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

 

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