ULALABS Multiplier event in Linköping

On 16-17 September, ULALABS partners and regional stakeholders gathered in Linköping for a breakout session entitled "Exploring the Role of Living Labs for Urban Sustainability Innovation" as part of the Future Now Forum.

On Tuesday 17 September, as part of the Future Now Forum, ULALABS organised a session entitled "Exploring the Role of Living Labs for Urban Sustainability Innovation", in which various initiatives were presented: the Hub b30 innovation ecosystem in Catalonia; the experience of the city of Enschede and the region of Twente in the Netherlands with the Circular Textile Lab and ChallengeLab Twente; Nordic Edge, Norway's innovation clusters for smart city technology and agritech, and the innovation centre 'Innoasis'; and the experience of Ebbepark, new central city district in Linköping, built and living environment where new ideas and solutions from both business and academia are tested, verified, and potentially brought to market to promote social and environmental sustainability. This was followed by group discussions on strategies, approaches, and practices to urban living labs for sustainability transformations.

You can see the agenda below:

Tuesday 17 September

Konsert & Kongress, Linköping (Swe) and Online

ULALABS Breakout Session 

Exploring the role of Living Labs in promoting urban sustainable transitions

Agenda

10.10-10.15 Welcome & Icebreaker

10.15 – 10.30 Introduction of the workshop, Results of the initial analysis of European LLs

10.30 – 11.20 Presentations of our Stakeholder Partners (10 min /city)

Speakers:

• Torill Steinback Hoel (Nordic Edge, Stavanger)

• Angela Rijnhart (ChallengeLABTwente, Enschede)

• Sergio Martinez (HUB B30, Barcelona)

• Sara Malmgren (Testbed Ebbepark)

11.20-11.50 World-Café Style interaction -

Aim: to identify key strategies and components of Living Labs and Testbeds as spaces that facilitate innovation for urban sustainability transformations.

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