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The 2014 SME Assembly: Programme
September
23
2014
The SME Assembly will also feature the European Enterprise Promotion Awards ceremony where the 22 nominees will compete for their chance to win either in one of six categories or the Grand Jury Prize. You can find out more about the 2013 winners here.
Growth Through Enterprise: Exploiting the Opportunities Ahead
Including the European Enterprise Promotion Awards Winners’ Ceremony & European SME Week events
Wednesday, 1st October |
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Stazione PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMME |
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09:30 – 17:00 |
Business Innovation Dione (EN) |
Liberal Professions Working Group Perseide Room (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT) |
European Network to Elettra Room (EN) |
14:30 – 17:30 |
SME Internationalisation / Euro-Mediterranean Industrial Co-operation Ramada Hotel, Via Galileo Ferraris, 40, Naples (EN, FR, IT) |
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Programme for all delegates |
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Business Tours at |
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18:00 – 20:00 |
The European SME Week Reception Hosted by The Italian The European Commission At Camera di Commercio di Napoli (historic trading floor of the Naples
Including the Michel Lebrun, President, |
Thursday, 2nd October |
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Stazione Marittima |
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09:00 Lobby |
Registration Due to security |
DE, EN, FR, IT, ES |
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10:00 – 11:00 Galatea Room |
Opening H.E. Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Republic of Italy Welcome Introduction EU SME Envoy and Director General, DG Enterprise & Industry Welcome message from José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission Keynote Italian Minister for Economic Development Keynote Member of the European Commission for Entrepreneurship & Industry |
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11:00 Galatea Room |
The Big Debate “Thanks to digital technology, everyone can become a successful entrepreneur” In favour: Tine van Heerikhuize, Blink2Blinked, Ilja Laurs, GetJar; Against: |
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DE, EN, FR, IT, ES |
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12:30 Lobby |
Networking lunch |
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14:00 |
Policy Meeting Panel of experts followed by Q&A Dione Room Keynote: Dario Scannapieco, Vice President, EIB Maria Cristina Bertellini, President Ari Korhonen, VP, EBAN; Founder, Spin Top Ventures Ilja Laurs, GetJar Leonardo Rubattu, Dir. Gen., ICCREA BANCA Moderator: Christian Weinberger (EN) |
Policy Business Panel of experts followed by Q&A Calipso Room Toni Brunello, Luis Iurcovich, CEO, Trasversale Olivier Khan, BECI Ahti Kuningas, SME Envoy, Estonia Moderator: Marko Curavić (IT, EN) |
Entrepreneurship Forum Galatea Interviews FIRST PANEL: Alberto Baban, VP Markus Espeter, GloW Energy Paula Fitzsimons, Going Vincent Fosty, Watify Tim Lagerpusch, Sugar Marek Ozana, Ochi (Eureka) Pedro de Sampaio Nunes, Eureka Vincenzo Schiavo, Eurosportello, EEN Naples Claudio Cappellini, CNA SECOND PANEL: Anna Gullstrand, Fröjd Isa Maggi, BIC Italia Net Swetlana Reiche, Lensspirit Benjamin Suchar, Yoopies Heleen Willemsen, Babybloom Healthcare Moderator: Joanna Drake (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT) (14:00 – 16:00) |
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15:15 |
Policy Completing the Single Digital Market for Panel of Dione Ben Butters, Eurochambres Dana Eleftheriadou, DG Sergio Ruiz Sierra, Christian Verschueren, Dir. Gen., Eurocommerce Moderator: Katarzyna Bałucka-Dębska (EN) |
Policy Growth Through Responsive Administration Panel of Calipso Room Chair: Susannah Simon, SME Envoy, UK Keynote: Giorgio Merletti, President, Confartigianato Maarit Nyman, DG ENTR Alain Deniau, Heidrick & Struggles (IT, EN) |
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16:30 Expo Hall |
Networking & |
Meet the New Innovation Actors – Design & Vanessa Carpenter, IdemoLab – Delta Anne Dorthe Josiassen, Dansk Design Centre Christian von Scholten, NorthQ
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Meet the Business Innovation Observatory: Unlocking How to Scale Up Gavriel Avigdor, Innova SpA Cristina Fernandez-Ramos, DG ENTR Laurent Frideres, PwC Luxembourg Laurent Probst, PwC Luxembourg René Wintjes, VNU Merit
