The WAITRO Summit 2024 brought together leaders in research, technology, and innovation to explore how cutting-edge ideas can be translated into sustainable impact. Held for the first time in China, the Summit was jointly hosted by WAITRO, the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), and the National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE). Participants from more than 30 countries convened in Nanjing including more than 100 overseas representatives from research organizations, universities, and innovation-driven companies.
WAITRO Summit 2024
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Plenaries
- Opening Session: Welcome and Global Visions for Innovation hosted by Dr. Paul Burrows (WAITRO Secretary General & JITRI Vice President); featured speakers from WAITRO, Jiangsu Province, UN South-South Cooperation Office, and NICE
- Plenary Session: From Innovation to Impact – Strategies for Sustainable Solutions; showcased practical strategies from TÜBİTAK, G-STIC, rBIO, CSIR, and the Impact Licensing Initiative
- Closing Session: Keynotes and Reflections; featured insights from Fraunhofer, NICE, DTI, and TÜBİTAK
Breakout Sessions
- Driving Innovation: Where Digital and Green Transformations Meet; Co-organized by TÜBİTAK (Türkiye)
- Enabling Local Solutions, Achieving Global Impact; co-organized by CSIR (South Africa)
- Sustaining Innovation and Transformation Under Changing Global Supply Chains; co-organized by XJTLU (China)
- Water Innovation: Towards Sustainable Communities; co-organized by RSS (Jordan)
- Market Opportunities for Disaster-Resilient Cities; co-organized by TÜBİTAK (Türkiye)
- Multiply RTO Performance Through WAITRO Benchmarking; co-organized by DTI (Denmark) and JITRI (China)
- Clean Fuels for Cooking; co-organized by NWU (South Africa)
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