Dr. Nannan Lundin
Chief Analyst
Innovation Agency of Sweden
Dr. Nannan Lundin is the Chief Intelligence Officer at the Strategic Intelligence, Sweden’s Innovation Agency (Vinnova). She also works for Vinnova’s Department of International Cooperation, supporting methodology development, dialogue and engagement for collaboration with key countries of strategic importance for Sweden, together with other Swedish research funding agencies. She specializes in policy analysis of system- and mission-oriented transformations, emerging technologies, and their implications for Sweden’s future development of transformative innovation policy and competitiveness.
Prior to joining Vinnova, she served as Counsellor for Science and Innovation at the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing and as a senior advisor to Sweden’s former Minister of Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation at the Prime Minister’s Office. Over the past 15 years, she has worked on bilateral and multilateral high-level policy dialogues and policy development in the fields of science and innovation, as well as environment, climate, and energy in US-China and EU-China cooperation, including analytical work on the globalization of R&D at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI).
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Deep Dive Session II: Do the current geopolitical developments require a new approach to innovation policy?
Germany's innovation system is facing challenges from all sides: well-known competitors such as China are getting stronger, old friends are questioning relations at all levels, and a united Europe agreeing on common approaches is still in the making. In this time of uncertainty and upheaval, Germany must define its role in the global innovation system and assume its position as the third-largest economy. In doing so, it is important to find new balances. Whereas in the past we were often too open in our re-search and innovation system (in technologically sensitive areas), we must now better protect our know-how while still accelerating cooperation.
Key technologies are multi-use, and it is generally impossible to specify whether they will be used purely for civilian or military purposes. This makes it all the more important to conduct this new political debate in Germany's innovation system against the backdrop of the Zeitenwende, to determine in which areas science and industry should focus their research activities, or indeed must research due to the global threat situation. But what financial resources are needed to tackle these new tasks? Does the Hightech_Agenda_Deutschland offer the right answers? And how can we strengthen innovation cooperation with our European and international partners? Germany must develop answers to these innovation policy questions. Join us for an in-depth look at the Innovation Indicator 2025 and let's discuss the results together with international experts.
David Born, Head, Roland Berger Institute
Rainer Frietsch, Head of the Department of Innovation and Knowledge Economy, Fraunhofer ISI
Nannan Lundin, Chief Analyst, Innovation Agency of Sweden
Terrie Romano, Consul, National Research Council Canada
Ina Sebastian, Vice President R&D&I Policy, Infineon Technologies
Selina Sia, Regional Director, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
Jennifer Sarah Boone, Moderatorin
