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Building Knowledge Economy through

Innovation Ecosystem:

The Role of Innovation Hubs

Programme

KEN-2014

25 – 26 November 2014 | Ljubljana, Slovenia

ORGANISERS

KnowledgeEconomyNetworkKEN

1

Evening Prior 24 November (Monday)

19.00 – 21.00 Welcome Reception offered by

Zoran Janković, Mayor of City of Ljubljana

in Ljubljana Town Hall

Day One 25 November (Tuesday)

08.30 – 09.00 Registration

09.00 – 09.10 Boris Cizelj, Chairman Knowledge Economy Network

Zoran Janković,

Mayor of City of Ljubljana

Opening Words

Welcome to Ljubljana

09.10 – 10.45

Howard Alper

Chair of Canadian Federal Government’s Science, Technology

and Innovation Council, STIC; Chair of KEN International Advisory

Board

Christopher Hire Executive Director, Global Innovation

Agency “2thinknow”

Nava Swersky Sofer Co-Chair, NanoIsrael

Ivan Svetlik, Rector, University of Ljubljana

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, President, Global Research Alliance, and

Chair of KEN Task Force on the Slovenian Innovation Hub Project

Welcome by Slovenian Government Senior Government Representative

(name to be determined)

Recent Global Developments of Knowledge Economy in the field of Innovation Ecosystems The Urban Contribution to Knowledge Economy Experience of an Innovative, “Start-Up Country” The Slovenian Innovation Hub – Introduction to the Project Recommendations of KEN Task Force for the Slovenian Innovation Hub

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10.45 – 11.15 KEN WORKSHOP REPORTS

Recommendations from Preparatory Workshops

Entrepreneurship Education Non-Technological Innovation

Presentation by Workshop Rapporteurs

Marc Fleetham

Director,

Business Solutions, Wolverhampton University, UK

Viljenka Godina

Director,

Economic Institute Maribor, Slovenia

11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00 THEMATIC TABLES Session I

Moderators and Rapporteurs

A

Education and Training for Innovative Thinking

Doris Kiendl-Wendner

Director, Institute for International Management, FH Joanneum, University of Applied Sciences, Graz

B

Entrepreneurship – A State of Mind

Marc Fleetham, Director,Business Solutions, Wolverhampton University, UK

C

Non-Technological Innovation

Metka Stare, Research Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, and Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, IMAD

D

Support Environment for Innovation Hubs

Iztok Lesjak, Director, Technology Park Ljubljana

3

Stane Pejovnik, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry & Chemical Technology

E

Securing Venture Capital Support for Promising Projects

Draško Veselinovič, President of the Management Board,

Slovenian Business & Research Association, Director Gea College

13.00 – 14.30 Networking Lunch

14.30 – 17.00 THEMATIC TABLES

Session II

Participants may change tables

17.00 – 18.00 5th Regular Session of the KEN General Meeting

Non members also welcome!

Proposed Agenda:

1. Adoption of Minutes of 4th General Meeting of 2 June 2014

2. Report 2013/2014 3. Program 2014/2015 4. Any other business

Meeting chaired by KEN Chairman Boris Cizelj

20.00 – 22.00

KEN Awards 2014 Dinner Ceremony

Premier Hotel Slon, Ljubljana

Day Two 26 November (Wednesday)

09.00 – 10.00 Presentations of Awarded Good Practice Cases

Categories:

! Communication ! Education & Training ! Entrepreneurship ! Innovation ! R&D

10.00 – 11.00 Discussion

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11.00 – 11.45 Moderators/Rapporteurs of

Thematic Tables reporting (5 x 5 minutes)

Q & A (20 minutes)

11.45 – 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 – 12.15

Adoption of Forum Resolution and Recommendations

12.15 – 12.30

Closing

12.30 – 14.00 14.00 – 15.00

Farewell Buffet Lunch Ljubljana Sightseeing (optional)

14.00 – 16.00 5th Meeting of KEN International Advisory Board