Jeremy Millard holds senior research and consultancy positions in Danish, Irish and UK institutions, and has 45 years’ global experience in governance, ICT, open and social innovation, participation, sustainable and societal development, entrepreneurship, the new economy, urbanization and nature-based solutions for growth. His clients include the EU, UN, OECD and World Bank, plus many governments, companies and non-profits. Recent assignments include a UN report on innovation and interconnectivity for social development and resilient societies, as well as co-authorship of UNESCO’s knowledge societies policy handbook. He led the poverty and sustainable development work in the SI-DRIVE project and was lead author on social innovation and industrial development at the RTO Innovation Summit.