Release of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018

Energizing the World with Innovation

The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 will be released in New York City, USA, on July 10, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. local time.

The Index provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 126 countries and economies around the world. Its 80 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication.

Time: 11:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (GMT-4), followed by the 22nd MEI Dialogs – Innovation in the Americas

Location: The Cornell Tech Campus, Roosevelt Island, 2 W Loop Rd, NY 10044, New York City, USA

Limited space is available for the public. Please register to attend.

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Program

Welcome addresses

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry
Dan Huttenlocher, Dean and Vice Provost, Cornell Tech

Presentation of the Report

Soumitra Dutta, Co-editor of the GII, Professor and former Dean, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University
Bruno Lanvin, Co-editor of the GII, and Executive Director, Global Indices, INSEAD
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Co-editor of the GII, Head of Section, Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO Chief Economist

Comments by GII Knowledge Partners

Barry Jaruzelski, Principal and US Leader, Industrial Products and Automotive Advisory Practice, PwC’s Strategy&
Gianna Sagazio, Innovation Director, National Confederation of Industry (CNI) Brazil, and Superintendent, Euvaldo Lodi Institute (IEL)

Panel discussion: "Energizing the World with Innovation"

Michel Miebach, Chief Product Officer and Head of Innovation, MasterCard
Valentine Rugwabiza, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations in New York
Pedro Wongtschowski, Member of the Board of Directors, Ultrapar Participações and Embraer; GII Advisory Board
Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon
Sweta Govani, Managing Director, Global Innovation Exchange at Results for Development

Chaired by WIPO Director General Francis Gurry.

The launch of the GII is followed by the 22nd MEI Dialogs – Innovation in the Americas

from 2:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Some of the questions GII 2018 will address

How is energy innovation transforming the world?

The theme of the GII 2018, Energizing the World with Innovation, looks at innovation happening in the energy sector around the world.

Access to energy is a prerequisite for improving standards of living, economic development and – in the context of the Global Innovation Index – a necessary ingredient to innovation. Projections indicate that by 2040 the world will require up to 30% more energy than it needs today. At the same time, conventional approaches to energy supply – particularly in cities – are unsustainable in the face of climate change. This requires shifting towards cleaner and more efficient methods of producing energy through traditional sources as well as scaling up the use of renewable sources.

This year’s report reviews the state of innovation in the energy sector across countries. Chapters of the report provide more details on this year’s theme from academic, business, and particular country perspectives from leading experts and decision makers.

About the Global Innovation Index

The Global Innovation Index (GII) is a leading reference for measuring a country’s innovation performance. Now in its 2nd decade, the GII has established itself as a “tool for action” for decision makers, leading to the improvement of innovation metrics, the removal of obstacles to innovation and the shaping of efficient national innovation policy strategies.

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