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September 4, 2003
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Local Heroes in the Global Village
Globalization and New Entrepreneurship Policies
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Opening
Dr. Wolfgang Bergsdorf,
President, University of Erfurt |
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Plenary Session I:
Public Policies and Entrepreneurship
Prof. Ralf Th. Kersten,
Project Manager GET UP Thuringia:
Regional Entrepreneurship Policies Made in Thuringia
Dr. Charles W. Wessner,
Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,
National Research Council, Washington D.C.:
U.S. Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development
of New Technologies
HD Dr. Heike Grimm/ Iris Beckmann,
M.A. , Erfurt School of Public
Policy, University of Erfurt:
Public Policies for Start-ups Made in Germany and the
U.S.
Discussant/Rapporteur:
Ralf Grauel,
McK Wissen |
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Plenary Session II:
Success Parameters for Promoting Entrepreneurship in the
U.S. and Germany
Prof. Paul D. Reynolds,
Babson College, London Business School:
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - USA
Prof. Rolf Sternberg,
Department of Economic and Social Geography, University
of Cologne:
Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor - Germany
Dr. Jochen Struck,
Deutsche Ausgleichsbank, Bonn:
DtA-Gründungsmonitor
Discussant/Rapporteur:
Ralf
Grauel, McK Wissen |
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Plenary Session III:
Act Local - Think Global? Pros and Cons of Regional
Development and Innovation Programs
PD Dr. Friederike Welter,
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI),
Essen:
Entrepreneurial Patterns in Differing Environments -
A Comparison between East and West Europe
Albrecht Bochow,
Industrial Investment Council, Detroit:
The Automotive Cluster Eastern Germany
Discussant/Rapporteur:
Bill Gaines, The
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Plenary Session IV:
Future Policies for Innovative Start-ups
Prof. David Audretsch,
Economic Development Institute for Development Strategies,
Indiana University:
Globalization and Regionalisation: Challenges for Public
Policies
James Turner,
Science Committee, House of Representatives, U.S. Congress:
In Perspective: U.S. Federal Public Policies for Innovative
Start-ups
Discussant/Rapporteur
Reinhard von Hennigs,
Nelson Mullins, Atlanta |
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Closure of the Conference
Prof. David Audretsch,
Economic Development Institute for Development Strategies,
Indiana University |
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starting at 16.30: German
- American Business Evening |
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