Programme

For this year’s conference, discussing “Elevating Excellence – Innovation Spaces Driving High-Quality Development” we have put together a global programme with perspectives from innovation professionals and practitioners leading science parks, innovation districts and areas of innovation from all around the world.

 

As some elements of the scientific programme will be held in parallel, to help you select the sessions you’d like to attend, try look for the keywords grouping topics such as ‘CITIES’ (sessions on urban development and the impact of innovation districts and science parks in their cities); ‘FUTURE’ (where speakers will explore upcoming trends), ‘TECH’  (diving into tech, entrepreneurial settings and innovation), ‘COMPETITIVENESS’ (drawing on successful cases and strategic insights of innovation spaces)  and ‘PARTNERSHIPS’ (where collaboration and fostering connections is key).

 

Also note that the sessions in the afternoon of September 17th will be hosted by Changping Science Park (see venue section), enabling delegates to explore their innovation ecosystem and a new networking context, as well as facilitating the transfer to our dinner date with The Great Wall later that afternoon.

September 16th

9:00 — 16:30
IASP Pre-conference training seminar (separate registration)
9:00 — 18:00
Technical visits (available for pre-selection)
11:00 — 18:00
World Conference registration
14:00 — 16:15
IASP International Board Meeting (IASP board members only)
18:45 — 19:30
New2IASP Reception (By invitation only)
19:30 — 22:00
Welcome Reception- InterContinental Beijing Beichen

September 17th

9:00
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address More
10:30
Coffee Break
CITIES
11:00
Plenary session 1: Urban development: city, industry and people SPEAKERSBentley, Tom (Australia)Zhang, Jinda (China)Franco, Carlos (Colombia)Busanelli de Aquino, André (Brazil) More
FUTURE
12:05
Plenary session 2: Global trends – IASP survey MODERATORMiranda, Lena SPEAKERSLund, Ebba (IASP)Macingwane, Ludwe (South Africa)Majorana, Salvatore (Italy)Al Mahmoudi, Hussain (UAE) More
13:00
Lunch and free time
14:30
Transfer to Changping Science Park for afternoon sessions
TECH
16:00
Breakout 1: Role of innovation spaces in the development of technology, industry, and finance MODERATORFiorin, Flavia SPEAKERSWang, Ying (China)Boyer, James (France)Mean Duli, Yohanes (Indonesia) More
FUTURE
16:00
Breakout 2: Building for tomorrow – developing the infrastructure of innovation spaces MODERATORAdamska, Justyna SPEAKERSJohnson, Dan (Australia)Wattanachai, Pitiwat (Thailand)Ndambuki, Josephine (Kenya)Hu, DeHui (China) More
PARTNERSHIPS
16:00
Breakout 3: Building an international open innovation ecosystem MODERATORChattopadhyay, Deepanwita SPEAKERSBarros, Hugo Filipe (Portugal)Okoli, Chinwe (Nigeria)Qalalwa, Khaled (Palestine)Tatulescu, Petruta (Germany) More
CITIES
16:00
Breakout 4: Role and impact of science parks in urban development MODERATORGiannoulidis, Nikos SPEAKERSYang, Li (China)Larsson, Fredrik (Sweden)Yan, Fu (China) More
17:15
Tech tours in Changping
18:15
Departure for informal dinner
19:00 — 22:00
Informal dinner – The Juyongguan Great Wall

September 18th

8:45 — 9:15
Asia Pacific Division meeting (division members only)
PARTNERSHIPS
9:30
Breakout 5: Building an international open innovation ecosystem MODERATORCoia, Carolyn SPEAKERSKarlsson, Magnus (Sweden)Opassuwan, Takron (Thailand)Tunçel, Ayşe Nur (Türkiye)Sapper, Stella (Brazil) More
CITIES
9:30
Breakout 6: Urban renewal and smart city strategies MODERATORLaunonen, Martti SPEAKERSYe, Fei (China)Ferreira de Faria, Adriana (Brazil)Liu, Jingjing (China)Myszczuk, Ana Paula (Brazil) More
COMPETITIVENESS
9:30
Breakout 7: High-quality economic development empowered by innovation spaces MODERATORSuarez, Juan Pablo SPEAKERSZheng, Yi (China)Chelopo-Mgobozi, Phuti (South Africa)Bitencourt da Silva, Silvio (Brazil)Thongmunee, Suriyah (Thailand) More
TECH
9:30
Breakout 8: Building a community of innovation and entrepreneurship MODERATORÇaglar, Derya SPEAKERSPintar, Jernej (Slovenia)Nunciaroni Zanatta Inglez, Mariana (Brazil)Guo, Ziyi () More
10:30
Coffee Break
CITIES
11:15
Breakout 9: Work, live, play: urban entrepreneurial spaces SPEAKERSRapetti, Carina (Spain)Zhang, Bingdong (China)Mesquita, Ezequiel (Argentina)Aldakkan, Khalid (Saudi Arabia) More
FUTURE
11:15
Breakout 10: How low-carbon and smart innovation spaces shape the future MODERATORde Tauzia, Jean-Christophe SPEAKERSMarelli, Roberto (Italy)Yu, Liu (China)Nilson, Jonas (Sweden) More
COMPETITIVENESS
11:15
Breakout 11: Role of innovation spaces in building an international centre for innovation MODERATORvon Matuschka, Agnes SPEAKERSDias Toledo, Romildo (Brazil)Li, Zhidan (China)Pérez Bernal, José Alfredo (Mexico) More
PARTNERSHIPS
11:15
Breakout 12: Building a community of innovation and entrepreneurship MODERATORDe Biasio, Diego SPEAKERSCarpenter, Gemma (United Kingdom)Martins de Aquino, Thomaz (Brazil)Yazdianpour, Mozhgan (Iran)Keskik, Burak (Türkiye) More
12:15
Lunch
COMPETITIVENESS
13:30
Plenary session 3: Industrial development driven by innovation spaces SPEAKERSAndrés Urarte, Cristina (Spain)Wang, Bin (China)Tanui, John (Kenya)Wang, Jiwu (China) More
14:30
Coffee Break
15:00 — 17:00
IASP General Assembly (IASPmembers only)
20:00 — 23:00
Gala dinner / New members / Inspiring solutions- CNCC

September 19th

8:45 — 9:15
IASP subnetwork meeting
CITIES
9:30
Breakout 13: Innovation Districts: orchestration and stakeholder engagement MODERATORPiqué, Josep Miquel SPEAKERSTang, Hao (China)Pinto da Silva, Luiz Carlos (Brazil) More
FUTURE
9:30
Breakout 14: New roles and trends in global innovation spaces MODERATORBalducchi, Jean-François SPEAKERSYan, Zhenjun (China)Mian, Sarfraz A (USA)Sangalli, Paolo (Italy)Cao, Yingyan (China) More
TECH
9:30
Breakout 15: AI and digitalization transforming innovation communities MODERATORJawad, Ahmad SPEAKERSNadeem, Yaruq (Pakistan)Díaz, Soledad (Spain)Chi, Zhang (China)Hussin, Rais (Malaysia) More
10:30
Coffee Break
FUTURE
11:00
Plenary session 4: Future trends in innovation spaces over the next 20 years SPEAKERSGuobin, Zhang (China)Bertolin, Juan Antonio (Spain)Benmakhlouf, Lamiae (Morocco)Jacobsen, Amonpat (Thailand) More
12:00
IASP Beijing takeaways More
12:30
Closing Keynote More
12:50
Closing Ceremony More
13:15
Farewell lunch