
Málaga Conference On Industry Innovation
Join the Conference of Industrial Innovation, the key forum where the scientific community, the business sector, and institutions come together to shape the technological future of Málaga’s business ecosystem.
What is our purpose?
To be a leader in in microelectronics, high-quality R&D, and technology transfer, aligning it with European and national strategies.
Bridging science and industry.
This conference will bring together experts, researchers and companies to define innovation strategies and shape key policy agendas through:
– Specialised working groups addressing the sector’s major challenges.
– High-level keynote sessions featuring leading figures from industry and research.
– Public-private partnerships to drive ecosystem growth.
– A final strategic report outlining the roadmap for innovation in Malaga's business ecosystem
Be part of the change. If you are a professional, researcher or enterprise with a forward-looking vision, this conference is your opportunity to lead the charge in technological advancement.
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Luc Soete
Totti Könnölä
Luke Georghiou
Ugo Rizzo
Francesco Rentocchini
Charles Edquist
THEMATIC FOCUSES
Luc Soete
Totti Könnöla
Luke Georghiou
ACTORS AND ASSETS
Ugo Rizzo
Francesco Rentocchini
Charles Edquist

Ugo Rizzo
Associate Professor of Economic Policy at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Ferrara (Italy). He is member of the UNESCO Chair in ‘Education, Growth and Equality’.

Luc Soete
Professor and former Director at UNU-MERIT and former Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University. Member of several international academic and policy advisory boards, including the European Research and Innovation Advisory Board (ERAB).

Totti Könnöla
Finnish expert in foresight, innovation and sustainability, Managing Director of Insight Foresight Institute SL and Luonto SL, Associate Professor at the University of Alcalá, advisor to EU bodies and participant in international advisory boards and foresight events.

Luc Soete
Professor and former Director at UNU-MERIT and former Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University. Member of several international academic and policy advisory boards, including the European Research and Innovation Advisory Board (ERAB).

Totti Könnölä
Finnish expert in foresight, innovation and sustainability, Managing Director of Insight Foresight Institute SL and Luonto SL, Associate Professor at the University of Alcalá, advisor to EU bodies and participant in international advisory boards and foresight events.

Ugo Rizzo
Associate Professor of Economic Policy at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Ferrara (Italy). He is member of the UNESCO Chair in ‘Education, Growth and Equality’.

Francesco Rentocchini
Senior Economic Analyst at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Associate Professor at the University of Milan. He was formerly Associate Professor at the University of Southampton.

Francesco Rentocchini
Senior Economic Analyst at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Associate Professor at the University of Milan. He was formerly Associate Professor at the University of Southampton.



Charles Edquist
Luke Georghiou
Professor and holder of the Ruben Rausing Chair in Innovation Research at Lund University. He has advised multiple governments and organisations, and he has served on Sweden’s National Innovation Council.
Professor and holder of the Ruben Rausing Chair in Innovation Research at Lund University. He has advised multiple governments and organisations, and he has served on Sweden’s National Innovation Council.
Associate Vice-President and Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the University of Manchester. He has chaired EU peer reviews of the R&I system in Spain and Finland. Elected to the Academia Europaea in 2011 has published extensively in leading journals on research and innovation policy and management.


Luke Georghiou
Associate Vice-President and Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the University of Manchester. He has chaired EU peer reviews of the R&I system in Spain and Finland. Elected to the Academia Europaea in 2011 has published extensively in leading journals on research and innovation policy and management.

Charles Edquist
Professor and holder of the Ruben Rausing Chair in Innovation Research at Lund University. He has advised multiple governments and organizations and served on Sweden’s National Innovation Council.
Cristina Andrés Urarte
Guillermo Dorronsoro
Daniele Archibugi
Patries Boekholt
Dominique Foray
Andrés Barge Gil
INCENTIVES
Guillermo Dorronsoro
Cristina Andrés Urarte
Daniele Archibugi
SMART GOVERNANCE
Dominique Faray
Patries Boekholt
Andrés Barge Gil
Patries Boekholt
Founder of Innovation Policy Matters in 2018 to conduct studies and provide advice on the design, implementation and evaluation of European, national and regional research, innovation and industrial policies and strategies. She has over 30 years of experience working for and with policy makers and stakeholders across Europe.

Cristina Andrés Urarte
Head of Marketing and Innovation at the Parque Tecnológico de Euskadi. She has more than 20 years of experience in various positions in Basque Technology Parks and in the field of innovation ecosystems.

Patries Boekholt
Founder of Innovation Policy Matters in 2018 to conduct studies and advise on the design, implementation and evaluation of European, national and regional research, innovation and industry policies and strategies. More than 30 years of experience working for and with policy makers and stakeholders across Europe.
Head of Marketing and Innovation at the Parque Tecnológico de Euskadi. She has more than 20 years of experience in various positions in Basque Technology Parks and in the field of innovation ecosystems.

Cristina Andrés Urarte



Dominique Foray
Guillermo Dorronsoro
Full Professor at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland). He is also member of the Swiss Science Council.
Consultant at Zabala Innovation Consulting and lecturer in the Department of Strategy and Information Systems at Deusto Business School. Director of Zedarriak.

Dominique Foray
Full Professor at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland). He is also member of the Swiss Science Council.

Guillermo Dorronsoro
Consultant at Zabala Innovation Consulting and lecturer in the Department of Strategy and Information Systems at Deusto Business School. Director of Zedarriak.


Andrés Barge Gil
Daniele Archibugi
Full Professor of Economic Analysis at Universidad Complutense and member of ICAE and GRIPICO. His research activity is focused on the empirical analysis of innovation with focus on quantitative policy evaluation.
Professor of Economics at Universitas Mercatorum in Rome and of Innovation, Governance and Public Policy at the University of London, Birkbeck Business School. For several decades, he has worked at the Italian National Research Council.

Daniele Archibugi
Professor of Economics at Universitas Mercatorum in Rome and of Innovation, Governance and Public Policy at the University of London, Birkbeck Business School. For several decades, he has worked at the Italian National Research Council.

Andrés Barge Gil
Full Professor of Economic Analysis at Universidad Complutense and member of ICAE and GRIPICO. His research activity is focused on the empirical analysis of innovation with focus on quantitative policy evaluation.
