
Lucilla Sioli
Director AI
DG CONNECT European Commission
Brussels (Belgium)
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:
Director AI
DG CONNECT European Commission
Brussels (Belgium)
President of GIANT & CEO of
CEA Tech
Mayor of the City of Grenoble
Research Center Director
Institut Paul Bocuse
Lyon (France)
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CEO Entrepose – VINCI Group
Colombes (France)
Innovation Director
Advisor
Grenoble (France)
International Affairs, US Innovation Policy
USA
General Producer of Knowledge Capital Association.
Policy Adviser to The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
Osaka (Japan)
President & CEO
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC)
Chicago (USA)
International Project Manager
Brainport Development
Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
CTO NTUitive Pte Ltd
Singapore
President and Chief Executive Officer of The University Financing Foundation
Atlanta, US
Director of Innovation Ecosystem MindGate
Leuven (Belgium)
Journalist
Financial Times
London (United Kingdom)
Mayor of the City of Tsukuba
Tsukuba (Japan)
Mayor of the City of Lund
Lund (Sweden)
President of Grenoble-Alpes Metropole
Microgrid Marketing Director Schneider Electric
Grenoble (France)
MIT Sloan Global Programs
Boston (USA)
Head of Unit, Joint Research Center
European Commission
Brussels (Belgium)
CEO of Air Liquide advanced Technologies
Grenoble (France)
Chairman and CEO
Sofradir, ULIS and Sofradir EC
Grenoble (France)
General Manager
TENERRDIS Cluster
Grenoble (France)
Technology Transfer Officer
CEA Tech
Grenoble (France)
HLF Deputy Chair & CEA Tech Senior Technology Transfer Officer
Vice President Strategic Projects at Schneider Electric
Incubation Department Director
LINKSIUM SATT
Grenoble (France)
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A post-event report, screening the various moments of the HLF2018 program and
highlighting its conclusions and added value, is available here.
In the perspective of the 2018 High Level Forum, the Grenoble GIANT ecosystem was publishing a Press Release.