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9 October 2006, in Brussels. In anticipation of an informal summit of EU leaders on Oct. 20, Science|Business organized a Roundtable discussion on EU innovation policy at the Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels. It featured the launch of our own "Innovation Manifesto: 9 ideas to bridge the gap between industry and academia - and make Europe more competitive in global technology." And it was followed by a celebration, in Brussels, of our first year of publication.

Attendees

• Katja Avenstam, director strategic marketing, Chalmers University of Technology
• Nigel Bellingham, Deputy Director, British Council Brussels
• Mario Cervantes, Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Peter Dröll, Head of Cabinet, Janez Potocnik's Office, Commissioner for Science & Research, European Commission
• Bill Echikson, Bureau Chief, Dow Jones Newswire
• Patricia Finn, Director Government Affairs, SAS
• Christopher Hull, Deputy Secretary General and Advisor, European Association of Research and Technology Organisation (EARTO)
• Sean Krepp, Deputy Head, Nokia EU Representation
• Dr. Hugo Lueders, Director of Public Policy EMEA, the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
• Denis Payre, CEO, Kiala.com, co-founder Business Objects
• Karen Strandgaard, Manager, Research Directors Group, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
• Johan Vanhemelrijck, Secretary General, European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio)
• Bernard Vergnes, chairman emeritus, Microsoft EMEA
• Prof. Dr. Reinhilde Veugelers, Economic Advisor, Bureau of European Policy Analysis (BEPA) at the European Commission, Professor - Department of Applied Economics, KU Leuven (on leave)
• John Wyles, Partner, Gplus Europe

For Science|Business

• Richard L. Hudson, CEO & Editor
• Peter Wrobel, Managing Editor
• Terri E. Robinson, Sales Manager
• Steven Maisel, Finance Director
• Tom Wrobel, Webmaster

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