Richard Allan Horning

    Senior Counsel, Attorney

Richard Allan Horning practices law as a member of the Venture Technology Group in the Silicon Valley office of Reed Smith LLP, a global law firm.  Honored by his peers as a Northern California "IP Super Lawyer" and recognized in the International Who's Who of Internet and E-Commerce Lawyers 2009 as the "most highly nominated lawyer in the US", Richard has been representing technology companies in Silicon Valley, and globally, since 1970. He works with a wide spectrum of clients, from the classic "garage-based" start-up to Fortune 500 multi-nationals. He specializes in counseling high technology companies in all stages of development on domestic and international issues, including securing, protecting and licensing intellectual property rights, international growth and development, venture capital financing, venture fund formation, supply and distribution relationships including antitrust and unfair competition considerations, and dispute resolution affecting technology driven industries. De Facto, a Finnish publication covering the Nordic legal community, labeled him "Mr. Consigliere" in recognition of his work as a close adviser to venture backed start-ups.

He has been a guest lecturer at Universities of Lausanne, Modena, UCLA, NYU, Columbia, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of San Francisco Graduate School of Management, Fuqua Graduate School of Business at Duke University, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Chalmers University Center for Intellectual Property (Goteborg), Webster University (Geneva), Swedish Institute of Management Executive Program (Stanford), Uppsala Executive MBA Program (Stanford), Catholic University of Argentina (Buenos Aires), International Institute for Innovation Journalism (Stanford), Center for American Legal Studies (Seoul) and the Center for International Legal Studies (Salzberg).  He has also spoken at and chaired programs at a wide variety of industry conferences, such as the RSA Data Security Conference, SD Forum, SVASE, Tech Coast Angels Forum, Central Coast Angel Network, IP Society, Silicon Valley Center for International Trade Development, Swedish Venture Capital Association, Danish Venture Capital Society, Silicon Valley Association Switzerland, Chalmers University Innovation Centre, Danish Innovation Centre, Uppsala University Innovation Centre, Innovationsbron, Finnpro, Wireless Alliance, Seoul National University Technology Innovation Network, Instituto de Tecnologia de Software (Sao Paolo), Handong Law School International Conference, California State Bar Association, Computers Freedom and Privacy Forum, ABDI, IFCLA, AIPLA, AEA, WIPO, ICC, IBA, ABA and the International Technology Law Association.

He is a Past President of the International Technology Law Association, served on the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California,  and has served on the Advisory Boards of Chalmers University Center for Intellectual Property, BNA Electronic Information & Policy Law Reporter, Vinnova-Stanford Center for Research in Innovation Journalism, International Institute for Innovation Journalism, MentoNet, theTechnology Innovation Network at Seoul National University, and H5 Technologies. 

He serves as Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in Silicon Valley.

Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1966); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1969). Law Clerk to Judge Oliver D. Hamlin, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1969-1970. 

Dr. Zhou is Director/Senior Researcher of International Triple Helix Institute (http://www.triplehelix.net), since Aug. 2013. She now focuses on entrepreneurial university, university-industry-government Triple Helix for innovation and sustainability, especially on government’s roles, startups and regional innovation (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user =qX6OYPMAAAAJ&hl=en ). She is co-author of many papers, such as 

Entrepreneurial university conception: an instauration for the advancement and utilization of knowledge, Research Handbook on the Transformation of Higher Education, 296, 2023;

University venture capital in big data, regional and historical perspective: where and why has it arisen? Venture Capital, 1-36, 2023;

The role of university in a time of crisis: learn from the past to shape the future, Handbook of Technology Transfer, 176, 2022;

The invention and diffusion of venture capital: when knowledge married capital, Developments in Entrepreneurial Finance and Technology, 118, 2022;

Licensing life: The evolution of Stanford university's technology transfer practice, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 168, 2021.

Dr. Zhou is co-author of book The Triple Helix (with Henry Etzkowitz, 2nd edition, 2018); author of book From Science to Technology: the Scientific Basis in the Technological Era (科学技术化：技术时代的科学基础); and translator of book PASTEUR'S QUADRANT: Basic Science and Technological Innovation (by Donald E. Stokes). Dr. Zhou’s key contributions include the “triple helix field”, “government-pulled triple helix,” “triple helix circulation” concepts. She was invited to Stanford University as a Visiting Scholar in 08.2004~08.2005. She is also a visiting professor at Tsinghua University (China, 2001~2002), Stony Brook University (USA, 2006~2007), Newcastle University (UK, 2007~2008), Complutense University of Madrid (Spain, 2010~2011) and research fellow of the Mid-Sweden University (Sweden, 2011~2012). 

