8 October 2026 14.00 18:00
Why and how to innovate today? A symposium to think about tomorrow's innovation
Researchers, entrepreneurs, leaders, transfer and innovation actors: meet on 8 October at the Collège de France for an afternoon dedicated to the major challenges of technological innovation.
On the occasion of 20 years of the annual Technological Innovation Chair Liliane Bettencourt, the Collège de France and the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation organise the colloquium « Why and how to innovate today? ».
From research to entrepreneurship, from the emergence of technologies to their scaling up, innovation is now facing many challenges. How can the innovations of tomorrow emerge? How can we better transform scientific advances into concrete solutions? What levers should be mobilised to strengthen technological innovation in France?
This symposium will bring together researchers, innovation actors, startup and large business leaders to cross experiences and perspectives on these issues. Through the scientific and entrepreneurial journeys of recognized personalities, the exchanges will enable concrete lessons on the conditions conducive to innovation and the challenges for its development.
Stakeholders include: Philippe Aghion, Lydéric Bocquet, Yves Bréchet, Pierre Corvol, Florence Lambert, Florent Menegaux, Jean-François Nogrette, José-Alain Sahel, Pascale Senellart and Mickaël Tanter.
👉 A particularly interesting event for research and transfer actors, entrepreneurs, businesses and anyone who wants to better understand the dynamics that are shaping the innovation ecosystem today.
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8 October 2026 | 14h-18h
Collège de France – 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris
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