DAY 1 - 1st Dec
DAY 2 - 2nd Dec
DAY 3 - 3rd Dec
All times are indicated in CET. For more narrative on the programme, check our latest news!
9:50 - 10:00 - What happened and what's next
Recap of day 1 and preview of day 2
10:00 - 10:45 - AOI & STP conversations:
Asia Pacific
Take a trip around the world with IASP's regional divisions! Join the conversation with local STPs & AOIs and learn about the key issues affecting the Asia Pacific region.
Moderator: Herbert Chen (Tsinghua University Science Park - TusPark, CHI)
Regional Division President: Suwipa Wanasathop (Thailand Science Park, THA)
with Janekrishna Kanatharana (Thai BISPA, THA), Shigekata Mizuno (Kyoto Research Park, JAP) and Dr Nassar Ikram (NSTP, PAK)
10:45 - 10:55 - Quickfire interview
With Luis Pérez Díaz (Science and Technology Park Cartuja, SPA) and Tang Hao (Tuspark - Jiangsu- Innovation Research Institute, CHI)
10:55 - 11:40 - AOI & STP conversations:
Eurasia
Take a trip around the world with IASP's regional divisions! Join the conversation with local STPs & AOIs and learn about the key issues affecting the Eurasia region.
Moderator: Alexander Chernov (Technopark Skolkovo LLC, RUS)
Regional Division President: Oleg Movsesyan (MSU Science Park, RUS)
with Vladimir Davidovich (Minsk City Technopark, BLR), Renat Batyrov (Technopark Skolkovo LLC, RUS) and Aksar Sembin (Almaty Tech Garden, KAZ)
11:40 - 11:50 - Networking time with our MC
Join our icebreaking activities to help you make new connections!
12:00 - 12:45 - AOI & STP conversations:
Europe
Moderator: Stay tuned!
Regional Division President: Lena Miranda (Linköping Science Park, SWE)
with Mai Louise Agerskov (INCUBA, DEN), Stephen Taylor (Area di Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica di Trieste - AREA Science Park, ITA) and Mia Rolf (Ideon Science Park, SWE)
12:45 - 13:00 - Connecting with...
Stay tuned for conversations that will fill this space!
13:00 - 13:45 - AOI & STP conversations:
North America
Moderator: Bill Sproull (Telecom Corridor of Richardson - RCC, USA)
Regional Division President: Sylvain Ouellette (Technoparc Montréal, CAN)
with Regina Garza (tecniA Parque Tecnológico y de Innovación, MEX), Carol Stewart (Tech Parks Arizona, USA) and Josée Fortin (Sherbrooke Innopole, CAN).
13:45 - 13:55 - Quickfire interview
10:00 -10:45 - AOI & STP conversations:
WANA
Take a trip around the world with IASP's regional divisions! Join the conversation with local STPs & AOIs and learn about the key issues affecting the WANA region.
Moderator: Mostafa K. Eghbal (Isfahan Science & Technology Town - ISTT, IRA)
Regional Division President: Lamiae Benmakhlouf (Technopark Morocco, MOR)
with Hussain Almahmoudi (Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park, UAE) and Néjiba Bouzaiane (Telpin Software Systems, TUN)
10:45 - 10:55 - Networking time with our MC
Join our icebreaking activities to help you make new connections!
10:55 - 11:40 - AOI & STP conversations:
Africa
Take a trip around the world with IASP's regional divisions! Join the conversation with local STPs & AOIs and learn about the key issues affecting Africa
Moderator: McLean Sibanda (Bigen Global, ZAF)
Regional Division President: Hauwa Yabani (Abuja Technology Village Free Zone Company, NIG)
with Alan Boshwaen (Botswana Innovation Hub, BOT), John Tanui (Konza Technopolis, KEN) and Pieter Holl (The Innovation Hub, ZAF)
11:40 - 11:50 - Quickfire interview
Networking and knowledge exchange is key in any network. Meet Norbert Mórucz (Association of Industrial, Science, Innovation and Technology Parks, HUN) and Ali Motamedzadegan (Mazandaran Science and Technology Park-MSTP, IRN) who both lead national science park associations and hear what parks contribute to the local communities in their countries – and learn how to say Science Park in their languages too.
