Previous: Opening Session

Thursday, 10 May, 10:45-12:15

What is the role of universities in developing innovation and entrepreneurship?

How to develop best practices on knowledge-based development and private-public partnership to facilitate global knowledge dissemination?

How to identify barriers among relevant sectors and ways to overcome them to promote combined investments in education, research and innovation?

Chair

Professor Hans N. WEILER Video
Professor Emeritus of Education and Political Science
Stanford University
USA

Keynote Speakers

Mr. Pasquale PISTORIO Video
Vice President for Innovation and Research
Confindustria
ITALY

Professor Pier Ugo CALZOLARI Video
Rector
University of Bologna
ITALY

Hon. Dr. Dmitry Viktorovich LIVANOV Video
Rector of State Technological University
Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISIS)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Hon. Mr. Xinsheng ZHANG Video | PDF
President, Executive Council, UNESCO
Vice Minister of Education
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Discussion and Report of the Rapporteur

Thursday, 10 May, 12:15-13:00

Rapporteur

Professor Carlo RIZZUTO PDF
President
Elettra Laboratory, Sincrotrone Trieste
ITALY

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