What is?
The KIMconference is the most important technology transfer event in Spain. An event to discover and share new ideas on innovation, financing, marketing, internationalization and more.
KIMconference 2016
“Innovation as a business growth driver”
Topic:
How generating innovative solutions for enterprises in terms of funds, networking, valorization and commercialization of technology can promote your business to grow.
Language:
English – Spanish translation service available for attendees.
4 reasons to attend the event
High level speakers from the innovation sector
Interactive Format Plenary sessions in a discussion format and workshops with experts to discuss about burning issues on innovation.
Space for networking
Excellent location Take advantage and discover Barcelona! See video!
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Next edition
14th June 2016
Palau Macaya, Barcelona (Spain)
Passeig de Sant Joan, 108
Programa
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Institutional welcome
Representatives of Catalan and Spanish institutions |
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9:30-10:45 From Business to Science
In this session we will discuss the need to adapt basic research to market needs, through a better relationship between the company and the university, where the business sector finds or develops together with universities the technological solutions required to solve real problems that allow greater competitiveness and business growth based on improvements in innovation. |
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10:45-11:30 Coffee & Networking – Multifuncional space
Innovation projects presentation zone and Networking zone
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11:30-12:30 Corporate Entrepreneurship or how to enlarge companies’ innovation perimeter
In this session we will discuss about new business models that allow innovative companies to grow. More specifically, we will define the corporate entrepreneurship model and the needs and challenges of companies willing to implement it. |
First class organizations that are working with models of corporate entrepreneurship (tbc). |
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12:30-14:00 Parallel sessions
Work sessions (participants by invitation and limited places for attendees)
Work session 1- What do you need to know when you present your business idea/R&D results to an investor? |
The goal of this session is discussing about emerging trends in funding R&D in the coming years and the types of projects that are intended to finance. |
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Work session 2- How to create a successful model for promoting corporate entrepreneurship? The Barcelona Business Excubator program. |
This session aims at exchanging perceptions of the corporate entrepreneurship concept according to the experiences and needs of companies applying or willing to apply this model as a business growth strategy. A new program that aims at mentoring companies in this process will be introduced, the Barcelona Business Excubator program, and it will be modeled taking in account the needs of the companies participating. |
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Work session 3- The contribution of the European Commission in promoting circular economy. |
In this session the importance of creating / participating in innovation projects that meet market needs as the empowerment of circular economy will be discussed. |
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14:00-14:30 Event closing
14:30 Lunch
Moderated by:Eri Vázquez, with the surprising scientific experiments of Dani Jiménez, physicist and scientific communicator.
Twitter
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In its 8 editions, we’ve had in the event:
Lessons learned
Since the first edition of the KIMconference, we’ve extracted many reflections, knowledge insights and conclusions from the invited speakers, the attendees and KIM’s team.
Here are some of them:
KIMconference 2015: Lessons learned
KIMconference 2014: Lessons learned
KIMconference 2013: Lessons learned
Previous editions
KIMconference 2015 | “Industrial and Corporate Innovation: Empowering new models”
If you missed the KIMconference 2015, in this section you will find a collection of the best pics, lessons, posts…
See you in the next edition!
KIMconference 2014 | “Smart sustainable innovation”
If you missed the KIMconference 2014, in this section you will find a collection of the best pics, lessons, posts…
See you in the next edition!
