Date and time
Key Dates
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Call for Abstracts |
30th January 2026 |
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Abstracts Submission Deadline |
10th April 2026 |
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Notification of Acceptance |
30th April 2026 |
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Early Bird Registration Deadline |
15th June 2026 |
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Late Registration Deadline |
30th June 2026 |
The 20th Regional Innovation Policies conference. This milestone edition focuses on future-oriented approaches to regional innovation policies examining how innovation ecosystems adapt to disruption, how to harness new technologies, and exploring forms of place-based leadership to unlock inclusive and sustainable growth. Regional Innovation Policies Conference has been an important international arena for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange insights on regional innovation and development, and to debate current and future regional policies and challenges.
- RegInnoPol 2026 is hosted by City-REDI in collaboration with Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub.
- Inspiring Keynotes and Panellists: Hear from thought leaders shaping regional innovation research and policy insights.
- Global Perspectives: Connect with experts from across Europe and beyond, sharing research and policy insights.
The 20th Regional Innovation Policies Conference organising committee invites abstract submissions related to regional innovation policies, in relation to, but not limited to, the following Themes and Open Special sessions:
Themes
- Regional Innovation Policies and Skills Development: Education, Training and Productivity
- Rethinking Innovation and Industrial Policies: Roles of Place-Based Strategies in an Era of Disruptive Changes in the Global Economy
- Building Place-Based Innovation Ecosystems: Actors, Intermediation and Networks
- Transitioning Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Across Resilient and Resurgent Regions
- Evaluating Place-based Innovation Policies: Evidence, Data and Methodologies
Special Sessions
- Session A – Future-Oriented Regional Innovation Policies: Imaginaries, Transitions, and Uneven Development (organised by University of Stavanger and Universität für Bodenkultur Wien team)
- Session B – Creative Coastal Futures: Partnerships, Projects and Practices with Creative Industries across Coastal Regions (organised by University of Plymouth team)
- Session C – Procuring Innovation for the Regional Future: Place-Based Strategies and Practices (organised by University of Birmingham, University of Manchester, CPC/IPEC)
- Session D – Building Effective University-Policy Partnerships to Support Innovation and Place-Based Impact (organised by University of Birmingham and University of Venice team)
- Session E – Small, marginal or too resistant to change? Policies for Inclusive and Sustainable Regional Food Systems (organised by Venice School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff University and Northumbria University)
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