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Hellenic Innovation Forum: 1st International Conference 2013 - Shaping an Innovation Policy for Greece
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Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA), Georges Siotis (European Commission, Task Force for Greece) |
| Location: | Eugenides Foundation, Athens |
| Date: | October 07, 2013 - October 08, 2013 |
Event Manager: |
Dominik Spitza (IZA) |
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Hellenic Innovation Forum |
Current Economic Situation and Future perspectives
Greece, despite the considerable adjustment already undertaken, is still in dire straits. The
contraction in GDP has been extremely large and unemployment has reached unsustainable levels. Thus, it is a matter of urgency to put the country back onto a sustainable growth path, as “doing more of the same” is not an option. By unlocking its hidden assets, including an attractive climate and supportive diaspora, Greece can capitalize on its Eurozone membership
and foster economic stability. Greece needs a coherent innovation policy which shall contribute to moving the country forward.
General aims of the conference
The forum, organized as a multi-lateral venture, will open the discussion on Greece’s innovation future. The forum will explore best practices in innovation policy and identify opportunities to initiate cooperation between Greeks (local/diaspora) and non-Greeks (EU/non EU) represented by participants. The forum will also identify ways to take advantage of the EU-funding on innovation policy that will become available starting in 2014.
The Focus of the Forum and participants
The forum will be designed to facilitate the exchange of views and expertise between experts
from Greece, the Greek Diaspora, other European Countries, and the United States of America. The forum will seek to:
• Envision an ambitious, innovative future for Greece, highlight Greece’s hidden assets, as well as the obstacles that prevent it from leveraging these assets;
• Recommend ways to enhance Greece’s existing assets; and
• Identify individual projects that have the potential to become flagship projects for Greece.
More specifically, when discussing the set of policy measures, these may encompass (i) the
further development of existing research institutes, universities and professional education,
(ii) the establishment of new research institutions of highest quality; (iii) the expansion of
research clusters based on existing specialization within Greece; (iv) business environment reforms including improved (intellectual) property rights, aimed at nurturing the entry and growth of innovative firms and businesses (v) the development of financial tools to support actors in the early stage of the innovation cycle, (vi) the provision of innovation supporting services; and (vii) the development of a policy aimed at exploiting the strengths of the Diaspora.
Participants from Greece, the Greek diaspora, other European Countries and the U.S.A. will include
- Decision Makers
- Scientists
- Managers from excellent research institutions
- Providers of public funds for innovation policies
- Potential private investors and industry leaders
- Banks, venture capitalists and financial intermediaries
- Entrepreneurs and successful high-tech start-ups
Format, Audience, Time and place
This conference is co-organised by the Bonn based Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Task Force for Greece, and the Eugenidis Foundation, with the support of the German Embassy, the Bodossakis Foundation, as well as Eurobank.
The Forum will focus on policy development during the first day, followed by presentations on specific topics on the second day. Facilities and opportunities for bi-lateral meetings will be provided.
