Events 2016
Open Innovation 2.0 Conference
of the European Commission
Amsterdam, May 23–24
Elmar Husmans (ELIG.org) session – Day 2, May 24th at 13:15 to 14:30
The 2016 edition of the event is expected to gather more than 350 people around the following action oriented themes: Open Innovation 2.0 and Digital Single Market, ePlatforms, Data Driven Innovation, Urban Agenda, Future Cities, Living Labs and Business Challenges as cross-cutting themes, just to list a few, we have Power of Crowds;
Experimentation and Prototyping; and Citizen Engagement in practise.
> https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/open-innovation-20-conference-2016
Amsterdam Action Camp for Societal Innovation,
May 20–22
The Amsterdam Action Camp is an instrument for addressing societal challenges in an open innovation context. Through an entrepreneurial discovery process, the Camp develops breakthrough ideas and insights.
There are some interesting challenges to be addressed this year:
- e-Platforms as business model innovation enablers
- How to measure and model the impact of open innovation
- Role of creativity & design in industry
- Societal Innovation Camps for regional challenges
- Citizen Dialogue and Engagement
> https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/amsterdam-action-camp
IBM Academic Days 2016 Conference,
Lyon, France, May 19–20
Digital Transformation: Pursuit of Relevance, Excellence,
and Leadership
This year’s conference will be an unmatched opportunity for all participants to engage and participate in substantive discussions on the applications of disruptive technologies and the way they create value for our economies, businesses, research and education. We are expecting some of the most distinguished and forward-thinking professors, researcher and leaders from nearly 40 nations to attend the 2016 Academic Days.
> http://site.ibm-academicdays2016.com
Europa Forum Lech, April 13–15
Digital: Transforming Economy and Society
Continuity and Disruption: How digital is changing society
Session Moderator: Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society
- Carlo D‘Asaro Biondo, Google
- Elmar Husmann, ELIG.org
- Yoomi Renström, Committee of the Regions
- Benjamin Snow, Startup Civocracy.org
> europaforum.lech.eu/draft_pro/Draft_annotated_agenda_en.pdf