International conference “Technology Transfer - Title, Profession, System or Action!”

Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) in partnership with Technology and Innovation Agencies of EU (such as Austria Wirtschaftservice, VINNOVA, ASTP, ProTon Europe, LESI International, IWT Flanders, ASTER) Riga organized an international Conference “Technology Transfer - title, profession, system or action!”.

The Conference concluded the two year research and communication invested in the implementation of FP6 Project „CERTIFIED TRANS-NATIONAL TT-MANAGER” – Building up a framework to qualify TT-Mangers on a trans-national level and with mutual recognition” that responding towards lack of Technology Transfer skilled people, no registered TT profession and no common education framework recognized has elaborated framework for education program that in partnership with various stakeholders could be implemented further.

EVALUATION FORM

Detailed Conference Agenda may be acessed here .

The Open Method off Coordiinattiion

CERTIFIED TTT MANAGER

Session 1

CERT-TTT-M

FROM BRAINS TO BUSINESS

Role of Technology transfer managers in knowledge intensive company

Recruitment of TT managers

Session 2

Technology Transfer Evolves: expectations of a developing market

TT education market & the major barriers

Two developments in tthe UK

Session 3

Building a common framework for Technology Transfer Managers

Recognition of TT profession

Certified Licensing Professionals CLP

Latvian National Project Management Association

Session 4

CERT-TTT-M the way to a profession body for KT/TT

Policies to foster KT in Europe

TT Market in Latvia

Development of Informal TT Network in Latvia

For more detailed information please contact:
Mr. V. Zeps
Project Manager of
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Tālr.: +371 7039469
Fakss: +371 7039401
E-pasts: viesturs.zeps@liaa.gov.lv