CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

9:00 am - 12.00 pm
Research conference. Open Innovation Ecosystems: understanding the drivers and dynamics.

13:30 - 16:30
Main conference. Open Innovation Ecosystems in a Global World: agendas for collective creativity and competitiveness
Conference coordinator Simona Valentinavičienė
Conference Languages: English, Lithuanian

Main conference: Open Innovation Ecosystems in a Global World: agendas for collective creativity and competitiveness
Conference co-chairs: Prof. dr. Edita Gimžauskienė, Prof. dr. Monika Petraitė
Conference moderator: Doc. Dr. Jovita Vasauskaitė

13:00 – 13.30 Registration

13:30 – 13:45 Opening of the Main Conference

Welcome address by Prof. dr. Asta Pundzienė, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Kaunas University of Technology
Welcome address by Prof. dr. Edita Gimžauskienė, Dean, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology

13:45 – 14:30 Keynote address:

Prof. dr. Patric Cohendet “On creativity, connectivity and knowledge economy”, HEC Montreal

14:30 – 15:00 Keynote address:

Prof. Max von Zedtwitz “The dynamics of global R&D and innovation: challenges from emerging markets”, GLORAD, Kaunas University of Technology

15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 – 15:30

Prof. dr. Algis Krupavičius “Research for and in society: seeking for impact”, Head National research programme “Welfare Society”, (in Lithuanian)

15:30 - 15:50

Prof. dr. Monika Petraitė „Defining an Ecosystem for Open Innovation from the Firm Perspective: evidence from Lithuanian firms and public sector institutions” Head Open Innovation research cluster, Kaunas University of Technology, (in Lithuanian)

15:50 - 16:50

Panel discussion “Open innovation in global business networks: are we able to compete on the individual and on the ecosystem level?” (in Lithuanian),
Moderator prof. Monika Petraitė

Panel participants:
Prof. dr. Arminas Ragauskas, Director, Institute of Medicine Telematics Kaunas University of Technology, Founder and Board Member „Vittamed technologies“
Ignas Rumbutis, ACME Europe Product Director
Jurgita Butkevičienė, Director of Export Department, Enterprise Lithuania
Dr. Modestas Gelbūda, founder and board member, Baltic Institute for Leadership Development (TBC)
Donatas Smailys, Head KTU Start Up Space, National Innovation and Business Centre
Arminas Varanauskas, Director, Knowledge Economy Forum Lithuania (TBC)

16:45 - 17:00 Closing ceremony
17:00 - 18:00 Conference reception

Please register: http://ktu.edu/anketa/index.php/266397/lang-en