Join us for the inaugural GIID Global Summit, 9-11 April 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico
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In the span of a single decade, districts are advancing their unique value proposition through new linkages with industry, R&D institutions, government, intermediaries, and other actors in the innovation ecosystem.
Join us as we investigate how these deeper linkages and innovations—in areas spanning human health, clean-tech, and disruptive technologies—are unleashing new opportunities across nearly every world region.
The Global Summit is organized by the Global Institute on Innovation Districts in partnership with Monterrey Innovation District, led by Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a Host Committee of city and regional leaders.
The inaugural GIID Global Summit details insights into the various roles districts are playing locally and regionally—and increasingly, nationally and globally—as they take on global macro forces, including the imperatives to Diversify Talent, Decarbonize, and De-Risk.
This inaugural Summit also presents:
A well-tested, evolving framework for understanding the innovation district model and each district’s unique value proposition.
Novel research and analysis designed to advance the practice of this evolving model.
Pathways and strategies for repositioning districts as drivers of inclusive innovation and shared prosperity.
Financial models alongside new indicators to measure impact and return on investment across this distinct, in demand asset class.
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Register before January 31, 2025 to take advantage of a 20% discount off the regular ticket price.
President & CEO, Cortex Innovation Community
GIID Steering Committee
Vice President and Director General, Campus Monterrey, Tecnológico de Monterrey
GIID Steering Committee
GIID Global Summit Host Partner
Executive President, Campus Monterrey, Tecnológico de Monterrey
GIID Global Summit Host Partner
Executive Director, FEMSA Foundation
S.T. Lee Professor of Business, Columbia University
Author, “Think Bigger: How to Innovate” and “The Art of Choosing”
GIID Trailblazer Award Recipient
Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Drexel University
Co-founder, New Localism Advisors
GIID Board of Director
Executive Advisor, Lendlease
GIID Founding Partner
Director, Precinct-Monash University
GIID Steering Committee
President and Co-founder, Global Institute on Innovation Districts
CEO, Oslo Science City
GIID Steering Committee
Interactive networking designed to foster knowledge-exchange and fellowship among district leaders in more than 30 geographies around the globe.
Facilitated tours of R&D institutes and labs, community-building hubs and public spaces, and other features of Monterrey Innovation District.
At a time of rapid change, districts are leveraging disruptive technologies like AI, robotics, quantum computing, and genomics to drive growth across sectors worldwide. Join us for a probing session exploring the roles districts are playing locally, regionally, and globally to de-risk, decarbonize, and diversify.
Understand how districts are fulfilling a new mandate to discover and deliver.
Leaders from across the globe respond, sharing how they are mobilizing resources and structuring partnerships for this call to action. Discover how districts are positioning themselves within constellations of innovation ecosystems in their regions.
Hear from champions in different sectors of industry about how global macro forces are shifting investments in R&D, creating new frameworks for strategic partnerships and resource allocations to commercialize discoveries. Learn how key sectors actively shape and thrive from innovation ecosystems that are centralized in districts.
Join for a festive gathering at the Science Gallery to explore the intersection of art and science through curated exhibits and demonstrations by Venture Café Monterrey.
Learn about the priorities driving development of Mexico’s first innovation district and how pathways for R&D, complex problem solving, and talent development—all in collaboration with industry—offer a scalable model for the nation. Understand what emerging districts offer and why Monterrey is hosting this inaugural convening.
Examine new and proven approaches to comprehensive “people strategies”—how districts attract, train and retain a diverse talent pool from the earliest stages through the highest levels. Explore tactics and strategies for integrating districts with communities to spur equitable growth and boost employment impacts regionally.
Investigate how districts serve as catalysts, facilitators, and repositories of a web of R&D and new technologies to solve and scale the energy transition and the energy—water nexus. Identify the readiness for decarbonization and how some are overcoming the gaps in practice, policy, and leadership that typically impede large—scale adoption of climate tech.
Probe new analysis of accelerated technological innovation and deployment amidst the geo-political resorting of partnerships and investments. Learn how peers are leveraging significant shifts in advanced manufacturing and supply chains due to national security concerns and the global rise of nearshoring, smartshoring and friendshoring.
Explore how financial models, investment strategies, and platforms for districts are evolving to transcend the principles of real estate finance and development. Learn about new types of metrics and methods to measure return on investment and impact for various investor profiles.
Join deep learning and tactical working group sessions for district leaders, their teams, and other actors in innovation ecosystems.
Choose between Expert Presentations, Facilitator-led Group Discussions and Working Groups on Specific Outputs outlined on the following pages.
NOTE
Not all sessions presented on following pages will be offered. Registrants’ interest levels will determine the final menu of options.
Learn how developers and other investors develop dynamic and resilient innovation ecosystems.
Discover how districts measure their impact and discuss evolving KPIs.
Walk through emerging models devised and deployed by districts and investors.
Follow several districts’ journeys to understanding their R&D strengths and overall positioning.
Explore how AI and other technologies are changing the landscape and the implications for districts.
Learn how to enlist government as a champion for districts seeking to advance shared priorities, even as they shift.
Explore how regions are experiencing the rise of districts and hubs, how to create synergy through R&D, and how to create new value through programming.
How have districts developed and evolved their models over time. What works? What are the sticking points?
Open innovation vs. more defined platforms tailored to R&D priorities. Learn about soft platforms that create powerful connections and partnerships.
Talk about ways of organizing local investment and other capital to create and retain young companies.
Explore strategies and have a frank discussion on how to keep momentum when companies start to disinvest from districts.
How do we organize ourselves and partner to advance social equity, support vulnerable communities surrounding districts, and sustain impact?
Think through how to respond to changes in government policy to require housing in areas planned for growing R&D clusters.
Open call to identify districts demonstrating innovative practice and impact. Districts deliver 20-min presentations with 10-15 min. of Q&A.
Unified “people” strategies for developing, training and retaining talent—whether entry level or highly specialized, in—demand skill sets. Let’s define strategies for diversifying and broadening the talent pool, including funding sources and structures.
Let’s define the areas that determine a district’s sense of place for diverse people alongside inclusive placemaking activities and robust financing strategies.
Let’s learn what it takes to create places that Anchor, Animate and Activate: we’ll define the process and principles to foster district growth and impact for designing and planning individual buildings and entire master plans.
District ambitions to become places that spur equitable growth requires highly organized leadership, building trust among communities, funding, adequate staffing and more. Let’s develop organizational frameworks and strategic planning for broadly shared equity.
Discover real tools and strategies to generate revenue and move district budgets from bare bones to powerhouse, whether through business plan templates or fundraising campaigns.
How to define district identity—to cohesively and powerfully convey the people, actors, places, enabling technologies, and R&D specializations all brought together. Let’s define communication plan templates and strategies to increase visibility and recognition of a district’s Unique Value Proposition
Register before January 31, 2025 to take advantage of a 20% discount off the regular ticket price.
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