Dimitris Tsigos was key-note speaker at the event Entrepreneurship at the AUEB

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs), as founder of the Hellenic Startup Association, was key-note speaker at the event "Entrepreneurship at the Athens University of Economics and Business" organized by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit at AUEB.

During his speech, Dimitris Tsigos mentioned the young entrepreneurship as a main factor through which Greece could exit the crisis, with emphasis on the aspect of the "Joy of Creation".

The "Entrepreneurship at the Athens University of Economics and Business took place in November 8, 2011.

Here you can see Mr. Tsigos presentation at the event:

Dimitris Tsigos participated at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit 2011

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs) participated at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit 2011 in France.

Mr. Tsigos, as representative of the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs was the only Greek young entrepreneur among 400 young entrepreneurs from around the world proposed practical ideas to the G20 Leaders to help address the current economic crisis. Dimitris Tsigos mentioned the young entrepreneurship as a main factor through which Europe could exit the financial crisis, with emphasis on the aspects of innovative technologies and "green" growth.

Virtual Trip Group sponsor of the 13th International Telecom Conference InfoCom World.

Virtual Trip Group Entrepreneurial Ecosystem participated at the 13th International Telecom Conference InfoCom World with the chosen subject "Digital Greece: the post-crisis era".

The participation focused on promoting the learning management system "eFront", the mobile social gaming of the "AbZorba Games", and the unified communications of the "Solo Gateway".

Virtual Trip sponsor of the Serious Games Showcase & Best Practices 2011

Virtual Trip Ltd, member of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, was media sponsor of the Serious Games Showcase & Best Practices 2011 that was held in the Hellenic American Union, on Saturday, October 20, 2011.

The Serious Games Showcase & Best Practices 2011 was part of the 5th European Conference on Games-Based Learning (ECGBL 2011) which was under the auspices of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Dimitris Tsigos participated at the G-20Y Summit 2011

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs) participated at the G-20Y Summit 2011.

Mr. Tsigos seeks to promote and strengthen the European and Greek youth Entrepreneurship in this global financial crisis period. During his speech, Dimitris Tsigos mentioned the young entrepreneurship as a main factor through which Europe could exit the financial crisis, with emphasis on the aspects of innovative technologies and "green" growth.

eFront LMS Announced as Honoree for The Best of ELearning! 2011 Awards

ELearning! Media Group announced eFront as a finalist for The Best of ELearning! 2011 Awards. Nominated as:
1) Best Learning Management System (eFront Enterprise), and
2) Best Open Source Solution (eFront Open Source).

 eFront was selected by worldwide readers and professionals from both the private and public sector involved in the eLearning industry.

Dimitris Tsigos was key-note speaker at the Forum which was co-organized by SEV and Eurobank EFG

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs) participated as a speaker at the Forum with subject “Modern Finance Tools & Framework for Development of New Innovative Companies” in the 76^th TIF, which was co-organized by SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises) and Eurobank EFG.

Virtual Trip sponsor of the 1st APP CAMP and ACM SIGMOD / PODS annual conference

Virtual Trip Ltd, member of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, is a proud sponsor of the 1st App Camp that will take place at selected App Campuses between 4 and 19 July 2011.

The 1st App Camp focuses exclusively on the development of mobile apps or tablet PC apps. It is worth mentioning that MVNS S.A. which is an active member of HAMAC- Hellenic Association of Mobile Application Companies, for the past two years has been implementing an ambitious plan of research & development on mobile social gaming, having early foreseen the explosive growth of this market.

Synthex S.A. is an official distributor of eFront and Solo Gateway in Greece.

The Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem has announced that Synthex S.A. is the official distributor in Greece of eFront, an easy to use, visually attractive, SCORM certified, eLearning and human development platform, and Solo Gateway, an all-in-one Unified Communications software for SMEs.

Synthex S.A. has experience and international presence for more than 20 years in the areas of consulting, transfer of knowledge, and technology expertise both in America and Europe. The company is responsible for designing, developing and implementing organizational and operational tools to improve the overall quality and efficiency of infrastructure, products, and services for companies and organizations.

Collaboration between MVNS and Tapjoy

mVision Network Solutions SA, member of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, announced that the 1^st of June was the beginning of the collaboration with Tapjoy, a leader in monetization and distribution of services in official markets of Android (Google) and iOS (Apple). Just four days after the publication of the updated application of Live BlackJack 21, MVNS doubled its revenues.

Virtual Trip Group at the 11th EBAN Annual Congress of EBAN

Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem participated at the 11th Annual Congress of EBAN - The Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and other Early Stage Market Players that took place in Warsaw on May 12th and 13th 2011. Early stage investors from over 30 European countries, USA, Canada, and other developing markets attended the conference.

At the 11th EBAN Annual Congress was analyzed the progress of the early stage investments in Europe, which is important (4 billions per year). However, is not corresponding to the USA progress (19 billions per year). It worths mentioning that several South European countries participated at the 11th EBAN Annual Congress like Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece. Also, 10 people from Turkey participated. Overall, 350 early-stage investors participated at the 11th EBAN Annual Congress

It worths mentioning that several South European countries participated at the 11th EBAN Annual Congress like Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece. Also, 10 early-stage investors from Turkey participated. Overall 350 early-stage investors participated at the 11th EBAN Annual Congress

The First Commercial Business Angels Network in Greece

Virtual Trip Group at the 8th Student Conference of Management Science and Technology

Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem participated at the 8th Student Conference of Management Science and Technology organized by the Department of Management Science and Technology of Athens University of Economics and Business.



On Thursday, May 12, 2011, Virtual Trip Group presented "The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem as an approach for boosting high-growth and Innovative Entrepreneurship".

The Live BlackJack 21 is ranked in the Top 10 of the Android Market

The mVision Network Solutions S.A., a member of the Virtual Trip's business ecosystem, has done one of the most dynamic entries in the mobile gaming industry. MVNS' Live BlackJack 21 is currently ranked 9th in the American Android Market, Cards and Casino section, while Zygna's popular poker game is in the 20th place.

Dimitris Tsigos speaker at the 11th International Venture Capital and Private Equity Forum

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES - European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs participated in the 11th International Venture Capital and Private Equity Forum.
 

MVNS successfully presented their “Mobile Social Games” suite on Android technology at the InfoComApps Conference

Manos Moschous, Co-founder & CTO of MVMS, was declared «VTripper οf the year 2010»


The participation of M-Vision Network Solutions SA- member of the Virtual Trip entrepreneurial ecosystem- at the InfoComApps 2011 was of great success, while presenting their suite “Mobile Social Games”.

Mobile Social Games, a pioneer in the international market, provide real-time, multi-player, social-aware- games features with built-in micro- payments both via SMS and paypal, as well as the connection with international advertising content networks. Mobile Social Games are already available on Android and J2ME technology while soon they will be released in an i-phone edition.

MVNS, at the forefront of their field within Greece, claims a leadership position in the international market of value added services for mobile phones, focusing strategically on the development of real-time, multi-player, cross-platform and social-aware applications for smart phones and tablet- PCs.

At the same time, the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem held the annual “VTripper οf the Year” award, on Thursday February 3rd, which refers to the team member that contributed the most during the previous year. This contribution refers to the realization of Virtual Trip’s vision, coming at the same time closer to the five principles of the ecosystem: entrepreneurship, innovation, quality, relevance and commitment.

For the year 2010, the title was awarded to the Co- Founder and CTO of MVNS, Mr. Manos Moschous, as a small recognition of his outstanding contribution and the impressive performance of his team in the field of value added services and device applications for mobile phones.