The Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) is pleased to announce its 2025 Conference, scheduled to take place at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Stellenbosch & Conference Centre in Western Cape, South Africa. The conference will feature a comprehensive programme, including keynote addresses, parallel sessions, and opportunities for networking among professionals in research management and innovation. Key topics to be discussed encompass navigating disruption in research management, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the R&D ecosystem, and strategies for effective technology transfer. Under the theme "Expect the Unexpected: Unlocking the Value of Research and Innovation Management," the conference will explore how research management and innovation can navigate disruption and create impact.
Would you like to speak at conference? Submit your abstract here.
Read more about the programme and register here.
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Ricardo Castro
Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain
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University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Paul van Dun
KU Leuven, Belgium
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Research Centre Rez, Czech Republic
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KU Leuven, Belgium
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