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International Conference on Promoting Innovation-based Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the UNECE Region and Fourth Session of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Integration

International Conference on Promoting Innovation-based Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the UNECE Region and Fourth Session of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Integration

28 - 30 September 2009
Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

Presentations and Papers

Presentations and Papers ENG RUS
Opening Session : High-level panel with the participation of distinguished
international business and political leaders

Mr. Bakhyt Sultanov
Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan

«Industrial and innovative development of Kazakhstan under conditions of global challenges»
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Mr. Salvatore Zecchini
Chairman
IPI - Institute for Industrial Promotion
Italy

«Rescuing Innovation in a Deep Economic Recession»

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Session 1 : Addressing the challenges of the global crisis through innovation
and knowledge-driven development

Ms. Anna Kaderabkova
Centre for Economic Studies
Czech Republic «Science base and industry competitiveness - challenges for policy support in the Czech Republic»
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Mr. Dirk Pilat
Head, Structural Policy Division
Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
OECD «Innovation and the Crisis: Turning Opportunity into Action»
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Mr. Liana Marina Ranga
Research Fellow
Stanford University
United States of America «Great Expectations: Innovation for Economic Recovery»
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Ms. Suzanne Rosselet
Deputy Director
IMD World Competitiveness Center
Switzerland
«Best Practices to Inhance Innovation»
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Göran Marklund
Vice-Chairman of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies
Head of Strategy Development, VINNOVA - Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
Sweden
«Opportunities in Crisis: Innovation and Economic Competitiveness through Policy rethinking»
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Session 2 : Financing innovation during a global financial crisis: challenges and opportunities for governments and private investors
Ms. Brigitte Baumann
President
European Business Angel Network (EBAN)
Belgium

 

«Business Angels Investing during the Crisis»
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Mr. Jean-Noël Durvy
Director for Innovation Policy
DG Enterprise & Industry
European Commission «Recent Facts on Finance for Innovation and how EU-financial Instruments Help Innovative SMEs»
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Mr. Hugh Morgan-Williams
Chair, Entrepreneurship and SME Committee
BusinessEurope
United Kingdom

«Public and Private Sector Solutions: A Way Forward for the Next Decade»

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Mr. Jean-Pierre Vuilleumier
Managing Director
CTI Invest
Switzerland «Financing Innovation during a Global Financial Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Governments and Private Investors»
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Ms. Aneta Wilmańska
Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Republic of Poland ««Financing Innovation during a Global Financial Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Governments and Private Investors – case of Poland »
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Session 3 : Joining forces in promoting innovative entrepreneurship.
Collaborative networks and open innovation
Ms. Jennifer Blanke
Head of Global Competitiveness Network
World Economic Forum
Switzerland «Benchmarking Europe’s competitiveness and innovation capacity»
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