“Knowledge based regional development and innovation”
Florence 25 and 26 November, 2004

“Technological innovation and regional cohesion in a wider Europe”
Kraków 20th-22nd April 2005

“eChallanges e-2006”
Barcelona 25th-27th October 2006

“Knowledge for Regional Innovation – Towards Regions for Economic Change”
Brussels 10th-11th May 2007

“KNOWLEDGE FOR REGIONAL INNOVATION – Towards Regions for Economic Change”
Brussels 10th - 11th May 2007
Friday, 11 May
ERIK AND THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Chairperson
Simone Sorbi, Head of Sector for Innovation and Research, Department of Economic Development, Tuscan Regional Goverment
Welcome and Introduction
Morena Diazzi, General Director Economic Development, Regione Emilia Romagna
Key-Note Speech: The future of Innovation Policy and Region for Economic Change
General Director Dirk Ahner, European Commission DG Regional Policy
ERIK Network: activities, results and future perspectives
Silvano Bertini, ERIK Network
ERIK Network policy recommendations
Stratos Pistikopoulos, Director, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Key-Note Speech: The role of the Regions in Promoting European Innovation and Knowledge
Gerhard Stahl, Secretary General, Committee of Regions
Innovation and Knowledge for Economic Change
Regional Minister Ambrogio Brenna, Tuscan Regional Government
ACADEMIC WORLD IN REGIONAL INNOVATION
Chairperson
Mikel Landabaso, Deputy Head of Unit F1-Spain, European Commission DG Regional Policy
Luciana Lazzeretti, University of Florence
Jeremy Howells, University of Manchester
Edward Chlebus, Manufute Technology Platform, Wroclaw University of Technology
ENTREPRENEURIAL WORLD IN REGIONAL INNOVATION
Chairperson
Olivier Baudelet, Innovative Actions Unit, DG Regio, European Commission
Fabio Rangoni – Mortara Rangoni Europe
Lars Johansson - Profilgruppen AB
Mariana Chabrillon - Centro Mediterráneo de Fotobiología
ROUND TABLE: THE ERIK NETWORK POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS – TOWARDS "REGIONS FOR ECONOMIC CHANGE"
Moderator
Yannis Bakouros, University of Western Macedonia
Wladyslaw Piskorz, Head of Unit Innovative actions, DG Regional Policy, European Commission
Reinhard Büscher, Head of Unit Innovation Policy Development, DG Enterprise, European Commission
Philippe Vanrie, Managing Director, EBN -European Business and Innovation Centre Network
Glynis Whiting, West Midlands in Europe
Irma Priedl, Lower Austrian Federal Government
Luminita Mihailov, South East Romania Development Agency
Morena Diazzi, Emilia Romagna Region
Albino Caporale, Tuscan Regional Government
European Commission Regional Policy
Tuscany Region



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Workshop 10 May, Industry Science Relations

Workshop 10 May, Support for Start Ups and Spin-Offs

Workshop 10 May, Clusters and Business Networks

Workshop 10 May, Innovation Finance