ENoLL Council

The ENoLL Council provides strategic guidance to the network. It monitors and directs the activities of the Brussels ENoLL office and the activities of the ENoLL Work Groups.

ENoLL Council with the lead of the Chair, prepares the draft annual ENoLL Work Programme and budget, and presents these to the ENoLL General Assembly for discussion and approval.  The ENoLL Council is responsible for the implementation of the Work Programme, in line with the budget. 

The ENoLL Council is comprised of the following Effective and Associated members:

Chair

• Álvaro de Oliveira (Lighting Living Lab)

Vice Chair

Tuija Hirvikoski (Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Laurea Living Labs)

Vice Chair (Communications)

• Jarmo Eskelinen (Helsinki Living Labs, Forum Virium Helsinki)

Treasurer

• Mikael Börjeson (Centre for Distance- Spanning Technology CDT, Botnia Living Labs)

Vice Treasurer

• Esa Ala-Uotila (Hermia OY, Suuntaamo Tampere Region Living Lab)

Secretariat

• Pieter Ballon (IBBT, iLab.o)

ENoLL Council Members:

• Esteve Almirall (ESADE, IIK)
• Dave Carter (Manchester Digital Development Agency, MDDA)
• Martti Hyry (University of Oulu, NorthRULL)
• Petra Turkama (Aalto University, CKIR)
• Juha Ruuska (Lutakko Living Lab, JAMK)
• Bidatzi Marin (IAVANTE Foundation, Living Lab Salud Andalucia)
• Veli-Pekka Niitamo (Haaga Helia, Ammattikorkeakoulujen Neloskierre)
• Ivan Pilati (Trentino as Lab)

• Artur Serra (i2cat Fundacio)
• Roberto Santoro (European Society of Concurrent Enterprising Network, ESoCE-NET)
• Daan Velthausz (Amsterdam Innovation Motor, AIM)

• Jokin Garatea, Manager of the International Project Department Gaia, BIRD Living Lab,
• Tim Luft, Ops Director at Serious Games Institute, Coventry University, City Lab Coventry,
• Juan A. Bertolín Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at espaitec, Science and Technology Park, eLiving Lab,
• Mark De Colvenaer, Platform & Infrastructure Manager, Flemish Living Lab Platform,

ENoLL Work Groups

The five operational ENoLL Work Groups under Council

• ENoLL Strategic Planning Work Group (Coordinator Álvaro de Oliveira)
• ENoLL Policy Work Group (Coordinator Seija Kulkki)
• Thematic Domain Living Labs Work Group (Coordinator Tuija Hirvikoski)
• ENoLL Foreign Affairs Work Group (Coordinator Jarmo Eskelinen)
• Future Internet, Living Labs and Social Innovation Convergence Work Group (Coordinator Jo Pierson)

Thematic Sub Groups under Thematic Domain Living Labs Work Group:

• Energy Efficiency. Sustainable Energy. Climate change
• Well Being and Health
• Smart Cities. Future Internet. Internet of things.
• Social Innovation. Social Inclusion
• e-Government. e-Participation
• Creative Media. User driven contents. Social Networks. Web 2.0
• Thematic Tourism. Culture Services
• Regional, territorial and rural development of Smart Regions
• Sustainable Mobility
• Industrial and logistics development
• Security