UiB Innovasjonsfestival: from research to change

UiB Innovation Festival is a meeting place for researchers, students, innovators, and businesses from the region to explore how research can be transformed into real societal changes.

The festival will bring insights into the breadth of innovation coming from the university, exploring current issues around innovation, such as how to balance publishing with protecting intellectual property and what the role of UiB is in Vestland’s green transition. As a part of InnovasjonsukenOPP, the UiB Innovation Festival promotes collaboration between academia, industry, and the public sector to create groundbreaking solutions.

We look forward to welcoming you to a day filled with inspiration, learning, and networking.

Programme:
Festival opening and keynote speech
09:00 – 09:30
(in English)
Building social impact at scale: experiments in arts, humanities and social science commercialisation at the University of Cambridge"
Dr. Emma Salgård Cunha, Senior Associate Commercialisation Director, Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge

Innovation relay
09:30 – 10:15
9 pitches on different types of innovation at UiB (in English):
1. “Oil and gas electrification through offshore wind: Legal Innovation trends”, Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui, Professor at the Faculty of Law

2. “Boosting the blue and sustainable economy in Western Norway: Innovation
opportunities with EIT KIC on Water, Marine and Maritime Sectors», Beatriz Balino, PhD, Science adviser to the project: EIT Knowledge and Innovation Community “Water, Marine and Maritime Sectors and Ecosystems”
3. “Bergen 1320 – Time travel with modern technology”, Irene Baug, PhD, Researcher at the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, Faculty of Humanities
4. “The Road Ahead” Ashley Jane Booth, professor of Visual Communication at the Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design

5. Daniela Costea, Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
6. Eli Kristine Økland Hausken, Head of Section at the University Museum of Bergen
7. “Medborgertrender”, Elisabeth Ivarsflaten, Professor at the Department of Government, Faculty of Social Sciences
8. Karsten Specht, Professor, Deputy Dean at the Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology

9. “Quantum sensing for detection of cancer” Justas Zalieckas, PhD, Researcher at the
Department of Physics and Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Coffee break and stands
10:15 – 10:45
Parallel sessions 1
10:45 – 11:15
(in English)
Session 1 – How to balance publishing and protecting intellectual property (IPR)? w/ innovation advisers at UiB and VIS
Session 2 – Student Innovation: resources and tools for success w/ Stine Lines and Johannes Helleve, Innovation Pilots at UiB
Session 3 – Effective use of AI: crash course in prompt writing w/ Hiwa Målen, Senior Adviser at the Division of Research and Innovation, UiB

Lunch and exhibitions
11:15 – 12:15
Parallel sessions 2
12:15 – 12:45
(in English)
Session 1 – Do you work at UiB and have an innovative idea? Learn how to proceed and
what resources are available to you w/ innovation advisers at UiB and VIS
Session 2 – Mini-design sprint – innovation tool for quickly creating and testing new solutions w/ Stine Lines and Johannes Helleve, Innovation Pilots at UiB
Session 3 – Responsible innovation - what is it and how to do it? Anne Blanchard,
Researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, Faculty of Humanities, UiB

Coffee break and stands
12:45 – 13:15

Panel discussion
13:15 – 13:55
Innovation for green transition and UiB’s role in the region (in Norwegian)
Moderator: Håvard Haarstad, Professor, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET)

Panelists:
Einar Vaage, Head of project Greenspot Mongstad
Bjarte Fagerås, Senior R&D Advisor, GCE Ocean Technology
Heidi Synnøve Gaustad, Project leader Green Region Vestland, Innovation Norway
Gottfried Greve, Professor, Vice-Rector for Innovation, Projects and Knowledge Clusters, UiB

Award Ceremony for UiB Idé 2024
13:55 – 14:30
With project presentations (in Norwegian)
There will also be around 20 stands showcasing innovative solutions developed at UiB.

Welcome!