The OPEN DAYS as a platform for exchange and innovation

Thomas WobbenRepresentation of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU

Boulevard Saint Michel 80B-1040 Brussels

E-mail: thomas.wobben@lv-bruessel.stk.sachsen-anhalt.de

This years topics

• Attracting investors: Regions and cities show how it works;

• Proximity matters: Clusters and regional development;

• Spending it wisely: Public-private partnerships and financial engineering;

• Crossing borders: Networking and best practice supporting growth and jobs;

• Checking delivery: How the new programmes are implemented

150 workshops allover Brussels

Our Consortium

• Topic “Science and Innovation in Regional Policy”

• Our Partners:– Saxony-Anhalt– North East of England– Region of Murcia– Cheshire– Podkarpackie– ALPEUREGIO– Mazovia– Province of Limburg– Sardinia

• co-organised with the State Regional Development Agency of Latvia

14.30 – 16.30Workshop 1: “New tools for regional development”

Speakers:

• Innovative Tools for SME Financing for Regional Economic Development, Mr. Andrew Mitchell, Chief Executive, NStar Limited

• Regional Benchmarking as a tool for supporting the development centres in Latvia, Mr. Ralfs Spade, Head of Research Unit, State Regional Development Agency

• European Funds support for European business centres to foster innovation in the Murcia region, Mr. Severiano Arias González, General Director of the Regional Development Agency of Murcia

• Regional innovation strategy-a significant instrument to create the development of Mazovia, Mr. Aleksander Buczacki, Head of unit of the Innovation unit, Department of Strategy and Regional Development for Development of Mazovia

17.00 – 19.00Workshop 2: Regions & Cities of Science (code: 10B28)

Speakers:• Regional research policy and clusters,

Mr. Gianni Lazarri, Chief executive officer

• Using science for local development: the Science Harbour in Magdeburg, Mr. Klaus Puchta, Head of Department for Business Development, Tourism and Regional Co-operation, City of Magdeburg

• Newcastle Science City: The Triple Partnership Helix In Action, Ms. Estelle Chatard, Innovation, Industry & Science Team (Strategy), One NorthEast

• Examples for the support of science and innovation in the region of Sardinia, Mr Valter Songini, Marketing and External Relations Manager, Sardinia Research

• From sand to systems: the partnership approach on solar energy in Limburg, Mr. Gosse Boxhoorn, Director Solland Solar

• The Photovoltaics Network at the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Mr. Wolfram Sparber, Renewable Energy, EURAC research

Impressions from the Open Days Event in Brussels

… further impressions

Open Days going Local

• More then 100 local events

• 5 events in our consortium

• 2 events in Latvia

Next OPEN DAYS

6-9.10.2008!