On 28 and 29 May 2015, the Defence Economics Chair, in collaboration with the Innovation Chair (Gretha - Université de Bordeaux), organised a conference on the theme of «Defence R&D and Innovation».
This conference took place at the University of Bordeaux, on the premises of the Faculty of Law, Place Pey-Berland.
Several researchers spoke at the conference:
- Marianne Guille (Panthéon-Assas University)
- Keith Hartley (University of York, UK)
- Martin Kenney (University of California Davis, USA)
- Nathalie Lazaric (GREDEG, CNRS - University of Nice, France)
- Martin Lundmark (FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency)
- Valérie Mérindol (Paris School of Business)
- Knut Sogner (BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway)
- Jean Belin (Defence Economics Chair)
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A round-table discussion bringing together researchers and public and private sector decision-makers took place on the morning of Friday 29th.
Topics covered during the morning session:
- The role of R&D in the economy (Benoît Mulkay, U. Montpelier)
- The importance of R&D in defence policy (General Laurent, Defence&Aerospace Chair, U. Bordeaux )
- Specificities of defence R&D (Keith Hartley, University of York, United Kingdom)
- The role of public policy in supporting defence R&D (Benoît Mulkay, U. Montpelier - Christophe Carrincazeaux, Chair in Technological Intelligence, U. Bordeaux - Claude Carcenac, DGA)
- The place of R&D in industrial strategy (Fabrice Laturelle, HERAKLES)
- Links between public and private research (Jean-Marc Grolleau, AETOS - Thérèse Donath, ONERA - Martin Kenney, University of California Davis, USA)
- Links between the civil and military sectors (Fabrice Laturelle, HERAKLES - Thérèse Donath, ONERA)
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You can download the conference programme here: in English / in French
