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Towards a bright future for research and innovation

Visit to Leuven on January 26, 2006 of

Photo Dr. Janez Potocnik

Dr. Janez Potočnik
European Commissioner for Science & Research

Mrs. Fientje Moerman
Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade

Photo Mrs. Fientje Moerman


Presentations


Programme

1:30 pm ‘Welcome’ by Prof. Marc Vervenne
Rector K.U.Leuven
1:35 pm ‘K.U.Leuven Research & Development’
by Prof. Koenraad Debackere
Managing Director K.U.Leuven
1:50 pm ‘Research Policy at the K.U.Leuven’
by Prof. Paul De Boeck
Vice-President for Research K.U.Leuven
2:00 pm The most recent research initiatives
3:00 pm ‘The role of Europe's research-intensive universities in a global knowledge society’
by Dr. David Livesey
Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities (LERU)
3:15 pm Young researchers in discussion with Dr. Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science & Research
5:00 pm Welcome
5:30 pm Opening of the session by Mr. Louis Tobback
Mayor of Leuven
5:45 pm ‘Excellence in innovation: a point of view of the European Commission’
by Dr. Janez Potočnik
European Commissioner for Science & Research
6:00 pm ‘The Flemish innovation policy in a European context’
by Mrs. Fientje Moerman
Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade
6:15 pm ‘An industry perspective’
by Mr. Karel Vinck
President of the Flemish Science Policy Council, Chairman Umicore
6:30 pm Panel discussion: ‘Where can Europe make the difference?’
7:00 pm Reception


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Idea's and discussion
The visit of the EU commissioner will be an interactive event. We still encourage the researchers to submit ideas.

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