Maritim Hotel & International Congress Center Dresden
Ostra-Ufer 2, 01607 Dresden
Dresden, 6-7 July 2009
| 10:30 hrs | Welcome and Opening |
| EUREKA: World-Class Innovation Through International Cooperation Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Research (BMBF) Opening by Minister Schavan (in German only) [41 kb] | |
| 11:10 hrs | Welcome Address Stanislaw Tillich, Prime Minister of the Free State of Saxony, Germany |
| 11:20 hrs | Plenary Session |
| The European Research Area - Challenges and Opportunities for Europe Anneli Pauli, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General Research, European Commission Plenary Speech by Anneli Pauli [75 kb] | |
| 11:40 hrs | Korea's Research and Development Cooperation with Europe: Opportunities and Perspectives Che-Min Rim, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea Presentation by Che-Min Rim [2.781 kb] |
| 12:00 hrs | Keynote Lecture |
| Europe in the Age of Globalisation: A Review of EUREKA from the Beginnings and Future Perspectives Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 hrs | Lunch |
| 14:00 hrs | Workshops in parallel sessions (part I) |
| Workshop 1 Energy and Climate Change: Global Opportunities and Challenges for European RTD and Innovation Chairperson: Jürgen Lenz, Vice President Gas, DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water), Germany Keynote speech: Gabriel Marquette, Business Partnership Manager, Schlumberger, France; Chairman of the EUREKA Cluster EUROGIA+ (Low Carbon Energy Technologies) | |
| Workshop 2 Information and Communication Technology: Key for Global Competitiveness of the European Industry Chairperson: Enrico Villa, Chairman of the EUREKA Clusters CATRENE (Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics) and MEDEA+ (Microelectronics Development for European Applications) Keynote speech: Rudolf Haggenmüller, Chairman of the EUREKA Cluster ITEA2 (European Leadership in Software-intensive Systems) Presentation by Enrico Villa [560 kb] Presentation by Rudolf Haggenmueller [411 kb] Presentation 'CELTIC' by Jose Jimenez [484 kb] | |
| Workshop 3 SMEs: Challenges of Globalisation for Managing Knowledge and Innovation Chairperson: Thorsten Posselt, Director of Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe; Germany Keynote speech: Lynn Martin, Director of Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Tadeusz Uhl, Chair of Mechatronics, University of Science and Technology AGH, Poland; President and CEO, EC Group Presentation by Lynn Martin [422 kb] Presentation by Tadeusz Uhl [2.126 kb] | |
| Workshop 4 European Clusters: Model for Successful Innovation Policy Chairperson: Carsten Schierenbeck, Policy Officer, Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry, European Commission Keynote speech: Jörg Bagdahn, Head of Fraunhofer-Center for Silicon Photovoltaics, Germany; Manager of Excellence Cluster "Solar Valley Central Germany" Presentation by Jörg Bagdahn [542 kb] | |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 hrs | Workshops in parallel sessions (part II) |
| Workshop 5 Medical Technology: Unlocking European Growth Potential for Global Competitiveness Chairperson: Heinrich von Wulfen, Regional CEO Europe, Africa, Middle East & Customer Relationship Management, Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Germany Keynote speech: Jos Vander Sloten, Chair of Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Vice President of EAMBES (European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science) Presentation by Heinrich von Wulfen (1) [463 kb] Presentation by Heinrich von Wulfen (2) [93 kb] Presentation by Jos Vander Sloten [2.893 kb] | |
| Workshop 6 European Production Technology: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation and Technological Development Chairperson: Rikardo Bueno, Director for Scientific Policy, FATRONIK-Tecnalia, Spain Keynote speech: Engelbert Westkämper, Head of Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Germany Christian Wögerer, Head of Science and Commissioner for Technology, PROFACTOR Research and Solutions GmbH, Austria; Chairman of the EUREKA Umbrella PRO-FACTORY (Improving The Competitiveness Of European Manufacturing / Production Industry) Presentation by Engelbert Westkämper [602 kb] Presentation by Christian Wögerer [666 kb] | |
| Workshop 7 Intellectual Property: Secure, Effective and Reliable RTD Cooperation in a Globalised Economy Chairperson: Klaus Uckel, Director, Division EU Research Policy and EUREKA, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Keynote speech: Jan van den Biesen, Vice President Philips Research, Director of Public R&D Programmes, The Netherlands Presentation by Jan van den Biesen [537 kb] Presentation by Shalini Saxena [369 kb] | |
| Workshop 8 Financing Innovation: Models and Instruments along the Value Chain Chairperson: Robert-Jan Smits, Director, Directorate-General Research, European Commission Keynote speech: Eli Opper, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Israel Thomas C. Barrett, Director, Action for Growth Instruments, European Investment Bank Presentation by Robert-Jan Smits [60 kb] Presentation by Eli Opper [2.356 kb] Presentation by Thomas C. Barrett [232 kb] | |
| 19:30 hrs | Dinner |
| 9:00 hrs | Plenary Session |
| Reports from the Workshops by the Chairpersons of the Workshops Workshop results [76 kb] | |
| 10:00 hrs | Plenary Speeches |
| EUREKA: New Perspectives for European R&D Cooperation in a Globalised World Economy Soumodip Sarkar, Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of Évora, Portugal Henrik Enderlein, Associate Dean and Professor of Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance, Germany Presentation by Soumodip Sarkar [3.348 kb] Plenary Speech by Henrik Enderlein [128 kb] | |
| 11:00 hrs | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 hrs | Panel Discussion |
| World-Class Innovation Through International Cooperation Frieder Meyer-Krahmer, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Soumodip Sarkar, Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of Évora, Portugal Henrik Enderlein, Associate Dean and Professor of Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance, Germany Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank Luc Rousseau, Director-General of Competitiveness, Industry and Services, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, France Enrico Villa, Chairman of the EUREKA Clusters CATRENE (Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics) and MEDEA+ (Microelectronics Development for European Applications) Moderator: Conny Czymoch, Journalist, Phoenix TV | |
| 13:00 hrs | Conclusions of the Conference and Closing Remarks |
| Walter Mönig, Chairman of the EUREKA High Level Group, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Conclusions by Walter Mönig [46 kb] | |
| 13:15 hrs | Lunch |
| From 14:00 hrs | Shuttle to airport and central train station Dresden |
