Aquaculture Europe 2013 held in Trondheim, Norway, August 9-12, 2013, will address the issue of 'Making sense of science'. We take a look at three key plenary speakers to see what's in store for this year's event.
First up is 'What is driving innovation? Theory & Practice' by Prof Arild Aspelund, Professor in International Marketing, IØT NTNU, Norway.
Key points
Pretty much all models for economic development agree that innovation and entrepreneurship are the drivers for economic growth and prosperity in societies, but what is driving innovation and entrepreneurship? In this presentation Arild Aspelund will address this issue by providing examples from different industries where new innovations and new entry have creates substantial value for the society. We seek to understand where these initiatives come from and what characterizes industries and organizations that consistently are able to deliver high quality innovations.
About
Arild Aspelund is Professor at the Department for
Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT) at NTNU. He is
currently Vice Program Director of the Norwegian Research School in
Innovation (NORSI) and heads a research group in Global Production and
Communication under NTNU’s Globalization Programme. He is also
coordinator for NTNU's executive education on Strategy and Business
Development.
His primary academic interests lie in the intersection between innovation, entrepreneurship and international business. His academic contributions seek to address how innovations and entrepreneurial activities make new industries emerge, grow, internationalize and ultimately create international economic growth and prosperity.
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