When designing conferences my aim is to force people with very different backgrounds and views to bang heads together and come up with solutions.
In the Financial Institutions and Economic Security workshop I got innovation economists to work with experts on personal finance issues (mortgages, pensions, income stability). We asked ourselves provocative questions like how the changing nature of the way that firms finance themselves (e.g. venture capital, shareholders), has affected the structure of jobs and benefits.
In the Innovation and Inequality:from Pharma and Beyond workshop, innovation economists were given the opportunity to talk to inequality theorists, asking provocative questions like why do the USA and India which, have such good innovation systems in pharma, have such bad health care systems? Is there a connection?
recent keynotes and presentations
TED Global 2013
12 June 2013
Edinburgh, United KingdomProfessor Mazzucato will be a keynote speaker for the TED Global 2013 event in the session called "Money Talks".
Transforming Finance conference
10 May 2013
London, United Kingdom
Professor Mazzucato will be presenting her work on 'Reforming Finance for Creative Destruction not Destructive Creation' in the Plenary session for the "Transforming Finance" conference.
17 April 2013
London, United Kingdom
Parliamentary debate on UK innovation
26 March 2013
London, United Kingdom
Professor Mazzucato was a speaker at the parliamentary debate on the key drivers of the UK’s innovation system, titled "Which contributes more to British innovation – research tax credits or universities?".
Second Lundvall-symposium - Keynote lecture
15 March 2013
Aalborg, Denmark
Professor Mazzucato gave the keynote lecture at the 2nd Lundvall Symposium on: Challenges for Europe in a New Age.
Launch of SPIDER-WEB graduate school
29 February 2013
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4GROWTH event
11 December 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof Mazzucato was a keynote speaker at the 4GROWTH event "What has science ever done for us?", which is part of the ongoing NESTA-CASE 4GROWTH campaign.
Labour Party Policy Review
10 December 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof Mazzucato was one of the discussion panel members in the section "What kind of private sector do we need?" of the Labour Party Policy Review in December 2012.
Ford Foundation Conference on Finance, Business Models, and Sustainable Prosperity
6 December 2012
New York, USA
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the keynote speakers in the event hosted by the Ford Foundation, where she gave the presentation "Government and business investment in innovation: Europe's misunderstanding of the Silicon Valley business model".
Predistribution Strategies: Risks and Rewards in Innovation
3 December 2012
London, United Kingdom
This Policy Network event gravitated around Prof Mazzucato's presentation of the paper she wrote in collaboration with Prof Lazonick "The Risk-Reward Nexus in the Innovation-Inequality Relationship". The debate was chaired by Roger Liddle and featured responses by Chuka Umunna, Dan Corry and Robin Murray.
Innovation for Growth - i4g Workshop
28 November 2012
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Mazzucato presented the section 'reforming finance' of the i4g Policy Brief during the workshop "Relation of research & innovation with smart, sustainable and inclusive growth".
The Innovation Debate 2012
20 November 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof Mazzucato was one of the panel members in a debate aimed at analysing the concept and role of Innovation. The panel comprised eight influential and respected figures from the worlds of science, technology, medicine, engineering, education, government, industry and the media.
Carbon Trust Annual Debate
13 November 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof Mazzucato was one of the panel members of the Carbon Trust annual debate "Is Europe falling behind other world leaders in green growth?".
Science for Society: How? Symposium on research and innovation policy from an international perspective
26 October 2012
Amsterdam, Holland
Prof. Mazzucato delivered the presentation "The Entrepreneurial State: moving beyond 'digging ditches' and fixing market failures" in the symposium "Science for Society: How?" hosted at the Dutch Royal Academy (KNAW).
Listen to Prof. Mazzucato's presentation and the ensuing discussion.
Westminster Business Forum
25 October 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato delivered a keynote address at the seminar "The 'Strategy for UK Life Sciences' one year on - challenges for innovation and growth in biomedical and healthcare sciences". The event will be chaired by the Rt Hon Paul Goggins MP, the other Guest of Honour will be George Freeman MP, Adviser on Life Sciences to Rt Hon David Willetts MP.
Royal Academy of Engineering: Financing Innovation
11 October 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the speakers for the event "Financing Innovation", hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering, where she spoke in the segment dedicated to the role of the European Union in financing Innovation.
Internazionale festival 2012
5 October 2012
Ferrara, Italy
Labour Party Conference Growth and innovation, but for what?
1 October 2012,
Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the 3 speakers for the Policy Network fringe "Labour Party Conference Growth and innovation, but for what?".
The quest for growth: ideas for a new political economy and a more responsible capitalism
6 September 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the speakers for the Policy Network event "The quest for growth: ideas for a new political economy and a more responsible capitalism", a whole day conference to debate how Britain can develop policies that could support growth both in the short and long term against the background of a difficult economic and financial situation.
Future Industry Forum event
20 September 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato gave the presentation "The State as market-maker and shaper" at the Future Industry Forum event in London.
East Forum 2012
12 July 2012
Rome, Italy
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the panel members for the event East Forum 2012, which aimed to discuss the challenge of economic growth and new approaches to industrial policy.
