7th of October 2026, event atrium at the Miran Jarc Library (details of location), please register. Programme in PDF
08.30 – 09.00 | RegistrationEvent atrium of the Miran Jarc Library, Rozmanova ulica 28, Novo mesto |
09.00 – 09.30 | Welcome addresses Dejan Flašker, Acting Director-General of the Directorate for Innovation and Digitalisation in Education and Science; Ministry of Education, Science and YouthMatej Makarovič; Rector of the University of Novo Mesto |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Key note (20 min for presentation, 10 min for Q&A) Paul Maguire, Head of Innovation & Knowledge Transfer; TU Dublin Industry-Academia Co-Creation: Lessons from the Irish TTO System |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Key note (20 min for presentation, 10 min for Q&A) Aleš Brenčič, Director of the Production Process; Revoz Novo mesto Bridging Knowledge and Industry: Strengthening Europe’s Competitiveness Through Strategic Collaboration |
10.30 – 11.35 | Round table Strengthening Industry-Academia Co-creation for more Efficient Knowledge Valorization Paul Maguire, Head of Innovation & Knowledge Transfer; TU DublinMito Žnidarko; ARIS – Slovenian Research And Innovation Agency Tomaž Blatnik, Management board member and Engineering Manager; Revoz Novo mesto Nina Šab; Chamber of Commerce of Dolenjska and Bela krajina Chair: Simona Rataj; University of Ljubljana |
11.35 – 11.50 | Break |
11.50 – 13.40 | Best innovation with commercial potential: Pitch competition (in English) Chair: Mateja Košir; Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute |
13.40 – 14.50 | Light lunch |
14.50 – 15.10 | Award announcement: Best innovation with commercial potential (in English) Award announcement: WIPO National award for enterprises Award announcement: WIPO National award for innovators |
15.10 – 15.20 | Break |
15.20 – 17.20 | Paper presentations: scientific papers on technology transfer and intellectual property (in English) Chair: Elizabeta Zirnstein; University of Primorska, Faculty of management |
17.20 | Final networking Closing Remarks and Farewell Urša Jerše; University of Ljubljana Robert Blatnik; Jožef Stefan Institute |
To participate please fill-out the registration form.
For additional information please contact Organizing committee at Jožef Stefan Institute through the email: tehnologije@ijs.si.
Notice of Recording and Photography
9 October 2026, Award ceremony (within the program of Awards of IS2026) at Jožef Stefan Institute:
Best innovation with commercial potential in the year 2026
