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Summary

This high-level 1-day event aims to boost the market uptake of innovation and research outcomes by using standardization as an enabler. Leading experts in innovation and standardization will present their experiences in linking the two worlds and highlighting how each one is benefiting from the other.

Thematic parallel sessions will allow detailed insight into the various aspects of standardization for:

• Innovative researchers interested in enhancing their understanding of standards and how it helps their ideas to reach the market
• Researchers eager to learn how to integrate standardization in research programmes
• Entrepreneurs looking to break into a market of 600 million consumers
• Those keen to understand how patents and standards support researchers and innovators
• Those interested in expanding their network within industry as well as the research and innovation community
• Research and innovation enablers (NCPs, European Federations, ETPs and other multipliers)

CEN and CENELEC, the European standardization organizations, warmly welcome researchers, technologists and innovators to this dedicated one-day event.

Watch the teaser videos of the event:

Speakers include

Vincent Laflèche

President

CEN

Peter Dröll

Director for Prosperity, Directorate-General Research and Innovation

European Commission

Carmen Ianosi

Innovation and Policy Officer DG Connect - Communications Networks, Content & Technology

European Commission

Ruggero Lensi

Vice-President Technical

CEN

Andrea Rusconi Clerici

Co-Founder & CTO

USound

Thomas Bock

Professor

Technical University of Munich

Fabio Taucer

Deputy Head of Unit at the JRC Unit for Scientific Development

European Commission

Niall Dunne

CEO

Polymateria

Magnus Karlsson

Chairman and national expert, TK 532 Innovation management

SIS Swedish Institute for Standards Project manager, Innovation management system, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Rik van Terwisga

CEO

NEN, the Royal Dutch Standardization Institute

Why attend? 

• Connect with experts;
• Get to know innovative tools, and explore new perspectives on standardization;
• Learn which role policies, standards and patents play in innovation, and how to use each one in your startup or research project.

For further information on this event, please contact Samira Nik on SNik@cencenelec.eu / +32 2 550 08 48