Giuseppe Conti is General Director of IUSS, Institute of advanced university studies in Pavia. He is President of NETVAL (Italian Association for research exploitation). He has worked as head of third mission and industrial relationships at the University of Bologna and previously as head of Technology Transfer Office at the Polytechnic of Milan. He has served as evaluator at ANVUR, board member of incubators and university foundation.Rosa Grimaldi is full Professor of entrepreneurship and innovation management at the University of Bologna, where she has served as Delegate for Entrepreneurship. She has been expert evaluator for ANVUR. She is serving as scientific director of the national Master program on Intellectual Property Valorisation promoted by NETVAL. She is deputy major in the city of Bologna for Innovation and Economic Development. Most of her scientific production is about Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer.

• 1 Understanding knowledge share.- 2 Knowledge share and the external environment.- 3 Knowledge share within research organizations.- 4 The Knowledge Transfer Office.- 5 Individuals in knowledge share.- 6 The entrepreneurial university.