Background
The Information for Development Program (infoDev), in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Science Parks and Business Incubators (ANPROTEC), The Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises (SEBRAE) and Brazil’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), is organizing the 3rd Global Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Florianopolis, Brazil from October 26 to 30, 2009. This Global Forum, focused on “Investment, Internationalization and Inclusive Development”, will gather organizations from around the globe, to exchange knowledge and ideas on how innovation and entrepreneurship can drive competitiveness and wealth creation in developing countries. The event is expected to draw more than 800 participants from over 70 countries, including technology entrepreneurs, business incubator managers, venture capitalists, policymakers and development partners.
DAY 1 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
8:30 – 12:30 Concurrent Sessions - Training
Description of Training Session (infoDev)
1. Marketing (Steve Giddings)
2. Virtual Services (Julian Webb)
3. Establishing a Mentoring Program (Mark Rice and Jill Sawers)
4. Financing Incubators and Incubator Clients (Augusto Medina and Heinz Fiedler)
5. Incubation Process (Cesar Yamal and Stefan Schandera)
6. Technology Commercialization (Mustapha Mezghani)
7. IFC’s SME Toolkit - Building the Capacity of Small Business (Vincent Akue)
8. Access to Finance for SMEs (Susana Garcia Robles and Marcelo Camargo)
12:30 Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 Concurrent Sessions - Training
1. Marketing (Steve Giddings)
2. Virtual Services (Julian Webb)
3. Establishing a Mentoring Program (Mark Rice and Jill Sawers)
4. Financing Incubators and Incubator Clients (Augusto Medina and Heinz Fiedler)
5. Incubation Process (Cesar Yamal and Stefan Schandera)
6. Technology Commercialization (Mustapha Mezghani)
7. IFC’s SME Toolkit - Building the Capacity of Small Business (Vincent Akue)
8. Access to Finance for SMEs (Susana Garcia Robles and Marcelo Camargo)
DAY 2 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
8:30 – 12:30 Concurrent Sessions - Training
1. Marketing (Steve Giddings)
2. Virtual Services (Julian Webb)
3. Establishing a Mentoring Program (Jill Sawers)
4. Financing Incubators and Incubator Clients (Augusto Medina and Heinz Fiedler)
5. Incubation Process (Cesar Yamal and Stefan Schandera)
6. Technology Commercialization (Mustapha Mezghani)
7. IFC’s SME Toolkit - Building the Capacity of Small Business (Vincent Akue)
8. Access to Finance for SMEs (Susana Garcia Robles and Marcelo Camargo)
12:30 Lunch
14:00 - 15:45 Plenary 1 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship -Strategies for Transformation and Growth
Speakers:
- Luiz Henrique da Silveira - Governor of Santa Catarina State, Brazil
- David Martin - CEO Mosaic Collateral Asset Management (M-CAM), USA
Moderator - Mohsen Khalil (Director of ICT, The World Bank)
Presentations & Rapporteur Report:
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Poster - Networking
Plenary 2 - Emerging Economies Roundtable
Speakers:
Eduardo Costa, Director of Innovation of Research and Project Financing (FINEP), Brazil
Harkesh Kumur Mittal, Advisor for Department of Science & Technology, India
Boni Mehlomakulu, CEO of the South Africa Bureau of Standards, South Africa
Moderator:
Makhtar Diop - Country Director, The World Bank Brazil
19:00 Opening Ceremony
20:00 Cocktail Reception
DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
8:30 - 10:15 Plenary 3 - Innovation: from Concept to Commercialization to Internationalization
Speakers:
Alessandro Teixeira - President of Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (APEX-Brasil) and World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), Brazil
Samer Al-Jabari, CEO Focus Solution, Jordan
Boroffice Olusimbo, Director National Board Technology Innovation, Nigeria
Serene Ho, Deputy Director Business Development of Infocomm Development Authorities International (IDA), Singapore
Moderator:
Eduardo Costa, Director Innovation of Research and Project Financing (FINEP), Brazil
10:45 – 12:30 Plenary 4 - Bridging the Financing and Investment Gap
Speakers:
Susana Garcia-Robles - Senior Investment Officer of IDB, USA
Alaya Bettaieb, Director of Arab Academic Technology Transfer Project, Tunisia
Marcelo Lebendiker, President\Director of Parque Tech, Costa Rica
Omer Oz - Advisor of Bahrain Development Bank, Bahrain
Moderator:
Carlos Alberto dos Santos - Director of Finance for Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises (SEBRAE), Brazil
12:30 Lunch
14:00 - 15:45 Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Plenary 5A Clean Technology
Speakers:
Oren Pinsky - Director of Stratus Group, Brazil
Andrea Arriagada - General Manager GeoCiclos, Chile
Tapani Kaskeala - Vice President of Finpro Project Advisory Services, Finland
Seth Ayers, ICT Policy Specialist, The World Bank