After Austerity: where next for the UK economy?
26 June 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was a speaker for the event "After Austerity: where next for the UK economy?".
The conference page can be viewed here.
25 June 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was invited as panel member for this summit, that aimed to discuss, among other things, the future of the eurozone and a blueprint for closer integration between its members.
The summit page can be viewed here.
Heseltine Review: British Industrial Competitiveness Seminar - Future Threats and Opportunities
21 June 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof Mazzucato was a keynote speaker for one of the seminars organised by the Rt Hon Lord Heseltine for his Review on UK Competitiveness. Her work on The Entrepreneurial State and her presentation 'The Division of Innovative Labour and the Risk-Reward Nexus' provided key inputs for the final report 'No Stone Unturned', launched on October 31st.
Science Question Time - Growth
18 June 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the panel members for the seventh Science Question Time event, run by CaSE. The panel discussed the concept of economic growth, and how science and innovation can help to deliver it.
Listen to the audio recording of the event.
The event page can be viewed here.
Science Question Time - Growth
18 June 2012
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the panel members for the event "Science Question Time - Growth", hosted in the Institute of Physics in London.
The event page can be viewed here.
Green innovation: How can the UK do better?
23 May 2012
Prof. Mazzucato was a panel member of the debate "Green innovation: How can the UK do better?", which is part of the series "The catalyst debates" hosted by the Green Alliance.
The conference page and videos of the debate can be viewed here.
How the left can get Europe growing again
16 May 2012
Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was a guest speaker for the event hosted by the Policy Network group, continuing their series of Europe events in partnership with Compass and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
The conference page can be viewed here.
Financial Institutions For Innovation And Development: The Cases of Brazil and India
24-24 March 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Prof. Mazzucato participated in the event as one of the Ford Foundation grantees and was part of the discussion panel in the session "Financing of Innovation in Brazil" of the Minds/Ford Foundation workshop "Financial Institutions For Innovation And Development: The Cases of Brazil and India".
The Entrepreneurial State: or why austerity is bad for European Googles
6 March 2012
Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Mazzucato was the guest speaker for the fourth edition of series ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid!’, hosted by deBuren in Brussels, where she argued that the role of the state in economic growth and innovation is systematically underestimated, a point of view she expanded on in publications such as the recently published pamphlet The Entrepreneurial State.
European Science Foundation Conference: The Science of Innovation
Fabian Society: The Economic Alternative
IPPR North Commission Meeting
13 December 2011
Port of Tyne, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato presented her work on Finance and Innovation Growth and her pamphlet The Entrepreneurial State for a discussion on "How do we mobilise assets and capabilities for Innovation?" at the IPPR North Commission meeting.
i4g Innovation for Growth meeting
5-6 December 2011
Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Mazzucato contributed to the second meeting of the i4g (Innovation for Growth) group, of which she is a member, held in Brussels.
Horizon 2020: Investing in the common good
30 November 2011
Brussels, Belgium
Horizon 2020 is the EU´s framework programme for research and innovation. This conference explored how EU funding can promote economically and socially sustainable innovation models with the aim of more openness, easier accessibility and higher result-oriented efficiency. The conference examined what it means to treat knowledge as a public good in policy making and how this should affect future EU funding schemes for research and innovation.
Innovation And Emerging Technologies Policy Panel
12 October 2011
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato gave the presentation "Innovation policy: the limits of the 'market failure' view of government intervention. Lessons for the UK" and talked about her recent publication The Entrepreneurial State.
Innovate '11
Green Growth: Mainstream or Forever Niche?
27 September 2011
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Prof. Mazzucato was one of the keynote speakers for the Labour Party Conference in the Liverpool Town Hall, where she talked about her recently published pamphlet entitled "The Entrepreneurial State".
DG RTD Seminar on Innovation
26 September 2011
Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Mazzucato was invited to present at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation seminar. She spoke about the role of the member states and the EU for innovation policy. The seminar was attended by representatives from the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
Explaining the Trends in Income Inequality
23 September 2011
Bordeaux, France
At the workshop on "The Trends in Income Inequality" Prof. Mazzucato and Prof. Lazonick presented a paper entitled “Innovation, Inequalities and the Risk-Reward Nexus”. The workshop was organised by the University of Bordeaux. The programme can be viewed here.
Lisbon Civic Forum 2010
20 October 2010
Stuttgart, Germany
Prof. Mazzucato was invited to the Lisbon Civic Forum 2010 to present FINNOV project findings and policy recommendations that will be published in 2012 in the paper entitled
Schumpeter Conference 2010
21 June 2010
Aalborg, Denmark
The 13th Conference of the International Schumpeter Society took place at Aalborg Congress and Culture Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. The title of the conference was "Innovation, Organisation, Sustainability and Crises".
Prof. Mazzucato chaired the Parallel Session A1: Finance and Innovation on 21st June and presented two papers: "Innovation and Stock Price Volatility" and "Innovation and Firm Growth: Is R&D worth it?".