International Conference on

Open innovation & university:
Competitiveness & development

26 & 27 of May, 2008
VALENCIA

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05/27/2008

The closing session celebrates the success of this exceptional event and looks to a promising future in education and innovation

Following an intensive two days, full of information, exchanges and fresh ideas Mr. Alejandro Font de Mora Turón, the Education Minister for the Generalitat of Valencia; Dr. Juan Juliá Igual, the Rector of the UPV and the President of the Social Council of the UPV, Rafael Ferrando... More Info

05/27/2008

The role of universities in creating efficient tools for generating, evaluating and utilising knowledge

The final session of the conference, presented by Jesús Marí, Director General of Political Science from the Generalitat of Valencia, saw contributions from Guven Yalcintas, Vice President for Technology Transfer at the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY)... More Info

05/27/2008

A range of innovative approaches to knowledge transfer and problem solving

This session brought together Alpheus Bingham, founder and board member of InnoCentive Inc., Pedro Gil, Managing Director and co-founder of Principia Technology... More Info

05/27/2008

Varying national and international perspectives from university heads on the theme of competitiveness

The second day of the conference opened with presentations from the directors of four important academic institutions from Spain, Finland, Belgium and China, with participants each giving an overview of the structure, positioning and mission of their respective universities within the current competitive environment... More Info

05/26/2008

Innovation in how we do things and as a collaborative process rooted in a new approach to education

The final session of the day brought together two very different presentations. The first, by Dr. Curtis Carlson, President and CEO of Stanford Research Institute (SRI International) described how, in this Knowledge Age, innovation exists in the way in which we do things... More Info

05/26/2008

Initiatives aimed at promoting mutually beneficial alliances between academia and industry

This session focused on the valuable experiences and contributions from three speakers from an academic background: Jan-Anders Manson, the Vice President for Innovation and Valorization at the École Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne (EPFL);... More Info

05/26/2008

Open innovation as an essential factor in creating sustainable business models for global organisations

Three different cases were presented to highlight open innovation in action as an essential part of ensuring the competitiveness and sustainability of large businesses. Eduardo Montes, Executive Advisor to the CEO of Siemens AG,... More Info

05/26/2008

Dr. Henry Chesbrough highlights the importance of a fluid exchange of ideas and information with the shift from a closed to open business model

Creator of the term 'Open Innovation', Dr. Henry Chesbrough has substantial experience both in industry and academia and is therefore one of the most qualified experts in understanding the new alliances being forged between these two areas... More Info

05/26/2008

The UPV welcomes an innovative new model for future development to bring about social and economic value

The opening session was preceded by the Rector of the UPV Juan Juliá Igual, with the intervention of Márius Rubiralta i Alcañiz, the Secretary of State for Universities and Amparo Camarero Olivas, Secretary for Universities and Science for the Autonomous Government of Catalonia... More Info

05/16/2008

A Key Conference for Innovation & Development

The Open Innovation & University: Competitiveness & Development Conference is the most important Open Innovation annual congress in Europe... More Info

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