International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference (ISPIM Innovation Conference)*

The International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference (ISPIM Innovation Conference), formerly branded as the ISPIM Conference, will bring together innovation management professionals from research, industry and intermediary organisations. The conference format will include facilitated themed sessions for academic and practitioner presentations together with discussion panels and workshops. Additionally, the conference will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local culture.

Themes of special interest:
– 2005: The Role of Knowledge in Innovation Management

Conference History:

(30th) 2019 ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 16-19, 2019, Florence, Italy
(Host: University of Florence)
Conference Theme: Celebrating Innovation: 500 Years Since Da Vinci
Track: Transferring Knowledge for Innovation

2018 ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 17-20, 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
(Host: Association for Onnovation Management Professionals Sweden and KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Conference Theme: Innovation, The Name of the Game

2017 ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 18-21, 2017, Vienna, Austria
(Host: City of Vienna and Wirtschaftskammer Österreich)
Conference Theme: Composing the Innovation Simphony

2016 ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 19-22, 2016, Porto, Portugal
(Host: Agência Nacional de Inovação and University of Porto)
Conference Theme: Blending Tomorrow’s Innovation Vintage

2015 ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 14-17, 2015, Budapest, Hungary
(Host: National Innovation Office of Hungary and University of Miscolc)
Conference Theme: Shaping the Frontiers of Innovation

2014 ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 8-11, 2014, Dublin, Ireland
(Host: Intel Labs Europe)
Conference Theme: Innovation for Sustainable Economy & Society

2013 ISPIM Conference, June 16-19, 2013, Helsinki, Finland
(Host: Aalto University School of Business in partnership with Lappeenranta University of Technology)
Conference Theme: Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth

2012 ISPIM Conference, June 17-20, 2012, Barcelona, Spain
(Host: La Salle University in partnership with Orbita97)
Conference Theme: Action for Innovation: Innovating from Experience

2011 ISPIM Conference, June 12-15, 2011, Hamburg, Germany
(Host: Hamburg University of Technology)
Conference Theme: Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges

2010 ISPIM Conference, June 6-9, 2010, Bilbao, Spain
(Host: Innobasque – the Basque Innovation Agency)
Conference Theme: The Dynamics of Innovation

(20th) 2009 ISPIM Conference, June 21-24, 2009, Vienna, Austria
(Host: The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)
Conference Theme: The Future of Innovation

2008 ISPIM Conference, June 15-18, 2008, Tours, France
(Host: ESCEM School of Business and Management)
Conference Theme: Open Innovation – Developing New Products & Services Through Collaboration

2007 ISPIM Conference, June 15-18, 2007, Warsaw, Poland
(Host: Technology Partners Foundation)
Conference Theme: Innovation for Growth: The Challenges for East & West

2006 ISPIM Conference, June 11-14, 2006 , Athens, Greece
(Host: Technological Educational Institute of Athens)
Conference Theme: Networks for Innovation

2005 ISPIM Conference, 19-22 June 2005, Porto, Portugal
(Host: Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC))
Conference Theme: The Role of Knowledge in Innovation Management

2004 ISPIM Conference, June 20-23, 2004, Oslo, Norway
(Host: Computas et al)
Conference Theme: Successfully creating innovative products and services: integrating academia, business and consulting” will take place from

14th 2003 ISPIM Conference, June 8-11, 2003, Manchester, United Kingdom
(Host: S3 International)
Conference Theme: Innovation through Collaboration: Clusters, Networks, Alliances

// 2002 ISPIM International Workshop, September 15-18, 2002, Rome, Italy
(Host: Studio Chiaromonte under the High Patronage of: CNEL and Municipality of Rome)
Conference Theme: Conference Theme: Successful Managerial Choices in Innovation Management: Their Socio-Economic Implications

13th 2001 ISPIM Conference, June 18–20, 2001, Lappeenranta, Finland
(Host: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Lappeenranta University of Technology)
Challenges of Innovation and Technology Management for the New Millennium

// 2000 ISPIM International Workshop, September, 25-27, 2000, Copenhagen, Denmark
(Host: The Danish Association of Product Innovation Management, Innovation Management U3, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School)

12th 1999 ISPIM Conference, September 27-29, 1999, Tokyo, Japan
(Host: Nihon University)
Conference Theme: New roles and issues facing innovation management in the 21st century
Post-conference site visits (Sep 29): Toshiba Corp., Mitsubishi El. Corp.

// 1998 ISPIM International Workshop, Vienna, Austria
Conference Theme: The power of Innovation leadership

11th 1997 ISPIM Conference – San Sebastian, Spain
Conference Theme: Theory and Tools for Innovation Management

// 1996 ISPIM International Workshop, Stavanger, Norway
Conference Theme: The Effect of Networking

10th 1995 ISPIM Conference, Rome, Italy
Conference Theme: Dissemination of Innovation and its Implications

// 1994 ISPIM International Workshop, Kassel, Germany

9th 1993 ISPIM Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands

// 1992 ISPIM International Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark

8th 1991 ISPIM Conference, Jerusalem, Israel

7th 1989 ISPIM Conference, Berlin, West Germany

6th 1987 ISPIM Conference, Brighton, United Kingdom

5th 1985 ISPIM Conference, Innsbruck, Austria

4th 1983 ISPIM Conference, Trondheim, Norway

3rd 1981 ???

2nd 1979 ISPIM Conference, Frankfurt, West Germany

1st 1974 ISPIM Conference, Trondheim, Norway