Breakout 3: Building an international open innovation ecosystem

September 17th, 2025 — 16:00

Discover how innovation ecosystems are reshaping regional economies and fostering global connections through strategic collaboration and open innovation approaches.  

 

You’ll hear from speakers representing innovation hubs in Portugal, Germany, Nigeria, and Palestine, all driving local economic transformation. 

 

From Algarve’s University-led knowledge transfer initiatives to TIGZ’s startup-corporate partnerships, Nigeria’s Solution Innovation District’s digital economy focus, and Palestine’s diaspora-driven innovation networks, these sessions showcase real-world programmes demonstrating how hubs build resilience and openness into their ecosystem DNA.  

 

Learn how successful regional and global partnerships with corporate and government stakeholders enable knowledge sharing, accelerate growth, and create sustainable pathways for economic diversification across very diverse continental contexts. 

 

Speakers

Barros, Hugo FilipeUniversity of Algarve, PortugalUAlg TEC: the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at the University of the Algarve
Okoli, ChinweSolution Innovation District, NigeriaBridging continents: the solution innovation district (SID) and the power of international collaboration
Qalalwa, KhaledPalestineStory of innovation: from Palestine to the world and vice versa
Tatulescu, PetrutaTIGZ Technologie-, Innovations- und Gruendungszentrum GmbH, GermanyBuilding bridges: how TIGZ GmbH fosters an open innovation ecosystem for start-ups and beyond