Innovation as a key to EU’s global relevance

30 June 2010 roku Polonia Palace Hotel al. Jerozolimskie 45, Warsaw

What role should innovation play in building the future well-being of Europeans? What should be the place for Europe in the global system of innovation? Is there any place for Central Europe in this system?

These and other questions will be discussed by Polish and foreign innovation experts, including Ziga Turk, Laurent Cohen-Tanugi and Krzysztof Rybiński, during the conference "Innovation as a key to EU’s global relevance". Our new report "Turning gaps into niches. For a new innovation paradigm in Central Europe", prepared by demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy and Ernst&Young "Better Government" Programme, will also be presented on this occasion.

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Programme

14.00 - 14.30 Registration

14.30 - 14.35 Introduction

Paweł Świeboda, President, demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

Piotr Ciżkowicz, Manager, "Better Government" Program, Ernst&Young

14.35 - 14.50 Presentation of the report "Turning gaps into niches. For a new innovation paradigm in Central Europe."

Paweł Świeboda, President, demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

Piotr Ciżkowicz, Manager, "Better Government" Program, Ernst&Young

14.50 - 15.20 Hot Chair Session: Innovation & the Future of Europe

Ziga Turk Professor at the University of Ljubljana and Secretary General of the Reflection Group on the Future of Europe chaired by Felipe Gonzales

15.20 - 16.30 Pannel Discussion: What place for Europe in the global geography of innovation?

Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, Lawyer, Author of the Report on Globalisation for the French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Lars Kolte Chief Negotiator for the Danish participation in ESS, Lund, Sweden

Tjork de Lange, Co-Founder of the Lisbon Council

Patricia Reilly, Member of Cabinet of Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Innovation

Maciej Witucki, President, Polish Telecom (TP S.A.)

16.30 Concluding remarks

Paweł Świeboda, President, demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

The conference will be held in English only

Participation in the event is free of charge

Number of seats is limited

For further information: demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy