EUFP6Head
InCaS
Intellectual Capital Statement
A new approach to make SMEs successful


Brussels, Thursday November 13th 2008

Proceedings

ZickgrafIntro125
Welcome

Stephan Zickgraf, CME-PMA, Belgium
Coordinator of the InCaS Project






Klein125
Innovation in small and medium-sized European companies

Patrick Klein, European Commission,
Financing of Innovation and SMEs,
DG Enterprise and Industry





MertinsInCaS125
Presentation of the InCaS project

Prof. Kai Mertins,
Fraunhofer IPK, Germany
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Will125
Know how to value”:
How European companies benefit from InCaS

Markus Will,
Fraunhofer IPK, Germany
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SidasaCase125
InCaS Case Study Video:

Sidasa Engineering Business Unit
View the case study video




SMEPanel150
Panel Discussion: Experiences of SMEs with InCaS
Chair: Jesus Jorcano, FOMENT, Spain
SMEs from five countries report about their hands-on experiences with InCaS
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Lunch Debate

Piwernetz125
Welcome

Heidrun Piwernetz (MD),
Head of the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU




Reichert125
Knowledge-management and innovation - R&D via SMEs

Dr. Bernd Reichert, European Commission:
Head of Unit – Research and SMEs.
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MertinsInnov150

Intellectual Capital as a key resource for SMEs in a global economy

Prof. Kai Mertens,
Fraunhofer IPK
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ExpertPanel150
Panel: The role of Intellectual Capital in the knowledge-based Economy:
Dr. Bernd Reichert, Head of Unit – Research and SMEs, Dr. Paul Rübig, MEP, Professor Patrick Humphreys, London School of Economics Professor José Ma. Viedma, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.Chair: Stephan Zickgraf, CEA-PME


Ohoven
Final statement

Mario Ohoven,
President CEA-PME

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The conference was followed by a workshop,
open to all conference participants, on

InCaS in practice: how to benefit?

The workshop compriseD three parallel sessions
with experts and Q&A with participants, concerning

- Benefits for entrepreneurs
- Benefits for financial institutions
- Benefits for InCaS-partners

These sessions served as a means for the participants
to inform themselves and discuss about
practical benefits and modalities of the InCaS project.