • Chris Brown, Programme Manager, BIGEE Programme, Development Bank of Jamaica

10:20AM

Design. Propose. Partner: Best Practices for Designing Challenges and Crafting Winning Solutions

  • Miguel Rodríguez, Innovation Consultant, EU-LAC Digital Accelerator

10:40AM

Coffee Break

11:00AM

Innovate, Grow, Expand: The Case for Corporate–Startup Partnerships in the EU–LAC Space

  • Miguel Rodríguez, Innovation Consultant, EU-LAC Digital Accelerator

11:45AM

Questions & Answers Session

12:00PM

End of Programme

13:00PM

Startup Consultations: Overall Partipation in the Accelerator and  Challenge Response Preparation

 

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