TAFTIE, the European network of innovation agencies, welcomes you for its annual conference on “Mission-oriented research and innovation: What does it mean for innovation agencies?”. The conference will take place Thursday, June 6 at Bourglinster Castle.
Programme
13.30 – Welcome
Ian Cresswell, Chairman
13.40 – “Innovation, grand challenges and dynamic capabilities in the public sector”
Pr. Rainer Kattel – Deputy Director Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London
Q&A
14.10 – “Mission oriented R&I policies: lessons learned and the role of national innovation systems and agencies”
Robbert Fisher – Managing Director – Joint Institute for Innovation Policy
Q&A
14.40 “How the Research Council of Norway implemented missions at the level of the Agency: key learnings”
Anne Kjersti Fahlvik – Executive Director – RCN (The Research Council of Norway)
Q&A
15.10 – “Bidirectional approach of making strategy in NEDO/Japan”
Kentaro Morita – Director General, Global Technology Research Unit – New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO, Japan)
Q&A
15.40 -16.00 – Coffee Break
16.00 – Round table: experiences of innovation agencies in terms of mission-oriented research and innovation
- FFG Austria (Sabine Mayer, Strategic advisor)
- SPIRIT Slovenia (Irena Meterc, Head of Department)
- RVO Netherlands (Joost Koch, Senior advisor)
- Luxinnovation (Benjamin Questier, Strategic advisor)
- NRDI Office Hungary (Istvan Szabo, Vice President)
Moderation: Pascal Fabing (Luxinnovation)
17.15 – “How policy experimentation can be used to implement mission-oriented research and innovation?”
Albert Bravo-Biosca (Director) and Teo Firpo (Senior Researcher), Innovation Growth Lab, Nesta
17.45 – Conclusion
18:00 – Cocktail reception