Workshop Program Session 1

Thematic University-Business Forum and National Operational Programme “Research & Innovation” 2014-2020 annual event

Session 1 will contain two moderated workshops: one from 14:30 - 16:00 and one from 16:30 - 18:00
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jhidGqC5RSmLc39GQE0y5w

14:30 - 16:00 Workshop 1.1 - From Research to Business 

This workshop aims at presenting best practices on the implementation of the “knowledge Triangle” (Higher Education, Research and Business Collaboration) from all over Europe. Among the experiences presented: the initiatives of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the story of one of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions project manager who won the Prize for Women Innovators 2020, the experience of two projects funded by the Italian National Operational Programme. 

Moderator: Gabriella Colucci, President & CEO Arterra Bioscience S.p.A.
Speakers:
Didier Zimmermann, Education & Innovation Director EIT Raw Materials
Maria Fatima Lucas, Co-founder and CEO of Zymvol  SLIDE
Gerarda Fattoruso, Università del Sannio, Phd project funded by the National Operational Programme SLIDE
Gianluigi Franci, Università di Salerno, Coordinator of projects funded by the National Operational Programme 
Alessandro Sannino, Università del Salento, Coordinator of GELESIS, project funded by the National Operational Programme

16:30 - 18:00 Workshop 1.2 - Supporting Innovation in Teaching and Learning

How important is supporting Innovation in Teaching and Learning and what is the role of university – business cooperation in developing innovative methods to teach and help students? The objective of this workshop is to present the experiences of HEIs and business representatives, experts and analysts from all over the EU.  

Moderator: Rui Coutinho, Executive Director of the Innovation Ecosystem, Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisbon)
Speakers:
Klaus Sailer, Professor in Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Applied Sciences and CEO of the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE)      
Andrea Rosalinde Hofer, Policy Analyst and Project Leader, Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes Partnership Initiative, OECD
Vanessa Tierney, CEO Abodoo
Paola Dal Zovo, Santer Reply SpA, funded by the National Operational Programme SLIDE

Agostino Marengo, Professor at the University of Foggia and Founder of OSEL University Spin Off Company, Hosting institution of PhD students, funded by the National Operational Programme