SciTechEurope Event
Invest -Innovate-Integrate
Tuesday 23 November 2010, 08:30 - 16:40
The Square, Brussels, Belgium
Speaker(s): various including Professor Helga Nowotny, President, European Research Council
- Would you benefit from networking, debating and learning from the leading figures in science, engineering and technology across Europe?
- Do you want to learn from breakthrough research projects and successful innovation networks?
- Would attending a high-level meeting looking at how you can turn science into commerce be of benefit to you and your organisation?
SciTech Europe offers you the chance to network with some of the very best scientists, researchers and experts across Europe and debate the key policies that affect you. We aim to highlight potential investment opportunities to venture capitalists and show you how you can turn science research into commerce. This is a must-attend event for those working in science, engineering and technology, or for anyone researching the global challenges across healthcare, the environment and energy.
Topics to be covered will include:
- Successfully managing skills, knowledge and resources to develop vibrant knowledge-based industries
- Creating an influx of venture capital to turn Europe's world leading research and development into commercial success
- What Europe can do to make itself more attractive to investors and how excellence in research can be best supported
- The role that science, technology and engineering have to play in helping communities adapt to climate change and developing a European green economy
Speakers at the event include:
Professor Helga Nowotny, President, European Research Council
Dr John Smith, Deputy Secretary General, European University Association
Professor Dr Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General, League of European Research Universities
Irina Bokova, Director-General, 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)
Please note: Places are limited and are offered on a first come, first served basis.
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Contact for queries:
Matthew Warrilow
Marketing Executive
Email: mwarrilow@publicservice-delegates.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 832 7387