20:30

Registration

Welcome: Jordi Canals, Dean of IESE Business School

Agenda for a More Competitive Europe Without Barriers: EU Commission achievements and concrete measures in implementation

Representative of the European Commission*

10:00

Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurial Suggestions for a More Competitive Europe

- Martin Schoeller, President Europe's 500 – top job creators
- Philip Aminoff, President GEEF European Group of Owner Managed and Family Enterprises
- Ernest-Antoine Seilliere, Chairman BUSINESSEUROPE
- Antonio Conjero, Grupo Siro Director FBN (Olivier de Richoufftz, Executive Director)
- Jennifer Blanle, Author WEF Global Competitiveness Report
- Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Founding Director The Evian Group at IMD
- Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux, President Croissance Plus

Moderator:
Andy Reinhardt, Business Week

Using the Momentum in Eastern Europe: Opportunities in the new EU countries - Europe without barriers and high standards

Alexandr Vondra, Vice-Prime Minister Czech Republic

12:00

Panel Discussion: Eastern Champions View

- Europe's 500 winners from the new EU-member-States

Moderator: Dave Darsch, CEO-CF Collaborative Forum, Spain

Europe's 500 Success Stories - Europe's 500 winners

- Frederic JOUSSET, Co-President Webhelp SA, France, Europe’s 500 winner 2007
- Andreas Aufschnaiter, Chairman, GCI, Germany 
- Matti Virtanen, Perlos Finland
-  Markku Hangasjärvi, CEO Salcomp Plc. 

Moderator: Prof. Juan Roure, IESE Business School

14:00

Workshops:

Growing by Internationalisation as a Midcap Company - Trends and Tools
- Microsoft

Growing Family Conglomerates
- Angelo Moratti, Moratti Group; Franz Haniel; Cornelius GRUPP

Growing Reputation of Family Businesses
- Prof. von Schlippe, Witten-Herdecke

Growing a Global Brand by Franchise
- Thilo von Throta, CFO Engel & Völkers

Growing through Owners Buy Out and Private Equity
- Morgan Stanley

What can Universities do for Growth Companies?
- Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven, EFER

Growing in Green Technologies
- David Hobbs,Vice President Cambridge Energy

Break

16:00

Capital Markets in Crisis - What does it mean for European Growth Companies?

Emmanuel Guerroult, Head of European Equity Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

Learning from the New Global Challengers: Indian and Chinese companies grow stronger than their Western counterparts and start to take over Western businesses in a prominent way

Dr. Antonella Mei-Pochtler, Senior Partner, The Boston Consulting Group