European Journalism Centre - Interfacing Innovation

Programme

Day 2 - 20 April

Venue: The Marriott

9:00	Team meeting – Preparation for the seminar
9:15	Welcome address Wilfried Ruetten, Director European Journalism Centre Karel Bartak, Head of Unit Communication and exploitation of results, European Commission, DG for Education and Culture
9:30	Keynote: Initial steps and perspectives of the EIT Martin Schuurmans, Chairman of the EIT Board
10:15	Coffee break
10:30	Panel Discussion Inside the Innovation Economy: The Lisbon agenda in times of financial crisis Moderator: Mirko Lorenz, Innovation projects, Deutsche Welle Speakers include: Christopher Allen, Deputy Head of Unit - Development of Industrial Policy', DG Enterprise & Industry, European Commission John Vassallo, Vice-President EU Affairs and Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Roland Strauss, Knowledge for Innovation Magnus Madfors, Director, R&D Policy, Ericsson Juan Cajiao, President of Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC) International
12:30	Lunch buffet at the Marriott
13:30	Preparation for afternoon session, focusing on the European Institute of Technology and Innovation
13:45	Meeting with John MacDonald (Aquarium 5) Spokesperson of Ján Figeľ, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth
14:30	Press Point (VIP corner) Jose Manuel Barroso, Commission President Ján Figeľ, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth Martin Schuurmans, Chairman of the EIT Board
16:00	Join the Creative Villages at CoR conference : ‘Europe’s creative regions and cities’
20:00	Forum reception at Bozar (informal reporting continues)