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Agenda
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April 19, 2012
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Registration and coffee
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9:00–9:30
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Welcoming address
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Luiz Sá Pessoa, Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in Lisbon
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9:30-9:35
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I session
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Scene Setting
The proposals of the Commission for the future cohesion policy and smart specialization, Normunds POPENS, Deputy Director-General, Convergence, Competitiveness and Cross-border programmes /DG Regional Policy
The challenges for the Portuguese NSRF, Álvaro Santos, Head of Cabinet of the State Secretary of Economy and Regional Development
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9:35– 10.15
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II session
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Smart Specialisation to boost National and Regional economies in the long term
Chair: Ana Maria Costa Freitas, member of BEPA (President Barroso Bureau of Policy Advisers)
- The economic fundamentals of smart specialisation - Philippe McCann Chair of Economic Geography University of Groningen, Adviser of Commissioner Hahn and member of the Mirror Group of the Platform S3
- Finland – Smart Specialisation based on cross-cutting competencies and foresight lead markets – Raine Hermans, Director, Tekes Agency
Q&A session
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10.15–11.00
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Coffee Break
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11.00-11.30
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III session
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Innovation strategies for smart specialisation
Chair: Paulo Areosa Feio, Observatório do QREN
- Smart specialisation in practice case studies on EU regions – Raquel Ortega Argiles, University of Groningen
- A regional perspective on innovation policy in Portugal - Norberto Pires, President of the CCDR Centro and Manager of theRegional OP Centro
Q&A session
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11.30-13.00
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Lunch Break
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IV session
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New opportunities: KETs, clusters and technopoles
Chair: Armando Cardoso,DG Regio/Unit G2 - Portugal
- Key Enabling Technologies – Gabriel Crean, Vice-President CEA Technologies, Chair of the Sherpa Group of the High-Level Expert Group on KET and member of the Mirror Group of the Platform S3
- Lower Austria - a smart strategy and performing techno poles - Irma Priedl, State Government of Noe, Department of Economics, Tourism and Technology
- Innovation and cluster policy in Portugal and the structural funds - Franquelim Alves, Managing Authority of OP Compete
Q&A session
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14.30-16.00
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Panel debate
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Chair: Mikel Landabaso, Head of Unit DG REGIO- D2 Thematic coordination and innovation
- Carlos Nuno Oliveira, State Secretary for Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation
- Daniel Bessa, Director-General of COTEC
- Leonor Parreira, State Secretary for Science
- Vasco Cal, member of BEPA (President Barroso Bureau of Policy Advisers)
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16.00-17.15
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Concluding remarks
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17.15-17.30
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