The 24th TRIPLE HELIX Conference Hong Kong 2026 & 3rd Global Research Institute for Finnish, European and Global South Education (GRIFE) Annual Conference 2026 will convene under the theme “Co-Creating Resilient Futures: Rethinking Education, Innovation, and Society”. 

​Sub-themes

​Triple Helix Conference Sub Themes

1. Foundations, methods and multi-helix models

2. Resilient education and sustainable entrepreneurial universities

3. Human-centred innovation and public value creation

4. Inclusive societies and social innovation

5. Governance, place and ecosystems for co-creation

6. Transitions, capabilities and future work

GRIFE Conference Sub Themes

7. Education futures and cross-regional dialogue

8. Educational innovation, learning and institutional transformation

9. Research, policy and professional engagement for educational development

Distinguished keynote speakers

• Professor John Lee Chi-Kin, The Education University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
• Professor Martin Kenney, University of California, Davis (United States of America)
• Professor Jan Lundell, University of Helsinki (Finland)
• Professor Jin Chen, Tsinghua University (China)
• Professor Rongping Mu, University of Science and Technology of China (China)

More keynote speakers will be announced. Please stay tuned for updates on conference website: https://triplehelix-grife2026.eduhk.hk/