In search of successful innovation strategies
December 1st and 2nd 2004
Programme (afternoon)
December, 1st The Dutch innovation system
12.15 13.00 Get together, registration, sandwich lunch
13.00 13.15 Opening and welcoming
Ben Giesen (SenterNovem)
13.15 14.00 Innovation in the Netherlands
Luc Soete (Professor of International Economics, Maastricht)
14.00 14.30 The Dutch innovation policy
Chris Buijink ( Director-General of Innovation, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs)
14.30 15.00 Break
15.00 15.30 Successes of Technological Top Institutes
Driek Vergouwen (Director, Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences)
15.30 16.00 Role of SenterNovem
Willem Zwalve (Director of Innovation, SenterNovem)
16.00 16.30 Paneldiscussion with all the speakers
16.30 17.15 Drinks
18.00 21.30 A canal tour followed by a dinner
Programme (morning)
December, 2nd Innovation in industry
08.30 09.00 Get together
09.00 09.15 Opening and welcoming
Staffan Håkansson (VINNOVA)
09.15 09.45 An international corporation
Charlotte Brogren (Research Director, ABB Corporate Research, Sweden)
09.45 10.15 A medium sized high-tech company
Herman van der Auweraer (RTD Manager, LMS, Belgium)
10.15 10.35 Discussion
Is introduced and led by Bart Nieuwenhuis (Strategic advisor, Hypercube Business Innovation)
10.35 11.00 Break
11.00 11.30 The start-up and growth of a Dutch company
Wybren Jouwsma (Technical Director, Bronkhorst High-Tech B.V.)
11.30 12.00 The effects of innovation on company growth
Michael Woywode (Professor of International Management at Aachen University)
12.00 12.20 Discussion
Is introduced and led by Bart Nieuwenhuis
12.20 13.30 Lunch
Programme (afternoon)
December, 2nd Innovation stimulated by government agencies
13.30 13.45 Opening and welcoming
Erik Skaug (RCN)
13.45 14.15 Stimulating innovation by the EC
Robert-Jan Smits (Research DG, European Commission)
14.15 14.45 Tekes
Jari Romanainen (Executive Director, Tekes, Finland)
14.45 15.05 Discussion
Is introduced and led by Bart Nieuwenhuis
15.05 15.30 Break
15.30 16.00 Linking innovation challenges and new programmes
Knut Haanaes (General Director , RCN, Norway)
16.00 16.30 The Irish Approach
Valentine Hayes (Head International Science and Technology, Enterprise Ireland)
16.30 16.50 Discussion
Is introduced and led by Bart Nieuwenhuis
16.50 17.00 Closure
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