High Level Forum
2018 Edition

The theme of the HIGH LEVEL FORUM 2018 was:
INNOVATION for tomorrow’s INFRASTRUCTURES

This theme was worked through two plenary sessions and workshops, addressing the Challenges of Infrastructure projects, the contribution of Innovation Ecosystems to Infrastructure initiatives, the Infrastructures for the Cities of the Future and the Infrastructures for an efficient transfer of Innovation from Research to Industry. Other parts of the Program were leaving opportunities for enjoying relaxing times, discovering the hosting ecosystem of Grenoble and networking between delegations and organizations. The program and agenda of the HLF2018 edition were as following:

Video Gallery

Forum Introduction

Forum Event

Speakers, Moderators & Panelists

OFFICIAL OPENING
GUEST STAR
GUEST SPEAKER
CONFERENCE DINNER
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
SESSION 1
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
SESSION 2
ECOSYSTEM SPEAKERS
SESSION 1

Takuya Nomura

General Producer of Knowledge Capital Association.
Policy Adviser to The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
Osaka (Japan)

Wim De Kinderen

International Project Manager
Brainport Development
Eindhoven (The Netherlands)

Mark Harris

President & CEO
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC)
Chicago (USA)

ECOSYSTEM SPEAKERS
SESSION 2

Kevin Byrne

President and Chief Executive Officer of The University Financing Foundation
Atlanta, US

PANEL MODERATOR
PANELIST
SESSION1
PANELIST
SESSION2
WORKSHOP MODERATORS

Post Event Report

A post-event report, screening the various moments of the HLF2018 program and
highlighting its conclusions and added value, is available here.

Press documents

In the perspective of the 2018 High Level Forum, the Grenoble GIANT ecosystem was publishing a Press Release.

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