1. The Value of Place
Why location matters to the frontier economy, and the changing physical spaces, design, environment and infrastructure ingredients that spark creativity and connection in innovation districts.

2. Governance and Community
To explore how collaborative leadership and governance enable an innovation district to grow and evolve for the benefit of its stakeholders. The effect of different arrangements and leadership styles on incentivising collaboration at all levels.

3. The Ecosystem Secret Sauce
This session will explore how different organisations contribute to the local innovation ecosystem, with examples from businesses, educational institutions, and support services. What tools and tactics encourage real knowledge sharing, risk-taking and the cross-pollination of ideas?

4. The Future
Scenarios innovation districts should expect and prepare for in future.

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Opening speech by Karin Wanngård, Mayor of Stockholm

• Peter Wallenberg Jr, Chair, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
• Beth O’Neill Maloney, Executive Director, Kendall Square Association
  “Innovation districts can address the world’s greatest challenges" (interview with Beth O’Neill Maloney) >> 
• Travis McCready, Head of Life Sciences, Americas Markets, JLL
  "Meet Travis, the Guru of innovation!" (interview with Travis McCready) >>

• Annika Östman Wernerson, President, Karolinska Institutet
• Annika Borgenstam, Vice President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• Lena Mäler, Deputy Vice President, Stockholm University

• Stefano Minini, Project Director, Lendlease
• Anikka Fulop, Manager Community Building & Partnerships, Science & Business organisation, Amsterdam Science Park
• Johan Christenson, Partner, HealthCap

• Magnus Björsne, CEO, AstraZeneca BioVentureHub
• Emma Frost, Chair, UK Innovation Districts Group
• Stefan Dahlbo, CEO and President, Fabege

• Christine Wergeland Sørbye, CEO, Oslo Science City
• Peter Skogh, Museum Director, The National Museum of Science and Technology
• Mikael Ahlström, Entrepreneur and CEO, The Park

• Johan Weigelt, CEO, KI Holding and KI Innovations
• Jonas Schorr, Partner, Urban Impact 
• Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Village Innovation

• Simon Danielsson, Project Manager, KFUM Central
• Jacob Sahlqvist, Managing Director, White Arkitekter Gothenburg

Dr Tim Moonen, Chair Co-Founder, The Business of Cities, London will moderate the summit.
Why innovation districts matter” (interview with Tim Moonen) >>

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