Panels

Panels with invited participants primarily addressed the core themes, illuminated opposing perspectives, and brought together the results of the sessions and workshops in a moderated manner. Panels were held on-site at the Leibniz Headquarters in Berlin in front of a small audience and were broadcasted live to an online audience.

Thursday 05.05.2022 (17:00-18:00 CEST)

Sustainability and path-dependency of mission-oriented R&I (Video)

Dr. Lea Fünfschilling (CIRCLE, Lund University)

Prof. Dr. Rainer Walz (Frauenhofer Institute for Systems and Innovtion Research ISI)

Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner (Chairman Commission of Experts: Research and Innovation)

Dr. Dietrich Nelle (Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Strategies and Policy Issues)

The mission approach aims to put innovation activity to the service of the SDGs and a transformation towards sustainable development. This raises questions regarding the normative core of mission objectives and their dis-/alignment with existing implementation arrangements and scientific paradigms. What are the challenges and contradictions, if current innovation systems confront sustainability transformations?

Friday 06.05.2022 (13:00-14:00 CEST)

Complexity and multi-level implementations of mission-oriented R&I (Video)

Dr. Philippe Larrue (OECD)

Neville Reeve (Missions, EU Commission)

Roman Mendle, ICLEI Europe, Coordinator for Smart Cities, Circular Economy and Climate Neutrality

The mission approach requires engagement from a wide range of sectors as well as close cooperation between science, policy and society at different levels and across diverse pol-icy fields. This raises questions concerning the challenges for boundary-crossing co-ordination (territories, domains, sectors) and subsidiarity. How can missions become embedded within different sectors and at different levels? What are the requirements in terms of participation and effective social learning?