News about our missions and activities
ISK stands for Innovation, Strategy and Knowledge
June 2023
Beyond personal duties as Innovation SIG chair for David W. VERSAILLES, ISK Founding Partners David W. VERSAILLES and Valérie MERINDOL organize several events at EURAM 2023 annual conference:
standing track 06-03 on digital innovation (VM and DwV)
track on entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems (VM)
track on creativity (VM)
symposium on art, artists and innovation (VM)
symposium on action research and innovation studies (DwV)
lab on "open labs and innovation management" (DwV and VM)
Nov. 2022
Publication of our book "Open labs and Innovation management", co-edited by Valérie Merindol and David W Versailles, London: Routledge (date 2023). Chapters authored by scholars affiilated
with the newPIC chair at Paris School of Business and with the MOSAIC reserch center at HEC Montréal.
Promotion events to be organized at EURAM 2023 annual conference, with a specific workshop organized at Paris School
of Business, and at Parthenope Univ (Naples).
Sept. 2022
ISK Consulting partners with the KnowMedTech association based in Naples, Italy, for research and data collection about biotechs and medtechs. The agreement also covers the organization of events related to consulting and reserach on innovation management.
July 2022
David W. VERSAILLES and Valérie MERINDOL are present at EGOS annual conference in Vienna, Austria, with contributions to track 19.
June 2022
David W Versailes and Valérie Mérindol are present at the EURAM 2022 anunal conference with the organization of the standing track on "digital innovation".
David W Versailles is also active as SIG officer in charge of the SIG general track.
June 2022
David W. VERSAILLES is elected as chair of the Strategic interest group on Innovation for the European Academy of Management for the term 2022-2025. He will be in charge of coordinating activities of the SIG, and most notably all tracks and symposia active in relation with innovation for the annual conference.
May 2022
ISK Consulting, the KnowMedTech Association and the DISAQ research group at Parthenope Univ Naples organize an event sponsored by EURAM Innovationg SIG to promote the special issue on "Innovation managmeent in health care" published in the International Journal of Innovation Management, guest edited by Francesco Schiavone, Valerie Mérindol and David W. Versailles.
Feb. 2022
Support to strategy making and coaching of strategic decision makers for the French University Clermont Auvergne in the domains of entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and innovation (the so-called third mission) to install activities as pilot university for the "Pole universitaire d'innovation" public policy.
Jan. 2022
Support to Bpifrance Deeptech directorate for the operationalization of monitoring and coaching tools for the development of French public policy on "Poles universitaires d'innovation".
Oct. 2021
Valérie Mérindol and David W. Versailles organize a track on "New forms of support for innovative startups" at Academie de l'Entrepreneuriat 2021 annual conference, held online because of the COVID pandemic (initially programmed in Sousse, Tunisia).
Oct. 2021
Valérie Mérindol and David W. Versailles contribute to HEC Montréal Summer school on Creativity. They are in charge of developing "Lessons learnt" wrapping up on presentations and debates.
Oct. 2021
David W VERSAILLES and Valérie MERINDOL facilitate a coaching session on the management of dual-use innovation for startups incubated by Paris Chamber of Commerce (France).
Sep. 2021
Valérie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES facilitate a coaching sessions on the managment of dual-use innovation and related diversification for startups incubated by La Place Stratégique, an incubator specialized in Defense and Security topics (Paris, France).
June 2021
Valérie Mérindol and David W. Versailles organize standing track ST-06-03 on Digital Innovation at EURAM 2021 annual conference, held online because of the COVID pandemic (initially programmed in Montréal, Canada).
Apr. 2021
Support to strategy making and coaching of strategic decision makers for the French University Bourgogne Franche Comté in the domains of entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and innovation (the so-called third mission) to prepare for the call for applications as "Pole universitaire d'innovation".
Dec. 2020
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES organize standing track ST #06-03 on Digital innovation in EURAM 2020 annual conference. It was supposed to take place in Dublin, Ireland, in September and has been relocated digitally in Dec 2020 (Zoom)
Nov. 2020
ISK Consulting SA supports Bpifrance (Paris) for scientific communication tools in relation with a research project executed by PSB newPIC chair.
Sep. 2020
ISK Consulting SA supports the startup MOOD PARIS (Paris) for its corporate strategy and for the elaboration of its business model.
Jul. 2020
David W. VERSAILLES is present at EGOS annual conference that was supposed to take place in Hamburg, Germany, and was operated remotely via Zoom.
Nov. 2019
ISK Consulting SA takes a minority stake in META DEFENSE SA, as founding partner.
David W. Versailles enters META DEFENSE SA board of administrators.
