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“Knowledge based regional development and innovation”
The transition towards a knowledge based economy
Florence 25 and 26 November, 2004 |
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Thursday, 25 November
Welcome and opening of the conference
Silvano Gori: Councillor for Productive Activities City Council Florence
Ambrogio Brenna: Ministry of Economy, Regione Toscana
Alejandro Checchi Lang: European Commission, DG Regional Policy
Mario Pezzini: Head of Territorial Reviews and Governance Division, OECD
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Session 1: Knowledge-Based Regional Development: National Policies
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Introductory Remarks and Chairperson: Odile Sallard: Director, OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate
Key Note Speaker: Fabrizio Barca: Director General, Department. for Development Policies, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy,(and Chairman, OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee)
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Discussant Panel
Carlos Elizondo: Mexican Ambassador to OECD
Maria Poncela: Head of Cabinet, Minister of Industry (Spain)
Robert Huggins: President Huggins Associates (UK)
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Question-time: coordinated by Francesco Caracciolo (Confindustria Toscana)
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Session 2: Knowledge-Based Regional Development: Innovative Actions in Europe
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Introductory remarks and Chairman: Ambrogio Brenna: Ministry of Economy, Tuscany Region
Key note Speaker: Olivier Baudelet, European Commission
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Discussant Panel
Amanda Orchard: West Midlands, UK, ERIK member
Simone Sorbi: RPIAs Coordinator, Tuscany Region
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Question-time: coordinated by Alberto Del Bimbo, University of Florence
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Session 3: Innovation led policies for clusters and business networks
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Introductory Remarks by the Chairperson: David A. Sampson: Assistant-Secretary for Economic Development, US Department of Commerce
Key note Speaker: David Lane: Professor, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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Discussant Panel
Benoit Labonté: President of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce (Canada)
Birger Olofsson: Director, Oresund Committee - Sweden
Toshihiro Kodama: Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (a METI institute) Japan
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Question-time: coordinated by Marco Romagnoli (Mayor of Prato, Italy)
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Session 4: Science/Industry Partnerships
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Introductory Remarks by the Chairperson: Silvano Bertini: Responsible for Innovation Policies, Emilia-Romagna Region
Key note Speaker: John Goddard: Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Discussant panel
Veijo Kavonius: Director, Ministry of Interior, Finland
Walter Plosila: Vice President, Public Technology Management, Battelle Institut (USA)
Jean Guinet: OECD Directorate for Science Technology and Industry
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Question-time: coordinated by Leonardo Masotti (El. En. Electronic Engineering SPA)
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Friday, 26 November
Session 5: Services and Support to Start-ups and Spin-offs
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Introductory Remarks by the Chairperson: Lennart Augustinius: Director for Business Financing, NUTEK (Sweden)
Key note Speaker: John Bachtler: Senior Policy Researcher, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (UK)
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Discussant panel
Christer Enerskog Vastra Gotaland Region, ERIK Member
Paulette Pommier: Cluster expert DATAR (France)
Danielle Mazzonis: FORMEZ (Italy)
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Question-time : coordinated by Geris Musetti (Sviluppo Italia Toscana)
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Session 6: Future Directions for Innovation Policies
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Introductory Remarks by the Chairperson: Mario Pezzini: Head of Territorial Reviews and Governance Division, OECD
Key note Speaker : Nicola Bellini: Sant’Anna School, Pisa, Italy
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Discussant panel
Maria Teresa Costa Campi: Minister for SMEs, Catatonia
Olivier Baudelet, European Commission
Massimo Bressan: ERIK network Management body –Tuscany region
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Round Table: “The transition towards a knowledge based economy”
Claudio Martini: President of Toscana Region
Odile Sallard: Director, OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate
Peter Maskell: Professor at the Copenhagen Business School
Roberto Colaninno: Piaggio Group
Enrico Letta: A.R.E.L.
Moderator: Massimo Mucchetti Corriere della Sera, Economic Editorialist
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