Finalist

Male Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year Award

Josep Pique

Finalist of the Male Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year Award

"Supporting the development of Ecosystems of Innovation around the World"


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Summary

EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE HEART OF LA SALLE
Dr. Pique created La Salle Technova Barcelona, the Innovation Park of La Salle - Ramon Llull University, in the year 2000. After 20 Years, more than 700 Start Ups have been created and 46 Million Euros have been invested. Dr. Pique have trained professors and managers of universities, Science Parks and OTLs for transferring research to the market thorough new technology based companies. Every year La Salle organizes Start Ups Forums, like Techdemoday in order to the best start Ups in front Venture Capital Firms and Corporate Investors.

ORCHESTRATION OF INNOVATION DISTRICTS
Dr. Pique was the CEO of 22@Barcelona, the Innovation District of Barcelona. A Global reference of urban regeneration of 200 Hectares using the Triple Helix Agents (University, Industry and Government) in the urban, economic, social and governance transformation. During his mandate 22@Barcelona achieved more than 8000 companies and 92.000 Jobs. Dr. Pique have written several papers and books. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-0139

LEADING A REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NETWORK OF ECOSYSTEMS OF INNOVATION
In the Regional Level, Dr. Pique founded the XPCAT, the Catalan Network of Science Parks in 2003. In the National Level, Dr. Pique is Vicepresident of APTE, the Spanish Association of Science Parks, leading the International Commission. In the International level was the XVII President of IASP (International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation). During his mandate was leading the network with 350 parks members in 78 countries with more than 115.000 companies.

Key People


Josep Pique
President
La Salle Technova Barcelona Innovation Park,  Universitat Ramon Llull



Br. Daniel Cabedo
Founder
La Salle Campus Barcelona,  Ramon Llull University



Joan Clos
Mayor
Barcelona City Council



Luis Sanz
CEO
IASP


Images

IASP

APTE

XPCAT

LA SALLE EDUEMPREN

LA SALLE TECHDEMODAY

22@BARCELONA

JOSEP PIQUE

Pique - Honoris Causa Jerome Engel

IMPACT STORY

Impacting lifes

1.- WOMAN
During his Presidency at XPCAT, Dr. Pique was leading the FEMTALENT Program (2008-2018). This program worked in science and tech vocation for more than 5000 girls, identify and train 100 women for leading Boards and promote the position of Women in Science, Technology, Innovation and Industry with more than 4500 followers and celebrating annual Awards.

2.- YOUNG
He promoted EDUEMPREN, the program for young students (14-16 years old) in order to promote Social Entrepreneurship. More than 4500 Students and 20 Schools have participated. Nowadays is growing in other countries in the Network of the IALU- Internacional Association of La Salle Universities, like Universidade La Salle de Canoas – Brazil.

3.- LOCAL DEVELOPENT IN ALL THE WORLD
During his Presidency at IASP, Dr. Pique visited more than 40 Ecosystems around the world, from Melbourne to Medellin, From Silicon Valley to Boston, From Casablanca to Nantes, From Barcelona to Beijing. With divisions in Africa, Asia, LatinAmerica, North America and Europe, promoted the social and economic development of the territories with the power of innovation. Nowadays is leading Triple Helix Association, promoting Chapters around the world in order to involve Triple Helix Agents solving the local challenges.

LEARNINGS

Lessons learned

The Pacts of Innovation as a Territorial Ecosystem Orchestration Mechanism.

A process of co-evolution develops, where government, universities, industry and society interact. All actors need others to evolve, and platforms to coordinate expectations and actions are necessary (PIQUÉ et al. 2019a, PIQUÉ et al. 2020). Thus, one of the proposals is the development of Pacts for Innovation in the different phases. Therefore, all actors must complete all phases so that there is an orchestration of the ecosystem:

- Inception: Clear leadership of the innovation ecosystem is required. The involvement of universities, government and companies are key factors in generating a shared vision and trust in an Innovation Pact. It is necessary to know the assets installed in the territory, diagnose capabilities and opportunities.
- Launch: this is the moment for the public presentation of the Pact's vision and the involvement of the maximum number of Quadruple Helix agents. Time to set up a permanent ecosystem governance table through the Innovation Pact.
- Growth: Universities, Companies, Government and Society present challenges and are involved in actions to achieve the vision. Working groups formed by Quadruple Helix agents work on actions to solve the challenges posed and prioritized at the Pact Table.
- Maturity: the ecosystem already recognizes the Pact Table as a mechanism for coordinating agents. Periodically Table evaluates and monitors actions and presents new challenges. Quadruple Helix agents are orchestrated with an accepted and adopted methodology to achieve vision, interpret new challenges and drive action.

FUTURE PLANS

What's coming?

One of my goals, as President of the Triple Helix Association, is transforming the Triple Helix Model as a Global Reference for Scholars, Practitioners and Policy Makers in the Research and Development of the Interaction between University-Industry-Government
For this reason, we were planning a Strategy Plan in 3 axes: (1) Development of Publications like the Triple Helix Journal, (2) Organization of Events like the Triple Helix Conference and (3) Managing the Community, with Chapters around the world, in a virtuous circle that every axis enriches the rest of the axes.

KEY STATISTICS

700

Start Ups created at La Salle Technova Barcelona,

46

Million Euros invested in 20 years into La Salle Technova Barcelona,

92.000

jobs created at 22@Barcelona the Innovation District (as former CEO)

8000

companies created at 22@Barcelona the Innovation District (as former CEO)

115.000

companies hosted by IASP, a network of 350 science and technology park members in 78 countries (as president)

Triple E Awards

The Triple E Awards are a global recognition of efforts toward the quest for entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education. It is the first award to focus specifically on different dimensions of the universities' third mission. Implemented regionally, the Triple E Awards aim to foster change in universities and to emphasize their role in their communities and ecosystems.

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