2025 Triple Helix Association (THA) and the Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research (CASSSP) Innovation Summit (THA & CASSSP Innovation Summit)
The Triple Helix Association (THA) and the Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research (CASSSP) are delighted to invite global community to the THA & CASSSP Innovation Summit, which will take place on September 15, 2025, at the Science Hall of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. The Education University of Hong Kong is a co-organizer.
This high-level Summit will bring together leading experts from universities, industry, and government to explore:
• Innovation Policies
• Entrepreneurial Universities
• Triple Helix and TechParks
• Triple Helix and Innovation Districts
• Triple Helix and Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation
• Triple Helix and Governance
This Summit represents a unique opportunity to strengthen collaborations, share best practices, and engage with international experts shaping the future of innovation!
📍Location:
Science Hall of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASSSP)
No. 15 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao, 100190 Beijing, China
💰Registration Fees:
• Non-THA members: €100
• THA Members (Individual & Organizational – Regular & Silver): 20% discount (€80)
• THA Members (Organizational – Gold & Platinum): 30% discount (€70)
• Registered at the 42nd IASP World Conference: Free
• Speakers & Panelists at the THA&CASSSP Innovation Summit 2025: Free
Interested in becoming a THA member?
📧For more information, please contact us at: info@triplehelixassociation.org and lst@casssp.org.cn
CASSSP official website/ Registration Link: http://www.casssp.org.cn/news_Detail_1/1066.html or https://www.helixsociety.org/tha-casssp
Preliminary Agenda
⏱8:00am: Starting Registration
1️⃣ Opening remarks
⏱ 8:30am-9:00am
📍Auditorium
Prof. MU Rongping, President of CASSSP (China)
Prof. Josep M. Pique, Former President Triple Helix Association (Europe)
Prof. Muhammad Al-Saggaf, President, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
2️⃣ Plenary Session Innovation Policies
⏱ 9:00am-10:30am
📍Auditorium
Moderator: Prof. HU Zhijian, Vice President of CASSSP (China)
Keynote:
Prof. MU Rongping, President of CASSSP (China)
Prof. CHEN Jin, Tsinghua University, vice President of CASSSP (China)
Prof. WEI Jiang, Zhejiang University, vice President of CASSSP (China)
Lamiae BENMAKHLOUF, TechnoPark (Marocco)
Mozhgan Yazdianpour, Isfahan Science and Technology Town (Iran)
Dr. Simone Stulp, Secretary of Innovation, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
(*) 15 Min - Keynote + Q&A
3️⃣ Photo and Coffee Break
⏱ 10:30am-11:00am
📍Location: CASSSP
4️⃣ Parallel Session 1 - Entrepreneurial Universities
⏱ 11:00am-12:30pm
Moderator: Dr. Adriana Faria, President ANPROTEC (Brazil)
Keynote: Prof. CAI Yuzhuo - The Education University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Prof. Luis Henrique Catalani, USP (Brazil)
Flavia Fiorin, TECNOPUC (Brazil)
Dr. Rainer Frietsch, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI (Germany)
Prof. WENG Mosi, Zhejiang University of Technology (China)
Prof. YU Xiaoyu, Nankai University (China)
Prof. YIN Miaomiao, Jilin University (China)
(*) 15 Min - Keynote + 10 minutes presentation each panelist + Q&A
5️⃣ Parallel Session 2 - Science&Tech Parks and Clusters of Innovation
⏱ 11:00am-12:30pm
Moderator: MEI Liang, Peking University (China)
Keynote: Prof. WU Jiannan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Dr. Justyna Adamska, Poznan Science and Technology Park (Poland)
Mohammed Abusharifah, Technovalley (Saudi Arabia)
Nuno Augusto, TECPARQUES (Portugal)
Prof. WANG Chengjun, Anhui University of Finance&Economics (China)
Prof. MEI Liang, Peking University (China)
Prof. ZHANG Shiyun, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (China)
(*) 15 Min - Keynote + 10 minutes presentation each panelist + Q&A
6️⃣ Working Lunch
⏱ 12:30pm-2:00pm
📍Location: TBD
7️⃣ Parallel Session 3 – Innovation Districts. Theory and Practice
⏱ 2pm-3:30pm
Moderator: Josep M. Pique, Coordinator IASP Alliance of Innovation Districts
Key Note: Khalid Aldakkan, KACST (Saudi Arabia)
Chinwe Okoli, Solution Innovation District (Nigeria)
Prof. Andre Aquino, Innovation District of Sao Paolo and USP (Brazil)
Ezequiel Mesquita, Parque Innovación Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Prof. GU Xiaokun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Prof. MENG Fanrong, Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)
Prof. CHEN Qiang, Tongji University (China)
(*) 15 Min - Keynote + 10 minutes presentation each panelist + Q&A
8️⃣ Parallel Session 4- AI & Digital Transformation. Policies and Best Practices
⏱ 2:00pm-3:30pm
Moderator: Prof. LIANG Zheng, Tsinghua University (China)
Keynote: Prof. Carina Rapetti - La Salle - Ramon Llull University (Spain)
Dr. Luiz Carlos Pinto, Secretary of Innovation of Porto Alegre.
Juan Manuel Gutierrez, AKAIO (USA)
Prof. LIANG Zheng, Tsinghua University (China)
Prof. LI Yingbo, Tsinghua University (China)
Prof. XIAO Yangao, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (China)
(*) 15 Min - Keynote + 10 minutes presentation each panelist + Q&A
9️⃣ Plenary Session 2 – Innovation Ecosytems & Governance
⏱ 3:30pm-5:00pm
📍Auditorium
Moderator: Dr. Juan A. Bertolín. Espaitec (Spain)
Keynote:
Dr. Silvio Bitencourt da Silva, Pacto Alegre (Brazil)
Dr. Derya Çağlar, Ostim Teknopark (Turkey)
Dr Adrian Solomon, EIT Manufacturing (Serbia)
Prof. CHEN Kaihua, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Prof. XIE En, Tongji University (China)
Prof. WEN Ke, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
(*) 15 Min - Keynote + Q&A
🔟 Closing ceremony TRIPLE HELIX SUMMIT
⏱ 5:00pm - 5:30pm
📍Auditorium
Prof. MU Rongping, President of CASSSP.
Prof. Josep M. Pique, Former President Triple Helix Association.
Prof. CAI Yuzhuo, The Education University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
⏱ 5:30pm - 6:00pm : Farewall Cocktail
Speakers in Each Session
Photos during the Summit
