"Competitiveness, Culture and Cross-Border Co-operation"

- Assisting SMEs to Grow, Innovate and Reach International Markets -

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Meeting Agenda

23-26 May, 2011

The International Conference will take place at Pörssisali Hall, 1st floor, Pörssitalo (Old Stock House )

PROGRAMME

Monday, May 23

8th INSME Board Meeting (morning: 10.45 - 12.50)
7th INSME Association General Assembly (afternoon: 14.30 – 17.30)

In Parallel:

Institutional Round Tables by INSME Members, EPROCA and Finnish stakeholders (morning: 9.30 – 13.00)
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- Round Table 1:
  Moderator: Ms Simona Marzetti, Secretary General of the INSME Association
  "How innovation can bring value to service business: trends and facts"
  Mr. Aleardo Furlani, Managing Director INNOVA spa, INSME Board Member, ITALY (INSME Member)
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- Round Table 2:
  Moderator: Ms Tuuli Paaksi, Secretary of EPROCA, Finland
  “World Design Capital 2012 – based on innovativeness, design and technology"
  Mr. Pekka Timonen, Director, WDC2012 Foundation, Finland
- Round Table 3:
  Moderator: Mr Hans Zwaga, Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Science, Finland
  “Reinvent yourself: the guaranteed method to make sure you are constantly improving your business-effectively and efficiently"
  Mr. Orren Shalit, SIT – Systematic Inventive Thinking, Ltd , Israel
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- Round Table 4:
  Cancelled for lack of participants
- Round Table 5:
  Moderator: Mr. Igor Kuprienko, Finnish-Russia Innovation Center, Russia
  “Towards a Regional Observatory on Knowledge"
  Mr. Christian Saublens, Executive Manager, EURADA, European Association of Development Agencies, BELGIUM (INSME Member)
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- Round Table 6:
  Moderator: Mr. Gökce Yalcin, Managing Partner at Vego Consulting and Technologies, Turkey
  “ImMediaTe project: new forms of financing creative industries in Europe"
  Mr. Andrea Romagnoli, Project Manager "EU Programmes & Initiatives" Unit, FILAS S.p.A., Italy (INSME Member and a Member of Enterprise Europe network)
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- Round Table 7:
  Moderator: Dr. Andreas Winkler, TIS Innovation Park, Italy
  “How to implement the technology transfer into the service business?”
  Professor Mauri Åhlberg, Research Director at Luontoportti Oy Ltd/NaturGate, Helsinki, Finland
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- Round Table 8:
  Moderator: Mr. J-M Rousseau, ADE Consultant, France
  “Providing the venture capital tools for SME growth”
  Mr Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti, DFJ Esprit Ltd, California USA and Special Advisor at Veraventure Ltd, Finland
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- Round Table 9:
  Moderator:Mr. Pekka Komu, International Development of SMEs, Lahti Regional Development Agency
  “Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development: Connecting Innovation to Economic Development"
  Dr. Ahmed Al Mutawaa, CEO, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, UAE (INSME Member)
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Exhibition stands (morning and afternoon: 9.30 – 17.30)
Welcome Reception at the Helsinki Old City Hall (19.30 – 21.00)
Address: Aleksanterinkatu 20 (the Senate Square side of the main City Hall)

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Tuesday, May 24

International Conference

"Competitiveness, Culture and Cross-Border Collaboration"
- Assisting SMEs to Grow, Innovate and Reach International Markets -
- 9.00 - 12.30 Registration to the 7th INSME Annual Meeting at Pörssitalo Lobby
- 9.30 - 17.30 Exhibition Area Open
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Panel 1: Nourishing an Innovative and Competitive Environment for SMEs

Panel 2: Culture and social capital - key components in SME competitiveness in the knowledge based economy

Panel 3: Ravishing regions supporting SMEs through clusters

Panel 4: Inspiring mind - source of design and technology
Welcome dinner at Kulosaaren Casino

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Wednesday, May 25

International Conference

"Competitiveness, Culture and Cross-Border Collaboration"
- Assisting SMEs to Grow, Innovate and Reach International Markets -
- 9.00 - 12.30 Registration to the 7th INSME Annual Meeting at Pörssitalo Lobby
- 9.30 - 12.30 Exhibition Area Open
Panel 5: Innovation and Technology Transfer in the intangible service business

Panel 6: Revising Funding Markets for SMEs
Industrial Technical Site Visit (about 20 min drive from the conference venue):
- A new, modern district, the “Pearl of Helsinki” is being built in Arabianranta in Helsinki where residents, several companies and students will be able to network using the latest technology.
  Arabianranta Business Park is formed of six office buildings totalling 70 000 m² of floor space and providing a workplace for the moment for 4 000 persons. By the end of the decade this new, modern district will have 10 000 residents, 8 000 jobs and 6 000 students. The first residents of Arabianranta moved to the district in June 2001.
  Arabianranta has one of Helsinki’s biggest student concentrations, composed of the students of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, the Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory, the Faculty of Culture and Services of the Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia, an audiovisual educational institution and Arcada, the Finland-Swedish University of Applied Science. The university campuses in Kumpula and Viikki add to the area’s student life. Built in conjunction with the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Media Centre Lume operates as a centre for Finnish cinema and television as well as stage design.
  
  Industrial Visit Tour to Arabiaranta (afternoon: 14.30-19.15)
  
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