Moderator:
Kent Lupberger - Senior Manager of ICT, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Plenary 5B - Habitats for Sustainable Innovation - New Challenges
Speakers:
Mauricio Guedes, Vice-President of International Association of Science Parks (IASP), Brazil
William F Miller, Co-director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program Stanford University, USA
Patrick Valverde, General Director of Toulon Var Technologies and Vice-President responsible for international areas of Retis Innovation, France
Moderator:
Ronaldo Mota, Secretary for Innovation and Technology Development of Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Poster / Networking
16:15 - 18:00 Strategic drivers for regional development
Plenary 6A - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production
Speakers:
Kiran K. Sharma, Head of Agribusiness INCRISAT, India
Ganga Vidya Narayanan, Coordinator of Rural Knowledge Movement from Swaminathan Research Foundation, India
Jayesh Ravjee, Senior Manager of Incubation SEDA, South Africa
Theresa Arek, Managing Director Pacific Spices, Papua New Guinea
Mariana Magalhaes Campos , Specialist in Innovation and Business Incubation of Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Brazil
Moderator:
Paulo César R C Alvim, Manager for Agriculture of Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises (SEBRAE), Brazil
Plenary 6B - Mobile Enabled Solutions
Speakers:
Andre Averbug, Co-founder & CEO of PV Inova, Brazil
Roberto Rittes, Director of Oi Paggo, Brazil
Danco Dimkov, Director of Advert SMS, Macedonia
Decio Farias, Manager of Microsoft Mobility Product, Brazil
Moderator:
Valerie D’Costa, Program Manager of infoDev, The World Bank
DAY 4 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
8:30 - 10:15 Break-out Sessions
1. Business Incubation & Women Entrepreneurs
Panelists: Zamira Akbagysheva - Mbarou Mbaye - A.P. Aruna - Noelia de Leon
Moderator: Heinz Fiedler
2. Business Incubation & Youth Entrepreneurs
Panelists: Radu Big - Philip Hostert Spark - Dean Krstevski - Alexey Leontiev - Steliana Economu
Moderator: Stefan Schandera
3. High Growth ICT Enterprise Incubation
Panelists: Jeff Milanette - Robynne Erwin - Sebastián Melín
Moderator: Cesar Yammal
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Poster / Networking
10:45 - 12:30 Break-out Sessions
4. Virtual Incubation & Innovation Networks
Panelists: Inna Gagauz - Jay Ball - Michi Barcelon - Paul Basil - John Dada
Moderator: Steve Giddings
5. Co-Incubation – Focus Group
Panelists: Ellen Olafsen - Julian Webb
6. Global Innovation Commons – Focus Group
Panelists: David Martin - Anthony Lambkin
12:30 Lunch
14:00 - 15:45 Platforms for development
Plenary 7A - Sustainable Business Incubation Models
Speakers:
Allon Raiz, CEO of Raiz Corporation, South Africa
Rina Pridor, Founder and Director of Israeli Progam of Tchnologica Incubators, Israel
Carlos Alberto Schneider, President of Certi Foundation, Brazil
Pham Mihn Tuan - Director CRC-TOPIC of Business Incubator Hanoi University Tech, Vietnam
Moderator:
Ilari Lindy, Advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Plenary 7B - Science and Tecnology Parks: The New Frontier
Speakers:
Randeep Sudan - Lead Specialist ICT Policy of IFC\The World Bank
Anthony Knopp, Senior Industrial Liaison Officer of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Valery Tsepkalo, Director of Belarus Hi-Tech Park, Belarus
Moderator:
Jose Eduardo Fiates, President IASP-Latin American and Director of Certi Foundation, Brazil
Plenary 7C - Developing Clusters of Innovation
Speakers:
Juliano Tubino, Director of Microsoft for Local Software Economy, Brazil
Wang Zhen - Assistant Director of Shanghai Technology Innovation Center, China
Bagrat Yengibaryan - Director of Enterprise Incubation Foundation, Armenia
Moderator:
Roberto dos Reis Alvarez, Project Manager of Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI), Brazil
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Poster / Networking
16:15 - 17:30 Closing Ceremony
20:30 - 22:30 Farewell Dinner (Dress: Loungue Suit)
DAY 5 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
9:00 - 13:00 Site visits to Parks and Incubators (Part 1)
1 - Softville - Joinville
2 - Instituto GENE - Blumenau
3 - Sapien Parque \ ParqTec Alfa \ CELTA \ ACATE \ MIDI Tecnológico \ Fundação CERTI \ UFSC Laboratories
8:30 - 12:30 Concurrent Training (English language - without simultaneous translation)
1. Marketing
Trainer: Steve Giddings
2. Virtual Services
Trainer: Julian Webb
3. Establishing a Mentoring Program
Trainers: Mark Rice and Jill Sawers
4. Financing Incubators and Incubator Clients
Trainers: Augusto Medina and Heinz Fiedler
5. Incubation Process
Trainers: Cesar Yamal and Stefan Schandera
6. Technology Commercialization
Trainer: Mustapha Mezghani
7. IFC’s SME Toolkit - Building the Capacity of Small Business
Trainer: Vincent Akue
14:00 - 18:00 Site Visits to Parks and Incubators (Part 2)