EU-InnovatE Final Conference 22 November 2016 - Brussels
TRANSFORMING EUROPE THROUGH CITIZEN INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 613194.
EU-InnovatE Final Conference - 22 November 2016
About the Venue
Formerly known as the Wine Palace, the Art nouveau building was a place specialized in the commerce of wine. Completely renovated until 2005, it is now a business centre, Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, that can provide starters with all the space they need to grow and produce the right goods and/or services. The Ateliers des Tanneurs offers 6,000 m2 of totally renovated premises in an attractive and easily accessible district of Brussels, the ideal springboard for new projects in a real hub of economic development. The Ateliers des Tanneurs also has a cafe-restaurant in a truly exceptional setting, conference rooms the prestigious location to host events and professional meetings (theme-based breakfasts, networking, etc.). It is a project of the CPAS of Brussels and BRUSOC, with the support of Brussels Capital Region and the ERDF.
Wifi: Tanneurs Password: ADT-2015
#EUINNOVATE
About the Project Harnessing the expertise of 14 leading academic, think tank and network partners, EU-InnovatE has spent the past three years generating scientific evidence and analysis to test the prospects and obstacles for achieving sustainable living in Europe by the year 2050. The original challenge set forth by the European Commission in 2012 was a formidable one. It invited ambitious, dynamic proposals to address five specific areas of inquiry and action: •
To understand the complex relationships between natural resources, human needs, technology, and economics with a focus on consumers’ values and behaviour (past and present);
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To analyse the short- and long-term obstacles and opportunities associated with the transition to sustainable lifestyles and green economy in Europe (future);
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To investigate new business models enhancing sustainable lifestyles and green economy in the wider context of smart, sustainable and inclusive development;
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To measure the potential impacts of new approaches in policy, industry and society to accelerate systems-level transitions towards the 2050 scenarios; and
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To assess the political dimension of the evolution in sustainable lifestyles in Europe
Against this backdrop, our unique approach has been to investigate the creative, innovate and entrepreneurial roles of users and citizens in developing sustainable novel products, services and systems (“Sustainable Lifestyles 2.0”). EU-InnovatE has focused on their potential contribution to sustainability-driven open innovation processes, both within and outside of corporate value chains – and by extension which policy mechanisms and corporate approaches can best enable the creation of new enterprises which create jobs and enhance competitiveness in Europe. As our project draws to a close, we are delighted that you are joining us for this Final Conference, in part to learn more about the results of our collective endeavours since early 2014, and in part to lend your voice and support to a new movement which promotes sustainable entrepreneurship and citizen innovation as a vital catalyst for more sustainable futures for all in Europe!
EU-InnovatE Partners
EU-InnovatE Final Conference - 22 November 2016
Programme 09:00 – 09:45
Registration & Coffee | Room: Networking Area
09:45 – 10:00
Welcome & Introduction | Room: Main Hall
A brief introduction and context-setter which covers the conference agenda, room use, key logistics (+ venue safety information), and central objectives for the day. Presenter: Simon Pickard - WP8 Leader and Director International Programmes, ABIS 10:00 – 10:30
PLENARY SESSION: The Rise of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Citizen Innovation | Room: Main Hall
The first public presentation of the headline findings, evidence and analysis from the EU-InnovatE Project – supported by a short video montage capturing perspectives and stories from participating companies. Presenter: Professor Frank-Martin Belz - Scientific Coordinator, EU-InnovatE, WP4 Co-Leader, and Chair of Corporate Sustainability, TUM School of Management 10:30 – 11:15
NETWORKING SESSION: The Power of Connections | Room: Main Hall
A collective exercise in which each participant identifies his or her main personal learning and action goals for the conference, and connects with others sharing similar aspirations. Facilitator: James Goodman - WP2 Leader, EU-InnovatE and Director of Futures, Forum for the Future 11:15 – 11:30
Coffee Break | Room: Networking Area
11:30 – 12:30
PLENARY SESSION: Shaping the Future | Room: Main Hall
Today’s challenges represent tomorrow’s opportunity for sustainable entrepreneurs and the collaborative networks & platforms which support them. In this session, a number of business pioneers will share their perspectives on what they believe it will take to unlock the full potential of sustainable entrepreneurship and citizen innovation to drive the transition to a more sustainable Europe. Speakers: Jakob Assmann – Co-Founder, Polarstern Tobias Lau – Co-founder Social Action and Beyond Coffee Marcello Palazzi – Co-Founder, B Corp / B Lab Europe Amr Dawood – Co-Founder, Wassel.io and ENACTUS 12:30 – 13:30
Buffet Lunch | Room: Networking Area
Participants will be able to take their lunch and circulate among a select number of display stands, which highlight the key findings of different Work Packages in the EU-InnovatE project. This will also give an opportunity to discuss informally with senior representatives from the consortium about the research undertaken. 13:30 – 14:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Making the Difference as a European Entrepreneur | Room: Main Hall
Speaker: Madi Sharma – Member, European Economic & Social Committee and Founder, Madi Group Madi Sharma is an award-winning entrepreneur who founded and runs the Madi Group, a group of international private sector & not-forprofit companies, as well as NGOs. The philosophy of her group is to create innovative ideas tailored to local action which can achieve global impacts beneficial to a sustainable society. Beyond sharing insights about her own journey as a sustainable entrepreneur, Madi will draw on her experiences working in the European Economic & Social Committee, and with European Commissioners and Parliamentarians, to suggest how this emerging phenomenon can drive mainstream change in Europe.
14:00 – 14:30
PLENARY SESSION: Creating the Conditions for Success | Room: Main Hall
The first public presentation of the headline findings, evidence and analysis from the EU-InnovatE Project – supported by a short video montage capturing perspectives and stories from participating companies. Presenters: WP6 Team from Copenhagen Business School & Cranfield School of Management 14:30 – 14:45
Coffee Break | Room: Networking Area
14:45 – 16:15
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Citizen Innovation | Room: Breakout Rooms In this part of the programme, small “challenge groups” for participants will be tasked with developing a vision of an ideal system / range of solutions that could transform current practice within the different areas of the Sustainable Entrepreneur Life Cycle (whether at national, regional, city or community level). The “visioning” exercise will also challenge participants to identify excellent ideas or cases that could be scalable and accelerate the Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Citizen Innovation movement at European level, and then ultimately focus down on 2-3 concrete actions to propose.
16:15 – 17:15
PLENARY SESSION: Inspiring Europe to Take the Lead | Room: Main Hall
In this final plenary, the “challenge groups” will present their work back to a select panel of EU representatives and stakeholders, who will in turn be invited to respond around the feasibility and materiality of new ideas for upscaling and innovation in sustainable entrepreneurship and citizen innovation. Respondents: Basudeb Chaudhuri – Seconded National Expert, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission Laurent Bontoux – Senior Policy Analyst, JRC Marcello Palazzi – Co-Founder, B Corp / B Lab Europe 17:15 – 17:30
CLOSING SESSION: Defining the Vision | Room: Main Hall
The Final Conference ends on a positive note, drawing together the headlines from the day’s dialogues and interactive sessions to outline a vision for the sustainable entrepreneurship and citizen innovation movement in 2017 – also serving as a “call to action” for those present to take on individual roles as champions going forward. Presenters: James Goodman & Louise Armstrong - Forum for the Future 17:30 – 18:30
DRINKS RECEPTION | Room: Networking Area
An informal post-event gathering in which participants will also be invited to relocate their learning goal/conference goal contacts from the morning session, and to reflect on whether their goals for the day have been met.
EU-InnovatE Final Conference - 22 November 2016
Speakers Dr. Jakob Assmann is one of the three founders of Polarstern, a German green utility company. Polarstern provides exclusively green energy to customers in Germany and, together with them, enables households in Cambodia to build their own biogas digesters that generate biogas from implement livestock and human waste. His story gives insights on how intersections between agribusiness, green energy, micro-financing and international collaborations work on the ground.
Jakob Assmann Co-founder of Polarstern
In 2011 Polarstern was founded with the strong belief that the Energiewende is one of the most important projects of 21st century Germany. Hence the Start-Up was the first German utility company to provide exclusively renewable energy (100% green electricity and 100% green gas). From the very beginning it was clear for the three founders, however, that the Energiewende should not end at the borders of their home country. Since the founding of the company, a one-to-one principle of small-scale development aid can be considered the core idea of Polarstern. For every customer they gain in Germany, they enable one family in Cambodia to build their own household bio-digester.
Dr. Laurent Bontoux holds a food technology engineering degree from ENSIA (Paris) and a DEA from the Technological University in Compiègne as well as a MS and PhD in environmental engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (USA).
Laurent Bontoux
Laurent started his professional career ensuring the environmental safety of household products at Procter & Gamble in Brussels. After joining the European Commission, he was mostly dealing with science to inform policy making, especially regarding risk assessment. At DG JRC he worked on issues such as environmental technologies foresight, environment & health issues (e.g. wastewater reuse, endocrine disruptors) and life-cycle assessment. At DG SANCO he managed the independent Scientific Committee for Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) and dealt with nanotechnologies, antimicrobial resistance and the health effects of electromagnetic fields. He also worked at DG RTD in the Environment & Health area. Laurent is now heavily involved in bringing future oriented systemic thinking into EU policy making in a pragmatic way.
