Programme
13:00–14:30
Onboarding │ Peter Ekström and Tanja Ståhle, City of Helsingborg
Cities and regions as open innovation environments – methodology, development and practice │ Tamara Carleton, Global Innovation Expert (US/SE)*
Testbeds for transformation and circularity │ Lucia Mortensen, Head of Research and Education, GreenLab (DK)
Creating space for renewal and innovation │ Panel discussion featuring various initiatives from across Skåne and the surrounding areas
14:30–15:30
Facilitated experience sharing on initiating, establishing and operating testbeds, living labs and other open innovation environments (in smaller groups)
What have we learned, and what do we do next?
15:30–16:00
Soft drop-out and continued networking
*Tamara Carleton, PhD/Professor, industry advisor and author, will share her extensive international expertise in leading the development of innovation and test environments.
“Tamara Carleton, PhD, is an international expert in radical innovation. She is the CEO of Innovation Leadership Group, teaches at several business schools and technical universities worldwide, and has written several seminal books, including Building Moonshots.”
Read more about Tamara on her website: Tamara Carleton, PhD
**Lucia Mortensen, PhD/Head of Research and Education at GreenLab in Skive, Denmark, will talk about GreenLab as a nexus for industrial symbiosis, testbeds and research.
“Lucia has facilitated cross-sector collaboration and developed strategies for sustainable business development. In addition, she has worked extensively with EU-funded projects and international research initiatives, and was a co-founder of Symbiose Netværk Danmark (SND), together with, among others, Kalundborg Symbiose.”
Read more about Lucia on GreenLab’s website: New Head of Research and Education at GreenLab | GreenLab