DATE & TIME

1 October 2025, 09:00 – 10:30  

ROOM
Sala d’Actes 

Description

On 1 October 2025, the opening session of OpenLivingLab Days 2025 will inaugurate this year’s flagship gathering under the theme “Living Labs for Regenerative Futures: Connecting Local and Global Innovation Ecosystems”. This session will bring together public authorities from Andorra, alongside the President and Director of ENoLL, to highlight the Principality’s unique role as both host and catalyst for innovation and to welcome participants to the conference. Alexandra Vakrou, Head of Unit from DG ENV, will deliver a keynote speech, providing a European policy perspective. This session will also include an inspiring speech from Delicia Govender, UCT alumni and Graduate School of Business social innovation and entrepreneurship professor, focusing on inclusive innovation through African indigenous knowledge systems across five continents. The session will end with an overview of the future perspectives and new strategic objectives of ENoLL.

Agenda

Timeslot
Item
Speakers
08:55 Opening
  • Marta Domènech, General Manager, Andorra Recerca + Innovació (ARI)
09:00 Institutional Welcome from Andorra
  • Conxita Marsol, Andorra Minister of the Presidency, Economy, Labor, and Housing
09:15 ENoLL welcome message
  • Martina Desole, Director of ENoLL
  • Wim De Kinderen, President of ENoLL
09:30 Keynote speech: Inclusive, Regenerative Innovation and Indigenous Knowledge: Pioneering Green Transformation for Regenerative Futures (title tbc)
  • Delicia Govender, Push Local Ventures CEO
09:55 Keynote Speech from DG Environment (EC) – title TBD
  • Alexandra Vakrou, Head of Unit, Green Knowledge & Research Hub, DG ENV
10:15 ENoLL Strategic Outlook – Shaping the Future
  • Wim De Kinderen, President of ENoLL
10:30 End of the session