Green Solutions to reduce Europe’s Ecological Footprint November 19, 2009

The event will be organized within the framework of Ökoindustria – International Exhibition of Environmental Industry.

Programme

9:30-10:00 Registration

10:00 – 13:30 Morning session

10:00 – 10:10 Opening – Dr. Dora Groó, Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation

10:10 – 10:25 Project presentation of ECOINNO2SME – experiences and services (how

ecoinno2sme can support commercialisation and exploitation) – Emese Karácsonyi, Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation

10:25 – 11:00 Exploitation of RTD-project results of SMEs in Europe – an overview on funding possibilities – European Commission

11:00 – 11:30 Commercialisation – Turning a good idea into a great opportunity – Role of an exploitation plan – what have successful exploitation plans in common? – Alastair Macnaughton, Targeting Innovation Ltd.

11:30 – 11:50 Coffee Break

11:50 – 12:10 Typical strengths and weeknesses / tips and tricks for successful exploitation (sectorial (Environment / Energy) and regional comparison) – Alberto Sciuto, INNOVA

12:10 – 13:10 Best practices on exploitation and commercialisation (Environment /Energy) – Case studies from Germany, Hungary and Italy (Promis Gmbh., TerraHumana Ltd.)

13:10 – 13:30 Discussion with speakers and recommendations for other policy makers, service providers and RTD providers – moderator: Hartmut Welck, Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum

13:30 – 14:30 Networking lunch

14:30 – 15:30 Afternoon session

Further legal/ financial assistance in Hungary. Intellectual property right issues, additional financial sources for SMEs: venture capital programmes, bank credit; floor for discussion, questions and answers

15:30 – Visit to the fair

During the morning session English-Hungarian consecutive interpretation will be provided, while the afternoon session will be in Hungarian with no translation. Participation is free of charge, more information on registration will follow soon.

Please note that the organizers reserve the right to make changes to programme.

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