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Startup Division, Civitta, EcoPol... Ms Nini Gigani

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(Photo by  courtesy of Startup Division. Ms Gigani is seen front right.) Tom Hashimoto:  Here, we have Ms Nini Gigani, our Economics and Politics alumna, who currently works at Startup Division. Recently, I gave a speech on AI and ethics (in relation to the EU's Responsible Research and Innovation framework). Some of you may remember Nini from team Nereus (which won Microsoft's AI Guardians competition). So, Nini, what is 'Startup Division'? Nini Gigani:  Hi, Tom! Thanks for the riveting talk you gave the other day at our workshop. So, Startup Division. First of all, let's mention that Startup Division is a sort of a sister company to Civitta—both by ENTRA Holdings. Unlike Civitta, w e are the leading entrepreneurship support organisation in the Baltics. What this means is that we help startups to develop their businesses, scale, and attract financing, while building bridges among startup ecosystems globally. TH:  Interesting. How did you end up ...