iscn 2016: main conference opening remarks

ISCN 2016Leadership for a Sustainable Future

University of Siena, June 13-15

Angelo RiccaboniRector University of Siena

USiena• Founded in 1240• One of 10 oldest Universities in the World• 17.000 students• 100 Teaching and Doctoral Programmes• 15 Departments• A Middle Ages city as a campus• Promotion of Sustainability as one of its strategic

priorities

The Effects of good government Implementation of Agenda 2030

The Allegory of the Effects of Good and Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1339

Palazzo Comunale – City Hall, Siena,

The Effects of bad government The Business as Usual trajectory

1339 – 2013The everlasting relation between

Leadership and Sustainable Development

An ancient University in a Middle Ages

city Contributing to manage global change - new

challenges

Through Knowledge,

Research and Innovation

Towards a sustainable and inclusive future

U-Siena commitment to Sustainable Development

• Fostering Knowledge: Open Courses, Mooc, Dissemination• Research: Doctoral Programs, Research Projects• Networking: ISCN, SDSN• Open Innovation: SantaChiaraLab

• Agri-Food Sector• EuroMed Joint Programming: PRIMA• Siena Food Lab

PRIMA

• Research and Innovation in the Med-Area• 3 Pillars:

1. Sustainable Management of Water for arid and semi-arid Med areas

2. Sustainable Farming Systems under Med environmental constraints

3. Mediterranean Food Value Chain for regional and local development RESEARCH PILOT STUDIES TRIALS SMEs ENGAGEMENT

INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STAKEHOLDER

ENGAGEMENT

An innovation center for multidisciplinary dialogue aimed at promoting: 1. employability of students through the

acquisition of soft skills and digital skills2. open innovation through the contamination of

ideas, hybridisation of knowledge from different disciplines, actors and sectors and a Fab Lab

Co-Funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research

SIENA FOOD LABAim:

To promotethe implementation of innovative technical and

organisational solutions and

greater competitiveness of farms and food firms

on the basis of/protecting a unique social and natural environment/life style

1. Nutrition education2. Entrepreneurship and business culture in farms and food firms3. Technological and organizational innovation

Competitiveness Health

Protection of the

environment

SIENA FOOD LAB

Thank You for Your Attention!