Plenary session 4: Future trends in innovation spaces over the next 20 years

September 19th, 2025 — 11:00

How do you build world-class innovation spaces that drive economic transformation?  

 

This session unpacks essential elements, including talent mobility, policy innovation, emerging technology integration, and sustainable development frameworks. 

 

Four compelling perspectives reveal how innovation spaces plan to evolve for future growth. Zhongguancun’s enterprise-focused development model meets a vision from Spain’s Espaitec Science and Technology Park for Europe’s unified cross-border collaboration. Technopark Morocco’s quarter-century incubator experience offers proven startup ecosystem strategies, while Prince of Songkla University Science Park in Thailand charts strategic pathways for the next decade.  

 

Access actionable approaches and policy recommendations that position innovation spaces as catalysts for coordinated investment and regional competitiveness across diverse continental contexts. 

 

Speakers

Pan, JinfengChinaThe path of Zhongguancun in building an excellence innovation space
Bertolin, Juan AntonioEspaitec, SpainThe evolution of science and technology parks into future-ready areas of innovation
Benmakhlouf, Lamiae Technopark, MoroccoTechnopark Morocco, driving economic development and innovation through regional expansion and strategic partnerships
Jacobsen, AmonpatPrince Of Songkla University Science Park, ThailandEnvisioning tomorrow: A survey study of the regional science parks in Thailand