10.00

Reception, morning coffee

10.30

Opening of the TAFTIE Annual Conference 2015

Peter Dortans, TAFTIE Chairman, Managing Director VDI/VDE-IT

How innovation advisors see today´s complexity           Moderation Michael Huch

10.40

Key note: Challenges and Expectations for Today´s Innovation Support

Uwe Cantner, University of Jena

11.00

Panel discussion: Complex Innovation - New challenges, Requirements and Approaches for Research and Innovation Support Programmes

Luke Georghiou, University of Manchester

Per Koch, Special Adviser Innovation Norway

Jana Kolar,Morana, Governing Board Member European Institute for Innovation and Technology

Uwe Cantner, University of Jena

12.15

Lunch break

13.15

TAFTIE welcomes the National Research Council Canada as a new International Partner

13.30

Innovation Practitioners Panel: Managing complexity for mission-driven objectives and within industry                                    Moderation Wolfgang Gessner

13.30

Electric Mobility funding in Germany: Stimulating RTD collaboration and the Creation of a Supportive Innovation Framework

Gereon Meyer, VDI/VDE-IT

14.00

Industry view: Managing complex research and innovation portfolios in today´s innovation environment

Thomas Görgen, Bayer Technology Services GmbH

14.30

Coffee break

15.00

The Netherlands: Top Sector “AgriFood”

Pieter J. M. de Bruijn, RijksdienstvoorOndernemendNederland

15.15

Germany: The New Future of Old Age

Mark Bovenschulte, VDI/VDE-IT

15.30

Discussion with the previous speakers

16.00

Conclusions