About the conference: hif-git.com
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Monday, October 07:
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10:00 |
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Registration and Coffee |
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| 10:00 |
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10:30 |
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Welcome Address moderated by Anna Grimani |
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Leonidas Demetriades-Eugenides (Eugenides Foundation, Athens)
Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA |
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11:45 |
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Policy Perspectives for Innovation Systems moderated by Anna Grimani |
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Minister of Administrative Reform, Greece) |
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"Fostering Innovation in Greece: Public and Private Sector Initiatives"
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Thomas Rachel (State Secretary, Germany) |
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"German-Greek Cooperation in Research and Education"
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Horst Reichenbach (European Commission, Task Force for Greece) |
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"-- to be announced --"
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Christos Vassilakos (General Secretary of Research & Technology, Greece) |
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"-- to be announced --"
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12:15 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 12:15 |
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13:10 |
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Session A: Innovation Policy: Condition for a Well-functioning Innovation System in Greece |
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Chair:
Michalis Haliassos (Goethe University Frankfurt)
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Joseph Sifakis (EPFL, Lausanne) |
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"Facing the Innovation Challenge in Greece"
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Charles Wessner (National Academy of Sciences, Washington) |
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"-- to be announced --"
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14:15 |
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Lunch
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| 14:15 |
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15:15 |
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Session B: Innovating in Greece and Elsewhere: The Business Perspective |
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Chair:
Yanni Caloghirou (National Technical University of Athens)
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Keynote:
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Jack Harding (eSilicon) |
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"Vision, Nerve and Other People’s Money: Succeeding as an Entrepreneur"
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Leonidas Demetriades-Eugenides (Eugenides Foundation, Athens) |
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"-- to be announced --"
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16:10 |
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Session C: Innovation Hubs: What Can Be Learned from Abroad? |
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Chair:
Aristos Doxiadis (Openfund)
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Peter Chen (ETH Zurich) |
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"The Swiss Case"
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Emmanuel Giannelis (Cornell University) |
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"Innovation: From Inventions to Economic Growth"
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16:40 |
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Coffee Break |
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17:45 |
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Session D: Science and Innovation Parks for Greece: A Vision for 2020 |
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Chair:
Georges Siotis (European Commission, Task Force for Greece)
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Costas Fotakis (Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH)) |
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"-- to be announced --"
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Nick Kanellopoulos (affiliation not available) |
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Athanasios Konstandopoulos (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, (CERTH)) |
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George Baourakis (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh)) |
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18:30 |
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Panel: The Business Perspective on Innovation: What Needs to Happen
Moderated by Anna Grimani |
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Niki Siropoulou (Curator, TedxAcademy)
Sotiris Bantas (CTO, Helic)
Apostolos Lerios (CTO, Metanautix)
Phaidon Tamvakakis (Alpha Trust) |
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19:30 |
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Concluding Round Table moderated by Anna Grimani
Christos Vassilakos (General Secretary of Research & Technology, Greece)
Giorgos Stergiou (General Secretary for Industry, Greece)
Moschos Korasidis (General Secretary of Agriculture, Greece)
Joseph Sifakis (EPFL, Lausanne) |
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| 20:00 |
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Cocktail Reception sponsored by the German Embassy
Conference Dinner (by Invitation only)
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Tuesday, October 08:
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09:15 |
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Coffee |
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09:30 |
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Welcome Address by
Constantine Vousvounis (General Manager, Eurobank)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (Director, IZA and University of Bonn)
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Session E: The Next Programming Period: Suggestions for an Integrated Greek Innovation Policy |
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Chair:
Giorgos Giannousis (General Secretariat for Investment (NSRF), Greece)
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Mikel Landabaso (European Commission) |
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"Innovation Policy as a Crisis Exit Strategy"
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Evaggelia Sofouli (General Secretariat, Research & Technology) |
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Odysseas Cartalos (Logotech) |
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"Teaming Competition for Excellence – Issues and Opportunities for a Greek Project"
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11:30 |
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Session F: Knowledge Creation, Protection and Transfer: Perspectives for Greece |
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Chair:
Lena Tsipouri (University of Athens)
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David Audretsch (Indiana University) |
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"The Entrepreneurial University as a Source of Knowledge Creation and Conduit of Knowledge Spillovers"
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Raquel Carrasco (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) |
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"The Skewness of the Science and the Design of Research Institutions"
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Dimitris Kouzelis (European Patent Office) |
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"Intellectual Property and an Introduction to a Patent Strategy for SMEs and Research Institutions"
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12:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session G: Tapping the Diaspora's Potential |
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Chair:
Konstantinos Dionysios Bouzakis (National Technical University of Athens)
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Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) |
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"Diaspora Economics and the Greek Perspective"
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Lois Labrianidis (University of Macedonia) |
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"How to Create a Knowledge Economy When the "Brains" Are Flying Away?"
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Theodore Papazoglou (European Research Council) |
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"Retain-Recruit-Repatriate: Preliminary Findings from the First 7 Years of the European Research Council's Pan-European Competitive Calls"
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Lunch |
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Session H: Networks, Clusters and Supporting Services for Innovation |
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Chair:
Jorge-A. Sanchez (Corallia)
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John Baras (University of Maryland) |
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Dimitris Assimakopoulos (Grenoble Ecole de Management) |
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George Chrousos (Bionian Cluster) |
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Session I: Financing Innovation
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Chair:
Pantelis Tzortzakis (Quest)
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Reinhilde Veugelers (K.U.Leuven) |
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Nikos Koulis (Eurobank)
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Spyros Trachanis (Odyssey Venture Partners) |
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Loukas Pilitsis (Piraeus Bank) |
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"Applying Successful International Methods to Assist the Hellenic Innovation Ecosystem"
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Closing Remarks by
Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA)
Georges Siotis (European Commission, Task Force for Greece) |
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Sponsors
Participants
Stavros Arnaoutakis (Governor of Crete)
Dimitris Assimakopoulos (Grenoble Ecole de Management)
David Audretsch (Indiana University)
Sotiris Bantas (Helic)
George Baourakis (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh))
John Baras (University of Maryland)
Konstantinos D. Bouzakis (National Technical University of Athens)
Yanni Caloghirou (National Technical University of Athens)
Raquel Carrasco (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Odysseas Cartalos (Logotech)
Peter Chen (ETH Zurich)
George Chrousos (Bionian Cluster)
Leonidas Demetriades-Eugenides (Eugenides Foundation, Athens)
Wolfgang Dold (German Ambassador, Greece)
Aristos Doxiadis (Openfund)
Costas Fotakis (Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH))
Emmanuel Giannelis (Cornell University)
Giorgos Giannousis (General Secretariat for Investment (NSRF), Greece)
Michalis Haliassos (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Jack Harding (eSilicon)
Nick Kanellopoulos (National Center for Scientific Research (Demokritos))
Haris Karonis (CEO, Realize)
Athanasios Konstandopoulos (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, (CERTH))
Moschos Korasidis (General Secretary for Agriculture, Greece)
Dimitris Kouzelis (European Patent Office)
Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA)
Lois Labrianidis (University of Macedonia)
Mikel Landabaso (European Commission)
Apostolos Lerios (Metanautix)
Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Minister of Administrative Reform, Greece)
Theodore Papazoglou (European Research Council)
Loukas Pilitsis (Piraeus Bank)
Thomas Rachel (State Secretary, Germany)
Horst Reichenbach (European Commission, Task Force for Greece)
Jorge-A. Sanchez (Corallia)
Ioannis Sgouros (President of ENPE and Governor of Attica)
Joseph Sifakis (EPFL, Lausanne)
Georges Siotis (European Commission, Task Force for Greece)
Niki Siropoulou (TEDxAcademy)
Giorgos Stergiou (General Secretary for Industry, Greece)
Phaidon Tamvakakis (Alpha Trust)
Spyros Trachanis (Odyssey Venture Partners)
Lena Tsipouri (University of Athens)
Pantelis Tzortzakis (Quest)
Christos Vassilakos (General Secretary of Research & Technology, Greece)
Reinhilde Veugelers (K.U.Leuven)
Dimitris Vlastos (Bodossakis Foundation)
Constantine Vousvounis (General Manager, Eurobank)
Charles Wessner (National Academy of Sciences, Washington)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Recent Discussion Papers and Journal Articles
- Is Germany the North Star of Labor Market Policy?
Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7260, March 2013.
- Another Economic Miracle?
The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1:3.
- Short-Time Work: The German Answer to the Great Recession
Karl Brenke, Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
International Labour Review, 2013, 152(2), 287-305.
- International Handbook on the Economics of Migration
Amelie F. Constant, Klaus F. Zimmermann (Eds.)
Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, 2013; ISBN 978-1-84542-629-3.
- Growing out of the crisis: hidden assets to Greece’s transition to an innovation economy
Benedikt Herrmann, Alexander S Kritikos
IZA Journal of European Labor Studies , 2013, 2:14 (30 September 2013).
- The unemployment effects of fiscal policy: recent evidence from Greece
Athanasios O Tagkalakis
IZA Journal of European Labor Studies , 2013, 2:11 (20 September 2013).
- Fiscal consolidation and unemployment: does EPL matter?: A look at EU countries
Alessandro Turrini
IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2013, 2:8 (8 July 2013).
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