International Conference on
University Sport: Inspiring Innovation MART, Rovereto (TN), 9-10 December 2013 Paolo Bouquet University of Trento & WU Trentino 2013 Organizing Committee
MART, Rovereto – Conference opening – December 9, 2013
CONFERENCE: ROVERETO
City of Peace and Sport
CONFERENCE: A SPECIAL VENUE
Welcome to the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MART) in Rovereto. About MART: • Designed by the Ticino-born architect Mario Botta and the local engineer Giulio Andreolli • Opened in 2002 • Permanent collections (including works by the Rovereto artists Fortunato Depero) + temporary exhibitions Every year, it is visited by hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
One event, a joint conference • The WU Trentino 2013 conference on «University Sports: Inspiring Innovation»
• The 5° conference on Mountain, Sport and Health (MSH-2013)
• The Business Track (Palazzo Istruzione – University of Trento)
• The Special media event on «Sport, imprese senza limiti» (organized by Corriere Innovazione)
CONFERENCE: THE CONCEPT • • • • • • •
Education
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New careers Startups Knowtransfer Employab ility Regional growth ...
Dual career New subjects / degrees New methodologies Active life style Values of sport Volunteers ...
Sports + Universit y •
Business / careers
Research
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Transdisciplinar y research projects Case studies Grants Partnership s ...
WU CONFERENCE PROGRAM: HIGHLIGHTS • 8 speeches by international keynote speakers • 26 research paper presentations (selected from more than 60 submissions, 20+ countries) + 15 posters • 4 plenary discussion panels • Business track with the participation of 30+ companies (including 20 international startups) • Video-messages recorded for the conference: • EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth (Androulla Vasilliou) • Vice-President of the European Commission (Antonio Tajani) • Minister of Labour and Social Policy (Enrico Giovannini) • Signing of the International S-MART Trentino 2013 Declaration on University and Sport for Innovation (Tuesday December 10 at 5pm • WU Torch stops at the conference (Tuesday December 10 at 5:30pm)