Date: 2 June 2009
Venue: Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, Brussels

Getting new ideas, new partners and new growth for the global economy - an international policy dialogue.

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A new European Commission – and institutional change – is in the works in Brussels.

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A new administration is settling into Washington. In Beijing, New Delhi and elsewhere, policy-makers are pinpointing innovation as key to growth and recovery. But how to create the right global climate to deliver results? This conference, on the eve of Europe’s Parliamentary elections, highlights solutions.

Topics:

• High-growth entrepreneurship – getting ideas from lab to market
• University research – competition vs. collaboration
• International R&D collaboration – what works?
• The next European Commission – what’s the innovation agenda?
• Open innovation – the role of multinationals in a global lab
• Joint programming of research – how to solve it?

• Top-level keynotes and panels – policy makers, corporate executives and top researchers from across the world
• Research showcase – Collaborative projects on display, in the grand challenges of our time: Energy, climate change, sustainability, healthcare and risk management
• Best practice – Examples of international R&D models that work – highlighted at conference and published by the
• Science|Business news service
• Policy dialogue – Suggestions for new policy directions to
• be gathered from meeting participants and published by the Science|Business news service
• Executive Forum – Speaker meeting and dinner (by invitation only)
• Final report – A full analysis of the meeting’s ideas, models and recommendations will follow in Autumn 2009, in print and on-line

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Agenda

9:00–10:15 Plenary: Innovation for economic growth
How innovation can stimulate economies and support long-term prosperity.
	Klaus Gretschmann, Director-General, Competitiveness, European Council
	Patricia Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australia
	Alfons Sauquet Rovira, Dean, ESADE Business School
	John V. Wood, Chair of the European Research Area Board
	Andy Wyckoff, Acting Director, Directorate of Science & Technology, OECD
	Moderator: Richard L. Hudson, ScienceBusiness
10:15–11:30 Plenary: Towards global collaboration in innovation policy
Is it time for a new world order to foster innovation?
	Cyrille van Effenterre, President, ParisTech
	Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation
	Boni Mehlomakulu, Deputy Director-General, Science & Technology Directorate, South Africa
	Janez Potočnik, Commissoner for Science and Research, European Commission
	Georg Winckler, Rector, University of Vienna, former president, European University Association
	Moderator: Pat Cox, President, European Movement, ex-President, European Parliament
11:30–12:00 Networking & Coffee Break
12:00–13:00 Policy labs
Moderated workshops with rapporteur, 40-60 people
Workshop 1& 2	Open innovation and the innovation pipeline: What works?
Collaborations, procurement and spinouts. What models for university-industry collaboration are proven successes?
	Jonathan Cave, Chief Economist, RAND Europe
	M.S. Chandramouli, Member of the Board of EICC, Managing Director, Surya International
	Michael Duncan, European Director for Open Innovation, Procter & Gamble
	Neville McClenaghan, Head of School of Biomedical Sciences, COO Diabetica Ltd
	Moderator: Duane Schulthess, Science|Business
Workshop 3	National and regional innovation strategies: The cookbook
How do you devise a national and regional innovation strategy? What approaches work?
	Helen Anderson, Chief Executive, Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, New Zealand
	Anton Anton, Pro Rector, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest
	Rina Pridor, Consultant, Business Incubation, Technology Transfer and Innovation, Israel
	Eleanor Taylor, Head of Proof of Concept Programme, Scottish Enterprise
	Moderator: Michael Kenward, Science|Business
Workshop 4	Better policy for innovation, or more innovation in policy?
Widening the policy focus from research to innovation – are we there yet? What policy framework can improve the industrial value chain in Europe?
	Joachim von Heimburg, Innovation Process Management, Innovate How to Innovate
	Bernhard Schleich, Director European Research Policy, Evonik Industries
	Horst Soboll, Former Chair, European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission
	Moderator: Gernot Klotz, Executive Director Research and Innovation, CEFIC
13:00-14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00–15:00 Policy labs
Workshop 5	Public-private partnerships: A match in heaven or hell?
PPPs seem a good answer in a recession – but how to make them work?
	Jan van den Biesen, Vice President, Public R&D Programs, Philips Research
	Peter Chen, Vice President for Research and Corporate Relations, ETH Zürich
	Paul J. Corson, Senior Policy Advisor, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
	Thaima Samman, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Europe
	Moderator: Pat Cox, President, European Movement
Workshop 6	The new wireless city: how Trondheim and NTNU developed a future proof model for global living.
How can a Living Lab accelerate innovation and cover the gap from Lab to Market ?
	Astrid Lægreid, Pro-Rector, Research and Innovation, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science & Technology
	Arne Sølvberg, Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NTNU
	Moderator: Thomas Jelle, CEO Wireless Trondheim Norway, Assistant Professor Department of Telematics NTNU
Workshop 7	Take a risk: Fund an entrepreneur today
What policies are most successful at harnessing entrepreneurship to innovation?
	Laurent Braun, Investment Manager, IP Group
	Gandert Van Raemdonck, CTO, Ephicas
	Helmut Schühsler, Managing Partner, TVM Capital
	Karen Wilson, Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation
	Moderator: Alfons Sauquet Rovira, Dean, ESADE Business School
Workshop 8	Innovation policy - breaking down walls to global collaboration
How do you devise a national innovation strategy? What approaches work?
	Mikko Alkio, Finnish State Secretary for the Economic Affairs
	Peter Dröll, Head of Innovation Policy Development, DG Enterprise, European Commission
	Klaus Gretschmann, Director-General, Competitiveness, European Council
	Patricia Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australia
	Andy Wyckoff, Acting Director, Directorate of Science & Technology, OECD
	Moderator: Martin Grabert, COST Director
15:00–15:30 Networking and Coffee Break
15:30–16:30 Plenary: Innovation for a healthier planet
How global collaboration in innovation can help people live longer and healthier.
	Brian Ager, Director General, EFPIA
	Peter Chen, Vice President, ETH-Zurich
	Andrew Lynn, CEO, Orthomimetics
	Helmut Schühsler, Managing Partner, TVM Capital
	Moderator: Nuala Moran, Science|Business
16:30–17:30 Plenary: Innovation for a greener planet
How global collaboration in innovation can solve climate change, develop new energy sources and promote sustainability.
	Mikko Alkio, Finnish State Secretary for the Economic Affairs
	Frank Brown, Dean, INSEAD
	Astrid Lægreid, Pro-Rector, Research and Innovation, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science & Technology
	David Eyton, Group Vice President for Research and Technology, BP PLC
	Françoise Le Bail, Deputy Director-General, DG Enterprise, European Commission
	Moderator: Richard L. Hudson, Science|Business
17:30–18:00	From lab to market - the secrets of success
Launch of the Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) 2009
	Frank Brown, Dean, INSEAD
	Cyrille van Effenterre, President, ParisTech
	Andrew Lynn, CEO, Orthomimetics
	Neville McClenaghan, Head of School of Biomedical Sciences, COO Diabetica Ltd
	Gandert Van Raemdonck, CTO, Ephicas
	Eleanor Taylor, Head of Proof of Concept Programme, Scottish Enterprise
	Moderator: Richard L. Hudson, Science|Business
18:00–19:00	Reception