Change the future together. Co-creating global collaborations
TIME
Wednesday, 8th September, 11:30-13:00 CEST
Living Labs are becoming a global phenomenon more and more. At ENoLL we are lucky to be connected to many local/regional initiatives around the globe, bringing together living lab practitioners in their regions. During this session we want to give you the opportunity to discover them all and join the discussion on how these initiatives can work together to co-create global collaborations.
The session will start with an introduction to the following initiatives of living labs:
- ALLIN – Australian Living Lab International Network
- Francophonie Living Labs – open space for French-speaking Living Labs
- Regional Living Lab Summits, Istanbul – Annual gathering of Living labs in the Balkans, Near & Central Asia, Turkey & Middle East region
- KLID – Korea Local Information research & Development Institute
- WeGo – World Smart Sustainable Cities Network
- African Living Labs (to be founded soon)
After their introduction Koen Vervoort, Network Builder European Network of Living Labs, will host a panel with representatives of every network to explore further collaborations.
AGENDA
11.30-11.35 Welcome & Introduction
Koen Vervoort, Network Builder ENoLL
11.35-12.35 Around the world in 60’
Presentations from the different initiatives:
- ALLIN – Gareth Priday
- Francophonie Living Labs – Lara Vigneron
- Regional Living Labs Summit – Ersin Pamuksüzer
- WeGo – Leon Martinez
- KLID – Sahng-Yoon Kim
- African Living Lab Network – Samia Chelbi
12.35-12.55 Panel discussion on co-creating global collaborations
Moderated by Koen Vervoort, Network Builder ENoLL
12.55-13.00 Conclusions & Next steps
SPEAKERS
Koen Vervoort
Network Builder & Acting Interim Director
Koen Vervoort
Network Builder & Acting Interim DirectorStarting his professional career in 1994 as frontline manager at Mc Donald’s, Nike and IKEA, he moved to the open innovation sector. Living the labs since 2006 @ i-City, IBBT, iMinds, City of Things & iMec. Sharing knowledge & experiences with internal and external clients as an User Involvement Evangelist. Working as an internal & external challenger in order to constantly improve the way of interacting, supporting & cooperating with (international)(large) panels of users & stakeholders in (complex) ecosystems. Keeping an eye on the quality of (large) quantitative surveys. Managing thematic monitors (e.g. digimeter, Smart City Meter) from A to Z. Setting up cross border cooperations between different panels. In 2020 he joined the ENoLL office to help the network grow.