12:00 - 12:45 - Eyes on the market: pandemic pivots
Stories from innovative companies who pivoted their operations to stay profitable, or to meet rising demand - stay tuned for more info!
12:45 - 13:30 - AOI & STP conversations:
Latin America
Moderator: Jorge Audy (TECNOPUC - Parque Científico e Tecnológico da PUCRS, BRA)
Regional Division President: Fernando Amestoy (Parque Científico Tecnológico de Pando, URU)
with Alejandro Carbonell (Ciudad del Saber, PAN), Susana Kakuta (TECNOSINOS - Parque Tecnológico de São Leopoldo, BRA) and Esteban Cassin (ARG)
13:30 - 13:45 - Connecting with...
Stay tuned for conversations that will fill this space!
13:45 - 13:55 - Quickfire interview
With Kenny Kim (Jeju Science Park, KR) and Amaia Bernarás (Science and Technology Park of Gipuzkoa, SPA)
14:30 - 15:15 - Latest trends in life sciences and the impact of COVID-19
Moderator: Charlotta Gummeson (Sahlgrenska Science Park, SWE)
with André Domin (Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH, GER) , Fabrizio Conicella (InnovUp, ITA) and Mounia Azzi (CAN)
15:20 - 15:30 - Quickfire interview
With Carl Baillargeon (Groupe UIG, CAN) and Marco Oelschlegel (VisitBerlin – Berlin Convention Office, GER)
15:30 - 16:15 - Living Labs and city engagement
Moderator: Robin Daniels (Redpill Group, UK)
with Hilde de Vocht (High Tech Campus Eindhoven, NET), Komal Doshi (Ann Arbor SPARK, USA) and Marc Sanderson (Malaga City Council, SPA)
16:20 - 16:30 - Networking time with our MC
Join our icebreaking activities to help you make new connections!
16:40 - 17:25 - Talent attraction and retention in STPs and AOIs
Moderator: Nihel Chabrak (United Arab Emirates University Science and Innovation Park, UAE)
with Anna Broeders (Linköping Science Park, SWE), Erin Koshut (Cumming Research Park, USA) and Justyna Ciegotura (Poznan Science and Technology Park, POL)
17:30 - 17:40 - Quickfire interview
Stay tuned!
17:40 - 18:10 - Network thinking: Your Network IQ for Ecosystem Innovation
Daria Tataj (Tataj Innovation, POL)
18:10 - 18:20 - Networking time with our MC
Time for some interaction and activities!
18:30 - 19:15 - Talent and places to thrive
Moderator: Jonathan Burroughs (Creative Places, UK)
with François Nortje (Osmond Lange Architects and Planners, ZAF), Igor De Biasio (MIND Milano Innovation District, ITA) and Carl Viel (Quebec International, CAN)
19:20 - 19:30 - Quickfire interview
With Catherine Johns (Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society, UK) and Soledad Díaz (Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain-APTE, SPA)
19:30 - 19:40 - Networking time with our MC
Join our icebreaking activities to help you make new connections!
19:40 - 20:25 - PANEL:
Women in IASP
Moderator: Dolores Cortes (Buenos Aires Innovation Park, ARG)
with Lourdes Cruz (Málaga TechPark; Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, SPA), Carol Stewart (Tech Parks Arizona, USA) and Martha Leal (PIIT Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, MEX)
18:30 - 19:15 - Entrepreneurs today: how to support them
Moderator: Diego De Biasio (Technoport, LUX)
with Rafael Chanin (TECNOPUC - Parque Científico e Tecnológico da PUCRS, BRA), Ulrika Malmqvist (Movexum, SWE) and Cristina Collazos (Ciudad del Saber , PAN)
19:20 - 19:30 - Quickfire interview
With Louise Lennersten (Interspectral, SWE) and Orientina Di Giovanni (ZCube - Zambon Group, IT)
19:30 - 19:40 - Networking time with our MC
Join our icebreaking activities to help you make new connections!
19:40 - 20:25 - PANEL: Entrepreneurial culture and human capital
Moderator: Luis Sanz (IASP- International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, SPA)
with Jean-François Balducchi (Atlanpole, FRA), André Domin (Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH, GER) and Deepanwita Chattopadhyay (IKP Knowledge Park, IND)