IASP Director General
Luis Sanz (Spain, 1952) is Director General of the International Association of Science Parks since 1996, and member of its Executive Board. A trained sociologist, he is an expert consultant and senior adviser to different Science Parks worldwide and chief co-ordinator of over 20 international conferences on Science and Technology Parks, regional development and innovation policies.
He is author of numerous papers, books, articles and presentations on this topic and has participated as invited speaker in over 80 international conferences and seminars all over the world. Formerly he was the co-director of Valencia Technology Park (Spain) which he founded in 1987 and as positions of trust he has been Vice-President of the Spanish Association of Science Parks and President of the European Division of the IASP.
Luis Sanz is also the head co-ordinator of the World Alliance for innovation (WAINOVA).
Luis Sanz shares his view on networking between science parks and territory as a success factor for economic growth and competitiveness.
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