Rethinking the scale-up model for innovation in AHA-stakeholder involvement workshop

Which are the main elements of a successful innovation scale-up model in active and healthy aging? Why have the existing scale-up models not brought the long-awaited rise of investments to the field of health and care sector? This workshop will be the starting point to rethink the model for an efficient scaling-up of innovation in AHA. Firstly, an expert from empirica will share her expertise with regard to innovation challenges and stakeholders’ expectations. Thereafter, the workshop participants can choose between three different breakout rooms to engage in deeper discussions on the key elements of the scale-up model: stakeholders, living labs and investments.

Innovation end–users, specialists, technology and service providers, investors, health and care professionals, authorities, academia, civil society organisations, we hope to see you all at the workshop!

Date: June 9
Time: 11:00-12:30 (CET)

Agenda:

11:00-11:05 Introductory words
by Piret Hirv, Connected Health Cluster and Tehnopol Science and Business Park

11:05-11:25 Presentation on Innovation challenges and stakeholders´ expectations in the scale-up model of AHA
Veli Stroetmann , Director, empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Technologieforschung mbH

11:25-11:55 Breakout rooms
Room 1: How can we achieve sustainable engagement with, and between, stakeholders? (Claudio Santos, University of Porto)
Room 2: Living labs as research spaces, co-design and validation of innovation. Are we missing something? (Diego Fernández Meijide, Cluster Saúde de Galicia, CSG)
Room 3: How to overcome the funding gap in the AHA market? (Alenka Rožaj Brvar, Slovenian Innovation Hub)

11:55-12:30 Discussion and Q&A

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101017603.