The document captures insights from the kimconference 2017 on the impact of innovation and disruptive technologies on society. Key themes include the necessity of public-private collaboration in solving social issues, the evolution of the workforce in relation to robotics, and the growing market for smart materials. Speakers highlighted the importance of adapting education and innovation philosophies to thrive in this changing landscape.

1. “As a public administration, we must be
ready to have tools that facilitate rather
than complicate the innovation processes”,
3.
Mariona
Sanz
Director of Business
Innovation at ACCIÓ -
Generalitat de Catalunya
“The public-private collaboration is essential
to solve social problems.
The administrations are promoting innova-
tion public procurement to improve public
services”,
2.
Juan Manuel
Garrido
General Subdirector of
Innovation Promotion at
Ministry of Economy, Industry
and Competitiveness of Spain
“Disruptive technologies have the capacity
either to respond to new social challenges
or destroy the system.
To avoid and control the associated risks it
is necessary to legislate with measures as
social insurance for robots, basic income or
regulation of the use of collaborative robots”,
4.
Xavier Pont Social Entrepreneur at
SHIP2B
“Users want to experience Virtual Reality but are not
prepared to have it at home.
GATE will bring Virtual Reality to museums, stadiums,
public institutions, shopping malls, demonstrations
and everywhere”,
5.
Toni Mayorgas
& Jordi Sellas
Founder & CEO at Digalix
Strategy & Innovation Director at Minoria
Absoluta
14 things we learned at
KIMconference 2017
On June 7th, KIM organised a new edition of the KIMconference, “Addressing social changes caused
by innovation”. In this brochure, we have collected some of the thoughts, knowledge and lessons
learned by those attending the event and KIM’s team.
We would like to thank the speakers and the audience, who have shared with us their knowledge
and thoughts about the changes caused by disrupting technologies: new ways of interaction, robo-
tics and industry 4.0, how to adapt traditional materials to smart materials, how to find the right
business in this changing situation.... Thanks to all of them!
“The essence of society transformation are the
principles and the technologies that allow society
wishes to become true in record time”,
Joan Parra General Director of LEITAT Technological
Center
Member of Knowledge Innovation Market’s
board
1.
“The operator of the 21st century must have the techno-
logical skills to work together with a collaborative robot,
which becomes a tool.
The robot will perform repetitive tasks during assembly
processes, making it easier for the worker to focus on
the value-added work”,
Jordi
Pelegrí
Sales Development Manager at Universal
Robots A/S
6.
“The more machines there are, the more
technicians we need to control them. But
they cannot be operators with the current
profile.
We are not prepared to change the way we
work. We need to change our education
system first to have professionals with the
appropriate training”,
8.
Cristina
Reguant
Concept Laser Service Partner
at Hofmann Innovation Group
“We are not a product company, we are not
a robotics company, but we have developed
our robot, Street Cleansing Assistant, to give a
solution to a market need.
For us, robots are worker’s assistants”,
7.
Laura
Saralegui
Head of Innovation for Water
and Environmental Services
at Ferrovial
“LUMENTILE project develops an intelligent tile, capable
of interacting with the user (showing them lights, colors
and sounds) and whose industrial production is estimated
for 2018”,
9.
Guido
Giuliani
Chief Technology Officer at Julight
Associate Professor at Università degli
Studi di Pavia
“The market for “smart” textiles is incre-
asing. There are already photoluminous,
aromatic, cosmetic, antimicrobial, 3D
and resistant to water textiles.
This allows the development of new
environmental, sanitary or safety textile
applications”,
10.
Lorenzo
Bautista
Researcher in new materials at
LEITAT Technological Center
“The future of intelligent materials in biomedicine
is the personalization that we will be able to make
adapting to the needs of each patient”,
11.
Salvador
Borrós
Professor and Director of the Material
Sciences and Chemistry Engineering at
Institut Químic de Sarrià
Chief Scientific Officer, Co-fouder and
member of the Board at Sagetis Biotech
“We emerged with 4 strenght ideas:
1. Innovation as a philosophy
2. Making R&D investments profitable
3. Be based on Critical Mass and Open Innovation
4. Maintaining a Market Pull optics.
These four STRENGHT IDEAS persist in our GENETIC
CODE and we have tried to put them into action
with the best of our intentions during our not so
brief history”,
Antoni
Paz
Executive Director at Knowledge Innovation
Market -KIM
14.
“If there are no customers, if there is
no demand, if there is no market, it is an
indicator that your project does not work.
As long as you have money, stop and go
the other way”,
13.
Eneko
Knorr
Serial entrepreneur and
investor
“To get funding you have to have a
‘WOW’ project: with an identified
market and a good team”,
12.
Víctor
Oró
Deputy Head of Grants
Department at F. Iniciativas
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June 7th, 2017· Palau Macaya, Barcelona