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FRUGAL INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa studies the conditions under which frugal innovation can contribute to sustainable and inclusive development.
MUSEUM VOLKENKUNDE, LEIDEN
TUESDAY 7 & WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2017
PRESENTS
International Conference 2017
DATE
7 & 8 November 2017
09.00 - 17.00
LOCATION
MUSEUM VOLKENKUNDE, LEIDEN
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Steenstraat 1
2312 BS Leiden
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PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER
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WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Day 1
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09.00 - 09.30 Registration
09.30 - 10.45 Welcome by directors of CFIA
Prof. Peter Knorringa
Prof. Cees van Beers
Dr. André Leliveld
Moderator | Marcel René Bamberg
Keynote | Prof. Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Abundance of ideas in a world of limited
resources
Keynote | Prof. Ineke Sluiter
Anchoring Innovation
11.15 - 13.00 Academic paper presentations
Session 1: Transferring Technologies
Session 2: Cooperation
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break & networking
FI PUT TO PRACTICE
14.00 - 17.15 Key note | Dr. Ann Kingiri
Enhancing learning in frugal innovations towards a sustainable growth
Key note | Dr. Maarten van Herpen
Corporate innovation to help advance
SDG-3 on Health
Presentation | Richard van der Laken
What Design Can Do For Refugees
Presentation | Anouk Baron, Bart-Jeroen
Bierens and Louis Beijer
Frugal Innovation from a policy perspective
Panel Discussion with Erika Kraemer-Mbula,
Maarten van Herpen and Anouk Baron
17.15 Drinks & Networking
Day 2
09.00 - 09.30 Registration
09.30 - 10.45 Academic paper presentations
Session 3: Frugal Innovation & Society
Session 4: Frugal & Rural
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10.45 - 11.15 Coffee Break
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11.15 - 13.00 Academic paper presentations
Session 5: Users
Session 6: Frugal Engineering
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13.00 - 14.00 Lunch & Networking
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14.00 - 14.45 Key note | Prof. Jaideep Prabhu
Frugal Innovation: How to do more (and
better) with less
15.00 - 17.00 Academic paper presentations
Session 7: Entrepreneurship
Session 8: Sustainability
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17.00 Closing session & Drinks
Anker 1
We have invited inspiring academics, experts, policy makers and designers who will discuss the relevance of frugal innovation for sustainable global development, together with you.
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Learn more about:
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*Innovation in a historical perspective*
*Frugal Innovation for refugees*
*FI Put to Practice:*
where academics, policy makers and business representatives will challenge each other and themselves
Anker 2
Anker 3
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