Adli Abouzeedan is a Swedish Citizen since 1993. He holds a Ph.D. in project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, from Linköping University. He has published a number of articles in areas of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems, innovation and economic development as well as small business management. He developed, in corporation with a wide network of international researchers, new paradigms and concepts such as open capital, innovation capital and internetisation management. Dr. Abouzeedan is a reviewer for some high-ranked international journals. Beside his works in his owns areas of specialty, he wrote, addressing diverse topics including democracy and philosophy. 

Tatiana Pospelova, Ph.D. (Russia)

Senior Researcher/Project Manager 

With a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics, Innovation Department, a Master's Degree in international business in International Business in HULT Business School (USA), in recent years Tatiana is currently holding a position of the Triple Helix Association representative in Russia as a Russian Chapter. Her main scope is to advance the scientific knowledge and practical achievements related to all aspects of the interaction between academy-industry-government for fostering research, innovation, economic competitiveness and growth. 

Tatiana worked on business development and strategy projects in several startup companies: Penxy and global companies, such as Intel China and Natura Brasil. Her main research activities concern the theory of the Triple Helix and Innovation Clusters and the possibility of the implementation of these concepts in developing countries.

Chunjun Wang, Prof./Ph.D. (China)

Senior Researcher /Project Manager

In 2004, Wang got a Ph.D. from Zhejiang University, China. He has published book: University is a Series of Events (Jilin People’s Press, China, 2005); The Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relationships: Knowledge and Options, (Social Sciences Academic Press, China),2005; How Can We Earn Money in Planting Next Year, East-north University of Finance and Economics, China, 2012); Happiness Management on Disney Co. as the First Entertainment Corporation in the World, Social Sciences Academic Press, China, 2013); Social Entrepreneurship in the Donations to Universities Based on the Quadruple Helix, Economic Science Press, China, 2016); Knowledge Management in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Based on the Quadruple Helix, Social Sciences Academic Press, China, 2020). And he has published more than 60 papers on China Soft Science Magazine, Forum on Science and Technology in China, Science Research Management, Studies in Science of Science, Reform of Economy Systems. Review of Evolutionary Economics and Economics of Innovation, etc., about 30 CSSCI papers among them; He also published over 70 essays, thinktanks, proses, film critics published on Guangming Daily, Economy Highlights, Zhejiang University Newspaper, Movie Pictorial, New Movie, China Screen etc.

Michael Clouser, MBA (USA~Canada)

Senior Researcher/Project Manager

Michael Clouser is an academic entrepreneur. His research interests surround the triple helix of university-industry-government interaction, innovation and the entrepreneurial university, and the supply of entrepreneurial risk finance and policy. He has experience teaching face-to-face and online courses including entrepreneurship, technology entrepreneurship, hospitality entrepreneurship, digital marketplaces, business and public policy, customer service strategy, hospitality operations, marketing, turf management, asset management, market research, venture finance, and others. He’s also spun companies out of universities and started research companies. He was the CEO of Cornell-affiliated Student Agencies Incorporated in Ithaca, New York. Run by students, the firm had 14 operating companies, $20 million in real estate assets, an incubator, and student venture fund.

Clouser has entrepreneurial and management experience from the following roles: venture capitalist with Dot Edu Ventures in Palo Alto, California; associate with the Edinburgh-Stanford Link in Edinburgh, Scotland; co-founder of internet and research firms including iLodging; business development director with GeoTouch; direct of franchise sales with Cendant; turnaround Hotel General Manager with brands such as Hampton; and instructor with eCornell.He has taught at the universities of Cornell, Edinburgh, Lynn, Trento, Stanford and Royal Roads. Clouser holds a BS from the School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University and an MSc from the Business School, University of Edinburgh. He is a PhD candidate with the Business School, University of Edinburgh.

Karla Liboreiro, Ph.D. (USA~Brazil)

Researcher, Human Resources Professional & Project Manager

Doctor of Technology Innovation with a focus on social interactions for innovations at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with one year of research at the University of California Berkeley, United States. Karla has a Master's in Business Administration, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and a bachelor's in Industrial Psychology. She has an extensive industrial background in parallel with her research, worked for 10 years in high-tech industries as HR Business Partner, HR consultant, and project manager. During the last 5 years, Karla has concentrated on her research on how to manage and organize university-industry interactions for continuous innovation and also has been working in the Human Resources field at big tech companies. Today, Karla is working at Amazon where she works as an HR Partner to provide support and technical assistance to managers and employees. She is a Guest-editor for the Special Issue Triple Helix and the new production of academic knowledge at Industry and Higher Education Journal. Further, she works as an HR consultant and advisor to corporations on how to build people's capabilities and inter-organizational networking for innovation.

Alexander Etzkowitz, MBA, (USA)

Researcher/Economist/Analyst

Alexander Etzkowitz is an entrepreneur and economist with experience in institutional asset management, financial    services startups and consulting. Bachelor degree in Economics from Pomona College and MBA from Columbia University.