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Date: 09 December 2011
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
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The advent of cloud computing, business Web services and related ‘distributed’ ICT environments creates a new opportunity for business creation and jobs in Europe. This Science|Business Policy Bridge meeting focuses on how the EU could shape the way these evolve so as to maximize economic benefit.

Among the topics for discussion:

  • How far are cloud and Web services already developed in Europe, and in what areas?
  • What new services or products could come from Europe, that would make a competitive difference?
  • How can more spin-outs, start-ups and other SMEs benefit from the opportunities, while at the same time fueling growth for existing ICT leaders?
  • What are the barriers to growth in this field?
  • How will privacy, security and other social concerns play out in Europe?

The three-hour discussion among experts and leaders in academia, industry and EU policy will produce a check-list of future steps needed to accelerate jobs growth in this field.


Agenda

European Parliament, Altiero Spinelli Building, Room A3H-1

By invitation of Ivailo Kalfin, MEP

10:00 - Opening and Welcome, Richard L. Hudson, Science|Business

10:10 - Commission view: Zoran Stančič, Deputy Director-General, DG INFSO, European Commission

             An update on ICT plans for Horizon 2020, and the prospects for cloud computing. Followed by Q&A.

10:40 - How can the Internet be used to stimulate more jobs, start-ups and growth? 

             SME Case Studies:

             Conor O’Riordan, CEO, TradeFacilitate

             Payam Moini Tabatabai, Founder and Managing Director, Mobylla

             Guillaume Desclée, Managing Director and Founder, Mymicroinvest

11:15 - Policy workshop: What could the EU do to encourage more growth in this field? An open discussion.

             Discussants: 

             Megan Richards, Director, Converged Networks & Services, DG INFSO, European Commission

             Martin Przewloka, Senior Vice President- Global Head of Internet Applications & Services, SAP

             Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel, Microsoft

             Eric Merkel-Sobotta, Executive Vice President Corporate Communications, Springer

12:30 - Networking Lunch


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Eric Merkel-Sobotta
Executive Vice President Corporate Communications, Springer
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Ivailo Kalfin
Vice Chair, Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
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Mark Lange
Senior Policy Counsel, Microsoft
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Martin Przewloka
Senior Vice President Internet Applications & Services, SAP Research
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Megan Richards
Director, Converged Networks & Services, DG INFSO, European Commission
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Zoran Stančič
Deputy Director-General, DG INFSO, European Commission

This event will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels, Altiero Spinelli Building, room
A3H-1.

(For more information, please contact shane.mccollam@sciencebusiness.net or call +32 2304 7577)

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