European Conference on Financing Innovation and the Creation of Technology Based Companies
The innovation capacity of the companies is one of the factors that most contribute to the competitiveness and the long-term growth of employment. Therefore, it is necessary to foster in companies a culture that allows them to benefit from the opportunities derived from the technological changes. However, one of the most important obstacles that innovation encounters is the restraint of financing due to the high-risk component of the investments. Consequently, it is necessary to articulate measures that support financing innovation activities at regional, national and European levels. OBJECT The object of this Conference is to bring together and favour the exchange of conversation between the different European key agents of the Innovation Financing and technology based companies creation system. OBJECTIVES > To present the successful experiences on the use of certain Financing Innovation models in different European regions,> To explore the different existing mechanisms for the creation of technology based companies,> To know more about the points of view of entrepreneurs and investors in relation to the Innovation Financing process,> To favour an appropriate platform for the learning and assimilation of good practices that allow the policy makers to plan more appropriate actions for the development of the Financing Innovation strategies and the different key agents of the system to adopt the most suitable mechanisms for the invigoration of their actions within these matters. TARGET GROUPS The different European key agents of the Financing Innovation and Technology-based companies creation system, such as:,> Entrepreneurs,> Investors (Venture Capital entities, Business Angels, Banks and Savings banks, etc.),> Intermediate bodies and public institutions that are responsible for the promotion of innovation at a regional, national and European level. ,AGENDA,(Simultaneous Translation English Spanish during the Conference) 28th November 9:00 Registration and collection of the documentation. 9:30 Opening session,- Jose Antonio Viera. Member of the Governing Andalusia Council for Employment and Technological Development.,- Jose María Bueno. President of El Monte Caja de Ahorros de Huelva y Sevilla..,- Enrique Navarrete. President of Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología (IAT). Section I. Experiences in regional public Financing Innovation policies.,9:50 The experience of the Stuttgart region. Germany,- Rolf Reiner. i.con.innovation.GmbH. Senior Consultant of the Stuttgart Region Economic,Development Corporation. Stuttgart. Germany 10:10 The experience of Oxfordshire. England.,Colin Alexander. Director of Projects and Consultancy. Oxford Innovation Ltd. England. 10:30 Financing Innovation strategy in Andalusia.,- Ana Mª Peña Solís. General Manager of Technological Development and Incentives. Employment and Technological Development Department of Andalusia Council. Spain. 10:50 Debate 11:20 Coffee break Section II. Key points for a successful meeting between entrepreneurs and investors.,11:40 Gate2Growth.com service of the European Commission: the European portal for Growth business,- Jean Christophe de Tauzia. Gate2Growth. 12:00 CONNECT Programme: Support to the creation, development and economic growth of the new technology based companies in Scotland.,- Ian Mc. Donald. Director of the CONNECT Programme. University of Edinburgh. UK 12:20 NEOTEC Initiative: Support to the creation and consolidation of new technology based companies in Spain. CDTI ,- Juan Carlos Fernández Doblado. Deputy Manager of Communication and Corporative Services.CDTI 12:40 New models of Collaboration in Innovations - Demands on Investors and Innovators.,- Thomas Heimer. Managing Dean. Hochschule für Bankwirtschaft /HfB 13:00 Debate 13:30 Lunch Section III. Experiences in financing new technology based companies. The investors point of view.,15:30 The experience of the FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.,- Andrew Marratt. Manager. Innovation & Technology Unit. HSBC. Oxford. United Kingdom.,- Alberto Alonso. Deputy General Manager. Caja de Ahorros de Huelva y Sevilla El Monte. 16:10 The experience of the VENTURE CAPITAL institutions.,- Philippe Dubois. Mistral Investment (Venture Capital Society). Montpellier. France.,- Juan Luis Galán. Director of M-Capital. Member of the Steering Committee of ASCRI (Spanish association of Venture Capital Societies). 16:50 The experience of BUSINESS ANGELS,- Jean Louis Mentior. IPStrategies. Belgium.,- Mónica Reino. Co-ordinator of the EBAN European Network. 17:30 Debate 18:00 End of the day. ,29th November Section IV. Experiences in the creation of new technology based companies. The entrepreneurs point of view.,9:00 Research projects turned into business.,- Rafael Camacho. Director of Newbiotechnics. Sevilla. Company participated by El Monte.,- Andrés König. Director of Mologen. 9:40 Criteria and methodologies for the assessment of innovative projects. FIT project.,- Juan Manuel González. Director of the Innovation and Technology Area. IAT. 10:00 The experience of the Andalusian Confederation of Entrepreneurs.,- Antonio Carrillo. Secretary-General. 10:20 Debate 10:40 Coffee break Section V. Models for the creation of University Spin-offs.,11:00 SPINNOVA A new methodology to encourage the academic researchers to create spin-offs and to contribute to Innovation through the Technology Transfer.,- Mark Anderson. University of Salamanca. 11:20 Business incubators.,- Gustavo Marcos Cancelas. Managing director of UNINOVA. University of Santiago de Compostela,- Peter Van Der Sijde. University of Twente. The Netherlands. 12:10 Debate Section VI. Other Financing Innovation models.,12:30 The 50K Competition model of Business Plans.,- Juan Martínez Barea. Director of CREARA, Centre for the Innovation and Business creation, San Telmo Foundation. 12:40 The PRO-BACK model: Creation and development of Business Angels networks.,- Francis Fallu. Manager of the ARCANGE Network. Bretagne region. France 13:00 Debate 13:20 Closing session.,- Manuel López Casero. Secretary-General for Industry and Technological Development. Employment and Technological Development Department of Andalusia Council.,- Antonio Fernández García. President of Instituto de Fomento de Andalucía (IFA). ,- Javier Iglesias Rodríguez. Director of Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología (IAT). 13:30 End of the conference. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE NO MORE PLACES AVAILABLE ORGANISER:,IAT - Instituto Andaluz de Tecnologia SPONSERS:,Caja de Ahorros - El Monte,Junta de Andalucia COLLABORATIONS:,CDTI - Centro para el Desarrollo Technologico Industrial,European Commission,SEIRC - South European Innovation Relay Centre
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