Nov. 2019
ISK Consulting SA facilitates a seminar organized by the Belgian agency SOWALFIN, Wallonia regional government (SPW) and Agence du Numérique (AdN) in Namur about innovation platforms. V. MERINDOL and D. W. VERSAILLES deliver a keynote.
Oct. 2019
David W. VERSAILLES contributes to the (closed) Liberty Fund seminar on the 100th anniversary of Versailles Treaty, in Versailles, France
Oct. 2019
David W. VERSAILLES contributes with a keynote to the seminar for professionals about new business models and circular economies, hosted by RB Conseil in Paris (75017).
Oct. 2019
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES contribute to a press conference organized by Genopole, to present the research report on Innovation intermediairies in the healthcare sector. The report is available from newpic Chair website for free.
Sep. 2019
The newPIC chair at Paris School of Business starts a research project commissioned by Bpifrance, to analyze conditions and feasibility, and to design recommendations for academic innovation platforms adapted to deep techs-related public policies.
Sep. 2019
ISK Consulting SA supports AD'OCC, the Agence de Développement of the local government of Occitanie region (France) to install a contest for innovation projects in relation with deep techs at Montpellier City of Economics and Competencies.
Sep. 2019
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES present at CINet annual conference in Odense, Denmark (Southern Denmark Univ).
Aug. 2019
ISK Consulting SA starts a cooperation with Luxembourg School of Business (LSB) on initial and executive education.
Jun 2019
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES organize standing track ST #06-03 on Digital innovation in EURAM 2019 annual conference held in Lisbon, Portugal
Jun 2019
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES contribute to a press conference organized by Innovation Factory and Bpifrance Le Lab for the publication of the research report comparing the dynamics of innovation platforms and corporate labs in France and in Asia. The report is available for download (for free) from newPIC chair website.
May 2019
David W. VERSAILLES gives a keynote speech on the Future of work in the automation revolution at the OLIVAINT and IHEDN conference held in Sorbonne, Paris (France)
May 2019
David W. VERSAILLES gives a keynote speech during Pro'CREA biennal workshop on innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. Topic of the discussion: innovation platforms and entrepreneurship
May 2019
David W. VERSAILLES facilitates and supervises the cohension trip of Paris School of Business Master in Business Consulting with M2 students and alumni.
Destination: Lisbon, Portugal
Apr. 2019
David W. VERSAILLES gives two keynote addresses in the Chinese French cooperation conference on Circular (postive) economy in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China
Apr. 2019
David W. VERSAILLES contributes to the 4th Entrepreneuship as Practice (EAP4) conference on entrepreneuship in Nantes, France (organized by Audencia).
Oct. 2018
ISK Consulting SA supports the Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de Thau (SMBT, France) in the response to a call for proposalts issued by the French government (PIA3) on open innovation platforms.
Oct. 2018
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES contribute to the AIMS workshop on innovation in Montréal, Canada
Sep. 2018
The newPIC chair at Paris School of Business starts a research project commissioned by Bpifrance Le Lab and Innovation Factory to compare the dynamics of innovation platforms in France and in Asia (China, India, Singapore, etc).
Sep. 2018
David W. Versailles delivers a keynote at the Nanjing Jiangbei New Area science park inaugural conference, in China.
Jul. 2018
The newPIC chair at Paris School of Business starts a research project commissioned by Genopole, in partnership with Bpifrance to analyze the dynamics of innovation intermediaries in the healtcare sector, with a special focus on biotechs.
Jul. 2018
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES contribute to the EGOS annual conference in Tallinn, Estonia
Jun. 2018
Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES contribute to the EURAM annual conference where they organize and facilitate the track on digital innovation. The conference was held in Reykjavick, Iceland
Apr. 2018
David W. VERSAILLES and Valerie MERINDOL contribute to the Abbe Gregoire Innovation days with a contribution on innovation platforms and coworking spaces in Paris (CNAM), France
Feb. 2018
ISK Consulting SA starts a partnership with Fabrice Wolf Consulting for the elaboration of META DEFENSE services.
Nov. 2017
Already existing contractual links existing with Paris School of Business (France) are now transfered to ISK Consulting SA. Activities cover initial and executive education, and research activities inside the newPIC chair.
Nov. 2017
David W. VERSAILLES is auditionned by the Defense commission of the European Parliament about potential evolutions of the European Defense Agency (EDA).
Nov. 2017
ISK Consulting SA support the Luxembourg-based consulting company OBIZCO SARL for its international expansion and its diversification strategy in executive education.
Nov. 2017
ISK Consulting SA commences activities in fall 2017.
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