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SUMMARY:Challenges for an innovative Society: crossing perspectives betwee
 n Politics\, Academics and Industry
DTSTART:20191029T081500
DTEND:20191029T190000
DTSTAMP:20260929T090500Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Div.\nThis one-day conference aims to reflect on the challenge
 s brought by technological change and to identify possible solutions.\n\nT
 he following themes have been identified as particularly relevant:\n\n	Com
 petitiveness: Reflections on globalization and how to remain competitive i
 n a changing and globalized environment.\n	Digitalization: New technologie
 s\, in particular artificial intelligence\, are going to revolutionize pro
 duction modes. What are the issues for employees and firms?\n	Education: H
 ow should our educational system evolve to prepare students and active wor
 kers for technological change?\n	Innovation: How to promote the emergence 
 of new business models?\n	Technology transfer: What are the obstacles to t
 echnology transfer from the academic world to the industrial world?\n\nCon
 ference website\n\n\nEPFL's stakeholders include:\n\n	Prof. Gaétan de Ras
 senfosse\, Chaire en Politiques d'Innovation et Propriété Intellectuelle
  et membre du comité scientifique de cette conférence\n	Prof. Dominique 
 Foray\, Chaire en Economie et Management de l'Innovation\n	Dr. Michaël Th
 émans\, Vice-President Adjoint Innovation EPFL\n	Prof. Pierre Vandergheyn
 st\, Vice-President Education EPFL\n\n\n\n 
LOCATION:Université Libre de Bruxelle
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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