WoW – ISS in action: Innovation Ecosystems That Last – Lessons from Agriculture and Beyond

📅 18 February 2026 | 🕙 10:00–11:30 CET | 💻 Online via Teams🎙️ Hosted by ATTRACTISS | Part of the AKISConnect WoW – Webinars on Wednesdays series

Innovation does not happen in isolation. It grows in ecosystems through networks of people, organisations, and sectors that exchange ideas, collaborate, and learn together over time. For agriculture, nurturing such ecosystems is key to supporting innovation beyond individual projects or funding cycles.

This WoW session explores how innovation ecosystems are built and sustained, combining experiences from agricultural innovation support with cross-sector perspectives that can inspire new ways of working within AKIS.

🔍 What will we explore?

• 10:00 – Welcome and introduction
• 10:20 – ATTRACTISS DIY Labs: Broadening networks through cross-sector collaboration (Markus Hartmann, LKSH Germany)
• 10:35 – Creating multi-sector networks for climate resilience FERMADAPT project (Stephan Rouverand, VALORIAL)
• 10:50 – The Academy of Fine Arts to push innovation in agriculture (Prof. Giuseppina Olivieri, University of Naples)
• 11:05 – Innovation ecosystems through a startup incubator lens (Jarkko Ruottinen, Startup Incubator Manager)
• 11:20 – Your experiences and questions

💡 Why join?

Gain inspiration from cross-sector perspectives, exchange ideas with peers, and reflect on how innovation ecosystems can be strengthened and sustained over time.

🔗 Find out more and register here!

We look forward to seeing you there!

📩 Questions? Contact Maria Suomela at maria.suomela@proagria.fi