2011 SBA Conference: Speakers
- Opening plenary session
- Round-table discussion with representatives of business organisations
- Workshop A - Promoting the entrepreneurial spirit
- Workshop B – Improving the business environment
- Workshop C - Investing in skills
- Workshop D - Supporting the internationalisation of business: taking advantage of the Single Market
- Workshop E - Responsible and inclusive entrepreneurship
- Workshop F - Supporting the internationalisation of business: access to markets beyond the EU
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
- Inaugural meeting of national SME Envoys
- Workshop G - Access to finance & funding innovation
- Workshop H - Regional strategies for SBA implementation
- Conclusions
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Opening plenary session
| Dr László Szöllosi | Daniel Calleja Crespo | ||
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Round-table discussion with representatives of business organisations
| Dr László Parragh | Andrea Benassi | Hugh Morgan-Williams | |
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President | Secretary General UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) | BusinessEurope Chair Entrepreneurship and SME Committee | |
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Workshop A - Promoting the entrepreneurial spirit
| Joanna Drake (moderator) | Prof. Meral Kekeçoglu | Roland Budnik | Anna Molero |
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Director for SMEs and | Düzce University Beekeeping Research Director Development and Application Centre (DAGEM) Turkey | Gdansk Municipal Employment Office Poland | Barcelona Activa SAU SPM Barcelona City Council Spain |
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| Véronique Willems | |||
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Workshop B – Improving the business environment
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Dr László Szöllosi | Tomas Stavbom | Leo Padazakos | Gábor Fülöp |
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National SME Envoy | Head of regional development Uppsala Regional Council Sweden | CEO Entreprenörsfabriken Sweden | Secretary General Heves County Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hungary |
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| Gian Angelo Bellati | Thibault Lanxade | ||
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Director | MEDEF France |
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Workshop C - Investing in skills
| Dr Márton Braun (moderator) | Erik Boer | Trevor Blackman | Rugile Butkeviciute |
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| Managing Director Hungarian Enterprise Development Foundation Hungary | Managing Director Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship The Netherlands | Managing Director Apple Pie Enterprises (APE Media) Ltd. UK | Women's Issues Information Centre Lithuania |
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Workshop D - Supporting the internationalisation of business: taking advantage of the Single Market
| Jean-François Aguinaga
(moderator) | Pedro Rodrigues | Claudia Scarimbolo | Karina Martins |
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| Head of Unit Business Co-operation and Support Network DG Enterprise and Industry European Commission | AICEP National Agency for Investment & External trade, EPE Portugal | The Institute for Business Development of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce Austria | Cher Chamber of Commerce and Industry France |
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Workshop E - Responsible and inclusive entrepreneurship
| Victoria Petrova (moderator) | Bela Kocsy | Dr Martin Gleitsmann | Reda Sutkuviene |
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| Head of Unit SME policy development and crafts DG Enterprise and Industry European Commission | Manager and Co-owner Hotel Panda Ltd. Hungary | Federal economic chamber Austria | Social Support Projects Lithuania |
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| Maria Cristina Bertellini | |||
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| Small Business Confindustria Italy |
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Workshop F - Supporting the internationalisation of business: access to markets beyond the EU
| Petros Sourmelis
(moderator) | Carlo Longo | Pierre-Jean Baillot | Florian Beer |
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Head of unit | Prato Chamber of Commerce Italy | ERAI (Enterprise Rhône-Alpes International) France | Managing Director ACT – Austrian Clean Technology on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water management (BMLFUW) Austria |
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Inaugural meeting of national SME Envoys
| Antonio Tajani | Dr Zoltán Cséfalvay | Daniel Calleja Crespo | Grazyna Henclewska |
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| Vice President European Commission Industry and Entrepreneurship | Minister of State for National Economy Hungary |
EU SME Envoy | National SME Envoy Deputy Minister Ministry of Economy Poland |
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| Dr Eckhard Franz | Brendan Burns | ||
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National SME Envoy | President of the Study Group on the Review of the SBA European Economic and Social Committee | ||
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"Mobilising SMEs for the Future of Europe" Conference, Budapest:
- extracts with the participation of Antonio TAJANI, EC Vice-President in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship
- press conference
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Workshop G - Access to finance & funding innovation
| Dr Antal Nikodemus (moderator) | Rainer Schneider | Carina Ohm | Jukka Jokinen |
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| General Director Ministry for National Economy Hungary | Programme manager Institute for Innovation and Technology (VDI VDE IT) Germany | Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs Denmark | Technopolis Oyj Finland |
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Workshop H - Regional strategies for SBA implementation
| Mr John Walsh (Moderator) | Mr Arnoldas Abramavicius | Javier Celdran | |
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| Deputy Head of Unit DG Regional Policy European Commission | President of the Commission for Economic and Social Affairs European Committee of the Regions | Murcia Regional Development Agency | |
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| Reiner Kneifel-Haverkamp | Marie Lynch | ||
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| Ministry of Economics and European Affairs Land Brandenburg | Kerry Technology Park | ||
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Conclusions
Conference Conclusions
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| Dr László Szöllosi | Daniel Calleja Crespo | ||
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