Veranstaltungen

SciTechEurope

INVEST.INNOVATE.INTEGRATE 23rd November 2010 The Square, Brussels

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PROFESSOR HELGA NOWOTNY, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS SPEAKER AT SCITECH EUROPE 2010

The European Commission’s innovation action plan will look at what can be done to help Europe compete with the US, China, India and Japan. Greater partnerships, research collaborations and private investment can help convert leading research and development into marketable products.

One of the stumbling blocks towards this is a risk averse private sector investment strategy in Europe. Institutional investors have tended to have less venture capital than their American counterpart pensions and insurance companies, and are less inclined to back high-risk, high-reward emerging science enterprises.

How can we deliver a strong European venture capital market to help turn innovation into commercial success?

Our second annual SciTech Europe conference will promote breakthrough research, successful innovation networks and potential investment opportunities and illustrate how – by linking knowledge, resources and skills – we can produce harmonised research and development networks that can boost both innovation and investment opportunities.

This year's high-level meeting will give you the opportunity to express your opinions and share ideas with some of the leading figures in science, engineering and technology across Europe .

Speakers Include:
Professor Helga Nowotny, President, European Research Council
Dr. John Smith, Deputy Secretary General, European University Association
Prof Dr Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (Invited)
Professor Sir Tim Hunt, Nobel Prize Laureate, Cancer Research UK (Invited)

Marja Makarow, Chief Executive, European Science Foundation (Invited)

Professor Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Invited)

Professor John Wood CBE, Chair, European Research Area Board; Senior International Advisor, Imperial College London (Invited)

Further details of what will be a very informative day can be found here

Please note: Places are limited and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are unable to attend this event, please feel free to forward details of this event to a colleague.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Matthew Warrilow or telephone +44 (0)161 832 738.

The event will be preceded by a drinks reception the evening before

If you wish to register your interest in exhibiting or delivering a masterclass, you can submit your contact details here and one of our advisors will be in touch directly.

Please note that sponsors of this event may contact registered delegates post-event with regards to their services. Please inform us if you do not wish your details to be passed on.

 

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