UiB Innovation Festival: From research to change
UiB Innovation Festival is a meeting place for researchers, students, innovators, and businesses from the region to explore how research can be transformed into real societal changes.
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The festival will bring insights into the breadth of innovation coming from the university, exploring current issues around innovation, such as how to balance publishing with protecting intellectual property and what the role of UiB is in Vestland’s green transition.
- Registration to UiB Innovation Festival 2024 for employees and students
- Registration to UiB Innovation Festival 2024 for participants outside UiB
As a part of InnovasjonsukenOPP, the UiB Innovation Festival promotes collaboration between academia, industry, and the public sector to create groundbreaking solutions.
We look forward to welcoming you to a day filled with inspiration, learning, and networking.
Programme:
09:00 – 09:30 Festival opening and keynote speech
"Building social impact at scale: experiments in arts, humanities and social science commercialisation at the University of Cambridge"
Dr Emma Salgård Cunha, Senior Associate Commercialisation Director, Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge
09:30 – 10:15 Innovation relay: 8 pitches on different types of innovation at UiB
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break and stands
10:45 – 11:15 Parallel sessions, first round:
Session 1 – How to balance publishing and protecting intellectual property (IPR)?
Session 2 – Student Innovation: resources and tools for success
Session 3 – Effective use of AI: crash course in prompt writing
11:15 – 12:15 Lunch and exhibitions
12:15 – 12:45 Parallel sessions, second round:
Session 1 – Do you work at UiB and have an innovative idea? Learn how to proceed and what resources are available to you
Session 2 – Mini-design sprint – innovation tool for quickly creating and testing new solutions
Session 3 – Effective use of AI: crash course in prompt writing
12:45 – 13:00 Coffee break and stands
13:00 – 13:30 Panel discussion: Innovation for green transition and UiB’s role in the region
13:30 – 14:00 Award Ceremony for UiB Idé 2024 with project presentations
Among the stands, in addition to inspiring innovation projects, you can have one-on-one consultations to:
- Explore what patents filed in the world have cited your publications
- Quickly scan your research project for innovation potential
- See how to improve your visibility online
...And much more
Language: English
The programme is under development.
