Committees

Committees

We bring together experts to shape our initiatives and drive the knowledge transfer community forward. Each committee focuses on key areas, fostering collaboration and innovation across Europe.

Awards Committee

This group of volunteers steers the ASTP Impact Awards. They oversee the nomination, shortlisting and selection processes, ensuring that achievements across the European knowledge transfer community are recognised in a fair and transparent way. Through the awards, they celebrate impact, innovation and outstanding contribution to the profession.

Metrics and Impact Committee

The committee's main activities revolve around the ASTP annual survey on knowledge transfer. Their main responsibilities are to set up the indicators and prepare the questionnaire, to analyse data collected from the annual survey s and to report the results, which offer valuable insights into European KT offices’ activities and outputs. Published annual survey reports can be found here.

Professional Development Committee

This team of top professionals manage ASTP's professional development activities, which include the training courses, masterclasses, on-site and online training events and site visits. They are dedicated to your career development.

Conference Programme Committee

This group of volunteers develop the programme content for ASTP's annual conferences. Among some of Europe's most experienced KT professionals, they share their unique insights into the professional development needs of the community, the latest trend and most burning issues when developing the annual conference programme.

Europe Committee

This group of volunteers work to drive the conversation with the European Commission and other public bodies involved in the issues surround knowledge transfer issues and opportunities.

Digital Events Committee

These volunteers, from across Europe, develop the programme content for ASTP's online events, particularly the webinar series, Tea with ASTP.

Testimonials

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It was great to experience the uncomplicated and fruitful exchange with colleagues from all over Europe, as well as the positive professional spirit of this conference.

Franck Döbrich

Universitat des Saarlandes WuT GmbH, Germany

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Great atmosphere to learn and to share experiences.

Maria Ruiz Novales

Interface-Enterprises - University of Liege, Belgium

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Perfect place to meet colleagues and share experiences on Technology Transfer.

Lidia Aguilera

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Fruitful discussion.

Cecile Henrich-Burkhardt

Technical University of Munich, Germany

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Starting or changing any procedure at a TTO/Institution is challenging and I could not think of anything better than learning with the best.

Ricardo Castro

Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain