A global stage for collaboration and innovation
Explore the changemakers and thought leaders that will inspire the Summit’s participants to rethink how universities, industries and governments collaborate for impact.
Andrew Petter
President Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University
Carol Stewart
CEO & President of Tech Parks Arizona at the University of Arizona and President of the UA Center for Innovation startup incubator network
Manuel Dolderer
Co-Founder and Former President at Code University of Applied Sciences
Ed Fidoe
Chief Executive of the London Interdiscipolinary School and Co-Founder of School 21
Albert Tsang
Project manager at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Anthony Francis
Associate Vice President for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at UT San Antonio
Anton Bets
Chief Innovation Officer at Kyiv Aviation Institute
Anupama Kotur
Deputy Director – International Collaborations, Symbiosis Centre for International Education – SCIE
Arno Meerman
CEO & Founder at UIIN
Caitlin Long
Director of Technology Transfer at Alvernia University
Cammie Harris
PhD Graduate Assistant at Alvernia University
Christine DuBois
Senior Development Manager, LSE Consulting at London School of Economics and Political Science
Daniela Marzavan
Head of Project Based Learning, Forward College
Diana Andone
Director, Department of ID/IFR and Digital Education at Politehnica University Timișoara
Gabriele Permoser
Head, Centre for Research and Cooperation at USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Gillian Place
ISE Public Engagement Officer at University of Limerick
Håkan Nilsson
Professor at Södertörn University
Hazel Kennedy
Strategic External Engagement Manager at University of Liverpool
Irina Blomqvist
Head of Entrepreneurial Services at University of Helsinki
Ivan Šiller
Chair, Centre for Innovation and Partnerships at Comenius University in Bratislava
Iveta Putniņa
Vice-Rector for Development at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
Jana Bouwma-Gearhart
Professor of Postsecondary Education at Oregon State University
Jennie Shorley
Academic Director, Centre for Enterprise at Manchester Metropolitan University
Jo Wood
Green Futures Solutions Impact Fellow, University of Exeter
John Coulter
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research at Lehigh University
Katarína Horváthová Bratová
Deputy Head, Centre for Innovation and Partnerships at Comenius University in Bratislava
Kate Dalton
External Engagement Officer at University of Liverpool
Katrina Avery
Director, Partner 360 | Research, Innovation and Enterprise at Macquarie University
Lena Bernhofer
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IU International University of Applied Sciences
Matthew Walker
Director, Segment Revenue Enablement at Elsevier
Marharyta Chernyshova
Head of Partnerships at YEP Accelerator
Murray Gardner
Head of Strategic Engagement and Regional Partnerships at University of Oxford
Olga Kozlova
Director, Innovation and Engagement Team at University of Oxford
Radu Vasiu
Professor Emeritus and Director, Institute for Digital Transformation at Politehnica University Timișoara
Rimante Rusaite
R&D Projects Lead at UIIN
Rodney Ridley
Chief Community, Economic & Strategic Development Officer at Alvernia University
Santa Vītola
Head of the Vidzeme Open Innovation Hub at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
Sara Dimitrijević
Teaching Assistant at the Department of Quality Management and Standardization, University of Belgrade
Sergiy Gnatyuk
Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer at Kyiv Aviation Institute
Sharad Menon
Director, Business Growth Services at Swinburne University of Technology
Shruti Desai
Senior Manager, 4th Generation University (4GU) Community Engagement at Elsevier
Sinéad Burke
UL@Work Manager at University of Limerick
Simon Guillaume
Regional Engagement and Innovation Manager, University of Oxford
Sofia Beatrice Vercellone
Administrative Officer at Polytechnic University of Turin
Todd Davey
IMT Business School, France – Associate Partner at UIIN