EU-SPRI Annual Conference 2026
Programme Eu-SPRI Conference 2026
Here you can view the programme for the parallel and plenary sessions of the Eu-SPRI Conference, taking place from 10 to 12 June.
Conference day 1: June 10
| TIME | SESSION/ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS/LOCATIONS |
| 08:00 – 09:15 | Registrations | Nexus (4 points hall and outside) |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Conference opening | M. Esther Gómez Martín, Regional Secretary for Universities of the Regional Government of Valencia Salvador Coll Arnau, Vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer, Universitat Politècnica de València Joan Fuster Verdú, Institutional Coordinator for the Valencian region, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Davide Consoli, Director, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV)/ Nexus auditorium |
| 09:45 – 11:00 | Keynote Speech 1: Global Environmental Change and Socially Relevant R&I | Chair: A. Boni / Nexus auditorium Asunción Lera St. Clair |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee corner | Nexus hall and/or outside |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel session 1 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch | Tent |
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Parallel session 2 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Coffee corner | Nexus hall and/or outside |
| 16:15 – 17:45 | Roundtable 1 | “Dark side of innovation” | Davide Consoli, J. David Tàbara, Anabel Marin – Chair: D. Velasco / Nexus auditorium |
| 17:45 – 18:15 | Music performance (UPV choir) | Nexus auditorium |
| 18:15 – 20:00 | Reception (vino honor) | Tent |
Conference day 2: June 11
| TIME | SESSION/ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS/LOCATIONS |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Parallel session 3 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee corner | Coffee corner points (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Keynote Speech 2: taking directionality seriously: caring for alternatives in science, innovation and society | Andy Stirling – Chair: J. Molas / Nexus auditorium |
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Lunch | Tent |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Parallel session 4 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee corner | Coffee corner points (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Parallel session 5 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 16:30 – 17:45 | Keynote speech 3: The Nature of Innovation: Evolutionary approaches to economic development | Amir Lebdioui – Chair: C. Chaminade / Nexus auditorium |
| 17:45 – 18:15 | Musical resonance | Nexus auditorium |
| 18:30 – 19:15 | Transportation to Conference dinner | |
| 19:15 – 20:00 | Boat trip | Albufera |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Dinner | Racó de la Albufera |
Conference day 3: June 12
| TIME | SESSION/ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS/LOCATIONS |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Parallel session 6 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee corner | Coffee corner points (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 10:15 – 11:45 | Parallel session 7 | Rooms (Nexus | CPI | ADE) |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Coffee corner | Nexus hall and/or outside |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Roundtable 2 | “Policy Makers” | Tatiana Fernández, Michal Miedzinsky, Nannan Lundin, Philippe Larrue – Chair: Matthias Weber / Nexus auditorium |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Closing session | Elisa Rivera, General Director for Planning, Coordination and Knowledge Transfer, Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities María Belén Pico Sirvent, Vice-rector for Research, Universitat Politècnica de València Matthias Weber, President, EU-SPRI/Nexus auditorium |
| 14:15 – 16:30 | Lunch | Tent |
