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International Conference and Workshop
Advancing Innovation in ECA 2008: Role of Business Incubators in Innovation Development in Small and Medium Sized Towns and Rural Areas
Tambov, Russian Federation: 09 – 11 October 2008
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Economic growth and social wealth in the Eastern European and Central Asian region increasingly depends on the ability to foster economic and social development and innovation in small and medium sized towns and rural areas. Small and medium sized towns become increasingly interesting for investors and innovative entrepreneurs. Business incubators and other business development instruments together with the government play a key role in this process. Sharing international experiences about innovation development in small and medium sized towns is the objective of this international conference.
Advancing Innovation in ECA 2008: Role of Business Incubators in Innovation Development in Small and Medium Sized Towns and Rural Areas will create an excellent platform for discussing:
- Policies fostering commercial and social innovation in small and medium sized towns and rural areas existing in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia ,
- The role of business incubators and technoparks as drivers of such innovation development policies,
- Financing mechanisms for innovation in small and medium sized towns and rural areas,
- ICT-enabled mechanisms to foster innovation and collaboration in small and medium sized towns and rural areas.
The Conference will bring together more than 80 international and local high-level policy makers and experts in business incubation and innovation promotion from more than 20 countries of Eastern Europe, CIS, US and EU as well as business players.
Key topics of the conference will be:
- Social Innovation in SMESTOs and Rural areas
- Education and Innovation in SMESTOs and Rural areas
- Industrial development and innovation in SMESTOs and Rural areas
- Tourism innovation in SMESTOs and Rural areas
- Innovation in Agriculture in SMESTOs and Rural areas
- Investment policies in SMESTOs and Rural areas
- Innovation and SME Financing in SMESTOs and Rural areas
The confernence is organized by the ecabit Eastern European and Central Asian business incubators network supported by the infoDev program hosted by the World Bank, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, VTB24 Bank, and the Tambov regional government.
We are looking forward to meet with you in Tambov!
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| October 08 |
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18.00-19.00
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Registration
Networking Reception |
| October 09 |
Day 1 |
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Forum Inauguration and Welcome |
| 09.30 – 10.00 |
Registration (Big Hall, Administration of Tambov Oblast)
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| 10.00 – 10.40 |
Forum Inauguration and Welcome
• Mr. Alexander Alabichev, Vice - Governor of Tambov Oblast, Russia.
• Ms. Nadezhda Karisalova, VTB Bank 24, Vice-President, Russia.
• Mr. Maxim Parshin, Deputy - Director of the State Department of State Regulation under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
• Mr. Stefan Schandera, World Bank, infoDev, USA.
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| 10.40 – 11.00 |
Videoconference with Kid’s innovation session (moderated by Mr. Lebedev Andrey Anatolyevich, NP “Institutes for Development of Small and Medium Business“), Russia.
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| 11.00 – 11.20 |
The Role of Innovation Promotion for the Development of Small and Medium Sized Towns (SMESTOs) and Rural Areas (RAs)
Dr. Ralph Heinrich, Secretary, UNECE Team of Specialists on Intellectual Property, Economic Cooperation and Integration Division, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland.
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| 11.20 – 12.00 |
Moving to the conference hall in hotel «Derzhavinskaya». Coffee-break
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Session I. The role of Education in Innovation and Economic Development in SMESTOs and RAs:
Panel discussion moderated by Ms. Domnica Cotet, Managing Director, ICTCM-Technology and Business, Romania.
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| 12.00 – 12.50 |
• Ms. Natalia Astavyeva, Minister of Education of Tambov Oblast, Russia.
• Prof. Vojin Senk, University of Novy Sad, Serbia.
• Mr. Vitaliy Nashivochnikov, Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Russian Federation, Committee for Business Education and Training, Russia.
• Ms. Karamat Abdullaeva, Director of Business Incubator of the Congress of Women of the Kyrgyz Republic, BICWKR, Kyrgyz Republic.
• Mr. Andrija Petrovic, Managing Director, Technology Park Varazdin Ltd., Croatia.
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| 12.50 – 13.20 |
Discussion
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| 13.20 – 13.30 |
Videoconference with Kid’s innovation session (moderated by Mr. Shityakov Vadim Konstantinovich, Head of the Regional department of public organization “OPORA of RUSSIA”).
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| 13.30 – 14.30 |
Lunch |
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Session II. Social Innovation in SMESTOs and RAs:
Panel discussion moderated by Ms. Marina Chvanova, Pro-Rector of Tambov State University, Russia.
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| 14.30 – 15.30 |
• Ms. Zamira Akbagysheva, General Secretary of the Union of Business Incubators and Innovation Centers Kyrgyz Republic and Coordinator of the network CABIN (Central Asia Business Incubation Network), Kyrgyz Republic.
• Mr. Vitali Martynuk, Executive Director of the NP „National Association of Business Incubators”, Russia.
• Ms. Marina Gil, Director of Gomel Innovation Business Center, Belarus.
• Mr. Aleksandr Yasinetski, Vice-Mayor, Korosten, Ukraine.
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| 15.30 – 16.00 |
Discussion |
| 16.00 – 16.30 |
Coffee-break |
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Session III. Industrial Innovation in SMESTOs and RAs:
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Artyom Kiselev, President of NP “The National Partnership for the Development of Subcontracting”, Russia.
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| 16.30 – 17.30 |
• Videoconference with Ms. Valerie D’Costa, Program Manager, World Bank, infoDev, USA.
• Dr. Darko Petkovic, University of Zenica, Zenica Technology Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Mr. Andrey Utrobin, General Director of OAO “Pigment”, Russia.
• Mr. Igor Medic, BIOS Technology Incubator, Osijek, Croatia.
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| 17.30 – 18.00 |
Discussion |
| 19.00 |
Reception hosted by the Tambov regional government
Cultural program
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| October 10 |
Day 2 |
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Session I. Investment, SME and Innovation Financing Specifics of SMESTOs and RAs:
Panel discussion moderated by Ms. Nadezhda Karisalova, Vice-President, VTB Bank 24, Russia.
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| 9.00 – 10.00 |
• Mr. Kolmakov Alexei Nikolaevich, Head of the Industry and Entrepreneurship Department of Tambov Oblast, Russia.
• Mr. Henning Bungards, PEM Consult, Germany.
• Mr. Karl-Heinz Clauss, HBV Clauß, Germany.
• Mr. Thierry Moniquet, LINKWEST, France.
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| 10.00 – 10.30 |
Discussion
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| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee-break |
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Session II. Sectoral Development in SMESTOs and RAs, Innovation in Tourism:
Panel discussion moderated by Ms. Rositsa Djambazova, Gotse Delchev Incubator, Bulgaria.
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| 11.00 – 11.45 |
• Videoconference with GTZ SME Development, Georgia.
• Ms. Inma Mora, EU Program manager FORESTUR, EU, Spain.
• Ms. Galina Kulikova, Deputy of the Parliament, Kyrgyz Republic.
• Ms. Valeria Klitsunova, Chairman of the Belarusian public association "Rest in the village”, candidate of agricultural sciences, Belarus.
• Mr. Alimpiev Sergei Vyacheslavovich, Ministry of Economic Development of Karelia Republic, Head of the Department, Russia.
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| 11.45 – 12.00 |
Discussion
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Session III. LED (Local Economic Development) Café Regional and Incubator Development:
Participative training moderated by Mr. Götz Borchardt and Mr. Varazdat Karapetyan, ProSME/GTZ, Armenia.
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| 12.00 – 13.00 |
• Presentation „Local Economic Development - Approach of ProSME Armenia to support economic growth”.
• Participative LED CAFÈ Training session on regional economic development and business incubator planning, addressing incubator managers and economic development planners.
• Presentation: „Best practices and experience in local economic development and upscaling efforts in Armenia“.
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| 13.00 – 13.15 |
Discussion
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| 13.15 – 14.15 |
Lunch
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| 14.15 – 14.45 |
Bus - Excursion in Tambov
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| 14.45 – 15.30 |
Transfer to Michurinsk
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| 15.30 – 17.00 |
Excursion in Michurinsk(Naukograd/Science City Agriculture)
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Session IV. Sectoral development in SMESTOs&RAs, Innovation in Agriculture:
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Sergei Kiselev, professor, Ph.D, Head of the Agricultural Department, Faculty of Economy of Moscow State University, Russia.
