Speakers
Hans-Georg van Liempd
Session
✅ Included for all participants
Students are more than learners – they are innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers. This session will explore how universities, European university alliances and quadruple helix ecosystems can empower students as co-creators of innovation and impact. Through real cases and a participatory discussion, you will reflect, share and co-design actionable steps for mission-driven education.
Dr. Toñi Caro has dedicated her career to reimagining how universities can lead societal transformation. With more than 25 years of experience in European higher education policy, internationalisation and research innovation, she is widely recognised for helping institutions anticipate change and embrace it strategically. At Valencian International University (VIU), a fully digital institution, she explores how higher education can evolve in a hyper-digitalised world.
Her work incides on that universities cannot act alone: lasting impact emerges when they collaborate governments, industry and civil society through quadruple helix initiatives and projects. As an evaluator expert for the European Commission and an entrepreneur at Eoh-for-Good and MAVERICKS Global, she bridges the diverse needs, rhythms and interests of these actors, turning complexity into opportunity.
Dr. Caro has shaped European University Alliances, advanced over 100 international projects and authored Transformative Governance for the Future (Springer, 2023), accessed by more than 19,000 readers worldwide.