Making the Knowledge Triangle a Reality Is the EIT the Solution ?

1. Making the KnowledgeTrianglea RealityIs the EIT the Solution? Cesaer seminar, Trondheim, 15/10/2010 Dr. J.M. van der Eijk CEO Climate-KIC

2. Push factors for action in innovation • Crisis of Commons of product design and manufacturing • Environmental & resources crisis • The BRIC factor

3. European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Mission: “To bethe catalyst for a step change in the European Community’s innovation capacity and impact”

4. The knowledge triangle at the core of innovation Actors in the knowledge triangle are at the core of the innovation web business higher education Entrepreneurship research & technology

5. KICs main ingredients Prerequisites for scaling up Europe’s innovation performance: • enhanced capacities • high degree of integration e.g. co-location • leadership KICs integrate the knowledge triangle • new innovations & new innovation models (inspiring others to emulate them) • Entrepreneurship is the glue and the driver of the triangle

6. Innovative companies across industries critical to a low-carbon future Leading academic and research institutes in critical area of climate change Regional agencies driving sustainable growth and development TNO, Deltares, Port of Rotterdam, Province of Utrecht From a group of prominent and interested parties…….. ……to a productive Knowledge and Innovation Community

7. West Midlands Lower Silesia (Wroclaw) Hessen Paris Fondation Saclay: ParisTech, IPSL, CEA Berlin PIK, TU Berlin, TU München, GFZ London Imperial College Netherlands Utrecht University, Delft Technical University, Wageningen University Zurich ETH Zürich Central Hungary Valencia Emilia Romagna Climate-KIC’s European Network Co-location centre Regional implementation centre

8. Climate-KIC activities

9. Scholar Program (200 students/year) Education on Climate Change issues, Entrepreneurship & Local Context Output New Innovations & Business Ideas Input Coaching & Inspiration Input Output • Student start-up company • Corporate spin off or innovation • University Research & Innovation New generation of Climate Change Entrepreneurs & Innovators

10. Fellow Program (50 students/year) Coaching & Expertise Input Education on Climate Change issues, Entrepreneurship & Local Context New Innovations & Business Ideas Output Input Input Inspiration Output • University Research & Innovation • Corporate spin off or innovation • PhD Student start-up company New generation of Climate Change Entrepreneurs & Innovators

11. Climate-KIC Summer School 2010 1st Climate-KIC Summer School: Climate Change Innovation, Paris, London, Zurich, 5 July -13 August 2010 Jointly organized by:Climate-KIC centres France (Paris), UK (London) and Switzerland (Zurich) • 50 students accepted: • PhD students: 9 • Master students: 36 • Employees corp. partners: 5 • Natural sciences: 19 • Engineering: 13 • Business and management: 12 • Social sciences: 3 • Architecture: 3 44 students successfully completed Summer School – 4 dropouts due to private reasons 9 teams developed promising business ideas

12. Business Plan Competition • Climate-KIC Summer School 2010 Jury members: Prof. Anders Flodström (EIT, Jury chair), Prof. Nicolas Gruber (ETH Zurich), Prof. ArieBuijs (Utrecht University), Stephan Hess (former CTO Alstom, now ETH F&W), TorstenKleiss (Siemens), Prof. Christian Marxt (ETH Zurich, Venture), Oliver Christ (SAP) General jury feedback: High quality of presentations and very good ideas; high level of presence and commitment of students; real entrepreneurial attitudes sensed. Teams: Cloud Factory (No.1 by the Jury), DeCo! (No. 1 by the students), ElectricFeel, IMBY, Combine, C.Sense, Synergy, GreenUp, GreenForceOne Follow up so far(lead: CLC Switzerland): • Cloud Factory: Master thesis started (project: Re-use waste heat / Aquasar) • DeCo!:coaching /access togrant organizations to finance pilot • ElectricFeel: coaching / 3 months stipend from ETH Zurich Way forward: Expressed interest of all teams to move to Climate-KIC Greenhouses, alumni network (LinkedIn)

13. Climate-KIC Summer School 2010 “The programme of the Climate KIC Summer School has a high value. Personally, it meant a big step for me.” Student, 13.8.2010 “It is so much fun. The ideas are really good. I’ve seen very committed people, some of them are future entrepreneurs.” Jury member, 12.8.2010 “Europe needs real pioneers: young innovative talents with entrepreneurial and global thinking.” Prof. Anders Flodström, EIT, 13.8.2010

14. Pioneers into Practice Concept: Practitioners are the backbone of climate change innovation implementation A programme to facilitate knowledge exchange between professionals from industry, academia, research, public agencies Embracing the EU’s broad-based innovation strategy – crossing conventional boundaries Develop a new generation of highly-skilled specialists for the low carbon economy

15. Programme content 90 participants starting in October 2010 Each participant will: undertake 3 one-month placements during 12 month period placements will be in demonstration projects in at least 2 different countries participate in two-day intensive workshops known as ‘crucibles’ be mentored by leading experts in system innovation Best ideas showcased at Climate-KIC Innovation Festival

16. Summary and Conclusions Europeneeds entrepreneurs and CC changeagents KIC partnership tests neweducationconcepts First experiments are promising Tooearly to claim victory