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18:00 Galatea Room |
European Enterprise Promotion Awards’ Presentation Presented by Gianna Mazzarella, Giovani (IT, EN) |
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21:00 |
Networking dinner at The Excelsior Hotel, Naples |
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Friday, 3rd October 2014 |
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Stazione Marittima |
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08:00 |
Breakfast Briefing – SBA Factsheets Briefing for Perseide Room (IT, EN) |
EEPA Breakfast Nominees of the Moderator: EEPA Jury Member Elettra Room (EN) |
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09:00 Galatea Room |
Welcome from the Antonio Polito |
DE, EN, FR, IT, ES |
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09:05 Galatea Room |
SBA 2.0 Growth Through Enterprise The EU |
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09:30 Galatea Room |
Question Time An moderated by the Assembly Chair |
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10:00 Expo Hall |
Networking Coffee |
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10:30 |
Transatlantic Co-operation: Benefits for SMEs Interactive session on the opportunities for European Part 1: Driving SME growth in Europe and the US Galatea Room Anthony Chair: Antonio Polito Kim Benson, VP, Cange International Daniele Vaccarino, President, CNA (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT) |
Policy Skills Panel of experts followed by Q&A Dione Ian Clifford, CEO, You Rock Livia di Nardo, Efka Heder, SEECEL Sabine Hepperle, SME Dražen Pros, SME Moderator: Marko Curavić (IT, EN) |
World The A moderated workshop on the priorities for a renewed After an introduction by Joanna Drake, Deputy EU SME Envoy and Director for SME Policy, Katarzyna Bałucka-Dębska, Ursula Hillbrand Elettra Room (EN) |
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Meet the Your Access to South East Asia: ValerioGiampiero Mazzone, EU Niranjala de Mel, ASEAN IPR SME Minna Saneri, EU |
Meet the SME Transfer in Europe: Transeo Oriol Alba, Centre de Reempresa de Jean-Pierre Di Sakari Oikarinen, Confidentum Ltd & Transeo, |
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11:45 |
Part 2: Galatea Room Experts Arnaldo Abruzzini, Lori Cooper, US Department of Trade Brooke Fishback, Health Denis Redonnet, EU Christina Sevilla, US Elena Stegemann, Moderator: Wojciech Sopinski (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT) |
Policy Design Panel of experts followed by Q&A Dione Room Neil Gridley, Design Andrew Kilborn, Managing Jane Oblikas, CEO, Estonian Design Centre Marko Sverdlik, Moderator: John Mathers, Design Council (IT, EN) |
SME Envoys Meeting (upon invitation only) Perseide Room (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT) |
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Meet the Early Warning Europe Peter Bausager Søren Boutrup Svend Røge All: Early Warning, Denmark |
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13:00 Expo Hall |
Networking Lunch |
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13:30 Expo Hall |
Meet the Experts Presenting the Commission’s Series of SBA Guidebooks Pertti Hermannek, author Christian Weinberger, Senior |
Meet the Experts Business Innovation Observatory: Smart Laurent Frideres, Nuray Unlu Bohn, PwC Luxembourg René Wintjes, VNU |
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14:30 |
The Pitch Would-be and Galatea Matan Beery, Akvolution Daan Bergers, Qualenica Tim Lagerpusch, Sugar Samuel Lopez, Creiserds Åsmund Frengstad, Meshcrafts Judges: Elbert Stoof, Get in Ari Korhonen, EBAN Marie Laenen, Sendabee Moderated Joanna Drake |
SME Envoys Meeting (Public) Perseide & Presentation Presentation e-government in Estonia |
DE, EN, FR, IT, ES |
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15:45 |
Conclusions by Costas Andropoulos, |
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16:00 |
Close of SME |
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Thursday 2nd & |
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Stazione Marittima, Naples, Italy |
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ENTREPRENEUR EXPO
An Akvolution (Matan Beery), Anna |
MEET THE EXPERTS
These sessions will allow delegates to participate in |
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