A global stage for collaboration, entrepreneurship and innovation.
A global stage for collaboration and innovation
Each year, the UIIN Conference brings together thought leaders and changemakers from around the world. Explore highlights and past speakers who have inspired thousands of participants to rethink how universities, industries and governments collaborate for impact.
Past speakers
Countries represented
Years of connecting innovators and leaders
sessions delivered
Arianne Bijma
Global Strategist University Relations and Access to Talent at ASML
Dan Cole
Chief of Staff at Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
Darja Isaksson
Director General at Vinnova
Mark Jefferies
Head of Research Partnerships at Rolls-Royce
Pernilla Jonsson
Head of Consumer & Industry Lab at Ericsson Research
Sylvia Schwaag Serger
Professor and CEO of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Katrina Avery
Director, Partner 360 | Research, Innovation and Enterprise at Macquarie University
Fadwa Benkessou
Alliance Manager at Karolinska Institutet
Anna Bergstrand
Strategic Area lead – Emerging Technologies and Companies at Vinnova
Johan Blaus
Senior Advisor Collaboration and Partnerships at KTH
Trevor Brennan
Director of Global Expansion at Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC)
Mariska de Roo
Business Developer at University of Twente
Rachel Gallagher
Enterprise & Innovation Manager at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology
Lori Glover
Chief of Strategic Alliances at Columbia University
Lisa Kehoe
Head of Impact Development at University of Bristol
Eleanor Kelly
Head of Strategy and Partnerships at UCD Innovation Academy
Linda Koschier
Head of Entrepreneurship (Engineering) at UNSW
Olga Kozlova
Director of Innovation and Engagement at University of Oxford
Charlotta Lindquist
Impact Advisor at Karolinska Institutet
Søren Land
Head of Division at SDU RIO
Robert Mark Morgan
Teaching Professor at Washington University in St. Louis
Viktoria Mattsson
Head of Collaboration at the Swedish Research Council
Mareike Neumann
Cluster & Center Development at RWTH Aachen Campus GmbH
Paul Pettersson
Vice President at Mälardalen University
Barbara Tan
Head Creativity & Entrepreneurship Office (CREO) at University of Antwerp
Shawn Walker
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) at University of Southern Queensland
Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson
Professor and Pro-vice-chancellor at Malmö University
