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WARD KENNES

WARD KENNES, MAYOR OF KASTERLEE

In October 2019, together with the Regional Platform Kempen, we organized a two-day “Future Forum” on the future of our region Kempen. The Regional Platform Kempen is a socio-economic consultative body of Kempen MPs, provincial and local administrators together with social partners. During this Future Forum, some 80 people brainstormed intensively about the future of

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VERI OSVALD

VERI OSVALD, CEO OF SMARTHEAD

As CEO of SmartHead, Veri is responsible for fulfilling the vision, strategy, leadership, and sustainable business growth. She has represented SmartHead at the Chivas Venture Competition in Los Angeles and has also attended Accelerator at the University of Oxford. In 2018, Veri was part of the Forbes Top 10 Women Start-ups in Slovakia ranking, and

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YOSHUA BENGIO

YOSHUA BENGIO, PROFESSEUR TITULAIRE, DÉPARTEMENT D’INFORMATIQUE ET DE RECHERCHE OPÉRATIONNELLE DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, AINSI QUE FONDATEUR ET DIRECTEUR SCIENTIFIQUE DE MILA ET DIRECTEUR SCIENTIFIQUE D’IVADO

  ,Ma première passion restera toujours la compréhension de l’intelligence. Cela inclut les intelligences artificielles que nous sommes en train de perfectionner, mais aussi les intelligences naturelles. Ces dernières années, ma réflexion sur l’intelligence artificielle et humaine s’est souvent articulée autour de l’IA pour le bien social. Comment pouvons-nous veiller à ce que nos travaux

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DR CAROLYN PORTER

DR CAROLYN PORTER, CEO, CYTOSEEK

Carolyn Porter is CEO of CytoSeek a discovery stage biotech company spun out of Bristol University developing the next generation of cell therapies for treatment of cancer. Carolyn has spent the majority of her career in the biotech sector working in University spin-out biotech companies, in translation of University innovations or in companies interested in

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Jeff Tollefson

Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO – Minnesota Technology Association

Technology and people. For more than 30 years, these two very different, yet intrinsically intertwined words have formed the basis of my professional life. First, as a venture capital investor backing entrepreneurial teams developing and leveraging technology to create and grow innovative companies. Next, as a social entrepreneur helping low-income high school students succeed on

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Dan Rua

Dan Rua, CEO – Admiral

Dan Rua CEO – Admiral Dan Rua, Runnin’ Down a Dream in Hogtown I remember my first day in Gainesville, move-in day at Hume Hall in the summer of 1986. I was an “Apple kid”, dreaming about Apple’s startup story, moving in with my Apple II+ and I was lucky enough to land the same

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Phoebe Cade Miles

Phoebe Cade Miles, Co-Founder – The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Phoebe Cade Miles Co-Founder – The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention In 2004, I helped my father, Dr. James Robert Cade, the lead inventor of Gatorade, to establish the Cade Museum. Sixteen years later, it is inspiring the next generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. The Gatorade story had a huge influence on my

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Jerry Schlichter

Jerry Schlichter, Co-Founder, Arch Grants & Founding Partner – Schlichter Bogard & Denton

  There’s a link between what I do as a lawyer, representing people on a contingency basis, and what entrepreneurs in other fields do. In both cases, you invest time and money and resources, and only if you’re successful do you recoup those costs. The idea behind starting Arch Grants was to take a new

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Virginia Grant

Virginia Grant, Executive Director – Gainesville Black Professionals

INNOVATE is a verb and it means to make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. It is often thought of as it relates to technology, inventions, manufacturing, and business development. It is less often thought of as it relates to culture, social development, diversity, and inclusivity. So, I would

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Jeff Citty

Jeff Citty, ED.D. – UF Innovation Academy Director

Jeff Citty ED.D. UF Innovation Academy Director One of the strongest competitive qualities we possess as Americans is our ability to innovate and develop creative solutions to complex problems. The University of Florida’s (UF) Innovation Academy (IA) facilitates innovative student thinking, creativity, and the creation of student partnerships with start up businesses and other entrepreneurs.

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Sylvain Coulombe

Sylvain Coulombe, Associate Vice-Principal, Innovation And Partnerships – McGill University

English: At a time when local and global challenges demand discoveries at the intersections of diverse disciplines, fostering an adaptable, agile and multi-sectorial innovation ecosystem enables universities to lead as social and economic accelerators. To set this vision in motion, McGill has established a dedicated unit, Innovation, and Partnerships (I+P), a hub for R&D and

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Pierre Larouche - Penser l’innovation | Innovation In Context

Pierre Larouche – Penser l’innovation | Innovation In Context

  French: On entend souvent dire que nous vivons dans une époque sans précédent, ce qui justifierait de ne pas se préoccuper de l’histoire. L’innovation, dit-on, a atteint un rythme tel qu’elle propulse nos sociétés vers l’inconnu, vers un monde qui ne ressemble en rien à celui où les générations précédentes ont évolué. Certains y

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