Have your say on a possible successor to the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP)
Ready to grow?
Shaping future EU support for business
Conference on the future of the CIP
Brussels, 25 January 2011
How to boost growth of European businesses? What are the key issues the EU should focus on? 
The CIP will come to an end in 2013 and the Commission services are currently elaborating actions and priorities to support the competitiveness of European businesses after 2013.
A conference on the future of the CIP measures took place on Tuesday 25 January 2011 in Brussels.
More than 550 participants took part in the conference, including representatives of business and innovation agencies, financial associations, universities, SMEs, etc. Participants and speakers expressed their views about issues such as: What are the key actions that the EU should focus on to help businesses grow? Or what actions already in place should be improved and how?
Exhibition
In parallel, an exhibition was held the whole day in Gasperi foyer. Display stands showcased the achievement of the CIP so far and allowed participants to discuss with the respective Commission services current policy orientations and available funding opportunities.
Programme and other related documents of the conference

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Main messages
[156 KB] from participants and speakers -
Programme
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Short CVs of the moderator and speakers
[2 MB] of the conference -
Keynote speech
[46 KB] by Heinz Zourek -
Slides
[353 KB] presented by Anastassia Constantinou - Concluding remark by Antonio Tajani, Vice president of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship
