THE Innovation & Impact Summit 2022 | Times Higher Education | 25 April 2022 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 8, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden

We are delighted to be partnering with the prestigious Swedish university KTH Royal Institute of Technology for the THE Innovation & Impact Summit 2022.

The summit will build on THE’s global dialogue to unite leaders of the best and most ambitious universities with policymakers, world-class researchers and the companies that are shaping our future, around the contribution that higher education institutions can make to a successful, prosperous and sustainable innovation ecosystem.

The summit covers three days of interviews, debates and discussions, and networking events including a gala dinner, drinks receptions, lunches and social events. We invite you to join this essential conversation among university leaders, innovators, investors, research directors and policymakers across the globe, to build your understanding of the most pressing issues in global higher education.

Agenda themes:
• How universities can create a national innovation culture
• Regulating responsibly – is there a role for universities?
• Assessing impact – where can universities make the greatest intervention?
• Lean innovation – the value of diversity

2022 Speakers

Élisabeth Angel-Perez
Vice-president of research and innovation, Sorbonne University

Deana Anglin
Senior staff user experience research and strategy lead, Google

Sam Barratt
Chief of the Youth, Education and Advocacy Unit, UN Environment Programme

Phil Baty
Chief knowledge officer, The World Academic Summits

Harald Björkman-Cavalli
Chief growth officer, Renewcell

Kate Bock
Regional director (UK)
THE

Dan Breznitz
Munk chair of innovation studies and co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab, University of Toronto

Ulf Cedar
Co-director of the Integrated Transport Research Lab and Future Transport Solutions, Scania

Lily Chan
Chief Executive and Vice-chancellor
Wawasan Open University

Lisa Coleman
Senior vice-president of global inclusion and strategic innovation
New York University

Abdelkarim Daragmeh
Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, An-Najah National University

Ulrica Edlund
Professor of polymer technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

M'hamed el Aisati
Vice-president of product management, funding and content analysis, Elsevier

Lisa Ericsson
Founder and head of KTH Innovation, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Leyla Ertur
Head of sustainability, H&M Group

Dawn Freshwater
Vice-chancellor, The University of Auckland

Jayati Ghosh
Professor of economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

John Gill
Editor, THE

Jeanne Holm
Deputy mayor for budget and innovation, City of Los Angeles

Lokesh Jetley
Regional subscriptions director, THE

Anders Karlsson
Vice-president of global strategic networks (Asia-Pacific), Elsevier

Sigbritt Karlsson
President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Edwin Keh
CEO, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel

Megan Kenna
Executive director, Schmidt Science Fellows

So-Young Kim
Director, Korea Policy Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Anna König Jerlmyr
Mayor, City of Stockholm

Christian Levin
President and CEO, Scania

Mei Mei Lim
Senior higher education consultant, THE

Mikael Lindström
Head of the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Per Lundqvist
Vice-president of sustainability, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Donnie Lygonis
Innovation strategist and business development coach, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Jonas Mårtensson
Director of the Integrated Transport Research Lab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sharron McPherson
Co-founder, The Centre for Disruptive Technologies

Rustam Nabiev
Founder and director, Shifo Foundation

Angela Owusu-Ansah
Provost and professor, Ashesi University

Diego Pavía
CEO, EIT InnoEnergy

Lena Pripp-Kovac
Chief sustainability officer, Inter IKEA Group

Raghunathan Rengaswamy
Dean of global engagement, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Duncan Ross
Chief data officer, THE

Melissa Rowe
Vice-president of global research talent, RAND Corporation

Elizabeth Shepherd
Managing director of consultancy services, THE

Wei Shyy
President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

LJ Silverman
Director of LSE Generate, London School of Economics

Sudesh Sivarasu
Director of the biomedical engineering research centre, University of Cape Town

Robert-Jan Smits
President, Eindhoven University of Technology

Lydia Snover
Senior adviser for institutional research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tim Sowula
World Summit Series editor, THE

Petri Suomala
Vice-president of education, Aalto University

Tuula Teeri
President, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Natcha Thawesaengskulthai
Vice-president of strategic planning, innovation and global engagement, Chulalongkorn University

Marianne Thellersen
Senior vice-president of innovation and entrepreneurship, Technical University of Denmark

Laura Tucker
Founder and CEO, Vertigo Ventures

Mark Tweddle
Senior higher education consultant, THE

Qikun Xue
President, Southern University of Science and Technology

Jenny Zapf
Academic director of the MBA/MSEd in education entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania

2022 Partners

HOST PARTNERS:
• THE
• KTH

WORLD RANKINGS PARTNER:
• Elsevier

GLOBAL PARTNERS:
• Huawei
• Pwc

ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS:
• Vertigo Ventures
• World 100
• THE Impact Rankings 2022
• THE World Summit Series Network