Speakers

Forum 1: Integrating educational innovation and educational research

Charlotte Norrman (Linköping University) is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship!
Innovation and entrepreneurship are her main research interests. As a researcher, she started her career focusing on the development processes of new companies - how early-stage ideas develop.

She is an innovation and entrepreneurship researcher and has been since she started her PhD studies at LiU in 2003. Over the years, she has worked with evaluation of policy initiatives, biomedical engineering innovation ideas and invention-driven innovation. She also has worked a lot with innovation and entrepreneurship in green industries and agriculture.

Right now, she works a lot with the combination of entrepreneurship/innovation, education as well as business development and how it can strengthen the regional innovation system and contribute to sustainable welfare in society.


Johanna Höffken (Eindhoven University of Technology) holds an MSc of International Relations from Dresden University of Technology as well as a Master Degree in Science and Technology Studies at Maastricht University. She received her PhD at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Maastricht University in 2012, where she finished her dissertation "Power to the People? Civic Engagement with Small-scale Hydroelectric Plants in India".  

During her time as PhD candidate she had the privilege to participate as fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard University. Johanna also holds an MA in International Relations from Dresden University of Technology and an MA in European Programme on Science and Technology (ESST) from Maastricht University, after which she worked temporarily for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Provincial Government. Johanna joined TU/e in 2012 as a lecturer and became an Assistant Professor in 2015.


Jorge Membrillo Hernández (Tecnológico de Monterrey) has a doctorate in Biotechnology from King's College in London (UK), as well as postdoctoral stays at the University of Sheffield (UK) and Harvard University (USA). He is currently a full time professor and researcher at the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnológico de Monterrey's Mexico City Campus, a full member of the Socially Oriented STEM Interdisciplinary Education Research Group at the Institute for the Future of Education, and Chair of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy in Mexico.

Prof. Membrillo Hernández has 60+ published articles in indexed journals of disciplinary research and educational innovation. His research studies are mainly focused on challenge-based learning.


Sjoerd Verduyn Lunel studied Mathematics with Physics at the University of Amsterdam and received a PhD from Leiden University in 1988. He is currently Research Director at ASML and Professor of Infinite Dimensional Dynamical Systems by special appointment at Utrecht University. He held positions at Brown University, Georgia Instiute of Technology, University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leiden University. He was a visiting professor at University of California at San Diego, University of Colorado, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata'', and Rutgers University. He was elected member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities in 2012.

He was Chair of the board of the national platform for Dutch Mathematics and Secreatary of the European Mathematical Society from 2014 to 2021. He was co-Editor-in-Chief of Integral Equations and Operator Theory from 2000 to 2009 and is currently associate editor of SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis and of Integral Equations and Operator Theory.


MODERATOR

Peter Ruijten-Dodoiu
 (Eindhoven University of Technology) is assistant professor on Human-Like Machines within the Human-Technology Interaction research group at the department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. Research at the group focuses on social- and cognitive psychology, people's responses to new innovative technologies, and persuasion. The common approach of the research projects is to analyze how humans interact with technology in ways that work best for them and for society at large. The current research interests of Peter Ruijten include (social) Human-Robot Interaction, Persuasive Technologies, and Trust in Autonomous Vehicles. All of his projects have the common goal of designing and developing technologies in such a way that our interactions with them are perceived as natural and fluent, making those technologies easier in use and more helpful in our daily lives.




Forum 2: CBL's Ecosystem

Naomie Verstraeten, chief Innovation & Technology, Brainport Development.
For 15 years, Naomie has been guiding the Brainport Eindhoven innovation ecosystem to become more resilient and obtain crucial positions within relevant global supply chains. At first, Naomie worked in international promotion & acquisition and obtained the position of Program Director International Affairs, formulating the international strategy for the Brainport Eindhoven region. She developed an intelligence-based integrated approach, to create synergy between international innovation collaboration, attracting FDI and trade development.
In her current position in the board of Brainport Development, Naomie creates public-private multi annual innovation programs, developing key enabling technologies to create solutions for global challenges. Building consortia for Green & Smart Mobility, Battery Technology, High-Tech Food Systems, Systems Engineering, Additive Manufacturing and Defence, she secured a public-private investment portfolio over € 2 billion, within the past three years and is currently coordinating the Dutch National Semiconductor Strategy.


Suleman Joseph Audu is an Environmental Engineer passionate about the Environmental and Social dimensions of green innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in solid waste valorization. 

His work experience spans over a decade mainly focused on Environmental and Social Impact Assessments of developmental projects, Environmental Policy & Legislation, and Circular Economy. 

He holds an MSc in Urban Water and Sanitation with a specialization in Sanitary Engineering from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. He currently works as a Senior Environmental Manager with The Ocean Cleanup and is a Circular Economy Engineering volunteer with Engineers Without Borders - The Netherlands. 


Kati BrockStrategic Planner at DAF Trucks NV.
Kati is originally from Germany but moved to the Netherlands in 2007 to study Industrial Design and later on Innovation Management at the Eindhoven University of Technology. After graduating she worked for Philips/Signify on smart city services and solutions, while completing her PhD on new business development for large companies facing a digital transformation. She joined DAF in 2018 and has worked in different roles within IT, Global Connected Services and Paccar Parts Europe. She currently works in the Product & Services Planning department, which is responsible for translating the voice of the customer into a long-term strategy for DAF. While her colleagues focus on products, engines and sustainability, her focus lies on (digital) services, including uptime, transport efficiency, and eMobility. Additionally, she is responsible for developing and implementing a new service development process, managing the services program, and creating a roadmap and vision around digital/connected services for DAF. The common thread in her career has always been digital innovations, business model innovation and new business development, trying to find simple solutions to complex problems.



Jéssica Goss (Eindhoven Engine/Eindhoven University of Technology) is a designer and researcher with experience in human-centered design and social innovation. She holds a Master's degree in Design from Federal University of Paraná - Brazil and an Engineering Doctorate in Designing Human-System Interactions from Eindhoven University of Technology. Currently based at the Inclusive Society Lab at Eindhoven Engine, she develops innovative solutions to address complex wicked problems related to low literacy in the Netherlands. Her current project, Met Mij, connects individuals with basic literacy challenges to essential social support services, promoting a more inclusive ecosystem and amplifying the social impact of these organizations. With an interdisciplinary background in graphic and digital design, Jéssica utilizes methodologies such as design thinking, systems thinking, and artificial intelligence to create solutions that meet the specific needs of the community, with a focus on accessibility and usability.


MODERATOR

Maarten Steinbuch 
is a Distinguished University Professor in Systems and Control and Chair of Control Systems Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His research ranges from automotive engineering (with a focus on connected cars and clean vehicles) to mechatronics, motion control, and fusion plasma control. His research interests are design and control of motion systems, robotics, automotive powertrains and of fusion plasmas. In both 2008 and 2014, his research group obtained the QANU excellence rating [5555]. His group is renowned for developing and applying principles for mechanical design of high-tech systems which enable high reproducibility and low-cost manufacturing of such systems.

  

                                        







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