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Program
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WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE 2007
CONGRESS OPENING CEREMONY
Taking place at:
The Marlowe Theatre from 16.00 to 18.30
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14.00 - 16.00
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CONGRESS REGISTRATION
Taking place at The Marlowe Theatre
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16.00 - 18.30
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CONGRESS OPENING CEREMONY
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16.00 - 16.30
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Welcome & Keynote Address
Jean Francois Balducchi, EBN President
Leyland Ridings, Chairman, Kent County Council
Charles Hendry, MP UK Shadow Minister for Energy, Science & Technology
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16.30 - 17.30
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ROUNDTABLE 1
The importance of Transatlantic bridges for innovation
Moderator: Peter Williams MBE, Chief Executive, Peter Williams TV
G. Warren Chane Jr., American Embassy London
Pete Jobse, CEO CIT Virginia
Alex King MBE, Deputy Leader Kent County Council
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17.30 - 18.30
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ROUNDTABLE 2
Global opportunities shaping European business practices and policies
Moderator: Peter Williams MBE
Professor Richard Scase, University of Kent
Ron Hall, EC - DG Regio European Commission
Tina Sommer, FSB Federation of Small Businesses
Andrew Pinder, Chairman BECTA
Martin Kremer, German Embassy in London
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19.00 - 21.00
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COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Hosted at The Chapter house - Canterbury Cathedral
Welcome Speeches
Peter Gilroy OBE, CEO Kent County Council
The Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Cllr Cyril Windsor
Dick Tapp, TEK Chairman
The Reverend Canon, Christopher Irvine
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THURSDAY 21st JUNE 2007
Taking place at:
The International Study Centre - Canterbury Cathedral from 09.00 to 17.30
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09.30 - 11.00
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Workshop B1 - room Kentish Barn
Innovation policies in the US & Canada
Moderator: Ann Mettler, Executive Director The Lisbon Council
Paul Corson, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington DC
Michel Ktitareff, Silicon Valley Technopole
Pete Jobse, CIT Virginia
Catherine Dickson, High Commission of Canada
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Workshop B2 - room Auditorium
Encouraging Entrepreneurship through Education
Moderator: Ben Butters, Small Business Europe
Madeleine Atkins, Vice Chancellor, Coventry University
Gilean McFadzean, Heriot Watt University & Proton Europe
Sergey Balanev, St Petersburg Foundation for SMEs
Luis Capucha, Portugal Ministry for Education
Peter Beck, Astor College for the Arts
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11.00 - 11.30
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Coffee Break
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11.30 - 13.00
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Workshop C1 - room Kentish Barn
Partnerships between SMEs and multi-nationals: the new Frontiers for small businesses
Moderator: Peter Smith, Procter & Gamble
David Roblin, Global Research & Development PFIZER
Vasu Briquez, Vice President Innovation, ORACLE
Peter Pfeifhofer, ENISA
Szabolcs Katai, IVSZ Hungarian Association of IT Companies
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Workshop C2 - room Auditorium
Innovation: a tool for regeneration and SME retention
Moderator: Robert Sanders, EBN
William Keag, EC- DG Employment & Social Affairs
Mario Volpe, University Ca Foscari Venice
Pascal Hurel, Synergia Caen-la-Mer
David Wortley, Serious Games Institute - Coventry
Richard Matthewman, Locate in Kent
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13.00 - 14.30
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LUNCH
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14.30 - 16.00
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Workshop D1
room Kentish Barn
Innovation and Technology. A comparison of European and global support instruments
Moderator: Jacques Pronk, EBN
