The 20th edition of the prestigious international conference is organized by the Triple Helix Association, promoters of the “triple helix” model that focuses on the interactions between academic, industrial and institutional systems as the keys for innovation and economic growth, in collaboration with the Firenze Convention Bureau and the local scientific committee coordinated by Professor Marco Bellandi of the University of Florence.
Taking place in Florence from June 27 to 30, 2022 at the Social Sciences Center of the University of Florence, 500 in-person participants are expected, with many more tuning in from all over the world as the events will also be streamed online.
“There will be academics from many places all over Italy, Europe, and even from further afield,”
Professor Marco Bellandi elaborates.
“Many conferences will be held, featuring representatives from the business world and from various institutions. We will also have local Tuscan professionals involved as well as talks by members of national institutions and those who are involved in innovation in the technological sector, politics and academia. The event has received great support from the Destination Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau since the beginning.”
The bringing together of experts, scholars, managers and decision makers is expected to result in exciting and positive plans on how to move forward in synergy.
The planning of the congress is notable in light of the year of organizational difficulties, and it’s a strong and positive sign of the restarting of large-scale academic conferences as Florence confirms its role as a city that is actively engaged in the scientific and business sectors.
Professor Bellandi details some of the main focus points.
“We will concentrate on politics, key players, research professors, institutions, and developing projects in the triple helix context. We will also focus on the type of collaboration and partnership that is needed for economic recovery following the pandemic, and the specific kind of innovation that is needed, not only technological, but also social and environmental. I maintain that, even as we emerge from this period, the problems have always been many, and so another theme of the conference is to become familiar with the various conflicts of interest and barriers that create obstacles to innovative projects. The triple helix concept created by the founders 20 years ago maintains that the strongest innovative projects derive from the contemporary world, not only from collaborations and contracts and projects or financing, but the routes that lead to the most lasting results are those that come from acknowledging the gaps and then filling them in.”
This spirit of collaboration and cooperation and the strength that lies therein is replicated in the idea of the DNA strand, incorporated in the Triple Helix concept, and assures that the congress in 2022 will see vital discussions on how to overcome post-pandemic challenges, as well as achieve greater prosperity for the city.
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