Tracking innovation trajectories in the complex economy
Network analysis and big data for risk mitigation
OCTOBER 7-9, 2019
TALENT GARDEN FONDAZIONE AGNELLI – TURIN, ITALY


Background
It is now quite well accepted that innovation can be modelled as an evolutionary process in a complex space involving patents, countries, innovators, assignees, companies and products. Forecasting innovation trajectories and emerging value chains would be of paramount importance to mitigate and manage the innovation risks and their impact.
Building on these facts, a scientifically-sounded exploitation strategy for technological breakthroughs could be based on the analysis of the patent network and of market data, applying machine learning and data mining algorithms to allow an anticipatory approach to innovation.
The purpose of our conference is therefore to investigate these issues, eventually discussing them in relation to the innovation practices of both public and private sectors (public and large firms, start-ups, financial entities, etc.), which shape the various innovation ecosystems.
Involvement of young scholars
In line with the mission of CEST and of the Young Scholar Initiative by INET, this workshop aims at involving particularly young scholars.
To this end, we have organized:

Call for Ideas
This call will give young scholars the opportunity to interact with renowned scholars in fields close to their research project. Selected students will be exempted from the registration fee; outstanding applications may receive travel support.

Workshops
Two workshops will provide training on the application of technical skills to the policy domain and the private sector. One will be delivered by Nesta UK and will explore quantitative tools for innovation mapping, the other will be delivered by OECD and will focus on complexity economics.
Speakers

Tommaso Ciarli
Senior Research Fellow @ SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex

Silvia Giordano
Head of Networking Lab, University of Applied Science – SUPSI

Niels Mejlgaard
Full Professor & Associate Dean, Aarhus University

Magda Fontana
Assistant Professor of Public Economics, University of Turin & Senior Researcher, DESPINA Lab

So Young Sohn
Professor of Information & Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University

Ismael Ràfols
Senior Researcher, Ingenio (CSIC-UPV) & Visiting Professor, Leiden University

Alan Kirman
Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Aix-Marseille III & Director of Studies, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales

Guido Caldarelli
Full Professor of Theoretical Physics, IMT Lucca & President, Complex System Society

Doyne Farmer
Baillie Gifford Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford & Director of Complexity Economics, INET Oxford Martin School

Stephen Roper
Professor of Enterprise & Director of Enterprise Research Centre, Warwick Business School

François Lafond
Senior Research Associate on Technological and Economic Change, Oxford Martin School

Bart Verspagen
Professor of International Economics & Director, UNU-MERIT

Andrea Tacchella
Researcher, CNR-Institute for Complex Systems

Jeroen van den Hoven
Full Professor of Ethics & Technology, TU Delft

Emanuele Pugliese
Researcher, Joint Research Centre European Commission, Seville

Giorgio Triulzi
Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes School of Management

Marco Guerzoni
Associate Professor of Applied Economics, University of Turin
Scientific Committee
Guido Chiarotti, Scientific Director, IN Srl
Magda Fontana, Assistant Professor of Public Economics, University of Turin & Senior Researcher, DESPINA Lab
Andrea Gabrielli, Senior Researcher, CNR – Institute for Complex Systems
Francesco Laio, Full Professor of Hydrology, Polytechnic University of Turin
Organizing Committee
Daniela Arlia, Master’s Student, Paris School of Economics (FR) & Trainee, OECD (FR)
Iacopo Gronchi, Master’s Student, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (IT)
Tommaso Portaluri, Master’s Student, ETH Zürich (CH)
Carla Sciarra, PhD Student, Polytechnic University of Turin (IT) & Visiting Student, University of California Berkeley (US)
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