Events
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers to Manchester. These seminars are open to anybody who is interested in science, technology and innovation policy and management.
Find out more about past events held by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, and view upcoming events organised by other Alliance Manchester Business School departments.
Upcoming events
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Corporate Strategy Externalities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence
15:30 - 16:30 10 March 2026
Corporate Strategy Externalities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence Abstract: This study advances entrepreneurial ecosystem theory by repositioning incumbent firms as dynamic, endogenous actors whose strategies shape ecosystem trajectories over time. By conceptualizing corporate strategy externalities as a form of external enablement, we...
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MIOIR + SCI Joint Seminar with Professor Bernhard Truffer
14:00 - 15:15 12 March 2026
A “valuation” perspective on complex transition phenomena Abstract: The field of sustainability transitions emerged in a historical context where radical transformations were asked for in rather simple economic sectors – mostly infrastructure-focused public utility services – requiring responding to a rather one-dimensional goal of decarbonization...
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MIOIR Seminar Series with Professor Paavo Ritala
15:30 - 16:30 16 March 2026
Digital platforms as institutional entrepreneurs: Navigating between disruptive opportunity creation and social contestation Full abstract will be available closer to the date. Paavo Ritala is a Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the Business School of LUT University, Finland. His research focuses on ecosystems and platforms, the role of...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Professor Charlotta Mellander
15:30 - 16:30 27 April 2026
Save the date, further details will be available shortly. Speaker Bio: Charlotta Mellander's research is focused on the location patterns of creative individuals and firms, as well as the inter-relationship between these actors, and how this in the end shapes regional development. Her publication list includes very diverse set of topics, from...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Professor Erik Stam
15:30 - 16:30 11 May 2026
Save the date, further detail will be available shortly. Seminar Details: The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers to Manchester. These seminars are open to anybody who is interested in science, technology and innovation policy and management. Refreshments will be available...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Christopher Hayter
15:30 - 16:30 18 May 2026
Save the date, further details will be available shortly. Seminar Details: The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers to Manchester. These seminars are open to anybody who is interested in science, technology and innovation policy and management. Refreshments will be available...
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R&D Management Conference 2026
22 - 24 June 2026
The R&D Management Conference is an international event initiated in Manchester in 1980, which brings together academics, managers and practitioners involved in R&D, technology and innovation management. The 2026 conference is organised by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at Alliance Manchester Business School, at The University...
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