Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

HUMANE Autumn Seminar

Driving developments in enterprise and innovation in European universities

DAY ONE: Thursday, 26 October 2023

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

12:30

Registration and lunch

13:30

Welcome to the Toulouse School of Economics

Prof. Christian Gollier, President, Toulouse School of Economics

13:45

Innovation at Toulouse University: policies, structures and initiatives

Prof. Olivier Simonin, Vice President Innovation, Toulouse University

14:30

Multistakeholder approaches to support innovation in Teaching and Learning at the Australian Catholic University (Sydney)

Stephen Weller, Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University

15:15

Coffee break

15:45

The EIT-KICs (Knowledge and Innovation Communities, European Institute of Innovation and Technology): Instruments for robust multi-stakeholder partnerships? The experience of Aalto University

Petri Vuorimaa, Vice-Dean of Education, Aalto University; Aalto University representative in EIT Digital 

16:30

Strategic partnerships with large private Foundations: the opportunities and the challenges – Toulouse School of Economics and the Fondation Laffont

Joël Echevarria, Deputy Director General for Public Affairs, Toulouse School of Economics and Board Member – Fundraising, Fondation Laffont

17:15

Key Take-Aways and Wrap Up

Cécile Chicoye and Nadine Burquel, HUMANE

17:30

Return to hotels

19:30

Seminar Dinner

DAY TWO: Friday, 27 October 2023

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

Partnerships between policy, academia and the private sector to achieve major societal impact: cross sector and cross border examples from the Basque Country

Igor Campillo, Executive Director, Euskampus (non-profit strategic partnership between the University of the Basque country, the University of Bordeaux and local public and private players)

09:45

Building capacity for knowledge and technology transfer in universities: good practice examples

Christophe Haunold, Head,  Partnership, Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office,
University of Luxembourg; President ASTP (Europe’s premier association of Knowledge Transfer professionals)

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

Innovating universities to foster a more innovative Europe

Prof. Riccardo Pietrabissa, Rector, University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia

11:45

Facilitated Panel with the three morning speakers 

12:15

Closing remarks from the host and from HUMANE 

12:30

Buffet lunch

Note: the programme is subject to marginal change.

Important information:

HUMANE and the Toulouse School of Economics fully intend to deliver the Autumn Seminar in Toulouse. If however, restrictions require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.

Neither HUMANE nor the Toulouse School of Economics are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the Autumn Seminar in Toulouse. Participants attending the Autumn Seminar in Toulouse do so at their own risk and responsibility.