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| 17.00 – 18.00 |
• Sergei Rodukov, Vice – Mayor, Michurinsk
• Mr. Vyacheslav Strelnikov, General Director of “Altyn Alma” Company. Association of Fruits and Vegetables’ enterprises of the Kyrgyz Republic.
• Mr. Nebojsa Simic, Director of Business Start-up Center Kragujevac, Serbia.
• Mr. Mihail Kulakov, Professor, Ph.D, Faculty of Economy of Moscow State University.
• Mr. Alexandar Merzlov, Managing Director of the France-Russian Joint Project «Integrated development of industrial enterprises and rural areas».
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| 18.30 – 21.30 |
Reception and cultural program
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| 22.00 |
Transfer to Tambov
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| October 11 |
Day 3: ECAbit Networking Day (Internal)
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Program information will be provided to ECAbit members exclusively. If you wish to receive information on the program, kindly contact the organizer.
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Registration fees
Registration fee per person: USD 575,00. Registration fees include hotel costs (two nights, October 08 – October 10, Hotel "Derzhavinskaya"), full board and invitation to all cultural events, as well as conference materials and local transport. Participants will be contacted and informed individually about the registration fee payment procedures.
Members of the ECAbit network are funded by ECAbit and the organizers for the period of stay in Tambov from October 08 – October 11, 2008.
Please use the registration forms on the right side of this website. Thank you very much.
Visa support
Visa support will be provided to all participants. Visa processing starts with issuing the invitation letter, and should commence not later than August 15, 2008. Participants will be contacted individually.
Information for visa purposes
Dear participants!
Please, for the visa purposes send by e-mail the copy of your passport or identity document and complete additional information
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How to get to Moscow from airports:
From airport Domodedovo
From airport Sheremetyevo
By train:
From railway station «PAVELETSKAYA» (metro station «PAVELETSKAYA»).
By train # 32.
Departure from Moscow - 2210 (Moscow time).
Arrival in Tambov - 0720(Moscow time).
The transportation from railway station «TAMBOV» to the hotel «Derzhavinskaya» will be provided.
By avia:
From airport «VNUKOVO»* to airport «TAMBOV»: only 1 flight # 197 per day (Monday - Friday).
Departure from Moscow - 1905 (Moscow time).
Arrival in Tambov - 2035 (Moscow time).
The transportation from airport «TAMBOV» to the hotel «Derzhavinskaya» will be provided.
*Getting to «VNUKOVO» airport: (http://www.vnukovo.ru)
By car: Kiev highway (M3 motorway speed).
By public transport::
From st. Metro «Yugo-Zapadnaya»:
– Bus Express № 611, from 6-30 to 22-30 (journey time - 25 minutes; interval movement 6 min.)
– Route taxi № 45, from 6-30 to 22-30 (10-15 min interval movement).
From the «KIEVSKAYA» railway station:
– Train to the station "Airport", then a special bus to Airport. Departure of the train from the railway station - every hour from 7 to 12 and from 17 to 21 hours
HOW TO GET TO MOSCOW
A. From Tambov
By train:
From railway station «TAMBOV».
By train # 31.
Departure from Tambov - 2045 (Moscow time).
Arrival in Moscow - 0624 (Moscow time).
Getting to railway station «TAMBOV» will be provided.
By avia
Only 1 flight # 198 per day (Monday - Friday).
Departure from Tambov - 0720 (Moscow time).
Arrival in Moscow - 0835 (Moscow time).
Getting to «TAMBOV» airport will be provided.
B. From Mitshurinsk
By train
From railway station «Mitshurinsk».
By train # 31.
Train # 31 arrives from Tambov in Mitshurinsk – 2154 (Moscow time).
Departure from Mitshurinsk – 2221 (Moscow time).
Arrival in Moscow - 0624 (Moscow time).
Getting to railway station «MITCHURINSK» will be provided.
Google maps
Contact persons
Elena Kareva elena_kareva@innovationeca2008.org
Oleg Trubachyov oleg_trubachyov@innovationeca2008.org
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