Senior Policy Analyst, JRC
Basudeb Chaudhuri did his PhD. in Economics at the University of Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne and his Habilitation at the University of Caen. His areas of specialisation are Development Economics, Public Policy and Interdisciplinarity in Social Sciences. He is currently on lien from the Faculty and CNRS research centre of Economics, Management and Geography at the University of Caen, France as a National Expert to the European Commission. He has previously been Coordinator, National Contact Point for Societal Challenge 6, H2020 Program, France, chargé de mission at the National Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities at CNRS, Paris, former director of the Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, adjoint director of the CNRS research unit ‘Savoirs et Mondes Indiens’, and Vice-President of the University of Caen.
Basudeb Chaudhuri Seconded National Expert, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
Numerous award winning ex-medical turned Biomedical engineer and maths graduate with a passion for using innovation to tackle social issues. Over the years, I won many awards, including Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (regional 10K winner in 2015), Presidential award for my social enterprise (2015), chosen as one of 2 European Young leaders to speak about youth entrepreneurship at the European Union, and being chosen as one of the Washington Ireland program class of 2016, which identifies most impressive 30 young leaders from Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Amr Dawood
Co-founder of Wassel.io and ENACTUS
Having co-founded and been part of numerous successful start-ups social enterprises and medical device companies aimed to empower different underdeveloped areas both nationally and internationally over the years (Change for change, One for Ireland, Wassel.io, The good Summit, different medical devices including An award winning Medical Artificial Intelligence, etc) I have been able to help raise almost 300k for much needed social causes while also directly impact and help empower those who have been affected by many social injustice. My latest venture is an Artificial Intelligence that aims to tackle hospital waiting list times, and so far have gotten a lot of attention and exposure from different entities, including IBM.
Tobias Lau is a co-founder of Social Action and Beyond Coffee. He has a background in ethnology from the University of Copenhagen and a post-graduate from the Institute without Boundaries in Toronto. Tobias worked for 3 years as a design strategist at the renowned Bruce Mau Design, where he among other co-wrote the book on sustainable design, Massive Change, published by Phaidon in 2004. In Denmark, Tobias was research manager for the publication “Concept Design” which was published by FORA, an economic think tank under the Ministry of Business and Economic Affairs.
Tobias Lau
Co-founder of Social Action and Beyond Coffee
Marcello is a philanthropreneur, Co-Founder and President of Progressio Foundation, working globally from the Netherlands. With over 300 innovative ventures in 30 countries, projects and events across the 4 P’s: public, private, philanthropy, and people, Marcello authored “Towards the Civic Economy” 25 years ago, which presciently mapped out many of the ecosystem innovations that have occurred, from CSR to micro-finance, partnerships, sustainability, etc.
Marcello Palazzi
Co-founder of B Corp / B Lab Europe
In parallel to his work, he has run and expanded part of a family business in environmental diagnostics from the UK, started an impact investment fund, and has been instrumental in launching several ventures at the junction of entrepreneurship, innovation, and the public good. He intends to build on this passion further through B Lab Europe. Marcello is also a board member of several public good enterprises across Europe and North America. Marcello has studied economics, foreign policy, business administration and leadership at LSE, LBS, Erasmus, MIT and Harvard.
Madi is an Entrepreneur who founded and runs the Madi Group, a group of International private sector & not for profit companies and NGOs. The philosophy is to create innovative ideas tailored to local action which can achieve global impacts beneficial to a sustainable society. Madi titles herself ‘Victim to Changemaker’ as her personal experience has taken her through the University of Life as a victim of domestic violence, a single parent and entrepreneurship as she established her first company from her kitchen at home, which grew to 2 factories and 35 staff. She has received the honours of Asian Woman of Achievement and UK’s Best Boss, along with the fastest company to pass Investors in People.
Madi Sharma
Founder of Madi Group
Madi is a public speaker internationally, particularly in the field of entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurship, diversity, gender balance and her passion for corporate social responsibility CSR. Her presentations, spoken from the heart, motivate and inspire and seek to make others consider their ability to affect change. She presents and teaches in schools, universities and to forward thinking businesses and organisations. Additionally, Madi is a member of The European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels, a Prime Minister’s appointment, representing the Employer’s Group. “My greatest achievement is taking an unknown single parent of ethnic minority background, without qualifications, and making her a global case study and role model. I love what I do, there are not enough hours in a day, and I am proud that my enthusiasm inspires others”.
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ABIS - The Academy of Business in Society
Brewery and Food Industry
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Technische Universität München
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