On 5 April, EBN Member Retis is welcoming its members and their companies at IBM in Paris for a one-day of workshops, networking and visits to the IBM Innovation Forum (Global Industry Solution Center, Studio and Scale Zone). 

The event's main theme is open innovation and how corporates and startups can work together:

• Javier Echarri, EBN CEO, the European Network of Business and Innovation Center and support organisations, and Bruno Sportisse, CEO of Skopai, a platform gathering in-depth information about all startups in the world, will speak about open innovation in Europe
• The startups will  explore IBM Open Innovation Technologies and Devices by working with IBM France Employees

 Two closed workshops targeting companies will take place at the end of the event:

• the participants will receive an introductory training on WATSON, IBM's AI platform for business
• companies interested in exploring flexible electronics to diversify their products or services will have a chance to learn about SmartEES' opportunities.