AI + Innovation Infrastructure: The Missing Link Between Industry and R&D

The session will explore how AI can connect real industrial and enterprise challenges with research centres, laboratories, experts and innovation capabilities — creating a more direct pathway from business needs to R&D, intellectual property, products and economic value.We will discuss why the next phase of AI adoption is not only about automation, but about using AI to orchestrate innovation and R&D ecosystems and help companies access the right capabilities faster and more effectively.