[Online Webinar] Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Peace: Lessons from Cyprus and Beyond

In a world facing growing conflict and disconnection, can entrepreneurship and innovation become powerful tools for peace?

Join us for an inspiring online session as SocialTech Lab shares its journey through award-winning initiatives like CyprusInno and The Base by CyprusInno — the world’s first innovation hub located in a military Buffer Zone. Discover how technology, youth-led action, and collaboration are reshaping fragile societies into thriving, united communities.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 26 June 2025
Time: 14:00–15:00 CEST
Location: Online (Zoom)
Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1maBML_tTTa0qNMn0wDEuA

Spots are limited – register by 24 June to secure your spot!

Agenda

14:00–14:15 | Opening Presentation: Framing the Conversation
14:15–14:20 | Interactive Segment I: Hopes & Concerns
14:20–14:45 | Success Stories & Best Practices
14:45–15:00 | Interactive Segment II: Peer Exchange & Collective Wisdom

Key Topics We’ll Explore

How youth-led innovation is creating new pathways to economic resilience.
What cross-border entrepreneurship looks like in divided societies.
How digital tools and startup accelerators can bridge historical divides.
What it takes to build inclusive, locally-rooted, and globally-scalable peacetech ecosystems.
The reality of building inclusive digital societies in fragile contexts.
Case studies from SocialTech Lab’s work in Cyprus and its scaling model in regions like the Middle East and the Western Balkans.
Live input from participants on hopes, barriers, and ways to engage in peace innovation initiatives.
How to adapt methodologies and form collaborations for other conflict-affected or divided contexts.

Who Should Attend?

Social innovators, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem builders
Peacebuilders and NGOs
Policymakers and development practitioners
Youth leaders and changemakers
Anyone working in or with fragile and conflict-affected regions

Don’t Miss Out-Register Now!

Join us for this inspiring session and be part of the movement using innovation to build peace. Spaces are limited—secure your spot now! Register by 24 June and let’s innovate for a better future together!

This webinar is brought to you in partnership by SocialTech Lab, UNITEE, and The New European, as part of the European Alliance for Inclusive Entrepreneurship Network.