ScheduleEvent local time
Monday, March 18th, 2019
17:00 Networking activity (Treasure Hunt)
Starting Point: Edificio Central de la Universidad de La Laguna (Calle Padre Herrera, s/n, 38200, San Cristóbal de La Laguna)
The objective of this activity is to create diverse groups of mentees, professors and mentors to favor the networking in a relax and fun environment at the same time that we discover the beautiful San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
[Aula Magna, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Campus de Guajara]
9:00 Registration
9:15 Welcome
- Antonio Martinón Cejas. Rector. University of La Laguna.
- Marta Truco-Calbet. Team Leader of the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility, European Commission.
- Aleix Pons. Director of Economy and Finances, Fundación Cotec.
- María del Carmen Rubio Armendáriz. Vice-Rector for Internationalization. University of La Laguna.
- Zafira Castaño. President/Co-Founder. IMFAHE Foundation (Annual report on the IMP/IMFAHE program).
- Natalia Aznárez Gómez. Director. Fundación CajaCanarias.
- Mauricio González Rodríguez. Regional Director. Fundación LaCaixa.
10:15 Keynote Speaker. The Relevance of Innovation - Lessons Learned from the USA (Session in English)
- Ashley Nunes, PhD. MIT/Harvard University, Boston, USA.
11:00 Coffee break & Speed Mentoring (Session in English)
- Receive the insights and advice from professionals within diverse career paths, and practice your elevator pitch.
11:30 II IMFAHE´s Nodal Award-2019¨Shark Tank¨ Edition (Session in English)
- Moderator: Maria Soriano, PhD, VP IMFAHE Foundation.
- Elevator pitch + defense of IMFAHE´s Nodal Award finalist projects.
13:00 The Quadruple helix of innovation-Talent individuals- universities- companies and governments (Session in English)
- Representatives from each one of the quadruple Helixes that are part of the (Network of Innovation 2018-19, will present their innovation activities and will discuss future actions to promote innovation together).
- Moderator: Joaquín López Herráiz, PhD, Co-Director IMP-Engineering & IMFAHE innovation Director.
- Network of Innovation 2018-19: Universities of La Laguna, Valladolid, Europea Miguel de Cervantes, Politécnica de Valencia, Autónoma de Madrid, Málaga & Sevilla (Campus de Excelencia Andalucia TECH), Oviedo, Universidade de Aveiro, INL, do Algarve & Fomento San Sebastian, Asti, GMV, Clarity, CEEI.
- Cristina Fanjul, Director CEEI-Asturias. Awarded by the European Commission with the Distinction Asturias-European Entrepreneur Region 2019.
14:00 Lunch and Testimony Screenings.
- Hall of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism.
15:45 Oral presentations
- Moderator: Rosario Fernandez Godino, PhD, IMFAHE Corporate & Communication Director.
- In order to promote national/international collaborations and visibility to their work, IMP´s mentees, mentors and professors will present their projects in an elevator pitch format.
- 2 minutes presentation-(1 slide) of the selected abstracts.
16:45 Global Innovation: Connecting ecosystems of innovation in the world
- Moderator: Borja Santos, MBA, IMFAHE’s International Expansion Director.
- Round table with innovators and professionals working at top innovative ecosystems of the world. They will discuss with the participants what are the benefits of working in those ecosystems, steps to take into account to convert one idea into one company, and why is important to innovate.
- Boston: Carlos Castro, Leuko
- Singapore: David Argumosa, Art Stream
- Qatar: Daniel Martínez Silván, ASPIRE (Winner-Shark Tank 2018)
17:30 Announcement of the awardees:
- IMFAHE´s Nodal Award –Shark Tank 2019
- Oral Presentations
- IMFAHE’s Excellent Fellowships
18:15 Final Remarks: The Present and Future of International Education and Innovation
- María del Carmen Rubio. Vice-Rector for Internationalization. University of La Laguna.
- Zafira Castaño. President/Co-Founder. IMFAHE Foundation.
20:00-22:30 Cocktail: Real Casino de Tenerife. Plaza de La Candelaria, 12, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Meeting Point: buses will be waiting for participants in the left, lateral entrance of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism at 9:00.
9:00 Visit to the the Institute of Astrophysics (Teide National Park)