Mireia Riera Duran

Speaker Bio

I hold a degree and a Master’s in Business Administration and Management from ESADE, and a Law degree from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). After experience in the private sector—mainly in industry— I have, since 2004, led the UOC’s Research and Innovation Office. Since January 2026, I am the Director of the UOC’s Area of Knowledge Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Open Science. For the last 12 years I have been part of RedOTRI’s Permanent Commission and, seven years ago, was elected its Coordinator. I am also a member of ASTP’s National Associations Advisory Committee (NACC), representing RedOTRI.

My expertise spans the design, organization, coordination and management of actions to promote R&I activity; their financial oversight; the management of R&I projects (including as Project Manager of several European projects); the definition, promotion and dissemination of technology and knowledge transfer services; and the development and management of R&I indicators. She has also defined and driven the UOC’s entrepreneurship and open innovation programs, and is a member of the Investment Committee of Invergy, the UOC’s investment company for spin-offs and start-ups.