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FINKT project Final Conference - "Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship"
Call for Papers

16-17 April 2015, Rimini, Italy

BACKGROUND: This Conference focuses on the exchange and exploitation of science and technology among organizations - business enterprises, universities & public research organizations (PRO), with particular emphasis on of the mechanisms enhancing the transfer and exploitation of knowledge, both market-mechanisms (i.e. technology and patent licensing, spin-off formation, research alliances, joint-ventures, M&As) and non-market mechanisms (i.e., spillovers or interactions with communities of practice and users).

The Conference will address the following questions: how can market or non-market mechanisms favour the exchange of knowledge? What are the barriers to knowledge transfer and to what extent they can forestall innovation? How can these limitations be made less severe? What is the role of science and technology-based start-ups in the process of generation and exploitation of knowledge? What is the impact of university research transfer on private business research? What facilitates knowledge transfer between universities and industry?

THEMES: We therefore invite papers on the following themes:
- Market and non-market mechanisms for knowledge transfer
- Markets for technology: licensing, cross-licensing and patent pools
- Non-market mechanisms for technology exchange and diffusion: informal collaboration and open innovation
- The role of users and communities in knowledge diffusion and exploitation
- Barriers to knowledge transfer and knowledge exploitation

- Technology-based entrepreneurship as a channel for knowledge exploitation
- Technology-based entrepreneurship: individual and organizational determinants
- The exploitation of knowledge by startups: business models, IP management and performance
- Academic and corporate spin-offs as mechanisms for knowledge exploitation

- Knowledge transfer between universities/PROs and industry
- Legal and institutional arrangements to enhance knowledge transfer between universities and industry
- The role of institutional incentives and organizational practices for the effectiveness of technology transfer
- Academic patenting and the exploitation of academic inventions
. - The impact of knowledge spillovers between university and industry

- Financing Knowledge Transfer: policies and financial instruments
- Assessing the impact of public policies in support of university-industry knowledge transfer
- Financial instruments in support of knowledge transfer: characteristics and effectiveness
- Venture capital, business angels and academic entrepreneurship
- Accelerating the transition of science towards the market: accelerators, incubators, proof of concept programs
- IP-funds and patent-backed financial instruments

POLICY SESSION: The conference will also include a session oriented to discuss policies and financial instruments for supporting technology transfer between university and industry with the participation of key experts from relevant institutions.

AUDIENCE: Scholars, business practitioners, consultants, and policy-makers dealing with intellectual property rights from different economic, legal and managerial perspectives are encouraged to attend the conference with or without paper presentation.

INVITED SPEAKERS (CONFIRMED): Ashish Arora, Maryanne Feldman, Stefan Haefliger, Keld Laursen

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Paola Giuri, Rosa Grimaldi, Myriam Mariani, Federico Munari, Maurizio Sobrero, Salvatore Torrisi

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: Paola Giuri, Federico Munari, Salvatore Torrisi, Myriam Mariani

CONFERENCE VENUE: Rimini Campus, Bologna University

SPONSOR: The final conference is organized within the FinKT (Financing Knowledge Transfer in Europe) research project, financed by the European Investment Bank (EIBURS measure), and the research project "Market and non-market mechanisms for the exchange and diffusion of innovation" financed by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (PRIN measure).

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE GUIDELINES: Submissions shall be sent EXCLUSIVELY via email to finktproject.sa@unibo.it no later than November 30th 2014 including:
1. Format: PDF
- Length: 2 A4 pages, single-spaced, included tables, figures and references
- The abstract must include: the title of the paper, the name(s), affiliation(s) and academic position(s) of the author(s), the full address of the corresponding author
2. Please specify "CALL FOR PAPER FINKT FINAL CONFERENCE" in your e-mail subject
3. Registration form to be submitted electronically by January 5th 2015 on: http://finkt.unibo.it/events/conferences/registration-form-final-conference

The abstracts will be selected by the Scientific Committee using the criteria of scientific excellence.

All submissions will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee, according to the following timeline:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS WITH ACCEPTED PAPERS: Each participant will only be allowed to present one paper during the conference. Co-authored papers can be presented by any of the participating co-authors.

CONFERENCE FEES: No conference fees are requested. However participants are required to register and confirm participation by February 27th, 2015.

TIME SCHEDULE:
Opening Call: 30 September 2014
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 November 2014
Communication of paper selection: 20 December 2014
Registration opening: 5 January 2015
Full paper submission: 16 February 2015
End of registration: 27 February 2015
Final programme: 16 March 2015

ACCOMMODATION: Participants will be granted a special rate. The list of partner hotels with related rates will be provided by the registration opening time.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For further info: check on the project website: http://finkt.unibo.it or send a message to serena.giovannoni@gmail.com

Federico Munari

CIEG – Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali, Università di Bologna

Via Terracini 28 – 40123 Bologna

Tel: 0039-051-2090208

Fax: 0039-051-2090222

Email: federico.munari@unibo.it