The AFINO International Conference: Transformative Research and Innovation

Are we directing research and innovation towards desirable goals and a more sustainable future? Are we involving everyone who is affected, and everyone who can contribute towards reaching these goals? AFINO is a network and learning centre for responsible research and innovation and corporate social responsibility, financed by the Research Council of Norway (2019-2024). Our aim is to develop new skills and methods to ensure that innovation is responsible, sustainable and just. This conference will display results of the AFINO network project and encourage a broad conversation with international experiences and research with comparable aims. It will be a great opportunity to discuss ideas, achievements, challenges and point towards future development of responsible research and innovation and corporate responsibility in Norway and beyond. We have invited researchers from all over the world and from a broad set of disciplines to join us in discussions on RRI, CSR, values, ethics, and transdisciplinarity with an eye to the future. The (tentative) conference program is available here: https://www.ntnu.edu/afino/conference-program The program consists of plenary sessions featuring international experts in the fields of RRI and CSR, interactive sessions with experimental approaches to RRI work (specifically targeting a cross-sectoral audience), and parallel sessions with traditional paper presentations. In total 75 abstracts have been peer reviewed and are accepted for paper presentation, cf. program overview. We have also peer reviewed and approved abstracts for 6 interactive sessions. As per the end of June, we have 84 registered participants, and are expecting the final number of participants to be 100 +.