12 May 2025

9:15-9:30 Welcome Greetings
Paola Valbonesi, Head of the Department
Silvia Sedita, Amir Maghssudipour, Organizers (University of Padua)

9:30 – 11:00 Session 1: Innovation for Society
Chair: Anete Alberton (Universidade do Vale do Itajaí)

• Valentina De Marchi (ESADE Business School), Maria Pineda-Escobar (Institucion Universitaria Politecnico Grancolombiano, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Rachel Howell (PharmAccess Foundation, Delft University of Technology), Michelle Verheij (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Peter Knorringa (Erasmus University Rotterdam): "Frugal innovation and sustainability outcomes: a systematic literature review"
• André Moraes dos Santos (Universidade do Vale do Itajaí): "Frugal innovation: experiences and research opportunities in Latin América"
• Filippo Berti Mecocci (University of Florence), Roberto Dellisanti (Politecnico di Milano), Amir Maghssudipour (University of Padua): "Territorial drivers of social innovations: the role of density externalities and accumulated human capital"
• Letizia Donati (University of Florence), Leonardo Borsacchi (PIN PRATO), Andrea Noferini (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Marco Bellandi (University of Florence): "Social Innovation for Circular Economy in South American Living Labs: a Multi Helix Perspective"

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: History and Innovation
Chair: Silvia Rita Sedita (University of Padua)

• Jan Vang (University of Southern Denmark), Helene Clausen (Aalborg University): "Retrovation and agricultural supplier development: Insights from ongoing interventions-based research among Uganda’s coffee farmers"
• Ivan De Noni (university of Milan), Silvia Blasi (University of Verona), Elisa Sabbadin (LUISS University): "From Nostalgia to Sustainability: Developing an Original Typology of Retrovation"
• Amir Maghssudipour (University of Padua), Silvia Rita Sedita (University of Padua), Karolina Crespi Gomes (University of Padua): Circular Economy Dynamics in the Apparel Industry: The Emergence of “Retrovation”
• Lorenzo Guerrini (University of Padua): "Case Studies on the Promotion of Food Engineering Innovation Through Traditional Practices and Germplasm"

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Session 3: Digital Technologies, AI, and Sustainable Development I
Chair: Marco Bettiol (University of Padua)

• Patrick Mikalef (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Kieran Conboy (University of Galway), Jenny Eriksson Lundstrom (Uppsala University), Ales Popovic (NEOMA Business School): "Thinking responsibly about responsible AI and ‘the dark side’ of AI"
• Fatima Zahra Fakir (University of Padua), Erdem Baydeniz (Adnan Menderes University): "The Future of Blockchain in Tourism and Hospitality"
• Marco Bettiol (University of Padua), Eleonora Di Maria (University of Padua): "The environmental impact of digital technologies: a focus on data center sustainability"
• Giovanni Battista Dagnino (University of Rome LUMSA): "LICAIM-LUMSA International Research Center for Artificial Intelligence Management"

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30 Session 4: AI and Novel Technologies: a Bridge or a Chasm?
Chair: Giovanni Battista Dagnino (University of Rome LUMSA)

• Tatia Alpenidze (University of Padua): "From Job Design to Skill Development: Understanding the Co-Evolutionary Dynamics in the technology-driven Workplace"
• Roberto Antonietti (University of Padua), Chiara Burlina (University of Padua), Andres Rodriguez-Pose (London School of Economics): "Digital technology and regional income inequality: are better institutions the solution?"
• Ali Kagan Ozcan (University of Padua), Andrea Ganzaroli (University of Padua): "Do they really care? Implications of AI disclosure in social media campaigns on consumer behaviour"
• Mauro Moglianetti (Italian Institute of Technology): "Archeo-inspiration"

20:00 Dinner

  13 May 2025

9:30 – 11:00 Session 5: Smart Specialization, Resilience, and Innovation
Chair: Chiara Marzocchi (University of Padua)

• Ivan De Noni (University of Milan), Andrea Ganzaroli (University of Padua), Luciano Pilotti (University of Milan): "Spawning exaptive opportunities in European regions: The missing link in the smart specialization framework"
• Silvia Rita Sedita (University of Padua), Silvia Blasi (University of Verona), Andrea Ganzaroli (University of Padua): "Exaptation Processes in Contraint-based Environments"
• Guilherme Luz Tortorella (University of Melbourne), Flavio Sanson Fogliatto (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Ambra Galeazzo (University of Padua), Andrea Furlan (University of Padua), Daniel Luiz De Mattos Nascimento (University of Barcelona): "Lean Production and Operational Performance During Disruptive Events"

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 Session 6: Circularity and Innovation
Chair: Annalisa Caloffi (University of Florence)

• Francesco Quatraro (University of Torino), Maria Manera (University of Torino): "Mapping Circular Economy Innovation in Europe: A Patent Analysis Using Advanced Natural Language Processing Models"
• Nega Alemu Bekele (Debre Markos University), Simone Carmine (IESEG School of Management), Eleonora Di Maria (University of Padua): "Bio In, Garbage out? A review of Paradoxes in the Circular Bioeconomy"
• Silvia Rita Sedita (University of Padua), Leonardo Mazzoni (European University Institute), Shira Fano (University of Trento): "Novelty detection in core-periphery network structures: the evolution of the bio-based materials technological paradigm"
• Sofia Estellés Miguel (Universitat Politècnica de València), Rosa Esteban Amaro (Universitat Politècnica de València), Sofia Aparisi Torrijo (Universitat Politècnica de València): "Enhancing Sustainability and Circularity in the Photovoltaic Value Chain in Spain"