FORTHEM Immersive Event: Deep Dive into Innovation Collaboration and Academic Research Transfer

Join us in snowy Central Finland for a programme of workshops, lectures, training, panel discussions, networking and social interaction.

Event information

Event date
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Event type
Business cooperation
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
Event language
English
Event payment
Free of charge
Event location category
Other

Join the three-day hybrid (in person and online) event to explore the themes of academic/non-academic research and innovation collaboration. How to fund and manage joint projects in the private and education sector to boost innovation development and transfer, encourage international collaboration, and boost regional economic growth potential.

Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ is working together with the following partners in organisation of this event:

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  • (ELY-keskus)

Programme 

Times in EET
DAY 1 /Wednesday  Theme: The R&I landscape at JYU and Jyväskylä
Session Time Place Details
  08:30-09:00 ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU Morning coffee and registration desk
1.1.1 09:00-09:15 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Welcome from The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥

Vice Rector Pasi Raiskinmäki

1.1.2 09:15-09:30 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Sanna Väisänen / Reija Hakkinen

FORTHEM at JYU

1.2 09:30-10:30 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Nina Rautiainen – The City of Jyväskylä

Innocities driving national RDI investments in Finland: case City of Jyväskylä

1.3 10:30-11:00 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Petteri Laihonen, Tamás Péter Szabó

LABS as an example of Consortia collaboration

LABS at JYU

LUNCH 11:00-12:00 ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð  
1.4 12:00-13:00 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Sami Sopanen and Maria Värre

Research and Innovation collaboration and transfer facilitated through HE funding and consortium building

1.5 13:15-14:00 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Anni Taponen, Timo Taskinen.

Rules of responsible collaborative research: JYU

(Business Networking Day?)

1.5.1 14:00-14:30 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Patrik Louko (ONLINE)

Unifund at JYU: Startups and research to commercialisation/business processes

1.6 14:30-15:45 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Jouni-Pekka Hynynen (ELY), Jarno Mikkonen (JYU)

Intellectual Property and Innovation process and support from the national and European wide perspective

1.7 16:00-17:00 Campus Campus tour led my Mikko Jäkälä – University Museum
  19:30- Sohwi Evening dinner and drinks
DAY 2 /Thursday  Theme: What do we want and need from R&IT and academic partnerships?
  08:30-09:00 ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU Morning coffee and registration desk
2.1 09:00-09:30 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

City Mayor’s welcome to Jyväskylä  & brief introduction on the topical issues

Mayor Timo Koivisto

2.2 09:30-10:00 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Mikko Korpela (Crazy Town)

What do businesses want and need from HE R&I collaboration? UBC survey and findings.

2.3 10:00-11:00 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Innovation Ecosystem Round Table Discussion and Workshop

  1. What can JYU, FORTHEM, Research landscape provide for regional businesses?
  2. What does the local business ecosystem want from the international research and innovation landscape and alliance?
LUNCH 11:00-11:30 ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð  
2.4 11:30-13:00 CITY Centre CitySpotting – From JYU to Startup Factory (approx. 3km walk)
2.5 13:00-13:30

Mika Fisk (Startup Factory, Jyväskylä)

The Startup Factory – Intro and info.

2.6 14:00-15:30 FORTHEM STARTUP DAY
2.7 15:30-16:00

Startup Day continuation and Networking. Round-up and conclusions of day’s 1 and 2.

Small group on-site workshop and feedback to group

DAY 3 /Friday Theme: Partnerships, consortia, and collaboration in action, and best practices
  08:30-09:00 ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU Morning coffee and registration desk
3.1 09:00-09:30 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Nicholas Marsh

Collaborative, consortia-based projects in action. Real world examples of partnerships in action.

3.2 09:30-11:00 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

FORTHEM Partner Visitors presentations

A view from the regions: Reports from the FORTHEM Visitors.

A discussion and workshop of lessons to learn, and best practices to prioritise

3.3 11:00-11:15 Tietoniekka, ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð, JYU

Vice Rector Pasi Raiskinmäki

Closing words and attendance certificates

LUNCH 11:15 ³¢Ã¤³ó»å±ð Thanks, and farewells â˜¹

Further information:

michael.j.ormshaw@jyu.fi

*This immersive event is part of the Strategic Capacity Building in Research, Innovation & Transfer task, for the FORTHEM alliance. (Task 7.2)

FORTHEM EU

Registration / Enrollment

Registrations for on-site participation on 27th February at the latest. Online participants may register until 10th March.

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