Breakout 8: Building a community of innovation and entrepreneurship

September 18th, 2025 — 9:30

How do international networks and university partnerships transform innovation ecosystems and encourage entrepreneurship?  

 

This session reveals powerful connections between knowledge-sharing and economic impact. Italy’s University of Rome presents riveting research on IASP network participation, analysing data from over three decades to assess how international membership influences regional knowledge-based industries.  

 

You’ll also hear from Brazil’s State University of Campinas, on how they managed to become one of the highest-ranked Brazilian universities in patent filings and technology transfer. SPI’s ECONUTRI project demonstrates how Areas of Innovation can leverage shared knowledge for global community building, while Iran’s University of Tehran Science and Technology Park shares experiences in transforming ideas into profitable products.  

 

Find out how strategic international networks, research excellence, collaborative projects, and university-industry bridges create sustainable pathways for entrepreneurship and innovation-driven regional development. 

 

Speakers

Nunciaroni Zanatta Inglez, MarianaUnicamp, BrazilState University of Campinas - Unicamp: a deep tech powerhouse driving technology and entrepreneurship
Guo, ZiyiSociedade Portuguesa de InovaçãoBuilding a community of innovation and entrepreneurship: insights from the ECONUTRI project
Manouchehrtayebi, MohammadjavadIranShift from TRL to BRL: learned lessons from two decades experience of university of Tehran science and technology park (UTSTP)