 SPEAKERS |
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Mr. Josep Maria Rañé
Minister of Employment and Industry Government of Catalonia
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Mr. Giovanni Dell'Elce
Undersecretary for Productive Activities
Italian Ministry of Productive Activities
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Mr. Joan Trullén Thomàs
Secretary General of Industry
Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce |
› Mr. J. Ramon F. Cienfuegos
President
INSME Association |
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Mr. Allan Parker
Moderator of all Working Session
Director
Peak Performance Development
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› Mr. Sergio
Arzeni
"Fostering creativity in the knowledge based economy"
Director
Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
Centre for Entrepreneurship
and Head of the Programme
for Local Economic and Employment Development
(LEED)
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› Mr.
Thomas Andersson
“Opportunities and challenges for SMEs: innovation, networking, and competencies”
INSME Association Vice President
President of International Organisation for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED)
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| › Mr. Federico Guicciardini Corsi Salviati
Deputy Director, SMEs Division World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Ms. Kornelia Tzinova
"Promotion of technological entrepreneurship in Africa within the framework of NEPAD"
 Research Assistant within the Science Systems Management Unit
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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› Dr. Mohd. Ariffin Aton
"Technology Business Incubators as Catalyst to Promote Growth for SMEs in Malaysia"
President and Chief Executive
SIRIM Berhad, host organisation for the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisations (WAITRO)
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Mr. Filippo Pasquet
"Opportunities of cross-boarder
technology transfer"
Administrator of Innovation Networks at the Enterprise Directorate-General of the European Commission
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Dr. Paolo Munini
The contribution of the European Investment Bank to the European Research Area: the "Innovation 2010 Initiative"
Co-Head R&D Task Force, European Investment Bank (EIB)
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› Mr. Yohanan Levy
"Industrial design – an
innovative tool for SMEs" Director
Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
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› Mr. Tony Pensabene
"The Innovation Challenge for Australia in Growth and Competitiveness"
Chief Economist
Australian Industry (Ai Group)
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› Ms. Birgit Berger
International Centre for New Media
Winner of Category 1 of the 2005 INSME Award for Intermediaries and their Networks
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› Dr. Amita Malik
“Technology for manifacture of low cost napkins”
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research
Winner of Category 2 of the 2005 INSME Award for Initiatives, Programmes and Projects
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Mr. Mario
Cardullo
"Financial barriers for SMEs and impacts on innovation”
Counsellor to the Under Secretary on Entrepreneurism and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
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› Dr. Gui Liang
"The Chinese Innovative SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Global Context"
Deputy Director General
Administration Center of
Innovation Fund for Technology-Based
SMEs
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
People's
Republic of China
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› Mr. Mario Moretti Polegato
“Enterprise of tomorrow”
President
GEOX
Italy
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› Ms. Stuti Narain Kacker
Overcoming Barriers to Innovation for Indian SMEs
Joint Secretary, Government of India
Ministry of Small Scale Industries
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›  Mr. Juan Carlos Fernández Doblado
“Financial Instruments to foster the technological SMEs sector”
Directorate of Promotion, Studies and Corporate Services, Centre for Developement of Industrial Technology (CDTI)
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› Mr. Sergi Mesquida
“Matching Technologies and Opportunities: how to improve the competitiveness of the SMEs” 
Director of Technology Transfer of CIDEM
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Ms. Fulvia Farinelli
"The relevance of science and technology in the knowledge economy"
Programme Officer, Empretec, UNCTAD
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Ms. Marie Lou Guerrero
“WASME sharing of experiences in technology transfer and SME innovation issues”
President
World Association
for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME)
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› Mrs.
María Callejón
 General Director
for SME Policy Spanish Ministry of Industry,Tourism and Trade
 Read the CV
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Mrs. Maria Teresa Costa
Secretary of Industry and Energy
Generalitat de Catalunya |
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Mr. Luigi Corbò
 Director General
Italian Institute for Industrial Promotion (IPI) |
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