***Apologies for cross-posting***
Dear Colleagues,
As part of the 2026 Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Research Conference, we are happy to invite you to join four plenary sessions taking place May 11-13, related to this year's main theme:
Science-Policy Relations:
What is the Role of Openness and Collaboration?
To register for one or more sessions (for free), follow this link: https://forms.gle/WSz9iwH4G14QmU4u8.
Registration deadline is May 10. The links to join the online sessions will be shared May 10.
Keynotes:
Keynote I: A Science-of-Science Perspective on Science-Policy Relations and the Role of Openness and Collaboration by Ben Jones (Northwestern University)
Moderator: Marion Poetz (Copenhagen Business School)
Monday, 11 May 2026
13.00–14.00 CET / 07.00–08.00 EST
Keynote II: A Policy Perspective on Science-Policy Relations and the Role of Openness and Collaboration by Michiel Scheffer (European Innovation Council (EIC) Board)
Moderator: Marion Poetz (Copenhagen Business School)
Monday, May 12
09:00–10:00 CET / 03.00–04.00 EST
Panel and Debate:
OIS Debate: Science-Policy Relations: What is the Role of Openness and Collaboration?
co-organized with the AOM TIM Division
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
15.00–16.30 CET / 9.00–10.30 EST
Panelists:
Brandi Geurking (Executive Director, Coalition for Independent Technology Research)
Dietmar Harhoff (Director, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition)
Stinus Lindgreen (Member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Liberal Party)
Peter Møllgaard (President, Copenhagen Business School)
Reinhilde Veugelers (Professor, KU Leuven)
Moderator: Henry Sauermann (ESMT Berlin)
OIS Panel: Open University-Industry Collaborations: How and When Do They Create Impact in Corporate Innovation and Through Deep-tech Start-ups?
co-sponsored by OIS Center at Aarhus University
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
09.00–10.30 CET / 03.00–04.00 EST
Panelists:
Karina Fog (Senior Director, Neuroscience Research, H. Lundbeck A/S)
Karin Hultman (Senior Scientific Lead, Innovation, Novo Nordisk Foundation)
Markus Koester (Head of Scientific Liaison, Co-lead opnMe.com, Boehringer Ingelheim)
Ammon Salter (Professor, Warwick Business School)
Kristian Strømgaard (Professor, University of Copenhagen)
Moderator: mtn@ps.au.dk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maria-Theresa Norn (DTU & Aarhus University)
We are looking forward to seeing you!
The 2026 OIS Research Conference organizing team:
Susanne Beck, Warwick Business School
Christoph Grimpe, Copenhagen Business School
Maria-Theresa Norn, Aarhus University & DTU
Marion Poetz, Copenhagen Business School
Henry Sauermann, ESMT Berlin
Astrid Ulv Thomsen, Copenhagen Business School
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Susanne Beck
Warwick Business School
TIM PDW Chair
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