May 30th 2013
| 18.00 – 19.30 | Guided tour of the city of Trieste |
| 20.00 | Welcome dinner |
May 31st 2013
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 09.00 – 09.20 | Opening, welcome and introduction: Adriano De Maio, President, AREA Science Park Luis Sanz, Director General, IASP |
| 09.20 – 09.30 | Introduction by the moderator: Stephen Taylor, Director of Technology Transfer Department, AREA Science Park |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | The role of technology parks and areas of innovation in Eastern Europe: promoting smart growth and fostering regional knowledge ecosystems Krzysztof Gulda, Vice-chair of the European Research Area Committee (ERAC), Former Director Department of Strategy, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of PolandThe role of technology parks and areas of innovation in Croatia: Promoting smart growth and fostering regional knowledge ecosystems through development of Competitiveness Clusters and High-technology network for Industry Marija Rajakovic, Head of Sector for Competitiveness, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Discussion and moderator’s wrap up |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Coffee break |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | Supporting smart growth and innovation initiatives bridging Eastern and Western Europe Paolo Rosso, Expert on regional development and innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCSE) expert for the LEED Program. |
| 11.45 – 12.30 | Success stories from IASP members in establishing and exporting innovation support methodologies and practices.From Sophia Antipolis to Russia Dominique Fache, Président Fondation Sophia Antipolis Internationalisation through Science and Technology Parks – a personal view The CEBBIS trans regional model:
an on-going example of innovation network
Marcello Guaiana, CEBBIS Project Coordinator for AREA Science Park Innovation Support through International Projects and Partnerships
David Koppitz, Managing Director, MEPCO ltd |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Discussion and moderator’s wrap up |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Thematic roundtables:Regional Smart Specialisation and Science and Technology Parks Moderator: Stephen Taylor, Director Technology Transfer Department AREA Science ParkBuilding partnerships for growth: technology-based business development Moderator: Iztok Lesjak, Director Technology Park Ljubljana |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Plenary discussion |
| 16.30 – 16.45 | Certificates of attendance |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Closing remarks by the moderator |