Ken Moreano, Scott Technology Transfer & Incubator Center Omaha, Nebraska
Dhesigen Naidoo, South Africa Science & Technology Council
Sergey Zajchenko, RUIC (Russian Union of Innovation Centres)
Guy Diedrich, Texas A & M University, and
Philippe LaChapelle, AWEX (Wallonia Export)
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Workshop D2
room Auditorium
Clustering, sector-driven and thematic approaches to innovation
Moderator: Florence Ghiron, Capital High-tech
Frank Salzgeber, ESA
Peter Statev, ICT Cluster Bulgaria
Patrice LeFeu, Europe Plus Foundation
Olivier Kitten, Atlantic Biotherapy (Atlanpole)
José Ignacio Pradas Poveda, ISTC Moscow
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Workshop D3
Common room
Innovation Policy Governance within and outside Europe
Moderator: Andrew Miller, Asst. Dir, DTI UK
Reinhard Buscher, Head of Unit, EC - DG Entreprise
Tivadar Lippenyi, National Office for Research and Technology - Budapest
Oleg Alferov, Ministry for Industry, Kaliningrad
Hallgrímur Jónasson, Icetec/Technological Institute of Iceland
Gabriella Fiori, Mediterranee Technologies
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16.00 - 17.30
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EBN AGM - room Auditorium
General Assembly for EBN Members
Free Networking for non EBN Members
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19.30 - 23.30
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GALA DINNER
Hosted at The Historic Dockyard Chatham
Coaches depart at 18.30
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FRIDAY 22nd JUNE 2007
Taking place at:
The International Study Centre - Canterbury Cathedral from 09.00 to 17.30
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09.00 - 09.30
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Plenary Briefing – Session E - room Auditorium
Mission, guidelines and tools for the future generation of BICs
Moderator: Philippe Vanrie, EBN
John Latham, Coventry University Enterprises
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09.30 - 11.00
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Workshop F1
room Kentish Barn
BIC mission statement
Peer Review
Moderator: Hussein Sattaf, EC - DG Entreprise
Antonio Sfiligoj, BIC-SI Trieste
Angel Prieto, BIC Albacete
Flora Mucsi, BIC Innostart Budapest
Luc Peeters, Innotek, Geel
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Workshop F2
room Auditorium
The BIC role: sector specific or generalised support?
Moderator: Philippe Vanrie, EBN
Adam Tucker, Hertfordshire BIC, Stevenage
Wolfgang Knjeski, INI-Graphics Foundation
Rachel Nutter, Carbon Trust, London
Lauri Ylostalo, Lahti Science & Business Park (tbc)
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Workshop F3
Common room
BIC sustainability: choosing the right business and financial model
Moderator: Sue Arundale-Scott, EBN
Malcom Buckler, UKBI
Lesley Ann Rubenstein, Thameside Innovation Centre
Ivan Bortnik, Fasie, Moscow
Joe Greaney, WestBIC Galway
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11.00 - 11.30
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Coffee Break
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11.30 - 13.00
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Workshop G1
room Kentish Barn
Entrepreneurship stimulation tools
Moderator: Jean-Claude Ettinger, Solvay Entrepreneurs
Nicolas Clavel, CEEI CAP ALPHA, Montpellier
Massimo Antonucci, BIC Lazio, Rome
Veronica Tierney & David Howell, NESTA
Fouad Ouzzine, Regional Investment Centre FéS (Marocco)
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Workshop G2
room Auditorium
Business simulation & innovation management tools
Moderator: Peter Butala, University of Ljubliana
Dominique Vian, MMDIN (Ceram)
Eva Diedrichs, IMP3ROVE, A.T. Kearney
Thorsten Rogowski, VIVA (Fraunhofer Institute)
Chiara Pennasi, BIC La Fucina, Milan
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Workshop G3
Common room
Business Cooperation & International support
Moderator: Robert Sanders, EBN
Lennard Drogendjik, Business Development Friesland
Ivan Boesso (Veneto Innovazione) & G. Bonnes (CICOM), EuroOffice Services
Hedi Cheriaa, Eurasante agency - EuroBiO 2007
Alvaro Bustos, Chile Incuba, Santiago
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13.00 - 14.30
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LUNCH & Closing Remarks
Taking place at Chapter house
Peter Williams MBE
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the New EBN President
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