Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs' Roundtable

CONCEPT:

Intellectual Property & Innovative SMEs

Organised by LOGOS Public Affairs in partnership with Europe’s 500 – Entrepreneurs for Growth.


During the SME Day and within the context of EU Growth & Jobs Partnership, the Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs' Roundtable on IP is a one-and-a-half hour panel discussion taking place on Tuesday, 6th June 2006 from 16:00 to 17:50, and focused on the value of intellectual property to SME innovation.

The association "Europe's 500 - Entrepreneurs for Growth" represents the elite of fast-growing entrepreneurs in Europe. Europe's 500 - Entrepreneurs for Growth and LOGOS Public Affairs jointly organise the Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs' Roundtable on IP to build on the existing dialogue among EU policy-makers and growth entrepreneurs on innovation.

The Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs' Roundtable's panel will discuss the contributions from the various stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, innovators, experts, and EU policy-makers.


PROGRAMME:

Keynotes

Viviane Reding, European Commissioner in charge of Information Society & Media

Panel Presentation

  • Jackie Minor, Director for knowledge-based economy, European Commission’s DG Internal Market & Services
  • Edit Herczog, Member of European Parliament, Socialist Group
  • Ruben Bonet, CEO of Fractus SA (Spain)
  • Shirley Jamieson, Head of External Relations at Cambridge Enterprise Centre
  • Mohamed Bouighamedane, Executive Vice-President of Assystem (France) – Europe’s 500 Award Winner in 2005
  • Simon Dewulf, CEO of Creax NV (Belgium)
  • Martin Schoeller, Chairman of Schoeller Industries (Germany) and President of Europe’s 500 – Entrepreneurs for Growth

Moderators

Frederic Soudain, Executive Director at Europe's 500

Keynotes

Neil Holloway, President Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa