E-ELAB SUMMER SCHOOL and HACKATHON 2025

Catania, Villa Citelli and Palazzo dell'Etna

  • 14:00 – Registration
  • 15:00 – Welcome Addresses & Institutional Greetings:
    • Mattia Frasca (Erasmus Coordinator, UNICT)
    • Cristina Satriano (Eunice Coordinator, UNICT)
    • Cristina Longo (E-Elab Technical Scientific Committee Chair, UNICT)
    • Giusy Catanese (IRO Coordinator)
    • Moderator: Rosa Rossi (Eunice UNICT Project Officer)
  • 15:30–16:30 – Global Leadership Lab: Creativity, Collaboration, and Inclusion – Małgorzata Bączyńska (PUT)
  • 16:30–18:00 – Hackathon Thinking – Collaborate to Innovate – Roberto Dal Bosco (Service Agency)
  • 18:00 – Welcome Cocktail

  • 09:00–09:15 – Company Talk – Natalia Burlaga (MiCo Scientific)
  • 09:15–11:00 – A Journey Through Creative Entrepreneurship – Roberto Dal Bosco (Service Agency)
  • 11:00–11:30 – Coffee-break
  • 11:30–13:00 – Communication and conflict management in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams – Luisa Augusto (IPV)
  • 13:00–14:00 – Light Lunch
  • 14:00-15:00 Team Building: Cooperation in Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Teams Ewa Badzińska (PUT)
  • 15:00-16:00 Digital social entrepreneurship Hassan Abdullah (BTU)
  • 17:00 Benedettini Tour (Officine Culturali) Meeting Point: Piazza Dante

  • 09:00–10:00 – Mindset to Market: Hacking Ideas into Prototypes – Serghei Baltag (BTU)
  • 10:00–11:00 – ESG-Driven Startup Innovation (I Part) – Maxime Manderlier & Loann Astorino (UMONS)
  • 11:00–11:30 – Coffee-break
  • 11:30–12:00 – ESG-Driven Startup Innovation (II Part) – Maxime Manderlier & Loann Astorino (UMONS)
  • 12:00–13:00 – Tracking Impact: ESG Measurement for Responsible Growth – Ilias Makris (UoP)
  • 13:00–14:00 – Light Lunch
  • 14:00–16:00 – AI for Customer Acquisition, Engagement – Marco Besi (Service Agency, online)
  • 17:30 – Business Tour: Le Village – Cristina Longo and Rosa Rossi (UNICT) 
    Meeting Point: Via Ursino, 58

  • 09:00–09:30 – Welcome – Etna Digital Growth – Vera Tucci (Service Agency)
  • 09:30–10:00 – Kick-off & Introduction
  • 10:00–11:00 – Ideation Team Formation
  • 11:00–11:30 – Coffee-break
  • 11:00–12:00 – Concept Design
  • 12:00–13:00 – Prototyping (Phase 1)
  • 13:00–14:00 – Light Lunch
  • 14:00–15:00 – Prototyping (Phase 2)
  • 15:00–16:00 – Pitching and Storytelling
  • 16:00–17:00 – Pitch Presentation
  • 17:00–18:00 – Judging / Break for Participants
  • 18:00–18:30 – Awards & Closing Remarks
  • 19:00 – Happy Hour

  • 09:00–11:00 – Culture Clash or Creative Spark? Building Global Startups Across Borders – Vera Tucci (Service Agency)
  • 11:00–11:30 – Coffee-break
  • 11:30–12:30 – Business Models from the St. Gallen Navigator – Kirill Sarachuk (BTU)
  • 12:30–13:00 – Closing Remarks – Cristina Longo (UNICT)