SPACE is Not the Last Frontier, but a New OPPORTUNITY: Productivity Mastery #109 with Anilkumar Dave

Productivity Mastery - A podcast by Stoyan Yankov

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In episode #109 of Productivity Mastery, we go to the Space & Beyond of entrepreneurship, so buckle up! Space holds much more job and economic opportunities (including for you!) than you can imagine, so we invited a real Space Economy Advisor to broaden our perspective. Anilkumar Dave shared a lot with us, including: 💡 The state Space Economy is in right now, 💡 Space technologies are all around us - let’s explore, 💡 How can we save our planet through the Space work, 💡 Space might need your competencies, and much more! Anilkumar (everybody calls him Anil) started his career as ICT Projects Manager between Italy and India before moving to EU-funded R&D and Tech. Transf. (TT) initiatives representing public and private entities and focusing on the interaction between Res. and Ind. He has worked in sectors spamming from textile/clothing to footwear, from logistics to households, and from FMCGs to Agrofood. After his assignment as the “SMEs Innovation and TT policies” officer at the Institute for Industrial Promotion (aka Italian Min. of Econ. Dev.) he designed and led the “Research, TT and special projects” department for the largest innovation agency in Italy, thus helping SMEs accessing European and public funds (25+ M€) through collaborative innovation projects. During his tenure at the Italian Space Agency, Mr. Dave launched and directed the “Innovation and TT” Unit working on New Space Economy themes: start-ups, risk finance, IPR, tech transf., and later appointed Open Innovation advisor to the president. During his role as senior partner for the innovation hub INFINITE AREA he launched the first Italian advisory firm on Space Economy targeting non-Space companies. At present Anil is a member of the advisory board for the GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK SPACE and senior advisor to policymakers, start-ups, and research centres on Space Economy themes and fundraising. Tune in!