Building a Gendered Innovation Living Lab for Living Labs: from concept to design, sustainability and dissemination
TIME
Thursday 21 September
15.45 – 17.15
TRACKS
Just Transition
ORGANISER
G.A.C. Group
ENoLL
LOCATION
SUR 10
DESCRIPTION
METHODOLOGY
- 16:00 – 16:05 Split up in teams
- 16:05 – 16:35 Discuss each team topic
- 16:35 – 17:05 Presentation of all teams’ results
SPEAKERS
Dr. Francesca Spagnoli
Head of Capacity Building & Research at ENoLL and GILL Project Coordinator

Dr. Francesca Spagnoli
Head of Capacity Building & Research at ENoLL and GILL Project CoordinatorDr. Spagnoli is a Science & Technology enthusiast, constantly seeking for new ways to enact Social & Open Innovation through the support of digital technologies and Living Labs. With over 15 years of experience in managing more than 35 complex digital transformation projects in Europe, she is supporting the Living Labs passionate community in growing through thrilling Open Innovation and Digital Transformation initiatives. Francesca is currently leading the GILL European Commission funded project with the aim to develop a pan-European collaboration and learning hub as a one-stop-shop for tools, methods, and knowledge to reduce gender barriers in innovation and entrepreneurship, by helping transformation in individual, team, and educational practice. Email - francesca.spagnoli@enoll.org
Geraldine Quetin
Project Manager at GAC Group – Gendered innovation / Business incubation and innovation expert

Geraldine Quetin
Project Manager at GAC Group – Gendered innovation / Business incubation and innovation expertSenior expert in business incubation and innovation - Project Manager at GAC Group - leader for designing GILL’s Pan-European collaboration hub Geraldine Quetin is a senior expert in business incubation and innovation, with 20+ years of experience as co-founder, developer, and manager of 3 incubators/accelerators in France and in the USA. She has also contributed in designing entrepreneurial ecosystems, policies, communities, and supported the development of nearly 10 programs around the world (Chile / Mexico / EU / Senegal / Morocco / Algeria) and coached or advised 200+ entrepreneurs – mainly science-based. Geraldine is currently leading economic development activities and several European projects as senior project manager at G.A.C. group. More specifically, she is leading the conception of the Pan-European collaboration hub under the GILL (Gendered Innovation Living Lab) project, that will include services, community platform and tools dedicated to a stronger integration of diversity and gender equality in innovation design, conception and distribution. Email - gquetin@group-gac.com
Laura Varisco
Consultant in Regional economic development, European cooperation and Innovation at GAC Group

Laura Varisco
Consultant in Regional economic development, European cooperation and Innovation at GAC GroupLaura Varisco is a Consultant in Regional economic development, European cooperation and Innovation at GAC Group. Over the past years she has been working with local public authorities to develop and implement cross-border cooperation projects and strategies on different topics, from territorial attractiveness to environment protection and sustainable mobility. She’s Thematic Expert in Research and Innovation for the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform, in charge of delivering targeted policy learning services to policy makers across Europe. Under GILL project she supports the Pan-European collaboration hub. Email - lvarisco@group-gac.com